One of the curious aspects of the GOP campaign is that John Kasich has not done better, especially in the northeastern or mid-Atlantic states where “moderate Republicanism” still has a political resonance. David Drucker contemplated the surprising Kasich weakness and cited one strategist who concluded “Kasich has proven there is no market for a defiant left of center Republican.”
Security services in Sweden have been put on high alert in connection with a potential terrorist attack threat from ISIS. Intelligence officials say that several ISIS militants arrived in Sweden recently in order to carry out attacks on civilian targets in Stockholm. “Right now we’re gathering information and intelligence and coordinating with our national and international partners,” security police (Säpo) press spokesman Simon Bynert told the TT news agency. Oikotimes.com reports: He added that Säpo is also cooperating with the national police service.
A new report reveals that journalistic integrity has deteriorated at such a rapid pace in the West in the last year that most of what is printed in any newspaper is propaganda. According to a report by advocacy group Reporters Without Borders, world press freedom has declined rapidly in 2015. 180 countries were ranked on indicators such as independence, self-censorship, the rule of law, transparency and abuses – and nearly all failed. The World Press Freedom Index saw a sharp decline across nearly all countries, according to secretary general Christophe Deloire.
In the last week of March, immediately in the aftermath of the tragic Brussels bombing which ISIS took responsibility for and which was subsequently revealed as organized by a semi-autonomous Brussels cell operating closely with the French cell responsible for the November 2015 terrorist attack, we reported that the Islamic State group has trained at least 400 attackers and sent them into Europe for terror attacks.
On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton picked up where she left off last week, winning the Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware primaries, failing only in Rhode Island. Looking at the map, Bernie Sanders’ candidacy is an exercise in futility; staring at the delegate count it’s more like the impossible dream.