Thursday, March 31, 2011

Libyan Rebels Number Well Under 1,000?

That can not be right, can it? They would need to pick up some serious support from the countries citizenry to stand any chance. There are certainly less then there would have been had Obama not stood by for a month and watch them get bombed into oblivion. If it is true, we may be stuck between the unpalatable choices of a stalemate with need for constant Nato air strikes (not just a no fly zone) or troops on the ground.

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The Green Regulation Machine: Saving The Planet or Killing Jobs?

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Herman Cain - 'Media Scared a Real Black Man May Run Against Obama'

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Obama - 'Qaddafi’s Inner Circle Knows Their Days Are Numbered' / Inner Circle Actually Feeling More Relaxed

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'Gaddafi Is Feeling More Confident After Obama’s Speech'

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Sharpton - 'Being Pro States Rights is Racist'

Unless you support the Democrats, and think that everything Obama has ever done is the greatest thing ever (including both sides of any contradictions) you are a racist. At some point the word loses its meaning, and unfortunately it has for most.

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The 3 Worst Cases of Police Abuse in 2011

Of course not all cops are bad, in fact most represent the best of humanity, but the only way to learn from mistakes is to acknowledge them.

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Fun With Wieners! (Featuring Congressman Weiner)

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For your convenience - WheresMyWaiver.com.

Eat The Rich!

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Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Google Introduces +1 Button

It is an interesting way to bring in a bit of human suggestion to their search algorithms; tailored to individuals based on their friends. It is a quasi Facebook Like button for Google searches.

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"Our goal at Google is to get you the most relevant results as quickly as possible. But relevance is about relationships as well as words on webpages. That’s why we recently started to include more information from people you know—stuff they’ve shared on Twitter, Flickr and other sites—in Google search results.



Today we’re taking that a step further, enabling you to share recommendations with the world right in Google’s search results. It’s called +1—the digital shorthand for “this is pretty cool.” To recommend something, all you have to do is click +1 on a webpage or ad you find useful. These +1’s will then start appearing in Google’s search results."

Assad (Syrian President) Blames Protests on Foreign Conspiracy

The tactic did not work for Mubarak. That said, the message matters little. The success of the protesters usually boils down to if the military and police follow the order to open fire. They would not in Egypt, they appear to be doing so in Syria.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110330/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_syria

"Syria's president dashed expectations that he would announce sweeping reforms Wednesday and instead took a tough line, blaming two weeks of popular fury on a foreign conspiracy.

Bashar Assad's own officials billed his speech as an introduction of major change and the turnaround infuriated protesters who vowed to keep up with their extraordinary cries for reform.
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Obama's War That is Not a War

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Georgia Law Enforcement Often Refuses to Report Forfeiture Funds, a Violation of GA Law

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Planned Parenthood Cheats Taxpayers With Imaginary Mammograms

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How is The Obama Administration Changing America, And Life as we Now Know it?

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Obama Accept Transparency Award in a Closed Undisclosed Meeting

It is like being absent on the day they present you a perfect attendance award.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/not_a_secret_anymore_a00ccd98-0d9e-4822-8936-168f3a51b959.html

"President Obama finally and quietly accepted his “transparency” award from the open government community this week — in a closed, undisclosed meeting at the White House on Monday.

The secret presentation happened almost two weeks after the White House inexplicably postponed the ceremony, which was expected to be open to the press pool.
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“Our understanding going into the meeting was that it would have a pool photographer and a print reporter, and it turned out to be a private meeting,” Bass told POLITICO. “He was so on point, so on target in the conversation with us, it is baffling why he would not want that message to be more broadly heard by reporters and the public interest community and the public generally.”
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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Cat Burglars

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Pakistani Actress Destroys Mullah Who Accused Her of Immorality

The Real fireworks begin about two and a half minutes into the clip when you can tell she has had enough. I fear my next story about her will be a less pleasant one in which terrorist have gotten their proverbial hands on her.

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DelDOT Removes Basketball Hoop

Absurd...

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Five Rules For Going to War

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The President's Speech: The Obama Doctrine, The Bush Doctrine & The Reality in Libya

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Socialism Explained

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Obama's War on Libya to be Advanced Against Israel

Guest Post by David Berman. My comments follow the hashtags.


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1. Obama uses the UN Resolution to enter into the Right 2 Protect innocent civilians in Libya from slaughter by Kaddafi.

2. Israel will eventually defend itself against terror strikes from the Gaza Strip and take action similar to Operation Cast Lead and enter the Gaza Strip to attack the terror elements

3. Hamas/Hezbollah will hide behind civilians (or dress in civilian clothes) and Israel will unfortunately kill innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip who are put in harms way

4. The UN will call for the Right 2 Protect innocent civilians in the Gaza Strip……

5. Obama acts to protect them.

This is why Obama did not go to Congress for approval. This issue would have come up.

Let me further expand on this...

Over the weekend SoS Hilary Clinton said the Obama administration did not need to seek Congressional approval for the Libyan action because of it being sanctioned by the UN and having International support. That this mission was for humanitarian reasons.

One then must conclude the following:

The Obama administration has ceded control of the Armed Forces of the United States of American to the United Nations when they sanction military intervention(s) for humanitarian reasons, the right to protect is the terminology they are using. So if the United Nations approves military intervention to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip the United States will be able to act independent of Congressional approval. Mind you, with a dramatic increase in terror activities emanating from the Gaza Strip Israel will have little choice in the near future than to conduct ground operations similar to their operation Cast Lead. This will inevitably lead to civilian casualties whether they be terrorists dressed in civilian clothes or from terror elements engaging Israeli forces from behind the protective shield of innocent civilians.

It is my belief that Hamas and Hezbollah and other terror organizations realize this to and will do they utmost to create a situation where they can invoke the already well established anti-Israeli tendencies of the United Nations and the newly found power of the right to protect against Israel. The only question is whether or not the Obama administration plays along or not.


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It is an interesting idea; Obama uses the UN as cover to launch a military action, the UN uses human rights to justify strikes, the UN constantly condemns Israel for human rights violation (in my opinion unjustly, but that matters little in the analysis), Obama's Middle East policy has been to throw Israel under the bus; thus Obama will use the UN as cover to bomb Israel bypassing Congress where he could never get the support to do so.

As interesting an academic thought exercise that is, I do not believe that it would work even if intended as such (which I do not). There is a major difference between the ruler of a country bombing their own civilians with the stated intention of massacring people who disagree with him politically, and a country that puts its own troops at increased danger to try and save non-citizens in an effort to stop terrorist from killing its civilians. In Libya you had a government intentionally massacring their own people. In Israel you would have the military trying to stop terrorist that are using their civilians as human shields. It is the terrorist that are both targeting Israeli civilians and putting their fellow residents of Gaza or the West Bank in harms way. The Israelis would be trying to protect citizens on both sides as best they can, even though that means more Israeli soldiers would be injured and die then if they did not care about the residents in Gaza. The true humanitarian intervention would be on the side of Israel.

There is also a major difference regarding the relative strength of Israel and Libya. It is likely that we will lose more personnel and equipment from mechanical failures and human error then enemy fire in Libya. That would not be the case in a war against Israel.

Americans would never accept the clearly flawed logic if Obama tried to apply it to Israel, and if he did try I think there would be a serious movement to have him thrown out of office.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Obama's Speech on The Libyan Action

I was really not impressed with the speech and do not think it offered much in the way of needed clarity.

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You Should Have Listened to Farrakhan When You Were at His Table: New Black Panthers Turn on Obama

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Egypt Air Removes Israel From The Map

This is not a good sign.

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"Egypt Air, the largest airline in Egypt, has removed Israel from the map – literally. On its website, Ynet has learned, Jordan's land reaches the Mediterranean Sea.

The airline's subsidiary, Air Sinai, flies to Israel regularly, but customers seeking flights to Ben Gurion National Airport will have a hard time finding them. On the map are the names of the Mideast capitals – Amman, Beirut, and Damascus – but Israel is nowhere to be found.
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Israel And Russia Sign Space Cooperation Agreement

Israel And Russia are strengthening their ties through a new Space Cooperation Agreement.

http://www.universetoday.com/84464/israel-and-russia-sign-space-cooperation-agreement

"The Israeli government has signed an agreement with Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, for cooperation in space for peaceful purposes. Areas where the two countries may work together are exploration and research, remote sensing of Earth from space, materials science, space biology and medicine, satellite navigation technology, and launch services. Israel also has similar agreements with NASA and the ESA.

The two countries have already been cooperating extensively in development of high-tech hardware, and Russia has purchased Israeli-made unmanned drones for its security services.

One of the goals of the Israeli Space Agency is to promote innovative scientific projects based on international collaboration.
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Histories Worst Environmental Villain

As they say, the road to hell environmental disaster is paved with good intentions.

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Robotic Swiss Quadrocopters Paying Ball Tennis

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Begging Cat

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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Boy Who Stood up to The Bully Speaks

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The bully also spoke out saying that he was picked on first.

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Journalist Locked in Closet During Biden Fundraiser

I can understand that you may not want the press covering a private event, but who thought it was a good idea to force a journalist into a closet?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1370371/Vice-Presidents-staff-lock-journalist-closet-hours-fundraiser-stop-talking-guests.html

"But try telling Vice President Joe Biden’s staff that, after they held a local reporter in a closet for hours after he was invited to cover a Florida political fundraiser because they did not want him talking with the guests.

As the unaware $500-a-head invitees dined on caprese crostini with oven-dried mozzarella and basil, rosemary flatbread with grapes honey and gorgonzola cheese, grilled chicken Caesar and garden vegetable wraps, veteran reporter Scott Powers was locked away.
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He was told he could only come out when the politicians were ready to give their speeches.

Powers told The Drudge Report: ‘When I'd stick my head out, they'd say, “Not yet. We'll let you know when you can come out.”’
Veteran reporter Scott Powers was locked in the closet for most of the event. He emailed from inside 'sounds like a nice party'

After 90 minutes he was allowed out to hear Biden and Nelson speak for 35 minutes, before being taken back to the closet for the remainder of the event.
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Olbermann Not Happy About Obama's Libya Action

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World's First Feasible 'Artificial Leaf' Created

What we are looking at hear is the progress toward practical, portable, fuel cell technology.

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/mit-lab-creates-worlds-first-practical-artificial-leaf

"A practical artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy as efficiently as the real thing has long been a Holy Grail of chemistry, and researchers at MIT may have finally done it. Today at the National Meeting of the American Chemical Society researchers from MIT’s Nocera Lab, led by Dr. Daniel Nocera, claimed that they’ve created an artificial leaf made from stable and--more importantly--inexpensive materials.

The artificial leaf looks nothing like the natural leaf that it mimics, but its inputs and outputs are the same. Made of silicon, electronics, and various catalysts that spur chemical reactions within the device, the artificial leaf uses sunlight to break water into hydrogen and oxygen which can then be used to create electricity in a separate fuel cell. Placed in a gallon of water and left in the sun, these artificial leaves could provide a home in the developing world with basic electricity for a day, Nocera said.
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Weiner (D) Looking For a ObamaCare Waver For NYC

How is it that you can legitimately support something as good and helpful while at the same time trying to exempt people from it; 'This is really good for everyone, just not my constituents...'?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51840.html

"Rep. Anthony Weiner said Wednesday he was looking into how a health law waiver might work for New York City.

Weiner, who is likely to run for mayor of New York, said that because of the city’s special health care infrastructure, his office was looking into alternatives that might make more sense. Weiner is one of the health care law’s biggest supporters; during the debate leading up to reform, he was one of the last holdouts in Congress for the public option.
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Media Matters Prepares 'Guerrilla Warfare And Sabotage' Against Fox News

Media Matters making the transformation to Fox critic to Fox Saboteur. It could get interesting...

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0311/51949.html

"The liberal group Media Matters has quietly transformed itself in preparation for what its founder, David Brock, described in an interview as an all-out campaign of “guerrilla warfare and sabotage” aimed at the Fox News Channel.

The group, launched as a more traditional media critic, has all but abandoned its monitoring of newspapers and other television networks and is narrowing its focus to Fox and a handful of conservative websites, which its leaders view as political organizations and the “nerve center” of the conservative movement. The shift reflects the centrality of the cable channel to the contemporary conservative movement, as well as the loathing it inspires among liberals — not least among the donors who fund Media Matters’ staff of about 90, who are arrayed in neat rows in a giant war room above Massachusetts Avenue.
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The new strategy, he said, is a “war on Fox.”

In an interview and a 2010 planning memo shared with POLITICO, Brock listed the fronts on which Media Matters — which he said is operating on a $10 million-plus annual budget — is working to chip away at Fox and its parent company, News Corp. They include its bread-and-butter distribution of embarrassing clips and attempts to rebut Fox points, as well as a series of under-the-radar tactics.
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Israel Deploys 'Iron Dome'

Israel has started deploying its 'Iron Dome' system. If it works as designed (and as expected), it could be a game changer.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iM3QEDJs1BQJsmbaJ7btst1--7mg

"Israel on Sunday stationed the first batteries of its "Iron Dome" short-range missile defence system in the south of the country, but stressed the initial deployment was experimental.

The unique multi-million dollar system was stationed outside the southern city of Beersheva, days after it was hit by several rockets fired from the Gaza Strip amid a rise in tensions and tit-for-tat violence.

But officials were quick to point out that the system, the first of its kind in the world, could not yet provide complete protection for the hundreds of rockets fired from Gaza into southern Israel.
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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Obama Likes Spending

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Why They Fought

Or not...

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Obama's Libyan Action vs Bush Senior's Action in Kuwait

Obama does not come out to favorably in this comparison; as with others.

http://beldar.blogs.com/beldarblog/2011/03/obama-fails-miserably-at-what-poppy-bush-did-so-very-well.html (via)

"So let's consider another recent (in historical terms) and unexpected emergency in the Middle East — Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, which came as an utter surprise to the entire world, and America's response, which was called "Operation Desert Shield."

Pres. George H.W. Bush addressing the country on August 8, 1990 In less than one week — by August 8, 1990 — Pres. George H.W. Bush had already gotten resolutions from the U.N. and the Arab League comdemning the invasion, along with U.N. Security Council Resolutions establishing economic sanctions and authorizing a blockade of Iraq to enforce them. He had exhausted both formal and back-channel negotiations seeking a voluntary Iraqi pull-back. He had started the deployment of American air and ground forces to defensive positions in Saudi Arabia (which in turn required the most delicate of negotiations to reconcile those troops' presence with the Saudis' keen sensitivities as guardians of Islam's most holy cities). He had consulted with both parties' leaders in Congress to their general satisfaction — even though he wasn't (yet) sending troops or even aircraft into combat. (Eventually he'd come back to them for, and win, a formal Congressional vote authorizing that.)

And in a straight-forward but powerful speech to America and the world on the evening of August 8, he laid out exactly what he had done, was doing, and promised to do about Saddam's invasion of Kuwait.
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Geraldine Ferraro Dies

Vice Presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro passed away today. She became the first women to be on a major political party ticket when she became Walter Mondale picked her as his VP running mate for the Democratic party in 1984. They lost in a landslide Reagan's reelection bit, but she remained in the public spotlight ever since.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/26/vice-presidential-nominee-geraldine-ferraro-dies

"Geraldine Ferraro, who became the first woman to run for vice president on a major party ticket in 1984 -- only to lose in a landslide -- died Saturday. She was 75.

Ferraro died at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was being treated for blood cancer, a disease she battled for 12 years, her family said.

Ferraro "was widely known as a leader, a fighter for justice, and a tireless advocate for those without a voice," her family said. "To us, she was a wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, a woman devoted to and deeply loved by her family. Her courage and generosity of spirit throughout her life waging battles big and small, public and personal, will never be forgotten and will be sorely missed."

Ferraro is survived by her husband of 50 years; her three children and their spouses; and her eight grandchildren.
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Obaman's Weekly Address is on The Military Mission in Libya

Obama needs to do a Prime Time National Address, probobly from the Oval Office. These piecemeal messages really do not cut it.

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5 Signs The Economy is Improving?

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B Home Modular Shelter System

Interesting concept, needs better execution.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

Obama’s Libya War Coalition is The Smallest in Decades

Smallest in decades of course includes Afghanistan and Iraq. Obama's Coalition has about a third of the members as the average of the Bush administration's.

http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/03/25/why_obama_s_libya_war_coalition_is_the_smallest_in_decades

"President Barack Obama has touted his emphasis on multilateralism in the U.S. military intervention in Libya, but, for political, operational, and legal reasons, Obama's "coalition of the willing" is smaller than any major multilateral operation since the end of the Cold War.

The Cable compiled a chart listing all the countries that contributed at least some military assets to the five major military operations in which the United States participated in a coalition during the last 20 years: the 1991 Gulf War (32 countries participating), the 1995 Bosnia mission (24 countries), the 1999 Kosovo mission (19 countries), the 2002 invasion of Afghanistan (48 countries), and the 2003 invasion of Iraq (40 countries), at the height of the size of each coalition. As of today, only 15 countries, including the United States, have committed to providing a military contribution to the Libya war.
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Obama is not seen as a strong decisive military leader with the plurality of those in a recent poll calling him cautious and consultative. It seems there should be an 'ineffectively' added to that descriptive title.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/24/us-libya-usa-poll-idUSTRE72N1JN20110324

"Of those polled, 48 percent described Obama's leadership as commander in chief as "cautious and consultative," 36 percent as "indecisive and dithering," and 17 percent as "strong and decisive" in a question that offered only those three choices."

At least he has is Peace Prize; one which he is not giving back despite launching this 'kinetic military action'. I do not think he should, but then again I do not think he should have gotten it when he did in the first place.

http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/a_noble_defense_dccb5644-d067-404b-8580-b939a4056f06.html

"President Obama defended his Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday, saying that Americans “don’t see any contradiction” in him ordering an attack on Libya to make sure “people aren’t butchered because of a dictator who wants to cling to power.”

“When I received that award, I specifically said there was an irony because I was already dealing with two wars,” Obama said in an interview with CNN from El Salvador. “So I am accustomed to this contradiction of being both a commander-in-chief but also someone who aspires to peace.”
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Nato to Take Control of Libyan Operation

At least that seems to be the idea behind the move. The reality is much more confusing and this seems that is could easily and quickly degenerate to a war led by committee; a committee that involves some who do not want to see much of anything go on.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8405054/Libya-Nato-to-take-control-after-William-Hagues-appeal.html

"Under a deal hammered out in bad tempered negotiations on Thursday between Britain, the US, France and Turkey, the Alliance will assume responsibility for the no-fly zone within 48 hours.

But the US will retain control of the military assaults on Col Gaddafi's forces.
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Mr Hague proposed a two-tiered structure giving "Nato assets" command and control of military operations, the "arms embargo, no-fly zone and civilian protection", which was approved by the US, Turkey and France.

The second structure, modelled on Nato's International Security Assistance Force mission in Afghanistan, will bring together Nato and non-Alliance countries, including the Arab League and African Union, to "steer" strategy.
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Yemeni President to Resign

He may be able to delay for a bit longer with his stated goal of making it a smooth transition, but he knows he has lost the ability to stay in power. Another Arab government bites the dust.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703784004576220712562139244.html

"Yemen's president and the country's top general are hashing out a settlement in which both men would resign within days, people familiar with the situation said, raising crucial questions of who will end up leading a key, though embattled, U.S. counterterrorism ally.

The outlines of a peaceful transition, to a civilian-led transitional government, emerged amid rising tension over the standoff between Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh and pro-democracy protesters backed by Gen. Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar. The general this week broke ranks and declared his support for protesters demanding that the president resign immediately.

Opposing tanks from units loyal to Mr. Saleh and to Gen. Ahmar have faced off in the streets of San'a all week and tens of thousands of antigovernment demonstrators vowed to continue their protest Friday in the capital's Change Square.
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Protests Erupt in Syria

The crackdown on the protesters has been as swift as it is brutal; complete with reports of shooters on the roof, some speaking Farsi. Despite the crackdown the protests escalate. We could be looking at yet another Arab government on the brink.

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Seagull Robot Flies Like The Real Thing

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It has a 6.5 foot wing span. If you want to see something a little smaller...

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Lautenberg (D) - 'Republicans do Not Deserve The Freedoms That Are in The Constitution'

He goes on to say 'but we’ll give it to them anyway'; those rights are not his to delegate.

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Libya vs. Iraq

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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Death Rate Per Watts Produced

When you head over to the stats you will see that nuclear power is the safest; safer then both wind and solar power in terms of deaths per watt produced.

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"Here are the stats, and here's the image. A non-exaggerated but simple version of his data:



For every person killed by nuclear power generation, 4,000 die due to coal, adjusted for the same amount of power produced.
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Who Wants to Live Forever? Dr. Stephen Coles on The Secrets of The World's Oldest People

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Obama Locked Out of The White House

Do you remember how big a deal it was when Bush tried to open a door that was locked on a stage; this is Obama at the White House. Neither presidents fault, but one seems to be more understandable to the Main Stream Media. Would be nice if used the opportunity to address the nation on the war 'Kinetic Military Action' in Libya, but apparently that is not happening.

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Fighting Bullies! Featuring Scut Farkus

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PBS Exposed! Hidden Camera Rocks Sesame Street

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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Biden Calls For Obama's Impeachment

Ok, maybe not is so many words. Biden says that if a President takes the country to war without Congressional approval they should be impeached. Obama's Libyan action is certainly more then just a no fly zone, and he did not get Congressional approval. To be fair though, Biden was talking about Bush; I am sure he never meant for his words to be used against a Democrat...

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Bus Bombing in Jerusalem Kills at Least One, Dozens Injured

This terrorist bombing, following the mortar attack, means the region could be boiling over again.

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"A woman has been killed and at least 30 others injured after a bomb exploded near a bus stop in central Jerusalem.

Israel's minister of public security Yitzhak Aharonovich said the 1kg device was in a bag on the pavement by the bus stop.

The explosion shook buildings hundreds of metres away and blew out the windows of two buses, witnesses said.
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Trifecta Celebrates Their 50,000th Facebook Fan

You can help them on their way to 100,000 at http://www.facebook.com/PJTV and while your at it you can head over to http://www.facebook.com/BermanPost to become a fan of the Berman Post Facebook page.

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Finding Freedom: Virginia Postrel on The Libertarian Renaissance And Obama's Shock & Awe Statism

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LA Food Police Ban Burger Joints: Is Your City Next?

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Economic Jeopardy

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Victimizing The Vulnerable: Eminent Domain Abuse in National City (California)

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Moshe Katsav (Israel's Former President) Sentenced to Prison For Rape

In a true Democracy, no one is above the law...

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/23/world/middleeast/23katsav.html

"An Israeli court sentenced Moshe Katsav, the country’s former president, to seven years in prison for rape on Tuesday.
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Mr. Katsav, who has consistently maintained his innocence, burst into tears upon hearing the sentence, according to reports from inside the Tel Aviv courtroom, and shouted at the judges that they had made a mistake, crying out: “It is a lie! The girls know it is a lie!”

In December, Mr. Katsav, 65, was convicted of raping an employee — identified only by her first initial, A. — on two occasions while he was minister of tourism in 1998.

The court also convicted him of sexually abusing and harassing another woman and of harassing a third while he was president — a distinguished, if mostly ceremonial, position that Mr. Katsav held from 2000 to 2007. He was also convicted of obstruction of justice.
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US Fighter Crashes in Libya, Pilots Safe

Such is the power differential of the US military; we will lose more to mechanical failures then we will to enemy fire.
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Obama's Libya Strategy Explained

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Small Business Owner Fears Obamacare's Impact on Jobs And Economy

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Mark Pennington on Robust Political Economy vs. Market Failure Economics

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Monday, March 21, 2011

Obama Speaks About Libya (in Chile)

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Obama Officially Notifies Congress of Libyan Action, Two Days After Launching

Not sure this is the consulting Boehner (R) was looking for. You can Read Obama's entire letter at http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/Obama_Letter_Libya_Congress.pdf.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/in-official-notification-two-days-later-president-obama-alerts-congress-the-us-joined-a-war.html

"Amidst claims by members of Congress that they were insufficiently consulted, and ensuing White House pushback, President Obama Monday officially notified congressional leaders that at “approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, on March 19, 2011, at my direction, U.S. military forces commenced operations to assist an international effort authorized by the United Nations (U.N.) Security Council and undertaken with the support of European allies and Arab partners, to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe and address the threat posed to international peace and security by the crisis in Libya.”

The notification was part of the president’s “efforts to keep the Congress fully informed, consistent with the War Powers Resolution,” but given complaints from both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, and the fact that the war started two days ago, it had the effect of a rather discomforting “While You Were Out…” note.
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Air Strikes on Qaddafi’s Compound Called Off Because Journalists Used as Human Shields?

Fox News says yes, CNN replied with an emphatic no. Not just no mind you, but rip into Fox News something fierce.

Two problems with the shield idea; Qaddafi had to know the strike was coming, and you would think they would try to keep them around. The quick counter is that it was unintentional on Qaddafi's part and he just got lucky with the timing. At some point there may be an actual answer from the military on if a strike was called off and why, but it may not be for a while.

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Scott Rasmussen on The Unpopularity of Obamacare

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Time to End The Fed? The Origin of Central Banking And Possible Alternatives

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Twitter Turns Five

It has come a long way in five years...

http://blog.twitter.com/2011/03/happy-birthday-twitter.html

"It's easy to remember working with @jack, @ev, and our tiny team on a project we called Twitter like it was last week. Amazingly, it's five years ago today that the first tweet was sent. Over these years, Twitter has matured and made an impact in the areas of social responsibility, politics, sports, media, and more. The people who use Twitter have made it what it is today, and on our fifth birthday, it's the people that make Twitter special who we are celebrating."

Gmail.com/Switch

Google is rolling out a new site to make it easier for people to switch over the Gmail; Gmail.com/Switch. If you want some extra backup to your emails (and while Google has a great track record it never hurts to have an extra back up or two), I would recommend a combination Backupify for the online and Dropbox for your computer backup (my Dropbox review and how to Max Free Space).

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/switch-to-gmail.html

"Back in 2009 we announced tools that let you import mail and contacts from other providers, such as AOL or Hotmail. Today we’re announcing the addition of fourteen more international domains to our list of supported email providers:

  • aol.com.br
  • hotmail.es
  • hotmail.it
  • hotmail.co.jp
  • Kimo.com
  • live.jp
  • yahoo.es
  • yahoo.cn
  • yahoo.com.cn
  • yahoo.com.hk
  • yahoo.com.sg
  • yahoo.com.tw
  • yahoo.co.jp
  • yahoo.it
We’ve also created a site, gmail.com/switch, with basic information and how and why you might want to switch to Gmail. If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re already a Gmail user, but perhaps this link will be handy for friends and family.
"

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Arab League Withdraws Support on Libyan Action

The Arab League's actions are not necessarily contradictory. Support for a 'No-Fly Zone' is not the same as supporting attacks on ground troops. The former just prevents Qaddafi from using air power to bomb the rebels and protects civilians. The latter actively aids the rebels by destroying Qaddafi's ground forces. Either way, 'Smart Diplomacy' this is not.

http://pajamasmedia.com/tatler/2011/03/20/obama-punked-by-the-arab-league-on-libya

"That’s about the only explanation after the Arab League reversed course and criticized the U.S.-led attack on Libya (via Reuters):


European and U.S. forces unleashed warplanes and cruise missiles against Gadhafi on Saturday in a United Nations-backed intervention to prevent the veteran leader from killing civilians as he fights an uprising against his 41-year rule.


But Arab League chief Amr Moussa said what was happening was not what Arabs had envisaged when they called for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya.


“What is happening in Libya differs from the aim of imposing a no-fly zone, and what we want is the protection of civilians and not the bombardment of more civilians,” he said.



In comments carried by Egypt’s official state news agency, Moussa also said he was calling for an emergency Arab League meeting.


It only seems like yesterday that Hillary Clinton was citing Arab League support for Obama’s war against Libya. Oh wait, it was only yesterday.


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the United States will support its European, Canadian and Arab partners in their efforts to stop further violence against civilians in Libya by Muammar Qaddafi’s forces, including “through the effective implementation of a no-fly zone.”


Arab nation leadership in efforts to stop violence in Libya has played a key role in mobilizing the international coalition, Clinton said. Clinton said that the Arab League with its “pivotal statement” changed the “diplomatic landscape” with regard to the approach toward the United Nations Security Council resolution this week authorizing “all necessary measures,” including a no-fly zone to end violence and protect civilians in that country.


If I were a betting man I would take the Arab League’s reversal as an indication they believe Gaddafi is going to survive. Welcome to Barack Obama’s AWOL presidency.

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To assuage my guilt over the liberal quoted amount, here is a link to the general site which you should go to and poke around a bit.

Boehner (R) Looking For Some Consulting From Obama on Libya Action

Not just personal consultation for Boehner, but from the President to Congress generally. At the same time Boehner voiced his support for the actions taken thus far.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/03/boehner-first-libya-strikes-ok-obama-must-consult-congress-furthe

"House Speaker John Boehner has just issued his first statement on the U.S. attack on Libya.  Boehner expresses his approval of the initial strikes but says that before the U.S. takes further military action, the administration "must do a better job of briefing members of Congress" about the Libya mission.  Here is Boehner's statement:

The United States has a moral obligation to stand with those who seek freedom from oppression and self-government for their people.  It’s unacceptable and outrageous for Qadhafi to attack his own people, and the violence must stop. 

The President is the commander-in-chief, but the Administration has a responsibility to define for the American people, the Congress, and our troops what the mission in Libya is, better explain what America’s role is in achieving that mission, and make clear how it will be accomplished.  Before any further military commitments are made, the Administration must do a better job of briefing members of Congress and communicating to the American people about our mission in Libya and how it will be achieved.

The word coming from several top Republicans on Capitol Hill is that lawmakers do not believe Obama needed specific authorization from Congress to undertake the U.S. attacks on Libya that began Saturday.  But GOP sources say Obama does have an obligation to "consult" with Congress, and those sources do not believe that Obama's discussion with Congressional leaders on Friday -- one source called it a "cattle call conference call" -- was enough to satisfy that obligation.  "The administration was simply informing Congress that it was happening, as it was happening," says the source.  "There was no consultation beforehand."
"

Hamas Fires 50+ Mortars in to Israel

With the rest of the Middle East on fire (more so then usual that is), it was only a matter of time for things to heat up again in Israel.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/03/19/hamas-fires-dozens-rockets-israel

"Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 mortar shells into Israel on Saturday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said, raising the prospect of a new Mideast flareup.

Also Saturday, Hamas police beat reporters and news photographers covering a rally in Gaza City, drawing a stiff condemnation from the reporters' association.
"

Obama's Actions in Libya Break a Campaign Promise

It is not that Obama ever promised specifically not to bomb Libya, but he did promise this type of action would not be taken.

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/a-clarification.html

"Many readers have said that the War Powers Act does indeed give the president the legal right to initiate a war without Congressional vote. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I do not doubt that, even though it seems to me that that Act makes a mockery of the separation of powers. But I don't want to get into that debate, since it has largely been settled. My point is that Obama made a specific distinction on this in the campaign. And I quote again:

"The President does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation."

My only point on this is that the decision to commit military forces in North Africa - made on a dime in one Tuesday meeting - is a direct breaking of that campaign promise.

There is no actual or imminent threat to America from Libya.
"

Radiation Detected in Vegetables And Tap Water in Japan

A detectable amount is not necessarily a dangerous amount. While minuscule amounts may not be good, they does not mean they should cause excessive worry.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_JAPAN_EARTHQUAKE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-03-19-08-25-18

"Repercussions of Japan's triple disaster came into clearer focus Monday after the World Bank said the earthquake and tsunami caused up to $235 billion in damage and health officials reported more cases of radiation-tainted vegetables and tap water.
...
The announcement by Japan's Health Ministry late Sunday that tests had detected excess amounts of radioactive elements on canola and chrysanthemum greens marked a low moment in a day that had been peppered with bits of positive news: First, a teenager and his grandmother were found alive nine days after being trapped in their earthquake-shattered home. Then, the operator of the overheated nuclear plant said two of the six reactor units were safely cooled down.
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Obama Speaks on Libyan Military Action

Obama - 'Action led by our international allies'; translation - the US is taking a back seat to France who have beaten us to the punch on this for a little while now.

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Here is a clip of the first Tomahawk of more at least 112 launched at Libya by the US; which occurred after France had already bombed at least one target in the country.

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Clinton Snubbed in Cairo

It should not really come as a surprise given the poor way the administration handled the Egyptian revolution.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/03/young-leaders-of-egypts-revolt-snub-clinton-in-cairo.html

"A coalition of six youth groups that emerged from Egypt’s revolution last month has refused to meet with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who arrived in Cairo earlier today, in protest of the United States’ strong support for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak who was ousted by the uprising.

“There was an invitation for members of the coalition to meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton but based on her negative position from the beginning of the revolution and the position of the US administration in the Middle East, we reject this invitation,” the January 25 Revolution Youth Coalition said in a statement posted on its Facebook page.

A spokesman for Clinton had no immediate response to the snub. Another State Department official, who would not speak for attribution, confirmed such a meeting had been slated for Tuesday and noted that she still plans to meet with members of civil society and transitional government officials during her visit, during which she will urge Egyptians to continue on the path towards democracy.
"

White House Urges Supreme Court Not to Jump Into ObamaCare Cases 'Prematurely'

The Supreme Court almost certainly has to hear the case. The logical conclusion of Obama not wanting the court to hear the case is because he is not confident they will not strike it down. He also must not believe that if it is struck down it can be used to some positive campaign effect, nor has any chance of repassing anything similar. The longer the Supreme Courts wait, the more of a chance he will have to replace one of the members.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/03/14/white-house-urges-supreme-court-jump-health-care-law-cases-prematurely

"The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Monday night it should stay away from a high-profile challenge to the 2010 health care law until after a lower court has had a chance to review the case.

Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal wrote, "there is no basis for short-circuiting the normal course of appellate review." Katyal also says Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's case is problematic because he may lack sufficient standing to challenge the health care law.

The Supreme Court normally takes cases only after they've been reviewed at least once by appellate judges. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says that's not appropriate in this instance.

In his filing last month, Cuccinelli said there's a "palpable consensus" that the high court will ultimately have to pass judgment on the merits of President Obama's health care law and should do so without delay. Furthermore, Cuccinelli argues that his case involves "pure issues of constitutional law" that appellate judges on the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will be unable to definitively resolve.

Katyal says there is no question that the case is of great public importance but uses the language of the court's own rules to say it is not "one of the rare cases that justifies deviation from normal appellate practice and require[s] immediate determination in this court." Katyal points out that the Virginia case and several others are already in the pipeline and little time may be saved if the court were to jump in now.
"

Forward, Into The Past

Part one: Berman Post: Starting From Zero

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The Real March Madness: Golf Beats Leadership

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Friday, March 18, 2011

Obama's Statement on Libya

Nothing he said explains why it was necessary to wait more then a month to take these actions, actions if taken earlier would have left the Qaddafi in a much worse position.

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Senate Passes Continuing Resolution

First the House, now the Senate. Looks like there was more that could be cut then the Democrats thought.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/18/senate-approves-cr-with-6-billion-in-cuts-for-3-weeks

"It didn’t take long for the Senate to approve the House’s continuing resolution to keep the federal government in operation until April 8th, three weeks from now. After Barack Obama signaled his intent to sign the bill, it sailed through the Senate by a wide bipartisan margin, 87-13, with 9 of the 13 dissenters Republicans. But while Obama signs the bill, he may need to explain how Republicans managed to cut more spending in three weeks than Democrats proposed for the rest of the year"

Obama Nominee Forced to Admit Obama Lied on Deficit Issue

Lie a bit harsh; how about mislead.

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Yemen Government Forces Kill at Least 30 Protesters

'shooting at protesters from rooftops'...

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Japanese Admit Radiation Leak is Serious Enough to Kill People

This is more about the bravery of the works working to avoid a complete disaster, not a warning to head to the bunkers in the US.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367684/Nuclear-plant-chief-weeps-Japanese-finally-admit-radiation-leak-kill-people.html

"The boss of the company behind the devastated Japanese nuclear reactor today broke down in tears - as his country finally acknowledged the radiation spewing from the over-heating reactors and fuel rods was enough to kill some citizens

Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency admitted that the disaster was a level 5, which is classified as a crisis causing 'several radiation deaths' by the UN International Atomic Energy.

Officials said the rating was raised after they realised the full extent of the radiation leaking from the plant. They also said that 3 per cent of the fuel in three of the reactors at the Fukushima plant had been severely damaged, suggesting those reactor cores have partially melted down.
"

Man's Facebook Update Thwarts Armed Robbery

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Thursday, March 17, 2011

Obama on Nuclear Power at Home And in Japan

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House Votes to Defund NPR

James O'Keefe is a giant killer. Well; this one (that being NPR) is likely only grazed thus far as the Senate is unlikely to go along with this. If Republicans are really serious about this they can make the funding cut part of the $2 billion saved per week in the next continuing resolution or as part of a complete budget.

http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/03/17/house-votes-to-cut-off-federal-funds-for-npr

"The House on Thursday voted to end federal funding to National Public Radio. Republican supporters said it made good fiscal sense, and Democratic opponents called it an ideological attack that would deprive local stations of access to programs such as “Car Talk” and “All Things Considered.”

The bill, passed 228-192 along mainly partisan lines, would bar federal funding of NPR and prohibit local public stations from using federal money to pay NPR dues and buy its programs. The prospects of support in the Democratic-controlled Senate are slim. Seven Republicans broke ranks to vote against the bill.
"

NPR Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Part III

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Past related posts:
Berman Post: NPR Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Part I
Berman Post: NPR Muslim Brotherhood Investigation Part II

30 Children Sit Quietly in Their Classroom Waiting For Parents Who May Never Come

With so much damage and destruction in Japan, focus can often shift to numbers instead of stories. As horrific as those numbers are it is the stories that show you the true magnitude of the loss. How do you explain to an eight year old child that their parent was crushed in what should have been the safety of their home, that the sea literally swept in and swallowed them whole, and that the last time they saw their mom and dad was the last time they ever will in this life...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1366898/Japan-tsunami-earthquake-30-children-sit-silent-classroom-parents-vanish.html

"Even amid the carnage and despair of Japan's tsunami victims, the plight of the 30 children at Kama Elementary School is heartbreaking.

They sit quietly in the corner of a third-floor classroom where they have waited each day since the tsunami swept into the town of Ishinomaki for their parents to collect them. So far, no one has come and few at the school now believe they will.

Teachers think that some of the boys and girls, aged between eight and 12, know their fathers and mothers are among the missing and will never again turn up at the gates of the school on the eastern outskirts of the town, but they are saying nothing.

Instead, they wait patiently reading books or playing card games watched over by relatives and teachers, who prevent anyone from speaking to them.

Officials fear that even the sound of the door sliding back might raise false hope that a parent has come to collect them. Their silence is in marked contrast to other children playing in the corridors of the four-storey building, whose parents survived due to a complete fluke.
"

UN Security Council Authorizes No-Fly Zone in Libya

It took them a month to do anything until it was almost to late; indeed it may be to late...

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Pelosi (D), The Political Leader Who Could Not Pass a Budget Lectures on Fiscal Responsibility

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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

DOJ Forces Dayton Police to Lower Standards

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Picked on Kid Fights Back; Wins

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House Passes New Continuing Resolution, Three More Weeks With $6 Billion More in Cuts

The Republicans keep chipping away on government spending, but they seem to be getting tired of these short term measures really fast.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/03/house-cuts-6-billion-in-latest-short-term-cr.html

"The House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon passed the three-week spending bill to keep the government open through April 8 by a count of 271-158, but with dozens of Republicans rejecting the latest stop-gap measure, the pressure is rising on Congressional leaders to reach a compromise to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.

While the last short-term spending bill received nearly unanimous support from the Republican Conference on March 1 (only six opposed), 54 House Republicans, including 22 GOP freshmen, peeled off in opposition to the latest short-term bill, with many conservatives taking a stand against funding the government on an incremental basis. Without support from 85 House Democrats, the bill could have failed.
...
This spending bill includes $6 billion worth of cuts compared to 2010 spending levels, cutting 25 programs for a savings of $3.5 billion and eliminating $2.6 billion in earmarks that were automatically renewed in the CR approved by the Democratic-controlled Congress last December.
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Liberal Universities Explained

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One Shot, Two Kills

Snipers take pride in making every shot count. This two-for gives him a credit in case he misses in the future.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/8376808/Dead-Men-Risen-The-snipers-story.html

"Walkie-talkie messages revealed that the Taliban thought they were being hit from helicopters. The longest-range shot taken was when Potter killed an insurgent at 1,430 metres away. But the most celebrated shot of their tour was by Osmond at a range of just 196 metres.

On September 12th, a known Taliban commander appeared on the back of a motorcycle with a passenger riding pillion. There was a British patrol in the village of Gorup-e Shesh Kalay and under the rules of engagement, the walkie-talkie the Taliban pair were carrying was designated a hostile act. As they drove off, Osmond fired warning shots with his pistol and then picked up his L96, the same weapon – serial number 0166 – he had used in Iraq and on the butt of which he had written, ‘I love u 0166’.

Taking deliberate aim, he fired a single shot. The bike tumbled and both men fell onto the road and lay there motionless. When the British patrol returned, they checked the men and confirmed they were both dead, with large holes through their heads.

The 7.62 mm bullet Osmond had fired had passed through the heads of both men. He had achieved the rare feat of ‘one shot, two kills’ known in the sniping business as ‘a Quigley’. The term comes from the 1990 film Quigley Down Under in which the hero, played by Tom Selleck, uses an old Sharps rifle to devastating effect.
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Surgeon General Regina Benjamin - 'Buying Iodide a Good Precaution'

The reactors are continuing to deteriorate but we are a far cry from heading to the fall out shelters. Never hurts to be prepared though.

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View more videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Saudi Troops Enter Bahrain to Squash Protests

The good news; Saudi Arabia is stable so the oil markets will not tank the world economy. The bad news; Saudi Arabia is stable (meaning all of their 'bad behavior' will continue for the foreseeable future) and pretty much everything else...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42070773/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa

"Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain on Monday to help put down weeks of protests by the Shiite Muslim majority, a move opponents of the Sunni ruling family on the island called a declaration of war.

Analysts saw the troop movement into Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, as a mark of concern in Saudi Arabia that concessions by the country's monarchy could inspire the conservative Sunni kingdom's own Shiite minority.

About 1,000 Saudi soldiers entered Bahrain to protect government facilities, a Saudi official source said, a day after mainly Shiite protesters overran police and blocked roads.
"

Conyers (D) - 'Obamacare is a Platform For Creating Single-Payer System'

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Chris Matthews (MSNBC) Calls Obama 'President Carter'

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Madison Students Have to Stay After School 20 Minutes Every Day to Make up For Teacher Sick-Outs

Can we take a poll of those students now to see if they still support what the teachers did; not that some of them had any idea why they were getting school off in the first place.

http://gatewaypundit.rightnetwork.com/2011/03/madison-students-will-stay-after-school-20-minutes-each-day-to-make-up-for-protest-time

"Madison students will have up to 20 minutes added to their school day to make up for missed school last month because their teachers were attending protests at the state capitol.

The district received more than 1,000 sick notes, including some from doctors who were handing them out at the Capitol protests
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Third Explosion Confirmed at Nuclear Plants in Japan

Things continue to get worse, but we are not in a worst case scenario yet. It will not be much longer before we know if the crisis can be averted or we see a full scale meltdown.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8382139/Japan-crisis-third-explosion-raises-spectre-of-nuclear-nightmare.html

"A huge explosion hit another reactor at an earthquake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant early Tuesday, the third blast since Saturday, the plant operator said.

"There was a huge explosion" between 6:00 am (2100 GMT Monday) and 6:15 am at the number-two reactor of Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, a Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) spokesman said.

The government also reported apparent damage to part of the container shielding the same reactor at Fukushima 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, although it was unclear whether this resulted from the blast.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters the suppression pool of the number-two nuclear reactor appeared to have been damaged.

This is the bottom part of the container, which holds water used to cool it down and control air pressure inside.
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Sunday, March 13, 2011

Student Jumps Off Golden Gate Bridge 'For Fun'

The fact that the student survived with minimal injuries is incredible luck. At least when asked, he will be able to answer without any doubt what the stupidest thing he ever did was.

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"Surfers came to his rescue and helped him to shore.

The surfers said the boy told them he jumped for "fun." Early reports that he was dared to jump proved false. Students at the high school told reporters they did not dare him to jump, adding he came up with the idea on his own.
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Blind Man Keeps Old Guide Dog After it Goes Blind, Gets a New One to Leads Both of Them Around

As most dog owners will tell you, what ever the initial reason you had for getting them, they quickly become part of the family.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1364849/Guide-dog-aids-blind-owner-AND-leading-labrador-loses-sight.html

"After six years of loyal service, Graham Waspe was devastated when his guide dog Edward was left blind after developing cataracts.

But his devastation turned to joy when his replacement Opal turned out to be a real gem.

Mr Waspe's new dog is not just aiding his owner to carry out everyday tasks, but also helping Edward to get around.
...
And his wife Sandra, 58, said that despite the loss of his eyes, Edward still loved nothing more than to be around children, have his tummy tickled and receive lots of attention.

The eight-year-old has been retired for four months but the loss of his eyesight has shown no sign of slowing him down.
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ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC And NPR Ignore Death Threats to Wisconsin Republicans

Liberals/Progressives/Democrats making death threats against Republicans, it does not fit the narrative so it is just ignored.

newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2011/03/13/abc-cbs-msnbc-nbc-and-npr-ignore-death-threats-wisconsin-

"Not taking this seriously were ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC, and NPR. LexisNexis and closed-caption dump searches of "Wisconsin and 'death threat'" produced zero results for these so-called news outlets throughout the month of March.

Zero.
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For the record, according to LexisNexis, leading the way on this coverage was Fox News which has done seven reports on this issue. CNN has done four.

As far as print is concerned, this matter hasn't received a lot of attention there either.
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That's it. Nothing more about this from the Gray Lady.

But that's more than the Washington Post, USA Today, and the Los Angeles Times who have all completely ignored this story.
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Jewish Couple With Their Three Children Murdered in Bed by Palestinians

A Jewish couple and their three young children (aged 11 years, three years, and 3 months) were murdered in their bed by Palestinians who broke into their home and stabbed them to death. There is no legitimate justification for what happened, and I suspect the best the terrorists could offer is the fact that they were Jewish and they disproved of where the Jews chose to live.

How did people in Gaza react to the news of pointless carnage; with celebration and by handing out candy. This is what they are celebrating [Warning, graphic pictures at the link] click here to see.

The whole thing is sickening; the pointless brutal murder of a Jewish family in their home and the celebration of the barbaric act. What kind of person stabs a three month old baby girl? What kind of people react to news of the infant being stabbed by celebrating in the street and handing out candy? These are the people Israel is trying to make peace with. Good luck with that ...

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4041106,00.html

"Gaza residents from the southern city of Rafah hit the streets Saturday to celebrate the terror attack in the West Bank settlement of Itamar where five family members were murdered in their sleep, including three children.

Residents handed out candy and sweets, one resident saying the joy "is a natural response to the harm settlers inflict on the Palestinian residents in the West Bank."
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/12/us-palestinians-israel-violence-idUSTRE72B0B920110312

"A Jewish couple and three of their children were stabbed to death in bed in a West Bank settlement in what Israeli officials said Saturday was an attack by one or more Palestinians who broke into their home.
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In a televised speech, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed shock that the parents and three of their children -- including a baby -- were "brutally murdered on Sabbath eve while sleeping."
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The office of President Barack Obama said: "There is no possible justification for the killing of parents and children in their home. We call on the Palestinian Authority to unequivocally condemn this terrorist attack."

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas later put out a statement condemning "all acts of violence against civilians, regardless of who carried them out and their motives."
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Update:

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There is some confusion to how old one of the murdered children was, either three years old or four years old.

Update 2:

Head to http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/03/islamic-jew-hatred-graphic-muslims-stab-jewish-family-of-five-to-death.html for more graphic pictures of the murdered and some photos of the celebration in Gaza.
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