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Friday, January 10, 2014
Regime Admits Islamists of Al Qaeda Behind Benghazi
For the first-time ever today, the U.S. State Department identified specific Islamisterrorist groups behind the deadly attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya on September 11, 2012.
The official announcement comes one day before the 16-month anniversary of the eight-hour assault that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens, information specialist Sean Smith and Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. It also further exposes as false the Obama administration’s “cover story” that the terror attacks were a spontaneous response to an obscure anti-Muslim video.
Here’s an excerpt from today’s statement:
"Ansar al-Shari'a in Benghazi and Ansar al-Shari'a in Darnah have been involved in terrorist attacks against civilian targets, frequent assassinations, and attempted assassinations of security officials and political actors in eastern Libya, and the September 11, 2012 attacks against the U.S. Special Mission and Annex in Benghazi, Libya."
What may be even worse is that the State Department also says, "Members of both organizations continue to pose a threat to U.S. interests in Libya." So, not only is no one in custody 16 months after the murderous assault, but those same terrorists STILL “pose a threat.”
The State Department identified two of those terrorists in their announcement today. According to FOX News, one of them “has historic ties to the Al Qaeda network” and even trained under Osama bin Laden.
92 Million Americans Not in the Labor Force
People Not In Labor Force Soar To Record 91.8 Million; Participation Rate Plunges To 1978 Levels
Zerohedge
EXCLUSIVE–REP BRIDENSTINE: OBAMA’S POLITICS OF WAR CANNOT CONTINUE IN AFGHANISTAN
As a Navy pilot who flew combat missions in Afghanistan (2002) and Iraq (2003) and now as a Member of Congress, I cannot react to the news of Al Qaeda in Iraq’s resurgence in Fallujah and Ramadi with anything but frustration and anger.
Frustration – because so much American blood was spilled wresting these cities from insurgents. Anger – because the Obama Administration put ideology and politics above the national interest. Our policy in Afghanistan must be more responsible than our policy in Iraq.
Religious Less Sick Than Others
Religious people take fewer sick days and are less anxious because spirituality 'offers a buffer against the strains of modern life'
People who are religious are less likely to be stressed at work
They are also less likely to be depressed or exhausted
They are more likely to feel that their life has meaning
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2536433/Religious-people-fewer-sick-days-anxious-spirituality-offers-buffer-against-strains-modern-life.html#ixzz2q0G9AgCs
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Thursday, January 9, 2014
Al Qaeda controls more territory than ever in Middle East
(CNN) -- From around Aleppo in western Syria to small areas of Falluja in central Iraq, al Qaeda now controls territory that stretches more than 400 miles across the heart of the Middle East, according to English and Arab language news accounts as well as accounts on jihadist websites.
Indeed, al Qaeda appears to control more territory in the Arab world than it has done at any time in its history.
74% of U.S. Afghan Casualties Came After Obama Ordered Troops Increased - See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/74-us-afghan-casualties-came-after-obama-ordered-troops-increased#sthash.KenFdssq.dpuf
74% of U.S. Afghan Casualties Came After Obama Ordered Troops Increased
- See more at: http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/ali-meyer/74-us-afghan-casualties-came-after-obama-ordered-troops-increased#sthash.KenFdssq.dpuf
Congress Is Now Mostly A Millionaires’ Club
For the first time, more than half of congressional lawmakers are worth at least $1 million
Read more: For the First Time, the Majority of Congress Are Millionaires | TIME.com http://swampland.time.com/2014/01/09/congress-is-now-mostly-a-millionaires-club/#ixzz2pwVq6Oop
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
That’s rich: Poverty level under Obama breaks 50-year record
The Washington Times
Although the president often rails against income inequality in America, his policies have had little impact overall on poverty. A record 47 million Americans receive food stamps, about 13 million more than when he took office.
Fifty years after President Johnson started a $20 trillion taxpayer-funded war on poverty, the overall percentage of impoverished people in the U.S. has declined only slightly and the poor have lost ground under Obama.
Although the president often rails against income inequality in America, his policies have had little impact overall on poverty. A record 47 million Americans receive food stamps, about 13 million more than when he took office.
Read more: http://p.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/7/obamas-rhetoric-on-fighting-poverty-doesnt-match-h/#ixzz2ppDL4Alq
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Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Gates on Billary: Thumbs down on Iraq
In a new memoir of his time as secretary of defense in the Obama administration, Gates writes: “Hillary told the president that her opposition to the [2007] surge in Iraq had been political because she was facing him in the Iowa primary. . . . The president conceded vaguely that opposition to the Iraq surge had been political. To hear the two of them making these admissions, and in front of me, was as surprising as it was dismaying.”
Robert Gates, former defense secretary, offers harsh critique of Obama’s leadership in ‘Duty’
In a new memoir, former defense secretary Robert Gates unleashes harsh judgments about President Obama’s leadership and his commitment to the Afghanistan war, writing that by early 2010 he had concluded the president “doesn’t believe in his own strategy, and doesn’t consider the war to be his. For him, it’s all about getting out.”
Washington Post
Washington Post
Monday, January 6, 2014
People sign Petition to Support Obama's Choice of Karl Marx in the White House
http://youtu.be/O0azojPPRhw
Power Vacuum in Middle East Lifts Militants
This is the result of Obama's failed Middle Eastern outreach policies.
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Saturday, January 4, 2014
Al Qaeda Takes Fallujah, Again
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- Obama administration pushes to strengthen background checks on mentally ill gun buyers
Friday, January 3, 2014
Americans Sabotage F-35s with Chinese Junk Parts
Exclusive: U.S. waived laws to keep F-35 on track with China-made parts
By John Shiffman and Andrea Shalal-Esa | Reuters
Thursday, January 2, 2014
ANTI-COMMUNIST ICON BLASTS OBAMA ON ‘FAILED’ MORAL LEADERSHIP: ‘IT’S A DANGEROUS SITUATION’
ANTI-COMMUNIST ICON BLASTS OBAMA ON ‘FAILED’ MORAL LEADERSHIP: ‘IT’S A DANGEROUS SITUATION’
Theblaze.com
American Taxpayers Redistribute Wealth for Fiat in Italy
At the beginning of 2014, Detroit may be bankrupt, but they’re cheering the five-year-old U.S. auto bailout in Italy. That’s because after being the beneficiary of billions in U.S. taxpayer largesse, Fiat, the leading Italian auto company, is going to buy its final stake in Chrysler from that other big bailout recipient, the United Auto Workers (UAW).
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Openmarket.com
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Obamacare mandate takes effect; court’s move on contraception clouds milestone
Obamacare’s authors included the annual penalty to ensure enough healthy Americans enter the market and pay premiums to offset the costs incurred by those with pre-existing conditions who no longer can be denied insurance coverage.
Washington Times
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 30, 2013
Ian Hunter: Mick Ralphs talks Mott The Hoople, Bowie and blouses
I'd sung Ready For Love in Mott already because Ian [Hunter], bless him, said, 'I love those songs but they don't suit my voice,' which I completely understand.
"With the Mott thing, it took four years from 2009 to 2013 to get them to do it again. Me and Ian wanted to do more, but at the time the other guys weren't sure. So whether we do anything after this I've no idea. I've never had a plan - it was just to try and get with the people you like to play with, and try to do the best you can. So I've really no idea what's going to happen next year, whether there's going to be more Mott or more Bad Company. But I'm sure my blues band will still be filling in the gaps!"
Musicradar
"With the Mott thing, it took four years from 2009 to 2013 to get them to do it again. Me and Ian wanted to do more, but at the time the other guys weren't sure. So whether we do anything after this I've no idea. I've never had a plan - it was just to try and get with the people you like to play with, and try to do the best you can. So I've really no idea what's going to happen next year, whether there's going to be more Mott or more Bad Company. But I'm sure my blues band will still be filling in the gaps!"
Musicradar
Natural Ways to Reduce Antibiotic Side Effects
Natural Ways to Reduce Antibiotic Side Effects
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ISLAMIST FRENCH SOCCER PLAYER GIVES NAZI SALUTE AFTER GOAL. PART OF HIS DEFENSE? OBAMA DID IT, TOO.
ISLAMIST FRENCH SOCCER PLAYER GIVES NAZI-LIKE SALUTE AFTER GOAL. PART OF HIS DEFENSE? OBAMA DID IT, TOO. The Blaze
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Friday, December 27, 2013
Judge Rules Violating 4th Amendment Legal
NEW YORK — Citing the Sept. 11 attacks, a federal judge on Friday found that the National Security Agency's bulk collection of millions of Americans' telephone records is legal, a valuable part of the nation's arsenal to counter the threat of terrorism and "only works because it collects everything."
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2013/12/nsa-phone-surveillance-ruling-101569.html#ixzz2okWnEjc0
Why China is stepping up its presence in Detroit auto industry
Detroit auto know-how, as well as the city's cheap real estate, is a draw to Chinese investment. The amount is relatively modest, and Chinese companies aren't talking yet about making cars here. But that could change.
Christian Science Monit
Little Boy Marine
Here a little boy receives the American flag from a Marine during the funeral of his young Marine Dad. The boy is Christian Golczynski, he was 7 when his dad was killed in Afghanistan, now he's 16, and he spends his Christmastime giving presents to children like him who lost their dads serving our country.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Becky Kelly, Where's the Line to See Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=OExXItDyWEY&vq=medium
Chinese Brag Bomber Can Nuke U.S. Military Bases
http://www.infowars.com/new-bomber-can-nuke-us-military-bases-brags-chinese-state-media/
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Consumer Groups Fight $5 ‘Obama Phone’ Fee In Georgia
Consumer Groups Fight $5 ‘Obama Phone’ Fee In Georgia
Saturday, December 21, 2013
Inside the 9/11 Coverup
http://nypost.com/2013/12/15/inside-the-saudi-911-coverup/
It was kept secret and remains so today.
President Bush inexplicably censored 28 full pages of the 800-page report. Text isn’t just blacked-out here and there in this critical-yet-missing middle section. The pages are completely blank, except for dotted lines where an estimated 7,200 words once stood (this story by comparison is about 1,000 words).
Friday, December 20, 2013
Merkel compared NSA to Stasi in heated encounter with Obama
German chancellor furious after revelations US intelligence agency listened in on her personal mobile phone
OH Bill Would Require Parents to Undergo State Investigation Before Homeschooling
"SB 248 turns fundamental American values upside down…This law replaces parents with unqualified social workers to make educational decisions for children."
Paglia: Duck Dynasty uproar ‘utterly fascist, utterly Stalinist’
Paglia: Duck Dynasty uproar ‘utterly fascist, utterly Stalinist’
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2013/12/19/paglia-duck-dynasty-uproar-utterly-fascist-utterly-stalinist/#ixzz2o1Q4lmao
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Record High in U.S. Say Big Government Greatest Threat
Now 72% say it is greater threat than big business or big labor
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2013/12/vatican-chief-justice-obama-administrations-treatment-of-religious-freedom-contradicts-americas-foun.html
VATICAN CHIEF JUSTICE: OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM CONTRADICTS AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
D.C. far outpaces nation in personal earnings
The District’s total personal income in 2012 was $47.28 billion, or $74,733 for each of its 632,323 residents, according to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s Economic and Revenue Trends report for November.
China to launch moon rock-collecting probe in 2017
China said Monday it was on track to launch a fifth lunar probe with the aim of bringing back lunar soil and rock samples following the successful moon landing of a space probe.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules • Dragnet 'likely' in breach of fourth amendment • Judge describes scope of program as 'Orwellian' • Ruling relates to collection of Americans' metadata • Read the full ruling here
NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules
• Dragnet 'likely' in breach of fourth amendment
• Judge describes scope of program as 'Orwellian'
• Ruling relates to collection of Americans' metadata
• Read the full ruling here
NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules • Dragnet 'likely' in breach of fourth amendment • Judge describes scope of program as 'Orwellian' • Ruling relates to collection of Americans' metadata • Read the full ruling here
NSA phone surveillance program likely unconstitutional, federal judge rules
• Dragnet 'likely' in breach of fourth amendment
• Judge describes scope of program as 'Orwellian'
• Ruling relates to collection of Americans' metadata
• Read the full ruling here
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Climate Change: Earth was warmer in Roman, Medieval times
The Broad View of Holocene Climate from the Swedish Scandes
Volume 16, Number 50: 11 December 2013
A Swedish study found that the planet was warmer in ancient Roman times and the Middle Ages than today, challenging the mainstream idea that man-made greenhouse gas emissions are the main drivers of global warming.
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Anne-Marie Waters | Islam Is Not A Peaceful Religion | Oxford Union
Anne-Marie Waters gives her argument against Islam being a peaceful religion.
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Anne-Marie Waters, council member of the National Secular Society, begins the case for the opposition by denying that she and her fellow opposition speakers cause fear of Islam and blames instead "the actions of Islam itself".
She lists "9/11, 7/7, Mali, Somalia, gender discrimination, forced marriages, polygamy, amputation", and many more. To the opposition's claim that these acts belong to an "extreme fringe" which has misunderstood the words of the Qur'an, she described the executions for blasphemy and apostasy in Saudi Arabia, and asks "has there ever been a more spectacular misunderstanding?"
Waters concludes by arguing that it is the moderate Muslims who must "dance around meanings" and "stretch interpretations" when confronted with the fundamentally violent ideology of the Qur'an.
MOTION: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE.
Yes's: 286
No's: 168
Filmed on 28/02/2013
ABOUT ANNE-MARIE WATERS:
ANNE-MARIE WATERS is a council member of the National Secular Society and a spokesperson for the One Law For All campaign, which argues Sharia law is incompatible with Western liberalism. She is a prominent journalist and campaigner, and is a member of the Labour Party.
ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY:
The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.
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FOLLOW Anne-Marie Waters on twitter @ https://twitter.com/AMDWaters
Facebook @ http://fb.me/theoxfordunion
Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/OxfordUnion
Oxford Union Website @ http://www.oxford-union.org/
Anne-Marie Waters, council member of the National Secular Society, begins the case for the opposition by denying that she and her fellow opposition speakers cause fear of Islam and blames instead "the actions of Islam itself".
She lists "9/11, 7/7, Mali, Somalia, gender discrimination, forced marriages, polygamy, amputation", and many more. To the opposition's claim that these acts belong to an "extreme fringe" which has misunderstood the words of the Qur'an, she described the executions for blasphemy and apostasy in Saudi Arabia, and asks "has there ever been a more spectacular misunderstanding?"
Waters concludes by arguing that it is the moderate Muslims who must "dance around meanings" and "stretch interpretations" when confronted with the fundamentally violent ideology of the Qur'an.
MOTION: THIS HOUSE BELIEVES ISLAM IS A RELIGION OF PEACE.
Yes's: 286
No's: 168
Filmed on 28/02/2013
ABOUT ANNE-MARIE WATERS:
ANNE-MARIE WATERS is a council member of the National Secular Society and a spokesperson for the One Law For All campaign, which argues Sharia law is incompatible with Western liberalism. She is a prominent journalist and campaigner, and is a member of the Labour Party.
ABOUT THE OXFORD UNION SOCIETY:
The Union is the world's most prestigious debating society, with an unparalleled reputation for bringing international guests and speakers to Oxford. It has been established for 189 years, aiming to promote debate and discussion not just in Oxford University, but across the globe.
Puerto Rico Dependent Welfare Territory
People in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico may not be grappling with the botched Obamacare website rollout, but the program could spell disaster for the island, which is facing a financial crisis and where half the population already is dependent on free health care.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Thank your parents if you're smart: Up to 40% of a child's intelligence is inherited, researchers claim
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2293861/Thank-parents-youre-smart-Up-40-childs-intelligence-inherited-researchers-claim.html
Farm Subsidy for Farrakhan City Dwellers
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/12/09/new-report-outlines-complicated-web-of-farm-subsidy-spending-including-thousands-to-a-louis-farrakhan-associated-group/
George Washington quote
George Washington’s aphorism that “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”
Ian Hunter Interview in Classic Rock Magazine
Classic Rock interview with Ian re. reunion shows
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/feat ... bout-mott/
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Obama Shakes Raúl Castro's Hand
For those who believe in human rights and liberty, the sight of our president bounding up some stairs to energetically shake hands with Raul Castro, dictator of Cuba, was more than a little unsettling -- regardless of the circumstance. But that's what President Obama seemed to go out of his way to do at Nelson Mandela's memorial service Tuesday. Although Castro has imprisoned American Alan Gross for four years now, CNN alternately applauded and made excuses for the handshake.
Monday, December 9, 2013
Mott The Hoople, "Golden Age of Radio", Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson's Dreamville website - he's posted a video of his song, "Golden Age of Radio", which name checks Mott the Hoople - in the video are a couple of shots of our lads. By the way the album the song is on, Fancy Planets.
Re: The Be Bop Deluxe connection
Here's a link for RTM.
http://www.billnelson.com/html/park/cin ... n-days.php
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More Americans on Disability Than People in Greece
The total number of people in the United States now receiving federal disability benefits hit a record 10,982,920 in November, up from the previous record of 10,978,040 set in May, according to newly released data from the Social Security Administration.
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