First 100 Troops Leave Mali
By Harold Hutchison

As the first 100 French troops left Mali, a sign that France is ending an intervention against Islamist rebels aligned with al-Qaeda, many in Mali are wary of the departure, even as 11,000 African Union troops are slated to take over.

According to a report by VOA News, the French force is likely to decline to about 1,000 by the end of the year. The French did much of the heavy lifting the conflict.

Video by Army Multimedia and Visual Information Directorate

Gun-Grabbing Senator Cites Terrorists
By Harold Hutchison

Want to sell a gun to a friend or a co-worker you have known for years? If Dianne Feinstein gets her way, you may become a federal felon for doing that.

According to a report by Breitbart.com’s Big Government, Feinstein made comments claiming that terrorists would try to buy guns at gun shows during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” program.

“Can a terrorist currently buy a gun in this country? Yes. Can a felon? Yes. You go to a gun show and virtually no questions are asked,” Feinstein said, adding later on, “I have a

State GOP’s AR-15 auction ignites far left fury

Liberal anti-gun readers of the Seattle Times and Seattle P-I.com are having fits over the announcement that the State Republican Party will auction an AR-15 during this weekend’s annual fund raising banquet.

http://www.examiner.com/article/state-gop-s-ar-15-auction-ignites-far-le...

Article by Dave Workman

But there’s still a very good chance we can win!

“Gun Owners of America [has] been pressing lawmakers who may have wavered on this emotional issue of background checks.”
- CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, April 10, 2013

We've been fighting these gun control battles for almost 40 years now. And we almost always win. But it's almost always a nail-biter.

And so it is on Obama's gun control agenda.

Taliban Flunkies Killed And Captured
By Harold Hutchison

ISAF reported the capture of two Taliban leaders during operations in Afghanistan. The captures raise the total of high-level insurgents killed or captured since Friday to seven.

U.S., South Korea, Ready for Attack
By Harold Hutchison

The United States and South Korea are keeping a close eye on North Korea as tensions remain high during the latest standoff. Japan has also moved anti-missile batteries to various locations as well.

Missouri CCW info given to feds, but why?

Wednesday’s revelation that the names of Missouri citizens who have concealed weapons permits have been twice turned over to federal authorities, apparently without written request, raises alarms that the same thing might happen in other states, including Washington, where about 411,000 people have been issued state concealed pistol licenses.

http://www.examiner.com/article/missouri-ccw-info-given-to-feds-but-why?...

Article by Dave Workman

Dear Senator,

I am writing regarding the National Rifle Association’s position on several firearms-related proposals under consideration in the Senate.