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Friday, 17 December 2010
Thursday, 16 December 2010
U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks
Huge roundup at the link: "Federal Prosecutors Prepare Case Against Julian Assange."
Also, at London's Daily Mail (with lots of pics), "Rape-charge WikiLeaks chief heading for Christmas in a country mansion after being granted bail at High Court."
More blogging at American Power.
Added (11:40 AM PST):
Green Castle Indiana Courthouse Square.............
The "Buzz Bomb" is back. The World War II-era V-1 bomb originally situated outside the courthouse is back after nearly two years of extensive restoration.
While local attorney J. Frank Durham was training for the Navy in Stumpneck, Md., he received orders to destroy a roomful of obsolete enemy arms recovered after the war. Durham considered that most civilians would never have the opportunity to see these relics of war, so he suggested they be preserved for display - a possibility his lieutenant said would "take an act of Congress."
So Durham went to Congress. With the help of Sen. William Jenner and Rep. Noble Johnson, a train-load of obsolete military supplies were donated to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) chapter. The V-1 was chosen to stand out and was prepped for exhibition. A pair of Japanese guns were also put on display in front of the VFW. The rest of the items remain unaccounted for.
The family of Sen. William Hoadley donated the bomb's limestone support. It was designed by Arthur Perry, DePauw University's former Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds.
The VFW was denied memorial space in Robe Anne Park, so the group chose the southwest corner of the courthouse, with the promise that the display should be educational, since the device is the forerunner of guided missile warfare. The German-engineered buzz bomb was officially dedicated on Armistice Day 1949 and has been a fixture on the square ever since.
H/T Nebraska Bob
News.........
Warmist hate, the musical
‘I Fought a War in the Snow’
Some facts about the evil rich
Big Daddy Biden, &co.
Crucible of a Hero
FBI's terror sting tactics questioned
Analysis shows: Ugly underwear can ruin your day
IBM supercomputer set for Jeopardy quiz show showdown
Teledyne-Continental Bought by Chinese Interests
Copper thief burns down Ala. city's Christmas tree
Mark Tapscott: Oh the horror! Fox bureau chief told reporters to be 'skeptical'
Two white Britons 'killed fighting for Al Qaeda' in U.S. drone attack in Pakistan
Russia's too thin 'designer' uniform leads to pneumonia and flu
Big Freeze II: Britain on standby as Arctic blast brings fresh snow and disruption
US woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals
UN lifts Iraq nuclear weapons sanctions
Afghan war will fail unless Pakistan acts over militants
and finally......
Guy's night to cook
DaleyGator DaleyThought: The last stand of the Marxist Senators
Song: "Referendum" (A message to the White House from the American People)
By the hugely talented Lisa Mei Norton
Michael Moore Defends Julian Assange on 'Countdown With Keith Olbermann'
Moore starts blabbering about halfway through the clip, and at 14:00 minutes he claims that the rape allegations against Assange are "a bunch of hooey." See the reports at Mediaite, "Michael Moore’s Comments on Julian Assange Rape Allegations Spark Outrage," and "Limbaugh: Liberals Would “Help A Thousand Rapists” To Free “One America-Hater”."
All in the name of anti-Americanism.
Abe Greenwald put it perfection yesterday at Commentary:
Why are those Americans who are most distrustful of the U.S. government, and so eager to undermine it, the same ones who are most desperate to give it control over their own lives? Michael Moore has made a big P.R. show of his pledge to pay Julian Assange’s bail. “WikiLeaks, God bless them, will save lives as a result of their actions,” he writes, and puts the U.S. government on notice: “You simply can’t be trusted.” Moore offers advice to those of us who see something wrong with Assange. “[A]ll I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey.” Right. Instead, you should be naïve about how government works when it decides to take control of your health care, regulate your business, and spend your earnings. Moore, you may have forgotten, calls for the U.S. government to provide “free, universal health care for life” for “every resident of the United States” and demands that “pharmaceutical companies … be strictly regulated like a public utility.” That’s the old anti–Big Brother spirit.More at the link.
When men like Michael Moore are not calling for the government to be undermined and defied, they’re petitioning for it to chauffeur them to the movies, cook their meals, and tuck them into bed. One news cycle finds HBO’s Bill Maher telling America not to allow the government to inject “a disease into your arm” in the form of a vaccine and that “I don’t trust the government, especially with my health.” The next, he’s calling for “Medicare for all” and lamenting the absence of a fully government-run health-care system that would operate like the U.S. postal service.
Cross-posted from American Power.
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Progressives Slam Choice of 'Billionaire Jew' as Time's Person of the Year
See the full story with screencaps and links: "Mark Zuckerberg is Time's Person of the Year 2010 — Progressives Slam Choice of 'Billionaire Jew'."
Check for updates at American Power.
Greek Anti-Austerity Protests Turn Violent
More anarcho-asshats. And anarcho-communist asshats.
At NYT, "Anti-Austerity Protest in Greece Turns Violent": ATHENS — Thousands of Greeks took to the streets of the capital on Wednesday for a protest against a fresh wave of austerity measures which was marred by violence as a general strike brought international travel and public services to a standstill.
The walkout — Greece’s seventh general strike this year — grounded flights, kept ferries in ports, halted train services and shut down government offices and schools while leaving hospitals to operate on emergency staffing and causing a news blackout as journalists joined the action. Public transport was operating for most of the day to enable Athenians to attend demonstrations in the city center.
Around 20,000 people answered the call of unions representing civil servants, private sector workers and the Communist Party for three separate demonstrations. The rallies were mostly peaceful until the early afternoon, when self-styled anarchists broke off from the crowd and attacked the police with firebombs and chunks of stone torn up from sidewalks.
Public Flogging in Sudan
It could be tough to watch if you choke up at these things. Video at the link.
It's heartbreaking. Notice at 1:30 seconds. The woman raises her head in pain, and while brief, it's clearly a pleading scream for deliverance from this evil. Via Doug Ross and Right Scoop.
More at American Power.
Politically Incorrect Joke of the Day.........
What do you call the first Afghan off the boat?
Amhere!
What do you call the second Afghan off the boat?
Amhere Azwel!
What do you call the third Afghan off the boat?
Amhere Azwell Azhim!
H/T Maurice
New British Destroyer........
Press Release to coincide with the introduction of the new Type 45 Destroyers.
Details have been released regarding Britain's introduction of the next generation of fighting ships. The Royal Navy is proud of the cutting edge capability of the fleet of Type 45 destroyers. Costing £750 million, they have been designed to meet the needs of the 21st century; in addition to state of the art technology, weaponry, and guidance systems, the ships will comply with the very latest employment, equality, health & safety and human rights legislation.
They will be able to remain at sea for several months and positively bristle with facilities. For instance, the new user friendly crow's nest comes equipped with wheelchair access. Live ammunition has been replaced with paintballs to reduce the risk of anyone getting hurt and to cut down on the number of compensation claims. Stress councillors and lawyers will be on duty 24hrs a day, and each ship will have its own onboard industrial tribunal.
continue reading
H/T JMH
We were so poor.......
We were so poor in our house when we were young, on Christmas morning if you didn’t wake up with an erection you had nothing to play with.
H/T DML
News.........
It's the "tea party," stupid (german & dutch & french politicians) ... and, it's happening to you ...
Tea Partyers Struggle to Unite Against Snowe
Electric Dreams
Court Strikes at Health Law
Holiday in Chernobyl: Ukraine to lift restrictions on disaster site
Obama vacation likely to be delayed
Katie versus Condee: no contest
Hero cash 'tainted'
Team Reagan vs. the establishment
Our Enemy
The Distant Executioner
Richard Holbrooke's death is a major blow for the Afghan war effort
Bone found on Pacific island 'could belong to Amelia Earhart'
Kosovo's prime minister 'key player in mafia-like gang'
Bandit steals £1.25 million from the Bellagio, Las Vegas
Capitalizing on the Euro Crisis: China Expands Its Influence in Europe
Islamist groups raided in three German cities
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