Scientists meet to dispute global warming theory

The Rise of the American Patriot

Tracking Obama's Popularity: Or, Decline

Obama: Surge Succeeded, Talk with Taliban, Defeated in Afghanistan

Obama admitted in an interview published in the New York Times that the United States was opening a door to a reconciliation process in which the American military would reach out to moderate elements of the Taliban, much as it did with Sunni militias in Iraq. Obama is mirroring the successful surge strategy of Petraeus in Iraq.

Was that an admission that the surge worked?

Without stating it so baldly that is what it is.

Asked if the United States was winning in Afghanistan, a war he effectively adopted as his own last month by ordering an additional 17,000 troops sent there, Obama replied flatly, “No.”

Jefferson Quote

“This is the tendency of all human governments. A departure from principle becomes a precedent for a second; that second for a third; and so on, till the bulk of society is reduced to mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering... And the fore horse of this frightful team is public debt. Taxation follows that, and in it's train wretchedness and oppression."


~ Thomas Jefferson

Obama Just Plain Rude to Britain. Don't Call Us in the Future

An administration prepared for the world should be able to translate words correctly; the gaffes while dealing with the world are getting embarrassing to America.

Has Obama Buried Reagan? Daniel Henninger

Obama's Indonesian Snack

In Obama's childhood home, a snack in his honor is not settling all that well with people.

Deception at Core of Obama Plans, Charles Krauthammer

Beck on Graphic Inflation

Obama Destroying America: Cramer

More Obama Cronies Who Steal

Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board, asked to help solve the nation's financial crisis, includes a union executive who took the Fifth in a federal probe, a billionaire whose failed bank pioneered the subprime mortgage market, and deep-pocket donors who gave or gathered nearly $1.2 million for the president's campaign.

In all, 11 of the 16 board members donated or raised money for Democrats in the last election, according to a Washington Times review of campaign finance records. They include the president and chief operating officer of the American arm of UBS Investment Bank, the Swiss-based bank now at the center of a widening tax evasion probe by the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.

The board is headed by former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, whose only political contribution last year was $2,300 to Mr. Obama.

"It is distressing to see the president turning to his heavy finance hitters as consultants," said Craig Holman, legislative director for Public Citizen, a nonpartisan watchdog group that tracks political fundraising and its influence on government policy.

One board member, Richard L. Trumka, secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO, surfaced during a Clinton-era federal investigation into a money-laundering scheme involving the Democratic Party and Teamster's President Ron Carey. Court documents and a congressional report claimed that Mr. Trumka helped divert $150,000 in union funds to Mr. Carey's 1996 re-election campaign through a liberal consumer-advocacy group known as Citizen Action.

China's Military Expansion

Clueless

50,000 Rally in NYC

An estimated crowd of 50,000 rallied today a New York City Hall. Taxpayers are tired of the recession and they are furious with budget cuts.

In New York it may be time to roll out the goon squads. People care for their country and their future.

Fed Secrecy

The Fed refused yesterday to disclose the names of the borrowers and the loans, alleging that it would cast “a stigma” on recipients of more than $1.9 trillion of emergency credit from U.S. taxpayers and the assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.

Maybe.

Fed secrecy was the focus of a Senate Banking Committee hearing today in which the panel’s top two members said the central bank’s reluctance to identify companies benefiting from the American International Group Inc. bailout risks undermining public confidence in the government.

The public lacks confidence in the government; where the taxpayer's money is going should not be a secret.

Anti-Obama? Kids: Tattle On Your Parents Here

For the youth today it is hard to understand parents who don't support Obama. This is common for many of the young people of this generation, just as the youth back during the civil rights era had parents who just didn't understand the racism like they saw it. Many of you are struggling with the fact that your parents just don't get it. They don't feel the same about Obama the way that you do. They still cling to their old ways of guns and bibles and greedy capitalism. You know better. You know that Obama, and the Democratic marjority, can run things better than those greedy corporations. You know that the best way to run an industry is to nationalize that industry.

That is why this thread has been created. For you, the future of our nation, to let us know who your parents are. Tell us the names of those who do not support Obama the way that you do. Let us know if your parents own guns, or wish ill will toward the government. Let us know before it is too late for you and too late for your country.

It is the patriotic thing to do. Let the government take care of this problem for you.

List your parents name here.

Did de Tocqueville Predict Today's Crisis?

Russian Scholar Says This is the End of America

Barry v. Dubya: The Military Speaks

Someone did a better job of editing this clip though I tried posting it before; more importantly, as the announcer noted at the end of Barry's speech the response was "tepid." Dubya had a bit better response but the viewers can judge for themselves who would be most likely to be supported by the troops when the chips are down.

More on China & Eminent Domain

The Epoch Times, a newspaper source founded by the Chinese dissident religious sect Falun Gong, and in some unclear fashion still connected to the group, reported that Chi Haotian, Minster of Defense and vice-chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, stated China's intentions in a 2005 speech. The original article by Haotian states "the only collateral we have left is land" in their search for living space. He goes on to say where the Chinese can get space.

"Would the United States allow us to go out to gain new living space? First, if the United States is firm in blocking us, it is hard for us to do anything significant to Taiwan and some other countries! Second, even if we could snatch some land from Taiwan, Vietnam, India, or even Japan, how much more living space can we get? Very trivial! Only countries like the United States, Canada and Australia have the vast land to serve our need for mass colonization."

The Chinese seek U.S. land for mass colonization.

Congress realized the possible eminent domain swap for Treasury bills. A Republican tried to insert an Amendment to the federal spending Bill to specifically prevent the use of Eminent Domain, but the Amendment was defeated. Congress knows what the administration is doing with China/Eminent Domain.

H.R. 1105 – Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009
Managers: McGovern / Sessions

Motion offered by Foxx

To make in order and provide the appropriate waivers for amendment #6, offered by Rep. Goodlatte (R-VA), which would prevent funds in the bill from being used to exercise the power of eminent domain to take private property from a private entity and give that property to another private entity, while exempting certain enumerated uses, such as highways, prisons, public utilities, and in cases of national emergencies or national disasters declared by the President.

Defeated 4 to 7*

Indian/Chinese Professionals Leave Land of Opportunity

Vivek Wadhwa, a professor in Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering, co-authored a study, in which researchers interviewed 1,200 highly educated Indian and Chinese professionals who returned to their countries after living in the United States. Most returned for better job prospects and pay.

Earmarks in the Stimulus

CNBC `Radical Agenda Greatest Wealth Destruction By a President'

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

CNBC's Jim Cramer: Obama's "radical agenda" is "the greatest wealth destruction I've seen by a president." Cramer is a staunch Democrat who supported John Corzine and has contributed $260,000 solely to Democratic campaigns.

Hope

Bloggers are collecting new photos from the election in November; this is one of them. I can hardly annotate it.

Ideological Hack Study

According to the Web Hacking Incidents Database, which is maintained by the Web Application Security Consortium (WASC), stealing money or data still may not be the biggest motivating factor for hackers, although attacks involving data thefts certainly have been on the rise in recent years.

Most of the Web-site defacements among the studied attacks "were of a political nature, targeting political parties, candidates and government departments, often with a very specific message related to a campaign," the report said. "Others [had] a cultural aspect, mainly Islamic hackers defacing Western Web sites."

An Italian blogger, Giorgio Maone, documented recent Islamic attacks targeting the U.S. and Israel for what it claimed as killing children and civilians.

Afpak Summary

The Swat Taliban violated the ceasefire with the Pakistani military twice on Sunday, prompting protests from the local government.

Sufi Mohammed is the spiritual leader of the outlawed Movement for the Implementation of Mohammad's Sharia Law.

“From the very beginning, I have viewed democracy as a system imposed on us by the infidels. Islam does not allow democracy or elections,” Sufi told Deutsche Presse-Agentur just days before the Malakand Accord was signed. “I believe the Taliban government formed a complete Islamic state, which was an ideal example for other Muslim countries."

On Sunday, a US airstrike killed eight in South Waziristan. The Predator airstrike targeted a Taliban compound in the Sararogha region, a stronghold of Baitullah Mehsud.

Recent attacks included:
• US airstrike in Pakistan's Kurram tribal agency kills 30
Feb. 16, 2009
• US Predator strike in South Waziristan kills 25
Feb. 14, 2009
• US strikes al Qaeda in North and South Waziristan
Jan. 23, 2009
• US hits South Waziristan in second strike
Jan. 2, 2009
• US kills four al Qaeda operatives in South Waziristan strike
Jan. 1, 2009

March 2, 2009:

Pakistan

A suicide bomber killed six in an attack in a madrassa in the Pishin district in Baluchistan. The Taliban attacked a police checkpoint in Peshawar and mortared a security forces outpost in North Waziristan. The Swat Taliban released a Frontier Corps officer and four of his men. Al Qaeda threatened to attack Saudi businesses and facilities in Pakistan.

Afghanistan

NATO may ask China for help with establishing a new supply route into Afghanistan. The UN said it would be nearly impossible to hold elections in April. An explosion that killed three Afghan children in Kandahar was caused by old munitions left by the Taliban and not Canadian troops.

March 1, 2009:

Pakistan

A US strike killed 8 people, including Arabs and Uzbeks, in South Waziristan. The Taliban killed four security personnel and 10 civilians, and captured two policemen in attacks in Mohmand, Khyber, and Arakzai. Seven Taliban were killed and 15 were captured in Kohat.

Afghanistan

The Taliban murdered a cleric in Spin Boldak in Kandahar province and wounded six Afghans in a suicide car bomb attack in Nangarhar province. President Karzai's call to move elections up to April sparked criticism from his political opposition. The Independent Election Commission and the US are pushing for a vote in August.

Obama Abandons Eastern Europe: Capitulates to Russia

Update

Obama plans to bow to Russia's desire to drop a missile shield plan for Eastern Europe. Since Iran's nuclear program is progressing full bore regardless of Obama's weakness in dealing with the Iranians he has little choice but to comply. Iran has remained belligerent and has not responded to Obama's "open hand" comment. Iran has asked for apologies for American actions and asked Hollywood to apologize for recent creative works. Ironically, I agree with the apology, except for different reasons. Iran was offended with recent Hollywood efforts such as "300" which portrayed the ancient Persians in a truthful, according to Thucydides, but negative light. The plans to deploy a missile base in Poland and radar in the Czech Republic has left Eastern Europe in the lurch since they have been among the West's biggest supporters. The new regime is abandoning them in favor of showing a weak hand before Russia since the missile shield has been viewed as a threat to its national security. Russia has played its energy card well and has already kow-towed the Europeans.

Hanson: Military Historian Update on Obama

Library of Congress on Crisis of Obama

The Obama File has been picked by the Library of Congress as it does to "historic collections of Internet materials related to the Presidential Transition during a Time of Crises." The reasoning is pregnant with meaning. Is the new regime seeking to cut the site down or is the Library independent of the White House and is seeking to document the constitutional crisis we are in. Time alone will tell.

Cash for New Urban Czar

Tocqueville Describes Obama's America

Anti-Catholic Obama Nominates Sebelius

Marx: Collapse of Capitalism Quote

“Owners of capital will stimulate the working class to buy more and more of expensive goods, houses and technology, pushing them to take more and more expensive credits, until their debt becomes unbearable. The unpaid debt will lead to bankruptcy of banks, which will have to be nationalized, and the State will have to take the road which will eventually lead to communism.”

Karl Marx, 1867, Das Kapital

World Tells America How to Wipe

I wish there was enough creativity in me to make these stories up but now the environmental lobby is telling Americans how to conduct their private business. Americans may well comply.

Iran Accesses Secret American Data

Tiversa, a company that monitors peer-to-peer file-sharing networks discovered what it said is a potentially serious security breach involving Marine One’s helicopter.

Engineering and communications information about Marine One was discovered at an IP address in Tehran, Iran.

Bob Boback, CEO of Tiversa, said, ”We found a file containing entire blueprints and avionics package for Marine One."

The company was able to trace the file back to its original source.

"What appears to be a defense contractor in Bethesda, MD had a file sharing program on one of their systems that also contained highly sensitive blueprints for Marine One," Boback said.

Tiversa also found sensitive financial information about the cost of the helicopter on that same computer.

Boback said someone from the company most likely downloaded a file-sharing program, typically used to exchange music, not realizing the potential problems.

"When downloading one of these file-sharing programs, you are effectively allowing others around the world to access your hard drive," Boback said.

Iran is not the only country that appears to be accessing this type of information through file-sharing programs.

“We've noticed it out of Pakistan, Yemen, Qatar, and China. They are actively searching for information that is disclosed in this fashion because it is a great source of intelligence,” Boback said.

Obama Hate Speech

"I know they're gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is this: So am I."

Obama Anti-Conscience

Obama is poised to rescind a policy that protects the conscience rights of American health care workers.

The policy protects health care workers from being forced to perform and provide controversial services that conflict with their personal, moral and religious beliefs. Without the policy, doctors, nurses and others could be forced to participate in abortions or to dispense the abortifacient morning after pill, even if to do so would violate their core beliefs.

Father Thomas J. Euteneuer, president of Human Life International (HLI), today lambasted Obama for his decision to reverse the Bush administration policy.

"Any pretense of 'moderation' on life issues was long ago dispensed with," said Fr. Euteneuer. "With the rescinding of the Mexico City Policy, the appointment of dozens of radical anti-life cabinet members and staff, the enormous increase in funding for contraception and irresponsible sex advocacy, and now these grave insults to human life and dignity … one shudders to think what could be next."

"It's as if the president and Congress are trying to outdo each other for the dishonor of who can forward the most extreme anti-life agenda," said Father Euteneuer.

"Like everyone who believes in human dignity, I am tired of these cowards in Congress trying to sneak these destructive, anti-life measures into bills that are supposed to be helping our country emerge from this recession," said Fr. Euteneuer. "And I'm tired of President Obama's 'Choice for me, but not for thee' hypocrisy. His audacity is not of hope, but of the destruction of freedom and human life."

Tea Party Rallies Held Over the Weekend

Tea parties were held over the weekend, one of the largest was in St. Louis, to object to the Stimulus, bailouts, and greater government control. The regime is no doubt watching closely for signs of trouble. I would suspect that if this move catches steam the regime will clamp down on trouble makers and it will start to move against free speech.

The inevitable result of not reading and disclosing laws before they are passed is tyranny.

Intelligence Head Has Not Only Bin Laden Ties, but Chinese Oil & Government Interests at Heart

Graphic source: China National Offshore Oil Corporation

Obama's nominee for a top intelligence post, the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC), sits on the board of a major oil company owned by the Chinese government that is widely seen as conducting business deals meant to expand China's influence worldwide.

Charles "Chas" Freeman, the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the first Gulf War, is on the board of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation, or CNOOC, which in 2005 tried to purchase the ninth largest oil firm in the U.S. while he was a member. The merger was halted following bipartisan congressional opposition amid fears the deal would harm American national security interests.

The Chinese oil firm also has been accused of multiple human rights violations.

Freeman has served on the board of CNOOC since 2004. He also founded a pro-China organization, the U.S.-China Policy Foundation, which seeks to promote U.S.-China relations.

75% of CNOOC, the third largest Chinese oil company, are owned by the government of the People's Republic of China.

In 2005, CNOOC made a staggering, all-cash $18.5 billion offer to buy the American oil company Unocal. Immediately, lawmakers and many policy experts, including a broad array of Democrats and Republicans in Congress, mounted a major opposition campaign to the bid, urging the Bush administration to have the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. determine how the deal would affect national security.

Alan Tonelson, a research fellow with the U.S. Business and Industry Council, told reporters in 2005. "It's also part of a Chinese campaign to move, again, very aggressively into the American economy."

"The acquisition would significantly help China achieve its goal of dominating the entire (Asian) region," John J. Tkacik Jr. wrote in a 2005 article in Capitalism Magazine.

Arakan Oil Watch, a human rights organization, issued a report accusing CNOOC last October of human rights abuses and land theft in an oil prospecting venture in Burma.

As previously noted, Freeman also has Saudi Arabian and bin Laden family ties.

Quote: Montaigne

Consider a quote from Montaigne's dear friend Etienne de la Boetie:

More than 400 years ago, the philosopher Etienne de la Boetie wrote of this phenomenon in his Discourse on Voluntary Servitude. Speaking of Rome in the time of emperors, he said:

Tyrants would distribute largess, a bushel of wheat, a gallon of wine, and a sesterce: and then everybody would shamelessly cry, “Long live the King!” The fools did not realize that they were merely recovering a portion of their own property, and that their ruler could not have given them what they were receiving without having first taken it from them. … The mob has always behaved in this way — eagerly open to bribes that cannot be honorably accepted and dissolutely callous to degradation and insult that cannot be honorably endured.

Obama Declares War on Investors, Entrepreneurs, Businesses, And More

Afghanistan Commands

The map illustrates the Afghanistan Regional Commands and Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

Muslim Threatens American

According to a news story, in the weeks leading up to Obama's inauguration, Saad Hussein, an Ethiopian refugee in his late 20s, sent an AIDs infected envelope addressed to "Barack Obama." Court documents said Hussein, who takes drugs to treat a mental illness, later told FBI agents he is "very sick with HIV" and cut his fingers with a razor so he could bleed on the letter.

Hussein, with his brother acting as an interpreter, told FBI agents he was actually "an admirer" of Obama and was "seeking help from the government."

Hussein, who has never held a job in the three years he's been in the United States, was arrested last month. He was charged with "knowingly" mailing letters "containing HIV-infected blood, with the intent to kill or injure another," in violation of federal law.

A judge ordered he receive a mental examination to see if he's fit for trial, but as of two weeks ago the court couldn't locate a translator to conduct the examination, according to court documents.

This is not the first time law enforcement officials have had to take Hussein into custody. He was arrested by police in 2006 after starting a fire in the middle of a crowded Chicago intersection. When officers arrived on the scene, he was waving the Koran in the air and yelling "Allah Akbar," or "God is Great" in Arabic. Court documents say he was transported to a hospital, where he called President Bush a terrorist and criticized American foreign policy. He was not formally charged, but he did spend time in the mental health unit of the hospital.

When did this really happen? Why is just being released now? Why does no one question an unemployed, Islamic man yelling `God is great' in Arabic waving a Koran around while threatening Americans.

Its America, that is why.

Which President?

President #1 and his reception; President #2

and his reception by the troops. Which president has the support of the troops?

Obama Ready to Strike North Korea

In an exclusive interview with ABC News', Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the U.S. Pacific Commands, said that the military is prepared to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missile if Obama orders it.

I thought we may get lucky and only have Iran to worry about but maybe we have North Korea as well.

U.S. Options Eminent Domain to China

According to the blogosphere, sources at the United States Embassy in Beijing China have just confirmed that the U.S. has tendered to China a written agreement which grants to the People's Republic of China, an option to exercise Eminent Domain within the USA, as collateral for China's continued purchase of US Treasury Notes and existing US currency reserves. Without confirmation this story is too big to sit on but there are more sobering evaluations afoot as well. At the very least, Chinese investors

are looking over California property.

85 Military Ask Where is the Proof?

Clinton Grimes and family

Eighty-five service personnel have joined in the suit to uncover the paper trail on Obama.

This is the record of one typical plaintiff:

Clinton Alan Grimes

POSITION IN THE MILITARY/RANK/DATES SERVED/STATUS: CDR/0-5 US Navy (Reserve)
1 OCTOBER 1984 - Present
OCCUPATION: N-5 Mentor, NCAGS DELTA, Silverdale, WA
Civilian Occupation: Sergeant, Long Beach Police Department
ACHIEVEMENTS: Navy Commendation Medal (2), Army Commendation Medal, National Defense Medal(2), Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terror Expeditionary Medal, , Global War on Terror Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Navy/Marine Overseas Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal w/”M” device and Bronze Hourglass, Rifleman Expert Medal, Pistol Expert Medal, Surface Warfare Breast Insignia.
Police Awards: Police Awards: Employee of the Year 1999, Meritorious Class A

Denver archbishop warns against ‘spirit of adulation’ surrounding Obama

Byrd: Obama in Power Grab

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest-serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.

Islamicizing America

A new documentary outlines the homegrown American jihad and their training camps.

Speech Reaction: AP slams Obama for dishonesty, Byrd says “Obama Grab for Power”, Stock Market Drops, Dem Governor May Turn Down Stimulus Funds

Emanuel & Taxes, Not His: Yours

"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." Thomas Jefferson

Saudi Agent to Direct U.S. Intelligence

The National Intelligence Council is the center of strategic thinking within the US Government. The former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman is the Obama administration's pick to head up the group and people have weighed in on Freeman's merits. Critics have been attacking the appointment over Freeman's views on Israel and ties to Saudi Arabia.

Freeman received $1 million in 2006 from the Saudis for public relations services in running his Middle East Policy Council. The money was given from “the generosity of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia.” The Saudis paid him to promote their influence in the United States.

In 2005 Freeman wrote in a speech:

As long as the United States continues unconditionally to provide the subsidies and political protection that make the Israeli occupation and the high-handed and self-defeating policies it engenders possible, there is little, if any, reason to hope that anything resembling the former peace process can be resurrected. Israeli occupation and settlement of Arab lands is inherently violent.

Freeman has clearly thanked his benefactors:

These are obviously very difficult times for any organization attempting to promote better understanding and stronger ties between the United States and the Arab world. …Financial support has been very negatively affected both by … the financial controls and other restrictions on international financial transactions — inhibiting and tending to reduce the willingness to give as well…About a year and a half ago the board of MEPC …concluded that we probably couldn’t continue our work and we couldn’t survive on the basis of a continuing flow of small and medium size donations. The only way we could ensure our survival and the continuation of our work over the long run was through the establishment of an endowment. Thanks to the generosity of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia we have managed to accumulate an endowment….I periodically visit the region — to the Kingdom and to other countries in the Gulf. I meet mostly with individuals and companies who are interested in seeing better relations between the US and the Arab world…Frankly, I’m delighted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has, after a long delay, begun to make serious public relations efforts.

Copyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors. Originally posted at http://zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2009/02/freeman-appointment-usa-may-appoint.html.

Changing History One Fact at a Time

Obama revisionism is annoying. History gets short shrift by most politicians but it does get even more egregious at times. During the address, Obama opined:

History reminds us that at every moment of economic upheaval and transformation, this nation has responded with bold action and big ideas. In the midst of civil war, we laid railroad tracks from one coast to another that spurred commerce and industry.

I'd have to wonder who the "he" is that is referred to. It was not the Federal government. Authorized by the Pacific Railway Act of 1862 during the American Civil War, and supported by U.S. government bonds and extensive land grants of government owned land, it was built by private companies. The expansion of the railroads was accomplished also by British railroad speculators and a land bribe, giving a section (one square mile) of land along each mile of railroad bed right-of-way. It cost taxpayers nothing, and created hundreds of thousands of jobs and planted the seeds of the great catalog retailers, Sears Roebuck and Co. and J.C. Penney. Settlement followed the railroad as new towns were founded to supply the routes. If Obama is suggesting that the great railroad expansion was a Federal program then he is patently wrong.

He also misstated the schools:

"From the turmoil of the industrial revolution came a system of public high schools that prepared our citizens for a new age."

Wrong again, public education was not championed by the Federal government. Public schools were local efforts by local citizens out of a civic duty.

Afghan Order of Battle: February 2009

Graphic source: The Long War Journal

This month, due to the relative draw down in Iraq, and the recent decision by Obama to escalate in Afghanistan, I am posting information regarding the Afghan Order of Battle according to The Long War Journal:

Overall, the Afghan National Army has made significant strides in the last year. Its improved readiness and ability to carry out independent operations are particularly noteworthy. However, a rapid expansion, the doubling of their strength, will be a major challenge. Success or failure in this endeavor will have a significant impact on the overall security situation in Afghanistan.

Obama Escalates: No Congressional Oversight

In September 2007, Obama grilled General Petraeus and criticized the actions of the military. This time around though, with Obama’s recent decision to increase the number of troops in Afghanistan, there has been little scrutiny from Congress-–unlike the ultimately successful “surge” in Iraq that Petraeus was forced to defend to a skeptical Congress two years ago. Obama’s decision lacks oversight from members of Congress. The 17 February escalation entailed approximately 17,000 additional U.S. troops that will be deployed to Afghanistan in the next few months. This will mean an approximately 50% increase over the estimated 38,000 troops already there.

Obama Pledge Means Nothing

Obama pledged that his administration would cut the federal budget deficit in half by the end of his first term.

But according to the Congressional Budget Office, even if Obama meets that goal – the deficit would go down, but only to a level higher than that seen during most of the Bush administration.

Obama’s policies will cause the federal government to run deficits of more than $1 trillion through fiscal year 2010, meaning that any deficit-reduction measures he enacts simply will be returning federal spending to levels seen during the administration of Bush.

Obama "inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit – the largest in our nation’s history – and our efforts will add to it in the short term.”

But according to the Congressional Budget Office, the projected deficit for 2009 was pegged at $1.2 trillion – even before the passage of Obama’s $787 billion stimulus and his pledge of $75 billion in mortgage relief spending.

Now, with the stimulus and mortgage plans in place, 2009’s deficit will be approximately $1.5 trillion, the CBO said – and further spending would push that figure higher. The 2010 deficit, which had been pegged at $703 billion, will balloon to $1.1 trillion, due to Obama’s stimulus package.

Cutting even the $1.3 trillion figure in half, as pledged by Obama, would still leave the budget with $650 billion of red ink.

By contrast, in 2006, the deficit stood at $248.2 billion; in 2007, at $162 billion; in 2008, at $410 billion, as calculated by the White House Office of Management and Budget.

"Strong. But Average. And Way Divided."

Gary Langer is director of polling at ABC News, and according to his results regarding Obama he concluded: "Strong. But Average. And Way Divided."

Approval in February of 1st term:

In-out In party

President All Dem Rep Ind party vs. ind.

Obama 68 90 37 67 53 23

Bush 55 37 86 54 49 32

Clinton 63 86 40 59 46 27

Bush 76 64 90 74 26 16

Reagan 68 56 89 71 33 18

Carter 71 79 58 69 21 10

Nixon 60 52 76 57 24 19

Kennedy 72 86 49 69 37 17

Eisenhower 68 61 84 66 23 18

ABC/Post polls since Reagan, Gallup previously

February 24, 2009

NH Next State to Assert State Sovereignty

New Hampshire is the second state that has passed a state sovereignty resolution. These resolutions appear to be the natural result of "Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis."

Holder Against Free Speech on Internet

Attorney General Holder advocated restricting Internet speech in 1999.

On the 28 May 1999 edition of National Public Radio's Morning Edition Holder stated:

"The court has really struck down every government effort to try to regulate it. We tried with regard to pornography. It is going to be a difficult thing, but it seems to me that if we can come up with reasonable restrictions, reasonable regulations in how people interact on the Internet, that is something that the Supreme Court and the courts ought to favorably look at."

Iran Promised to End Coalition Attacks: If Nukes Continue

Iran has denied a claim by British diplomat, Sir John Sawers, Britain’s ambassador to the United Nations, and his claim that Iranian officials secretly offered to end attacks on coalition soldiers in Iraq in exchange for a stop to interfering in Iraqi affairs while Tehran continued its nuclear program.

The claim is startling since Iranian willingness to acknowledge complicity in the attacks has consistently been denied in public. However, it is entirely plausible and appears to be a credible claim. Iran has miffed Obama's efforts at conciliation.

U.S. to Bribe Hamas

The United States plans to offer more than $900 million to help rebuild Gaza after Israel's invasion.

So what is Israel now? Is Israel the 51st state? In our troubled economy, why is it that the U.S. is paying off the Palestinians?

The answer is obvious. It is a bribe. We are bribing Hamas so that they do not attack. Their hand is strengthened now that Iran has nuclear power.

Secret Meeting: Martial Law

The videos have extraneous religious-ideological commentary but the excerpts from the sessions can still be heard.

13 March 2008 secret debate and meeting held in Congress: martial law.

PA State Senator Sam Rohrer On the 10th Amendment

Pennsylvania State Representative Sam Rohrer explains some of the reasoning behind why several States are pushing for Tenth Amendment resolutions.

10th Amendment

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

Rohrer has submitted his resolution for consideration.

Active Duty Officer Questions Obama

23 Feb 2009

To Any and All Interested Parties,

As an active-duty Officer in the United States Army, I have grave concerns about the constitutional eligibilty of Barack Hussein Obama to hold the Office of President of The United States. He has absolutely refused to provide to the American public his original birth certificate, as well as other documents which may prove or disprove his eligibility. In fact, he has fought every attempt made by concerned citizens in their effort to force him to do so.
Until Mr. Obama releases a "vault copy" of his original birth certificate for public review, I will consider him neither my Commander in Chief nor my President, but rather, a usurper to the Office - an impostor.
My conviction is such that I am compelled to join Dr. Orly Taitz's lawsuit, as a plaintiff, against Mr. Obama. As a citizen, it pains me to do this, but as an Offficer, my sworn oath to support and defend our Constitution requires this action.

I joined the Army at age 40, after working in Iraq as a contractor with KBR in '05/'06. I chose to work with KBR to support my troops and then left that lucrative position when the Army raised it's maximum enlistment age to 40. Upon completion of Basic Training, I entered Officer Candidate School and commissioned as a 2LT in August 2007. After completing the subsequent Basic Officer Leadership courses, I was assigned to Ft. Knox and shortly thereafter deployed to Balad, Iraq. I was promoted to 1LT on Feb. 2, 2009 and I have approximately five months remaining of our fifteen month deployment.

I implore all Service-members and citizens to contact their Senators and Representatives and demand that they require Mr. Obama prove his eligibility. Our Constitution and our great nation must not be allowed to be disgraced.

Very Respectfull,
Scott R. Easterling
1LT OD/LG
United States Army

An active duty officer has joined the suit by Dr. Orly Taitz to question Hussein about his lack of natural born citizen status.

Obama Defense Budget Secret

The Obama administration has directed Department of Defense officials to sign a pledge stating that the budget is secret and they will not share the 2010 budget data with individuals outside the federal government.

The pledge stated:

"Under no circumstances will I disclose such information outside the Department of Defense and other government agencies directly involved in the defense planning and resource-allocation process, such as the Office of Management and Budget."

Obama's War Update

U.S. military air strikes in western Afghanistan killed 13 Afghan civilians.

Three soldiers in the US-led coalition helping to fight a Taliban-led insurgency in southern Afghanistan have died after their patrol was hit by a bomb.

During the campaign, the polls that were taken as Obama visited Europe were revealing.

In France, historically the European country with the strongest anti-American sentiment, 65% would back Obama. In Germany, the Obama would get 67% of the vote--while Mr McCain would receive 6%.

Today, no nation in NATO or amongst American allies has any other nation committed more troops for Obama's war.

Clinton On Her Knees Before China

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday urged China to keep buying US debt as she wrapped up her first overseas trip, during which she agreed to work closely with Beijing on the financial crisis.

Clinton and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi largely agreed to disagree on human rights as they pledged future joint action on the economy and climate change.

The goodwill, also on display in her talks with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, could raise hope for a new era of cooperation between the two largest greenhouse gas emitters and two of the world's top three economies.

Clinton stated: "We have to incur more debt. It would not be in China's interest if we were unable to get our economy moving again."

China is the top holder of US Treasury bills, with 696.2 billion dollars worth of the securities in December followed by Japan with 578.3 billion dollars, according to the latest official data from Washington.

Yang indicated Saturday that China would not deviate drastically from its US Treasury policies, but gave no overt promises either way.

Beck's Three Part Unthinkable Series

Part I

Part II

Part III

Glenn Beck's ”War Room“ Experts discuss worst case scenarios. The 3-part program gathered experts in all fields to address unthinkable scenarios.

Sweden: Soon to be America?

Malmo, Sweden is an example of the Eurabia culture war that is happening in parts of Western Europe. The police and other emergency services are too afraid to respond to calls. Parts of Malmo, as in some parts of France, have become a state within a state.

Obama: "More Popular Than Jesus"

A Harris Poll conducted a survey in mid-January asking a cross-section of U.S. citizens to name the individual they most admire as a hero.

The top 10:

1. Obama
2. Jesus
3. Martin Luther King
4. Ronald Reagan
5. George W. Bush
6. Abraham Lincoln
7. John McCain
8. John F. Kennedy
9. Chesley Sullenberger (pilot on the downed Hudson River plane)
10. Mother Teresa

Pork Bill Possibly Stopped by 2010

Representative Gohmert claiming that the GOP can stop most of the Porkulus bill if Congress votes for more Republicans in 2010. Most of the funds are being held in reserve for the election anyway so its possible Gohmert and others have a point.

How Democracies Become Tyrannies

Yale Demolishes Stimulus

The bright kids at Yale have been doing their homework and have made it clear that the Stimulus boondoggle is a mess.

Keyes On Obamination

As is typical for Dr. Keyes, he is shy and reticent about sharing his views. However, with some coaxing, we can discern his salient points.

Military Assault Training Exercise on American Civilians Called Off

Following objections that the Army National Guard was planning a military training exercise on the streets of Arcadia, Iowa, the commanding officers have called off the mock “invasion.”

The Guard had planned a four-day urban military operation, sending troops to take over the town and search door-to-door for a suspected weapons dealer.

Amendment II

A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.

Oklahoma: First State?

The Oklahoma House of Representatives became the first state legislative body this year to pass a resolution affirming its "sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the Constitution of the United States." This resolution, HJR1003, was passed by a very large margin, 83-13. It remains to be seen if this is just a tip of the iceberg or if this is evolving into a legitimate movement.

Obama's Ten Year Trillion Dollar Deficit Plan

In a report released yesterday by the Brookings Institution, authors Alan Auerbach and William Gale predicted that, even under optimistic assumptions, the deficit will "average at least $1 trillion per year for the 10 years after 2009, even if the economy returns to full employment and the stimulus package is allowed to expire in two years."

That could make it much tougher for Obama to deliver on some of his most extensive--and expensive--campaign promises, such as expanding health-care coverage for the uninsured and cutting taxes for the middle class.

Obama's Administration Attacks Media Rant

Rick Santelli's CNBC rant stated:

"The government is promoting bad behavior. I have an idea. The new administration is big on computers and technology, how about this President and new administration: Why don't you put up a website to have people vote on the Internet as a referendum to see if we really want to subsidize the loser's mortgages or would we like to at least buy cars, buy houses in foreclosure, and give them to people that might have a chance to actually prosper down the road and reward people that could carry the water instead of drink the water."

The most interesting aspect of the rant is that the Obama administration was quick to counter-attack. They are demonstrating a persnickety and righteous indignation as well as an inability to accept valid criticism and frustration on the part of many people. If there were vestiges of integrity and decorum on the part of the Obama administration, this video rant would roll off their backs, but they must feel compelled to respond. They single out critics, as they did with Rush Limbaugh, in an attempt to silence opposition.

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs poked fun at Santelli and thus underscores how sensitive the Obama White House is to media coverage. Cable television news shows have been annoying and they have made no effort to hide their displeasure.

The episode is ludicrously insignificant yet by dignifying the rant with a response Obama legitimizes the message delivered by Santelli.

Obama Stiffs Chicago Too

Chicago has yet to recoup the $1.74 million cost of Obama's victory celebration in Grant Park--despite a burgeoning $50.5 million budget shortfall that threatens more layoffs and union concessions.

Obama: "The Check Is In the Mail"

Obama for America still owes Philadelphia nearly $24,000 for several pre-election events, and the cash-strapped city hasn’t given up its collection efforts.

The most expensive event was an Oct. 4 rally on the Parkway, featuring Bruce Springsteen. The city’s expenses came to $9,050, including sound systems, lighting, platforms, bleachers and clean-up costs.

There were smaller charges for a series of Obama appearances on Oct. 11, at Progress Plaza, the Mayfair Diner and Vernon Park, and $3,666 for a Joe Biden rally at Marconi Plaza the day before the election.

Mechelle Sabb, special-event coordinator in the Managing Director’s Office, said the bills remain unpaid in spite of a December letter sent to Obama headquarters in Chicago, warning that non-payment could jeopardize his welcome at future events in Philadelphia or Fairmount Park.

Mossad Chief Warns About Obama/Iran

Obama's policy of direct diplomacy with Iran may buy Tehran enough time to produce nuclear weapons, Shabtai Shavit, former chief of the Mossad intelligence agency, warned.

"My concern is that until Obama finishes his learning curve of the subject, the Iranians are going to have maybe the first or even more nuclear bombs."

Shavit served as director of the Mossad from 1989 through 1996.

Walt On "Obama's War"

The point should be obvious now that Obama committed 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan but as Stephen M. Walt has pointed out in Foreign Affairs that it has now become Obama's war.

High School Students Thinking

Perhaps the kids at NYU could learn a bit of wisdom from some of these younger kids.

American College Students Support Islamic Gaza Students

In a curious echo of 60s activism students at NYU protested and demanded scholarships for students in Gaza and asked the University to provide surplus supplies to the Islamic university in Gaza.

Banking Lowest Today Since 1992

U.S. banking shares hit their lowest level since 1992 today as fears mounted that the government would be forced to nationalise a key institution.

Iran Has The Bomb

Iran has built up a stockpile of enough enriched uranium for one nuclear bomb, United Nations officials acknowledged today.

This development arises at a time that the Obama administration is planning a policy to subsequently negotiate with Tehran over its nuclear program, UN officials said Iran had produced more nuclear material than previously thought.

They said Iran had accumulated more than one ton of low enriched uranium hexafluoride at a facility in Natanz.

If such a quantity were further enriched it could produce more than 20kg of fissile material: enough for a bomb.

This is the point that Israel has stated they will not allow Iran to reach.

Citizen Arbitrarily Detained and Released: Oklahoma

To cower a population, it is not necessary to arrest and convict everyone, what you have to do is to perform in an arbitrary and capricious manner and people will generally censor themselves. Naomi Wolf has written in The End of America about how she has been arbitrarily detained, no doubt because of her political actions and statements. She has a slew of recent stories in the U.S., with a nod to other chilling parallels, such as Nazi Germany where governments arbitrarily detain and release citizens.

Now comes this story about a guy, an ordinary Joe, who was arbitrarily detained and released, after his sign was confiscated and then returned. This is an ominous occurrence.

Military Deaths (Casualties): 1980-2006

For the record, below are the accurate totals for the past 26 years; the figures are subject to revision by the U.S. government; the figures below match those provided by the Congressional Research Service as of May 14, 2008:

U.S. Active Duty Military Deaths 1980-2006

1980 .... 2,392
1981 .... 2,380
1982 .... 2,319
1983 .... 2,465
1984 .... 1,999
1985 .... 2,252
1986 .... 1,984
1987 .... 1,983
1988 .... 1,819
1989 .... 1,636
1990 .... 1,507
1991 .... 1,787
1992 .... 1,293
1993 .... 1,213
1994 .... 1,075
1995 .... 1,040
1996 ....... 974
1997 ....... 817
1998 ....... 827
1999 ....... 796
2000 ....... 758
2001 ....... 891
2002 ....... 999
2003 .... 1,410
2004 .... 1,873
2005 .... 1,941
2006 .... 1,875

Obama: Third Term Bush

The government will dispense with centuries of legal precedent and the rule of law when it sends out Obama’s proposed National Civilian Security Force along with the military.

Of course, reports have noted that the U.S. military expects to have 20,000 uniformed troops inside the United States by 2011 trained to help state and local officials respond to a nuclear terrorist attack or other domestic catastrophe, according to Pentagon officials. “The Pentagon’s plan calls for three rapid-reaction forces to be ready for emergency response by September 2011. The first 4,700-person unit, built around an active-duty combat brigade based at Fort Stewart, Ga., was available as of 1 October 2008.

All of this complements Bush’s presidential directive NSPD 51, or PDD51, the National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive, created and signed on 4 May 2007. A president, now Obama, may execute procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a “catastrophic emergency,” in other words, it allows the president to declare martial law in the United States without consulting Congress. It should be noted that Congress and the American people are not allowed to see the Continuity Annexes of the directive. On July 2007 U.S. Representative and Homeland Security Committee member Peter DeFazio made an official request to examine the documents but was refused under “national security concerns.”

Jailhouse Muslim Rock

The prisons and jails of the world have been fertile recruiting grounds for Islam. In the U.S., here is a story which confirms its spread.

Obama Change: Dow Drops, Again

The stimulus package is creating change. The Dow Jones Industrial Average greeted this news with a drop of nearly 298 points to end the day at 7552.60. As a point to consider, on 16 January, the last day of trading before the inauguration, the Dow ended the day at 8,281.22. Since the beginning of Obamaworld, the Dow has dropped 728.62 points or a little under 9%.

Roggio: Long War on Pakistan

Per the usual, the Long War Journal issued another perceptive analysis of the ongoing Pakistan situation.

Obama Pipedream: Afghanistan

"I am absolutely convinced that you cannot solve the problem of Afghanistan, the Taliban, the spread of extremism in that region solely through military means," Obama told journalist Peter Mansbridge in a wide-ranging interview with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. "We're going to have to use diplomacy. We're going to have to use development."

As one of the salient points of the Obama campaign, he criticized Bush as unable to form an international coalition. Let us now observe, after committing 17,000 troops, just how many other nations, and international troops he will be able to muster. Is there anyone who seriously believes, now that the Pakistanis have made their peace with the Taliban and sharia, that Obama will convince other nations to commit their blood and treasure to an American fight?

Dumbing Down for the Americans

"Using graphs, charts and layman's terminology, the online portal is an example of how the tech-savvy Obama administration is taking its message to the American people."

I do not believe CNN, or many for that matter, catch the irony in that statement as yet again, Obama's minions reveal (ho hum), yet another web site. But for those of you who missed it, let me run that boondoggle by you again. No one, including the politicians, were allowed to read, or had time to actually read the document in question, and the administration broke a promise to post the bill online for 48 hours so the American people can examine it and decide what they think of it. Now however, graphs, charts, and simple terms will be used to tell people what someone at least twice removed claims is in the text. God forbid if someone actually trusted Americans to be able to read and decide for themselves what they thought about the bill.

Top American Lawman Calls Americans "Cowards"

"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards," said Eric Holder.

I take it this is a salvo in the new Administration's post-racial policies.

Economist Says U.S. Like Zimbabwe, or a Banana Republic

Marc Faber concludes, from his perspective in Thailand, that the U.S. is moving along the lines of Zimbabwe or a banana republic.

Faber was born in Zurich and schooled in Geneva, Switzerland. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a Ph.D. in Economics magna cum laude.

St. Obama

St. Obama is the reincarnation of St. Martin de Porres, a Peruvian-born Dominican friar, who became one of the first black saints in the Americas upon his canonization in 1962.

That is at least what some say, on the other hand, the Reverend Tony La Torre of St. Philip the Apostle Church in San Francisco says the candles, sold by the Just for Fun store for $15, "mock and ridicule the Catholic/Christian faith."

Take a look; you decide.

Live Free or Die

Glenn Beck interviews the sponsor of the New Hampshire sovereignty resolution.