Four of the six Gulf Cooperation Council leaders refuse to attend the Obama “Arab Summit”.  Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Oman know full well the summit is a propaganda event meant to deflect attention away from President Obama’s failed mid-East policies. 
Only GCC members Qatar and Kuwait will attend.  Kuwait, because there is still generational loyalty for President Bush’s success in rescuing them from the Iraqi invasion – and Qatar because they carry conflicted loyalties to both the Muslim Brotherhood and their moderate Arab neighbors. 
(Via New York Post) Ever since he decided to chase the mirage of a “Grand Bargain” with Iran, President Obama has pretended that the only opposition comes from Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and “hardline” Republicans in the Congress.
He was to highlight that claim by hosting a summit for “key Arab allies” at Camp David this week.
Yet the exercise has instead shown the failure of Obama to sell his narrative to “key Arab allies” even before the first round of orange juice is served at Camp David.
Of the six heads of the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, only two, the emirs of Kuwait and Qatar, will attend. (more…)

Of course most of those arrested were from husband Nick Mosby’s council district; but, meh, who’s paying attention to those pesky details.

[…]  The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office tells WJZ prosecutors are dropping all charges against individuals arrested solely for curfew violations. They say those arrests were punishment enough. (link)

If, like many of us, you are deep in the weeds in your understanding of the issues around Benghazi, the 2010 Arab Spring (Tunis, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Bahrain, Yemen), or the CIA operation “Zero Footprint” in Libya and the follow-up operation in Syria, you will enjoy this interview with former Panetta/Petraeus replacement Mike Morell.
Or, if you have a cursory understanding of events, this interview might spur you toward further research.  “The Benghazi Brief” – Regardless of your current level of understanding behind events of the past 7+ years, this interview is well constructed.
Bret Baier has done his homework, and in a refreshing and surprising manner you can see how Baier is able to cut through the distracting ‘talking points’ (no pun intended), and draw out the reality of what lies behind Morell and his foundational motives.

Georgia – […]  A black man who’d recently been questioned in connection with the death of a white woman was found dead hanging from a tree Monday morning in rural Greensboro.  43-year-old Roosevelt Champion’s body was suspended by tie-down strap similar to those used to secure cargo on the roofs of vehicles.

There were no visible wounds on Champion’s body, his feet were scraping the ground and his knees were slightly buckled, suggesting that he hadn’t been lifted into the tree, said Georgia Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Joe Wooten, who is in charge of the investigation.

Some things just scream out to be highlighted.  After giving the Baltimore thugs and rioters the space they needed to destroy….

“We also gave those who wished to destroy, space to do that as well”

https://vine.co/v/eWXqp3UHnOj
… today Baltimore Mayor Rawlings-Blake thanks the U.S. Small Business Association for approving her “destroy space” as a Small Business Disaster Area:

Thanks to U.S. SBA for moving quickly to approve our disaster declaration request. Will provide critical help to businesses & homeowners

— Stephanie (SRB) (@MayorSRB) May 11, 2015

Classic Media Obfuscation – You won’t see it reported in the msm, but the Newark Knights are a black bike club. Considering the approach of Black Bike Week in South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Memorial Day Weekend), this is unmistakably a precursor for what is to come.
New Jersey – A teenager has reportedly been killed and three others have been gunned down during a Mother’s Day motorcycle event.
The boy, who is said to be 16, was reportedly hit in the head by shots fired in the air while attending the Mother’s Day Bike Blessing in Newark, New Jersey.
Witnesses on social media described how EMTs gave the victim CPR in front of the horrified crowd. Some people were recording motorcyclists recording wheelies when they heard the shots go off.  According to NJ.com homicide detectives are at the scene while police have closed off surrounding blocks.
The other victims were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.  No details on the shooters and the motive are known. It is the 29th homicide in Newark this year. (read more)
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Any conversation questioning whether Marilyn Mosby might be concerned about the appearance of impropriety can be put to rest.

Last night State Attorney Marilyn Mosby, the prosecutor in case against Baltimore six police officers, along with her husband Councilman Nick Mosby, not only appeared on stage, in front of thousands during a “Justice For Freddie Gray” concert by Prince, but also sat on stage -as a guest of honor- during the entire concert.

#Prince just brought out Marilyn and Nick Mosby out during #Baltimore song. They are sitting on a couch on stage #FreddieGray

— Raya Jalabi | رايه الجلبي (@rayajalabi) May 11, 2015

Baltimore – […]  The audience spanned a wide range of ages and backgrounds, much like Prince’s fanbase. Many were surprised to see Baltimore’s State’s Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby invited on stage shortly after Prince began to perform around 9 p.m. A spokeswoman for Mosby — an avid Prince fan — said late Sunday the tickets were a Mother’s Day gift from her husband, Councilman Nick Mosby. (more…)

Marilyn Mosby asserted in her probable cause statement the Medical Examiner conclusion that Freddie Gray’s “fatal injury” occurred “inside the Baltimore Police transport van”.  An assertion also evident today in a New York Times report:

[…]  The medical examiner has concluded that Mr. Gray’s fatal neck injury occurred in the van, according to a person with knowledge of the investigation (link)

Numerous national network broadcasts have focused on the transport van, including some networks doing re-enactments based on similar transport vans.  However, what each media outlet has missed, is the factual layout of the specific van used in the 4/12/15 event.
We recently re-focused attention on this aspect when it was noted the transport is actually a 3 compartment van, NOT a two compartment van that most of the media focuses upon.
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Speechless.
Unbelievable must watch, and keep for future reference, video of a progressive “journalist”:

The DOJ filed their admission motion at midnight (Friday) in an attempt to hide the substance from media scrutiny

In November of 2014 when President Obama made his announcement of a sweeping “Immigration Executive Order”, his proposals included more than just deferred amnesty for illegal aliens, his proposal included “work authorization”.
Because the Presidential decree went beyond mere prosecutorial discretion regarding deportation of illegal aliens, the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) quickly modified the verbiage of the decree from “executive order” to “executive action”.

The executive action went beyond deportation discretion and included granting work authorization. That specific aspect is what immediately became the poison pill within the Obama action.
If all Obama was doing is “not deporting” people, ergo he’s using his executive authority of prosecutorial discretion, and that’s the claim of those who say this is constitutional; well, how or what part of ‘non-deportation’ includes granting “work/employment authorization”?
That specific aspect is where President Obama overreached and initiated an unconstitutional change in labor/employment law. That action clearly violated the separation of powers. That aspect is what also initiated a Federal Judge in Texas to issue an injunction to block implementation. (more…)