Saturday, March 03, 2007
Iraqi Government Promises Change In 2 Weeks
This looks promising, but I want to see action within those two weeks. Arrests of those connected to extremists, including Moqtada al-Sadr, remove corrupt politicians and more are promised. Is this the progress that Democrats are saying that isn't happening? Is this what people want to abandon with asking for our troops to return home immediately? You simply can't be a human being and have the heart to leave them when they are making so much progress and are getting back on their feet.
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Friday, March 02, 2007
Kent State Tries To Calm Shit Storm
This is the problem that you have when you have tenured professors at liberal colleges. They tend to think of themselves as almost God like and they can't be held accountable for their words. Well when the shit storm gets too big, then you have university officials trying to distance themselves from the words of their professors. You'll notice that Kent State hasn't come out and said "this is a First Amendment right" issue have you? They know that they've got a nasty situation on their hands and it's going to get worse.
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Update On CIA Leak Case
It appears that the jury is asking about a definition of "reasonable doubt." Specifically, is it necessary for the government to present evidence that it is not humanly possible for someone not to recall an event in order to find guilt beyond a reasonable doubt."
So it appears that they are focused on whether he "doesn't recall" or is lying. Interesting stuff indeed.
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So it appears that they are focused on whether he "doesn't recall" or is lying. Interesting stuff indeed.
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Pakistan Arrests #3 Taliban
While this is good news, I want to know where Osama is. If Pakistan arrests him, then I will be willing to say that they are doing everything they can to help in our war against Al-Qaeda and terrorism. The noose tightens.
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Cheating
An Air Force Academy student who was caught cheating has withdrawn from the school. Good. If you're cheating, you don't deserve to be a member of the US armed forces. Our men and women serve with honor and you bring nothing to the table that keeps up with that high standard.
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Walter Reed Scandal
Secretary of the Army Francis Harvey resigned today over the substandard conditions at Walter Reed Hospital. Also Maj. Gen. George Weightman was fired from his position as hospital commander a few days ago. Apparently, he knew about conditions 5 months ago and didn't do anything about it.
What sickens me is that I just naturally assumed that military hospitals here in the US were state of the art. I assumed that field hospitals wouldn't be that great because they are out in the field, but I just thought that when they returned to base, hospitals would have the latest equipment and the latest training for doctors on staff. I guess I was wrong. This is completely unacceptable and needs to be remedied immediately. As a taxpayer, I expect our soldiers to be taken care of with the best of the best that's out there. It's the least we can do.
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What sickens me is that I just naturally assumed that military hospitals here in the US were state of the art. I assumed that field hospitals wouldn't be that great because they are out in the field, but I just thought that when they returned to base, hospitals would have the latest equipment and the latest training for doctors on staff. I guess I was wrong. This is completely unacceptable and needs to be remedied immediately. As a taxpayer, I expect our soldiers to be taken care of with the best of the best that's out there. It's the least we can do.
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CAIR
If you don't believe me about how CAIR should be destroyed, take a gander at this. They are planning an event that will feature an unindicted conspirator for the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing.
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Plans For Iraq War on 9/20/01?
That's what General Wesley Clark is claiming. The problem is that this creates a whole other level of questions. Is what he's saying true? Did we plan on going to war with Iraq on September 20th, 2001 with no evidence of a connection to Al-Qaeda? Is this a publicity stunt to drum up support because he wants to run for the Presidency? Why is he not being prosecuted for revealing classified information if all of this is indeed true? There's too many "what if's" involved for me to make a decision, but if true, it would raise quite a shit storm.
The problem I really have with General Clark is that on one hand, he makes the correct statement of: "the trouble with Iraq is it's not illegal. It was authorized by the United States Congress. It was authorized by the United Nations Security Council resolution. It's an illegitimate war, but not an illegal war." He's half right there, it was authorized by the UN Security Council, but it's not an "illegal war".
Then he goes off the deep end and states: "You see, essentially, you cannot win the war on terror by military force. It is first and foremost a battle of ideas. It is secondly a law enforcement effort and a cooperative effort among nations. And only as a last resort do you use military force."
This is where he's completely wrong. Military force is a perfect way to deal with terrorists. Law enforcement has to deal with rules and regulations in terms of evidence and when and where they can operate. The military has severely less restrictions on what they can and can't do. I would rather a covert team go in and assassinate a known terrorist then have his plastered across the front page of CNN in court mocking us every step of the way because we decided to go the "law enforcement" way.
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The problem I really have with General Clark is that on one hand, he makes the correct statement of: "the trouble with Iraq is it's not illegal. It was authorized by the United States Congress. It was authorized by the United Nations Security Council resolution. It's an illegitimate war, but not an illegal war." He's half right there, it was authorized by the UN Security Council, but it's not an "illegal war".
Then he goes off the deep end and states: "You see, essentially, you cannot win the war on terror by military force. It is first and foremost a battle of ideas. It is secondly a law enforcement effort and a cooperative effort among nations. And only as a last resort do you use military force."
This is where he's completely wrong. Military force is a perfect way to deal with terrorists. Law enforcement has to deal with rules and regulations in terms of evidence and when and where they can operate. The military has severely less restrictions on what they can and can't do. I would rather a covert team go in and assassinate a known terrorist then have his plastered across the front page of CNN in court mocking us every step of the way because we decided to go the "law enforcement" way.
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Debunking Iranian EFP's
So we've uncovered a makeshift factory in Iraq that has been making some of the more advanced EFP explosives that our troops have been seeing lately. While this doesn't state anything about whether or not Iran is involved in this, you'll see a ton of idiots come out of the woodwork and say how this proves that Iran is NOT involved in the insurgency and such. But curiously, no one seems to be able to mention or account for why more than 100 high powered sniper rifles got from Iran into the hands of insurgents.
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Hillary Clinton's Hidden Thesis
Get the hell outta here! Hillary Clinton used to be the president of her college's Young Republican's?? I didn't know that. But back to the topic on hand. The college has a policy of sealing thesis' of students if they become President or the First Lady while they are in office. Once they are out of office, the thesis is then reopened for the public.
Sounds fair enough.
But what I'm curious about is why people can't copy her thesis in it's entirety and make it available to everyone. What's even more curious is that when a copy was offered on ebay, Clinton staff members had it removed from the auction house site citing copyright law. So, what is it that she has to hide? Does she have things written in there that she doesn't want exposed almost 40 years later? People can go to the college and read the document and may take notes, but they are only allowed to copy a few pages. Why? Something smells a bit off here to me.
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Sounds fair enough.
But what I'm curious about is why people can't copy her thesis in it's entirety and make it available to everyone. What's even more curious is that when a copy was offered on ebay, Clinton staff members had it removed from the auction house site citing copyright law. So, what is it that she has to hide? Does she have things written in there that she doesn't want exposed almost 40 years later? People can go to the college and read the document and may take notes, but they are only allowed to copy a few pages. Why? Something smells a bit off here to me.
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Duke Prosecutor's Head Not In The Game
So, if you're putting two young men on trial that will effect them for the rest of their lives, do you really think you should be a prosecutor at all if you make statements like "I was not always able to give the case my full attention." While I understand that the prosecutors office may be swamped with other cases, you simply can't put people on trial that could send them to jail for a very long time unless your head's in the game. Perhaps this guy should seek another line of work.
Let's say that the young men on trial are guilty, if he's not giving the case his full attention, they may get off on a lighter sentence because he may miss crucial evidence or not push evidence hard enough. Let's say the young men are innocent, he's now ignoring evidence that they don't belong in jail. If I don't give my job the full attention it deserves, I'm hauled into my boss's office and yelled at, which seems to be the case as we speak.
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Let's say that the young men on trial are guilty, if he's not giving the case his full attention, they may get off on a lighter sentence because he may miss crucial evidence or not push evidence hard enough. Let's say the young men are innocent, he's now ignoring evidence that they don't belong in jail. If I don't give my job the full attention it deserves, I'm hauled into my boss's office and yelled at, which seems to be the case as we speak.
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Thursday, March 01, 2007
Al Gore's A Bit Shady
When I read the article about the electric bill for Al Gore's home, I didn't see much of an article in terms of something decent to post about. Basically a "non story". However, a couple of guys dug deeper and found that Al Gore doesn't purchase "carbon offsets" like you and I would. Here's where the "real" story is. Al's just drumming up support and "offsetting" it by purchasing stocks in his own company.
But how Gore buys his "carbon offsets," as revealed by The Tennessean raises serious questions. According to the newspaper's report, Gore buys his carbon offsets through Generation Investment Management:
Gore helped found Generation Investment Management, through which he and others pay for offsets. The firm invests the money in solar, wind and other projects that reduce energy consumption around the globe...Gore is chairman of the firm and, presumably, draws an income or will make money as its investments prosper. In other words, he "buys" his "carbon offsets" from himself, through a transaction designed to boost his own investments and return a profit to himself. To be blunt, Gore doesn't buy "carbon offsets" through Generation Investment Management - he buys stocks.
But how Gore buys his "carbon offsets," as revealed by The Tennessean raises serious questions. According to the newspaper's report, Gore buys his carbon offsets through Generation Investment Management:
Gore helped found Generation Investment Management, through which he and others pay for offsets. The firm invests the money in solar, wind and other projects that reduce energy consumption around the globe...Gore is chairman of the firm and, presumably, draws an income or will make money as its investments prosper. In other words, he "buys" his "carbon offsets" from himself, through a transaction designed to boost his own investments and return a profit to himself. To be blunt, Gore doesn't buy "carbon offsets" through Generation Investment Management - he buys stocks.
California Spending
This is such a dumb idea I can't even begin to tell you why, but I'll try. So there's a bill going through California's legislature that would give each child born in that state, even if they are illegal immigrants, $500 to start as a mini "nest egg". They would require that child to repay that $500 when the child reaches the age of 18. Sounds all nice on paper, but here's where the problems start.
First off, they say that the child will have to repay the $500 when they turn 18. Sounds good, but $500 isn't going to have the same purchasing power in 18 years that it did when you gave the money to the child. So you're, in essence, losing money.
Secondly, the projected cost of this program is $285 million. That's a lot of money and it's money that can be put towards getting the state out of debt. How about taking that $285 million and cleaning up the air around Los Angeles? You can't tell me that breathing in all that dirty air doesn't cost less then $285 million in health related costs. There's literally thousands of different, better areas that that $285 million could be spent on. That's also not just a one time $285 million. That's $285 million PER YEAR and can go up if the birth rate goes up.
Thirdly, The bill also doesn't state that the parents are required to stick around in that state for the entire 18 years of the child's life. Who's to say that isn't ripe for abuse? Who wouldn't have their baby in California on "vacation" and then return home with a free nest egg for their child.
This is just a hand out for Californian citizens that doesn't do anything but take money out of the hands of taxpayers and gives it away in a worthless way. If you want a nest egg for your child when they turn 18, invest your own money.
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First off, they say that the child will have to repay the $500 when they turn 18. Sounds good, but $500 isn't going to have the same purchasing power in 18 years that it did when you gave the money to the child. So you're, in essence, losing money.
Secondly, the projected cost of this program is $285 million. That's a lot of money and it's money that can be put towards getting the state out of debt. How about taking that $285 million and cleaning up the air around Los Angeles? You can't tell me that breathing in all that dirty air doesn't cost less then $285 million in health related costs. There's literally thousands of different, better areas that that $285 million could be spent on. That's also not just a one time $285 million. That's $285 million PER YEAR and can go up if the birth rate goes up.
Thirdly, The bill also doesn't state that the parents are required to stick around in that state for the entire 18 years of the child's life. Who's to say that isn't ripe for abuse? Who wouldn't have their baby in California on "vacation" and then return home with a free nest egg for their child.
This is just a hand out for Californian citizens that doesn't do anything but take money out of the hands of taxpayers and gives it away in a worthless way. If you want a nest egg for your child when they turn 18, invest your own money.
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NFL Stadium Hoaxer Indicted
You really have to hand it to defense attorney's. They really say some of the dumbest shit to get their client off the hook.
Defense lawyer Walter Lesnevich says the threats have been "greatly blown out of proportion." He says it was a "stupid mistake by a kid that nobody took seriously."
Really genius? "Nobody took it seriously?" I seem to remember all across the nation, NFL security teams were sweeping stadiums for threats and there was front page articles for days during this little "mistake". He admits that it was "blown out of proportion" but then says "nobody took it seriously" Which is it? Both statements cannot be true.
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Defense lawyer Walter Lesnevich says the threats have been "greatly blown out of proportion." He says it was a "stupid mistake by a kid that nobody took seriously."
Really genius? "Nobody took it seriously?" I seem to remember all across the nation, NFL security teams were sweeping stadiums for threats and there was front page articles for days during this little "mistake". He admits that it was "blown out of proportion" but then says "nobody took it seriously" Which is it? Both statements cannot be true.
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80 Militants Killed In Iraq
With 50 more captured. No US forces were involved. It sounds to me like the Iraqi security forces are starting to get on their feet. Where's the "quagmire" that liberals like to talk about?
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Taliban In Contact With Bin Laden?
It's certainly not in the realm of impossibility, But a Taliban leader is claiming that he has regular communications with Osama Bin Laden. But it is funny the words he chooses:
Dadullah said the Taliban did not regret standing by al Qaeda.
"For the Taliban, Islam is more important than anything else," he said. "It's our religious duty to shelter any Muslim brother who's on the run from the infidels, even at the cost of our government."
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Straight To Hell
So a Hurricane Katrina victim was GIVEN a house, free and clear to a couple after their house was presumably destroyed by their church. They then sold the house for $13,000 more then what was owed on it and didn't even move into the house. Then the asshole had the nerve to say "take it up with God". Here's a link to the video that will piss off any decent person. If that doesn't get you a ticket into hell, then I wonder what it takes to get one.
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Stock Market Bounces Back
It's still down a bit, but not nearly what it was. What people don't realize is that the stock market is in record territory right now. It has never been higher then it has just this year. Jobs are being created left and right, personal savings are up, debt is down, the economy is doing well. Sure, the stock market is a shaky place and even little things can send it one way or another, but overall, we're doing just fine.
The news from China that it's economy was slowing down was what started a chain reaction that went around the world and effected markets in every nation. China is a major world economic power and if it runs into trouble, it can have vast consequences across all markets.
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The news from China that it's economy was slowing down was what started a chain reaction that went around the world and effected markets in every nation. China is a major world economic power and if it runs into trouble, it can have vast consequences across all markets.
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North Korea
Intelligence officials are softening their attitudes towards North Korea and it's nuclear program. They are openly wondering what would have happened if we had not confronted North Korea about it's weapons program in 2002. Do they think that if we had done nothing that it would have gone away? Bill Clinton made a deal with them in 1994 that they admittedly broke. I'm irritated that they get any kind of deal at all. Yes, they are stating that they are going to give up their program, but we've heard that before.
Yes we got the desired result, a nuclear free Korean peninsula, but at what cost? They now think that they can just bully their way into whatever they want. I say starve the North Korean government of everything. Sanction everything and let them REALLY feel what it's like to try to stab the US in the back. Now they've pretty much gotten what they want and we've appeared to have gotten what we want, but do you think we can trust them now? It's pretty obvious that North Korea will try to do whatever it takes to get ahead and if they back out of this deal, I say we punish them with long term economic sanctions and covert action against their nuclear program.
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Yes we got the desired result, a nuclear free Korean peninsula, but at what cost? They now think that they can just bully their way into whatever they want. I say starve the North Korean government of everything. Sanction everything and let them REALLY feel what it's like to try to stab the US in the back. Now they've pretty much gotten what they want and we've appeared to have gotten what we want, but do you think we can trust them now? It's pretty obvious that North Korea will try to do whatever it takes to get ahead and if they back out of this deal, I say we punish them with long term economic sanctions and covert action against their nuclear program.
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Democrats Lying Again
So I thought that they said that they weren't going to cut funds for troops? Then why is it that they are looking at budget cuts of up to $20 billion dollars? Wasn't Nancy Pelosi just recently quoted as saying "I'm going to be very clear: Democrats will not cut off funding for our troops." If that's the case, why are they looking into cutting the Pentagon's budget?
Bill Clinton did the same thing in the 90's. He cut the budget of the military and defense operations to the bone and it cost us dearly. It takes time, energy, and a lot of money to get things back to where they need to be when things hit the fan.
So which is it Democrats? Why do you say one thing, they take a look at the possibilities of the other? You know, for the "first 100" hours you guys haven't accomplished squat. You certainly haven't kept your "5 day work week" promise that you made during the elections. If you're going to try to smear those of us who stand up for this country and try to do what's right, even if mistakes are made, you can bet your ass that they will keep track of every mistake you make for a very long time.
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Bill Clinton did the same thing in the 90's. He cut the budget of the military and defense operations to the bone and it cost us dearly. It takes time, energy, and a lot of money to get things back to where they need to be when things hit the fan.
So which is it Democrats? Why do you say one thing, they take a look at the possibilities of the other? You know, for the "first 100" hours you guys haven't accomplished squat. You certainly haven't kept your "5 day work week" promise that you made during the elections. If you're going to try to smear those of us who stand up for this country and try to do what's right, even if mistakes are made, you can bet your ass that they will keep track of every mistake you make for a very long time.
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Republicans Object To Jefferson Appointment
I wrote a post about this a bit ago, and now Republicans are starting to step up to the plate and say that this guy needs to go. Of course, Nancy Pelosi thinks it's "an appropriate place for him to be." Really Mrs. Pelosi? Where does Tom Delay belong? He was in the midst of a bribery scandal too, but he resigned because he knew he was caught.
What does Jefferson do? Rather then attack the evidence against him as false, he and other Democrats attacks the FBI for the way they handled the situation. They know damned good and well that the FBI has a solid case against him. Especially when they find $90,000 of marked bills in his freezer. Democrats and especially Nancy Pelosi like to "talk the talk" about running the most "honest Congress in history" and repeatedly accuse Republicans about their "culture of corruption", but they don't "walk the walk."
I'm not saying that Republicans are pure as the driven snow. We have our fair share of corrupt people, and when they are found, they are removed or resign from power. Simple as that. But Democrats are holding onto a very slim majority and they don't want to give up power over a known corrupt politician in their ranks. Where's the "culture of corruption" now?
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What does Jefferson do? Rather then attack the evidence against him as false, he and other Democrats attacks the FBI for the way they handled the situation. They know damned good and well that the FBI has a solid case against him. Especially when they find $90,000 of marked bills in his freezer. Democrats and especially Nancy Pelosi like to "talk the talk" about running the most "honest Congress in history" and repeatedly accuse Republicans about their "culture of corruption", but they don't "walk the walk."
I'm not saying that Republicans are pure as the driven snow. We have our fair share of corrupt people, and when they are found, they are removed or resign from power. Simple as that. But Democrats are holding onto a very slim majority and they don't want to give up power over a known corrupt politician in their ranks. Where's the "culture of corruption" now?
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US Won't Hand Over CIA Agents To Italy
While this may create a diplomatic row with Italy, it is the right decision to do, and here's why. When any spy from any agency in the world works, they know that the government has their back. If they face the risk of being handed over to a foreign country in case their mission goes south, they won't work as hard to do their job. There will always be that fear of "I could get handed over to the Russians/Chinese/Italians, etc." You can't have fear or doubt in the minds of your agents, no matter which agency they work for.
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Padilla Competant
Of course he's competent to stand trial. He's shown that he can assist with his defense and understands what is going on around him. That makes him competent to stand trial for the charges against him. What I want to see though, is if he really is guilty of these charges, that he gets a life sentence or death. I'm sick of seeing all these terrorists getting off with 8-20 year sentences. They are a threat to our society and need to be locked up for life. We've locked up people who've done a whole lot worse and they have gotten life sentences.
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Personal Issues Already Coming Up For Presidential Elections
Now the issue of who was doing what during the Vietnam war is coming up for Presidential candidates. This article looks at Rudy Guiliani's past and looks into whether he should be concerned about being labeled a "draft dodger". Personally, if everything in the article is true, he has nothing to worry about. I do like Rudy's proactive approach to issues rather then waiting for them to come along and then have to deal with them.
John Kerry had a similar issue with the Swift Boat folks and the problem Kerry didn't understand was that in ignoring the Swift Boat people, he validated what they were saying about him. When someone speaks something about you that you think is a lie, you need to tell everyone it is a lie. When you're quiet, people think it's the truth and that's what happened in Kerry's case and it quite possibly cost him the election, among other major problems with his campaign.
Now Kerry's grilling a possible ambassador to Belgium who donated $50,000 to the Swift Boat people about his donation. While it may give Kerry some satisfaction, he should have dealt with it in 2004.
Rudy Guiliani's proactive approach to all possible issues allows him to come up with counter arguments and evidence of him speaking the truth. This is a major political advantage when dealing with a major campaign such as this.
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John Kerry had a similar issue with the Swift Boat folks and the problem Kerry didn't understand was that in ignoring the Swift Boat people, he validated what they were saying about him. When someone speaks something about you that you think is a lie, you need to tell everyone it is a lie. When you're quiet, people think it's the truth and that's what happened in Kerry's case and it quite possibly cost him the election, among other major problems with his campaign.
Now Kerry's grilling a possible ambassador to Belgium who donated $50,000 to the Swift Boat people about his donation. While it may give Kerry some satisfaction, he should have dealt with it in 2004.
Rudy Guiliani's proactive approach to all possible issues allows him to come up with counter arguments and evidence of him speaking the truth. This is a major political advantage when dealing with a major campaign such as this.
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Fight Fire With Fire
While the "guy" in me thinks that this tactic is funny, the "responsible adult" in me knows that this will only cause people to get pissed off. Norwegian authorities are threatening to use pigs feet and squeals over loudspeakers to keep Muslims from praying in the town square. I think a more appropriate response is needed. I don't have a solution to this problem that Norwegian authorities face, but I can guarantee you that you'll see people get pissy and possibly even violent.
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Wednesday, February 28, 2007
US Financial Restrictions Hurting NK
Good. It's about time that people around the world find out what it means to get nasty with the US. They've tried to counterfeit our currency to undermine it's value and they need to understand that that type of behavior isn't going to be tolerated.
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Iraq Holding International Summit
Iran and Syria might even be there. While it is a good step towards establishing a good solid peace within Iraq, I'm more concerned with Iran's involvement with the insurgency. I wonder if Baghdad will mention this at the summit. Time will tell.
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Vets Stand Guard Over Vietnam Memorial
This can only get ugly. So there's going to be a rally against the war in Iraq from a radical left wing group and Vietnam veterans are afraid that the Vietnam memorial could be vandalized like the Capitol building was a short while ago. Apparently, Jane Fonda might be there as well. I can tell you that Vietnam veterans HATE her with all of their being. If she is there and they are going to be there, you can bet that there'll be riot police there. I can't say I blame the veterans on this one, just look at what she did.
This would be the same as if Angelina Jolie (for lack of a better celebrity) decided to go hang out with Al-Qaeda members or members of Moqtada al-Sadr's militia. That's the level of hatred that would be leveled upon her in todays terms. It's been almost 40 years since Vietnam and there was recently a veteran who went to her book signing and spit in her face. Treason knows no time limits.
So my suggestion to the upcoming protesters would be this: Keep your hands off of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. It would be a desecration to those who served our country and put you in danger of angry veterans who would be completely in the right for whipping your ass.
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This would be the same as if Angelina Jolie (for lack of a better celebrity) decided to go hang out with Al-Qaeda members or members of Moqtada al-Sadr's militia. That's the level of hatred that would be leveled upon her in todays terms. It's been almost 40 years since Vietnam and there was recently a veteran who went to her book signing and spit in her face. Treason knows no time limits.
So my suggestion to the upcoming protesters would be this: Keep your hands off of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. It would be a desecration to those who served our country and put you in danger of angry veterans who would be completely in the right for whipping your ass.
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Hypocracy Of Certain Muslims
So I've been following this off and on again for a bit now, but I decided to post about it because of the ridiculous statements made lately. For those of you who don't know, in Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, there are some Muslim cab drivers who refuse to transport people that are carrying alcohol because it's against their religion. Now they are pissed because the Airport Commission is telling them they need to serve everyone equally. A normal, rational response.
Now the cab drivers are claiming that the airport people are being discriminatory in now allowing them to discriminate.
"Our stance is first come, first served," said airport director Steve Wareham. "The message is if you want to drive a taxicab at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, you will serve all customers."
That is something I would have totally expected. Kudos to Mr. Wareham for letting them know that they need to serve all customers. But then it gets weird.
Last year, the MAC received a fatwa, or religious edict, from the Minnesota chapter of the Muslim American Society. The fatwa said that "Islamic jurisprudence" prohibits taxi drivers from carrying passengers with alcohol "because it involves cooperating in sin according to Islam."
You can issue all the fatwa's you want, but the Metropolitan Airport Commission isn't going to listen to them because A) They aren't your religion, B) they have to follow the laws of this nation, which means that they can't discriminate against the general public, and C) because they don't want to have to deal with angry customers whom they've pissed off.
They aren't being denied freedom of religion, they can practice that at home all they want. But when they come to work, it's the employer who makes the rules and if you don't like them, you can find a job elsewhere.
Freedom of religion isn't something that you're supposed to get catered to throughout your day. This is America, where ALL religions MUST coexist peacefully. What the cab drivers are missing the point on is that their customers don't have to cater to their religious needs because the cab drivers don't have to cater to the customers religious needs.
If you want us to respect your religion, stop trying to force it down the throats of people who don't believe in your religion. That goes for ALL religions, not just Muslims.
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Now the cab drivers are claiming that the airport people are being discriminatory in now allowing them to discriminate.
"Our stance is first come, first served," said airport director Steve Wareham. "The message is if you want to drive a taxicab at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, you will serve all customers."
That is something I would have totally expected. Kudos to Mr. Wareham for letting them know that they need to serve all customers. But then it gets weird.
Last year, the MAC received a fatwa, or religious edict, from the Minnesota chapter of the Muslim American Society. The fatwa said that "Islamic jurisprudence" prohibits taxi drivers from carrying passengers with alcohol "because it involves cooperating in sin according to Islam."
You can issue all the fatwa's you want, but the Metropolitan Airport Commission isn't going to listen to them because A) They aren't your religion, B) they have to follow the laws of this nation, which means that they can't discriminate against the general public, and C) because they don't want to have to deal with angry customers whom they've pissed off.
They aren't being denied freedom of religion, they can practice that at home all they want. But when they come to work, it's the employer who makes the rules and if you don't like them, you can find a job elsewhere.
Freedom of religion isn't something that you're supposed to get catered to throughout your day. This is America, where ALL religions MUST coexist peacefully. What the cab drivers are missing the point on is that their customers don't have to cater to their religious needs because the cab drivers don't have to cater to the customers religious needs.
If you want us to respect your religion, stop trying to force it down the throats of people who don't believe in your religion. That goes for ALL religions, not just Muslims.
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Pelosi Think's Bush's Thinking "Impaired"
Well Nancy, let's hear your grand ideas on Iraq. We're all waiting. I didn't think so. It's easy to complain and Monday morning quarterback things, it's quite another to come up with ideas and try to avoid mistakes that cost people their lives. All I've heard her say is that she wants the troops out of Iraq now and that her and Democrats have threatened to cut funds for additional troops. She knows damned good and well that neither of those solutions are real solutions and are only being brought up to quiet down her fanatical core constituency.
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Democrats Having Problems With Iraq
So it appears now that the Democrats are now backing off the whole "let's cut off funding" route they wanted to take and now just want "explanations." I think someone within the Democratic party told everyone else the truth "if we cut off funding in any way, we'll get slaughtered in the public eye". That's the problem, they don't want to do what they believe in, they want to do what will keep them in power. That's a dangerous thing to have. That's the same thing as having to keep your eye on the fox when he's near the chicken coop. He'll tell you that he'll be good, but when you turn your back, you have feathers everywhere.
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CIA Leak Trial Continued
A question posed to the judge by the jury in the CIA leak trial was recanted when the figured out the answer. Long deliberations are usually a sign of acquittal or internal strife, but you never know with juries. With complicated trials such as this, it's easy to have deliberations go on for weeks. Hopefully, we'll have a verdict soon.
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Jordan Queen Rania Speaks Against Militants
While I applaud her for her words, unfortunately, women's voices in the Middle East aren't given the weight that they properly need. Even though she's royalty, many people, even non militants, will simply think "she's a woman, what does she know". But every word she says is true. Islamic militants and CAIR are giving Muslims a bad name and the issue needs to be addressed. I think the first thing that needs to be addressed is the fact that in schools across the Middle East, children are taught to hate non Muslim people. Stop this at the source and you'll have less militancy.
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Bin Laden In Pakistan
So Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell, has come out and point blank said "Bin Laden is in Pakistan". There's no "he might be", or "we think". It's "we know". This leads me to wonder what evidence they have of this. While I would fully support special forces going in and capturing or killing any Al-Qaeda members in any country, we need to be absolutely sure that he's there, otherwise it may upset a delicate relationship that we have with countries that are helping us. While they can always do more to help us, a little help is better then no help. The recent meeting with the Pakistani President from CIA guys leads me to believe that the trail has gotten hot again and that we need to act now.
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North Korea Has Missile Capable Of Hitting USA?
While they may have the technical ability, they certainly don't have the stupidity of launching against us. North Korea is a starving nation that is trying to bully it's way to the top of the food chain, and it's not working out very well. With Japan and China already pissed at them for their nuclear tests and the missile test over Japanese territory, North Korea will be hard pressed if they think they can bully their way again.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Execution Style Killings Severely Down In Iraq
Hmm, I wonder why this isn't getting the press it deserves in the mainstream media? Granted, it's only been 3 weeks, but there's been a significant drop in the amount of bloodshed in Iraq. However, if there was an equal spike in the number of killings, expect that to be splashed across the front page of CNN.
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Chinese Democracy "100 Years Away"
This article reminds me of old "Bahgdad Bob". What the Chinese better hope not happen is that their "great firewall of China" gets breached too badly. Information needs to be free and when people find out about the things that China has done such as forced abortions and Tiananmen Square, the Chinese public might go up in arms about it and demand change.
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A Real War Criminal
When Democrats talk about soldiers, one of the first things they like to do is point out war crimes. Yes, war crimes do happen, but Democrats are calling current soldiers war criminals and such, regardless of if they are or are not. Our soldiers take care of prisoners of war better then any other country on earth, and yet, all you hear about is Abu Ghraib and other relatively minor offenses. So, I decided I would show everyone, Democrats included, what a REAL war criminal is like. The only war crime I can think of off of the top of my head is the rape and murder of the 14 year old girl and her family that even comes close to what this guy did. This guy cut off limbs, ripped out beating hearts of still living people, and tortured people in the most gruesome way. So when you decide you want to start throwing around the "war crimes" accusation, be sure you know what a real war crime is.
What I want to know is, are they going to throw this guy in jail for what he did? Time may heal all wounds, but there's no statute of limitations for war crimes.
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What I want to know is, are they going to throw this guy in jail for what he did? Time may heal all wounds, but there's no statute of limitations for war crimes.
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Terror Attack At University
So far it looks like it's a depressed student, but a bomb and possible anthrax have been found, so of course, police are taking extra precautions.
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Democrats Falling Apart Over Iraq
I thought this might happen, but I didn't think it would happen so soon. Their core constituents are wanting the Iraq over now, and Democrats are having a hard time navigating that political minefield.
Even the moveon.org people are pissed: "The public is saying, 'We hired you to get out of Iraq -- now figure it out,"' said Tom Matzzie, Washington director of the anti-war group MoveOn.org. "There is a risk that without action, frustration boils over into anger."
Now all Republicans need to do is keep a level head and keep the attention focused on the issues instead of calling names and such, which is what Bush is already doing: "I do not believe that someone is unpatriotic if they don't agree with my point of view. On the other hand, I think it's important for people to understand the consequences of not giving our troops the resources necessary to do the job," Bush said.
Fireworks are coming, it's just a matter of time before who blows up first.
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Even the moveon.org people are pissed: "The public is saying, 'We hired you to get out of Iraq -- now figure it out,"' said Tom Matzzie, Washington director of the anti-war group MoveOn.org. "There is a risk that without action, frustration boils over into anger."
Now all Republicans need to do is keep a level head and keep the attention focused on the issues instead of calling names and such, which is what Bush is already doing: "I do not believe that someone is unpatriotic if they don't agree with my point of view. On the other hand, I think it's important for people to understand the consequences of not giving our troops the resources necessary to do the job," Bush said.
Fireworks are coming, it's just a matter of time before who blows up first.
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Iran Targeting New York?
While it may be true, I don't think the Iranians are that stupid. To attack a civilian target would turn world opinion against them and unleash the American publics wrath, thus allowing Bush to destroy Iran. Everyone likes to talk about how we don't have the resources to invade Iran. We don't have to invade. We only have to destroy, which we have more than enough capability to do. We don't have to worry about nation building, getting electricity, food, water up and running, or any of the other things that we worry about in Iraq.
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Pakistani President Shown CIA Evidence
It's sad that this even has to happen. The guy needs to be shown that there are still Al-Qaeda in his country. I can understand his point of view: he's not very popular, and if it were shown that he did have Al-Qaeda in his country, he'd be in a bit of trouble. What I don't understand is why he doesn't say: "You guys can send special forces in to look and extract or kill Al-Qaeda and Taliban remnants, but if you're caught, I'll have to play it angry."
That way he can deny it to his countrymen, but still be helpful. I don't know if he's done that yet though or not, but it would explain why we give him praise in the fight against terrorists.
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That way he can deny it to his countrymen, but still be helpful. I don't know if he's done that yet though or not, but it would explain why we give him praise in the fight against terrorists.
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Pelosi Falls Short Of Campaign Promises
While this is no secret around here, this nice little article spells out each and every promise that she has made and shows exactly why Democrats aren't going to bring about "the most honest Congress in history." It even goes into the issue of Rep. Jefferson and why Pelosi has failed already in her "honesty" campaign promises.
When Republicans have corruption, they are removed from power. When Democrats have corruption, they like to give out promotions.
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When Republicans have corruption, they are removed from power. When Democrats have corruption, they like to give out promotions.
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Monday, February 26, 2007
The Evidence Mounts
So we've found a large weapons cache with tons of Iranian made parts and explosives again. How much more evidence is needed to show that Iran is involved in some way, shape or form with the insurgency in Iraq? We're not going to find a "smoking gun" that says that this came from the top of the Iranian government, even if it did. We need to trace exactly what factory they came from and put some surveillance on the place and find out who's leading this deadly charade.
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Federal Conceal Bill
This one I can actually get behind. It allows me to carry my weapon, concealed, across state lines as long as I have a proper concealed weapons license from my home state. This would mean that if I drive from Idaho to California, I can't be arrested in Oregon because I don't have an Oregon concealed license. It means that I'm a normal, law abiding citizen and that a technicality won't put me in jail.
Sometimes you wonder what the hell Congress is thinking about certain bills, then they turn around and come up with something that makes perfect sense. It's like they are throwing darts and every once in a while, they hit something right.
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Sometimes you wonder what the hell Congress is thinking about certain bills, then they turn around and come up with something that makes perfect sense. It's like they are throwing darts and every once in a while, they hit something right.
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Assault Weapons Ban - Part 2
So, I've posted about this before, but I just got done reading the text of the bill that Rep. McCarthy about reintroducing the Assault Weapons ban and it just pisses me off to no end. What she aims to do is criminalize guns that are completely legal now and outlaw me from purchasing guns that are legal right this second. Let me explain something, and I want to be perfectly clear: Assault weapons account for such an insignificant portion of crime, it's almost immeasurable.
Do you think that a person who's a criminal is going to care that what he buys on the black market is legal or not? It doesn't make a difference and will only cost law abiding citizens time and money and is only being done to further the political career of Rep. McCarthy.
She also wants to define these weapons as "A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General."
So the AR-15 that I LEGALLY own would then become illegal if I ever decide to sell it. It would also allow the Attorney General, a man whom has already questioned Constitutional rights, to ban any gun he sees fit that is not "sporting". They have "grandfathered" in provisions that would make my current ownership legal, but any transfer would be illegal.
This is a blatant attempt by some nutjob who thinks that she can encroach on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding American citizens and it must be stopped immediately.
Take note, do you know the reason why this country has never had a full scale invasion by any foreign nation? An armed populace. We have the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment makes no mention of any restrictions on the types of weapons or even who can own such weapons.
The first Assault Weapons ban did ZERO to prevent crime and only made prices of existing pre-ban weapons skyrocket, costing law abiding gun collectors thousands of dollars.
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Do you think that a person who's a criminal is going to care that what he buys on the black market is legal or not? It doesn't make a difference and will only cost law abiding citizens time and money and is only being done to further the political career of Rep. McCarthy.
She also wants to define these weapons as "A semiautomatic rifle or shotgun originally designed for military or law enforcement use, or a firearm based on the design of such a firearm, that is not particularly suitable for sporting purposes, as determined by the Attorney General."
So the AR-15 that I LEGALLY own would then become illegal if I ever decide to sell it. It would also allow the Attorney General, a man whom has already questioned Constitutional rights, to ban any gun he sees fit that is not "sporting". They have "grandfathered" in provisions that would make my current ownership legal, but any transfer would be illegal.
This is a blatant attempt by some nutjob who thinks that she can encroach on the Second Amendment rights of law abiding American citizens and it must be stopped immediately.
Take note, do you know the reason why this country has never had a full scale invasion by any foreign nation? An armed populace. We have the right to bear arms. The Second Amendment makes no mention of any restrictions on the types of weapons or even who can own such weapons.
The first Assault Weapons ban did ZERO to prevent crime and only made prices of existing pre-ban weapons skyrocket, costing law abiding gun collectors thousands of dollars.
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Vietnam Hero Gets Medal Of Honor
Lt. Col. Bruce Crandall received the Medal Of Honor today for his heroic acts in Vietnam. Too long of a wait if you ask me, but I'm glad he got it none the less. He's the guy who was immortalized in the Mel Gibson movie "We Were Soldiers".
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India Pissed Philippines Getting Outsource Money
Well isn't that just rich. India didn't seem to give a shit when American jobs were heading over to India, now they are pissed that those jobs they were getting are now going over to the Philippines. Karma's a bitch fellas, deal with it.
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Joe Liberman On Iraq
Quite an interesting read about the troop increases in Iraq and the response from many members of Congress. While Senator Liberman has pissed me off a few times with his stance on various issues, including video game violence, he's spot on with this issue.
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Site Statistics
So I was going over the monthly site statistics and I was surprised to find that one of my most popular posts was one I did almost two months ago. Then I find out why: One of my users submitted that article to Digg.com. I guess I'm getting more popular by the day. :)
What I find neat is I'm not only becoming more popular as a whole, but I'm becoming popular in areas where I wouldn't think a site like mine would be popular: College campuses. Normally college campuses are very liberal and would hate a site like mine. Maybe that's why I'm popular? Are they using my site as an example as "what's wrong with America"? I can't say for sure, but the site gets more and more popular as time goes on. I normally don't post about the everyday goings on here, but I thought you guys would enjoy a bit of insider knowledge.
Here's a link to the post that got me on Digg.com
Bin Laden Allowed To Escape For Financial Reasons
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What I find neat is I'm not only becoming more popular as a whole, but I'm becoming popular in areas where I wouldn't think a site like mine would be popular: College campuses. Normally college campuses are very liberal and would hate a site like mine. Maybe that's why I'm popular? Are they using my site as an example as "what's wrong with America"? I can't say for sure, but the site gets more and more popular as time goes on. I normally don't post about the everyday goings on here, but I thought you guys would enjoy a bit of insider knowledge.
Here's a link to the post that got me on Digg.com
Bin Laden Allowed To Escape For Financial Reasons
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Soldier Gets Creative
So Al-Qaeda in Iraq and insurgents have been widely using the Internet for propaganda and to scare people all over the world. Now, a soldier, presumably a US soldier, is doing the same thing. He's showing, in Arabic and English, that he dips his bullets in spam, a pork product, and will use them to shoot terrorists. He's using a known weakness in Islamic terrorists for his own benefit. Very creative. Bravo. I wonder if there are other soldiers doing the same thing.
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Israel Conducts Nuke Attack Drills
Israel is taking the Iranian nuclear threat seriously enough to warrant a nuclear attack drill. This ought to tell everyone how dire the situation is with Iran's nuclear program. Israel's spy agency, Mossad, is considered one of the best in the world, and if Israel wants to take the time, money, and energy to conduct drills like this, it may suggest that Mossad knows what Iran is really up to.
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Iran Nuclear Talks May Lead To More Sanctions
So Iran has painted themselves into a corner and given Russia and China, their two top allies, no real choice in setting sanctions against them for their continued defiance in the nuclear issue. There is no real illusion that Iran has stopped enrichment of uranium and looks at the UN with disgust. The only issue now is how much is it going to cost Iran? That's what world powers are meeting about as we speak.
I think this is issue is going to cost President Ahmadinejad very dearly. Europe is considering reducing or eliminating subsidies that Iranian businesses have depended on for a while and that will create dissent among business leaders who will see their pockets shrink considerably. Is Iran willing to pay a tremendous economic penalty so that they can "create electricity"?
What I think is happening now is that Russia and China are working with Iran to find a way that allows Iran to back off of the nuclear deal but still save face in the eyes of the Iranian public and on the international stage. Iran simply can't afford to have further sanctions placed upon them and they are simply being stubborn about it and are not looking at the larger picture.
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I think this is issue is going to cost President Ahmadinejad very dearly. Europe is considering reducing or eliminating subsidies that Iranian businesses have depended on for a while and that will create dissent among business leaders who will see their pockets shrink considerably. Is Iran willing to pay a tremendous economic penalty so that they can "create electricity"?
What I think is happening now is that Russia and China are working with Iran to find a way that allows Iran to back off of the nuclear deal but still save face in the eyes of the Iranian public and on the international stage. Iran simply can't afford to have further sanctions placed upon them and they are simply being stubborn about it and are not looking at the larger picture.
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Reporter Claims US Planning Iranian Attack
I think this is a bit of posturing on both sides of the fence here. Yes, we do have a second aircraft carrier group in the region to show that we're not messing around. Yes, we do have contingency plans for attacks on Iran, but we also have those plans for every other country on earth, including friends like Canada and Britain. If military planners weren't planning for attacks in Iran, I'd be worried and pissed. That's their job.
We'd all like to have the Iranian nuclear issue resolved without a shot being fired, but you can't have diplomacy without the threat of force. Otherwise you're just asking nicely and there are people in the world who don't do nice things just because they want to.
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We'd all like to have the Iranian nuclear issue resolved without a shot being fired, but you can't have diplomacy without the threat of force. Otherwise you're just asking nicely and there are people in the world who don't do nice things just because they want to.
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Did James Cameron Find Jesus' Tomb?
Titanic director James Cameron is claiming that he has found the tomb of Jesus Christ and that it proves that Jesus had gotten married and fathered a child. Of course, there's people who think it's a load of crap, but if true, this could shake the Christian faith to it's core. There's plenty of evidence that Jesus was indeed a real historical figure, but the question is: Did he rise from the grave like is widely believed? Did he father a child? If so, does that bloodline continue to this day? It raises many questions that would alter the ways of the Christian faith.
While I'm not an overly religious guy, I'm also a scientific geek as well, and I would love to see what Mr. Cameron has to show us. I have to see it, touch it, feel it, for me to believe in it. I'm going to this with an open mind.
What's odd is that if you had said some things about the Muslim faith that contradicted their core beliefs, I wonder if there would be protests and threats of violence against others. They tend to get real pissy if you even draw a cartoon about their prophet Muhammad.
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While I'm not an overly religious guy, I'm also a scientific geek as well, and I would love to see what Mr. Cameron has to show us. I have to see it, touch it, feel it, for me to believe in it. I'm going to this with an open mind.
What's odd is that if you had said some things about the Muslim faith that contradicted their core beliefs, I wonder if there would be protests and threats of violence against others. They tend to get real pissy if you even draw a cartoon about their prophet Muhammad.
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Pakistan Warned About Al-Qaeda Regrouping
Vice President Cheney has visited Pakistani President Musharraf and asked that he push harder against remote, tribal areas to flush out Al-Qaeda remnants. There's intelligence pointing towards an offensive that should begin shortly, and we need to head it off before it happens. The NY Times has also claimed that "Bush has decided to send a tough message to Musharraf, warning him that the Democrat-controlled Congress may cut off money to Pakistan unless it gets more aggressive in hunting down al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in its country."
I agree that Pakistan should push harder and that we should work together for a two pronged attack and flush out any remaining Al-Qaeda and Taliban members. This has gone on long enough and there needs to be some Al-Qaeda heads shipped back to the US in a FedEx box.
I think that Pakistan will start to realize that we are getting a bit impatient about Al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Pakistan. Pakistan has their own problems with India and with our help, India now has nuclear technology that allows them to defend themselves from the Pakistani threat. We can help stave off that threat, but we're going to need a bit of an incentive to do so....Say Al-Qaeda leadership on a silver platter? That would do nicely.
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I agree that Pakistan should push harder and that we should work together for a two pronged attack and flush out any remaining Al-Qaeda and Taliban members. This has gone on long enough and there needs to be some Al-Qaeda heads shipped back to the US in a FedEx box.
I think that Pakistan will start to realize that we are getting a bit impatient about Al-Qaeda and Taliban members in Pakistan. Pakistan has their own problems with India and with our help, India now has nuclear technology that allows them to defend themselves from the Pakistani threat. We can help stave off that threat, but we're going to need a bit of an incentive to do so....Say Al-Qaeda leadership on a silver platter? That would do nicely.
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Judge Dismisses Juror In Libby Case
So a juror has been dismissed from the CIA leak case because she had been exposed to information about the case outside of the courtroom. While this is unfortunate and was characterized as a misunderstanding by the judge, it is the correct thing to do. You don't want jurors to hear media slant on evidence or evidence that was not allowed into the trial because of law. Hopefully we will have a verdict soon. I'll keep you posted.
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