Patriot News Network

The following collection of articles by various authors are their opinions, inspiration and humor for your reading enjoyment.

War on Freedom

New Orleans police face trial in post-Katrina murders!

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - June 19, 2011 - Five New Orleans police officers accused of indiscriminately shooting people in the chaos unleashed by Hurricane Katrina face a high-profile trial in the coming week.

The deadly 2005 shooting on the Danziger Bridge and resulting cover-up came to epitomize the city's failure to protect its citizens and exposed deep-rooted corruption in the poli

War on Freedom

Lawmaker seeks to criminalize intrusive searches by TSA!

DETROIT, Michigan (PNN) - June 18, 2011 - An Oakland County lawmaker is taking aim at the Transportation Security Administration and how its agents perform airport passenger security checks.

State Rep. Tom McMillin (R-Rochester Hills) wants to make it a misdemeanor for any TSA employee to “conduct an intrusive, personal search on citizens without reasonable cause.”

War on Freedom

Police State Chronicles: Thug police Taser mentally retarded man!

Man tasered for not obeying thug cops!

COLLEGE PARK, Georgia - June 17, 2011 - Adrienne Heard was on her porch Monday night when she heard the commotion across the street.

She says she saw her neighbor, Isaac Yearby, standing outside of his apartment. Yearby is 31 years old and mentally challenged. Heard says two College Park Police officers drove up to hi

Road to Depression

Greek debt unravels European markets!

NEW YORK - June 16, 2011 - The European Union’s failure to contain the Greek debt crisis is sending fresh shockwaves through currencies, money markets, equities and derivatives.

Road to Depression

Greek protesters surround Parliament!

ATHENS, Greece - June 15, 2011 - Thousands of Greek protesters surrounded the Parliament building in Athens on Wednesday as a general strike paralyzed the country and the prime minister held emergency talks on a controversial reform package.

Riot police and barricades blocked approaches to Parliament as 20,000 people gathered in the capital, summoned by a popular protest group that h

Road to Depression

U.S. housing crisis worse than Great Depression!

NEW YORK (PNN) - June 14, 2011 - It's official: The housing crisis that began in 2006 and has recently entered a double dip is now worse than the Great Depression.

Prices have fallen some 33% since the market began its collapse, greater than the 31% fall that began in the late 1920s and culminated in the early 1930s, according to Case-Shiller data.

Road to Depression

U.S. retail sales show first drop in 11 months!

NEW YORK - June 14, 2011 – U.S. retail sales fell in May for the first time in nearly a year as supply constraints curtailed sales of new cars and consumers remained generally cautious.