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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Outrage after General de Gaulle's tomb damaged by vandals
[BBC]. Two suspects are being sought after vandals damaged the tomb of former French leader General Charles de Gaulle, sparking outrage.

The authorities said a man stepped onto the grave and toppled a one-and-a-half metre cross at its head, which broke.

The incident happened on Saturday, when the French Resistance against Nazi Germany was being commemorated.

Thousands of people visit the site each year to pay their respects to a towering figure in 20th Century France.

General de Gaulle led the French Resistance during World War Two, founded the Fifth Republic in the 1950s and led the country for a decade until 1969.

He died in 1970 and is buried in the village of Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises in the northern département of Haute-Marne.
Posted by: 3dc || 05/28/2017 13:49 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Actually he was not the main leader of the resistance, Leclerc was more outspoken early on, what DeGaulle was was a superb opportunist and pushy pain in the ass who whined and cajoled his way into prominence and with Eisenhower's determination to hold the alliance together, acted like they had liberated Paris and most of France. That was his springboard, and the thanks the allies got, he pulled France out of NATO.....
Posted by: NoMoreBS || 05/28/2017 16:44 Comments || Top||

#2  Aren't crosses haram in France now?
Posted by: Glenmore || 05/28/2017 16:58 Comments || Top||

#3  France? What's France? Ah, you mean Northern Morocco?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 17:02 Comments || Top||


82-Year-Old Shoots Home Invader in Butt Ending Father-Son Crime Spree
[FREEBEACON] An elderly homeowner shot a home invader earlier this month ending a father-son crime spree.

The altercation happened on the day that Vladimir Sanchez was released from prison. His 16-year-old son allegedly stole his mother's car and took it to pick up his father from prison. Miami Police later spotted Sanchez driving the stolen car and pulled it over.

As they began to arrest Sanchez, his son jumped out of the passenger seat and expeditiously departed at a goodly pace. As police searched the area, the teen allegedly stole some clothes from a home's washing machine in order to change his appearance. At some point, the teen allegedly entered the home of the elderly man.

That's when the 82-year-old was startled by a noise in his basement. When he went to investigate, police said, the teen confronted him and shoved him. That's when the 82-year-old shot the teen in the buttocks.

"Shots were fired within the home," Miami Police spokeswoman Kenia Fallat told CBS Miami. "We know, from the homeowner, that he was forced to fire after he confronted a man inside the basement of his house."

Neighbors said they were terrified by the incident.

"I have a newborn," Conny Quitialla, a neighbor, told the news station. "Our first instinct was to lock ourselves down and keep low, in case any shooting happened."

Sanchez was taken to Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. His teen son was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. They are both being charged with multiple crimes in relation to the crime spree.

Posted by: Fred || 05/28/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  That's when the 82-year-old shot the teen in the buttocks.

Uhmmm...hoping for more penetration and wound cavity. Perhaps he'll just be crippled for life.
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 0:30 Comments || Top||

#2  Hard to be a criminal if you can't run well.
Posted by: gorb || 05/28/2017 4:22 Comments || Top||

#3  Vladimir Sanchez

Any relation to Ilyich Ramírez Sánchez?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 4:33 Comments || Top||

#4  second paragraph is a bad interpretation on "The Perfect Country and Western Song;" no trains, or trucks and dtill nothing about Mama.
Posted by: USN, Ret. || 05/28/2017 9:14 Comments || Top||

#5  and dtill nothing about Mama.

Sonny Boy stole Mama's car, and she reported him to the police for it. That's a plentiful nothing, USN, Ret.
Posted by: trailing wife || 05/28/2017 10:32 Comments || Top||


-Obits-
Gregg Allman dies
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  :'-(
Posted by: gorb || 05/28/2017 4:22 Comments || Top||

#2  Ain't but one way out
Posted by: Frank G || 05/28/2017 7:46 Comments || Top||

#3  "You'll never get out of this world alive"~ Hank Williams
Posted by: OCCD || 05/28/2017 9:18 Comments || Top||


Caribbean-Latin America
Venezuela: Molotov cocktails fly in Caracas as violent protests continue
[YOUTUBE]
Posted by: Fred || 05/28/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  The protestors have come out with a simple home made tube type launcher that breaks up the police lines.

The first video shows the launcher, the second shows a police line getting hit.

The Launcher:


The effect on a police line:
Posted by: Wheremp Black5305 || 05/28/2017 3:57 Comments || Top||

#2  Behold the power of the Molotov Potato Gun!
Posted by: Frank G || 05/28/2017 8:42 Comments || Top||

#3  stand by for the govt snipers to be sent in. gonna get real ugly real quick now
Posted by: USN, Ret. || 05/28/2017 9:17 Comments || Top||

#4  Old hands at Foggy Bottom and Klingon Main must be seething. What a missed opportunity for regime change. Damn that Trump train.
Posted by: Besoeker || 05/28/2017 9:22 Comments || Top||

#5  Not so fun when one blows in the launcher.
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 11:03 Comments || Top||

#6  looks like an old WWII Jap knee mortar that I've seen on TV. Hope someone is arming the protesters that are fighting the socialist tyranny.
Posted by: AlanC || 05/28/2017 12:09 Comments || Top||

#7  I remember when Jimmy Carter validated a very questionable election to, in his words more or less, avoid civil war. That would be the same Jimmy Carter who stuck himself into the escalating confrontation with North Korea over nuclear development in the 90s.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 05/28/2017 22:55 Comments || Top||


Europe
Merkel: The US is no longer a reliable ally and Europe's destiny is 'in our own hands'
"The times in which [Germany] could fully rely on others are partly over. I have experienced this in the last few days," Merkel said during the event. "We Europeans really have to take our destiny into our own hands," she said.
Hahahaha! Nice hiss fit, Merkel. But I think it's falling on deaf ears because Trump had done this before. And just why do you consider our relationship to be broken? Because everyone is laughing in your face and behind your back about your failed immigration and globalization policies?
Though she did not mention them by name, Merkel was most likely referring to the fractured relationship Germany now shares with the US, as well as with the UK post-Brexit.

Merkel's comments came on the heels of what she called a "difficult" and "unsatisfactory" G7 summit. The summit included leaders of the US, UK, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, and Italy, and Merkel characterized the discussions as "six against one."

Trump backed a pledge to fight protectionism at the end of the G7 summit on Saturday, but refused to endorse the climate pact, saying he needed more time to decide.

However, Axios reported that Trump had already made his decision. Trump reportedly told multiple people, including Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, that he would be pulling out of the deal, according to three sources with knowledge of the conversations.

Despite his pledge to fight protectionism, Trump has favored a more protectionist stance on trade, while other G7 members favor free trade. In April, Trump was said to be considering an executive order which would pull the US out of NAFTA. After a phone call with Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican president Peña Nieto, Trump changed his mind and said that he would be open to renegotiating the terms of NAFTA.

Trump also ran on a platform of cracking down on immigration into the US, both through legal and illegal channels, and including refugee admission. Shortly after taking office, he signed an executive order imposing a travel ban on people coming from 7 Muslim-majority countries.

After that ban was repeatedly struck down by the courts, Trump signed a second executive order targeting travelers from 6 Muslim-majority countries and relaxing some stipulations of the first travel ban. The second executive order was struck down by a number of courts as well and is currently being weighed by the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals.

Merkel, in a decision that was slammed by nationalists like Trump and France's Marine Le Pen, allowed hundreds of thousands of refugees to enter Germany. Trudeau has also signaled that he will open Canada's borders to those fleeing war and terrorism in their own countries.

Trump also criticized key NATO allies at a summit on Thursday and said they were not spending enough on defense. He also warned of more attacks similar to the Manchester bombing unless the alliance did more to stop militants.

Merkel's differences with Trump stand in stark contrast to the close relationship she shared with former president Barack Obama. Merkel has repeatedly characterized Obama as a friend and a strong German ally, and Obama called Merkel "one of my favorite partners throughout my presidency" during a visit to Germany's Brandenburg Gate on Thursday. Obama and Merkel met on the same day Merkel was set to meet with Trump during the NATO summit in Brussels.

During her campaign event on Sunday, Merkel emphasized a close Franco-German alliance. She wished Macron success in his presidency and said, "Where Germany can help, Germany will help, because Germany can only do well if Europe is doing well."

Her comments mark a potentially radical shift in US-German relations, as well as the US' relationship with Western Europe as a whole.

But EU Council President Donald Tusk said on Sunday he was more optimistic now than after the US election last November after EU leaders held talks with Trump in Brussels.

"What I am absolutely sure after this meeting is that despite some extraordinary ... expressions, behaviors, etc, etc, our partners in the G7 are much more responsible than the first impression after the election in the United States," Tusk said in the Slovak capital.
Posted by: gorb || 05/28/2017 18:05 || Comments || Link || [1 views] Top|| File under:

#1  'In your own hands' and about time.
Posted by: Bobby || 05/28/2017 18:29 Comments || Top||

#2  After Hitler the Germs were in the hands of Russia on one side of the Iron Curtain and the US on the other side.

The first thing Merkel does when the Germs are finally united again is allow an Islamic invasion.

Your poeple are not in your their own hands for Alah is now your master.
Posted by: Nero White 3083 || 05/28/2017 18:54 Comments || Top||

#3  But while six of the seven renewed their commitment to the 2015 Paris accord on climate change, Trump said he needed more time to decide.

During his election campaign, Trump frequently questioned the value of the EU, welcomed Britain’s vote to leave the bloc and spoke positively of anti-EU politicians such as the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen.

Merkel said the result of the talks, which she described as “six against one”, was “very difficult, if not to say very unsatisfactory”. Trump was more positive on Twitter, saying: “Just returned from Europe. Trip was a great success for America. Hard work but big results!”


Amazing the extent to which "True Believers"™ will hissy fit.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 05/28/2017 19:48 Comments || Top||

#4  Germany hasn't exactly been a reliable ally for quite some time now.
Posted by: Chantry || 05/28/2017 19:53 Comments || Top||

#5  Angela traf sich mit keinem anderen als Barack Obama vor dem Treffen mit Präsident Trump während seiner ersten internationalen Tour als Präsident. The Germans are the worst. Fake medai rules there. Frau Merkel can't deal with an alph male. Same problem with Putin.
Posted by: Dale || 05/28/2017 20:38 Comments || Top||

#6  Merkel et al have saddled their economies with expensive energy and Trump has refused to do the same. Which will have got Merkel upset.

Then add in the huge cost of a few million un-employable migrants and Germany is in for some difficult economic times.
Posted by: phil_b || 05/28/2017 21:47 Comments || Top||

#7  Her comments mark a potentially radical shift in US-German relations, as well as the US' relationship with Western Europe as a whole.

How about, no free lunch. See to your own defense. And no we won't commit nuclear suicide in your defense.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 05/28/2017 23:00 Comments || Top||


Science & Technology
Study: Physically Weak Men More Likely To Be Socialists
h/t Instapundit
An academic study from researchers at Brunel University London assessed 171 men, looking at their height, weight, overall physical strength and bicep circumference, along with their views on redistribution of wealth and income inequality. The study, published in the Evolution and Human Behavior journal, ​found that weaker men were more likely to favor socialist policies than stronger men.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 03:46 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  No shit. Ultimately, that socialist society ends up being harder on the weak in the long run.
Posted by: gorb || 05/28/2017 4:20 Comments || Top||

#2  I don't think it's so much a lack of physical prowess as it's a lack of courage: physical and intellectual. I believe most "socialists" nowadays are actually conformists - in earlier era they'd be Mrs Grundy.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 4:28 Comments || Top||

#3  Makes perfect sense. They favor the system that benefits them the most. More able people favor the system that lets them keep their own work.

No wonder socialism won't go away, it's biologically ingrained.
Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 || 05/28/2017 4:29 Comments || Top||

#4  Was Obumbles part of that group? He would have skewed the results massively.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 || 05/28/2017 4:37 Comments || Top||

#5  Physically weak? I'm thinking more like weak minded. Maybe the two go together.
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 05/28/2017 11:17 Comments || Top||

#6  Those that are weak mentally or physically will crave to be taken care of.

Hence socialists.

Real men say, "Fuck You" and do it themselves.
Posted by: DarthVader || 05/28/2017 13:21 Comments || Top||

#7  It took a study to confirm the obvious?
Posted by: Raj || 05/28/2017 13:39 Comments || Top||


DM: Russia's new submarine has enormous 'wings' to scan the oceans and is TWICE as long as a jumbo jet
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  length is not a big deal

however the wings will make the maneuvering of this dicey at times

I doubt this design will ever actually be built and deployed
Posted by: lord garth || 05/28/2017 0:17 Comments || Top||

#2  "Russia homeland of elephants"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 2:54 Comments || Top||

#3  "If it doesn't work, 'Chrome' it."
Posted by: Mullah Richard || 05/28/2017 8:27 Comments || Top||

#4  Civilian nuke sub. Hoo ha. This from someone who just announced 30% cuts in military spending.
In an odd metaphor, they're fishing for pigeons.
Posted by: ed in texas || 05/28/2017 10:39 Comments || Top||

#5  Form=Drag=Noise.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 05/28/2017 13:27 Comments || Top||


Science
Heads-up display to give Soldiers improved situational awareness
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 00:00 || Comments || Link || [0 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Why my first reaction is distrust?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 3:00 Comments || Top||

#2  Because you know how humans work?
Posted by: gorb || 05/28/2017 4:24 Comments || Top||

#3  Strange. One of the key things they drill into you in basic is how to keep your head down, and now this...
Posted by: ed in texas || 05/28/2017 9:09 Comments || Top||

#4  Beware imaginary terrain imported** to your Assisted Reality Battlespace:
They have found an island that doesn't exist.
The island, named Sandy Island on Google Earth, also exists on marine charts and world maps and allegedly sits between Australia and New Caledonia in the south Pacific.
--Sydney Morning Herald
(**And this wasn't even done by hostile CyberWar Hackers...)
Posted by: magpie || 05/28/2017 11:00 Comments || Top||

#5  Why my first reaction is distrust?

Because 2x(0 situational awareness)=0
Posted by: Skidmark || 05/28/2017 11:11 Comments || Top||

#6  I think there's an appropriate quote in Heinlein's "Starship Troopers"
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 05/28/2017 11:15 Comments || Top||



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Wed 2017-05-24
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  Egypt orders military trial for 48 'Islamic State' suspects over church attacks
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