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.

Letter From Muslims Call For Peace With Christians

Yeah, right. Last time I checked, Christians were not decapitating people because of their religion. This letter is more like, "stop attacking us when we kill Christians, and submit to Islam".

More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake". In an unprecedented letter to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders, 138 Muslim scholars said finding common ground between the world's biggest faiths was not simply a matter for polite dialogue between religious leaders. "If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace. With the terrible weaponry of the modern world; with Muslims and Christians intertwined everywhere as never before, no side can unilaterally win a conflict between more than half of the world's inhabitants," the scholars wrote. "Our common future is at stake. The very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake," they wrote, adding that Islam and Christianity already agreed that love of God and neighbor were the two most important commandments of their faiths.

Religion Of Peace Honor Killing In Austria

Surprise! It's not a woman this time. A man flirting with a married woman was shot and had his penis severed. All you naysayers thought there wasn't equal rights in Muslim culture.

A Turkish man who flirted with another man's wife has died after having his penis cut off. The victim, who has been described only as being 58 years old, was shot at point-blank range in the middle of the street. He then had his manhood severed with a knife, and was left to bleed to death. Two teams of surgeons worked at the scene to save the man but were unable to revive him, authorities said. Regional Head Of Crime Investigations Franz Polzer said the cause of the attack had been jealousy, describing the motivation as a "question of honor". Investigators believe the suspect apparently was jealous that the younger man had flirted with his wife. A 76-year-old man, also of Turkish origin, was arrested shortly after the attack. The suspect initially fled into a nearby house after the slaying, but witnesses alerted police to his location and he walked out and surrendered.

Useless Outrage

I guess these could be filed under, "who gives a crap what you think".

First off, we have China shedding tears over the United States issuing a Congressional Gold Medal to the Dalai Lama. According to the ChiCom, the Dalai Lama supports "cults". To bad for you ChiCom, you keep trying to kill American citizens and their pets with your tainted products.

China has complained to the United States over a decision to award exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama a U.S. Congressional Gold Medal, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Thursday. The Dalai Lama, who fled to India after a failed uprising against Chinese Communist rule of Tibet in 1959, is branded by China as a "separatist". The Nobel Peace Prize winner says he only wants greater autonomy for the predominately Buddhist Himalayan region. "The Chinese government strongly opposes the U.S. Congress giving the Dalai Lama a so-called award," spokesman Liu Jianchao told a regular news briefing. "We strongly oppose any country or person who uses the Dalai Lama to interfere in China's internal affairs. We have already made solemn representations about this to the U.S. side."

 

Next we have the United Nations. While it is commonplace to file everything from the U.N. under "who gives a crap what you think", I will be more specific. They want Blackwater USA brought up on war crimes. Blackwater made the huge of mistake of returning fire during an ambush in Iraq. Had they just gunned down some innocent Christians, all would be well for them. Unfortunately; they defended themselves against terrorists, and that's a big no-no.

The United Nations wants probes to determine whether private security contractors in Iraq have committed war crimes and for governments to ensure that the rule of law is applied, U.N. officials said on Thursday. The killing of 17 Iraqis in a shooting involving U.S. security firm Blackwater last month has created tensions between Baghdad and Washington and sparked calls for tighter controls on private contractors, who are immune from prosecution in Iraq. Ivana Vuco, the U.N.'s senior human rights officer in Iraq, told a news conference that private security contractors were still subject to international humanitarian law and that meant there were specific consequences for any breach. "Investigations as to whether or not crimes against humanity, war crimes, are being committed and obviously the consequences of that is something that we will be paying attention to and advocating for," she told a news conference.

High School Shooting In Cleveland

Another high school shooting, another worthless individual that should've just killed themselves first. What happened to the day when people used to just commit suicide? It's seems that every lunatic who felt they weren't loved enough/too many people picked on them/girlfriend or boyfriend broke up with them, feels the need to go out in a blaze of glory and kill other people just because their feelings were hurt.

To anyone contemplating committing these acts, everybody will hate you more, spit on your dead body, and let their dogs "do their business" on your gravesite, which unfortunately will be better than the landfill spot you deserve.

Four people have been shot at SuccessTech Academy at 1440 Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland. (Listen to the 911 calls) The shooter, 14-year-old Asa Coon, is dead. He is believed to have turned his gun on himself after shooting four other people. He had two guns, a bag of ammunition and three knives, police said. The victims were two men ages 57 and 42; and two boys ages 17 and 14. A 14-year-old girl hurt her knee leaving the building but was not shot. All the children are in good condition and the two adults' conditions were "slightly elevated," according to Mayor Frank Jackson. The mayor and schools CEO Eugene Sanders came to the school and have been giving brief updates to the media. PD Video: School shooting. Click here to watch Read more and share your comments Who was Asa Coon? More on the victims School wanted metal detectors Shooter described as hyper Shooter wasn't supposed to be in school today Cleveland schools will be closed Thursday Students were put on lock down Expert says this is the first fatal school shooting of the school year Injured teacher described as a good guy Neighbor said shooter was bullied Witness saw shooter loading gun Shooter had history of mental problems Shooter targeted at least some victims Several gun incidents in school this week A look at SuccessTech Plain Dealer photo gallery

Good News From The War On Terror 10/10

Iraqi Army captures four suspected insurgents

FORWARD OPERATING BASE LOYALTY, Iraq – Soldiers with the 4th Brigade, 1st Iraqi Army Division captured four suspected insurgents during a patrol in the New Baghdad District of the Iraqi capital Oct. 8. Iraqi Soldiers observed the four suspects in a car acting suspiciously, leading to a search of the vehicle. The search led to the recovery of a rifle and three videos of attacks on Coalition Forces.   All four suspects are being held for further questioning.

 

Operation nets 10, destroys two booby-trapped 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. Soldiers of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, were conducting operations targeting an insurgent cell responsible for emplacing improvised explosive devices. During the operation, Soldiers found two empty houses that were wired with explosives. They vacated the area clearing it of civilians and requested air and artillery support. Once the area was cleared, the homes were destroyed with two Hellfire missiles fired from attack helicopters and two 155mm Excalibur artillery rounds from Battery B, 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment.

 

Coalition forces disrupt al-Qaeda operations in the Diyala River Valley

BAGHDAD, Iraq– Coalition Forces killed an estimated 37 terrorists, detained 25 suspects and found several weapons caches during an operation Oct. 4-7 targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq safe havens in the Diyala River Valley. During the four-day operation, Coalition forces had numerous contacts with enemy personnel. In several of these engagements, the actions resulted from terrorists firing on ground forces, enemy personnel conducting surveillance activities on Coalition force positions, individuals attempting to unearth weapons caches, and individuals setting up mortar firing devices. On Friday and Saturday, the ground force discovered two separate weapons caches which were safely destroyed at their locations. The caches included numerous weapons, ammunition, sniper-rifle parts, grenades, mines, blasting caps, mortar systems, anti-tank weapons, rocket propelled grenade launchers and improvised explosive device-making materials. While patrolling the area Sunday, Coalition forces discovered an IED with a command wire coming from a mosque. Civilians in the vicinity reported that the mosque was frequently used by al-Qaeda in Iraq for meetings. Due to the threat, the ground force needed to enter the mosque to secure the area. They removed the IED from the mosque and it was safely destroyed. Also on Sunday, supporting aircraft destroyed a river crossing site to prevent further use by al-Qaeda in Iraq. Surveillance elements indicated that the crossing site had been constructed by al-Qaeda in Iraq to transport terrorists, equipment and weapons across the Diyala River to conduct attacks.  During the multiple-day operation, additional air strikes destroyed five al-Qaeda in Iraq safe houses. One of the buildings was identified as a location used to command and control enemy reconnaissance on Coalition forces’ locations. Nearby, supporting aircraft destroyed a dump truck reportedly used to transport enemy weapons.

 

Iraqi Forces, U.S. Special Forces detained 11 suspected terrorists, kill one

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained 11 suspected terrorists and killed one during three separate operations in Sinjar and Baghdad Oct. 8. During one operation, Iraqi Security Forces and Iraqi Army Soldiers detained 6 suspected insurgents while targeting terrorists in a village near Bi’aj, who are believed to be linked to the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Sinjar. The targeted village, Marzoog Halaltair, is suspected of housing al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives who are responsible for weapons dealing, making vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices and facilitating terrorists’ travel throughout small insurgent villages located in western Ninewa Province. Two weapons caches, consisting of 1000 14.3mm anti-aircraft rounds, an antiaircraft gun tripod, 10 anti-tank mines, 1,000 feet of electrical wire, 2,000 feet of copper wire, 11 blasting caps, 10 feet of detonation cord, a three-gallon bag of magnesium turnings, five 60mm artillery rounds, one 120mm artillery round, 10 boxes of PKC ammunition, five pounds of home-made explosives, one 30-liter oxygen bottle, one Mauser pistol, one PKC, eight rocket-propelled grenade propellants, and a suicide vest were destroyed in a controlled detonation. In Baghdad, Iraqi Army Scouts detained five suspected insurgents in the Askan neighborhood. The terrorist group, which has been using a local school as a safe haven, allegedly facilitates weapons trafficking, murders innocent civilians residing in the local area and attacks Iraqi and Coalition Forces using mortars, rockets and IEDs. In a separate Baghdad raid, Iraqi Special Operations Forces targeted a terrorist cell that is responsible for conducting IED attacks and kidnappings against the Iraqi Police and the IA. During the operation, one of the terrorists struggled and assaulted a Soldier as he was being detained. Responding to the threat, the forces engaged the terrorist, killing him. One sniper scope with an amplifier adapter, three cell phones and a pistol belt were seized during the operation. No Iraqi or U.S. Forces were injured during these operations.

 

Large ammunition cache recovered in Zabul Province

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Afghan National Security Forces, along with Coalition forces, discovered and confiscated a major ammunition cache in the Qalat District, Zabul Province, Oct. 8. The ANSF-led force executed this operation after receiving credible intelligence of a weapon cache located in a compound just outside of the city limits.  The ANSF moved to the suspected area where they found and recovered the ammunition cache. The cache, consisting of 100 rocket propelled grenade rounds, 6,400 PKM rounds and over 150,000 AK-47 rounds, was hidden in a compound in the surrounding area of Jarollah village.  According to the ANSF, the ammunition was in brand new condition.

 

Oct. 9 airpower summary: A-10s bring firepower to the fight