July 03, 2009
Children don't die from the Chicken Pox
Unless they live in third world countries where health care is unheard of, or, unless they live in civilized nations where the government in in control of health care:
On the February 14 last year Mr Alva-Nunes desperately rushed his son to A&E for a second time.
Doctors spent 20 to 30 minutes with him before sending him home with painkillers and antibiotics.
Three days later Fabio lost consciousness at home in Redhill and paramedics were called.
His mother, 36, told the Daily Mirror the paramedics decided to take him into hospital after three hours.
It was then more than 24 hours until Fabio was taken to Evelina Children's Hospital in south London where he died.
This is what Fabio looked like when he died:
Mrs Alves-Nunes told the Daily Mirror: "We held his hand as he slipped away."
Mr Alves-Nunes, 36, told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "We'll remember our little boy like this, his eyes so swollen he could barely see, his body covered in open weeping sores, his favourite pyjamas soaked through with blood, sweat and pus.
"He was hallucinating and so wiped out from the pain and dehydration he could not even lift his own head.
"We knew something was terribly wrong. So why didn't two doctors and three nurses?"
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, said it accepted there were sytematic failings, but denies they contributed to Fabio's death.
Indeed, that's why on the hospital report, all of the names of all of the people who took "care" of Fabio during his hospital stay were "blanked out."
Well hey, at least Fabio got to visit the hospital, and he was seen by a health care professional before he died. He received his fair share of bargain basement health care courtesy of the government. In the end, that's what really matters, isn't it?
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June 27, 2009
What killed Michael Jackson?
That's not only the burning question of the day, but it's likely to be the question of the week, month, year and probably the decade.
I saw a headline that said show business did it, but that was likely just a contributing factor. There was something that killed him, and if you want to know what that something was, well, the answer is probably right here, and it's probably going to piss off a lot of people. Somehow, the truth always seems to manage to do just that.
But really, if you have even a lick of common sense left, you'll understand, and if not, I guess you'll just get pissed off.
I'll tell you this, my doctor is a Jew, an Ashkenazi Jew. As am I.
Call me crazy, but I certainly would not choose to have a doctor who was likely admitted to medical school solely on the basis of skin color with test scores that would have resulted in automatic rejection if said skin color happened to have been white.
And before you want to call me a racist and tell me that Conrad was well edjumacated at the Meharry Medical College, please note that Meharry is a private, historically black college dedicated to educatiing black people. And please, first remember who prescribed and then administered the poisonous cocktail that stopped Michael Jackson's heart, and then, listen to the 911 call.
You'll hear a man telling the 911 operator that Jackson is unconscious on the bed, and that someone is doing chest compressions on him. The first thing the operator tells him is to move Jackson off the bed, since a hard surface is required for proper chest compression. The 911 operator is then told that the someone doing the CPR is none other then the brilliant cardiologist who had no idea that all he was doing to Jackson was pushing him into the bed springs. That's the first thing they teach you in CPR, a firm surface is required. You would expect a cardiologist to know that, but who knows, maybe they don't teach that part at Meharry.
No wonder the good doctor "beat it" after Jackson died.
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June 25, 2009
Great minds think alike
Yup. Just ask Rodg...
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June 22, 2009
Because nothing says Freedom
like barbecue and firecrackers:
and why not, what else would you expect, after all, while his Fourth of July honored guests slaughtered their people in the streets, the best thing 0bama could think of to do was to eat an ice cream.
How wonderful of 0bama to give the dictators a day off from killing those protestors, I'm sure they must be exhausted, busting heads and surpressing dissent certainly looks like hard work. I'm sure the hot dogs will be appreciated too, I bet they don't get that every day! I guess beer is just plain impossible but maybe they could have ice cream too! Such a kindness will surely be remembered and it's bound to help the peace process between our countries, dontcha think?
That 0bama is amazing, I mean, really! Bush never would have done such a thing. Never!
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've gotta go throw up.
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June 21, 2009
Is it over yet?
The shock and horror of what is happening in Iran has begun to sink in and the reality of the situation has begun to assert itself to me. I sit here and watch these kids and I wonder, what the hell are they doing? They must be out of their minds.
Surely they must realize that no matter what they do, in the end, there truly can be no change in Iran because in the end, no matter who the front guy is, it is the ayatollah who is in charge and whoever "won" would simply carry out the orders and mouth the words. These poor people storm the streets in protest that they did not get to choose the man who carries out their torture, who brings the messages from their dictator. It will make no difference in their lives who that man is, if it's Ahmadinejad or Mousavi or Mickey Mouse, they're still going to be under the same oppression, their lives will still be miserable, they will still suffer as much tomorrow as they did last week or last month or last year.
Do these people really believe that Ahmadinejad is in control or that if Mousavi won, he would be in control? That's ridiculous. And sadly, if it were true, the notion that their lives would be better under Mousavi would still be ridiculous.
After the initial burst of horror and sympathy for the Iranian youth who are being slaughtered like animals by order of the ayatollah, I took the time to look into the man they were so determined to have as their president, this so-called reformer, Mir Hossein Mousavi. I wanted to see just what it is that they thought they were fighting for, what they hoped to accomplish by electing this man, what change they hoped to bring about.
As I looked, it became clear, no matter which man won the election, be it Ahmadinejad or Mousavi, if you look at the man himself and his beliefs, there would be no change in foreign policy in Iran, for Mousavi is no different than Ahmadinejad in his beliefs, he is as hard and as radical as Ahmadinejad, as hate filled and murderous as Ahmadinejad. That's why he was allowed to run in the first place.
I watch these kids wave their green wrist bands and hold up their green fingers and I can't help but remember that green is the color of Hezbollah and Hamas, and I know that the man they support and want me to support is responsible for the formation of Hezbollah, and Mousavi took that color as his own for a reason. The Iranian youth had no quarrel with Hamas or Hezbollah or with Iran's support of these terrorists, as long they were only killing Jews. Now, of course, Hezbollah and Hamas are standing with the Iranian government as they must, because Iran has supported Hamas and Hezbollah for so long that a great debt is owed and the allegiance must be honored.
And, it is likely that Hamas and Hezbollah know that in the end, these riots will mean nothing. The ayatollah has made his decision on the Iranian presidency and his decision will stand. Eventually, the protestors will realize they cannot win and they will back down, return to their little hovels, lick their wounds and bury their dead. And, they will support Hamas and Hezbollah once again.
So, the word is that the Iranian youth love all things American. Okay, fine. They like t-shirts and baseball hats and iPods. They like rap music and blue jeans. But liking America and Americans is another story, and anyway, they like Sharia Law most of all and all of the oppression and horror that comes with it. That's what they really like, that's what they really want, and that's what Mousavi has promised them, more Sharia law.
From Mousavi's website:
"We are not against the Islamic system and its laws but against lies and deviations and just want to reform it"
Mousavi is another Islamist dictator, who thinks the current islamist dictator is lying and deviating from true islamist law. That's the change Mousavi promised to bring to Iran, and that's what the Iranian youth is fighting, and dying, in the streets for, the freedom to be oppressed by Sharia law.
The man they support is even more radical and crazy then the one they reject.
It seems to me that what they are really saying to us here in America is, "please, pull us from this fire over here and toss us into that fire over there!"
Well, that's their right, to have their vote counted, and to have the government they voted for. And they can certainly fight to the death to have it.
I can't help but feel terribly sorry for each and every one of them.
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Prose Before Hos linked with Dramatic New Photos From The Iran Protests
Hate Speech
Here's a surprise... this video has been banned by YouTube.
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June 15, 2009
CONFIRMED:
The Student Protest March in Azadi Square is being fired upon. Deaths have been reported, first by the youth themselves, and now, by the Associated Press.
Word is that 119 members of Tehran University faculty have resigned in protest of the attack on Tehran University last night. Among them is Dr Jabbedar-Maralani, who is known as the father of Iranian electronic engineering. They have asked for the resignation of Farhad Rahbari the appointed president of Tehran University, for his incompetence in defending the University's dignity and student lives.
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June 14, 2009
The Dictator 0bama is so willing to talk to
is busy killing his people even as I write these words. The chatter coming out of Tehran is horrifying:
The video:
The crowd is chanting "I will fight, I will die, I will take back my vote." What comes next?
and now:
That's less than 12 hours from now.
Please pray for these poor people who just want to be free of the tyrant that has stolen their freedom. They'll get no help from 0bama, who will only offer them pretty words, the same pretty words he offers us, while he sucks up to the same bastard who has denied them even basic human rights and civil liberties and who is now making a mockery of the election process, and killing them dead in the streets when they object to being railroaded by a dictator.
I bet you think such things could never happen here.
UPDATE: JUNE 15, 2009 7:36 AM EST
it's 4:00 pm now in Iran, six minutes past as I write this. Latest chatter says the protest march will go on, that former Iranian President khatami is with the students, and that Mousavi will appear as well. The Iranian "government" has denied "permission" to hold the march.
The Universities have been stormed, tear gas, pepper spray. known activists picked up and jailed. cell towers are down. Internet is sporadic and slow, difficult to load anything. most of the video coming out is one or two minutes. Anything longer crashes before it will load. Reports are that the nutjob has appeared on TV claiming that he is decendent from the prophet himself now but no one has loaded video of it yet. I've seen quite a few reports of that already, and that my friends, is the scariest thing yet.
The Iranian youth are marching in protest, and the government is shooting them in the streets. He will keep killing them, until they shut up.
Of course, don't expect 0bama to do anything, or the rest of the international world either. Oh no. They're much too busy trying to keep those damn Jews in Judea and Samaria from having babies to pay much attention to the peaceful democratic election process in Iran.
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June 13, 2009
Speaking truth to power
as only the Sultan Knish can...
A year ago I was homeless, a little violent, a little crazy. I was living on the street and stabbing people in the face over crystal meth deals. And then I got paid 20 dollars to vote six times for Barack Obama, under six different names, and I was born again into six different men, one of whom was actually a woman, two of whom were dead, and one of whom was Donald Duck. Amen. Praise be Barack.
Today the glory of Barack Obama fills every corner of my life and it can fill yours too. People ask me all the time, "Jim, How can I be touched by the grace of Obama?" The answer is simple. All you have to do is believe. And pay up. Because Barack Obama needs your money. He can't do anything without your money.
Why should I give Barack Obama my money, you might be asking yourself?
I know you want the answer to that question, if fact, I know you can't wait to hear it. That's why you're gonna click right here to get it.
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June 08, 2009
Guess we can save the penny
Pretty easy to guess what she's thinking:
What a hateful ugly thing. Why not put that on the cover on Time Magazine?
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June 07, 2009
Still haven't found
Maybe sting stole it, he could use a little extra! ahahahaha.
Dang, but he looks like Robin Williams.
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Code Name: Opera
In the late 1970s, Iraq purchased an "Osiris class" nuclear reactor from France. Israeli military intelligence assumed this was for the purpose of plutonium production to further an Iraqi nuclear weapons program. Israeli intelligence also believed that the summer of 1981 would be the last chance to destroy the reactor without exposing the Iraqi civilian population to nuclear fallout. After that point, the reactor would be loaded with nuclear fuel.
Israel had learned that Iraq was about to receive a shipment of enriched uranium for its reactor near Baghdad -- enough to build four or five Hiroshima-size bombs, the reactor was 600 miles from Israel.
On June 7, 1981, a squadron of Israeli F-16A fighter aircraft, with an escort of F-15As, bombed and heavily damaged the Osirak reactor.
Then Prime Minister Menachem Begin ordered the attack to occur before the uranium arrived and the reactor went "hot," at which point bombing would have scattered radioactive waste over Baghdad.
Eight Israeli F-16’s took off in the late afternoon from an Israeli air base in the Sinai. Behind them six Israeli F-15’s took off, as well, to provide cover for a very special and important mission. Flying low and in a tight formation, the fighter jets passed through Jordanian and Saudi Arabian airspace undetected.
Finally, the jets enter Iraqi airspace. At 5:35 in the evening, about an hour and a half after the jets took off, they reach their target. Two minutes later Operation Opera comes to a successful conclusion. The Iraqi nuclear reactor, Osirak, has been totally destroyed.
From Lieutenant-Colonel's Ze'ev Raz - (squadron's leader and leader of the attack) briefing :
The route: "We are about to fly a course over Eilat and Aquaba, and then south of Jordan along Saudi-Arabia's border. This route is planned to avoid Arab villages and cities where we might be discovered, so we will fly over desert area until Baghdad. This is not the shortest path to fly, but it would avoid radar detection, so we will remain undetected just until we get over target. On the way to the target we will fly at an altitude of 150 ft. On our way back we will fly at high altitude. We are short on fuel ! Those who get engaged in dogfights won't make it back !"
The bombing technique: "About 20 km east to the reactor we will ignite the afterburner to full power and start a climb. At the peak we will roll over, identify the target and dive at the speed of 600 knots at 35 degrees. Release the bombs at an altitude of 3,500 feet, aiming at the base of the structure, and release flares to avoid hits by ground fire. All pilots will drop their bombs in intervals of 5 seconds - You will drop 16 bombs in total, but a hit of 8 bombs could do the job !"
The weapons : "You will be armed with two 1,000 kg "iron" bombs, equipped with delay fuses, to ensure explosion deep in the reactors core to maximize the damage."
Target defense : "The reactor has its own air defense system, combined of AAA guns and missiles. Target is surrounded by high earth ramparts."
Code-named Opera, the raid was a spectacular success.
While this operation was initially almost universally condemned by the world community, in retrospect this Israeli operation is highly praised by many.
Opera was not Israel's first preemptive act against Iraq's attempts to acquire nuclear weapons. In April 1979 unidentified saboteurs blew up reactor parts at a French port, parts awaiting shipment to Iraq. In August 1980 an Egyptian-born nuclear physicist important to Iraq's nuclear program was killed in Paris.
News of the audacious raid did not actually emerge until 24 hours later when Israel made its announcement. Only then did Iraq admit it had happened and express indignation.
One of the pilots involved was Colonel Ilan Ramon who trained as Israel's first astronaut but was killed in the Columbia shuttle disaster in 2003. He flew in Number 4 of the first formation and described the flight:
"We fly deep within Iraq, It is all desert around us while we pass another marking point on our route. I try to concentrate on flying my F-16, but from time to time I think about the target we are about to attack, and the responsibility we've got. It's the first time in my life that I really feel responsible for the destiny of a whole nation. The view changes - a blue river in the middle of the desert. We have been here 2500 years ago... I see buildings and a deserted airfield. Somebody calls over the radio : "Watch out for AAA fire !" and the sky gets filled with flashes of exploding rounds. I light the afterburner and pull up. Just in front of my eyes I see the earth ramparts and behind it - you can't miss - the silver dome of the reactor...
"Eshkol 8" sounds the radio, "Everybody Charlie!" - Charlie was the code name meaning all pilots have dropped their bombs.
It was amazing - I managed to see how the bombs of the pilots in front of me hit the target and the dome collapsed into the structure ! The hits were excellent, and now we fly at high altitude back to our base. I hope they didn't start a chase, to run us out of fuel...
We cross the Arava and we are back in Israel. The IAF commander calls on the radio, and says: "All you have to do now is land"...
Lest we forget, against all odds, on her own and on her own initiative, with complete secrecy and complete success, Israel removed a grave threat to her existence. And in doing so, Israel also removed a threat that endangered the entire free world.
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June 06, 2009
Look for the Union Label
because a hard hat might be a good idea...
Just six months after a $500 million renovation, The Fontainebleau was left with an eight-foot hole in its lobby ceiling and ankle-deep water in its night club.
''It was literally like a waterfall, coming in from the ceiling,'' said Amy Kates of Rochester, N.Y., who is staying at the Fontainebleau while her husband attends an orthopedic conference there.
Kates said the hotel staff had blocked off the area under the ceiling leak, and were pushing the water off the lobby's bow-tie tile floor and out the front door.
Now... what if that ceiling had collapsed just a few months earlier, say... in March?
Oh well.
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Obamessiah
No more beating around the bush, now they just plain say it:
That's Newsweek editor Evan Thomas, first calling President Reagan "parochial, chauvinist and provincial," and then declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God."
I saw that at Ace of Spades and all I could think was, stop the damm planet, I wanna get off.
WTF is happening to this country?
UPDATE:
Good Lord. Even John Stewart is choking on it. Wait for the last line...
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Oh my. That was hilarious.
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June 05, 2009
Just words?
In his Cairo speech, immediately after talking about the Holocaust, Obama said that "on the other hand, it is also undeniable that the Palestinian people - Muslims and Christians - have suffered in pursuit of a homeland."
"Obama shockingly equated the destruction of European Jewry to the suffering Arabs brought upon themselves when they declared war on the nascent state of Israel," National Union MK Arye Eldad said. "If he doesn't understand the difference, perhaps he will when he visits the Buchenwald concentration camp [on Friday]. And if he still won't get it then, the Muslims will teach him a painful lesson that his predecessor learned on September 11."
Diaspora Affairs and Public Relations Minister Yuli Edelstein (Likud) blamed Obama's comparison between the Holocaust and the Palestinians' plight on previous Israeli governments for accepting the Palestinian narrative. He singled out Kadima leader Tzipi Livni, who he said emphasized Palestinian interests over Israel's as foreign minister.
Eldad's National Union colleague, MK Michael Ben-Ari, compared Obama to Pharoah and said that just as the Jewish people overcame one, the Jewish state would overcome the other.
Likud MK Danny Dannon wrote a letter to members of Congress criticizing Obama for his "new and disturbing trend of intensifying pressure on Israel," and asking them to join him in highlighting the dangers of Obama's policies.
While Netanyahu asked his ministers not to attack Obama after the speech, some refused to remain silent.
"Obama ignored the fact that the Palestinians have not abandoned terror," Habayit Hayehudi chairman Daniel Herschkowitz said during a tour of settlements south of Hebron. "The government of Israel is not America's lackey. The relations with the Americans are based on friendship and not submission, and therefore Israel must tell Obama that stopping natural growth in the settlements is a red line."
and... The citizens committees of Judea and Samaria refused to remain silent as well:
"... Hussein Obama chose to adopt the lying versions of the Arabs, which were always stated persistently and brazenly, over the Jewish truth, which is stated in a weak and stuttering voice," the settlers said in a statement.
It was time for Netanyahu to join the ranks of Menachem Begin and Yitzhak Shamir, "arise as a proud Jewish leader and declare that he rejects with repugnance the rewritten history that Obama attempted to dictate today," they said.
G-d help us. There can be no doubt as to the intentions of this president.
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June 04, 2009
Remember folks
There is no terrorist threat.
Gun and Ammo Found on US Airways Plane at PHL Airport
Two people, including a US Airways employee, were being questioned on Thursday morning after authorities at Philadelphia International Airport found a handgun and ammunition on a flight bound for Arizona. Charges were expected to be filed.
According to preliminary information from investigators, someone waiting for a flight saw another passenger hand a bag to a US Airways employee who may have been authorized to bypass the security screening line. The airline employee then handed the bag back to the second passenger, and the witness reported the incident to the TSA.
The 7:15am flight, which was already taxiing out for departure, was called back and searched.
The bag was located on the plane and found to contain an unloaded 9mm handgun and ammunition. The gun and the bag were confiscated, and the passenger and the US Airways employee were taken into custody for questioning.
The rest of the plane was searched as a precaution.The FBI, Philadelphia police, and the TSA were continuing to investigate.
Pennsylvania huh? Probably Amish, you know how extremist they can be.
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June 02, 2009
Forget Hump Day
Wednesday, June 3, 2009 has been declared...
Uh, that would be in "honor" of the infamous fist bump that Mr. and Mrs. Obamessiah did on the campaign trail on June 3, 2008.
Sigh. This post is made purely for informational purposes only. I ain't saying nothing about it, because anything I might say would only get me in trouble. Big trouble.
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June 01, 2009
Today's Islamotard
He sure showed them, didn't he?
At least he's out of the gene pool.
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May 31, 2009
From across the pond
Back in March, we watched in wonder as the Brits stood up to the moslem bastards who protested a parade in honor of the returning 2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, known as the Poachers. They've toured Iraq twice in two years. As the soldiers reached Luton Town Hall... the moslems interrupted the parade, holding signs that said "Butchers of Basra," and called the soldiers "babykillers" and "murderers."
The Brits stood up for the troops and ran the moslem cowards right off the streets. It was a proud moment.
But things in Luton are escalating, and it should come as no surprise. It seems to be a rallying point for radical islam and terror. One of the "militants" convicted of plotting to blow up the Bluewater shopping centre in Essex in 2007 came from Luton and the 7/7 London bombers congregated at Luton station before heading to King's Cross. There are claims of four Muslims from Luton who died fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan, and two who have traveled to Gaza to be suicide bombers in Israel.
Since the parade in March and the anti-troop protest, one of the moselms who taunted the returning soldiers has had the windows of his home smashed, and his car set on fire. The words 'Scum' and 'Get out' have been daubed on his walls. Now he's under 24 hour police protection, along with his sister and and his parents. Threatening letters have been sent a local mosque and just after midnight on May 5, Luton's Islamic Centre was torched; a firebomb hurled through a window.
Just last week, the people of Luton had their own protest, against the moslem extremists, a "peaceful" protest that quickly turned violent:
Nine people have been arrested after hundreds of anti-Islamist protesters clashed with police yesterday.
The streets of Luton descended into violence after demonstrators, many hiding their faces behind balaclavas, brandished England flags and chanted at officers.
A group called March for England was said to have organised the rally as a peaceful protest against Muslim extremists. They were joined by a local group United People of Luton.
During the protest, the mob, which included teenagers and women, held banners with slogans such as 'No Sharia Law in the UK' and 'Respect our Troops'.
Some protesters wore masks with the horned face of Sayful Islam, a local hardline political agitator who led Muslim demonstrators in an anti-war protest during the Royal Anglian Regiment's homecoming parade in Luton in March.
Groups of young men in balaclavas and England shirts chanted outside the city centre and one balacava-clad protester held a Rottweiler on a chain, while others clashed with police in riot gear.
One Asian man was hit across the face with a banner and left with a bloody nose.
A spokesman for United People of Luton, Wayne King, said many people in Luton were concerned and annoyed that the Muslim community in the town had not taken steps to deal with Sayful Islam's 'hate-filled preachings'.
The 24-year-old, who wore a T-shirt with the words 'No surrender to Al-Qaeda' on it, said: 'We decided enough was enough after the soldiers got heckled as they marched through the town centre by the Muslim extremists.
'Our community has been racially attacked for the last 10 years.
'A mosque in the town got set on fire a few weeks ago and it made national news but churches in Luton are regularly being set fire to.
'We want laws brought in to stop preachers of hate operating here.'
Luton town centre was busy at the time of the riot with shoppers enjoying the sunshine.
Many of those who joined in the march had been drinking in town centre pubs.
Later on, overhead, a police helicopter monitored the movement of the mob which at one point appeared to be making in the direction of Bury Park, an area of Luton where many of the town's Asian population live.
The police believe the protest was organized and run by skinheads, and while they were certainly in attendance, they were not the only attendees. The claim that most of the attendees were men from the pubs doesn't wash either, not with the reports that there were many women and teens in attendance. I don't understand why the authorities refuse to admit that the average person is sick and tired of extremist moslems any more than I understand why they refuse to call moslems moslem and insist on calling them asians.
But we're not quite done with the news from Luton. There has been yet another interesting development:
Extremists behind anti-war protest driven off the streets by moderate Muslims
The Muslim community turned on extremists in their midst yesterday, telling them they were 'sick and tired' of their behaviour.
The angry confrontation came in Luton, where anti-Islamist protesters brandished England flags last Sunday, before clashing with police.
The latest violence erupted as arguments raged between fellow Muslims shortly after Friday morning prayers in the Bury Park area of the town.
As the radical Muslims began to set up their stall, they were surrounded by a crowd shouting 'we don't want you here' and 'move on, move on'.
So., We have a group of moslems from the firebombed mosque chasing off the other group of moslems who protested the return of the troops.
Farasat Latif, of the Islamic Centre in Luton, which was firebombed after the protest against the soldiers, said moderate members of his community took action because police had failed to move the group on.
He said the extremists, who follow the militant group led by Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammed, had fuelled feelings against the Muslim community which led to a march last Sunday in Luton which was disrupted by white, right-wing extremists.
Mr Latif said: 'We have been fighting these Muslim extremists for you. They represent nobody but themselves.
'The community decided to move them on because the police won't. We have asked them, but they did nothing.'I don't know if they will be back. We have been the victims twice over - from the stupidity of Muslim extremists who metaphorically pour petrol and fan the flames of the right-wing extremists.
'This was a peaceful demonstration and we hope they get the message that the law-abiding community is sick and tired of them.'
Well. Where have you been Mr. Latif, all this time? Why did you not speak out sooner? And where were you on July 8, 2005?
After the attack on your mosque, an attack in which no one died, you said "We strongly condemn this violent Islamaphobic attack on our mosque."
After the attack on July 7, 2005, an attack in which 56 people were killed and 700 injured, you said people were "sickened" at what had happened. You also said there was anger that a conclusion had been jumped to that the attack was carried out by al-Qaida. "We should keep an open mind," you said. An open mind to what? That maybe some Amish folks did the bombing?
You know, there's nothing like having your mosque firebombed to get you "fired up," and you sure sounded fired up today. But, other than your actions today, where and when exactly have you been fighting radical moslem extremists? You make that claim, but there is nothing to back it up.
In fact, don't some of your friends and associates agree with the jihadists? You've admited to that, and to sharing some of their doctrines in your mosque, which is after all, a Ghuraaba mosque that bases its teachings on Saudi doctrine.
Somehow, I think Latif's problem is not with what Sayful Islam is saying, it's that he's saying it out there in the streets where too many people hear it and Latif doesn't like paying the price.
I don't believe in moderate moslems, and this publicity stunt by Latif and his cohorts leaves me cold. I don't trust it, and I see a wolf trying to hide in sheep's clothing.
As for the skinheads, well, they may fight the moslems today, but I will never forget that once upon a time, their master aligned himself with the islamists to kill Jews. They are not welcome in my foxhole. In this case, the enemy of my enemy is still my enemy.
But to the good folks of Luton who stood against the moslem radicals, good on ya.
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May 28, 2009
Meet Sheldon Whitehouse
He's the Democrat Senator from Rhode Island and he once complained about Republican tax cuts, claiming "They’re creating massive deficits that can only be paid back through taxes. Americans are sophisticated enough to see the total economic picture. I think a lot of Americans say, “If I get a $300 tax rebate but my kids end up owing $150,000 each to pay for the deficits, that’s not a good deal economically for my family.”
Of course, Senator Whitehouse voted yes for the Stimulus Bill, and as a result, our children owe a heck of a lot more than $150,000 each, the deficit is in the trillions, but the good Senator doesn't seem bothered by that at all.
Well, you might be tempted to write Senator Whitehouse a note about the hypocrisy of his previous statement and his vote on the Stimulus Bill, or one of his other positions on the issues that effect this nation. After all, the government is elected by the people, for the people, and Senator Whitehouse but is a public servant. The people of the United States of America have the right to express our opinions to our leaders in Congress concerning their positions on issues that face our Nation and one of the ways we do that is in writing.
However, when it comes to Senator Whitehouse, a little warning is in order, since it would appear that Senator Whitehouse has a way of dealing with citizens who disagree with him:
Yesterday, as a result of one of my letters, I was paid a visit by the Joint Terrorism Task Force of the FBI. One Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse, reported to the FBI that he felt I was endangering the government and should be investigated as a suspected terrorist. This after every single one my letters was sent through the official website of the government, and contained all of my personally identifying information and was specifically stated as advising each U. S. Senator that I was offering political opinion about pending legislation, or governmental policy.
Apparently, as this left leaning Congress assaults our rights on a daily basis, they are now resorting to reporting dissenters to their policies to the FBI, under the guise of terrorist threats. Since when did expressing a p0litical opinion, or disagreeing with the passage of Socialist bills in the legislature become terrorist in nature? I have specifically objected vehemently to the TARP, TALC, Economic Recovery Act, Omnibus Spending Bill, President Obama's 3.6 trillion dollar budget, cap and trade, and every other anti capitalist bill put forth in the 111th Congress.
The FBI agent was very polite and respectful. He explained why I had been targeted and by whom, Senator Whitehouse...
Go read the rest, and the commentary. The writer posts the letter he wrote to Whitehouse that prompted the Senator to report him as a terrorist threat. This appears to be legit, and if it is, it's downright disturbing.
I wish I could laugh at it, but I can't.
If I could be granted one wish, just one wish, it would be that each and every election at mid-term would see the incumbent defeated, kicked out, gone, bye. Every one, every single one. Voter enforced term limits.
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May 26, 2009
Today's Multiple Choice:
By now, you've all heard or read "The Duel on Terror" speech by both Cheney and 0bama. so, let's play a little game. Without peeking at a transcript... take a guess at who made the following statements in his speech:
Obama or Cheney?:
We are less than eight years removed from the deadliest attack on American soil in our history. We know that al Qaeda is actively planning to attack us again. We know that this threat will be with us for a long time, and that we must use all elements of our power to defeat it.
Obama or Cheney?:
After 9/11, we knew that we had entered a new era – that enemies who did not abide by any law of war would present new challenges to our application of the law; that our government would need new tools to protect the American people, and that these tools would have to allow us to prevent attacks instead of simply prosecuting those who try to carry them out.
Obama or Cheney?:
[T]oo often – our government made decisions based upon fear rather than foresight, and all too often trimmed facts and evidence to fit ideological predispositions. Instead of strategically applying our power and our principles, we too often set those principles aside as luxuries that we could no longer afford. And in this season of fear, too many of us – Democrats and Republicans; politicians, journalists and citizens – fell silent.
Obama or Cheney?:
Military commissions have a history in the United States dating back to George Washington and the Revolutionary War. They are an appropriate venue for trying detainees for violations of the laws of war. They allow for the protection of sensitive sources and methods of intelligence-gathering; for the safety and security of participants; and for the presentation of evidence gathered from the battlefield that cannot be effectively presented in federal Courts.
Obama or Cheney?:
Al Qaeda terrorists and their affiliates are at war with the United States, and those that we capture – like other prisoners of war – must be prevented from attacking us again.
Obama or Cheney?:
In our constitutional system, prolonged detention should not be the decision of any one man.
Obama or Cheney?:
[T]he American people are more interested in doing what is right to protect this country than in political posturing.
Obama or Cheney?:
Unlike the Civil War or World War II, we cannot count on a surrender ceremony to bring this journey to an end. Right now, in distant training camps and in crowded cities, there are people plotting to take American lives. That will be the case a year from now, five years from now, and – in all probability – ten years from now.
Surprisingly, every last one of those of those statements were made by 0bama in his speech, as noted by Charles Krauthammer in his article, "Obama In Bush Clothing.”
I found that over at The Stiletto, along with this most excellent bit of commentary:
The “duel” on Thursday wasn’t Obama vs. Cheney, it was Obama vs. Obama. His speech could only have been given by someone with multiple personality disorder – or a deeply conflicted liberal who (to borrow a phrase from the 1964 Goldwater campaign) in his heart knows Cheney is right. Obama must summon the backbone to squelch his inner McGovern and embrace his inner Cheney, because he is not going to be able to talk his way out of the national security threats we face in Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, Pakistan and even here at home.
If you're not reading The Stiletto on a regular basis, you should be.
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May 25, 2009
Memorial Day
In honor of Memorial Day, I'm asking you to help Vetsville Cease Fire House keep it's doors open at least a little longer.
Shelter for Vets in Danger of Closing
Founder Chris Noel said Wednesday the shelter may not survive through the rest of this turbulent year. She held a fundraising luncheon at The Ritz-Carlton in January that left her in debt.
Noel said she'll need $25,000 through the end of the year to pay for utilities and to maintain the shelter that vets have called home over the past decade at 291 NE 19th Ave.
"My prayer to God is, 'If you still want me to do this, please make it happen. If you want me to keep doing this, please help me,'" she said. "'If you don't want me to then I know you'll close the door.'"
Noel, 67, an avid veterans' advocate from West Palm Beach, ran a radio show on Armed Forces Radio from 1966 to 1971 and even traveled to Vietnam to boost troop morale. She began opening shelters in 1993 in Riviera Beach and West Palm Beach before branching off into Boynton Beach.
Today, the south county shelter is the only one that remains. It's a place where there is food, clothing, clean showers, a garden, fruit trees and companionship for veterans. They've also enjoyed pet therapy from cats and dogs and even a docile dove and rooster that co-existed with the four-legged creatures.
"It becomes their home while they're there," Noel said. "So they feel stabilized."
It's a small slice of paradise for Don Marlowe, a 74-year-old who joined the Army in 1956 and served for almost 20 years. He's lived in Vetsville for the past 10 years, he said.
"I'm going to stay here till it's closed and I don't know what the rest of the men are going to do," said Marlowe, one of about a half dozen residents.
Among them is a Vietnam veteran who has deformities on his back and was exposed to Agent Orange, an herbicide used in Vietnam that proved deadly and caused birth defects, Marlowe said.
Send the price of a package of hot dogs if that's all you got, but give a little something, please. It would mean another month off the streets for a veteran and that matters, it matters a lot. If we can help Chris keep the doors open a little longer, maybe she can raise the necessary money to keep Vetsville open for the rest of the year, and beyond.
You can mail your check directly to
Vetsville Cease Fire House
291 NE 19th Avenue
Boynton Beach, FL 33435
Thank you. and enjoy your Holiday.
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May 24, 2009
Camping it up with the IDF
This is a blast from the past, a 1962 documentary on the Women of the World featuring the Women of the IDF... stick with it for a few minutes, you won't be sorry...
An amazing bit of film, the slight mocking tone of the commentator showed that he found the thoughts that women, especially good looking young women, that they might possibly be soldiers, and might possibly contribute to the protection of a nation, well, his attitutde and opinions and prejudices come through loud and clear. But these brave women, now in their 60s, served with courage and honor, they were brave and true, and yes, they were Jews, they were women, they were soldiers and they helped protect a nation.
Hat tip to IDF Soldier and blogger Double Tapper, who always has something good.
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