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Jul 2, 2019 @ 22:24 Diane Shalem First reports reaching DEBKAfile’s military sources say that a US submarine intercepted a Russian nuclear sub in American waters opposite Alaska. The Russian sub escorting the nuclear submarine responded with a Balkan 2000 torpedo and scuttled the US vessel. Urgent consultations in both the White House and the Kremlin were taking place on Tuesday night. US Vice President Mike Pence called off an appearance in New Hampshire after being recalled to Washington for a conference called by President Donald Trump without explanation. Russian President Vladimir Putin cancelled an engagement and headed for the...

You don’t see a bulletin like this every day: Er, what's the big secret that forced Mike Pence to cancel an event today? That triggered a wave of murmuring across political Twitter. Was everything okay? Absolutely no cause for concern, insisted White House officials. There’s no medical issue with Trump or Pence. But yes, “something came up.” And no, you’re not allowed to know what that thing is. Even though it was sufficiently urgent that the vice president of the United States had to cancel an event and return not just to Washington but to the White House. He’s on...

What would our group perceptions be of Fulton Sheen Prophesy About These Times? I was blessed to grow up in an ecumenical family. My father would share spiritual reflections to jog our thoughts as did his father and Methodist grand-father before him. I was reminded of one such reflection on another group'S post tonight: Did Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophesy about these times? DID ARCHBISHOP SHEEN PROPHESY SPEAK ABOUT THESE TIMES? “The only way out of this crisis is spiritual... The time is nearer than you think.”

I cannot possibly fathom how deeply this dagger has stabbed into the heart of liberal America. The delicious --how can I fully relish it? It boggles the mind.

César Chávez once declared, “History will judge societies and governments -- and their institutions -- not by how big they are or how well they serve the rich and the powerful, but by how effectively they respond to the needs of the poor and the helpless.” This quote got me thinking. How will history judge Martin Luther King Jr.? The Troubling Legacy of Martin Luther King, a recent essay published by widely respected historian David Garrow in Standpoint, a widely respected British magazine, sparked fierce debate among historians. Within the press, however, Garrow’s essay was met with a reaction somewhere...

A successful MoneyBomb could possibly get 'er done in a day or two. What do you think?

The federal prosecutor tapped to scrutinize the origins of the Russia investigation is conducting only a review for now and has not opened any criminal inquiry, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. snip The distinction means that Mr. Durham for now will not wield the sort of law enforcement powers that come with an open criminal investigation, such as the ability to subpoena documents and compel witnesses to testify. snip But later on Tuesday, told by a Times reporter that Mr. Durham was for now conducting only a review, [Senator Lindsey] Graham said, “That is completely different.”...

RUSH: Okay. I’ll play devil’s advocate. I keep hearing from people in the email, “I’m not buying it, Rush. I’m not buying it. I’m not buying this resume business. We’re being set up.” I can’t tell you the number of emails I am getting. They’re not spam. You know, they’re not seminar emails. There are people who are telling me, “You better be very careful. They have appointed this guy who’s Mr. Impeccable so when he comes back and says, ‘There was nothing that went wrong here, that everything was aboveboard,’ nobody can question it, Rush. “So you better just...

VP Pence was called back to the WH to deal with an emergency. He was on AF2, going to an event in Salem NH. The event has been cancelled.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday, after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an ultimatum to the remaining signatories of the Iran nuclear deal that he would end all limitations on uranium enrichment if its demands are not met. "Iran has just issued a New Warning. Rouhani says that they will Enrich Uranium to 'any amount we want' if there is no new Nuclear Deal. Be careful with the threats, Iran. They can come back to bite you like nobody has been bitten before!" ...