The Phantom Soldiers of Iraq

Nice assessment of the current state of the Iraqi Army. It seems like the War on Corruption in Iraq is finally being won. Congratulations guys!

Forces: The Phantom Soldiers of Iraq: "U.S. troops report that their Iraqi counterparts are much more dependable, and competent than they were a year or two ago. Most American soldiers in Iraq are on their second or third tour. Soldiers get about a year stateside before returning, so they notice the differences from their last visit, and 2008 is, to most of them, a major improvement over 2005 and 2006.

Despite efforts to clean things up, the Iraqis still have a lot of problems with corruption. Officials in the Ministry (MoD) of Defense seem to get greedier the farther up the food chain they are. Troops complain constantly of MoD officials stealing money for spare parts, fuel, and even ammunition. And a lot of the ammo they do get is ancient junk bought from the Chinese or Russians. These complaints are witnessed, and sent up the U.S. chain of command, by the American training teams assigned to all Iraqi battalions, brigades and divisions. The Iraqi troops have learned that their best hope of getting some help is to complain to their American advisors, and make the complaint seem credible. All these Iraqi corruption complaints to U.S. Army advisors is having some impact. The U.S. Department of Defense is putting pressure on Iraqi MoD officials, and getting U.S. media to do stories on the corruption problem.

Most Iraqi troops want to pacify their country. While many of them are just happy to be employed, those from unruly parts of the country (central Iraq) are eager to shut down the militias, criminal gangs and terrorists cells so their families will be safe, and they'll have something to go home to. Currently, most of the Iraqi army is assigned to central and northern (below the Kurdish controlled areas in the far north) Iraq, although recently over 20,000 cops and soldiers were sent into the southern city of Basra to shut down Shia militias. These troops have done well."

iowahawk: Dreams of My Foosball

Iowahawk has blessed us with a look at Mr Obama's background. Wonderful!

iowahawk: Dreams of My Foosball: "Most of that daze happened at a little strip mall foosball parlor on the Eastside of HonoluIu. Inside that dingy flourescent sanctuary I discovered it really didn't matter if you were black or white, a surfer or a hodad, whether you had enough money to buy air shocks for your Camaro. Everyone was welcome in our club of disaffection, as long you had a pukka shell necklace and a roll of quarters and a spray can of silicon lube for the old table that had a sticky goalie shaft. Under those buzzing lights I practiced my wicked crossover corner shot and contemplated the big questions: life, justice, how many matchbooks it really took to level the air hockey table. Should a bounce-out count as a goal?

Sometimes the questions got to be too much and I would escape to the solitude of the Bally Wizard machine. I was living in the moment, channeling my disaffected rage though its erratic flipper buttons -- the left one always seemed to short out just as I was nearing a free game -- and thought about the words of Dr. King and Eldridge Cleaver while Boston and Head East blared on the Seeberg jukebox. Sometimes we'd go out to the parking lot and blaze a one hitter in the back of Kip's Econoline. We talked about the unfulfilled promises of America, and Todd, the guy who claimed he could get us fake Nevada IDs. And if the high didn�"

McCain: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me"

YouTube - McCain: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me"

I finally found the full '100 years' comment in context. It is what I thought, but not as strong as I hoped. Still, it is not as nutty as the Left try to make it sound.

McCain is right. IF it takes 100 years, then we should still try. The fools who say that we should get out now are just ignoring reality. If we leave now, then the fundamentalists win and will come after us here. They have said so! Listening to the fools will only get us in trouble in the long run. Or dead, in the long run. Keep fighting until we win. It is better than the alternative.

Police arrest four in MSU 'terrorism' fire

About time. The ELF and ALF and all these little groups of hippies need to be stranded on little islands to keep them out of the way of society.

Police arrest four in MSU 'terrorism' fire: "More than eight years after a New Year's Eve fire extensively damaged a landmark Michigan State University building, authorities have arrested four people, who police say used 'domestic terrorism' to sabotage a genetic plant research project.

The defendants -- three of whom are from Detroit -- set fire to Agriculture Hall on behalf of the Earth Liberation Front, a loosely organized movement of environmental extremists with a history of destroying property, often by arson, federal authorities said.

ELF has been connected with fires around the country, including several on houses under construction in Metro Detroit.

'The arson … was an act of domestic terrorism, plain and simple,' Charles Gross, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan, said Tuesday at a press conference announcing the indictments. 'There's no two ways about it. The use of violence and the destruction of property to make a political statement cannot be tolerated in a civilized society, regardless of the nationality of the perpetrators or the nature of the cause they espouse.'"

Arizona city seeks moat to secure Mexico border

Interesting idea! I like it. Better fishing, and the 'wet' backs will stand out a little more.

Ok! Sorry about that, but it IS funny! Just not PC.

Arizona city seeks moat to secure Mexico border | U.S. | Reuters: "Faced with high-levels of crime and illegal immigration, authorities in Yuma are reaching back to a technique as old as a medieval castle to dig out a 'security channel' on a crime-ridden stretch of the border and fill it with water.

'The moats that I've seen circled the castle and allowed you to protect yourself, and that's kind of what we're looking at here,' said Yuma County Sheriff Ralph Ogden, who is backing the project.

Curbing illegal immigration and securing the nearly 2,000 mile (3,200-kilometre) southwestern border are hot topics in this U.S. election year. Washington has pledged to complete 670 miles of new barriers by the close of 2008, despite resistance from landowners and environmentalists."

Man Accused of Cover-Up in Ricin Probe

This guy can only get three years in prison for his part, but at least no one died. Still, these two are nuts for making this toxin! They should get some time in isolation so they can forget about how to make ricin.

Man Accused of Cover-Up in Ricin Probe: "The cousin of a man who may have been sickened by the deadly toxin ricin has been accused of failing to report that the substance was being illegally produced.

Thomas Tholen, 54, was indicted by a federal grand jury on the charge of misprision of felony—having knowledge of a crime but failing to report it.

'He knew more than he stated, and he misrepresented what he knew,' U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman said Wednesday.

The manufacture or possession of ricin, a biological agent, is prohibited by federal law.

Tholen's cousin, Roger Bergendorff, summoned an ambulance from his Las Vegas motel room Feb. 14, complaining of respiratory distress. He spent almost four weeks in a coma and has been treated for kidney failure, but it has not been determined if he was sickened by the ricin.

Tholen, who lives in suburban Salt Lake City, was collecting Roger Bergendorff's belongings from the motel room on Feb. 28 when he gave a motel manager a plastic bag containing several vials of what turned out to be ricin powder."

Air Force Vet Convicted for Ripping Down Mexican Flag on College Campus

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Sanity says that this guy did the legal and correct thing. Of course, the Mexicans, who refuse to assimilate in to US society and insist that we allow them to sponge off of us, threw a fit because they felt insulted for not being able to insult us. If they don't like the US laws, then they can go back home! They must like things much better there, right?

Qods Force Pulls Sadr's Strings

The truth is finally getting out, despite the efforts of the Left.

The Weekly Standard: "Long before the start of the Iraqi offensive against the Mahdi Army and the associated Iranian-backed Special Groups in Basra, pundits had been bending over backwards to claim Muqtada al Sadr is an Iraqi nationalist with no ties to Iran. As Matthew Duss wrote, 'the repeated attempts by conservative defenders of Bush’s Iraq policy to dispute Sadr's nationalist credentials and treat him as an Iranian puppet indicate a real and troubling lack of knowledge of the Iraqi political scene, and of Sadr’s place within it.' Such claims have been made despite the fact that Sadr is sheltering in Qom to study the Iranian strain of theocratic Shia Islam known as wilayet al-faqeeh. Sadr’s Mahdi Army has also been caught red-handed with Iranian made weapons, and there's ample evidence that Hezbollah and Iran’s Qods Force have trained his militia."

Iraqi military continues operations in Basrah

Kick Sadr back to Iran. Or hell.

Iraqi military continues operations in Basrah - The Long War Journal: "The Iraqi military and police are also kicking off a recruiting drive to beef up the size of the security forces in Basrah. 'I also instructed to stop encroachments on state-owned lands and public property and back up the Iraqi police and army forces with 10,000 troops residents of Basra, who volunteered for national duty,' Maliki said. Over 1,000 Basrah men flocked to join the Army just one day after Sadr ordered his Mahdi Army to leave the streets.

The Iraqi Army has also moved troops into the ports of Khour al Zubair and Umm Qasr in Basrah province on April 1. The Iraqi troops replaced the facility protection services guards who are often accused of criminal activities.

Iraqi security forces also have had great success in security the cities in the South, with minimal US assistance. Hillah, Najaf, Karbala, Diwaniyah, Amarah, and Al Kut are secured, Aziz said. The Iraqi Army moved additional forces into Al Kut and Amarah and conducted clearing operations in these cities. There was no militia activity in Muthanna province during the six days of fighting in late March."

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Muslims' fury forces schools to shelve anti-homophobia storybooks for 5-year-olds

When the Christians complained, they were ridiculed. When the Muslims complain, they get action. What is the difference? Could it be that when the Christians get upset, they write letters and when Muslims get upset they kill kids? Could be.

Islam is the future. Sharia is becoming the norm. I am getting ready.

Muslims' fury forces schools to shelve anti-homophobia storybooks for 5-year-olds | the Daily Mail: "Members of the Bristol Muslim Cultural Society said parents were upset at the lack of consultation over the use of the materials.

Farooq Siddique, community development officer for the society and a governor at Bannerman Road, said there were also concerns about whether the stories were appropriate for young children.

'The main issue was there was a total lack of consultation with parents,' he said.

'The schools refused to deal with the parents, and were completely authoritarian.

'The agenda was to reduce homophobic bullying and all the parents said they were not against that side of it, but families were saying to us 'our child is coming home and talking about same-sex relationships, when we haven't even talked about heterosexual relationships with them yet'.

'They don't do sex education until Year Six and at least there you have got the option of withdrawing the children."

Film 'Worse than Fitna' abandoned: filmmaker says Dutch government can't protect him

Well, even if someone was to create a film that was strictly to the Hadith and Koran, this would still be offensive. They are the Religion of Peace and showing the slaughter of the kafir might harm that image, which is automatically an insult and all insults are avenged with slaughter of kafirs.

I do think it would be nice to celebrate Islamic holidays with movies about Mohammad, just as Christians celebrate Christian holidays with movies about Christ.

Good luck to these film makers! I hope they get good body armor to protect them from the adherents of the Religion of Peace and Tolerance.

Jihad Watch: Film 'Worse than Fitna' abandoned: filmmaker says Dutch government can't protect him: "'Film 'Worse than Fitna' Abandoned over Fatwa Fear,' from NISNews (thanks to Praxis):

THE HAGUE, 02/04/08 - Ehsan Jami is not to release his animation film The Life of Mohammed. After consultations with his advisors, Jami is abandoning the plan to show his film, which was to be released on 20 April.

'Minister Hirsch Ballin (Justice) has stated that he fears the film will drive a wedge through our society. That was never my intention', said Jami. He added however that he does not believe the Dutch government is capable of protecting him against death threats.

One of Jami's advisors is philosopher and columnist Afshin Ellian. Like Jami, Ellian was born in Iran. Last week, Ellian stated that the young Jami (22) perhaps failed to recognise the consequences of the release of his animation film for his safety."

In Gaza, Hamas’s Insults to Jews Complicate Peace

Is it possible that the NYT is finally noticing how horrible the "Palestinians" are? I doubt it! This has to be just a fluke that they will find a way to apologize for and then cover how evil Jews are for a few ...? Well, they will just return to business as usual.

In Gaza, Hamas’s Insults to Jews Complicate Peace - New York Times: "In the Katib Wilayat mosque one recent Friday, the imam was discussing the wiliness of the Jew.

“Jews are a people who cannot be trusted,” Imam Yousif al-Zahar of Hamas told the faithful. “They have been traitors to all agreements — go back to history. Their fate is their vanishing. Look what they are doing to us.”

At Al Omari mosque, the imam cursed the Jews and the “Crusaders,” or Christians, and the Danes, for reprinting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. He referred to Jews as “the brothers of apes and pigs,” while the Hamas television station, Al Aksa, praises suicide bombing and holy war until Palestine is free of Jewish control.

Its videos praise fighters and rocket-launching teams; its broadcasts insult the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, for talking to Israel and the United States; its children’s programs praise “martyrdom,” teach what it calls the perfidy of the Jews and the need to end Israeli occupation over Palestinian land, meaning any part of the state of Israel.

Such incitement against Israel and Jews was supposed to be banned under the 1993 Oslo accords and the 2003 “road map” peace plan. While the Palestinian Authority under Fatah has made significant, if imperfect efforts to end incitement, Hamas, no party to those agreements, feels no such restraint."

Defense Department will try out UB's germ-killing BioBlower

I need this new toy! I am not sure what I need it for, but I want one anyway!

The Buffalo News: City & Region: Defense Department will try out UB's germ-killing BioBlower: "For several years, Garvey and Lordi have worked with microbiologists to develop a more effective, cheaper way to kill anthrax, smallpox, severe acute respiratory syndrome and other pathogens.

The BioBlower uses a pump to pull in air at high speed. As it compresses, the air warms. The temperature inside the device rises to more than 400 degrees, incinerating any airborne agents.

Conventional technologies use filters to trap large airborne spores. The approach does not work as well, and the filters have to be regularly replaced and properly discarded, Garvey said. The military invited Buffalo BioBlower to participate in last year’s competition to help the Pentagon decide which new air purifiers to buy.

The technology can be scaled, too, so it can be built for ventilating large buildings and hospitals, or shrunk for use in homes and airplanes."

The United States Unemployment Rate

Interesting. I wonder how the Left refutes these facts? In my economics class, I was told that 5% unemployment is considered full employment.

With 9/11 and Katrina to deal blows to the economy, it is a wonder that it did not get much worse. Congratulations Mr Bush!

The United States Unemployment Rate: "2001-01 4.20 4.2 Bush, G.W.
2001-02 4.20 4.2
2001-03 4.30 4.3
2001-04 4.40 4.4
2001-05 4.30 4.3
2001-06 4.50 4.5
2001-07 4.60 4.6
2001-08 4.90 4.9
2001-09 5.00 5
2001-10 5.40 5.4
2001-11 5.60 5.6
2001-12 5.70 5.7"

Navy SEAL Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor

Congratulations! Here is a true American Hero who gave his all to save the lives of his team mates. Semper Fi, sailor.

FOXNews.com - Navy SEAL Posthumously Awarded Medal of Honor - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "To his Navy SEAL buddies, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor will always be known as 'Mikey,' a fun-loving 25-year-old guy who had 'a little mischievous look on his face.'

It's a face they'll never forget.

On Sept. 29, 2006, while on a mission in Ramadi, Iraq, Monsoor and other members of a Navy SEAL sniper team were within a moment of death. An insurgent had tossed a grenade into their hideout, hitting Monsoor in the chest before bouncing to the floor.

In an instant, Monsoor was on the grenade, using his body to shield his comrades from the blast.

'He never took his eye off the grenade, his only movement was down toward it,' said a lieutenant who sustained shrapnel wounds to both legs that day. 'He undoubtedly saved mine and the other SEALs' lives, and we owe him.'

For that action, President Bush on Monday announced that Monsoor will be posthumously honored on April 8 with the the nation's highest military honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor."

M15 in terrorist checks on 800 killer virus labs

Move along, we all know that terrorists don't want this stuff! Just move along quietly, now.

I have nightmares about terrorists getting this stuff. Time to reread The Cobra Event.

M15 in terrorist checks on 800 killer virus labs | the Daily Mail: "MI5 and anti-terrorist police are carrying out secret background checks on thousands of scientists amid fears that Al Qaeda is trying to infiltrate British research laboratories to obtain deadly viruses.

The vetting, which includes checks on family backgrounds, political views and associates, is part of a review of some 800 laboratories in hospitals, universities and private firms where staff have access to incurable viruses such as ebola.

Last night, Whitehall sources confirmed the crackdown by MI5 and the police's National Counter Terrorism Security Office."

Attrition: Why 4,000 Wasn't 13,747

An excellent analysis of why the US military is kicking so much butt in the combat zones.

Attrition: Why 4,000 Wasn't 13,747: "Why 4,000 Wasn't 13,747
March 31, 2008: Five years of fighting in Iraq has killed 4,000 American troops. The first five years of fighting in Vietnam (1965-69) killed 40,258. There were about three times as many U.S. troops involved in the Vietnam fighting. But even then, the number of Americans killer per thousand troops in Vietnam was three times higher (19, versus 6 in Iraq). If the casualty rates were the same in Iraq, there should have been 13,747 dead so far. However, there were proportionately more wounded in Iraq. While there were 3.4 times more dead in Vietnam (in killed per thousand troops), there were only 3.2 times more wounded. Overall, there were 133 casualties per thousand troops in Vietnam, versus 47 in Iraq. Why the lower casualty rate? There are several reasons, few of which have gotten much coverage in the mass media. But the reasons are important."

FBI: Eco-Terrorism Remains No. 1 Domestic Terror Threat

The eco-freaks are bad news in their way, and they are very destructive. For the FBI, finding these guys would be a huge bonus! Finding an AQ terrorist would probably be even nicer, but they are already in the headlines. I wonder what the prices are on the heads of the eco-terrorists compared to the known prices on the heads of the Islamic terrorists?

FOXNews.com - FBI: Eco-Terrorism Remains No. 1 Domestic Terror Threat - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "For nearly seven years, the nation has turned its terror focus on Al Qaeda and the hunt for Usama bin Laden. But there is a domestic terror threat that federal officials still consider priority No. 1 — eco-terrorism.

The torching of luxury homes in the swank Seattle suburb of Woodinville earlier this month served as a reminder that the decades-long war with militant environmentalists on American soil has not ended.

'It remains what we would probably consider the No. 1 domestic terrorism threat, because they have successfully continued to conduct different types of attacks in and around the country,' said FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko.

The FBI defines eco-terrorism 'as the use or threatened use of violence of a criminal nature against innocent victims or property by an environmentally oriented, subnational group for environmental-political reasons, or aimed at an audience beyond the target, often of a symbolic nature.'"

Know Thy Enemy

This is a great thing to find! Of course, the Media will ignore it, and the Left will say it is a lie IF they ever see it. Because Bush will fake transcripts to try and harm members of the Religion of Peace.

Of course, since I post it, I will be called a Right Wing Islamophobic Nut. I keep getting told that I have only one interest by the people who visit me. I keep telling them they need to read more than the headlines! Unfortunately, most of the Leftists who read this blog can't read the big words in my comments. The extremist Muslims who visit are usually even less educated.

Something... and Half of Something: Know Thy Enemy: "“We're here to kick it off man. We're here to get the rewards of everybody that's gonna come after us *God willing* if we don't get a victory *God willing* our kids will get it. If not them, their kids will get it, if not them five generations down somebody will get it *God willing.*

“This is the promise of Allah. God's help and victory is near. It's coming. When it's gonna come down, it doesn't matter man, this is our path we stick to it no matter what the trials are. We're all gonna need help, we all gotta help each other through it, through the trials, small or big, but there are trials …

“But you know what? Your minds gotta be on this place. Your minds and your hearts have to be here. You go back, you're living with society and you have to put on that face, you know what, we're a bunch of peace lovers you know what, I love all this *non believers* yup I love your wealth … [GROUP LAUGHTER] … I love your women, I love everything about you …"

Hezbollah Increases Rocket Range

No threat to anyone, just ignore this! Only Jews and religious Christians will be in danger and they don't matter. Just ask the UN.

Collactive: GIYUS.org - Hezbollah Increases Rocket Range: "After the war, the U.N. dispatched a peacekeeping force to distance Hezbollah from the border and prevent the group from rearming. But Israel says Hezbollah's Iranian and Syrian patrons have steadily provided the group with large amounts of rockets since then, many of them capable of hitting central Israel. However, it has not revealed the evidence for its claims.

Hezbollah and U.N. peacekeeping officials were not immediately available for comment.

The defense officials did not say how many of the new rockets Hezbollah has obtained. However, Israelis have said previously that overall, Hezbollah now has many more rockets in its arsenal than the 14,000 it had before the conflict — likely more than double that number.

In early March, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reported Israeli claims that Hezbollah's arsenal includes 10,000 long-range rockets and 20,000 short-range rockets in southern Lebanon.

Israel also faces near-daily rocket barrages in the south from Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, ruled by the Islamic group Hamas. The rockets from Gaza, mainly crude short-range projectiles, have killed 13 Israelis since 2001. Like Hezbollah, Hamas has strong ties to Iran."

Pig farms bloom in Muslim Morocco thanks to tourism

This is very cool. I hope this guy thrives and survives.

Pig farms bloom in Muslim Morocco thanks to tourism - Yahoo!Xtra News: "Shunned by most Muslim countries where pork consumption is a religious taboo, pig farming is blooming in Morocco thanks to a growing tourist industry and pragmatic breeders like 39-year-old Said Samouk.

'If there's tourism, it would be better to have pigs,' said Samouk, who raises 250 pigs at his farm 28 kilometres (17 miles) from the seaside town of Agadir.

After being battered by a wave of bird flu, the Moroccan farmer launched a pig operation 20 years ago in partnership with an elderly French man.

Today, Samouk spins dreams of doubling his production within three years to help meet the demands of some 10 million tourists expected to visit Morocco in 2010 -- up from 7.5 million who flocked to the north African country in 2007.

'I'm a practising Muslim. I don't eat pork and I don't drink alcohol but it's just a breeding operation like any other and no Imam has ever reprimanded me for it,' he said of raising pigs -- whose consumption is prohibited in both Islam and Judaism."

Let's worry about Islamofascism

I love reading about people who suddenly realize that Islam is not the Religion of Peace, but the Religion of Submission. It is especially nice to see in the people who live in and around Islam! Welcome to the club of Islamophobes Mr Gupta.

The Pioneer > Columnists: "Here's a confession: There was a time of innocence when I believed in the thesis that there is more than one Islam. There were those with whom you could swap ideas, share jokes and even the cup that cheers. A decade later, during which time I spent three years in Cairo and travelled more than once into the heart of Islam - well, almost, since non-Muslims are not allowed beyond Jeddah, the gateway to Mecca and Medina - I stand converted to the view that any talk of there being a moderate Islam or Islam as a religion of peace merely because of the salutation sa'laam is so much bunkum.

In any event, the ummah sees Islam as a religion that demands absolute submission, which is not really the same as a religion that is predicated on peace and equality. And although the Quran does not stress on compulsion, it does not overflow with kindness towards those who do not submit to god's will either. The best they can hope for is to be protected by a treaty (dhimmah), which in this day and age would mean unlimited appeasement, and the privileges of the dhimmi are purchased by paying jiziya apart from humiliating conditions of subservience, for instance communal budgeting and a 'Muslim first' policy, as is being done in our country."

The religion of fear

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Can't say it better myself!

Shiite cleric Sadr’s withdrew forces from Basra clashes after appeal from Iraqi government officials

DEBKAfile - Shiite cleric Sadr’s withdrew forces from Basra clashes after appeal from Iraqi government officials: "Moqtada Sadr ordered his Mehdi Army militiamen off the streets of the Shiite cities on March 30 after Iraqi government officials traveled to Tehran to meet him and negotiate terms for ending the prime minister Nouri al Maliki’s crackdown, according to the New York Times .

Shiite cleric Sadr demanded that the government stopped fighting the militias in Basra and granted his followers an amnesty. As Shiite-versus-Shiite strife spread to other cities in the south and Baghdad the troops commanded by Iraq’s Shiite prime minister Nouri al-Maliki failed to dislodge the militias from their strongholds in Basra, Iraq’s third largest city and main oil port.

DEBKAfile reports: The prime minister may be held accountable for a venture which failed in its mission to loosen the grip of militias belonging to Shiite government parties as well as Sadr. The cohesion of the ruling Shiite bloc has been placed at risk.

From a go-it-alone Iraqi venture on Tuesday, Maliki was reduced by Friday to calling on US and UK forces, which deployed warplanes to bomb militia targets in Basra Friday and Saturday. Both are looking into complaints of civilian casualties.

The Maliki government faced another sort of challenge in Baghdad when 40 policemen, their faces covered, handed over their weapons"

Rocket Scientists They Are Not

The geniuses on the Left are lampooned yet again.

Where DO they get the brilliant idea that taxing a product will lower the price?

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First joint intelligence centre of US, Pakistan, Afghanistan opened

I do worry about this intelligence center working to feed the Taliban and other extremists, but this is a great step in stopping those same extremists. Give 'em hell boys!

First joint intelligence centre of US, Pakistan, Afghanistan opened: "The first military intelligence centre by the US, Pakistan and Afghanistan has been opened at the Pak-Afghan border.

Six centres are being established with the collaboration of all three countries and through these centres, Pakistan and Afghanistan will get an opportunity of dealing with Taliban and Al-Qaida with the help of the US efforts.

At these centres, Pakistan and Afghan army officers can directly view the video feeds prepared by the US spy planes and inform their military centres.

US army commander Major General David Rodriguez told that about one hundred army officials of all these three countries are taking important steps with mutual collaboration and cooperation."

MST3K takes on Politics

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! This is too funny not to post, so here it is!

Thanks to IMAO.us for pointing it out to me.

Free Riffs!: "Politics can get so heated, so passionate that every so often you have to just stop, take a deep breath and feel the calming influence of the boll weevils.

Alternatively, you can enjoy RiffTrax take on politics. We carefully and painstakingly scrape the politics off our politics and leave only the funny. Enjoy, and check out round 2 of the political ad riffs right here."

Al-Sadr Pulls Fighters Off Iraq Streets

So, what al Sadr is saying is, "I'll stop active fighting if you stop arresting and killing my fighters." You know that sounds like the truce the US found with the KKK and Nazis. Those nuts are still allowed to arm themselves in the backwoods of the US, and the Sadrists will still be allowed to be a semi-dangerous group if they are allowed to still run free. At least the Sadrists will still get support from Iran and that makes them much more dangerous. It is past time to finally disarm them and make them swear to Allah to support the government of Iraq.

My Way News - Al-Sadr Pulls Fighters Off Iraq Streets: "Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said Sunday that he was pulling his fighters off the streets nationwide and called on the government to stop raids against his followers and free them from prison.

The Iraqi government quickly welcomed al-Sadr's apparent move to resolve a widening conflict with his movement, sparked Tuesday by operations against his backers in the oil-rich southern city of Basra.

Al-Sadr's nine-point statement was issued by his headquarters in the holy city of Najaf and broadcast through loudspeakers on Shiite mosques. It said the first point was: 'taking gunmen off the streets in Basra and elsewhere.'

He also demanded that the Iraqi government stop 'haphazard raids' and release security detainees who haven't been charged, two issues cited by his movement as reasons for fighting the government."