NO free and open society can ever be completely safe from terrorism. An embittered nutter with a kitchen knife or a fanatical simpleton in a car will always have the power to do us harm. We can’t ban kitchen knives. We can’t ban cars. But we can control our response to terror. We can choose not to live in fear. We can decide to respond to every new atrocity, and every attempted atrocity, with the common sense and quiet courage that are the hallmarks of the British people. The best response to terror — the only rational response, the only response that will ever work — is to ensure our free and open society remains free and open. In the wake of this week’s car attack in Westminster, which had all the distinguishing features of an attempted terror attack, there are calls to ban all cars from around Parliament Square. This feels like a disproportionate response to a FAILED attack. The security barrier outside Parliament did its job, bringing a car that had … [Read more...] about We must keep sticking two fingers up to terrorists and ensure our free and open society remains free and open
Italy threatens to return migrants to Libya in new standoff
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Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn’t ‘a John Dean type ‘RAT”
Updated 5:40 am PDT, Sunday, August 19, 2018 Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 President Donald Trump walks down the stairs as he arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump walks down the stairs as he arrives on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn't 'a John Dean type 'RAT" 1 / 1 Back to Gallery BRIDGEWATER, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump is insisting that White House lawyer Don McGahn isn't "a John Dean type 'RAT.'" Trump in a series of Sunday … [Read more...] about Trump says WH lawyer McGahn isn’t ‘a John Dean type ‘RAT”
Trump insists he has “nothing to hide” in Russia probe
President Trump is defending himself and the White House from the ongoing Russia probe, saying he has "nothing to hide" amid reports that White House Counsel Don McGahn is cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. In a series of tweets Sunday morning, Mr. Trump slammed a New York Times report that McGahn had been cooperating "extensively" with Mueller over the last nine months and has submitted to a series of three interviews with investigators – totaling 30 hours of face-time. "The failing New York Times wrote a fake piece today implying that because White House Councel [sic] Don McGahn was giving hours of testimony to the Special Councel [sic], he must be a John Dean type "RAT,"" Mr. Trump tweeted. He stated that he "allowed" McGahn and "all others" to testify, and that he "didn't have to." "I allowed White House Counsel Don McGahn, and all other requested members of the White House Staff, to fully cooperate with the Special Counsel," Mr. Trump wrote. "In … [Read more...] about Trump insists he has “nothing to hide” in Russia probe
Florida man shoots girlfriend once, returns and shoots her fatally, deputies say
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk LARGO, FLA. — A Florida man faces a first-degree murder charge after allegedly firing a shot at his girlfriend, fleeing the scene, then returning and shooting her a number of times, The Tampa Bay Times reported. >> Read more trending news Nathaniel J. Yates, 32, of Largo, is accused in the shooting death of Christine Giles, 28, of Seminole, according to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.According to the news release, Giles was found unresponsive in a travel trailer parked outside of a Largo home at 11:14 p.m. Thursday and was pronounced dead from several gunshot wounds.After determining Yates was the subject, deputies discovered the man already was in custody, charged on five counts for unrelated crimes committed at 4:30 a.m. Friday. Recommended for you Recommended for you Recommended for you Most read 1 The un-celebrity president: … [Read more...] about Florida man shoots girlfriend once, returns and shoots her fatally, deputies say