According to the latest Des Moines Register Poll, (full pdf below) of 400 Republican caucus goers, candidate Ted Cruz has surged into the lead with 31% support – a gain of 21 points since DMR’s previous polling:
According to the Des Moines Register Cruz’s ascent is the largest and fastest rise in the history of Iowa Caucus polling. (read full analysis)
WASHINGTON — Tashfeen Malik, who with her husband carried out the massacre in San Bernardino, Calif., passed three background checks by American immigration officials as she moved to the United States from Pakistan. But none uncovered what Ms. Malik had made little effort to hide — that she talked openly on social media about her views on violent jihad.
She said she supported it. And she said she wanted to be a part of it.
American law enforcement officials said they recently discovered those old — and previously unreported — postings as they pieced together the lives of Ms. Malik and her husband, Syed Rizwan Farook, trying to understand how they pulled off the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11, 2001. (more…)
Two reports from Europe highlight the ongoing concerns of additional terror threats. In the first report from Switzerland the Swiss authorities have arrested two Syrian males traveling in a vehicle containing trace explosives:
(Via AP) GENEVA — Two Syrians arrested in a vehicle containing traces of explosives have not been clearly linked to four men with suspected ties to the Islamic State group who are wanted by Swiss authorities, the Geneva prosecutor said Saturday.
The arrests of the two Syrians on Friday came amid stepped-up police patrols in Geneva. Authorities raised the security vigilance level and announced a hunt for at least four suspects allegedly linked to IS who were believed to be plotting a “specific” attack in the city.
Donald Trump town hall even in Aiken South Carolina – 12/12/15 Prompted to beginning of Town Hall event at 11:00 minute mark:
https://youtu.be/AWSVmgaJt_s?t=11m
Despite all our moaning and groaning about how modern commercialism has ruined Christmas, there are fun technical advantages to enjoy during the holiday season. Personally, I am not letting anyone ruin my anticipation of the birth of the Christ child. I am in control of what I enjoy, what I treasure, and it is my choice, as I recite in mass each Sunday “We wait in joyful hope for the coming of our savior, Jesus Christ.”
In recent years the Catholic Church has stressed the importance of penitence during the Advent Season, emphasizing the great joy of Christmas continues through January 6, Epiphany. Well, I can be penitent and still wait with happiness and joy. This year my oldest grandchild is 3 and her unlimited joy is making this the most wonderful Christmas ever.
This post is for you to share what has meaning for you, makes you laugh, pray, ponder or just feel plain old happy. The world has always had deep and desperate troubles and struggles, indeed Jesus was born in the center of an epic one. We cannot forsake joy and happiness because of toil and misery.
CALIFORNIA – FOX 11 Photographer Julio Duran says “Hal, they’ve got something.” He was talking about FBI divers looking for any scrap of evidence that may have been tossed in Seccombe Lake in San Bernardino.
The FBI said Thursday it got a lead that Syed Farook and Tasheen Malik had been seen here the day they killed 14 people and injured 22 others in a massacre at the Inland Regional Center (IRC) a week ago Wednesday.
Again, we don’t know what that is. The FBI isn’t saying. But, there have been reports divers may be looking for a hard drive or some kind of electronic equipment. (more…)
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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
…“We should have a temporary ban on refugees coming here until it’s clear that there aren’t any terrorists embedded.”
This sickening story is wrong on so many levels. First a woman is beaten, brutalized and raped by an Islamist while no-one tries to stop it. Then, to make matters worse the Islamopologist media allow the rapist’s family to make excuses for him.