Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Second Amendment Should Trump State LinesBob Owens on June 13, 2014

In the June issue of Townhall Magazine I took up the issue of national concealed carry reciprocity. My bosses at Townhall were nice enough to post the column online.Here’s a taste:

My state-issued driver’s license allows me to get into a car and drive to visit friends in other states. If I decide to drive to visit my friend Pablo in Arizona, or Jacqueline in New York, my North Carolina-issued license will be honored by every law enforcement agency I may encounter along the way.If I were to visit Pablo, I would not need to obtain additional driver’s licenses to drive through Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. If I were to visit Jacqueline, I would not need to obtain additional licenses for Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York. No matter where I drive in the United States, I have reciprocity with my driver’s license, under the presumption that if I am deemed competent to drive in one state, then I am competent enough to drive in every state.If I even brought up the idea that I might need a driver’s license in each individual state, reasonable people would look at me as if I might need my current license revoked, at least until I’m checked over thoroughly by mental health professionals.I have a second state-issued license in my wallet, that allowed me to carry a concealed weapon. I’m granted reciprocity in just 36 states. Apparently I’m allowed to travel to certain parts of the nation, I’m just not allowed to defend my life when I arrive.Read the whole thing, and let me know what you think about Senator John Cornyn’s Senate Bill 1908: The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2014.

Ruthless: ISIS Tweets Photo of Severed Head for World Cup Leah Barkoukis | Jun 14, 2014

The World Cup kicked off this week and to show their “support,” ISIS savagely tweeted a photo of a Sunni police chief’s severed head and joked about it being a soccer ball.
“This is our ball,” the Iraqi jihadists said in the tweet showing the picture. “It is made of skin #WorldCup #WorldCup2014.”
Increasingly violent rebel forces have been documenting their savagery with a steady stream of graphic photographs and videos as they rampage toward Baghdad.One clip shows them barging into the police chief’s home in the dead of night and blindfolding him before cutting off his head with a large knife.The rebels claim to have slain more than 1,700 Iraqi soldiers and cops as they push toward the capital in an attempt to topple the increasingly fragile Iraqi government.The graphic murders are intended to shatter morale among Iraqi officials, officials said. Other videos show the rebels carrying out drive-by shootings of random pedestrians and uniformed personnel along bloodstained streets. Leaning out of cars, the rebels are shown running other cars off the road and riddling drivers with bullets.
It’s no wonder ISIS has been described as a “group so extreme it got booted from al Qaeda.”

Cold Dead Hands with Doug Wright

I came across this meme the other day and thought I'd share. I grew up on these cartoons too. Im curious about everyones opinion. What changed?
~Scarlet

I guess obama needs one of the Bush's anyhow, doesn't he ?

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Ordered to Persian Gulf in Wake of Iraq Unrest

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ordered the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to “protect” American lives and interests during terror flare-ups in several Iraqi towns.

The order gives President Barack Obama “additional flexibility” in case military measures are required to safeguard Americans in Iraq, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby.

On Friday, Obama said the U.S. would not send troops back to Iraq, but he was consulting with his national security team to "prepare a range of other options."

"Iraqi security forces have proven unable to defend in a number of cities," Obama added.

Obama Calls on Iraq’s ‘Neighbors’ to Help Contain Terrorists

Iraq has asked the U.S. for air assistance in tempering the militant uprising, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

The USS George H.W. Bush — accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea and the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun — is expected to arrive on the Gulf late Saturday, Kirby said.

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Important 40 Second Clip of Biden: Iraq One Of The “Greatest Achievements” Of This Administration

By Robert Gehl on June 12, 2014
It looks like the ISIS terrorist regime is about to attempt a takeover of Baghdad. Their tactics are so brutal and violent that even Al-Qaeda...
It looks like the ISIS terrorist regime is about to attempt a takeover of Baghdad. Their tactics are so brutal and violent that even Al-Qaeda have distanced themselves from ISIS. All this is happening as President Obama continues the full-bore retreat.

More than four years ago, Vice President Biden went on Larry King’s show to tout the administration’s pullback from Iraq and predicted a “great achievement.” It’s important every American watches this short clip (transcript below the video):

VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: “I am very optimistic about Iraq, I think it’s going to be one of the great achievements of this administration,” he said. “You’re going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You’re gong to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government. I’ve been there 17 times now, I go there every two or three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It’s impressed me. I’ve been impressed how they’ve been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.”
It’s important to remember, ladies and gentlemen, that Joe Biden was picked as the vice presidential nominee because of his foreign policy credentials.

Friday, June 13, 2014

NYT: U.S. Denied Iraq's Requests for Military Help to Stop ISIS Attacks

AWR Hawkins 12 Jun 2014
With violence from Sunni militants on the rise in western Iraq, the U.S. last month denied Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's requests for military aid.
According to The New York Times, the Iraqi PM "secretly asked the Obama administration to consider carrying out airstrikes against extremist staging areas," only to be "rebuffed."
The importance of the requests is magnified by the June 10 capture of Mosul by an Al Qaeda splinter group.
National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan refuses to discuss specifics regarding Maliki's requests. "We are not going to get into the details of our diplomatic discussions," she said.
Meehan added, "The current focus of our discussions with the government of Iraq and our policy considerations is to build the capacity of the Iraqis to successfully confront [the militants]."

U.S. vets watch in frustration as insurgents undo sacrifices in Iraq

June 13 2014

Advance by al Qaeda splinter group leaves many vets reflecting on war that killed nearly 4,500 Americans, tens of thousands of Iraqis

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DO THEY REALLY THINK THE KIDS WILL DRINK IT ???

Parent wants NEISD to reconsider sunscreen policy

Girl, 10, not allowed to bring sunscreen on field trip due to 'toxic' nature Author: Mariza Mendoza, Jun 04 2014

SAN ANTONIO -

It's not even officially summer yet, but everyone is feeling the effects of the hot summer sun.

Sunscreen is one of the best protectors from the sun, but North East Independent School District parent Christy Riggs said her child wasn't allowed to bring sunscreen to campus and suffered the burning consequences.

Riggs said her 10-year-old daughter went on a school field trip recently and came back sun-burned. Riggs said district policy didn't allow her daughter to bring sunscreen to reapply.

"When you have a school field trip or a field day (in) which they're out there for an extended period of time, they should be allowed to carry sunscreen and reapply," said Riggs.

Riggs said skin cancer runs in her family and her father recently passed away from it.

But, NEISD spokeswoman Aubrey Chancellor said sunscreen is considered a medication, something children need a doctor's note to have at school.

"Typically, sunscreen is a toxic substance, and we can't allow toxic things in to be in our schools,"

ISIS Militants Laden With Weapons, Stolen Cash Head for Baghdad

IRBIL, Iraq -- Heavily armed Islamist militants flush with $450 million in stolen cash pushed toward Baghdad on Friday, sending thousands fleeing in fear from the Iraqi capital.

Al Qaeda-linked insurgents who overran large parts of the north of the country earlier this week also seized about $450 million during a bank heist, Mosul Mayor Athier Nujaifi told NBC News. That makes the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) the world's richest terrorist group.

Some iraqi drivers refusing to take military aged men out of Baghdad. Worried they'll be stopped at #isis checkpoints and killed.

6:51 AM - 13 Jun 2014

The U.S.-backed government was rounding up potential recruits, signing on anyone willing to go to fight against ISIS, a hardline group that has vowed to capture Baghdad.

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VIDEO: Congressman Refutes All Obama Admin Excuses For Bergdahl Release

The conflict over the release of those now called the “Taliban Five” continued Wednesday when Rep. Randy Forbes called Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to task in front of the House Armed Services Committee. The questions revolved around the likelihood of members of the “Taliban Five” rejoining the fight and what it would potentially cost the United States in the lives of its military.

When asked about whether or not the military would risk more American lives to recapture the Five if they rejoined the fight, Hagel did his best to avoid answering directly. Forbes continued to press for a direct answer until Hagel was forced to admit that lives would in fact be risked to recapture them.
At that point, Forbes struck right to the heart of the matter and asked if Hagel had done any sort of assessment on how many lives would be lost in an attempt to recapture the Five. Once again, Hagel tried to dodge the question, and again, Forbes wouldn’t let him. Forbes was forced to admit that he hadn’t done any sort of assessment of the American lives that could be lost.
Hagel’s unwilling responses bring up a couple of uncomfortable questions that have to be asked. How does this affect the national security interests of the United States, and has the Secretary of Defense increased the security risk instead of decreasing it? The Department of Defense has an obligation to protect the American people, but this type of end justifies the means mentality only puts them in more danger.

Campus Reform Panhandles College Students for ‘The Hillary Clinton Fund for Broke Politicians’

It’s not the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too, but it’s almost as absurd. In an interview with Diane Sawyer, everyone-knows-she-wants-to-be-presidential-candidate Hillary Clinton claimed she was “dead broke” after she and Bubba cleaned out the White House on their way out the door. Watch Campus Reform‘s Caleb Bonham take action on behalf of the former First Lady by raising money for ‘The Hillary Clinton Fund for Broke Politicians.’You have to look at the expressions on actual ‘dead broke’ college students’ faces after they’re asked to fork over cash to a woman and husband team who cleared upwards of $155 million since leaving office due to book deals and speeches. Unexpectedly, some good-humored souls actually take the bait.A real sob story. What’s next, Hillary? Are you going to tell us you were born a poor black child? We know you’ve come ‘come too faarrr from where you started from.’

I knew it wouldn't be long, and what are we going to do ? We should step out and close the door

Islamists Line Streets With Decapitated Heads of Police, Soldiers: New Details on Iraq Takeover Emerge as Terrorists Storm Toward Baghdad 12 June, 2014 / ReaganCoalition.com

As jihadists from the Islamic State of Iraq movement take control of two of the country’s largest cities and march toward Baghdad, new details have emerged on the atrocities happening on the ground as the group looks to take over the country and impose Sharia Law.
According to reports, militants have taken control of Mosul, Iraq’s second largest largest city. Reports say 30,000 Iraqi soldiers simply fled, leaving behind tanks and weapons, as just 800 fighters approached.
A day later, militants captured Tikrit, known for its massive oil deposits.
Now, the “army” is marching toward Baghdad, Iraq’s capital and largest city.
The Iraqi military has been able to stall their advances toward Samarra, a city just 68 miles north of Baghdad, for now.
Many western counties, including Britain, have already ruled out a military intervention after a decade-long affair in the country has clearly not changed much. The US has not officially ruled out military action but are not very interested in getting involved in another armed conflict in the country.

While some of the militants have been stalled, another group of insurgents has taken over Dhuluiyah, a town just 60 miles from Baghdad.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki blamed a “conspiracy” for the Mosul security failure and said “we are working to solve the situation.” “We are regrouping the armed forces that are in charge of clearing Ninevah from those terrorists.”
Meanwhile, the ISIS (also referred to as ISIL) has grown so extreme that even al-Qaeda has cut ties with them.
According to The Daily Mail, “within those areas it has conquered, it is imposing a vicious form of hardline Islamic sharia law, which has involved crucifixion of ‘spies,’ as well as beheadings and amputations.”
A Pentagon document revealed that the group has been “publicly executing entire families.”
One refugee told reporters “the decapitated heads of policemen and soldiers are lining the streets of Iraq’s second biggest city

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Nuclear bombs almost obliterated North Carolina during 1961 accident: report Newly declassified documents detail the night a military plane carrying two powerful bombs crashed on U.S. soil. 'By the slightest margin of chance,' Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara wrote, 'a nuclear explosion was averted.'

BY Meg Wagner NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Thursday, June 12, 2014

APA mushroom cloud rises above Nevada's Yucca Flat after a 1952 atomic blast. New documents detail the 1961 night two bombs almost accidentally went off in North Carolina.

A near nuclear accident almost annihilated North Carolina in 1961, a new report says.
A military plane was carrying two bombs when crashed near Goldsboro 53 years ago. According to newly declassified documents, one of them came very close to detonating.
Had it gone off, the disaster could have been worse than the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, CNN explained.
"By the slightest margin of chance, literally the failure of two wires to cross, a nuclear explosion was averted," Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara wrote in the report.
The documents — titled, "Multi-Megaton Bomb Was Virtually 'Armed' When It Crashed to Earth in North Carolina" — detail the night of Jan 24. 1961.
That night, an Air Force B-52 broke apart in two. The crash killed three of the eight people onboard the plane and sent the bombs plunging toward the ground.

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Russian Bombers Buzz California By Luis MartinezJun 12, 2014

Two long-range Russian bombers flew within 50 miles of the northern California coast Monday, but stayed out of U.S. airspace, a defense official said today.

The incident began much further north when four Russian Tu-95 Bear bomber planes and a refueling tanker enter the outer Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) near Alaska. The ADIZ extends for 200 miles and is considered international airspace, but if military aircraft enter the ADIZ, then the U.S. NORAD sends fighter jets to get a visual identification, NORAD spokesperson Capt. Jennifer Stadnyk said.
That’s what happened Monday afternoon when two American F-22 Raptor fighter jets went up to keep an eye on the Russian aircraft.
At some point the bombers left the ADIZ – two headed west back towards Russia and the other two headed south. Those heading south once again entered the ADIZ off the northern California coast. This time they were picked up visually by a pair of American F-15 fighters.
Officials said that at no time did any of the aircraft enter U.S. airspace. There were no communications with the Russian aircraft. The incident was first reported by The Washington Free Beacon.
Stadnyk said that the last five years there have been 50 intercepts of Russian military aircraft entering North American ADIZs. One of the new stealth F-22 Raptors’ first missions reportedly was such an interception back in 2007.
The last time the Russian bombers came close to the California coast was July 4, 2012.

COINCIDES WITH PREVIOUS POST

Media Banned From Nogales Border Patrol Processing Center, But Al Sharpton Immigration Ally Got All-Access Tour

Katie Pavlich | Jun 12, 2014

Earlier this week I reported about Border Patrol agents in Nogales being threatened with firings after photos of overwhelmed conditions were leaked to the media. Since that time, all personal electronic devices belonging to agents have been banned from the Nogales processing center, where thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America are sleeping in chain-linked cells. Media has been banned from the area and tours for press are not being granted or approved.
However, while the media is being kept away, others are being allowed into the facility. Rev. Jarrett Maupin, who is running for a seat in Arizona's 7th Congressional District, was granted a tour earlier this week. Maupin has close ties to ~~rev.~~ al sharpton.STORY

Former Border Patrol Officers on Child Crisis: Orchestrated and Contrived Assault on Americans Katie Pavlich | Jun 12, 2014

The National Association of Former Border Patrol Officers is ripping the latest unaccompanied child crisis and push for amnesty on Capitol Hill as an "orchestrated and contrived assault on the compassionate side of Americans."

In a press release issued earlier this week, Chairman Zack Taylor accused "any elected member of the Executive or Legislative Branch of the U.S. Government that has not stood up and demanded that current Immigration Law be enforced vigorously since 1986 is fully and exclusively responsible for this latest invasion." [Keep Reading]

No boots on the ground, but anyone watching the news will see what is happening there w/out U.S. support. It won't take long for the country to revert to what it was, before we were even there. ALL THESE WASTED YEARS, FOR WHAT ?

White House: No Boots on Ground in Iraq

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Long Island Company Made Workers Pray, Say "I Love You": Lawsuit

Any one think this might not be a bad thing ? Thursday, Jun 12, 2014 |

NBC 4 New York A federal agency says a New York healthcare firm forced employees to join prayer circles, thank God for having jobs and say "I love you" to co-workers and managers. .A federal agency says a New York health care firm forced employees to join prayer circles, thank God for having jobs and say "I love you" to co-workers and managers.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination lawsuit Wednesday against United Health Programs of America and its parent company, Cost Containment Group.

The EEOC says the Long Island company required employees to practice a belief system called "Onionhead." It includes praying, discussing personal matters with colleagues and reading spiritual texts.

Onionhead was created by a family member of the company owner, according to the lawsuit filed by EEOC.

Employees were told wear Onionhead buttons, place Onionhead cards near their work stations and keep only dim lighting in the workplace, the lawsuit said.

The agency says employees who objected were disciplined or terminated. It's asking a judge to stop the practices and ensure employees receive back pay and other compensation.

In a statement, the companies said they were "caring, family-oriented businesses" and called the lawsuit "meritless."

Tourist video captured gator-feeding frolic

VIDEO + STORY

Gasps can be heard by tourists on a swamp boat tour in south Louisiana as their guide jumps in the water to feed chicken and marshmallows to two alligators.

Yahoo News|By STACEY PLAISANCE

June 11th – So nice to be able to post on something positive for a change. Economics professor Dave Brat shocked the political world yesterday with his blowout victory over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. First time a sitting House Majority Leader has ever lost a primary, making incumbents from both parties a little nervous today. Some quotes from future congressman Brat: 1) “I’m running on free markets, constitutional principles. I don’t think free markets are either right or left. I don’t think the rule of law is either right or left.” Amen. 2) “I will fight to end crony capitalist programs that benefit the rich and powerful.” Amen again. Finally, Brat won easily despite being outspent 25 to 1. So his last quote is for all establishment Repubs/RINOS, DC elites, lobbyists, media pundits, pollsters, amnesty advocates, crony capitalists/corporatists & the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – Dave Brat: “The good news is dollars don’t vote, people do.” DOUBLE AMEN. P

A Mother Judged A Biker By His Looks. His Response Shamed Her.

Click here to read the biker's response .STORY

Former Clinton Secret Service Calls Hillary ‘Vicious’ Talks About Dark Times

Lately, Hillary Clinton has found herself in the news for a number of potential scandals including the latest with the Benghazi scandal with President Barack Obama. Former Secret Service agent Dan Emmett has recently come forward with his claims that Senator Hillary Clinton is allegedly “vicious”. Emmett has made claims that Hillary treats most of her security guards as hired services, using profanity and derogatory words when working with them.

Emmett was frequently told by Hillary to “get the f*ck away from [her]” when working with one another. Dan Emmett has worked with President George W. Bush, George H.W along with Bill Clinton himself, giving him decades of experience and merit throughout Washington D.C. Because of Emmett’s credibility and history, the backlash is finding itself in numerous headlines nationally. Emmett is currently working towards writing and releasing a tell-all book on his personal and professional stories related to Hillary Clinton.
Although Emmett seems to be clear on his intentions with his book release regarding his time spent working for Hillary Clinton, he has admitted that he does believe Bill Clinton to be an authentic “softie” at heart. Although there is no set release date for the book that Emmett currently has planned, it is sure to make news once it hits shelves, especially if Senator Clinton makes her decision public to run for office in 2016.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

What a "shitty" way to die [pardon the pun]

2 Die Trying to Save Phone That Fell Into Toilet
They suffocate after wading into cesspool

(Newser) – Dropping your cellphone into a toilet is unfortunate—but in China, it can be tragic. A young woman dropped her new phone into an open-pit toilet Wednesday in Xinxiang city, Henan, and two people died after one attempted to retrieve it. The woman's husband was the first to jump into the knee-deep cesspool to try and find the $320 phone, but he started having difficulty breathing and fainted, the South China Morning Post reports, citing a local newspaper. His mother then jumped in after him, and the same fate befell her. Both died of suffocation, and more were injured when others followed in an attempt to save them.

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CAUGHT: President Obama Blatantly Lies About Gun Background Checks.

WHY NOT ?.....he lies about everything, why not this ???
VIDEOListen to what he says, starting at the 1:23 mark.

I respect gun rights. But the idea, for example, that we couldn’t even get a background check bill in, to make sure that if you’re going to buy a weapon you have to actually go through a fairly rigorous process so that we know who you are, so that you can’t just walk up to a store, and, um, buy a semi-automatic weapon… um, it makes no sense.

What “doesn’t make sense” is Obama’s demonstrably false claim.
All firearms purchases made at gun stores, retail chains that sell firearms, pawn shops, and gun shows from federal firearms licensees (FFLs) require background checks, without exception, every single time.
We know that President Obama has little respect for the Constitution or the laws of this Republic, but he should expect to be called out for such obvious and blatant falsehoods, each and every time.

This response is from a family member of mine, a veteran of the navy, submarine corps. He is intelligent and on top of current events in the world......I respect his opinions..........

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is on TV groveling and sucking up to Obama. It's pathetic to see this. There is NO reason for the President to bypass Congress. Period. And for Hagel to say otherwise is an insult. A Law is a Law and must be followed. To trade murderers for a deserter is wrong on so many levels. The excuse "we leave no one behind" is BS. It's no soldier left behind. This guy deserted so was essential and enemy collaborator. He deserved to be left behind. And for anyone to spin this like his fellow soldiers that spoke up are the problem is a further insult. They served Honorably & with distinction..............

I don't believe anything will ever be done about Obama. After everything he has done to this country without any repercussions prove to me that he'll continue til the end of his term. It's a shame it has to be this way, but our congress [both parties] don't seem to have the desire or the guts to bring impeachment charges against him. If he hasn't done enough to warrant impeachment, then I don't know how far he will be allowed to go. SHAME ON THE CONGRESS OF THE U.S.A.

Prosecute the President Ben Shapiro | Jun 11, 2014

president barack obama believes he is above the law. That's because he is. This week alone, Obama announced that he would unilaterally change student loan rules, allowing borrowers to avoid paying off more of their debt; he signaled that he would continue his non-enforcement of immigration law, even as thousands of children cross the border; he defended his non-disclosure of a terrorist swap to Congress. And, he said, more such actions were in the offing. "I will keep doing whatever I can without Congress," Obama explained. This is not just executive overreach. In many cases, Obama's exercise of authoritarian power is criminal. His executive branch is responsible for violations of the Arms Export Control Act in shipping weapons to Syria, the Espionage Act in Libya, and IRS law with regard to the targeting of conservative groups. His executive branch is guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Benghazi and in the Fast and Furious scandal, and bribery in its allocation of waivers in Obamacare and tax dollars in its stimulus spending. His administration is guilty of obstruction of justice and witness tampering. And yet nothing is done. Impeachment, which has been suggested as a solution by many, is a non-starter. In the entire history of the republic, the House has impeached just 19 officials, and just eight were actually removed from office after Senate trial View Full Article

Bowe Bergdahl's Army Unit's Official Facebook Page is on Fire: “I say we welcome him home with a firing squad"

(TIME Magazine) -- Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl was freed by the Taliban over the weekend after they held him for nearly five years, in exchange for five Taliban leaders, who will spend a year cooling their heels in Qatar. You might have heard about it on the news. Chances are you haven’t heard of the six soldiers who died hunting for him after he went missing, according to military officials. Now that Bergdahl has been sprung—in exchange for five senior Taliban officials, who had been imprisoned at Guantanamo—soldiers who served with Bergdahl are grumbling that he deserted and shouldn’t be hailed as a hero, especially given the resulting cost in American lives.

Troops suggest that Bergdahl's desertion makes him more traitor than hero

Obama Gives Muslim Nation $195,000,000 For Muslim Holiday

June 08, 2014/ RedFlag

American Overlook) -- It's the Muslim holiday, Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan.

President Obama has decided to give $195M of taxpayer money to the Islamic nation of Syria to mark the occasion.

In an official White House release, President Obama said: “Michelle and I send our warmest greetings to Muslims celebrating Eid al-Fitr here in the United States and around the world. During the past month, Muslims have honored their faith through prayer and service, fasting and time spent with loved ones.”
Then, he gets to the best part of any holiday celebration…the gifts!
“To help the many Syrians in need this Eid al-Fitr, the United States is providing an additional $195 million in food aid and other humanitarian aid, bringing our humanitarian contribution to the Syrian people to over $1 billion since the crisis began.”
Meanwhile, the sequester continues, the White House is not conducting educational tours, and our military don’t have the necessary equipment to protect themselves.

Is this a time to celebrate with a war-torn Muslim country, or a time to be fiscally responsible?

JUST IN -- Officer: Soldiers Were “Threatened” If They Questioned Story of Bergdahl’s Capture, Forced To Sign Non-Disclosure Agreements…

: Red Flag News

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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Hmm: Did the US Also Pay a Ransom As Part of the Bergdahl Deal?

Guy Benson | Jun 09, 2014

This is a theory first floated (to my knowledge) by bestselling author Brad Thor, whose piece I linked last week. Now the Washington Free Beacon has tracked down a senior US intelligence official who effectively endorses the idea as not just plausible, but likely -- a conclusion buttressed by his extensive experience dealing with the Haqqani network. Some context: Prior to his release, Bowe Bergdahl was being held by members of the Haqqani network, a US-designated terrorist organization. Haqqani and the Taliban are not one in the same, with the former group acting as a crime syndicate with a radical Islamist agenda. They're "80 percent Tony Soprano and 20 percent Al Qaeda," is how Thor put it in a telephone conversation last week. According to this official, Haqqani would be more interested in being compensated monetarily than in a prisoner/hostage trade, especially one in which they were not the primary beneficiary. Recall that of the five jihadi commanders freed in the deal, four were Taliban, and only one was (arguably) primarily Haqqani. Fox News also reported that the US paying a cash ransom for Bergdahl was under discussion as recently as December, so this isn't purely or baselessly speculative:
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THIS IS THE ONLY PICTURE I HAVE SEEN OF ANY STUDENTS LEAVING SANDY HOOK SCHOOL.REPORTEDLY THERE WERE 500+ STUDENTS IN SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF THE "SHOOTING"....WHERE DID THEY GO ??

BELOW ARE VIDEOS OF REYNOLDS HIGH SCHOOLAREA. ONE, OF SUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL AND ONE OF BEING REUNITED WITH PARENTS. THEY DON'T SHOW ALL THE KIDS LEAVING SCHOOL, BUT QUTE DIFFERENT COVERAGE FROM "SANDY HOOK"
1-Gunman, student dead at Reynolds HIgh, some reports of more gunmen
2-Video: Reynolds High School students evacuated

5-Emotions are high as parents reunite with students

When do I hear "IMPEACHMENT" ?

What if Obama Disobeys the Law on Another Gitmo Release Byron York | Jun 10, 2014

We've all heard that the law requires the administration to give Congress 30 days notice before releasing prisoners from the U.S. terrorist detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a provision the White House willfully ignored in the recent release of five Taliban commandos in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
But the law -- specifically the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 -- requires much more than that. Congress did not intend for the president to give lawmakers a simple heads-up. Instead, the House and Senate ordered that any such 30-day notification must include:
1) A detailed statement of the basis for the transfer or release.
2) An explanation of why the transfer or release is in the national security interests of the United States.
3) A description of any actions taken to mitigate the risks of re-engagement by the individual to be transferred or released ...
4) A copy of any (review board) findings relating to the individual.
5) A description of the evaluation (of conditions in the country to which the individual would be transferred).
Of course, the Obama administration did none of that in the Bergdahl/Taliban case. And the specificity of the law -- it is certainly not a casual requirement -- makes that decision more consequential. View Full Article