tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4779667527510283620..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: KOBANE – Aircraft of the US-led coalition on Tuesday launched a number of airstrikes on headquarters of the Islamic State (ISIS) radical group in Syria’s northeastern Raqqa province. This comes as the Kurdish-Led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) started a campaign to liberate Raqqa province from ISIS militants.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36475177837938652202016-05-26T03:02:10.202-04:002016-05-26T03:02:10.202-04:00.
Bibi did it for two reasons.
First, he needs s....<br /><br />Bibi did it for two reasons.<br /><br />First, he needs some party to join his coalition. Yaalon was already a member of Likud. Lieberman is not. Bibi only has a one vote margin in the Knesset right now, and ...<br /><br />Second, he is trying to regain control of the military and the intelligence services. Yaalon has been publicly challenging government policies and saying they are dangerous for Israel. Bibi tried to shut him up by shifting him to a different ministry but he wouldn't bite. With the changes, the move to the right in Israel continues.<br /><br />With this move, Bibi is replacing a general with a corporal.<br /><br />. Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3411326513758703702016-05-26T02:41:26.739-04:002016-05-26T02:41:26.739-04:00.
No, once again you are lying through your teeth....<br /><br />No, once again you are lying through your teeth. Since when have I argued they should even be there much less praised what they are doing?<br /><br />Every country in the ME is a shit hole. We have no interests there. Haven't had any in a decade and likely more like two. Every time we enter a country for humanitarian reasons or R2P or to spread American democracy or values we end up screwing it up and taking more lives than we save.<br /><br />I've repeated that mantra since I've been here. You are either felony stupid or just lying.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-21001924040564017362016-05-26T01:36:50.478-04:002016-05-26T01:36:50.478-04:00Yaalon was forced out after siding with his comman...<i>Yaalon was forced out after siding with his commanders in a series of disagreements with political hard-liners.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Avraham Diskin, a political scientist at Hebrew University, said Lieberman is more pragmatic than commonly thought but also is unpredictable and problematic for Netanyahu.<br /><br />"There is a matter of style. There is a matter of image in the world, which is, I think, not very positive to say the least," he said.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62996975572092587412016-05-26T01:06:52.299-04:002016-05-26T01:06:52.299-04:00No just speaking the truth.
No just speaking the truth.<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48336198710371576242016-05-26T01:02:13.339-04:002016-05-26T01:02:13.339-04:00Mount the Police on ten or twelve of those and ...Mount the Police on ten or twelve of those and 'the kids' are gonna flee.<br /><br />He's too stocky though to win any Equus caballus beauty contest.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23859801255979452502016-05-26T00:20:57.532-04:002016-05-26T00:20:57.532-04:00.
Fabio Fabulous Freisian Stallion Fredrick the G....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3604194/Frederick-Great-handsome-horse-world.html" rel="nofollow">Fabio Fabulous Freisian Stallion Fredrick the Great</a><br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43543351755995876082016-05-25T23:58:59.604-04:002016-05-25T23:58:59.604-04:00.
From Pew Research...
For First Time in Modern ....<br /><br />From Pew Research...<br /><br /><a href="" rel="nofollow">For First Time in Modern Era, Living With Parents Edges Out Other Living Arrangements for 18- to 34-Year-Olds</a><br /><br /><i>Share living with spouse or partner continues to fall <br /><br />By Richard Fry<br /><br />Living with a parent is the most common young adult living arrangement for the first time on record<br /><br />Broad demographic shifts in marital status, educational attainment and employment have transformed the way young adults in the U.S. are living, and a new Pew Research Center analysis of census data highlights the implications of these changes for the most basic element of their lives – where they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household...</i><br /><br />. <br /><br /><br />Share living with spouse or partner continues to fall<br /><br />By Richard Fry<br /><br />Living with a parent is the most common young adult living arrangement for the first time on record<br /><br />Broad demographic shifts in marital status, educational attainment and employment have transformed the way young adults in the U.S. are living, and a new Pew Research Center analysis of census data highlights the implications of these changes for the most basic element of their lives – where they call home. In 2014, for the first time in more than 130 years, adults ages 18 to 34 were slightly more likely to be living in their parents’ home than they were to be living with a spouse or partner in their own household. 1 <br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26402745796783395152016-05-25T23:45:40.429-04:002016-05-25T23:45:40.429-04:00At the 2012 Democratic convention, delegates booed...<i>At the 2012 Democratic convention, delegates booed officials who reinstated in the party platform a recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, a view at odds with the United States’ official position that the city’s status must be negotiated between Israelis and Palestinians.<br /><br />“My concern is that the Democratic platform is not the venue in which to litigate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” said Robert Wexler, a former congressman from Florida and Clinton supporter who served on the platform drafting committee that year.<br /><br />The episode, which was televised, was an embarrassing and revealing moment that showed the growing rift in the party over Israel. Since then, some Jewish Democratic leaders have warned that a growing willingness to criticize Israel from within the party could pose a danger to its security in perilous times, and could chase Jewish voters away.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68723760952885790822016-05-25T23:02:00.197-04:002016-05-25T23:02:00.197-04:00I don't take Quirk's mid east views with a...I don't take Quirk's mid east views with any seriousness now, since I did some research and found that Israel has not annexed Gaza, as he affirmed, nor do they have any troops there.<br /><br />What I did learn was that the Gazans have been importing missiles there anyway they can for years and periodically fire them off towards Israel.<br /><br />I also learned that The Hamas Charter calls for the total elimination of Israel.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26551434931090771062016-05-25T22:56:07.063-04:002016-05-25T22:56:07.063-04:00.
Quirk praises what America is helping do in Syr....<br /><br />Quirk praises what America is helping do in Syria?<br /><br />WiO, you are an nutz.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41329508403803648012016-05-25T22:30:28.388-04:002016-05-25T22:30:28.388-04:0033,000 gunmen already killed in Syria
According to...33,000 gunmen already killed in Syria<br />According to the official, some 33,000 gunmen have already been destroyed in Syria in the operation against terrorists, and 5,000 of them have been killed by the coalition forces.<br /><br /><br />over 400,000 civilians have been killed in syria most by Assad, iran and hezbollah.. 12 million homeless.<br /><br />And yet? Quirk, Rufus, Deuce and Rat call Gaza a slaughter and praise what America is helping do in Syria.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67986579402689225702016-05-25T22:26:04.776-04:002016-05-25T22:26:04.776-04:00"Q"Nit Alert: Graffiti Jihad USA
'T...<b>"Q"Nit Alert: Graffiti Jihad USA</b><br /><br />'The phenomenon of not recognizing the seriousness of jihadist graffiti has been occurring in the U.S. for several years. In February 2015 and February 2014 I wrote articles describing how young Islamists and their sympathizers have been using every genre of graffiti to spread the global jihadist message. The prevalence of Islamic State and other jihadist graffiti has increased significantly in the past year and is often immediately relegated to kids joking around or designated as no credible threat....'<br /><br />http://www.frontpagemag.com/fpm/262952/crashed-egyptair-plane-tagged-jihadist-graffiti-dawn-perlmutterIdaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37970373381628345752016-05-25T22:08:23.537-04:002016-05-25T22:08:23.537-04:00BernieLand aka Venezuela, swimming in oil, is now ...BernieLand aka Venezuela, swimming in oil, is now selling off its gold reserves to pay debt.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56223411180277382942016-05-25T22:00:24.225-04:002016-05-25T22:00:24.225-04:00I noticed the Police horses wore eye guards.
Good...I noticed the Police horses wore eye guards.<br /><br />Good idea.<br /><br />But I think it ought to be taken further.<br /><br />The horses should be armored up, like a jousting horse like this:<br /><br /> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/39/af/21/39af218e7c2c81dd8e594b8ea833e647.jpg<br /><br />Or a picador horse, like this:<br /><br />https://thesolutionnz.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/bullfight-3.jpg<br /><br />Or a medieval war horse, like this:<br /><br />http://orig09.deviantart.net/1154/f/2009/156/0/b/war_horse_by_benwootten.jpg<br /><br />These horses would slow 'the kids' down.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10106402477284108032016-05-25T20:49:31.648-04:002016-05-25T20:49:31.648-04:00Outlet.Outlet.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28199130125198232562016-05-25T20:47:46.131-04:002016-05-25T20:47:46.131-04:00It just occurred to me that HRC and Kim Jong-un mu...It just occurred to me that HRC and Kim Jong-un must shop for clothes at the same store.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35026837101728274922016-05-25T20:44:04.000-04:002016-05-25T20:44:04.000-04:00The leadership of UAW just endorsed HRC for Presid...The leadership of UAW just endorsed HRC for President. What a surprise. Scumbags for a scumbag.MOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307879234693014691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53427712421921464242016-05-25T20:29:57.163-04:002016-05-25T20:29:57.163-04:00.
Police React to Trump Protesters
Donald Trump,....<br /><br /><b>Police React to Trump Protesters</b><br /><br /><i>Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, spoke at the Anaheim Convention Center on Wednesday on a tour of the Southwest that was rough from the get-go.<br /><br />A rally Tuesday in Albuquerque, N.M., turned violent as anti-Trump protesters turned on police. Late night reports, relying on the Twitter feeds of reporters and spectators on the ground, showed tear gas and broken glass. The local police department said protesters threw rocks and bottles at mounted officers.<br /><br />Wednesday's visit to Orange County was Trump's second in a month. In April, demonstrations in Costa Mesa also turned violent. A police officer was hit with a rock, five police cars were damaged, and at least 17 people were arrested. An anti-Trump protester was captured on camera using pepper spray in a crowd, striking children.<br /><br />His visit to Anaheim comes as Democratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tour Southern California this week, less than two weeks ahead of California's June 7 presidential primary. Both spoke in Riverside Tuesday. After a brief stop for relaxation last week in the desert, Sanders returned Wednesday for a rally in Cathedral City.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.desertsun.com/story/news/politics/elections/2016/05/25/donald-trump-speak-anaheim/84884322/" rel="nofollow">Aneheim Police React to Trump Protesters with Show of Force</a><br /><br /><br />I watched this protest for about 15 minutes on TV and I have to say the police got it right. You had a bunch of people in masks leading the protest and throwing rocks, some the size of grapefruits according to the reporter.<br /><br />The police formed a deep cordon across the entire street. Every now and then the center of the line would open up and a bunch of mounted officers would come through. They would drive the crowd back about fifty yards and then pause. If there was anyone throwing stones a group of police were sent after them and made the arrest. Then it was wash, rinse, repeat.<br /><br />Seventeen were arrested.<br /><br />the whole thing moved slowly and methodically until the street was cleared. I was pretty impressed.<br /><br />No one shot. No one beat up. At least as far as I could see.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-46108316644964245742016-05-25T19:46:13.698-04:002016-05-25T19:46:13.698-04:00My point of view expressed better than I could do ...My point of view expressed better than I could do -<br /><br />The Myth That the President Can Save the Economy<br /><br />Presidential candidates like to make promises about their ability to conjure economic growth. Don’t believe them.<br /><br />http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/05/myth-president-can-save-the-economy/484118/<br />Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-56870471797221006702016-05-25T19:38:34.552-04:002016-05-25T19:38:34.552-04:00He's smooth, but the noose tightens.He's smooth, but the noose tightens.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63122551146339374882016-05-25T19:32:59.620-04:002016-05-25T19:32:59.620-04:00Brian Felon, Clinton's Press Secretary.Brian Felon, Clinton's Press Secretary.<br /><br />Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55396195725798998642016-05-25T18:22:17.648-04:002016-05-25T18:22:17.648-04:00.
Whoops. Brian Fallon.
..<br /><br />Whoops. Brian Fallon.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47353317424972761962016-05-25T18:20:28.552-04:002016-05-25T18:20:28.552-04:00.
Brian Fellon?
..<br /><br /><br />Brian Fellon?<br /><br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32881013290843642782016-05-25T18:19:38.577-04:002016-05-25T18:19:38.577-04:00.
Wolf Blitzer can be annoying but he did a good ....<br /><br />Wolf Blitzer can be annoying but he did a good job acting the bulldog today in interviewing Clinton's press secretary, Brian Fellon, over the DOS IG report.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71545309902257650892016-05-25T18:07:11.061-04:002016-05-25T18:07:11.061-04:00.
Kittens, Cotton Candy, and Nutella: The New ISI....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/25/isil-using-kittens-to-lure-jihadists-to-fight/" rel="nofollow">Kittens, Cotton Candy, and Nutella: The New ISIS Charm Offensive</a><br /><br /><br />Skip the beheadings. Bring out the kittens.<br /><br /><i>But Mr Carlin revealed that Hollywood film directors and advertising gurus are the latest weapon in the fight in countering Isil’s slick propaganda machine and warped messages.<br /><br />Experts from the film world, Madison Avenue advertising firms and Silicon Valley have been asked to create the best way of combating such messages and provide and alternative view.<br /><br />That could mean public information films or online campaigns and adverts.<br /><br />Mr Carlin, who is the most senior national security prosecutor in America, said there was a contrast between Isil’s gruesome beheading videos and their recruitment videos.<br /><br />“The recruitment videos, for instance, there is one that shows a young, charismatic terrorist filmed in soft lens literally handing out cotton candy to children.<br /><br />“And that’s its image of what life will be like in the caliphate...<br /><br /><br />Isil using kittens to lure jihadists online<br />Isil has seized on the internet cat craze <br /><br /><br />“Another one, because they know if there is one thing about the internet it is that kittens sell, shows a terrorist with a kitten in one hand and an AK47 in another hand. That is the vision of how they try to get someone on the hook.”<br /><br />Mr Carlin was in the UK to meet his British national security counterparts and discuss ways of combating the spread of the Isil message.<br /><br />He echoed concerns that the terror group has switched its focus from the battlefield in Syria and Iraq to radicalising vulnerable young people in their bedrooms over the internet and urging them to carry out attacks in their home countries.<br /><br />“We have an obligation to stop our citizens from going to commit those atrocities. And we need to figure out a way to stop these people getting radicalised, (the notion of ) no passport no travel required, this call to kill where you live,” he said...</i><br /><br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.com