Fred Thompson Called Me Yesterday

 

I missed the call, I wasn't home. They wouldn't want me to answer the phone anyway. I would have quite a bit to say about Spencer Abraham being on his campaign staff.

Putin Issues Warnings To U.S. Allies

It's possible that he still thinks Russia is a world power. Someone should inform him that very few countries are concerned about Russia's threats. The fact that they align themselves with state-sponsors of terrorism doesn't do much to help the cause. Issuing warnings to former soviet bloc countries doesn't help either.

Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday warned against military action against Iran and backed its right to nuclear energy, during the first visit to the country by a Kremlin chief since World War II. Putin, attending a summit meeting of Caspian Sea states, arrived in the Iranian capital amid heavy security and secrecy over his travel plans after reports a squad of suicide bombers planned to kill him. His visit is of major significance for the Islamic republic at a time of mounting tensions with the West over its atomic drive. Putin met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and was also to see supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. "It is important... that we not only do not use any kind of force but also do not even think about the possibility of using force," Putin told the four other Caspian Sea leaders gathered for the summit. "It is also important that we talk about the impossibility of using our territory for other countries to carry out aggression or military action against other Caspian littoral states."

Oh, And It Only Took The Indians 'Til The 11th Inning To Win It.

My bed was screaming my name and I was begging the Indians to please win it in the 10th. I ignored the bed and the Indians ignored me. It wasn't until the 11th inning that the Indians embarrassed the Red Sox.

In a game that featured one of the best postseason starters in history and a leading Cy Young candidate, it was two of the most accomplished bullpens in baseball that played the biggest role in Game Two of the American League Championship Series. And the Cleveland Indians came out the biggest winners. Facing the trio of David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and Mike Lowell, Tom Mastny came up big, retiring the side in order in the bottom of the 10th. Mastny's efforts were rewarded one inning later as Cleveland battered Eric Gagne, Javier Lopez and Jon Lester for seven runs, helping the Indians to a 13-6 win in 11 innings at Fenway Park and a tie in best-of-seven series.

Buckeyes #1 In National Polls

I love the Buckeye's, but I have to be honest though, I'm not sure they are the best team in the country. Until they start playing some tougher teams, my doubts will continue.

BCS STANDINGS Team BCS Avg. 1. Ohio State 0.9416 2. South Florida 0.9200 3. Boston College 0.8906 4. LSU 0.8400 5. Oklahoma 0.7623

Good News From The War On Terror 10/12-13

Concerned Citizens discover cache

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – A group of Concerned Citizens discovered a weapons cache and reported the find to U.S. Soldiers in Arab Jabour Oct. 10. The cache consisted of six 60mm mortars, four mortar fuses, 100 feet of detonation cord, 20 Chinese-made charges and four unknown charge caps. Soldiers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting security operations when the Concerned Citizens approached them. The cache was transported back to Patrol Base Murray for further investigation and was safely disposed of in a controlled detonation.

 

Six IED emplacers killed, planned attack disrupted

MOSUL, Iraq – Coalition Force helicopters killed six enemy fighters attempting to plant an improvised explosive device Oct. 8 near a major road in east Mosul. Helicopters from the 4th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, stopped nine enemy fighters attempting to emplace a roadside bomb in the al-Sinaa neighborhood of east Mosul. Helicopters fired a Hellfire missile, killing two and forcing the others to flee. Three additional individuals were attempting to escape to the west when they were engaged with 21 rockets and 40 rounds of 5.56 mm ammunition, killing all of them. Two more enemy fighters from the original group were discovered hiding in a nearby creek bed.  The aircraft engaged them with an additional Hellfire missile, killing one. A ground force from E Co., 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment was called to conduct a sweep of the area and find the IED that was being emplaced.  They found a propane tank IED with an initiator in the middle of the road, as well as a 9mm pistol and a sledgehammer.  One enemy fighter was found wounded in critical condition and died en route to a combat support hospital, despite first aid administered at the scene by Coaltion Forces. Coalition explosive ordnance disposal specialists destroyed the IED where it was found.

 

Airborne Paratroopers capture #2 High Value Individual

KALSU, Iraq – Information provided by concerned citizens in Haswah led to the capture of 12 terrorists, including the second most wanted man in North Babil, Oct. 12. Acting on the tip, Iraqi policemen and Paratroopers from Company A, 3rd Battalion, 509th Airborne, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division cornered the suspected high -value individual inside a mosque. The 4th BCT’s second most wanted individual is responsible for attacks against Iraqi Security Forces, Coalition Forces and local residents.  After receiving approval, the Iraqi policemen entered the mosque and detained the men. Two AK-47 machine guns, two grenades and two ammunition vests were also found inside the mosque. The suspected extremists are being held for further questioning. The weapons were confiscated for use in the investigation.

 

Surge brigades coordinate, net high-value individual

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HAMMER, Iraq – Working together to deny sanctuary to insurgents, two surge brigades cooperated to catch the 3rd Infantry Division’s No. 4 most-wanted terrorist in Baghdad Oct. 11. The No. 4 high-value individual frequently operated near the village of Nahrwan, in the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Inf. Div.’s area of operation. The individual fled Narhwan after the 3rd HBCT began operations to detain him. Company C, 2-325th Airborne Inf. Regt., 82nd Airborne Division, from Fort Bragg, N.C., part of Multi-National Division-Baghdad, apprehended the 3rd Inf. Div.’s No. 4 during a raid. Upon verifying the identity of the HVI, he was turned over to elements of the 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd HBCT, 3rd Inf. Div., for processing and detention.

 

Coalition forces disrupt terrorist operations; one killed, 17 detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 17 suspects during operations early Saturday targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq in the central and northern parts of the country. During an operation in Mosul, Coalition forces targeted an individual believed to be an al-Qaeda in Iraq leader responsible for terrorist security in the city. Intelligence reports also indicate the individual was allegedly involved in the facilitating of kidnapping operations, to include transporting the victims to an illegal terrorist detention facility. As Coalition forces entered the target building, the wanted individual fired a pistol at the ground force. Responding in self-defense, Coalition forces engaged, killing the armed terrorist. East of Baghdad, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual and one suspect during an operation targeting associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq operating in the Ad Dora area. The wanted individual is believed to have information regarding the car-bombing network operating in and around the city. In an operation near Habbaniyah, Coalition forces captured a wanted individual alleged to have ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders and information regarding their communications. Four additional suspects were detained on site without incident. Intelligence gained from previous operations led the ground force south of Baqubah to the location of a terrorist reportedly responsible for attacks against Coalition forces. Four suspected terrorists were detained during the operation. During an operation in Bayji, Coalition forces detained two suspects while targeting an alleged associate of an al-Qaeda in Iraq foreign terrorist facilitation network. The targeted individual is also believed to have ties to Syrian based al-Qaeda members.  Four suspected terrorists were detained during an operation in Kirkuk targeting an associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq believed to be involved in weapons facilitation and a suicide-bombing network operating in the city. The targeted individual is also believed to have knowledge of foreign terrorist facilitators in the region.

 

Oct. 11 airpower summary: C-17s provide 'best option' for force resupply

 

Oct. 12 airpower summary: F-15Es target enemy positions

Ohio State #1 In NCAA Football? AGAIN!?!?!?!?!?!

Well, if you consider #1 LSU lost to #17 Kentucky 43-37 (3OT) and #2 Cal lost to unranked Oregon St. 31-28, #3 Ohio State would have to move up. I didn't get to see the Cal game because I was/am watching the ALCS Indians/Red Sox, but I did watch LSU vs. Kentucky. That was a great game. Those Kentucky guys were taking it to the LSU players. They knocked guys out of the game almost every play. I await the new rankings tomorrow.

Now, back to the ALCS, it's tied 6-6 in the 7th

 

GO BUCKS & GO TRIBE

Israeli Strike Into Syria Destroyed Unfinished Nuclear Reactor

It appears the question to what Israel was bombing in Syria has been answered.

The air raid on Syria conducted by Israel last month reportedly targeted a site that Israeli and US intelligence specialists believe was a partly constructed nuclear reactor that may have been modeled after one in North Korea. Citing unnamed US and foreign officials with access to the intelligence reports, The New York Times said it appeared Israel carried out the September 6 raid to demonstrate its determination to snuff out even a nascent nuclear project in a neighboring state. The administration of President George W. Bush was divided about the strike, and some senior policymakers still regard it as premature, the report said. The facility that the Israelis struck in Syria appears to have been much further from completion than the Osirak nuclear reactor that Israel destroyed in Iraq in 1981, the paper said.

Soft Drink Smackdown: Pepsi vs Coke

In a real fight between Coke and Pepsi, Pepsi won. I wonder if 7UP fights the winner.

The long-standing rivalry between Coke and Pepsi took a physical turn Friday when a Pepsi deliveryman allegedly punched his Coke counterpart in the face at a western Pennsylvania Wal-Mart, state police said. The two deliverymen were "apparently bickering back and forth" while unloading their wares at the Indiana County store, police said. When the Coke deliveryman left the store, his counterpart allegedly punched him in the face three times, breaking his nose and giving him a black eye, police said. No charges have been filed, but police characterized the incident as a misdemeanor simple assault.

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann Gives Contract To Supporter

I believe this is what his fellow Democrats term as "Cronyism". He yanks the contract from a firm that supported his opponent and gives it to one of his supporters, a firm with no experience. Since being elected, Mr. Dann has done nothing else but reinterpret the law. Check out "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" by Mark Dann

Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann pulled a major state contract from a law firm that supported his opponent and gave it to a Democrat firm with no previous experience in the case, according to a report today from The Wall Street Journal, raising new accusations of political favoritism. The Journal reports, "It is rare that a lead plaintiffs' counsel knowledgeable about a case gets changed this far into litigation. Some attorneys involved in the case have speculated about whether political considerations played a role in the change. ...To replace the Berman firm, Mr. Dann retained William Titelman, a partner at New York's Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz LLP, a firm that has taken the lead in many securities class-action cases. Mr. Titelman has long been active in Democratic politics, including donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to Democratic causes."  ("Lead counsel in Fannie Mae suit is switched out," Nathan Koppel, The Wall Street Journal, 10/8/07) At Titelman's suggestion, his son donated $10,000 to Dann last year and $15,000 to the Ohio Democratic Party.  On the contrary, the previous firm assigned to the case had financially supported Dann's opponent. The Journal cites speculation that Dann reassigned the contract at the request of Stanley Chesley, who is also handling the case on behalf of Dann's office.  Chesley is "a longtime backer of Democrats" who donated $100,000 this year to the Ohio Democratic Party. "This is exactly the kind of pay-to-play politics Marc Dann used to condemn," said Ohio Republican Party Deputy Chairman Kevin DeWine.  "Here you have a firm that's been fired for no other apparent reason than political motive and replaced with a Democrat supporter whose family has donated thousands of dollars to Marc Dann and the Ohio Democratic Party.  This sends a message loud and clear that if you want to do business with Marc Dann you'd better get out your checkbook." DeWine called on Dann to immediately and fully disclose all political contributions solicited by him or his agents on behalf of the Ohio Democratic Party, the Democratic Attorneys General Association, Democratic county party organizations or any other Democrat-affiliated interest group.  He also called on Dann to disclose contributions received from family members of any individual or firm currently receiving special counsel work from his office.

For What It's Worth, The Goreacle, U.N. Win Nobel Peace Prize

The "Cult of Climatology" gets rammed down our throats once again. The Goreacle now joins the ranks of terrorist Yasser Arafat as past Nobel prize winners.

Former Vice President Al Gore, newly named co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, said Friday he hopes the honor will "elevate global consciousness" about the challenges of global warming. Gore was awarded the prize Friday along with an international network of scientists for spreading awareness of man-made climate change and laying the foundations for counteracting it. Shortly after being named the winner, he said he would donate his half of the $1.5 million prize money to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan nonprofit organization that is devoted to changing public opinion worldwide about the urgency of solving the climate crisis.

 

The Goreacle may want to consider keeping that prize money to pay his electricity and gas bill. After all, his home uses 20 times more electricity and gas than the average American home. Another reason to keep that money, private jets are not cheap.

 

Congratulations to him. 

For All You Yankees Fans

CAIR Caught Accepting Donations From Terrorist Org's; HLF

Out of all the accusations that CAIR has ties to terrorism, here is proof. The Holy Land Foundation (HLF) is currently on trial for a variety of crimes involving ties to terrorism.

The charges are;

• Conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization
• Conspiracy to deal in the property of a specially designated terrorist
• Conspiracy to commit money laundering
• Money laundering
• Conspiracy to impede and impair the Internal Revenue Service and to file false return of organization exempt from income tax
• Filing false returns of organization exempt from income tax.

The grand total is 42 counts against HLF.

Now, back to those unindicted co-conspirator's, CAIR. In a written testimony to Congress, CAIR defended themselves against accusations of terrorist ties. Here is a quote from the Executive Director of CAIR, Nihad Awad.

MYTH: In a recent congressional hearing, Mr. Emerson proclaimed that, “…[CAIR] received some of its initial seed money from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLFRD)…” FACT: This is an outright lie. Our organization did not receive any seed money from HLFRD. CAIR raises its own funds and we challenge Mr. Emerson to provide even a shred of evidence to support his ridiculous claim. In fact, it is known that our DC headquarters was funded largely by a loaned grant mortgage from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), a multinational financial institution similar in nature to the World Bank.

The date on the check above is 1994, which also happens to be the same year CAIR was incorporated.

Most people shouldn't find this too shocking, but the real question is; What does the "CBS" mean in the memo part of the check?

There's much more to this at Anti-CAIR.

 

h/t: Jihad Watch

 

***UPDATE 10/13/07 1:38PM***

The Investigative Project On Terrorism has more.

Oct. 12th, Iran's "Final Answer" To Israel

Right now it's about 6:35pm over there in Iran. Did anything happen? I thought maybe I missed it. This was the day that Iran was supposed to have the "final answer" for Israel and her supporters. I guess the "final answer" is to do nothing since you realized your air defense systems (the same as Syria's) have been proven ineffective against Israel jets.

The Iranian Madman has set several dates in the past for final this, and final that, and nothing. Ever. He may just like the sound of his voice.

Good News From The War On Terror 10/11

Update:  Killed terrorists responsible for Imam’s assassination are positively identified

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Three of the al-Qaeda in Iraq members killed in a Coalition air strike Wednesday following their assassination of a local Imam have been identified as Abu Rami, Ammar Fadhil Kadhim and Fadil Salman, who is also known as Abu Ra’ad. Coalition forces killed the three terrorists and ten other criminals west of Baghdad while conducting operations in the area to further disrupt al-Qaeda in Iraq activities. Intelligence reports indicated that, on Wednesday morning, an assassination team, led by Ra’ad, attacked and killed Abu Bilal. Bilal was an Imam who had been preaching anti-al-Qaeda messages in the local mosque. Intelligence revealed that the assassination team emplaced four improvised explosive devices in and around Abu Bilal’s house. One of the IEDs detonated awakening neighbors sleeping on the roof of the adjacent building. The terrorists also engaged the neighbors by firing a rocket propelled grenade at their house. The attackers then entered Bilal’s house, executed him and wounded his wife. Bilal’s nephew was also present and was able to engage and kill two of the terrorists before they fled the scene.  Following the attack, Coalition surveillance elements positively identified the attackers as they gathered in a field in the vicinity of the attack. Supporting aircraft engaged the armed men, killing 10 terrorists. As the ground force secured the area, they discovered three additional armed men. Supporting aircraft engaged, killing the three terrorists, one of whom was wearing a suicide vest. All three identified terrorists were known and feared by the locals in the area. Kadhim was a senior al-Qaeda figure in the Abu Ghuraiyb district and is known to have killed both women and children. Numerous weapons and a suicide belt were found among the group of dead terrorists following the air strike.

 

Multiple caches in western Nineveh

TAL’AFAR, Iraq – Soldiers from the 3rd Iraqi Army Division discovered several weapons caches and detained six suspected enemy fighters, Oct. 8, while conducting multiple missions near Tal’Afar and Sinjar. “The 3rd Iraqi Army Division has proven itself very capable in controlling a very large battlespace that encompasses the Tal’Afar and Sinjar regionsof western Nineveh province,” said Maj. Roderick Cunningham, spokesperson for the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. “They are effectively capturing and killing the enemy and removing their weapons caches, making it harder for the enemy to operate in the sector.” 3rd Brigade, 3rd IA Division, working closely with the Sinjar Special Weapons and Tactics police (SWAT) made the first discovery during a morning raid near the insurgent-heavy Marzoogah Al Tar area, where they captured six suspected improvised explosive device-makers. They seized over 1,000 14.3 mm anti-aircraft rounds of ammunition, a PKC machine gun, 10 anti-tank mines, 1,000 feet of electrical wire, a 2,000-foot spool of copper wire, multiple blasting caps and assorted IED-making components to include a 3-gallon sized bag of Magnesium turnings during the operation. Several artillery rounds were also found that were being made into IEDs. 2nd Brigade Soldiers from 3rd IA Division made the second discovery during the evening in an abandoned house, north of Alo village near Tal’Afar. The same area had been the site of several cache discoveries in the past few weeks. A fully-functional IED was found as well as over three dozen 60mm mortar rounds with a launcher, several AK-47 assault rifles with 55 magazines and four rocketpropelled grenade launchers with rockets. An assortment of Jihadist propaganda material was also discovered. Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal specialists destroyed all of the accumulated munitions from both caches. The house where the second cache was discovered was to be destroyed to prevent further use by enemy fighters. The cache of anti-aircraft rounds and anti-tank mines, discovered by the 3rd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division soldiers, working with the Sinjar SWAT team, and discovered during a morning raid near the insurgent-heavy Marzoogah Al Tar area Oct. 8, is counted during an inventory. Some of the over 40 mortar rounds, discovered by 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division soldiers in an abandoned house, north of Alo village near Tal’Afar Oct. 8, are prepared for demolition.

 

Concerned citizens detain insurgents

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Concerned citizens brought three insurgents to Coalition Forces conducting operations in Arab Jabour Oct 9. The concerned citizens identified the detainees as members of al-Qaeda involved in terrorist activities. Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting a picket line - stationary security vehicles used to provide over-watch on roads used by Coalition Forces – when the concerned citizens approached them. The three detainees were taken by the Soldiers for questioning.

 

Operation nets 10, destroys two boobytrapped houses

FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq – Two booby-trapped houses were destroyed and 10 suspected insurgents were detained during an operation in Adwaniyah Oct. 9. Once the area was cleared of civilians, the homes were destroyed with two Hellfire missiles and two Excalibur rounds fired from attack helicopters. Scenes show all four rounds impacting both houses.

Mastermind Of First WTC Attack Claims He Has Converted To Christianity

Drudge is reporting that Ramzi Yousef, mastermind of the first World Trade Center bombing has converted to Christianity. I guess Yousef realized that Mohammed (Piss Be Upon Him), is nothing more than a false prophet.

Ramzi Yousef, the mastermind of the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, claims he converted from Islam to Christianity, Scott Pelley reports in a story that brings viewers inside the secretive "Supermax" prison where he is being held. Pelley also reports that some 900 force feedings were performed on other al-Qaeda terrorists who went on repeated hunger strikes to protest conditions at the Colorado top-security federal prison. The 60 MINUTES segment will be broadcast Sunday Oct. 14 (7:30-9:00 PM, ET/7:00-9:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.

 

 ***UPDATE 10/12/07 1:20PM***

Here's more info on Yousef's supposed turn to Christianity

Muslim terrorist Ramzi Yousef once bombed the World Trade Center for Allah, but now he purports to have found Jesus and converted to Christianity, according to new reports. The Daily News recently learned that Yousef has shaved his beard, stopped reading the Muslim holy book, the Koran, and now eats pork, which is forbidden in Islam. Yousef, the nephew of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, was convicted and is serving a life term for detonating a truck bomb under the twin towers in 1993 and plotting to blow up U.S.-bound airliners over the Pacific.