Blog Heap of Links for the day 16 April 2015

…Publicly, U.S. and Mexico have denied that Islamic terrorists are operating in the southern border region, but the rapid deployment of FBI brass in the aftermath of JW’s report seems to indicate otherwise. A Mexican Army field grade officer and a Mexican Federal Police Inspector were among the sources that confirmed to JW that ISIS is operating a camp just a few miles from El Paso, Texas. The base is around eight miles from the U.S. border in an area known as “Anapra” situated just west of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua.…

Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard -- killing them -- because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the Christians at sea…

…Photos of the black-clad, extremist ghouls smashing headstones in cemeteries in the key northern city of Mosul were posted Thursday online under the title "Leveling Graves and Erasing Pagan Symbols."…

An Ohio man who left the US a year ago to train with Islamic State jihadists was nabbed by the feds Thursday for allegedly plotting to unleash terror in the country… Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, of Columbus, left in April 2014 — two months after becoming a naturalized citizen — to train and fight with the extremists in Syria…

Police suspect Palestinian man deliberately rammed his car into Israeli pedestrians… resulted in the death of a 26-year-old Israeli man and the severe injury of an Israeli woman… took place at the same intersection of another act of terrorism…

Capt. Jerry Yellin, from Fairfield, Iowa, flew the final combat mission in World War II. World War II veterans visit Iwo Jima for the 70th anniversary Mar. 21 in commemoration of the end of World War II.

…By the time the group was in the sentencing phase of the trial, Leeper says the jurors had a rapport and a mutual respect.

“Of course it was a heavy burden for us to come to a decision,” he said. “There was a major concern on my part that whatever we walked out of there with would be questioned by the public. We didn’t know whether Mr. McVeigh was a leader or part of a conspiracy against the government. We didn’t know if there was a feeling out there in the public as to pro or con for the death penalty.” …

…it is clear that Jade Helm is an open declaration of war against the American people. There is not one valid reason for this administration to use taxpayer money in order to prepare to go to war against the American people. And how dare they declare Texas and Utah to be "hostile states"? The following will not happen, but it should: The country needs to rise as one and say no more. Every politician needs to be recalled from office. Every officer who gives orders to carry out Jade Helm needs to be purged from the military. The only thing that is missing from Jade Helm are the Swastika armbands.

If you have Adrenal Insufficiency and also suffer from Lyme Disease and/or other tick borne illnesses, you should know that Rifampin can be dangerous to you and can make you VERY VERY SICK and maybe even kill you if you are not careful and you may still feel freaking horrible weeks after stopping it. … you will feel worse than you can imagine it was possible to feel even if your life had previously been filled daily with physical weakness and chronic relentless soul crushing pain. … I just thought you should know. I sure wish I had known in advance.

April 16 is the anniversary of the discovery of LSD. Which prompts the sober reflection that sometimes in history, while the character of an era seems to depend on a particular person, idea or thing, that person, idea or thing needed the era to become significant too. [Video] …

"A hoard of silver coins worth £34million that was sunk by the Nazis on board a steamship has been salvaged by a British-led team at a record depth of 5,150m (17,000ft). The SS City of Cairo was travelling from Bombay to England in 1942 when it was torpedoed by a U-boat…

Secretary of the Army John McHugh announced today that he has directed the United States Army to provide all possible benefits to victims of a 2009 attack at Fort Hood who were recently awarded the Purple Heart medal.…

Joe Dan's latest video blast is here.

"Instead of beating up fellow conservatives—save it for the Rinos and insane liberals. And just step back a second and look— conservatism is making a comeback. …"

Pete starts his daily work-out with a punching bag named Hillary Campaign.

"…Given the ameteurish rollout and the absurdity of the media chasing after the lying tramp like a bunch of redbone hounds after a raccoon it occurred to me this could be the best thing to happen.People will be so sick of her in awhile that most people will just turn off.…"

The Morning Thread was too late for Vic, so his news links start in the OverNight Thread today.

"On this day in 1457 BC the first recorded battle in history was fought between Pharaoh Thutmost III and the Canaanites under the King of Kadesh at Megiddo.…"