Blog Smith is inspired by the myth of Hephaestus in the creation of blacksmith-like, forged materials: ideas. This blog analyzes topics that interest me: IT, politics, technology, history, education, music, and the history of religions.
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Get Off the Grid: Terrorism and the Electric Power Delivery System
NAS described the current system as “inherently vulnerable” due to its widespread nature and poor security of facilities.
Twitter suspends tweeter for anti-Obama cartoon
Twitter suspends American Orthodox Jew for tweeting anti-Obama cartoon about Israel
Friday, November 16, 2012
Democracy, Lamb, and Two Wolves, Benjamin Franklin
On June 15, 1750, during a fierce summer storm, Benjamin Franklin reportedly flew his famous kite and successfully extracted sparks from a cloud. Consequently he deduced that lightning was electrical in nature. He went on to invent the lightning rod. “Would not these pointed Rods probably draw the Electrical Fire silently out of a Cloud before it came nigh enough to strike,” he theorized, “and thereby secure us from that most sudden and terrible Mischief!” In the end he did exactly that, and planted rods by the University of Pennsylvania and Independence Hall.
Franklin’s electrical experiments are probably the first thing any child learns about him in school, but of course he was so much more than just a kite enthusiast. His unending curiosity about the world around him, and relentless drive to hypothesize, experiment, and discover are all trademarks of an independent mind. He lived life wishing to see things how they were, not how others insisted they were. It is no surprise that he concluded monarchy was an inferior system to republicanism, and so became one of the most brilliant minds campaigning for American independence.
His fame and charisma attracted international attention to the cause, and it was Franklin that eventually persuaded the French to provide financial and military assistance to the Continental Army. A decade later, he was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. In fact, he is the only Founding Father to have signed the Declaration of Independence, the treaty of alliance with France, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolution, and the Constitution. He was gifted not only with intellect, but the energy to always be at the center of events. He is undoubtedly a founding father of America.
Bloomberg's Jaroslovsky Reviews Bose VideoWave TV
Bloomberg's Jaroslovsky Reviews Bose VideoWave TV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfgAoIJojy0
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Rich Jaroslovsky reviews Bose Corp.'s VideoWave television. The 46-inch TV couples a flat-screen, 1080p high-definition, liquid-crystal display with sound from an invisible home-theater system. (Rich Jaroslovsky is a Bloomberg News columnist. The opinions expressed are his own. Source: Bloomberg)
HELMET CAM VIDEO
A MK-48 gunner is engaged in an intense firefight with 10-15 insurgents 50-100 meters away in Afghanistan. . An A-10 is called in to engage with it’s 30mm cannon on the enemy positions striking several times.
Charts: Warfare State, Innovation State
Charts: Warfare State and Innovation State down, Welfare State up
As a recent report from Third Way concluded, ”As the Baby Boomers enter retirement, entitlements will encroach upon an even greater portion of the federal dollars once reserved for building roads, educating kids, and paving the way for technological breakthroughs. Entitlements are a critical part of economic security, but without change, investments will all but dry up, threatening our economy’s ability to grow and create opportunity in the 21st century.”
S.E. CUPP VS. LIBERAL NUN
From MSNBC’s “The Cycle” co-host S.E. Cupp (also co-host of TheBlaze TV’s “Real News”) vs. Sister Simone Campbell, the nun known for her involvement in the “Nuns on the Bus” tour.
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Obama Gives Petraeus's Wife a Promotion and $187,605-Per-Year Job
She is now the assistant director for the Office of Servicemember Affairs. Her position pays an annual salary of $187,605, according to the communications office of the bureau.
"Pallyhood," Palestinians Fake Injuries Against Israel
Another incident in 2002 purportedly shows a man faking his own funeral. IsraelInsider.com has more about the clip:
In a press briefing Thursday, IDF Intelligence Officer Colonel Miri Eisen screened video imagery of a staged Palestinian funeral photographed by an Israeli drone flying over Jenin on Monday, April 28. Pallbearers repeatedly tried to carry a green blanket wrapped around a man who pretended to be dead, but kept falling out of the blanket. The funeral took place between the area that was destroyed in the Jenin refugee camp and the nearby cemetery.
The Palestinians, Col. Eisen said, sought “to show as many casualties as possible were buried inside Jenin. They tried to falsify evidence in preparation for the committee by executing a fake [funeral] ceremony, carrying the ‘body’ and filming the entire process.”
The film was screened to foreign reporters and later shown on Israeli television, causing considerable amusement among the TV commentators and journalists, since the “corpse” kept tumbling out of the blanket. “One time he falls off the stretcher when he is already in a crowd,” Col. Eisen narrated. “When he came back to life in the middle of the crowd (at approximately 1:35 in the clip), the crowd breaks up because they didn’t know that it wasn’t really a corpse.” Israel Radio reported that many reporters laughed at the point in the tape that the “corpse” seemed to “rise from the dead,” causing the people around him to flee in terror.
'Real-time' video shows Islamist Attack
It remains to be seen if the Democrats keep pressing. The key figure is Feinstein and she is still on the fence according to her statement.
"A lot of light was shone on this situation," Sen. Dianne Feinstein said after a hearing of the Senate Intelligence Committee, which she chairs. "But we don't have all the facts yet. We are, in effect, fact-finding."
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Center for Security Policy (CSP) and questions on “Benghazigate.”
1) Can the attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi be disassociated from the larger failure of American policy towards Libya and the region that has involved engaging Islamists, including the Muslim Brotherhood and even individuals and organizations known to be associated with al Qaeda? For example, hasn’t the U.S. government entered into a relationship with Libya Shield, which fought under the black flag of al Qaeda during the “February 17th revolution.” Libya Shield is led by Wissam bin Hamid, who official sources have identified as a jihadist and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and possibly the leader of al Qaeda in Libya. Yet, this man met with U.S. diplomats on September 9, voiced his support for MB candidate running for PM in Libya and threatened to withdraw security from US if the candidate he said the US backed won. Who authorized this meeting and this relationship? The same should be asked about February 17th Martyrs Brigade, from which Ansar al Sharia is said to have spun off.
2) Were jihad, anti-infidel, pro-shariah factors taken into consideration in formulating U.S. policy on Libya and the so-called Arab Spring more generally? Why not? How would such factors have shaped the policy differently?
3) Who came up with the idea of blaming an anti-Mohammed video for the attack in Benghazi when it was clear from Day 1 at State and the Tripoli CIA station and by Day 3 at the FBI (after it interviewed survivors) that there was no protest, period?
4) Who coordinated the dissemination of this false narrative, notably to the President, UN Ambassador Susan Rice, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, CIA Director Petraeus and White House spokesman Jay Carney?
5) Who drafted the President’s September 25th address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in which he cited the video six times and declared, “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam”?
6) Who called the deflection operation off, and when? Is it coincidental that that seemed to occur after the UNGA speech, which stands as the closing bookend to the video-narrative that the White House and, as others dropped out, Obama alone pressed for two full weeksafter the attack.
7) Meanwhile, why did the CIA and other intelligence agencies ignore a seemingly more significant video – Ayman al-Zawaheri’s video exhorting Libyans to take revenge for the U.S. killing of Libyan al Qaeda leader Yahya al Libi that was posted online on September 9 and September 10? Spokesmen such as George Little at Pentagon have explicitly stated there was no prior warning about Benghazi. Doesn’t a 9/11 anniversary video from the head of AQ exhorting Libyans to fight Americans count as a warning?
8) Did President Obama order the U.S. military not to come to the aid of Americans under attack on 11 September 2012? Mr. Obama told a local Colorado TV reporter that he made his priorities clear “the minute I found out what was happening.” He continued: “Number one, make sure that we are securing our personnel and doing whatever we need to.” Did Obama issue such a directive, written or oral? If so, was it carried out? If not, why did the president lie to the reporter?
9) “White House Counterterrorism Advisor John Brennan reportedly was aware that there was a relationship [between General David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell] as early as the summer of 2011.” Yet, myriad published reports indicate that only a small number of individuals in the FBI and Department of Justice, including Attorney General Eric Holder, were privy to the investigation into this affair. Which is it? And, either way, was the President actually kept in the dark until after the election?
10) The CIA’s Benghazi station was reportedly engaged in a covert operation aimed at helping an international effort to arm the so-called “Syrian opposition” by shipping weapons recovered from “liberated” Qaddafi-era caches. If, as the New York Times has reported, the bulk of the armaments being sent to the “rebels” in Syria by Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are winding up in the hands of the most radical Islamist elements, some supplied by us are likely reaching al Qaeda operatives, as well. Has the Obama administration been secretly arming Syria’s opposition, including al Qaeda and/or other radical Islamists?
Egypt security uncovers militant group’s ‘caliphate’ plan to conquer state
Egypt security uncovers militant group’s ‘caliphate’ plan to conquer state
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/11/13/249384.html
ISRAELI FORCES DELIVER JUSTICE TO HAMAS
Military forces assassinated prominent Hamas commander Ahmed Jabari; I wonder if we could borrow them to find the killer of our Ambassador and the team that attempted to rescue him.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Khrushchev Quote
"We cannot expect Americans to jump from capitalism to Communism, but we can assist their elected leaders in giving Americans small doses of socialism until they suddenly awake to find they have Communism."
"You Americans are so gullible. No, you won't accept communism outright. But we'll keep feeding you small doses of socialism until you finally wake up and find you already have communism. We won't have to fight
you; we'll so weaken your economy until you fall like overripe fruit into our hands."
-Soviet Leader
Nikita Khrushchev, 1959
OBAMA WIN IS CONSTITUTION'S LOSS
Nat Hentoff shames Americans who have 'discard the Declaration of Independence.'
Monday, November 12, 2012
Drivers quizzed about shooting habits and vehicles searched by rangers in Redington Pass, Arizona
Drivers were quizzed about their shooting habits and had their vehicles searched by Forest and National Park rangers at a checkpoint in Redington Pass, Arizona.
The Other, Other Woman in the Petraeus Case
Jill Kelley was raised in Philadelphia, where her family settled in the mid-1970s and opened a Middle Eastern restaurant after immigrating from Lebanon. Her father, John Khawam, was a renowned organist in Lebanon.
FBI Deemed Petraeus Affair Part of Criminal, Not Intel Probe
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor knew of Petraeus' affair with Broadwell almost two weeks before the former CIA director resigned his post.
Petraeus could possibly face military prosecution for adultery if officials turn up any evidence to counter his apparent claims that the affair began after he left the military.
TEACHER SUSPENDED FOR ANTI-OBAMA FACEBOOK POST
Sharon Aceta, an eighth grade math teacher at Rawlinson Road Middle School, wrote:
“Congrats Obama. As one of my students sang down the hallway, ‘We get to keep our fooood stamps’…which I pay for because they can’t budget their money…and really, neither can you.”
Cuyahoga County, Ohio Election Results
Posted are voting results from the presidential election from various precincts in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
In this first set of Cuyahoga County precincts, Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in each instance...
0154 CLEVELAND -02-Q: 542 - 0
0192 CLEVELAND -04-L: 388 - 0
0204 CLEVELAND -05-E: 597 - 0
0205 CLEVELAND -05-F: 483 - 0
0206 CLEVELAND -05-G: 257 - 0
0219 CLEVELAND -05-T: 386 - 0
0228 CLEVELAND -06-H: 405 - 0
0232 CLEVELAND -06-L: 70 - 0
0233 CLEVELAND -06-M: 419 - 0
0241 CLEVELAND -06-U: 118 - 0
0248 CLEVELAND -07-F: 361 - 0
0273 CLEVELAND -08-J: 472 - 0
0280 CLEVELAND -08-Q: 49 - 0
0285 CLEVELAND -09-B: 414 - 0
0288 CLEVELAND -09-E: 478 - 0
0523 EAST CLEVELAND -04-C: 486 - 0
In this next set of results we get to see many of the precincts where Mitt Romney received exactly one vote...
0118 CLEVELAND -01-A: 438 - 1
0144 CLEVELAND -02-G: 532 - 1
0183 CLEVELAND -04-C: 548 - 1
0185 CLEVELAND -04-E: 522 - 1
0190 CLEVELAND -04-J: 434 - 1
0200 CLEVELAND -05-A: 364 - 1
0217 CLEVELAND -05-R: 357 - 1
0240 CLEVELAND -06-T: 148 - 1
0272 CLEVELAND -08-I: 473 - 1
0274 CLEVELAND -08-K: 382 - 1
0276 CLEVELAND -08-M: 492 - 1
0279 CLEVELAND -08-P: 378 - 1
0284 CLEVELAND -09-A: 320 - 1
0287 CLEVELAND -09-D: 394 - 1
0289 CLEVELAND -09-F: 468 - 1
0290 CLEVELAND -09-G: 400 - 1
0303 CLEVELAND -10-C: 471 - 1
0312 CLEVELAND -10-L: 363 - 1
0314 CLEVELAND -10-N: 340 - 1
0315 CLEVELAND -10-O: 473 - 1
0512 EAST CLEVELAND -02-D: 437 - 1
0513 EAST CLEVELAND -02-E: 359 - 1
1040 WARRENSVILLE HTS -02-A: 523 - 1
1041 WARRENSVILLE HTS -02-B: 514 - 1
Now let's look at some of the Cuyahoga County precincts were Mitt Romney received exactly two votes...
0120 CLEVELAND -01-C: 531 - 2
0128 CLEVELAND -01-K: 470 - 2
0136 CLEVELAND -01-S: 635 - 2
0147 CLEVELAND -02-J: 541 - 2
0148 CLEVELAND -02-K: 632 - 2
0149 CLEVELAND -02-L: 531 - 2
0153 CLEVELAND -02-P: 564 - 2
0155 CLEVELAND -02-R: 509 - 2
0187 CLEVELAND -04-G: 491 - 2
0188 CLEVELAND -04-H: 508 - 2
0194 CLEVELAND -04-N: 520 - 2
0211 CLEVELAND -05-L: 461 - 2
0213 CLEVELAND -05-N: 324 - 2
0222 CLEVELAND -06-B: 637 - 2
0225 CLEVELAND -06-E: 505 - 2
0226 CLEVELAND -06-F: 342 - 2
0234 CLEVELAND -06-N: 244 - 2
0236 CLEVELAND -06-P: 438 - 2
0249 CLEVELAND -07-G: 446 - 2
0250 CLEVELAND -07-H: 358 - 2
0251 CLEVELAND -07-I: 445 - 2
0253 CLEVELAND -07-K: 429 - 2
0256 CLEVELAND -07-N: 433 - 2
0262 CLEVELAND -07-T: 363 - 2
0269 CLEVELAND -08-F: 463 - 2
0270 CLEVELAND -08-G: 516 - 2
0278 CLEVELAND -08-O: 405 - 2
0302 CLEVELAND -10-B: 452 - 2
0311 CLEVELAND -10-K: 476 - 2
0511 EAST CLEVELAND -02-C: 319 - 2
0515 EAST CLEVELAND -03-A: 359 - 2
0516 EAST CLEVELAND -03-B: 459 - 2
0519 EAST CLEVELAND -03-E: 293 - 2
0526 EAST CLEVELAND -04-F: 517 - 2
0625 HIGHLAND HILLS -00-A: 377 - 2
Here are some more precincts where Barack Obama won more than 99% of the vote...
0119 CLEVELAND -01-B: 558 - 4
0121 CLEVELAND -01-D: 452 - 3
0122 CLEVELAND -01-E: 671 - 5
0123 CLEVELAND -01-F: 704 - 6
0124 CLEVELAND -01-G: 543 - 3
0126 CLEVELAND -01-I: 674 - 4
0127 CLEVELAND -01-J: 687 - 4
0130 CLEVELAND -01-M: 781 - 4
0132 CLEVELAND -01-O: 615 - 4
0133 CLEVELAND -01-P: 733 - 5
0134 CLEVELAND -01-Q: 753 - 6
0135 CLEVELAND -01-R: 697 - 5
0142 CLEVELAND -02-E: 434 - 3
0145 CLEVELAND -02-H: 571 - 3
0150 CLEVELAND -02-M: 503 - 4
0151 CLEVELAND -02-N: 601 - 3
0152 CLEVELAND -02-O: 621 - 3
0156 CLEVELAND -02-S: 471 - 4
0157 CLEVELAND -03-A: 489 - 3
0184 CLEVELAND -04-D: 576 - 3
0186 CLEVELAND -04-F: 572 - 3
0189 CLEVELAND -04-I: 503 - 3
0191 CLEVELAND -04-K: 508 - 4
0193 CLEVELAND -04-M: 497 - 4
0195 CLEVELAND -04-O: 599 - 3
0196 CLEVELAND -04-P: 443 - 3
0199 CLEVELAND -04-S: 686 - 5
0203 CLEVELAND -05-D: 569 - 4
0207 CLEVELAND -05-H: 341 - 3
0210 CLEVELAND -05-K: 427 - 3
0212 CLEVELAND -05-M: 340 - 3
0216 CLEVELAND -05-Q: 461 - 4
0218 CLEVELAND -05-S: 515 - 5
0221 CLEVELAND -06-A: 701 - 3
0223 CLEVELAND -06-C: 462 - 4
0227 CLEVELAND -06-G: 401 - 3
0230 CLEVELAND -06-J: 475 - 4
0254 CLEVELAND -07-L: 447 - 4
0261 CLEVELAND -07-S: 449 - 4
0271 CLEVELAND -08-H: 552 - 4
0275 CLEVELAND -08-L: 499 - 3
0282 CLEVELAND -08-S: 517 - 4
0292 CLEVELAND -09-I: 423 - 4
0294 CLEVELAND -09-K: 445 - 4
0307 CLEVELAND -10-G: 428 - 4
0317 CLEVELAND -10-Q: 446 - 3
0320 CLEVELAND -10-T: 654 - 5
0510 EAST CLEVELAND -02-B: 401 - 4
0518 EAST CLEVELAND -03-D: 374 - 3
0520 EAST CLEVELAND -03-F: 457 - 3
0521 EAST CLEVELAND -04-A: 453 - 4
1045 WARRENSVILLE HTS -04-B: 598 - 4
1049 WARRENSVILLE HTS -06-B: 480 - 4
Sunday, November 11, 2012
PETRAEUS MISTRESS SUGGESTS BENGHAZI ATTACK WAS AIMED AT SECRET CIA PRISON
On October 26th, 2012, Paula Broadwell, the now famed mistress of General Petraeus, addressed the University of Denver Alumni Symposium about the recent attacks on Benghazi during a question and answer session after her keynote address:
"The facts that came out today is that the ground forces there at the CIA annex, which is different from the consulate, were requesting reinforcements. They were requesting the – it's called the CINC’s In Extremis Force – a group of Delta Force operators, our very, most talented guys we have in the military. They could have come and reinforced the consulate and the CIA annex that were under attack. Now, I don't know if a lot of you have heard this but the CIA annex had actually taken a couple of Libyan militia members prisoner, and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try get these prisoners back, so that’s still being vetted."
An extensive KleinOnline search of news media coverage of the Benghazi attacks could find no mention of prisoners being held at the CIA annex.
During the same university speech, Braodwell may have also divulged information that Petraeus knew “within 24 hours” of CIA annex’s request for reinforcements, reported Israel National News.
“The challenging thing for Gen. Petraeus,”she stated, “is that in his new position, he’s not allowed to communicate with the press. So he’s known all of this – they had correspondence with the CIA station chief in Libya, within 24 hours they kind of knew what was happening.”
Alumni Symposium 2012 Paula Broadwell
Broadwell is an intelligence officer and Business Insider noted that in Michael D. Shear’s profile of Broadwell for The New York Times, he said she was “a model for a machine gun manufacturer.”
“It turns out that the company is called KRISS, a manufacturer of .45-caliber machine guns,” Business Insider writes. “We did a bit more digging and stumbled on a promotional video for KRISS which features Broadwell in her role as, according to her website, ‘female model/demonstrator.’”
Broadwell also gives commentary throughout the video, highlighting the importance of accurate, lightweight weaponry.
Check out the video, via Business Insider, below (Broadwell first appears around 1:36)
Radical Islamist Wahhabi “educational consultant” for Prentice Hall World History text
Islamic Institute of Toronto to host radical Wahhabi “educational consultant” Susan Douglass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_L._Douglass
How Textbooks Get Made
Secondary texts arise from just four big firms: Pearson, a British company; Vivendi Universal, a French firm; Reed Elsevier, a British-Dutch concern; and McGraw-Hill, the lone American-owned textbook conglomerate.
Ian Hunter, "Michael Picasso"
This intensely personal and emotional Ian Hunter composition is a tribute to Mick Ronson, one of the many artists Hunter has worked with in his long and illustrious career. Multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and producer Ronson was born in Hull in 1946; his studio recordings included work as a session guitarist for Elton John and Michael Chapman. Ronson was recruited by David Bowie for his backing band The Spiders From Mars; he released three solo albums, and after Hunter left Mott The Hoople, the two teamed up as Hunter-Ronson.
Mick Ronson died from cancer of the liver on April 29, 1993, aged only 46.
Hunter ends the song with a few bars adapted from the Phil Spector composition "To Know Him Is To Love Him", as clearly he, and so many other people did. On April 29, 1994, Hunter was one of numerous big names who performed at the Mick Ronson Memorial Concert, Hammersmith. Hunter topped the bill at the second Mick Ronson Memorial Concert which was held at Hull on August 9, 1997 where he dedicated the song to Ronson's mother.
Ian Hunter, "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
This was Hunter's first single after leaving Mott The Hoople. The extended version appears on the self-titled "Ian Hunter" album, which was released by CBS on March 28, 1975. The single was released April 4, entered the UK charts on May 3, and stayed there for ten weeks peaking at number 14; the B-side was "3,000 Miles From Here."
A number of artist have covered this song, including the heavy metal band Great White, who were nominated for a Grammy for it; Hunter was not entirely pleased. It was Great White's biggest hit, peaking at #5 in the US.
"Once Bitten Twice Shy" is an expression meaning that if you've been hurt, you are less likely to put yourself in that position again. In this song, Hunter sings to a girl who seems to take up with lots of musicians. He knows from past experience that he can't count on her.
Ian Hunter, "Ships"
Hunter started writing "Ships" when he was with Mott The Hoople, but it didn't appear on vinyl until 1979 when he recorded it for his solo album You're Never Alone With A Schizophrenic; the song has been described as a hymn-like ballad about his relationship with his father.
Barry Manilow's version was a #9 US hit in 1979. Hunter recalled to Mojo magazine: "That whole Manilow thing was quite amusing. That guy's no slouch when it comes to arranging. His dad had died. . . . It worked out fine for him."
Gaouette: Is the Military Being Purged? Petraeus is the Third in a Row, Not Counting McChrystal
Interestingly enough, Rear Adm. Gaouette, was returned to the U.S.
On October 26th, Petraeus Threw Obama Under the Bus
Petraeus, put out this statement: "No one at any level in the CIA told anybody not to help those in need; claims to the contrary are simply inaccurate.”
It was not Petraeus, it was not Panetta, it was not Hillary, well, then, who else could it be?
Since it is obvious who failed to rescue the Ambassador those who got in the way had to go.
In an unusual move, the Navy replaced an admiral commanding an aircraft carrier strike group while it is deployed to the Middle East. On October 27th, Rear Adm. Charles M. Gaouette, the commander of the USS John C. Stennis strike group, was returned to the United States for temporary reassignment. It involved allegations of “inappropriate leadership judgment” and was not related to personal conduct.
Thereafter, on the 29th of October, U.S. military officials denied claims from a Washington Times blog that Gen. Carter Ham, former head of U.S. Africa command, may have been fired due to an intent to disobey defense secretary Leon Panetta's order to "stand down" while the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi were underway.
Petraeus was the third to go, not including General Stanley McChrystal who was only the second commanding general to be relieved of command during an active military campaign since World War II. Interestingly, McChrystal also had given a writer unprecedented access to their personal thoughts, as had Petraeus.
In an article written by freelance journalist Michael Hastings, "The Runaway General", appearing in issue no. 1108/1109 of Rolling Stone magazine (July 8–22, 2010), General Stanley McChrystal was critical of civilian authorities and subsequently resigned.
First time Israel has fired at Syria since 1973
This is the first time the IDF has fired at Syria since 1973 the Yom Kippur War.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Right to Work Laws and the Free Market. Featuring Tim Carney and Frederich Hayek
Right to Work Laws and the Free Market. Featuring Tim Carney and Frederich Hayek
Indiana has passed the first phase of having a right to work law.
Why Did Obama Compromise Security?
The FBI investigation began last spring but right after the election Petraeus resigned, raising questions about the timing. Petraeus was being investigated while he was stationed in Afghanistan and even before he was appointed head of the CIA. At some point after Petraeus was sworn in as CIA director on Sept. 6, 2011, the woman broke up with him. However, Petraeus continued to pursue her. In any case, an affair that had actually ended as long ago as fourteen months previously so profoundly shook Petraeus that three days after a contentious election he decided to resign for "personal reasons." If you swallow that bitter pill I have swamp land in Florida to sell you.
High-level Justice Department officials knew by late summer of an ongoing investigation involving Petraeus, a source said.
Initial reports said the relationship ended before Petraeus took over the CIA in September 2011, but yesterday, ABC News and The Wall Street Journal said the affair actually began shortly after he was sworn in and ended only a few months ago. I would be suspect of the later developments because they fit the Obama spin better and they are not the initial story.
Furthermore, Petraeus was poised to testify about the Benghazi cover-up but now it will be delayed. However, if Obama knew about the affair before the election, why did Obama compromise security? The relationship that Petraeus had with his lover is a breach of top secret security requirements and could have compromised Petraeus. Still, the White House held off on asking for Petraeus’ resignation until after the election. Obama's reasoning is based on the possibility that the scandal would harm his re-election chances.
There is speculation that an anonymous letter on July 13, 2012 to the N.Y. Times is related to the affair.
"My wife is having an affair with a government executive. His role is to manage a project whose progress is seen worldwide as a demonstration of American leadership. (This might seem hyperbolic, but it is not an exaggeration.) I have met with him on several occasions, and he has been gracious. (I doubt if he is aware of my knowledge.) I have watched the affair intensify over the last year, and I have also benefited from his generosity. He is engaged in work that I am passionate about and is absolutely the right person for the job. I strongly feel that exposing the affair will create a major distraction that would adversely impact the success of an important effort. My issue: Should I acknowledge this affair and finally force closure? Should I suffer in silence for the next year or two for a project I feel must succeed? Should I be “true to my heart” and walk away from the entire miserable situation and put the episode behind me? NAME WITHHELD"
Cf. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/15/magazine/a-message-from-beyond.html?_r=1&
Friday, November 9, 2012
LAST OF THE SECRET TAPES REVEALED: HEAR JFK JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION
LAST OF THE SECRET TAPES REVEALED: HEAR JFK JUST DAYS BEFORE HIS ASSASSINATION
Who Got to Petraeus?
Since Petraeus has already thrown Obama under the bus the question is who got to Petraeus? Is he being black mailed? Who knew and how long ago did they discover his torrid affair? As if people today are so appalled at such actions. Didn't Bill have a peccadillo or two? It didn't ruin his career; he is still around to promote Obama.
"a super-elite exploiting the people," Old, rich, white person? No, Chavez from Venezuela
Chavez to Obama: forget global wars, fix domestic woes
Murray Energy, coal business in Ohio, which re-elected Obama, prayer — then layoffs
At Murray Energy, an Ohio-based coal company, the reelection of Obama was no cause for celebration. It was a time for prayer — and layoffs.
Dear Lord:
The American people have made their choice. They have decided that America must change its course, away from the principals of our Founders. And, away from the idea of individual freedom and individual responsibility. Away from capitalism, economic responsibility, and personal acceptance.
We are a Country in favor of redistribution, national weakness and reduced standard of living and lower and lower levels of personal freedom.
My regret, Lord, is that our young people, including those in my own family, never will know what America was like or might have been. They will pay the price in their reduced standard of living and, most especially, reduced freedom.
The takers outvoted the producers. In response to this, I have turned to my Bible and in II Peter, Chapter 1, verses 4-9 it says, “To faith we are to add goodness; to goodness, knowledge; to knowledge, self control; to self control, perseverance; to perseverance, godliness; to godliness, kindness; to brotherly kindness, love.”
Lord, please forgive me and anyone with me in Murray Energy Corp. for the decisions that we are now forced to make to preserve the very existence of any of the enterprises that you have helped us build. We ask for your guidance in this drastic time with the drastic decisions that will be made to have any hope of our survival as an American business enterprise.
Amen.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
CHRISTIANS CARRY A 12-FT CROSS FOR MILES TO PROTEST ATHEISTS’ LAWSUIT OVER TN WATER TOWER CROSS
CHRISTIANS CARRY A 12-FT CROSS FOR MILES TO PROTEST ATHEISTS’ LAWSUIT OVER TN WATER TOWER CROSS
Elections Have Consequences
HOW MANY BUSINESSES HAVE ANNOUNCED CLOSINGS OR LAY-OFFS SINCE OBAMA WON A SECOND TERM?
Ian Hunter On World Cafe
Ian Hunter’s World Cafe session was broadcast on Thursday, November 8, 2012.
World Cafe Featured Artist
Comfortable (Flyin' Socttsman) Recorded Live for the World Cafe
Fatally Flawed Recorded Live for the World Cafe
When I'm President Recorded Live for the World Cafe
“Ta Shunka Witco (Crazy Horse)”
"This band now plays with me instead of for me - that is the difference."
Iranian Attack on American Drone Covered Up Until After Election
Iranian jets fire on U.S. drone
http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/08/first-on-cnn-iranian-jets-fire-on-u-s-drone/?hpt=hp_t3
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Blood and Oil
Blood and Oil - The Middle East in World War I: "Seeds of Conflict"
http://janson.com - Blood and Oil - The Middle East in World War I exposes Western greed and political intrigue laying the foundation for wars, coups, revolts, oppressive dictators and military interventions in today's Middle East. Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq, modern Turkey and other hot spots are born as the British and French divide the "fruits of victory" in World War I.
Blood and Oil - FDR meets with the King of Saudi Arabia (Film Clip)
http://www.BloodAndOilMovie.com
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
TEACHER INVOLVED IN SLAVERY-THEMED 3RD GRADE MATH HOMEWORK QUITS
TEACHER INVOLVED IN SLAVERY-THEMED 3RD GRADE MATH HOMEWORK QUITS
Are slavery-themed math questions going too far crossing disciplines? Why or why not?
A Georgia teacher involved in assigning third graders slavery-themed math homework has quit, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. The unidentified teacher resigned during a human resources investigation into the assignment handed out.
It‘s not the first time there’s been controversy over a Georgia public school assignment: In September, a father complained after his middle school daughter was sent home with an assignment that he said promoted Islamic Shariah law.
Ian Hunter's, 1981 album Short Back 'n' Sides, "Theatre of the Absurd"
Ian Hunter's 1981 album Short Back 'n' Sides contains a track called "Theatre of the Absurd" which refers to the Brixton law enforcement problem. "Play me some, play me some, play me Brixton power", is the chorus line, and the issue of race is opened with the first lines, "My tea turns seven shades darker as I sit and write these words. And London's gettin' paler, in my Theatre of the Absurd." The production of the record was overseen by Mick Jones of the Clash.
The 1979 song "The Guns of Brixton" by The Clash deals with law enforcement violence in Brixton. Written by Paul Simonon, who grew up in Brixton, it had a reggae influence and showed the reggae roots of both Brixton and Paul Simonon's musical background.
Paul Simonon the bass player, and Mick Jones, guitar, for The Clash are both from Brixton.
The Clash version is based on Jimmy Cliff's, - "Guns of Brixton," he also included "Brixton Version" on his Sacred Fire, EP.
Max Wall, comedian and music hall performer, was born in Brixton and he was on the Rock 'n' Roll Circus tour with former lead singer of Mott The Hoople, Ian Hunter.
Violent Humor Against Romney in Texas High School
According to the Texas Sports Center, the the Beaumont Central High School marching band decided to have a political “dance-off” instead of a more traditional show.
NOOR TERROR MOSQUE IN OHIO IS A POLLING PLACE
INFAMOUS NOOR TERROR MOSQUE IN OHIO IS A ........ POLLING PLACE
CBS News Didn't Release Proof Obama lied to the American People about Benghazi
CBS News quietly released proof--two days before the election, far too late to reach the media and the public--that President Barack Obama lied to the public about the Benghazi attack, as well as about his later claim to have called the attack "terrorism" from the beginning.
Two days before the election, CBS posted additional portions of a Sept. 12 "60 Minutes" interview where President Obama seems to contradict himself on the Benghazi attack. As the Benghazi investigation gets more attention and focus, CBS is once again adding to the Benghazi timeline.
In the interview, according to the latest portions, Obama would not say whether he thought the attack was terrorism. Yet he would later emphasize at a presidential debate that in the Rose Garden the same day, he had declared the attack an act of terror.
That moment was one of the most intense exchanges in the second presidential debate. Romney was on the offensive on what some believe was a serious vulnerability of Obama -- the handling of the Benghazi attack and what he called it from the beginning.
The town hall questioner asked, "Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?"
Obama did not provide a direct answer, but said: "When I say that we are going to find out exactly what happened, everybody will be held accountable, and I am ultimately responsible for what's taking place there, because these are my folks, and I'm the one who has to greet those coffins when they come home, you know that I mean what I say."
Romney pounced, saying, "There were many days that passed before we knew whether this was a spontaneous demonstration or actually whether it was a terrorist attack. And there was no demonstration involved. It was a terrorist attack, and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people."
On rebuttal, Obama seemed rehearsed, but indignant. "The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror... And the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, Governor, is offensive. That's not what we do. That's not what I do as president. That's not what I do as commander in chief."
Governor Romney walked forward and started questioning ...
ROMNEY: You said in the Rose Garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. It was not a spontaneous demonstration.
OBAMA: Please proceed.
ROMNEY: Is that what you're saying?
OBAMA: Please proceed, Governor.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.
OBAMA: Get the transcript.
CROWLEY: It -- he did in fact, sir. So let me -- let me call it an act of terrorism -- (inaudible) --
OBAMA: Can you say that a little louder, Candy? (Laughter, applause.)
CROWLEY: He did call it an act of terror. It did as well take -- it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. You are correct about that.
ROMNEY: This -- the administration -- the administration -- (applause) -- indicated that this was a -- a reaction to a -- to a video and was a spontaneous reaction.
CROWLEY: They did.
ROMNEY: It took them a long time to say this was a terrorist act by a terrorist group and -- and to suggest -- am I incorrect in that regard? On Sunday the -- your -- your secretary or --
Obama -- who had clearly won the moment (largely thanks to Candy Crowley) -- clearly wanted to move on from that victorious moment -- and quickly.
OBAMA: Candy --
ROMNEY: Excuse me. The ambassador to the United Nations went on the Sunday television shows and -- and spoke about how this was a spontaneous reaction.
OBAMA: Candy, I'm -- I'm happy to --
CROWLEY: President, let me -- I --
OBAMA: I'm happy to have a longer conversation about foreign policy.
CROWLEY: I know you -- absolutely. But I want -- I want to move you on.
OBAMA: OK, I'm happy to do that too.
CROWLEY: And also, people can go to the transcripts and --
OBAMA:I just want to make sure that --
CROWLEY: -- figure out what was said and when.
OBAMA:-- you know, all these wonderful folks are going to have a chance to get some -- their questions answered.
Now, we may know why. Soon after that debate exchange, CBS released a previously unseen clip of an interview "60 Minutes'" Steve Kroft did with Obama on Sept. 12 -- the day after the Benghazi attack.
The clip added to the previous tape that had been released and seemed to back up Obama's claim that he was referring to the Benghazi attack as a terrorist act in the Rose Garden on Sept. 12. Here's what CBS put out Oct. 19, five weeks after the attack.
KROFT: But there are reports that they were very heavily armed with grenades, that doesn’t sound like your normal demonstration.
OBAMA: As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened, I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But your right that this is not a situation that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt. And my suspicion is there are folks involved in this. Who were looking to target Americans from the start. So we’re gonna make sure that our first priority is to get our folks out safe, make sure our embassies are secured around the world and then we are going to go after those folks who carried this out."
After the second debate back and forth, this seemed to back up the president's stance. The only problem? Kroft started his question with "but."
I always thought, it seems that he's following up on a question -- I wonder if there was a question before that question?
This week, we got the CIA timeline of events in which they detail all of the response of the CIA and what they put up the chain of command in the minutes and hours after the attack began. Of all the details of the specific times the CIA contractors respond to the fight, I found this one most interesting:
"1:15 a.m.: CIA reinforcements arrive on a 45-minute flight from Tripoli in a plane they've hastily chartered. The Tripoli team includes four GRS security officers, a CIA case officer and two U.S. military personnel who are on loan to the agency. They don't leave Benghazi airport until 4:30. The delay is caused by negotiations with Libyan authorities over permission to leave the airport, obtaining vehicles, and the need to frame a clear mission plan. The first idea is to go to a Benghazi hospital to recover Stevens, who they correctly suspect is already dead. But the hospital is surrounded by the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Shariah militia that mounted the consulate attack."
So the U.S. Ambassador to Libya is at the Benghazi hospital and suspected dead. The CIA contractors know that, but they can't get there because the hospital is surrounded by the Al Qaeda-linked group Ansar al Shariah, the "militia that mounted the consulate attack."
This goes up the chain communication at 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 12. The White House, the Situation Room, and all of those paying attention to intel channels know that the guys on the ground have determined the group that's behind this. It's the Al Qaeda-linked militia that are still fighting and have the hospital surrounded.
About 12 hours later -- before heading to Las Vegas for a campaign event -- Obama sits down for that "60 Minutes" interview with Steve Kroft.
And Sunday night, 54 days after the attack and almost two weeks after putting out the first additional clip that appeared to back up the president after the second debate, CBS without fanfare posted the rest of the Benghazi question online -- the question before the question.
KROFT: Mr. President, this morning you went out of your way to avoid the use of the word terrorism in connection with the Libya Attack, do you believe that this was a terrorism attack?
OBAMA: Well it’s too early to tell exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously it was an attack on Americans. And we are going to be working with the Libyan government to make sure that we bring these folks to justice, one way or the other.
KROFT: It’s been described as a mob action, but there are reports that they were very heavily armed with grenades, that doesn’t sound like your normal demonstration.
OBAMA: As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened, I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But your right that this is not a situation that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt. And my suspicion is there are folks involved in this. Who were looking to target Americans from the start. So we’re gonna make sure that our first priority is to get our folks out safe, make sure our embassies are secured around the world and then we are going to go after those folks who carried this out.
KROFT: There have been reports, obviously this isn’t the first time…there have been attacks on the consulate before. There was an attack against the British ambassador. Do you…this occurred on Sept. 11. Can you tell me why the ambassador was in Benghazi yesterday? Was it to evaluate security at the consulate?
OBAMA: Well keep in mind Chris Stevens is somebody that was one of the first Americans on the ground when we were in the process of saving Benghazi and providing the opportunity for Libyans to create their own democracy. So this is somebody who had been courageous, had been on the ground, had helped to advise me and Secretary Clinton when we were taking our actions against Muammar Qaddafi. And is somebody who is very familiar with the train. He was doing the work that he does as a diplomat helping to shape our policies in the region at a time when things are still fairly fragile. But I think it’s important to note that we have a Libyan government in place that is fully cooperative, that sees the United States as a friend that recognizes we played an important role in liberating Libya and providing the Libyan people an opportunity to forge their own destiny. And in fact we had Libyans who helped protect our diplomats when they were under attack. But this is a country that is still rebuilding in the aftermath of Qaddafi. They don’t necessarily always have the same capabilities that countries with more established governments might have in helping to provide protection to our folks. But beyond that, what I want to do is make sure that we know exactly what happened, how it happened, who perpetrated this action, then we’ll act accordingly."
Two days before the election, CBS posted additional portions of a Sept. 12 "60 Minutes" interview where President Obama seems to contradict himself on the Benghazi attack. As the Benghazi investigation gets more attention and focus, CBS is once again adding to the Benghazi timeline.
In the interview, according to the latest portions, Obama would not say whether he thought the attack was terrorism. Yet he would later emphasize at a presidential debate that in the Rose Garden the same day, he had declared the attack an act of terror.
That moment was one of the most intense exchanges in the second presidential debate. Romney was on the offensive on what some believe was a serious vulnerability of Obama -- the handling of the Benghazi attack and what he called it from the beginning.
The town hall questioner asked, "Who was it that denied enhanced security and why?"
Obama did not provide a direct answer, but said: "When I say that we are going to find out exactly what happened, everybody will be held accountable, and I am ultimately responsible for what's taking place there, because these are my folks, and I'm the one who has to greet those coffins when they come home, you know that I mean what I say."
Romney pounced, saying, "There were many days that passed before we knew whether this was a spontaneous demonstration or actually whether it was a terrorist attack. And there was no demonstration involved. It was a terrorist attack, and it took a long time for that to be told to the American people."
On rebuttal, Obama seemed rehearsed, but indignant. "The day after the attack, Governor, I stood in the Rose Garden, and I told the American people and the world that we are going to find out exactly what happened, that this was an act of terror... And the suggestion that anybody in my team, whether the secretary of state, our U.N. ambassador, anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, Governor, is offensive. That's not what we do. That's not what I do as president. That's not what I do as commander in chief."
Governor Romney walked forward and started questioning ...
ROMNEY: You said in the Rose Garden the day after the attack it was an act of terror. It was not a spontaneous demonstration.
OBAMA: Please proceed.
ROMNEY: Is that what you're saying?
OBAMA: Please proceed, Governor.
ROMNEY: I want to make sure we get that for the record, because it took the president 14 days before he called the attack in Benghazi an act of terror.
OBAMA: Get the transcript.
CROWLEY: It -- he did in fact, sir. So let me -- let me call it an act of terrorism -- (inaudible) --
OBAMA: Can you say that a little louder, Candy? (Laughter, applause.)
CROWLEY: He did call it an act of terror. It did as well take -- it did as well take two weeks or so for the whole idea of there being a riot out there about this tape to come out. You are correct about that.
ROMNEY: This -- the administration -- the administration -- (applause) -- indicated that this was a -- a reaction to a -- to a video and was a spontaneous reaction.
CROWLEY: They did.
ROMNEY: It took them a long time to say this was a terrorist act by a terrorist group and -- and to suggest -- am I incorrect in that regard? On Sunday the -- your -- your secretary or --
Obama -- who had clearly won the moment (largely thanks to Candy Crowley) -- clearly wanted to move on from that victorious moment -- and quickly.
OBAMA: Candy --
ROMNEY: Excuse me. The ambassador to the United Nations went on the Sunday television shows and -- and spoke about how this was a spontaneous reaction.
OBAMA: Candy, I'm -- I'm happy to --
CROWLEY: President, let me -- I --
OBAMA: I'm happy to have a longer conversation about foreign policy.
CROWLEY: I know you -- absolutely. But I want -- I want to move you on.
OBAMA: OK, I'm happy to do that too.
CROWLEY: And also, people can go to the transcripts and --
OBAMA:I just want to make sure that --
CROWLEY: -- figure out what was said and when.
OBAMA:-- you know, all these wonderful folks are going to have a chance to get some -- their questions answered.
Now, we may know why. Soon after that debate exchange, CBS released a previously unseen clip of an interview "60 Minutes'" Steve Kroft did with Obama on Sept. 12 -- the day after the Benghazi attack.
The clip added to the previous tape that had been released and seemed to back up Obama's claim that he was referring to the Benghazi attack as a terrorist act in the Rose Garden on Sept. 12. Here's what CBS put out Oct. 19, five weeks after the attack.
KROFT: But there are reports that they were very heavily armed with grenades, that doesn’t sound like your normal demonstration.
OBAMA: As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened, I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But your right that this is not a situation that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt. And my suspicion is there are folks involved in this. Who were looking to target Americans from the start. So we’re gonna make sure that our first priority is to get our folks out safe, make sure our embassies are secured around the world and then we are going to go after those folks who carried this out."
After the second debate back and forth, this seemed to back up the president's stance. The only problem? Kroft started his question with "but."
I always thought, it seems that he's following up on a question -- I wonder if there was a question before that question?
This week, we got the CIA timeline of events in which they detail all of the response of the CIA and what they put up the chain of command in the minutes and hours after the attack began. Of all the details of the specific times the CIA contractors respond to the fight, I found this one most interesting:
"1:15 a.m.: CIA reinforcements arrive on a 45-minute flight from Tripoli in a plane they've hastily chartered. The Tripoli team includes four GRS security officers, a CIA case officer and two U.S. military personnel who are on loan to the agency. They don't leave Benghazi airport until 4:30. The delay is caused by negotiations with Libyan authorities over permission to leave the airport, obtaining vehicles, and the need to frame a clear mission plan. The first idea is to go to a Benghazi hospital to recover Stevens, who they correctly suspect is already dead. But the hospital is surrounded by the Al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Shariah militia that mounted the consulate attack."
So the U.S. Ambassador to Libya is at the Benghazi hospital and suspected dead. The CIA contractors know that, but they can't get there because the hospital is surrounded by the Al Qaeda-linked group Ansar al Shariah, the "militia that mounted the consulate attack."
This goes up the chain communication at 1:15 a.m. on Sept. 12. The White House, the Situation Room, and all of those paying attention to intel channels know that the guys on the ground have determined the group that's behind this. It's the Al Qaeda-linked militia that are still fighting and have the hospital surrounded.
About 12 hours later -- before heading to Las Vegas for a campaign event -- Obama sits down for that "60 Minutes" interview with Steve Kroft.
And Sunday night, 54 days after the attack and almost two weeks after putting out the first additional clip that appeared to back up the president after the second debate, CBS without fanfare posted the rest of the Benghazi question online -- the question before the question.
KROFT: Mr. President, this morning you went out of your way to avoid the use of the word terrorism in connection with the Libya Attack, do you believe that this was a terrorism attack?
OBAMA: Well it’s too early to tell exactly how this came about, what group was involved, but obviously it was an attack on Americans. And we are going to be working with the Libyan government to make sure that we bring these folks to justice, one way or the other.
KROFT: It’s been described as a mob action, but there are reports that they were very heavily armed with grenades, that doesn’t sound like your normal demonstration.
OBAMA: As I said, we’re still investigating exactly what happened, I don’t want to jump the gun on this. But your right that this is not a situation that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt. And my suspicion is there are folks involved in this. Who were looking to target Americans from the start. So we’re gonna make sure that our first priority is to get our folks out safe, make sure our embassies are secured around the world and then we are going to go after those folks who carried this out.
KROFT: There have been reports, obviously this isn’t the first time…there have been attacks on the consulate before. There was an attack against the British ambassador. Do you…this occurred on Sept. 11. Can you tell me why the ambassador was in Benghazi yesterday? Was it to evaluate security at the consulate?
OBAMA: Well keep in mind Chris Stevens is somebody that was one of the first Americans on the ground when we were in the process of saving Benghazi and providing the opportunity for Libyans to create their own democracy. So this is somebody who had been courageous, had been on the ground, had helped to advise me and Secretary Clinton when we were taking our actions against Muammar Qaddafi. And is somebody who is very familiar with the train. He was doing the work that he does as a diplomat helping to shape our policies in the region at a time when things are still fairly fragile. But I think it’s important to note that we have a Libyan government in place that is fully cooperative, that sees the United States as a friend that recognizes we played an important role in liberating Libya and providing the Libyan people an opportunity to forge their own destiny. And in fact we had Libyans who helped protect our diplomats when they were under attack. But this is a country that is still rebuilding in the aftermath of Qaddafi. They don’t necessarily always have the same capabilities that countries with more established governments might have in helping to provide protection to our folks. But beyond that, what I want to do is make sure that we know exactly what happened, how it happened, who perpetrated this action, then we’ll act accordingly."
Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine cruised within 200 miles of the East Coast
It was the first time that class of Russian submarine had been detected near a U.S. coast. One defense official said the submarine was believed to have been conducting anti-submarine warfare efforts against U.S. ballistic and cruise missile submarines based at Kings Bay, Georgia. Officials also said that a Russian electronic intelligence-gathering vessel was granted safe harbor in the commercial port of Jacksonville, Fla., within listening range of Kings Bay. The Russian AGI ship, or Auxiliary-General Intelligence, was allowed to stay in the port to avoid the superstorm that battered the U.S. East Coast last week. The submarine deployment followed stepped-up Russian nuclear bomber activity near U.S. borders last summer, including the transit of two Bear-H strategic bombers near the Alaska air defense zone during Russian strategic bomber war games in arctic in late June. Then on July 4, in an apparent Fourth of July political message, a Russian Bear-H flew the closest to the U.S. West Coast that a Russian strategic bomber had flown since the Cold War when such flights were routine.
Romney internal polls put him UP in OH, TIED in PA and WI...
Romney internal polls put him UP in OH, TIED in PA and WI...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228359/Romney-campaign-internal-polling-puts-Republican-nominee-point-ahead-Ohio.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Sunday, November 4, 2012
AMERICA’S ‘MISERABLE’ YOUTH
Considering the fact that youth unemployment is currently 17.4 percent, average graduating student debt is $26,300, and national debt per capita is $46,900, according to a recent study put out by the Young America’s Foundation (YAF) called the Youth Misery Index (YMI), it’s no wonder that America’s youth appears to be nervous, angry and scared.
“Thanks to big government and the Obama administration, young people are miserable,” a spokesman for the YAF stated.
Ron Meyer joins Fox and Friends to discuss Young America's Foundation's Youth Misery Index. Ron points out the negative effect Big Government is having on youth unemployment, average graduating college debt, and the national debt.
REV. WRIGHT’S ‘AUDACITY TO HOPE’ SERMON EXTOLLING MALCOLM X & CONDEMNING CHICAGO AS CITY THAT ‘HATES BLACKS’ — THE HOMILY OBAMA SAID BROUGHT HIM TO CHRIST
Cf. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/first-ever-video-of-rev-wrights-audacity-to-hope-sermon-extolling-malcolm-x-condemning-chicago-as-city-that-hates-blacks-the-homily-obama-said-brought-him-to-christ/
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Security officials on the ground in Libya challenge CIA account
The British and the Turks were ready to help as well; security officials on the ground in Libya challenge CIA account.
World History: Turkey
Were the U.S. and Turkey founded along similar lines? Are these Republics the same, and founded as secular nations respectful of all religions?
"We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values."
Obama, Apr. 6, 2009
Obama told reporters in Turkey that America is not defined by any one religion. Ive said before that one of the great strengths of the United States is, although, as I mentioned we have a very large Christian population. We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation or a Jewish nation or a Muslim nation. We consider ourselves a nation of citizens who are bound by ideals and a set of values.
Turkey rejects US led Sanctions on Iran
Both nations are Muslim majority nations while Turkey purchases about 30% of its oil from Iran.
Jan 13, 2012
President John F. Kennedy's message to Turkey, on the 25th anniversary of Ataturk's death
Remarks on the 25th anniversary of the death of Kemal Atatürk, 4 November 1963
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKWHA-237-001.aspx
What are the difference between President Kennedy's remarks about Ataturk and Turkey and Obama's statements?
Description: Audio recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the 25th anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Turkish writer and first President of the modern Republic of Turkey. In his speech President Kennedy compliments Atatürk’s leadership, describes the United States’ historical relationship with Turkey, and characterizes the Turkey’s independence as an example of national self-reliance.
I am honoured to join in commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death
of Kemal Ataturk. The name of Ataturk brings to mind the historic
accomplishments of one of the great man of this century, his inspired
leadership of the Turkish People, his perceptive understanding of the
modern world and his boldness as a military leader.
It is to the credit of Ataturk and the Turkish People that a free Turkey
grew out of a collapsing empire and that the new Turkey has proudly
proclaimed and maintained its independence ever since. Certainly there is no
more successful example of national self reliance then the birth of the
Turkish republic and the profound changes initiated since then by Turkey
and Ataturk.
Ataturk was deeply interested in the friendly relations that have
traditionally existed between Turkey and the United States. He noted our
democratic governments and once said, prophetically, ' We are friends now
and we will be much closer friends in the future '.
Our present close alliance can be traced to the firm base prepared by
Ataturk for free government in an independent Turkey. I am proud that
United States can be a partner in this alliance linking us to the country of
Ataturk and to the ideals which Ataturk helped establish in Turkey and
the World.
I salute this great man on the anniversary of his death.
John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy's message to Turkey President Cemal Gursel and The Turkish People on the Anniversary of the Death of Kemal Ataturk, November 10, 1963
John F Kennedy, US President, His speech to the Turkish People on the occasion of 25th Anniversary of the Death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and the 40th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
Comments from Roosevelt, Kennedy, Hemingway and Churchill about Ataturk and the Turkish Republic!
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