M23 Vows to Liberate All of Congo

M23 soldiers celebrate as they enter Goma

Fresh off their victory in taking Goma, on Tuesday, Congolese rebels have now vowed to "liberate" the entire country.

M23 rebels took the town after the government's army fled as UN troops watched.

The UN has taken serious flak for that, but says that their job is to protect the citizens, not fight a war.

A serious change from just a few days before when they warned M23 not to come any closer to Goma, or they would face the UN troops in battle.

Now the UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding that M23 leave Goma and other towns it has captured.

At the same time, the UN is praising M23 for their humane capture of the cities, as they haven't sacked or pillaged their conquests, as was expected.

As M23 gains ground, in also seems to be gaining support throughout the country, it's treatment of conquered territory is no doubt helping with this.

Congo's government is often derided for it's lack of action, and many Congolese are now seeing M23 as more effective.

Bus Bombed in Tel Aviv, Hamas Mourns Lack of Deaths

Hamas' terror attacks continue into Wednesday as they expand their forms.

Rockets are no longer enough, they've moved to bus bombings as well.

A Tel Aviv bus, full of people was attacked with a backpack bomb.

Witnesses say one of the passengers dropped his back pack and took off running, just before the explosion.

Twenty-two people were wounded in the terrorist attack, much to the disappointment of Hamas, who's press prayed to see "body bags in a short while".

Already on Wednesday over fifty rockets have hit Israel, with the Iron Dome defenses blocking at least twenty more.

Tuesday saw Hamas fire 197 rockets out of Gaza, 138 of which struck Israel after Iron Dome Defenses knocked out fifty-one of the incoming rockets.

Two Israelis were killed by the rain of terror, including one IDF soldier, bringing the total of Israelis killed to five with several dozen injured.

Israeli air strikes, into Gaza, continue leaving at least one hundred and thirty dead, with at least that many injured.

Pictures of bombed out bridges and buildings continuing hitting the internet, as Israel targets Hamas infrastructure and retaliates at sites where rockets have launched from.

Food supplies for Gaza, from Israel, have renewed, now that Hamas is no longer targeting the border crossing.

Meanwhile, in Egypt, US, Israeli, and Hamas representatives meet to try and work out a ceasefire.

They are hoping to come to an agreement, before Israel finds it necessary to launch a ground war, in order to stop the rocket attacks.

Bill Allows Over 22 Federal Agencies Access to Your Email…Without a Warrant

A Senate proposal, which was originally heralded as a measure of protection for Americans' e-mail privacy, has been rewritten, giving government agencies more surveillance power than they possess under current law.

According to CNET, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Democratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary committee, has significantly transformed his original legislation in response to pressure from law enforcement. A vote on the bill, which now allows for warrantless access to Americans' e-mail, is slated for next week.

The revised bill would provide email access to more than twenty-two agencies, including the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Federal Communications Commission. These agencies would be able to gain access to Americans' e-mail, Google Docs files, Facebook wall posts and Twitter direct messages without a search warrant. Also written into the bill is more authority given to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in certain circumstances. The FBI and DHS would, in these instances, be able to gain full access to Internet accounts without notifying either the owner or a judge.

Regarding Leahy’s Impetus to Override His Previous Bill, CNET reports:

"Leahy had planned a vote on an earlier version of his bill, designed to update a pair of 1980s-vintage surveillance laws, in late September. But after law enforcement groups including the National District Attorneys' Association and the National Sheriffs' Association organizations objected to the legislation and asked him to 'reconsider acting' on it, Leahy pushed back the vote and reworked the bill as a package of amendments to be offered next Thursday."

The reasoning behind the push for the proposed legislation is due to law enforcement concerns that it will impede criminal investigations. Associate Deputy Attorney General, James Baker, has said that requiring a warrant to obtain stored e-mail could have an "adverse impact" on criminal investigations.
Citing how former CIA director David Petraeus' email was scrutinized by the FBI, Marc Rotenberg, head of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, said that, "even the Department of Justice should concede that there's a need for more judicial oversight," not less.

In addition to the FBI and DHS, other agencies that would receive civil subpoena authority for the contents of electronic communications includes: the Federal Reserve, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Maritime Commission, the Postal Regulatory Commission, the National Labor Relations Board and the Mine Enforcement Safety and Health Review Commission.

The liberal conservative libertarian coalition has expressed deep disapointment in this setback, it was hoped that Congress could be convinced to update the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act to protect documents stored in the cloud.

Revised Bill Highlights (via CNET)

• Grants warrantless access to Americans’ electronic correspondence to over twenty-two federal agencies. Only a subpoena is required, not a search warrant signed by a judge based on probable cause.

• Permits state and local law enforcement to warrantlessly access Americans' correspondence stored on systems not offered "to the public", including university networks.

• Authorizes any law enforcement agency to access accounts without a warrant, or subsequent court review, if they claim "emergency" situations exist.

• Says providers "shall notify" law enforcement in advance of any plans to tell their customers that they’ve been the target of a warrant, order, or subpoena.

• Delays notification of customers whose accounts have been accessed from three days to "ten business days". This notification can be postponed by up to three hundred and sixty days.

Cross-posted on RedState & Red Pill Report.

M23 Takes Goma as UN Watches

M23 troops roll and march into Goma

M23 rebels have taken Goma, Congo, one of it's most important cities.

The thriving economic city fell extremely easily, on Tuesday.

United Nations troops, which had pledged to help protect the city, watched M23 take over the town, without firing a shot.

Congolese national troops, upon seeing the UN doing nothing, ran and left the city behind.

As the news reached other cities, riots began, as the people protested the weakness of their government.

While the M23 rebels only number a few thousand, they have been given aid from Rwanda.

It is unclear why the UN troops abandoned their pledge to Congo, but accusations of their leaders being paid off, have begun.

Preview: Red Dawn (2012)

The remake of Red Dawn is almost here.

In the original, Communists from Central America and the USSR teamed up to conquer part of the US, for a while.

With the remake, it's the North Koreans who invade and manage to take over parts of the US.

Instead of Colorado, the remake takes place in Washington, with them fleeing Seattle, instead of a small town.

Another big change is that the older brother, played by Chris Hemsworth (yes, Thor's little brother), isn't a high school senior, he's now a Marine on leave.

"Wolverines!", their high school's mascot, still becomes their mark and rallying cry, as they try to take a new secret weapon, that allowed the North Koreans to win the first part of the war.

The movie has already been redone once before, in Australia, Tomorrow, When The War Began.

Red Dawn hits theaters Wednesday, November 21.

Deer Attacks Two Texas Men

Two Texas men were attacked by a deer, on Monday.

They were standing by their truck when the deer came up and poked the one man with it's antlers.

It then started moving more aggressively, so they jumped into the bed of the truck.

The deer then proceeded to attack the truck a bit, grabbing a pack of cigarettes from the cab.

Police and the game warden responded to the men's cries for help.

It eventually took five men and a taser to subdue the deer.

One police officer suffered a broken wrist and most of the men suffered scrapes from the animal.

The deer was later released, unharmed.

4 Los Angeles Men Arrested for Plotting to Join Al Qaeda

Anwar Awlaki

Four Los Angeles men were arrested, Monday night, for plotting to join Al Qaeda and commit terrorist attacks against the US.

The four were led by Sohiel Omar Kabir, who introduced them to the works and teachings of Anwar Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric killed in 2011.

While Kabir was in Afghanistan, meeting with Al Qaeda representatives, to plan their training, he communicated with the others on Facebook and Skype

Two of the men tried enlisting an FBI informant as part of their group, which began the investigation.

Kabir was arrested in Afghanistan, while his followers were arrested by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, in Los Angeles.

Two Dead in Car vs Pedestrian Accident in Littleton

Two people were killed after a car hit them, in Littleton, Colorado.

An SUV lost control at the intersection of Broadway and C470, striking two pedestrians.

The driver was taken to a hospital, with injuries.

Both of the victims were working for Concrete Works of Colorado.

Broadway has been closed in both directions, between County Line and Dad Clark Road.

There is construction taking place at the intersection.

We will update this as more information becomes available.

Polish Police Stop Plot to Blow up Parliament

Poland's Parliament building

Polish police say they have made arrests in a plot to blow up Parliament.

Two men were arrested and enough explosives to build a four ton bomb were confiscated, as were body armor, guns, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition.

The men had connections to Anders Breivik, who in 2011 killed seventy-seven people with his combination of bomb and shooting, in Norway.

Connections between him and the men, spawned the investigation.

Their plan was to blow up Parliament, on an occasion when all government officials would be present.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, "Let this be a signal to all of us that we should be wise from harm, and renounce the language of hatred and violence in the public debate", during a speech in which he congratulated police on their work.

13 Year Old Girl Killed in Florida School Bus Shooting

An unidentified thirteen year old girl was shot and killed, inside her school bus, on Tuesday.

The shooting occurred at the intersection of 137th Avenue and Southwest 296th Street, in Homestead, Florida.

Police have arrested an unidentified male student, in the shooting.

No further information has been released, at this time.

Press, police, counselors, and parents are gathering at Somerset Academy Silver Palms.

The school says that, "At this time we are aware there's a community situation, Somerset Silver Palms is in normal education mode."