tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5164765657560854377..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: INTERVIEWER: But if details about this system are now exposed, who will be charged? SNOWDEN: In front of US courts? I'm not sure if you're serious. An investigation found the specific people who authorized the warrantless wiretapping of millions and millions of communications, which per count would have resulted in the longest sentences in world history, and our highest official simply demanded the investigation be halted. Who "can" be brought up on charges is immaterial when the rule of law is not respected. Laws are meant for you, not for them. Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger142125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5280887020451410182017-10-07T16:15:16.991-04:002017-10-07T16:15:16.991-04:00My name is Leah Brown, I'm a happy woman toda...<br />My name is Leah Brown, I'm a happy woman today? 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Flushed with victory jerry would sooner or later have turned his guns elsewhere.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47198994186053541452013-07-10T03:58:47.393-04:002013-07-10T03:58:47.393-04:00Among the regional players the Egyptian military m...Among the regional players the Egyptian military most detests is Iran. This is another exploitable point of agreement with the United States, and a difference with Russia.<br /><br />An article in the London Sunday Times recounted the growing closeness of Morsi and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, including the latter's visit to Cairo in February. According to the article, Sisi believed Morsi was planning to replace him and was doubly worried when Ahmadinejad said he had offered to defend Egypt in the event of an attack. The Times cited the Egyptian weekly Al-Usbua, saying, "Sisi told the president the army objected to his remarks, which were an insult to the military and questioned its strength and its ability to face threats to the security of the country." <br /><br />But even when Morsi took a position that irked the Iranians, he didn't do well with the military. Shortly before his ouster, Morsi had broken relations with Syrian President Bashaar Assad, giving a boost to the Islamist rebels fighting the government. While the military might have been pleased by Morsi's break with Iran on that issue, the specter of a Muslim Brotherhood or al-Nusra victory over a secular dictator was unappealing in the extreme.<br /><br />The Egyptian military gave the people their "mulligan" and gave us another chance to get it right. This time, the administration should understand where the real power in Egypt lies, and not be afraid to use its considerable leverage to support the civilian demand for an accountable and transparent government. Ambassador Patterson should be brought home if for no other reason than that the Egyptian people believe she is President Obama's emissary to the Muslim Brotherhood, and the president should make it clear that participation in elections is a privilege reserved for those who ascribe to at least minimal standards of respect for individual civil liberties and rule of law. If President Obama can't or doesn't want to, if he prefers to pay what he thinks is bribe money, or chooses to cut off the funds to slap at the military or support the Brotherhood, the failures in Egypt will only multiply.<br /><br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/2013/07/the_us_gets_a_mulligan_in_egypt.html#ixzz2YZIbAq7f <br /><br /><br />bob<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26043250014741854962013-07-10T03:57:08.205-04:002013-07-10T03:57:08.205-04:00The Egyptian military is not champing at the bit t...The Egyptian military is not champing at the bit to go to war with Israel, and is not held back by the American bribe -- um, aid. Furthermore, the generals are not sanguine about losing the United States as their chief supporter and do not see their future in the arms of Vladimir Putin. That is the definition of American leverage, but for it to be effective, the U.S. has to be willing to withhold as well as to pay.<br /><br />Saudi Arabia, thrilled by the ouster of Morsi, has promised billions to the new Egyptian government, but that money will be needed to shore up the sinking civilian sector, buying food and fuel. Even if there was something left for the military, it isn't only the money. Egyptian military officers attend schools in the U.S. and partner with U.S. forces in counterterrorism and special operations exercises; the relationship is deep and valued by the Egyptians. The Saudis cannot replace that -- and neither can the Russians. <br /><br />Despite 30 years of upgrades in weaponry and training, or because of them, the army has shown no interest in a) provoking Israel or b) helping Hamas. The military has no desire to put itself to the test against the IDF, and understands that the IDF isn't the enemy.<br /><br />In Sinai over the past few years, weapons flowing westward from Iran and eastward from Libya have crossed the peninsula, and terrorism from international jihadist groups has increased. This is despite the efforts of the Egyptian military, not by collusion. The agreed-upon-with Israel increase in military sweeps, the additional equipment, and the operations close to the Israel-Egypt border have, according to Israel's Defense Minister, slowed smuggling. That fact that Islamists have been reported heading toward Sinai to fight the Egyptian military since the ouster of Morsi argues that this is a moment when American leverage would be at its peak.<br /><br />Hamas, which had believed the election of Morsi would end its political and economic isolation and open a supply line from Egypt to Gaza, has been furious that the military has gone to great lengths to improve its performance and seal the Gaza/Egypt border. Contrary to popular opinion (including popular opinion in Washington) the military was uninterested in helping boost Hamas in its war against Israel, not only because of the American input, but also for two reasons entirely unrelated to Israel. First, Hamas is the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Second, despite the fact that Palestinians are Sunni, Hamas is an outpost of Shiite Iran. <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58838062615265113422013-07-10T03:55:28.430-04:002013-07-10T03:55:28.430-04:00Egyptian Army Commander and Defense Minister Abdul...Egyptian Army Commander and Defense Minister Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was faced in Cairo with that experts say was the largest human gathering in history -- somewhere between 17 and 30 million people -- demanding a chance to redo the 2011 revolution. A "mulligan," so to speak. The military responded by removing Morsi and announcing that it would not rule but rather manage a civilian-run transition. <br /><br />The Obama administration should be pleased. Having made a mess of Egypt by abruptly withdrawing support from a longtime ally; by failing effectively to express its displeasure with 18 months of military rule that included the arrest of American and Egyptian NGO workers; and by accepting without comment Mohammad Morsi's power-grabs, his increasingly heavy-handed imposition of Sharia law, and violence against minorities, the U.S. is essentially getting its own "mulligan."<br /><br />And indeed, the U.S. appears loath to deem the army ouster of Morsi a "coup," which would trigger an automatic cutoff of U.S. aid, more than 80 percent of which goes to the military. While never explicitly linked to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, successive American governments have done their best not to tamper with the military figure, believing... well, believing what? Mainly, the United States appears to believe that we pay Egypt not to go to war against Israel and they'll march on Jerusalem if we stop.<br /><br />This formulation was always a mistake, first because it ceded American leverage in advance. It also allowed Israel to be blamed over the years for the repression of the Egyptian people, and contributed to anti-Americanism based on the belief that the U.S. would tolerate anything that happened inside Egypt (the assassination of Anwar Sadat, corruption, sectarian violence) as long as Israel was protected. The truth is more complicated and might be made to serve American interests as much as Egyptian ones.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76183301125034920352013-07-10T03:44:49.498-04:002013-07-10T03:44:49.498-04:00Lets stay out of Egypt and it's problems. Then...Lets stay out of Egypt and it's problems. Then we can get out of the rest of the world. This country and the world would have been a far better place if we had never left these shores in1917. Germany would have probably won the war. There would have been no Hitler or Stalin. All we did in WW2 was to give Hitler's partner in starting the war Stalin, half of Europe and a lot of Asia. Then we had a 50 year cold war. One intervention only leads to more interventions. Obama has us fighting even more wars then the Bushes. It is time to stop it and bring the troops home to their families to defend these borders and shores. Let the world figure it out for themselves. We are broke sticking our noses in other peoples squabbles.Petraknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29375389004047341542013-07-10T03:12:29.438-04:002013-07-10T03:12:29.438-04:00What a nightmare! American exceptionalism. What a nightmare! American exceptionalism. Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52311735528380886142013-07-10T01:51:29.563-04:002013-07-10T01:51:29.563-04:00.
The Arab Spring stemmed largely from political ....<br /><br /><i>The Arab Spring stemmed largely from political and economic factors embedded in the region, not from the actions of outside powers. Nonetheless, in 2011, U.S. President Barack Obama’s month-long equivocation about Egypt’s direction, followed at last by supporting Mubarak’s ouster, undoubtedly had negative consequences in Egypt and throughout the region. Loyalty and upholding commitments are valuable commodities in international affairs, even if the regime involved doesn’t meet our standards of democratic purity. But loyalty works both ways, and the impression Obama created was that America expected it from its allies, but wasn’t prepared to extend it in return. We will pay for that perception as a fair-weather friend...</i><br /><br />http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/op-ed/Mubarak+understood+country+better+than+Western+know+alls/8631235/story.html<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-20663297538921922762013-07-10T01:39:16.450-04:002013-07-10T01:39:16.450-04:00.
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I'm glad I had the scotch earlier.
Mad....<br /><br />:)<br /><br />I'm glad I had the scotch earlier.<br /><br />Made it funnier.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-55623770941819280142013-07-10T01:32:17.601-04:002013-07-10T01:32:17.601-04:00.
Most all done behind the scenes, without histri....<br /><br /><i>Most all done behind the scenes, without histrionics or fanfare.</i><br /><br />You are hilarious. I've been laying off the drink for some time now but you have given me a good laugh this evening. I broke open a bottle of Glenfiddich and am now enjoying a healthy one.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22466050149135211762013-07-10T01:14:33.660-04:002013-07-10T01:14:33.660-04:00.
“The real danger is that you get a bland common....<br /><br /><i>“The real danger is that you get a bland common denominator working in the government,” warned Ilana Greenstein, a former CIA case officer who says she quit the agency after being falsely accused of being a security risk. “You don’t get people speaking up when there’s wrongdoing. You don’t get people who look at things in a different way and who are willing to stand up for things. What you get are people who toe the party line, and that’s really dangerous for national security.”</i><br /><br />https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/06/21-3<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-3917968875295841972013-07-10T01:05:58.706-04:002013-07-10T01:05:58.706-04:00.
For those who believe there is a legal and effe....<br /><br /><b>For those who believe there is a legal and effective path for whistleblowers to pursue, read the following</b><br /><br />http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/06/16/going-through-the-proper-channels-to-blow-the-whistle-on-secret-surveillance-programs/<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-38613086563160225282013-07-10T01:00:11.123-04:002013-07-10T01:00:11.123-04:00Detroit Community Stunned
Police in Detroit last ...<b>Detroit Community Stunned</b><br /><br /><i>Police in Detroit last night announced the discovery of an arms cache of 200 semi-automatic rifles with 25,000 rounds of ammunition, 20 tons of heroin, 5 million in forged US banknotes, and 25 trafficked Latino prostitutes. All in a semi-detached house behind the public library on Woodward Ave.<br /><br />Local residents were stunned and a community spokesman said, "We're all shocked, we never knew we had a library."</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66685261613123094492013-07-10T00:59:16.779-04:002013-07-10T00:59:16.779-04:00It's the licking them damned frogs again. That...It's the licking them damned frogs again. That's why he's so damn acidic and nasty.<br /><br />bobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28123000907283539242013-07-10T00:56:01.261-04:002013-07-10T00:56:01.261-04:00.
How many times have he heard Snowden described ....<br /><br />How many times have he heard Snowden described as a narcissist?<br /><br /><i>One site put together for federal government employees and hosted by the Department of Agriculture is “a short course in Treason.” It looks like it was made on an Angelfire domain back in the early days of the Internet and uses cheesy animated GIFs to accent the authoritarianism rife within the “course.”<br /><br />The site consists of “a series of articles on how spies are caught, the prevalence of espionage, and why people spy.” It asserts that the “information revolution” has produced changes to an extent where the “prevalence of insider betrayal may be greater today than during the Cold War.”<br /><br />A page on the psychology of spies suggests the two most common personality disorders individuals who commit espionage have are “antisocial personality disorder and narcissism.” These people are “usually manipulative, self-serving, and seek immediate gratification of their desires. They are oriented toward what they can get now, with little interest in the future and no interest in learning from the past. They have little capacity to form attachments, or to develop a commitment to anyone or anything. This suggests that their ability to develop any degree of loyalty is seriously compromised.”<br /><br />Narcissists are people who “feel undervalued by their supervisor or their organization generally need to defend themselves against feelings of inadequacy. They may respond in ways that are rebellious, passive-aggressive, or vindictive. They may also seek out some other source for validation and affirmation of their self-perceived abilities or importance. In some cases, they have turned to a foreign intelligence service to fulfill their emotional needs, gaining satisfaction from working as a spy and outsmarting the organization that devalued them.”<br /><br />Additionally:<br /><br /><br /><br />Both the antisocial personality and the narcissist may engage in deliberate behavior that violates routine security rules and regulations, but they do this for different reasons. The antisocial personality rejects the rules. The narcissist accepts the rules but believes he or she is so special that the rules don’t apply; they only apply to others.<br /><br />This is why any deliberate security violation such as taking classified reports home or giving classified information to an unauthorized person is a serious security concern even if no real damage is done. Any deliberate violation is evidence of an unwillingness or inability to abide by the rules that can have broad implications.<br /><br /><b>From the description of a narcissist, it becomes apparent that this word may not have the same meaning it does for average citizens. It is a code-word for a spy or someone likely to engage in espionage, not just a trait of someone hard to work side-by-side with in an agency or business.</b><br /><br />The course on “Treason” outlines “reporting responsibilities” that employees have if they are “entrusted with safeguarding classified material.”</i><br /><br />http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/06/21/obamas-insider-threat-program-discourages-whistleblowing-treats-leaking-as-aiding-the-enemy/<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63029003570296936862013-07-10T00:55:44.691-04:002013-07-10T00:55:44.691-04:00If the results and the San Francisco investigation...<i>If the results and the San Francisco investigation suggest room for improvements, the government will come up with comprehensive measures, Deputy Minister for Civil Aviation Choi Jeong-ho told reporters.<br /><br />...<br /><br />So far, 13 Koreans and 18 Chinese have been flown to San Francisco to see injured family members. Ten more Koreans will leave for the U.S. Wednesday and two on Friday, according to the government.<br /><br />On top of 18 passengers who have already returned to Korea, nine are set to land in Incheon International Airport Wednesday.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33060925743150323002013-07-10T00:48:09.641-04:002013-07-10T00:48:09.641-04:00.
Also from the MSNBC link above,
Rather than th....<br /><br />Also from the MSNBC link above,<br /><br /><i>Rather than thwarting Wikileaks, such behavior may be playing right into its hands. Years before Wikileaks founder Julian Assange published the leaks which would make him internationally famous, he was writing about the potential of leaks to trigger hysteria in government officials.<br /><br /><br />“The more secretive or unjust an organization is, the more leaks induce fear and paranoia in its leadership and planning coterie,” he wrote [PDF] in 2006.<br /><br />“The leak, in other words, is only the catalyst for the desired counter-overreaction,” wrote future New Inquiry editor-at-large Aaron Bady in 2010. “Wikileaks wants to provoke the conspiracy into turning off its own brain in response to the threat.”</i><br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-61817026997782024442013-07-10T00:45:33.618-04:002013-07-10T00:45:33.618-04:00On this day in 1948, Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy “S...On this day in 1948, Hall of Fame pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige made his major league debut. The debut came 21 years after his debut in the Negro Leagues, and Paige would continue pitching in the bigs until 1965 when, at 59 years old, he became the oldest pitcher ever to play a game in the major leagues.samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-53763705829675492762013-07-10T00:45:23.140-04:002013-07-10T00:45:23.140-04:00.
Reading the Onion?
Lordy, I'm in trouble. ....<br /><br />Reading the <i>Onion</i>?<br /><br />Lordy, I'm in trouble. Now, I have to go back and find my post with the <i>Slut Spill</i> video in it and delete it.<br /><br />.<br /><br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-19094864096316395602013-07-10T00:42:10.833-04:002013-07-10T00:42:10.833-04:00.
“It’s about people’s profiles, their approach t....<br /><br /><i>“It’s about people’s profiles, their approach to work, how they interact with management,” a senior Pentagon official told McClatchy. “Are they cheery? Are they looking at Salon.com or The Onion during their lunch break?”<br /><br />“If reading Salon.com is enough to make you a suspicious person, that feels like the ’50s to me,” University of South Florida historian David Johnson told MSNBC. Johnson is the author of The Lavender Scare, a history of Washington’s efforts to out any closeted homosexuals from the federal government during the Cold War.<br /><br />“Being Communist and being homosexual were seen as psychological problems,” said Johnson. “You were psychologically weak, so you were susceptible to either Communist indoctrination or homosexuality.”<br /><br />Similarly, the Insider Threat Program relies at least in part on behavioral profiles and attempts to ferret out anyone who appears disgruntled or is exhibiting odd behavior.<br /><br />“The divorce thing is a real odd one,” said Johnson. “It sounds familiar. If you’re psychologically weak, if you have personal problems, then this makes you susceptible to other bad stuff.”</i><br /><br />http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/06/21/obamas-insider-threat-crackdown-on-leaks/<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-51728425031201598462013-07-10T00:23:23.890-04:002013-07-10T00:23:23.890-04:00.
In proposing the program, Obama indicated his o....<br /><br />In proposing the program, Obama indicated his objective is to make it easier for whistleblowers to go through official channels in reporting abuse and illegalities.<br /><br />Right.<br /><br />As if anyone in his right mind who valued either his job or even his life would report things through 'official channels'.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-91029310613690203162013-07-10T00:20:08.502-04:002013-07-10T00:20:08.502-04:00.
A fellow worker confides he is getting divorced....<br /><br />A fellow worker confides he is getting divorced? Report him.<br /><br />He says his mortgage is under water? Report him.<br /><br />He's uptight about having to carpool his son's travel team around? Report him.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32077089003267405472013-07-10T00:11:33.559-04:002013-07-10T00:11:33.559-04:00.
Keep on drifting, ratso...
(And don't boga....<br /><br />Keep on drifting, ratso...<br /><br />(And don't bogart that toad, my friend. Pass it over to me.)<br /><br />:)<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44514420887595058042013-07-10T00:07:09.879-04:002013-07-10T00:07:09.879-04:00.
Translation: We will continue to stand around ....<br /><br />Translation: We will continue to stand around with one finger in the air checking the way the wind is blowing and with our other thumb up our ass waiting for anything that might happen that we can spin as positive.<br /><br />That is our 'plan'.<br /><br /><i>Right on cue.</i><br /><br />:)<br /><br />.<br /><br />. Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-52246631089982186512013-07-10T00:02:33.939-04:002013-07-10T00:02:33.939-04:00The US rhetoric is meaningless, Q.
The Federals w...The US rhetoric is meaningless, Q.<br /><br />The Federals will say aything, at any time, if they think it will further whatever momentary thrill the speaker is seeking.<br /><br />The US supported President Diem, in Vietnam, until it had him deposed.<br />The US supported the Shah, in Iran, until it airlifted him to Panama.<br />The US supported Noriega, in Panama, until he was sent to a US Federal prison, in Florida.<br /><br />The US is a fickle friend to say the least.<br /><br />It spies upon its own NATO allies.<br /><br />What the Egyptians tell US, publicly has no more meaning than what boobie writes in his cross gender ravings. It is what the Egyptians do that matters.<br /><br />They are not invading Israel<br />The are keeping the Suez Canal open<br />The Russians are not refueling Bears at the Inchas Air Base<br /><br />The rest is kabuki theaterdesert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.com