Terrorist Sympathizer Dumped From Ohio Homeland Security

Recently, terrorist sympathizer Abukar Arman was appointed to a panel that oversees Ohio Homeland Security. When details of his past and present came to light, he erupted into a full-scale temper tantrum. Finally, someone in the government has realized that his appointment may not have been the greatest of ideas.

So they tossed him.

Abukar Arman admits that it has been a tough few weeks following a FrontPage exposé last month that examined his extensive online writings in defense of terrorist organizations and individuals, all while he sat on the blue-ribbon Franklin County Criminal Justice Planning Board that oversees Central Ohio Homeland Security programs. As a direct result of that report, Arman was forced to resign last Friday from the Planning Board after officials discovered that as a non-US citizen he wasn’t eligible to be on the board; and in a curiously-timed bureaucratic move, he also lost his Columbus Public Schools adult education job after they discovered that he hadn’t kept up his teaching credentials and the grant funding his position suddenly disappeared. A CPS spokesman said the move had absolutely nothing to do with the FrontPage report though these events occurred immediately after it was published, though Arman told a local paper that he believed the FrontPage story had everything to do with his present woes.

This is a victory for common sense. The wins are very few these days.

 

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Coalition Forces Rescue 2 Year Old Iraqi Boy From Well

CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Multi-National Division

Baghdad Soldiers rescued a 2-year-old Iraqi boy from a dry well in which he fell Aug. 9. Soldiers with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division responded to the pleas for assistance from the father of a 2-year-old boy who had fallen into a dry well near the family’s residence. The company commander, Capt. David Powell of Newport Beach, Calif., was about to begin a scheduled security patrol when the boy’s father approached the gate of his Coalition outpost on foot.  Using an interpreter,  Powell quickly assessed the situation and sent the patrol to assist with the recovery of the child. The father directed the Soldiers to the location of the well and Powell used his flashlight to find the child at the bottom. “I could see that the baby had fallen some 25 feet and was lying at the bottom of the well,” Powell said. “He appeared to be breathing, but would not answer to our calls.” Using a back hoe from the outpost, the patrol began a slow and meticulous process of digging a parallel shaft to the dry well, then tunneling to the well horizontally, being careful not to cause the well to cave in. “The back hoe made quick work of the rescue shaft just to the south of the well.  Then the real digging began,” said Powell. Because of the instability of soil, a fear of a cave-in and desire to not risk any of his Soldiers, Powell selected himself and Staff Sgt. Raul Torres, a native of San Venito, Texas, to dig the horizontal shaft to the well. Using an entrenching tool, a flat-head screwdriver, rebar and other primitive farming tools, Powell and Torres went to work. After several hours of digging, a faint crying was heard from the boy. “He sounded scared, but OK,” said Powell. “I don't think I have ever heard a more beautiful sound.” After five hours of digging the horizontal shaft reached the well. The well was basin shaped at the bottom, making the boy very difficult to locate. After several attempts to reach for the boy, Powell was able to pull the boy to safety. Coalition medics on the scene quickly assessed the boy, finding no serious injuries. The child was then returned to his mother and father, who were thankful for the assistance. The patrol then filled in the hole they dug, and returned to their outpost. The following day, Powell visited the family’s residence with a medic to ensure the child was not having any medical issues from the fall. The medic determined the child was in perfect health. “In my 18-years in the Army,” Powell said, “this is, by far, the greatest thing I have ever done.”

 

Technorati tags: Iraq, War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Military, Coalition, Middle East

Good News From The War On Terror 8/13

Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces detain key rogue JAM leader, capture Al Qaeda in Iraq medic

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained a suspected platoon leader of the rogue Shi’a militia Jaysh al-Madhi during an intelligence driven operation Aug. 12 in central Baghdad. The forces also detained five of the suspected leader’s associates. The forces detained the targeted individual and his associates without incident. The primary suspect is suspected of conducting attacks targeting Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces in the vicinity of Karada. In a second operation Aug. 12, Iraqi Security Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisors, detained an Al Qaeda in Iraq medical doctor in the vicinity of Ghazalijah in Baghdad.  The doctor is suspected of harboring Al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists following their operations. He is also accused of providing logistical support to the terrorist group.

 

Coalition Forces clamp down on al-Qaeda senior leaders

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces conducted synchronized operations in Tikrit and Mosul targeting senior leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq and detained 17 suspected terrorists Sunday and Monday. Coalition Forces conducted a cluster of operations in Tikrit Sunday and Monday targeting senior leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq and their close associates.  The ground forces captured an individual who allegedly aids senior terrorist leaders and provides lodging during their visits to the area.  Coalition Forces detained 14 more suspected terrorists during seven coordinated operations.  During one of the raids, a man and woman received minor injuries when Coalition Forces used explosives to breach a door.  They were treated on site.  During a related operation in Mosul, Coalition Forces captured a close associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq’s senior leaders and detained one other suspected terrorist.

 

MNC-I conducts Operation Phantom Strike

BAGHDAD – Multi-National Corps-Iraq launched a major offensive, Operation Phantom Strike, on August 13 in a powerful crackdown to disrupt AQI and Shia extremist operations in Iraq.  It consists of simultaneous operations throughout Iraq focused on pursuing remaining AQI terrorists and Iranian-supported extremist elements. Recent Coalition offensive operations, such as Fardh Al-Qanoon and Phantom Thunder, have reduced the effectiveness of extremist groups. The operations denied AQI safe havens, disrupted extremist support zones and supply lines, captured or killed significant AQI and Shia extremist leaders, and liberated large segments of the Iraqi population from AQI.  These combined operations included the coordinated and synchronized efforts of Coalition and Iraqi Security Forces, appreciably improving the lives of the Iraqi people. Operation Phantom Strike is a joint Iraqi Security and Coalition Forces operation to eliminate remaining elements of AQI and other extremist groups, preventing them from causing further terrorism and inciting sectarian violence. Additionally, it will intensify pressure on extremist networks across the entire theater.

 

Coalition Forces Capture Key Financier of Special Groups Terrorists

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured a key financier of Special Groups terrorists during a pre-dawn raid Monday in Western Baghdad.  The detained individual is believed to be a Special Groups leader for the Bayaa province in Western Baghdad. No shots were fired when Coalition Forces conducted a ground assault to capture or kill a suspected key financier of the “Special Groups” that are believed to have direct ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps – Quds Force (IRGC-QF). These Special Groups terrorists are suspected of killing Iraqi citizens, directing attacks against Coalition Forces, and promoting sectarian violence.  Coalition Forces confiscated a vehicle, two computers, photographs and various documents that may lead to future operations targeting Special Groups.

 

Coalition tips lead Coalition Forces to underground caches

PATROL BASE WARRIOR KEEP, Iraq — Large amounts of ammunition and bomb-making material were found in a series of caches, alongside a road southeast of Baghdad Aug. 7. Soldiers of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) out of Fort Drum, N.Y., were searching along the road when they found two caches buried in red water tanks one foot below the ground. The weapons and gear inside the tanks were wrapped in burlap bags. The caches included 32 120mm mortar rounds, 12 60mm mortar rounds ,13 rocketpropelled grenades, a set of night-vision goggles, six motorcycle batteries, a high-powered wireless antenna, 200 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition for AK-47 assault rifles, a roll of electrical wire and assorted RPG parts, 50 flares, a roll of detonation cord and a tripod for a mortar tube. Shortly afterward, Soldiers detained two local men who lived in the house next to the cache. A source had identified the two as being responsible for burying the weapons. At 3 p.m., in a separate incident, concerned local citizens brought a cache to a patrol base. The citizens said they found the cache along the nearby Mulla Fayad highway. It contained 11 82mm mortar rounds, a rocket-propelled grenade and four anti-tank rounds with Cyrillic writing on them. The men were taken to a nearby patrol base for questioning. The explosives were destroyed in a controlled detonation by an explosive ordnance disposal team.

 

Technorati tags: Iraq, War on Terror, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Military, Coalition, MNF, MDF, Terrorists, Insurgents, al-Qaeda, Jaysh al-Mahdi, Middle East, Quds, Iran

Terrorist Training Camps In Pakistan Abandoned

Just like they did in Afghanistan 10 days before 9/11 and 2 weeks before the USS Cole bombing. There has been "chatter" that an attack was imminent, possibly a dirty bomb in LA, NY, and/or Miami.

 

Hopefully al-Qaeda and the Taliban abandoned these training camps because they feared an attack.

The ongoing three-day peace jirga (council) involving hundreds of tribal leaders from Pakistan and Afghanistan is aimed at identifying and rooting out Taliban and al-Qaeda militancy on both sides of the border. This was to be followed up with military strikes at militant bases in Pakistan, either by the Pakistani armed forces in conjunction with the United States, or even by US forces alone. The trouble is, the bases the US had meticulously identified no longer exist. The naive, rustic but battle-hardened Taliban still want a fight, but it will be fought on the Taliban's chosen battlegrounds. Twenty-nine bases in the tribal areas of North Waziristan and South Waziristan on the border with Afghanistan that were used to train militants have simply fallen off the radar. The US had presented Islamabad with a dossier detailing the location of the bases as advance information on likely US targets. But Asia Times Online has learned that since early this month, neither the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led coalition in Afghanistan nor Pakistan intelligence has detected any movement in the camps. Human intelligence on both sides suggests the bases have been dismantled, apart from one run by hardline Islamist Mullah Abdul Khaliq. All other leading Taliban commanders, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, Gul Bahadur, Baitullah Mehsud and Haji Omar, have disappeared. Similarly, the top echelons of the Arab community that was holed up in North Waziristan has also gone.

Bill Roggio from The Fourth Rail discusses the nukes in Pakistan and the empty training camps.

 

Technorati tags: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Terrorist Attacks, Dirty Bomb, Radioactive, al-Qaeda, Taliban, New York, Los Angeles, Miami

What Breed Of Conservative Are You?

Here is my result:

My Conservative Identity:

You are a Freedom Crusader, also known as a neoconservative. You believe in taking the fight directly to the enemy, whether it’s terrorists abroad or the liberal terrorist appeasers at home who give them aid and comfort.

Take the quiz at www.FightLiberals.com

Take the quiz and find out your breed.

 

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Woman Calls Police After Buying Fake Crack

Apparently she had smoked some earlier. If you buy crack, then call the police to examine it, you will be arrested.

Juanita Marie Jones, 53, of 957 Gordon St. called Rochelle Police late Thursday night after she purchased what she thought was a $20 piece of crack cocaine, she said. She told officers she broke the rock into three pieces and smoked one, only to discover the rock was “fake.” She told Officer Joel Quinn and Deputy John Shedd of the Wilcox County Sheriff’s Office that she wanted them to get her money back. Jones took the officers into her kitchen and showed them the alleged “fake” rock at which time they arrested her on charges of possession of cocaine. She was taken to the Rochelle Police Department where she is awaiting a bond hearing.

 

Technorati tags: Drugs, Crack, Cocaine, Police, Idiot

Good News From The War On Terror 8/12

Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain 16 al-Qaeda in Iraq

TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, conducted multiple cordon and search operations detaining 16 suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq insurgents Aug. 11 in the village of Subayat Hamash, near Sinjar. Four of the detainees are suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq cell leaders wanted by the Iraqi Army for improvised explosive device and mortar attacks, facilitation of al-Qaeda in Iraq terrorist attacks against civilians, and hijacking food shipments.  Their actions have resulted in the deaths of numerous innocent Iraqis in the Sinjar area. Six vehicles, including four passenger cars, a pick-up truck and a dump truck, were seized during the operation. This operation was conducted in order to provide security to the people of Subayat Hamash, while simultaneously limiting al-Qaeda in Iraq the ability to operate.  The expanded purpose was the continued degradation of insurgency support activities in an effort to weaken threats against the Government of Iraq.

 

Attack helicopters engage and kill eight insurgents

TIKRIT, Iraq – The 25th Combat Aviation Brigade continued its lethal fight against insurgent forces when attack helicopters engaged and killed eight insurgents Aug. 9 in Salah ad Din province. An attack helicopter received a “troops in contact” call from Coalition ground forces. The group of insurgents broke contact by the time the attack helicopters arrived to the location of the engagement.  Moments later, the team observed 12 gunmen moving tactically near their attack position. After confirming positive identification of the enemy with ground forces, the attack team fired on the gunmen, killing eight.

 

30 suspects detained in raids targeting al-Qaeda and bombing networks

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces detained 30 suspected terrorists during operations around Iraq Sunday targeting bombing networks and senior leaders of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Coalition Forces raided a series of buildings north of Karmah targeting terrorist operatives working for the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of the area.  The emir’s network is responsible for car bombings, including attacks using chlorine.  Ground forces detained 17 suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the network. During an operation south of Tarmiyah, Coalition Forces detained five suspected terrorists while targeting an explosives expert believed to be part of the Baghdad car bombing network.  In a nearby operation, Coalition Forces detained one suspected terrorist involved in weapons trafficking for al-Qaeda in Iraq. Coalition Forces targeted close associates of al-Qaeda in Iraq’s senior leaders during operations in western Baghdad and Mosul.  The ground forces detained two suspected terrorists in the two raids. Northeast of Samarra, ground forces raided several buildings associated with the al-Qaeda in Iraq emir of Samarra. Two men were discovered outside the buildings and were detained.  Coalition Forces targeted the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in Tikrit with an operation there that netted three suspected terrorists.

 

Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces detain two suspected terrorist cell leaders in Baghdad operations

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained two suspected terrorist leaders and three other suspected terrorists during early morning operations in Baghdad, Aug. 10.  During the first operation, joint forces conducted a systematic search of the three buildings in the town of Yusufiyah and detained their primary target; a suspected al Qaeda in Iraq Amir.  The suspected terrorist is believed to command a large cell involved in improvised explosive devices, mortar and small arms attacks. Two other suspected al Qaeda in Iraq cell members were also detained during the operation. A passport, a camera, a video cassette tape and various documents were seized. In another operation, forces detained a suspected commander of Jaysh al-Mahdi, a Shi’a extremist group, Aug. 10 in western Baghdad.  The primary suspect allegedly commands a JAM cell whose members conduct extra-judicial killings of Iraqi civilians. His group is also believed to be responsible for attacks on an Iraqi National Guard checkpoint using mortars and small arms. In addition, one other suspicious individual was also detained.

 

Coalition Forces Kill An Estimated Three-to-Five Terrorists, Detain 13

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces captured 13 suspected terrorists with ties to extremist militia Special Groups in a pre-dawn raid Sunday in Sadr City.  Coalition Forces conducted the raid to capture or kill highly-sought weapons facilitators with connections to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps – Quds Force in Iran.  Those detained are suspected of facilitating the transport of weapons and personnel from Iran into Iraq.  They are also believed to have facilitated the transport of deadly Explosively Formed Projectiles (EFPs) from Iran into Iraq to be used against Coalition Forces. As Coalition Forces were departing the area, they encountered and destroyed a light utility truck that posed a threat to the force.  Coalition Forces attempted to signal the vehicle, however when the vehicle failed to respond, Coalition Forces fired on the vehicle with small arms fire.  During the raid, Coalition Forces confiscated a computer hard-drive, documents and photographs.  A Coalition air strike also engaged the same light utility truck, destroying the truck and killing an estimated three to five people in the truck believed to be terrorists.

 

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Good Bye Karl Rove, It's Too Bad Bush Quit Listening To You

Once Rove leaves the White House, is he still going to be the devil? I guess it would all depend if the presidential candidate he is surely going to advise wins the Presidency. Of course he could do nothing and could spend his days eating small children full-time.

On Fox News Channel today, the Democrat said he thinks Rove will go to the Thompson camp. The Republican said she thinks it will be Giuliani. I don't think it will be either. I believe Rove has had enough of wishy-washy presidents and will choose someone more solid.

Karl Rove, one of President George W. Bush's closest aides and a lightning rod for controversy among Democrats, said he will leave the White House at the end of August. Rove, the White House deputy chief of staff known as "The Architect" for guiding Bush from being the governor of Texas to two terms as president, is the latest in a series of senior aides to quit as the clock ticks toward the end of Bush's presidency. "I just think it's time," Rove, 56, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Monday. "There's always something that can keep you here and, as much as I'd like to be here, I've got to do this for the sake of my family."

 

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Mitt-ens Wins Iowa Straw Poll

Shocka! Not really. He dumped a lot of money for this win. Giuliani and McCain skipped Iowa, not that it would've made any difference for McCain. Romney, Brownback, and (I believe) Tancredo bussed in supporters and purchased voting cards for them. Looks like every single one of the Ron-Paulians made the trip to Iowa.

Huckabee was the real upset. He's a good guy, I just have this feeling he's a little soft. Duncan Hunter didn't fare as well as I had hoped. His voters came to Iowa on their own and purchased voting cards out of their own pocket. It was refreshing to hear him this morning say that a lot of good things happened after the straw poll.

1. Mitt Romney - 4516 votes, 31%
2. Mike Huckabee - 2587 votes, 18.1%
3. Sam Brownback - 2192 votes, 15.3%
4. Tom Tancredo - 1961 votes, 13.7%
5. Ron Paul - 1305 votes, 9.1%
6. Tommy Thompson - 1,009 votes, 7.3%
7. Fred Thompson - 231 votes
8. Rudy Giuliani - 183 votes
9. Duncan Hunter - 174 votes
10. John McCain - 101 votes
11. John Cox - 41 votes

 

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Duncan Hunter Iowa Straw Poll Speech

 

 

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Good News From The War On Terror 8/10-11

One terrorist killed, 22 suspects detained in ops targeting al-Qaeda senior leaders

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed one terrorist and detained 22 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders in central and northern Iraq Thursday and Friday. In northern Taji Thursday, Coalition Forces captured an individual believed to be the al-Qaeda in Iraq military leader in southern Tarmiyah who is responsible for coordinating attacks and tied to al-Qaeda’s illegal justice system. Coalition Forces raided a building Thursday in Mosul looking for an individual who is believed to be a close associate of al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader.  They detained one suspected terrorist during the operation. Coalition Forces conducted multiple raids across the country Friday.  In Mosul, Coalition Forces conducted two coordinated raids where they captured a suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device maker also believed to be involved in kidnappings.  Intelligence reports indicate he is affiliated with al-Qaeda in Iraq and has contact with senior terrorist leaders.  Ground forces detained three other suspected terrorists on the scene.  As the assault force was leaving the area, an armed man near the target buildings engaged the force with small arms fire.  In defense of the ground force, a Coalition Forces sniper returned fire, killing the armed man. In southern Baghdad, Coalition Forces captured an individual with alleged close ties to al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leaders.  Ground forces detained a total of three suspected terrorists during the operation. Coalition Forces captured a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq emir west of Kirkuk.  Intelligence reports indicate that in addition to leading terrorist activities in the area, the individual has connections to al-Qaeda senior leaders in al Tamim province. A raid west of Muqdadiyah targeted a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq intelligence operative who is also believed to be associated with the illegal terrorist justice system.  Coalition Forces detained six suspected terrorists on site.

 

Three terrorists killed, 10 detained in ops against foreign terrorists

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed three terrorists and detained 10 suspects during raids targeting foreign terrorists in Salah ad Din and at Tamim provinces Saturday. In a raid north of Maqdadiyah, Coalition Forces targeted an individual allegedly leading a terrorist group involved in weapons trafficking and placing improvised explosive devices.  As they entered one building, three armed men drew their weapons on the assault force.  Coalition Forces fired on the three armed men, killing them.  Inside, Coalition Forces discovered a cache of homemade bombs, machine gun ammunition and a cell phone rigged as an IED trigger.  Seven other suspected terrorists were also detained during this operation. In Samarra, Coalition Forces captured an individual believed to have worked with a Syrian extremist and a suspected terrorist leader detained during an Aug. 2 operation.  The targeted individual and one other man were detained for their alleged involvement in a network facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists into Iraq. In a separate operation, Coalition Forces also detained an individual in Tikrit linked to the same network.

 

Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces detain four suspected terrorists, destroy weapons cache

TAJI, Iraq  – Iraqi Security Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained four suspected terrorists during a cordon and search operation in the town of Fadiliyah, near Tal Afar, Aug. 9. While conducting the operation, ISF and USSF followed a suspected terrorist, who fled into a nearby field, and detained the individual. Iraqi and U.S. Forces later discovered three suspected terrorists attempting to hide in a nearby field and detained all three without incident. One of the suspected terrorists is allegedly responsible for planning improvised explosive device attacks and is believed to be responsible for the deaths of 25 individuals, including U.S. forces. The other three suspected terrorists are allegedly responsible for kidnappings and murders in the local area. A weapons cache consisting of explosives and detonation cord was destroyed in a controlled detonation.

 

Coalition targets senior al-Qaeda: 2 terrorists killed, 10 suspects detained

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations Friday and Saturday targeting senior leaders of al-Qaeda in central and northern Iraq. Coalition Forces conducted a precision operation in a rural area southwest of Balad Friday targeting associates of a senior leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq.  Coalition Forces followed the suspected terrorists’ vehicle and attempted to get the driver to stop.  The driver refused to comply with Coalition Forces, and appropriately escalated their level of force, firing on the vehicle to stop it. Both the driver and the passenger were killed in the operation.  Southeast of Hawija Saturday, Coalition Forces detained two suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to a local area emir of al-Qaeda in Iraq.  Intelligence reports indicate this cell was attempting to establish a terrorist hub in the area, and is linked to the Jul. 16 suicide truck bombing that killed 80 Iraqis in Kirkuk. During operations Friday in Baghdad, Coalition Forces captured an individual believed to be a senior member of al-Qaeda in Iraq who operates in the Yusufiyah area.  A Saturday operation north of Tarmiyah netted six additional suspected terrorists allegedly tied to al-Qaeda in Iraq.

 

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Duncan Hunter Tops Fred Thompson In Iowa Straw Poll

The Republican wing of the Republican Party realizes Hunter is the man for this country. Hunter received 64.8% of the vote. Thompson came in second with 35.2%. Hunter was 1.2% away from receiving an official endorsement. For those of you wondering why I dropped my support for Fred Thompson, read this previous post.

(Ames, Iowa)... The National Federation of Republican Assemblies, who calls themselves the "Republican Wing of the Republican Party," held a straw poll at its convention in St. Louis last weekend and California Congressman Duncan Hunter exceeded all expectations. Hunter missed receiving the official endorsement of the Assemblies by a couple of percentage points. After seven rounds of voting by the endorsement committee of the organization, Hunter received 64.8 percent of the balloting, less than two percent of the two thirds vote needed. After seven ballots Fred Thompson was the only other candidate considered. Hundreds of conservatives attended the event that attracted six GOP presidential candidates. After the general Assemblies vote, convention delegates were charged with making a formal endorsement of one candidate. Their rules required that the delegates cast their votes while in session for candidates that they wish to endorse. Only candidates receiving more than 15% of the delegate's votes in the first round of voting in the second session were considered for endorsement. After that vote, only Hunter and Fred Thompson received more than 15% of the delegate's votes. After the seventh and final round of voting Hunter had 64.8 percent support, less than two percentage points short of the needed vote. Thompson had 35.2 percent. The assemblies made no endorsement. Tom DeLay was the keynote speaker of the convention telling fellow conservatives that unless Republicans "get their act together" in a hurry, Senator Hillary Clinton will become the next President of the United States.

  Some quick stats about Duncan Hunter:

A+ National Rifle Association

100% Eagle Forum

100% National Right to Life

92% Lifetime rating, American Conservative Union

100% Concerned Women for America

100% Christian Coalition

100% Campaign for Working Families

 

Technorati tags: Duncan Hunter, Fred Thompson, National Federation of Republican Assemblies, Iowa Straw Poll, Republican, Conservative, Presidential Candidate

Caught Cheating By 1-800-FLOWERS

The guy's messing around with another woman while he and his wife are divorcing. He sends flowers to other woman, the wife gets the "thank you for your order" card from 1-800-Flowers. Man sues 1-800-FLOWERS

A Missouri City, Texas, man has filed a federal lawsuit against 1-800-FLOWERS, Inc. after they sent his wife a thank-you card for flowers he ordered for another woman. MyFOXHouston.com reported Leroy Greer ordered a dozen red roses and teddy bear through 1-800-flowers.com for a woman while he was in the middle of divorcing his wife. However, at the time the flowers were sent, Greer and his wife were reconciled. After Greer ordered the flowers in April, 1-800-flowers reportedly sent a thank-you card to his home, which his wife saw. She then called the company, and they faxed her a copy of the receipt, the note he sent with the flowers that read "just wanted to say that 'I Love you'" and a report of what he actually purchased. His wife re-filed divorce papers and is asking him for a $400,000 divorce lump sum and $6,000 per month in child and spousal support. He is seeking more than $1 million in damages from the flower company.

 

Technorati tags: Infidelity, Divorce, Marriage, Flowers

Good News From The War On Terror 8/9

Iraqi, U.S. Special Forces detain 12 insurgents, kill two during three operations

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Special Operations Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, detained five suspected rogue Jaysh al-Mahdi militia insurgents, Aug. 8 in the neighborhood of Mahmudiyah in Baghdad. During the operation, ISOF and USSF came under enemy small-arms fire. With well-aimed fire, two insurgents were killed. The primary individual detained in the operation is allegedly a rogue JAM leader suspected of trafficking weapons. The Shi’a extremist is the alleged leader of a death squad, whose members are known to conduct kidnapping, torture and execution of local Iraqi citizens. Iraqi Forces detained four other suspicious individuals present during the raid. Additionally, the rogue JAM extremists are suspected of emplacing explosively formed penetrators that target Coalition and Iraqi Forces. In a second operation a rogue JAM militia cell commander was detained Aug. 8 in Karbala, a town on the southwestern outskirts of Baghdad. The primary suspect is believed to have directed and overseen attacks on Coalition Forces using improvised explosive devices and explosively formed penetrators on multiple occasions. One other suspicious individual present during the operation was also detained. During the final operation an alleged rogue JAM Death Squad leader and four members of his cell were detained in East Rashid, a district in Baghdad. The Shi’a extremist leads a cell that conducts kidnapping of local citizens, displacement of residents from their homes, and extra judicial killings of Sunnis and Egyptians living in the Baghdad area.

 

Raid uncovers large cache in southern Baghdad

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division-Baghdad troops discovered a large weapons cache during a raid in the West Rashid District of Baghdad Aug. 8. Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, raided a house in the Aamel neighborhood where they found a cache hidden behind a false door blocked by a refrigerator. The Soldiers found an 82mm mortar tube, a 60mm mortar tube, 16 60mm mortar rounds, 53 82mm mortar rounds, seven AK-47s, three Type- 85 sniper rifles, a PKC machine gun, 18 cans of ammunition, 14 AK magazines and a pair of binoculars. The unit also found two 107mm rockets and a launcher at the site. The munitions were taken to a Coalition Forces base for disposal.

 

Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Special Forces capture five suspected Al-Qaeda terrorists; destroy VBIED weapons

TAJI, Iraq – Iraqi Security Forces, with U.S. Special Forces as advisers, captured five suspected al Qaeda in Iraq terrorists near the village of Ibrahim Sinjar during intelligence driven operations in western Iraq Aug. 7. Information from local residents indicated that al Qaeda in Iraq used the village for meetings and storing weapons caches and medication. These suspected terrorists are believed to be involved in attacks against Iraqi Security Forces using improvised explosive devices. During the operation, a house used by al Qaeda in Iraq to store explosives, stage attacks and facilitate operations, was destroyed. After moving residents to a safe distance, U. S. Special Forces destroyed the building.  In addition, weapons, ammunitions, and Iraqi and U.S currency at the site were seized. In a second operation, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device cache was destroyed Aug. 6 in the village of Bi’ag, near Sinjar, Iraq. Already in the area conducting vehicle inspections, the Iraqi and U.S. air-assault force noticed suspicious materials in the bed of a white truck that contained four individuals.  The forces stopped the vehicle, causing the four armed suspected terrorists to exit and run in opposite directions.  The assault force however secured the vehicle. The vehicle contained five 120mm mortar rounds, one 120mm mortar system including the tripod and base plate, a rocket-propelled grenade, one PK general purpose machine gun with 1,000 rounds of associated ammunition, one improvised-three tube rocket launcher system, two cell phones and a video camera. Using controlled proportional fire, the vehicle was destroyed in place.

 

3 terrorists killed, 21 detained in operations targeting al-Qaeda in Iraq

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Coalition Forces killed three terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists during operations Wednesday and Thursday targeting terrorist cells associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq in the Tigris River Valley. West of Balad Wednesday, Coalition Forces conducted a precision operation targeting the leader of a terrorist cell of foreigners and internationally connected Iraqis associated with al-Qaeda in Iraq.  The cell is known to provide logistics support to al-Qaeda in Iraq, as well as facilitating the movement of foreign terrorists and suicide bombings.  Surveillance teams identified the targeted individual and his associates inside a vehicle and, based on the nature of the cell’s activities, declared it a hostile target.  When the vehicle stopped near a house, Coalition Forces fired on the vehicle, killing the three terrorists.  Explosions erupted from inside the car, and Coalition Forces later found rocket-propelled grenades, rifles and propane tanks in the vehicle. Based on information from the Wednesday operation, Coalition Forces raided five buildings west of Balad associated with the foreign terrorist Thursday morning.  After securing the area, the ground forces found a man, assessed to be a foreigner, hiding in a well near the buildings.  He was detained for his suspected associations with the foreign terrorist cell. Coalition Forces captured the suspected deputy of a senior al-Qaeda in Iraq leader in the northern part of the country during a Thursday operation north of Tikrit.  The captured individual allegedly works for the terrorist emir of Salah ad Din province, who intelligence reports indicate was involved in developing strategy for al-Qaeda in Iraq.  In addition to the deputy, Coalition Forces detained seven individuals for their suspected ties to the terrorist leader. In Mosul Thursday, Coalition Forces targeted a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq operative who allegedly escaped from Badush prison in March and conducted attacks against Coalition Forces in May.  Ground forces detained three suspected terrorists for their alleged ties to the terrorist group. Coalition Forces detained nine more suspected terrorists in Mosul Thursday while targeting a close associate of an al-Qaeda in Iraq senior leader.

 

Two weapons caches discovered in Jamia

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces discovered two large weapons caches in a western portion of the Iraqi capital Aug. 7.  Working off a tip from a resident, members of 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 6th Iraqi Army uncovered two munitions caches in the Baghdad neighborhood of Jamia.  The troops found three 81mm rockets, 14 57mm rockets, 42 81mm mortar rounds and 71 120mm mortar rounds at the first site.  These munitions were found buried in the yard behind an abandoned home.  Eight rifles and two rocket-propelled grenade launchers were discovered within the house, along with other assorted improvised explosive device-making materials. A second cache site was found two blocks from the first site in yet another abandoned home.  Twelve 120mm mortar rounds and IED-making materials were discovered at this location. All of the munitions were consolidated and taken to a local field where they were destroyed in a controlled detonated by a Coalition explosive ordnance disposal team.

 

Cache seized, suspect detained

BAGHDAD — Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized a cache of weapons and improvised explosive device-making materials and detained a man believed to be connected with the cache in the western Yarmouk neighborhood Aug. 7. Soldiers from Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment came upon the cache just before midnight while searching houses during Operation Firecracker.  The operation was launched to seek out a suspected IED-cell in the area.  The Soldiers detained one Yarmouk resident connected to the house where they found the cache.  He is a suspected IED cell member, and remains in custody for further questioning.  The troops uncovered  two AK-47 assault rifles, approximately 200 AK-47 rounds, three 9V batteries, one 9mm pistol, two hand-held radios, numerous wires and electronic connectors and switches used for IED making materials.

 

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Nancy Pelosi Invests In Iran-Linked Company

When these traitors invest in state sponsors of terror, they know first hand the "war is lost". She is financing a company that deals with a country that is directly responsible for the deaths of U.S. Troops.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) has disclosed that she holds stock valued at up to $15,000 in Alcatel-Lucent (formerly Alcatel SA), a company with extensive investments in Iran and Sudan — nations that sponsor terrorism. The disclosure of Pelosi’s holdings comes at the same time that legislation is making its way through the California legislature barring state pension fund managers from investing in companies, like Alcatel-Lucent, that do business with "terror-friendly" nations. According to Divestterror.org, a citizens group pushing a South Africa-style disinvestment program to discourage companies from doing business in terror countries, Alcatel-Lucent’s investments in terror countries are so extensive that it is included on the organization’s “dirty dozen” list of offending companies. The organization estimates that the company has invested upwards of $300 million in terror sponsoring nations during the past five years. According to Divestterror.org, Alcatel is aiding Iran’s terrorist activities by providing state controlled companies with data transmission and switching network capabilities. “These contracts have reportedly included the provision of hardware, software, technologies, and training to Iranian companies.” It is also installing an undersea telecommunications cable in Iran.

 

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