tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5342299192490398338..comments2024-03-29T06:35:11.321-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: To accept lawful killing by the US Government, you have to put complete trust in the competence, wisdom, and ethics of the president, his underlings, and their successors. You have to believe they are properly identifying people who pose an imminent (or quasi-imminent) threat to national security and killing them by blowing people up from a distance. To accept this you then accept that we do not need a Fifth Amendment, or the rest of the Constitution. Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64908933421987536522013-02-06T02:22:15.509-05:002013-02-06T02:22:15.509-05:00The right honorable gentleman from Arizona has spo...The right honorable gentleman from Arizona has spoken.<br /><br />It's all a bunch of meaningless bull shit, but, he has spoken.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63195408975869268422013-02-06T02:14:00.561-05:002013-02-06T02:14:00.561-05:00Let's cut to the chase here with all this dron...Let's cut to the chase here with all this drone talk and ask what it all really means as a practical matter. Does it mean Barky can target Ash up there in Canada?<br /><br />If that is a possibility, the White House needs to put up an on-line suggestion box <i>"Citizen Participation: Drone Attack Suggestion Box, Great White Operations Area" </i>where those of us so inclined could park a name or two.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Not to make light of any of this. I've been for impeaching Barky since day one.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32067499888343592612013-02-06T01:47:39.280-05:002013-02-06T01:47:39.280-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8690659878623312562013-02-06T01:47:16.418-05:002013-02-06T01:47:16.418-05:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7G_GOju8gE
Posted...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7G_GOju8gE<br /><br />Posted here by <i>The Cleaning Lady</i> in the ago.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36240034076948552912013-02-06T01:30:15.948-05:002013-02-06T01:30:15.948-05:00When is he arriving at your place?When is he arriving at your place?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04145155737835511824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87666077446155869282013-02-06T00:17:22.749-05:002013-02-06T00:17:22.749-05:00There was speculation that the pace of their advan...<i>There was speculation that the pace of their advance was being constrained by the fact that the retreating rebels are holding western hostages, including eight who are French. Fears have mounted about their safety as the French intervention has moved closer to where several of them are thought to be held.<br /><br />In a sign of normalcy, the mayor's office of Timbuktu will open for the first time in 10 months on Wednesday, the city's mayor, Ousmane Halle said.<br /><br />"The city is now secure. There are ongoing patrols by French and Malian soldiers, and we no longer have any reason to fear an attack by the Islamists," he said.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36657617418806360102013-02-06T00:12:48.713-05:002013-02-06T00:12:48.713-05:00After Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was shot last Saturday,...<i>After Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was shot last Saturday, DeadlineLive.info contacted sources in the Texas military and found out that many units statewide were warned about a possible shooting. Members of the Texas National Guard, State Guard, Air National Guard and regular U.S. Army received security briefings related to possible upcoming shootings or other attacks against active duty members, reservists or veterans.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Although the briefings did not specify any particular threat, the troops were told to be on high alert against shooters, kidnappers, or other attackers. Despite the current security risks facing the military, the Texas National Guard and State Guard troops have recently been ordered to stop carrying concealed weapons while wearing the uniform.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69504934755679129952013-02-06T00:09:25.339-05:002013-02-06T00:09:25.339-05:00Jay Carney, the chief spokesman for the 2009 Nobel...<i>Jay Carney, the chief spokesman for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, wants you to know that President Barack Obama's controversial use of drones isn't just sort-of borderline defensible. Nope:<br /><br /> "These strikes are legal, they are ethical and they are wise," Carney said. The government takes "great care" when deciding where and whom to strike, he added.<br /><br />...<br /><br />And in case you want to rest easy that Obama has top men on it, here's a summary of the process written by NBC News' Michael Isikoff, who leaked the confidential memo the administration didn't want you to see:<br /><br />[T]he confidential Justice Department “white paper” introduces a more expansive definition of self-defense or imminent attack than described by Brennan or Holder in their public speeches. It refers, for example, to what it calls a “broader concept of imminence” than actual intelligence about any ongoing plot against the U.S. homeland.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54233378260987956632013-02-06T00:04:30.363-05:002013-02-06T00:04:30.363-05:00The military is poised to extend some benefits to ...<i>The military is poised to extend some benefits to the same-sex partners of service members, U.S. officials said Tuesday, about 16 months after the Pentagon repealed its ban on openly gay service.<br /><br />Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, the officials said, but the Pentagon is likely to allow same-sex partners to have access to the on-base commissary and other military subsidized stores, as well as some health and welfare programs.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-48227907541783617752013-02-06T00:02:09.044-05:002013-02-06T00:02:09.044-05:00A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The people ...<i>A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The people of the Falklands are British and have chosen to be so. They remain free to choose their own futures, both politically and economically, and have a right to self-determination as enshrined in the UN Charter.<br /><br />...<br /><br />"The UK has administered the Falklands peacefully and effectively for nearly 180 years. <br /><br />"We want to have a full and friendly relationship with Argentina, as neighbours in the South Atlantic and as responsible fellow members of the G20, but we will not negotiate away the human and political rights of the Falkland Islands' people against their will or behind their backs."</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-10077082724122833552013-02-05T23:52:08.774-05:002013-02-05T23:52:08.774-05:00A magnitude-8 earthquake struck Wednesday off the ...<i>A magnitude-8 earthquake struck Wednesday off the Solomon Islands, generating a tsunami that damaged houses along the coasts near the epicenter, U.S. watch centers said.<br /><br />...<br /><br />A magnitude-6.3 quake had struck minutes earlier in the same area. There were at least two aftershocks measuring above magnitude-6 following the larger quake.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76510213494218040952013-02-05T23:35:06.597-05:002013-02-05T23:35:06.597-05:00.
The Drone Wars.
The rat says people shouldn....<br /><br />The Drone Wars.<br /><br />The rat says people shouldn't be hanging around the 'bad guys'.<br /><br />From the NYT<br /><br /><i>SANA, Yemen — Late last August, a 40-year-old cleric named Salem Ahmed bin Ali Jaber stood up to deliver a speech denouncing Al Qaeda in a village mosque in far eastern Yemen. <br /><br />It was a brave gesture by a father of seven who commanded great respect in the community, and it did not go unnoticed. Two days later, three members of Al Qaeda came to the mosque in the tiny village of Khashamir after 9 p.m., saying they merely wanted to talk. Mr. Jaber agreed to meet them, bringing his cousin Waleed Abdullah, a police officer, for protection. <br /><br />As the five men stood arguing by a cluster of palm trees, a volley of remotely operated American missiles shot down from the night sky and incinerated them all, along with a camel that was tied up nearby.<br /><br />The killing of Mr. Jaber, just the kind of leader most crucial to American efforts to eradicate Al Qaeda, was a reminder of the inherent hazards of the quasi-secret campaign of targeted killings that the United States is waging against suspected militants not just in Yemen but also in Pakistan and Somalia...</i><br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/world/middleeast/with-brennan-pick-a-light-on-drone-strikes-hazards.html?hp<br /><br />. <br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-92128670285962201902013-02-05T23:21:19.268-05:002013-02-05T23:21:19.268-05:00Paddy phones an ambulance because his mate's b...Paddy phones an ambulance because his mate's been hit by a car.<br /><br />Paddy: 'Get an ambulance here quick, he's bleeding from his nose and ears and I tink both his legs are broken.'<br />Operator: 'What is your location sir?'<br /><br />Paddy: 'Outside number 28 Eucalyptus Street .'<br />Operator: 'How do you spell that sir?'<br />Silence.... (heavy breathing) and after a minute.<br />Operator: 'Are you there sir?'<br /><br />More heavy breathing and another minute later.<br /><br />Operator: 'Sir, can you hear me?'<br />This goes on for another few minutes until....<br />Operator: 'Sir, please answer me. Can you still hear me?'<br /><br />Paddy: 'Yes, sorry bout dat... I couldn't spell eucalyptus, so I just<br />dragged him round to number 3 Oak Street .'samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86688119077248116922013-02-05T23:18:35.526-05:002013-02-05T23:18:35.526-05:00Thanks for not answering the question, I take your...Thanks for not answering the question, I take your non-answer as no you do not believe in Israel's right to be a nation.<br /><br />Your official membership card in the international israel haters society is on it's way.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3685674462570329842013-02-05T23:09:33.392-05:002013-02-05T23:09:33.392-05:00.
From WaPo
President Obama’s plan to install hi....<br /><br />From WaPo<br /><br /><i>President Obama’s plan to install his counterterrorism adviser as director of the CIA has opened the administration to new scrutiny over the targeted-killing policies it has fought to keep hidden from the public, as well as the existence of a previously secret drone base in Saudi Arabia.<br /><br />The administration’s refusal to provide details about one of the most controversial aspects of its drone campaign — strikes on U.S. citizens abroad — has emerged as a potential source of opposition to CIA nominee John O. Brennan, who faces a Senate confirmation hearing scheduled for Thursday...</i><br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-36707132373473632072013-02-05T22:44:59.256-05:002013-02-05T22:44:59.256-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-73887120122798621152013-02-05T22:36:20.725-05:002013-02-05T22:36:20.725-05:00I have never discussed ...
Israel's right to ...I have never discussed ...<br /><br />Israel's right to exist...<br /><br />It is a subject of no impotance.<br />A discussion with no substance.<br /><br />Israel is a political construct of Europeon guilt and military superiority.<br /><br />It will exist as long as the Europeons can maintain that superiority.<br /><br />But no country can claim a 'Right' to existance.<br />Countries are temporary things.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60601090364079402652013-02-05T22:09:27.226-05:002013-02-05T22:09:27.226-05:00A Montana Highway Patrolman pulled a car over on I...A Montana Highway Patrolman pulled a car over on I-15 about 40 miles south of Great Falls recently. When the Patrolman asked the driver why he was speeding, the driver answered that he was a Shrine Clown with a specialty as a magician and juggler and he was on his way to Spokane to do a show that night at the Shrine Hospital and didn't want to be late. The Patrolman told the driver he was fascinated by juggling, and if the driver would do a little juggling for him that he wouldn't give him a ticket. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The driver told the Patrolman that he had sent all of his equipment on ahead and didn't have anything to juggle. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The Patrolman told him that he had some flares in the trunk of his patrol car and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler stated that he could, lit or unlit, so the Patrolman got three flares, lit them, and handed them to the juggler. <br /><br /> <br /><br />While the man was doing his juggling act, a car pulled in behind the patrol car. A drunk good old boy from Havre, who had spent the day visiting various establishments on the way to Butte, got out and watched the performance briefly. He then went over to the patrol car, opened the rear door and got in. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The Patrolman observed him doing this and went over to the patrol car, opened the door and asked the rather "well oiled" fellow what he thought he was doing. <br /><br /> <br /><br />The drunk replied, "You might as well take me to jail, 'cuz there's no way in Hell I can pass that test."samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19094414580182645742013-02-05T21:46:04.896-05:002013-02-05T21:46:04.896-05:00And if, for instance, that terrorist is a US he ci...And if, for instance, that terrorist is a US he citizen it makes no difference?Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22487100890203553232013-02-05T21:21:23.554-05:002013-02-05T21:21:23.554-05:00.
He also plans on visiting outer space.
Be afra....<br /><br />He also plans on visiting outer space.<br /><br />Be afraid. Be very afraid.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84999951846660621742013-02-05T21:13:58.909-05:002013-02-05T21:13:58.909-05:00.
I personally could care less if Hagel is appoin....<br /><br />I personally could care less if Hagel is appointed SOD or not. Based on his performance in the senate nomination hearing, perhaps he is too stupid to run DOD. Or given the fact that he didn’t stand up to neocon wig jobs like McCain, Graham, and Inhofe, perhaps he is too craven to stand up for his own convictions.<br /><br />That being said, the point make in the quote Deuce put up above is a good one. The roles and responsibilities of the SOD are spelled out online by the Congressional Publishing Office within the <i>U.S. Code</i>. If you read the job description, you will see that the SOD is basically head administrator of the military. He is not the SOS, he doesn’t set foreign policy, he tries to assure the military will be able to support any job they are asked to do in support of the foreign policy that is set. Given the budgetary and other constraints he is presented with, if he sees something that will prevent him from carrying out that basic role, he has the responsibility to make that known to the President and Congress.<br /><br />It appears many sheeple, including some here, have bought into the political charade put on by the GOP during the hearing. As I recall, there were about three different streams here, stretching over days, where the bulk of the posts were put up by a couple of posters quoting the pathetic mewlings of the GOP wig jobs and the conservative posts that egged them on.<br /> <br />The point on the drones above is also picked up over at <i>Buzzfeed</i> where they did a count on the questions that the committee asked of Hagel. Instead of asking questions on issues Hagel will actually be responsible for as SOD, such as<br /><br />Plans for adjusting to a reduced budget.<br />The role of women in combat.<br />The growing amount of military suicides.<br />The military pivot to Asia.<br />Capabilities and challenges.<br /><br />He was instead asked about factors not included in his job description. <br /><br />For instance, <i>Buzzfeed</i> counted <i>166 questions about Israel—an important ally, but more important than every other ally combined? There were 144 questions about Iran. No one wants Tehran to build nukes, but U.S. intelligence does not believe Iran has an active weapons program and there is no evidence that the Iranian government cannot be deterred, as were Joseph Stalin and Mao Zedong. Surely there are options short of war. And is Iran that much more important than Afghanistan, where Americans continue to die, which rated only 20 questions? Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) fixated on Iraq, an invasion that should never have been launched, irrespective of the impact of the “surge.” And from which, if he hadn’t noticed, U.S. troops have been withdrawn.</i><br /> <br />Nothing else received serious attention at the hearings, not China, not budget cuts, not North Korea, not the continued draw down of NATO forces, not Russia, not Venezuela, not the growing reliance on drones, zip, nada, nothing.<br /><br />Politicle kabuki for the mal-informed.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62501498078661248242013-02-05T21:02:16.510-05:002013-02-05T21:02:16.510-05:00It's clear that the Rat pack doesn't think...It's clear that the Rat pack doesn't think Israel has a right to be.<br /><br />That is being honest.<br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47750801383234425892013-02-05T20:48:11.585-05:002013-02-05T20:48:11.585-05:00Do Jews have a right to occupy The western wall?
...Do Jews have a right to occupy The western wall?<br /><br />Or for that matter should Jews have the right to ANY of their holy sites?<br /><br />Or is that right reserved for Arabs Christians and Moslems only?<br /><br />Should the 21 nations of the arab occupied middle east be allowed to be Juden Free? And if so, does this give Israel the right to drive out of Israel 1.2 million arab citizens of the state of israel?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-78080586695913337002013-02-05T20:42:24.874-05:002013-02-05T20:42:24.874-05:00Desert Rat Says:
Europeons immigrating to Palest...Desert Rat Says: <br /><br />Europeons immigrating to Palestine and creating a new country that seeks to exclude Palistinians.<br /><br />Jenny Says: <br /><br />Why would native Arabs want Eastern Europeans and Russians creating hostile settlements amongst them? <br /><br /><br />So this begs the question.<br /><br />What borders do Rat and Jenny and Deuce find acceptable for a Jewish State?<br /><br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71798022533516802972013-02-05T20:42:21.668-05:002013-02-05T20:42:21.668-05:00Funniest Superbowl Commercials of 2013<a href="http://youtu.be/8qy8v1ghy38" rel="nofollow">Funniest Superbowl Commercials of 2013</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com