Dove's 12-30-17

From around the web:

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/americas-floating-prisons/373577/?utm_source=twb
Right now, a suspected terrorist is sitting in the bowels of a U.S. Navy warship somewhere between the Mediterranean Sea and Washington, D.C. Ahmed Abu Khattala, the alleged leader of the September 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, is imprisoned aboard the USS New York, likely in a bare cell normally reserved for U.S. military personnel facing disciplinary action at sea. En route to the United States for more than a week, he’s being questioned by military and civilian interrogators looking for critical bits of intelligence before he’s read his Miranda rights, formally arrested, and transferred to the U.S. District Court in Washington, where he’ll face trial.
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/27/exclusive-top-execs-continue-to-flee-clinton-linked-laureate-education/?utm_source=site-share

Top Execs Continue To Flee Clinton-Linked Laureate Education
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/27/exclusive-top-execs-continue-to-flee-clinton-linked-laureate-education/?utm_source=site-share
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http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/29/unsealed-court-docs-show-how-prosecutors-tried-to-rig-bundy-trial/


Defense attorney’s asked federal prosecutors to hand over Inspector General reports on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) agent Dan Love, who directed the BLM raid on the Bundy ranch to seize the family’s cattle over decades of unpaid grazing fees. Love was fired from the agency in September for corruption and unethical behavior.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article192098604.html

The Arizona Army National Guard is sending a unit of military police to Guantanamo Bay to help with Operation Enduring Freedom.
The soldiers are deploying Friday and will be gone for about nine months.
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http://buffalonews.com/2017/12/28/social-services-commissioner-abruptly-resigns/

[big fish, little fish...doesn't matter...get 'em gone!]

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https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/07/ethics-committee-clears-rep-devin-nunes-287125
Rep. Nunes cleared of any wrong-doing.
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Look boss. The Moon, the moon~

Stargazers are in for a quadruple treat in January: two supermoons, a blue moon and a total lunar eclipse will adorn the night sky.

The first full supermoon of January, dubbed the Wolf Moon, will occur on New Year's Day night into Jan. 2. It is the second supermoon in a trilogy that began in early December, according to NASA.

A supermoon appears up to 30 percent brighter and up to 14 percent larger than normal as it makes its closest pass to Earth, according to Space.com.

Although it's still several days away, forecast guidance is painting a dry, cold weather pattern next Monday night across the central and eastern states, said weather.com meteorologist Chris Dolce.

"Skygazers will need to bundle up, but this type of weather pattern could also yield mostly clear skies for a majority of locations," he said.
[link to weather.com (secure)]
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