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Small Town wants Gitmo Detainees

netrox — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:09:30 GMT

Fox news has been trying to scare people into opposing bringing Gitmo detainees into a small town but the small town WANTS them:

"Officials in a small Michigan town featured in a new video about Guantanamo by Liz Cheney�s national security group want her to know that they�re not falling for her �fearmongering� � and tell us they want Gitmo detainees in their town."

"What�s more, the Standish city council recently passed a unanimous resolution expressing support for bringing Gitmo detainees, citing job losses in the wake of the closing of the facility."

Small Town To Liz Cheney: We Want Gitmo Detainees, Not Your Fearmongering | The Plum Line

Obama murder America

Maria — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:55:18 GMT

Got this from one of my friends by email. Please, be civil in debate. No insultin', or point fingerin' or flamin' war. Follow the AD's rules. And, please respect ADers' opinions/POV/experiences and such. :ty:

My question is: What do you think of this ? Please, share! :)

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Fffeeeaaarrr!!!

Jiro — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:38 GMT

Finally A President Not Governed By Fear

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James Joyner argues against a civilian trial for KSM:

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[T]hese men are not citizens of the United States. Second, they’re accused war criminals. They simply should not be tried in U.S. civilian courts. Rather, they should either be held accountable in a Nuremberg-style international forum or treated as war criminals by a U.S. military tribunal under the mechanisms provided by Congress and approved by the Supreme Court.

Aside from the virtual certainty that the trial will devolve into a media circus, there’s an incredibly good chance that Mohammed and his comrades will go free. The fact that KSM was repeatedly waterboarded would seem to taint any subsequent evidence, including his own confession.

I think it's a potentially brilliant move. I do not believe for one moment that this case was brought in a civilian court without sufficient evidence to convict KSM of criminality to put him away for good. But what an open civilian case will also do - and it's why a war criminal like John Yoo is so apoplectic - is reveal the extent to which the brutal torture of KSM was unnecessary, and led to the government's inability to prosecute him to the full extent of the law.

It will be a civic lesson to America and the world. It will show the evil of terrorism and the futility and danger of torture. It will be a way in which Cheney's torture regime can be revealed in all its grotesque excess at the same time as KSM's vile religious extremism is exposed for its murderous nihilism. That all this will take place in New York - close to where the mass murder took place - is a particularly smart touch.

This will, then, be a Nuremberg-style event - because it will pit Qaeda barbarism against the cooling, calm and resolute nature of real Western justice in the clear light of history. But it does one more critical thing. It reveals a new confidence in ourselves and the Western way of life.

When you listen to the Fox News right speak about this, they reveal amazing levels of fear. They have been truly spooked by these men with long beards and chilling eyes. They are so scared of them they are willing to drop any and all legal principles that the West has historically used with respect to mass murderers. Their fear brought them to institute torture, and to engage in mass brutality against prisoners of war in every theater of combat in a manner that will tragically taint the honor of the US military for a very long time. It led them to establish Gitmo, to create for the world a reverse symbol of the Statue of Liberty, and imprint it on the minds and in the consciences of an entire generation of human beings, whose view of America will never be the same.

It made speedy prosecution of any of those who allegedly plotted and planned 9/11 impossible - and will make actual prosecution of any of them extremely hard. It turns out, then, that the primary (if not the only) thing we had to fear - was fear itself. It was our fear that gave al Qaeda so many propaganda victories.

And it is the refusal to be afraid that reflects the decision to bring this fanatic mass murderer back to the scene of the crime, to remind the world, all these years later, of why he is on trial, to restore a patriotic pride in the system we have, a system which it is al Qaeda's goal to destroy.

I believe this is the best symbolic answer to 9/11: a trial, with due process, after tempers have calmed somewhat, that exposes this evil for all it truly was. And also reveals the tragedy of an American government that lost its nerve and has now, under a new president, regained it.

Pirates Attack same U.S. ship again - EPIC FAILURE

Royale — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:26:07 GMT

Somali Pirates Attack U.S.-Flagged Ship for Second Time - Africa - FOXNews.com

They did not learn the lesson from the last time that they attacked the same ship, MV Alabama.

The private security used a non-lethal special device called LRAD to fend off their attack.

How do you say "You lie!" in Mandarin?

kokonut — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:12 GMT

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President Obama traveled all the way to China to praise the free flow of information. It�s the only safe place he could do so without getting heckled. With a straight face, Obama lauded political dissent and told Chinese students that he welcomed unfettered criticism in America. Fierce opposition, he said, made him �a better leader because it forces me to hear opinions that I don�t want to hear.� How do you say �You lie!� in Mandarin?

Obama's Doubletalk on Political Dissent by Michelle Malkin on Creators.com - A Syndicate Of Talent

A long list of examples of why that is the case.

population of India -a boon or bane!

triks — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:07:54 GMT

unemployment problem has been exceeding in India.
Do you think that are there any solution of it?

Palin:I Want to Play a Major Role in National Politics 'If People Will Have Me'

kokonut — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:23:57 GMT

Sarah Palin on Politics: President Obama 'Disingenous' on 'Death Panels' - ABC News

hiding assets

netrox — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:36:55 GMT

Amazing that many taxpayers aren't paying their dues:

"More than 14,700 Americans disclosed secret offshore bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, ensuring billions of dollars in new tax collections and data for a crackdown on evaders, Commissioner Doug Shulman said today."

IRS Gets Secret Account Data From 14,700 Americans (Update4) - Bloomberg.com

Socialist countries less corrupted

netrox — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:41:08 GMT

Interesting that the top 10 countries ranked to have lowest corruption index are socialist yet we have tea baggers telling us that socialism=corruption.

CPI 2009 Table/2009/cpi/surveys_indices/policy_research

Obama Has Failed the World on Climate Change and lied to Europeans.

Royale — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:47:03 GMT

Opinion: Obama Has Failed the World on Climate Change - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Hmm.... an interesting article

When Obama Admin Lies about "Jobs Saved or Created"?

kokonut — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:06:59 GMT

ABCNews (yes, ABCNews) exclusive story:

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Here's a stimulus success story: In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with just $761,420 in federal stimulus spending. At least that's what the Web site set up by the Obama administration to track the $787 billion stimulus says.

There's one problem, though: There is no 15th congressional district in Arizona; the state has only eight districts.

And ABC News has found many more entries for projects like this in places that are incorrectly identified.

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"The inaccuracies on recovery.gov that have come to light are outrageous and the Administration owes itself, the Congress, and every American a commitment to work night and day to correct the ludicrous mistakes."

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ABC News was able to locate several examples on the government's Web site outlining hundreds of millions of dollars spent and jobs created in Congressional districts that have been misidentified.

For example, recovery.gov says $34 million in stimulus money has been spent in Arizona's 86th congressional district in a project for the Navajo Housing authority, which is actually located in the 1st congressional district.

Jobs Saved or Created in Congressional Districts That Don't Exist - ABC News
And people have so much faith in the govt in running and nationalizing health care and forcing those to buy insurance under threat of jail time and fines when they can't even do a simple thing by keeping track of the jobs, the money and the districts on their own website?

You gotta be friggin kidding me!! This adminstration has been one white lie after another with hardly any sense of transparency or accountability whatsoever. No wonder more and more Americans are not liking him and his administration's constant Chevy Chase like clumsiness with pratfalls and all.

A poignant message

kokonut — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:22:59 GMT

The ultimate game of dithering while golfing.

Michael Ramirez Cartoon

Palin Fallout

Jiro — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:58:46 GMT

Palin slams Levi for 'porn'

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(CNN) - In her big interview with Oprah Winfrey that aired Monday, Sarah Palin took a slap at Levi Johnston, the father of her nearly year-old grandson, for engaging in what amounts to "porn."

"We don't want to mess up the gig he's got going, aspiring, aspiring porn, some of the things that he's doing," the former Alaska governor told Winfrey. "It's kind of heartbreaking."

Winfrey asked if Palin was referencing Johnston's upcoming photo spread for Playgirl.

Palin said she was. "I call that porn, yes. So it's a bit heartbreaking to see the road that he's on right now," she said.

The former Republican vice presidential candidate appeared on Winfrey's show ahead of the release of her new book, 'Going Rogue.'

jeez..... what the hell is going on in here?? her unwed daughter was pregnant. her own grandson's father is gonna be a pornstar. Palin resigned stepped down as governor due to investigation. Palin's book is busted for inconsistency and lies.

yep.... she's falling apart..... :aw:

Obama's 71 vehicles motorcade

kokonut — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:46:59 GMT

Man, what glorious display of ego. Must be helping the environment and seeing that his carbon footprint go beyond the call of duty.
By the numbers: 71 vehicles - Patrick Gavin

But in the interest of a "fair and balanced" reporting let's compare that to Bush when liberals were complaining about his dozen or so vehicles in a motorcade when gas prices were higher (about $1.00 or so higher then).
"Taxpayers still foot the bill" for Bush's motorcade as gas prices rise - Democratic Underground

Maybe we should wait until Obama has a 101 vehicle motorcade to justify a bit of complaint from his mere commoners?

Jobs Engine or Terror Target?

Royale — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:55:02 GMT

Jobs Engine or Terror Target? Illinois Officials Split on Detainee Prison Plan - FOXNews.com

:hmm: Your thoughts?