tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66898695849151594952024-02-08T12:43:11.318-05:00< Clear And Present >Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-36312202346848945302012-07-31T16:41:00.002-04:002012-07-31T16:41:46.093-04:00Blink And You'll Miss It. . .Not much reporting here by the MSM, but a Congressional investigation has unearthed five AFT perps in the "Fast and Furious" scandal. If this were Bush's Justice Department it'd be all over the news. <a href="http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/31/congressional-report-names-five-atf-figures-in-fast-and-furious-scandal-reveals-related-murder/">Read More</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-9480418974712244122011-11-28T15:53:00.002-05:002011-11-28T15:56:17.867-05:00Hallelujah, He's Gone!Bye, bye, Barney. Don't let the door hit ya where the Lord split ya. <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/195629-frank-17th-house-democrat-to-announce-retirement">Read more</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-49659875965418000142007-11-19T19:20:00.000-05:002007-11-19T19:23:07.506-05:00Rocky Mountain Oil - More Than Anybody?Departing from the usual topics, this is a very interesting find. More than two trillion barrels of oil right here under our noses? And on government-owned land? <a href="http://www.stansberryresearch.com/PRO/0704OILCOL49/WOILHB02/200704AUT-COL-49.html">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-22078970625410818072007-10-25T19:38:00.000-04:002007-10-25T19:39:41.121-04:00Romney Open to Iran 'Bombardment'Well, here's some clarity on the subject.<a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071025/D8SGFH3O0.html">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-75243719073386250362007-10-11T19:09:00.000-04:002007-10-11T19:11:15.979-04:00FBI's 'al-Qaida' Informant TestifiesAn FBI informant who posed as an al-Qaida operative testified Thursday that the alleged ringleader of a budding terrorism cell provided a detailed list of gear the group wanted, including machine guns, bulletproof vests, sport utility vehicles, motorcycles and $50,000 in cash.<br /><br />Elie Assad — known as Mohammed to the group — also said Narseal Batiste sought dynamite to destroy the 110-story Sears Tower in Chicago and ignite a wider anti-government insurrection led by his own troops.<br /><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5idfDmrtarDonhbdqZdXQwhTtFYRwD8S77J3G1">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-43604341392673446302007-10-11T19:07:00.000-04:002007-10-11T19:08:23.480-04:00Iran Plans to Checkmate AmericaWalid Phares believes Hezbollah has "already acquired its strategic targets" in America. <br /><a href="http://www.americanthinker.com/2007/10/iran_plans_to_checkmate_americ.html">Read more. . . </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-33061357828049634882007-10-11T18:55:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:58:40.949-04:00Muslims To Christians: Like Us Or DiePeace be upon you. Unless, of course, you don't like us. Then we'll destroy the world. After all, we've got them 72 virgin babes waiting. Personally, just one virgin will do just fine. So bring it on.<br /><a href="http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23416235-details/Muslims+tell+Christians%3A+'Make+peace+with+us+or+survival+of+world+is+at+stake'/article.do">Read more, infidel. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-91937914654919680702007-10-11T18:48:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:53:36.692-04:00Turkey recalls ambassador over genocide resolutionI have no clue why House Democrats feel the need to even entertain such a resolution right now. These clueless idiots have completely offended an ally in the war on terror. Turkey is essential to our efforts in Iraq because their flyover permission and use of their ports to supply our troops is essential. Now we've pissed them off and put ourselves at risk. Thanks, Dems. Nice work.<br /><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/11/us.turkey.armenians/?imw=Y&iref=mpstoryemail">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-46483643828975219062007-10-09T16:10:00.000-04:002007-10-09T16:16:07.495-04:00Movin' On Up: Bin Laden May Be A City Dweller?A former Pakistani spy chief says it may be more likely that the al Qaida leader is hiding out in an urban area rather than the mountain caves of Waziristan. Why? It could be easier to stay concealed. "I am not sure over a period of four, five or six years that it would be possible even for the tribesmen to keep his presence under wraps", he said. <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSL0915039620071009">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-89312580664586043052007-10-07T01:02:00.000-04:002007-10-07T01:05:07.962-04:00Syria to Iraq Homicide Bomb TrailA London Times' reporter interviewed a 23-year-old homicide bomber with knowledge about explosives and a degree in chemistry about his trek to kill Americans.<br /><br />“Go sell them some Pepsi,” Ahmed told him gently. “We will meet in heaven, you and I, and that’s a promise.”<br /><br /><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299902,00.html">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-21501056265468541302007-10-04T11:03:00.000-04:002007-10-04T11:05:11.075-04:00Top Saudi Cleric Issues Warning To Fellow MuslimsEarlier this week, Sheikh Abdel-Aziz Al-Asheikh – the most senior Wahhabi cleric in Saudi Arabia -- released a rather surprising religious edict. In this fatwa, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia instructed Saudis not to leave the Kingdom to participate in jihad – a statement directed primarily at those considering going to Iraq. Al-Asheikh said that he decided to speak up, “after it was clear that over several years Saudis have been leaving for jihad” and that “our youth…became tools carrying out heinous acts.” Perhaps even most significantly, Al-Asheikh also addressed potential donors, urging them to “be careful about where [their money is] spent so it does not damage young Muslims.”<br /><a href="http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/10/top_saudi_cleric_issues_warnin.php#027312">Read more. . .</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-81563266119712385412007-10-04T09:48:00.000-04:002007-10-04T10:13:07.416-04:00Trashing Petraeus<span style="font-style:italic;">From The Wall Street Journal editorial page, Sept. 11, 2007:</span><br /><br />Important as was yesterday's appearance before Congress by General David Petraeus, the events leading up to his testimony may have been more significant. Members of the Democratic leadership and their supporters have now normalized the practice of accusing their opponents of lying. If other members of the Democratic Party don't move quickly to repudiate this turn, the ability of the U.S. political system to function will be impaired in a way no one would wish for.<br /><br />Well, with one exception. MoveOn.org, the Democratic activist group, bought space in the New York Times yesterday to accuse General Petraeus of "cooking the books for the White House." The ad transmutes the general's name into "General Betray Us."<br /><br />"Betrayal," as every military officer knows, is a word that through the history of their profession bears the stain of acts that are both dishonorable and unforgivable. That is to say, MoveOn.org didn't stumble upon this word; it was chosen with specific intent, to convey the most serious accusation possible against General Petraeus, that his word is false, that he is a liar and that he is willing to betray his country. The next and obvious word to which this equation with betrayal leads is treason. That it is merely insinuated makes it worse.<br /><br />MoveOn.org calls itself a "progressive" political group, but it is in fact drawn from the hard left of American politics and a pedigree that sees politics as not so much an ongoing struggle but a final competition. Their Web-based group is new to the political scene, but its politics are not so new. More surprising and troubling are the formerly liberal institutions and politicians who now share this political ethos.<br /><br />In an editorial on Sunday, the New York Times, after saying that President Bush "isn't looking for the truth, only for ways to confound the public," asserted that "General Petraeus has his own credibility problems." We read this as an elision from George Bush, the oft-accused liar on WMD and all the rest, to David Petraeus, also a liar merely for serving in the chain of command. With this editorial, the Times establishes that the party line is no longer just "Bush lied," but anyone who says anything good about Iraq or our effort there is also lying. As such, the Times enables and ratifies MoveOn.org's rhetoric as common usage for Democrats.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-8327473343686215932007-10-03T16:46:00.000-04:002007-10-03T20:36:02.507-04:00Iran Could Strike U.S. by 2015<span name="intelliTxt" id="intelliTXT" style="font-family:arial;">Iranian technology is on pace to build a long-range missile that could strike the United States within a decade, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,299189,00.html">the Pentagon says</a>.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-61676039750470421342007-10-03T15:37:00.000-04:002007-10-03T21:13:28.020-04:00UK U-turns on showing of Al Gore film in schoolsA concerned parent has forced the British government to rewrite guidance for schools that want to show Al Gore’s climate change film, An Inconvenient Truth. A High Court judge seems to agree, stating the film does “promote partisan political views”. <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/education/article2579030.ece">Check it out</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-30482102809853232742007-10-03T15:19:00.000-04:002007-10-03T15:27:45.489-04:00House Resolution: Support RushRep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) introduced a resolution on Monday calling for Congressional support of radio talker Rush Limbaugh. <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1905024/posts">Read about it here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6689869584915159495.post-43220425917500190632007-10-03T15:16:00.000-04:002007-10-03T21:11:39.574-04:00Mum's The Word<p>In case you're wondering, here's the list of US senators who refused to condemn <b>Moveon.org's 'General Betray Us' Ad</b> that appeared recently in the New York Times. If anyone's surprised, please raise your hand.<br /></p><p>Akaka (D-HI)<br />Bingaman (D-NM)<br />Boxer (D-CA)<br />Brown (D-OH)<br />Byrd (D-WV)<br />Clinton (D-NY)<br />Dodd (D-CT)<br />Durbin (D-IL)<br />Feingold (D-WI)<br />Harkin (D-IA)<br />Inouye (D-HI)<br />Kennedy (D-MA)<br />Kerry (D-MA)<br />Lautenberg (D-NJ)<br />Levin (D-MI)<br />Menendez (D-NJ)<br />Murray (D-WA)<br />Reed (D-RI)<br />Reid (D-NV)<br />Rockefeller (D-WV)<br />Sanders (I-VT)<br />Schumer (D-NY)<br />Stabenow (D-MI)<br />Whitehouse (D-RI)<br />Wyden (D-OR)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0