Filed under: Politics
Notice the national pride (or lack there of) in the Senator from New York as she sings our National Anthem.
Disclaimer: I did not create or take these photo’s myself. I received them in a "send to everyone you know" email. I am therefore unable to properly attribute credit the creator.
Filed under: Politics
A friend sent me this link. It is a list of random thoughts by Thomas Sowell. The following is a list of quotes I found to be most enjoyable…
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It is hard to think of any word that has confused more issues than the word "rights." Nowadays, almost anything that anybody wants is called a "right" — a magic word that does away with the need for evidence, logic or even common sense.
Many of the same people who are urging us to get out of Iraq are also urging us to go into Darfur. They say we should "do something" about the murderous horrors in Darfur. But you cannot simply "do something." You have to do something specific. Those who are urging intervention won’t take the responsibility for specifying what we are to do — and at what cost in American lives.
Despite the shameless propaganda of the environmentalist zealots about the loss of animal habitat, more than 90 percent of the land in the United States is undeveloped. Animals already have vastly more habitat than human beings have. How much is enough?
We can only hope that the rumor that Israel is going to take out Iran’s nuclear weapons facilities is true. If they do, Israel will be widely condemned by governments that are breathing a sigh of relief that they did.
Filed under: Technology
Here is an interesting article from the NY Times entitled, "Tips for Protecting the Home Computer." Notable quotes include:
"Using a non-Windows-based PC may be one defense against these programs, known as malware; in addition, anti-malware programs and antivirus utilities for the PC are available from several vendors."
"Like Windows, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser is also a large, convenient target for code-writing vandals. Alternative browsers, like Firefox and Opera, may insulate users."
So the basic point is, Don’t use Microsoft products.
Filed under: Islam
The following images were taken during a protest in London at the height of the Mohamed Cartoons controversy.
This is what our enemy looks like…
Disclaimer: I did not create or take these photo’s myself. I received them in a "send to everyone you know" email. I am therefore unable to properly attribute credit the creator.
Filed under: Politics
"A US Border Patrol entry Identification Team site was overrun Wednesday nigh along Arizona’s border with Mexico.
According to the Border Patrol, an unknown number of gunmen attacked the site in the state’s West Desert Region around 11 pm. The site is manned by National Guardsmen. Those guardsmen were forced to retreat.
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The Border patrol says the attackers quickly retreated back into Mexico."
In short, National Guardsmen were forced to retreat because their border patrol position was overrun with gunmen from Mexico. With this in mind, I do not understand why people oppose taking measures to secure the border with Mexico. National Guardsmen, on US soil, should never be forced to retreat from their position.
In other words, BUILD THE WALL!!
By the way, for those of you who compare the building of a security wall on the Mexican wall to the Berlin Wall, please consider the following: the Berlin Wall was built to keep people in. The purpose of this wall is to keep people (like these gunmen) out. There is a difference.
I found this on Little Green Footballs:
DECLASSIFIED
PA/HO Department of State
E.O. 12958, as amended
May 4, 2006SECRET
NO FOREIGN DISSEM / CONTROLLED DISSEMTHE SEIZURE OF THE SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY IN KHARTOUM
In the early evening hours of 1 March 1973, eight Black September Organization (BSO) terrorists seized the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Khartoum as a diplomatic reception honoring the departing United States Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) was ending. After slightly wounding the United States Ambassador and the Belgian Charge d’Affaires, the terrorists took these officials plus the United States DCM, the Saudi Arabian Ambassador, and the Jordanian Charge d’Affaires hostage. In return for the freedom of the hostages, the captors demanded the release of individuals, mostly Palestinian guerillas, imprisoned in Jordan, Israel, and the United States.
The Khartoum operation was planned and carried out with the full knowledge and personal approval of Yasir Arafat, Chairman of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), and the head of Fatah. Fatah representatives based in Khartoum participated in the attack, using a Fatah vehicle to transport the terrorists to the Saudi Arabian Embassy.
Initially, the main objective of the attack appeared to be to secure the release of Fatah/BSO leader Muhammed Awadh (Abu Da’ud) from Jordanian captivity. Information acquired subsequently reveals that the Fatah/BSO leaders did not expect Awadh t be freed, and indicates that one of the primary goals of the operation was to strike at the United States because of its efforts to achieve a Middle East peace settlement which many Arabs believe would be inimical to Palestinian interests.
Negotiations with the BSO terrorist team were conducted primarily by the Sudanese Ministers of Interior and of Health. No effort was spared, within the capabilities of the Sudanese Government, to the secure freedom of the hostages. The terrorists extended their deadlines three times, but when they became convinced that their demands would not be met and after they reportedly had received orders from Fatah headquarters in Beirut, they killed the two United States officials and the Belgian Charge. Thirty-four hours later, upon receipt of orders from Yasir Arafat in Beirut to surrender, the terrorists released their other hostages unharmed and surrendered to Sudanese officials.
The Khartoum operation again demonstrated the ability of BSO to strike where least expected. The open participation of Fatah representatives in Khartoum in the attack provides further evidence of the Fatah/BSO relationship. The emergence of the United States as a primary fedayeen target indicates a serious threat of further incidents similar to what occurred in Khartoum.
Emotion and Reason do not mix well. Emotion almost always overpowers reason, resulting in irrational judgments. With that in mind I will submit this post and return to it at a later time for comment. (timestamp: Dec 28th, 5:01 pm)
It is now 1:15pm on Dec 29th.
Yasir Arafat was a leader of a terrorist organization which targeted and killed American Citizens. Why then did the US government work with this man? Why did the US government give money to the Palestinian Authority (chaired by Yasir Arafat)? The following table is taken from page 6 of this document on the Department of State Foreign Press Center website:
| Fiscal Year | Expenditures | Fiscal Year | Expenditures | |
| 1975 | $1,000 | 1991 | 7,663 | |
| 1976 | 1,572 | 1992 | 7,074 | |
| 1977 | 3,416 | 1993 | 29,557 | |
| 1978 | 2,687 | 1994 | 56,769 | |
| 1979 | 6,801 | 1995 | 80,263 | |
| 1980 | 3,000 | 1996 | 63,806 | |
| 1981 | 2,500 | 1997 | 68,680 | |
| 1982 | 6,000 | 1998 | 60,685 | |
| 1983 | 6,500 | 1999 | 80,092 | |
| 1984 | 8,500 | 2000 | 118,641 | |
| 1985 | 12,141 | 2001 | 114,292 | |
| 1986 | 13,950 | 2002 | 181,036 | |
| 1987 | 8,400 | 2003 | 173,907 | |
| 1988 | 6,911 | 2004 | 84,786 | |
| 1989 | 20,903 | |||
| 1990 | 12,618 | Total | $1,244,150 |
I understand the need to make friends with individuals of poor quality in order to defeat deadly enemies, but it appears as though we were helping an evil man stay in power.
The following video has received a lot of attention on You Tube.
The video is entitled "Open Season" and is by a band named Stuck Mojo. I’ve seen a variety of comments made towards this video. First came the charge that the members of the band were racist. This always seems to be the first response to controversial statements made by conservatives. Personally I think making this charge is a intellectual cop-out. Rather than attempting to expose the flaws in your opponents argument, you attempt to discredit him by calling him a name. Most people left such behavior in grade school. The rest (we call them liberals) call it a debating tactic.
The next charge claimed that the band members were calling for the slaughter of all Muslims. I would consider this charge to originate from the lazy among us since the lyrics clearly state that it is Islamic-fanatics, who call for the death of innocents, which are the target.
Finally it has been charged that this song calls for the attack of innocent civilians. Again this comment comes from the lazy among us since the lyrics also state that the declaration of "Open Season" is against those who attack us first.
The first line of the first verse reads:
I speak peace when peace is spoken, But I speak war when your hate is provoking
The Chorus reads:
My forefathers fought and died for this here
I’m stronger than your war of fear
Are we clear?
If you step in my hood
It’s understood
It’s open season
Personally I feel this video is long overdue. The United States has been provoked and attacked by boys who hide among us and ambush the innocent who can not retaliate. This kind of injustice is not permitted in the Western world and it naturally provokes people to anger. This video is an expression of that anger and I find no fault with it or its message.
Stuck Mojo deserves some credit for finally putting the American’s anger to words and for having the courage to stand up and shout it out loud. I wonder how long it will take before they start receiving death threats from followers of "The religion of peace and tolerance."
