tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post8325984927755409199..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Putin’s Russia has become a major player in the Middle EastDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-64934897134030298522016-09-20T11:19:52.717-04:002016-09-20T11:19:52.717-04:00Did you know that that you can make cash by lockin...Did you know that that you can make <b>cash</b> by locking <b>selected sections</b> of your blog / website?<br />Simply open an account on <b><a href="http://sitelock.syntaxlinks.com/r/AdWorkMedia" rel="nofollow">AdWorkMedia</a></b> and <b>add their content locking tool</b>.Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07287821785570247118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23052960083409779612016-03-30T03:14:47.105-04:002016-03-30T03:14:47.105-04:00Japan’s elderly turn to life of crime to ease cost...<b>Japan’s elderly turn to life of crime to ease cost of living</b><br /><br />Japan's prison system is being driven to budgetary crisis by demographics, a welfare shortfall and a new, pernicious breed of villain: the recidivist retiree. And the silver-haired crooks, say academics, are desperate to be behind bars.<br /><br />Crime figures show that about 35 per cent of shoplifting offences are committed by people over 60. Within that age bracket, 40 per cent of repeat offenders have committed the same crime more than six times.<br /><br />There is good reason, concludes a report, to suspect that the shoplifting crime wave in particular represents an attempt by those convicted to end up in prison — an institution that offers free food, accommodation and healthcare.<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/27/japans-elderly-turn-to-life-of-crime-to-ease-cost-of-living.htmlDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43740541534072768902016-03-30T01:40:22.247-04:002016-03-30T01:40:22.247-04:00I've been told by those that know that the onl...I've been told by those that know that the only book you ever read is 'The Old Farmer's Almanac'. You turn to it to put some order in your daily affairs, they say.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-62185634433345828442016-03-30T00:54:11.874-04:002016-03-30T00:54:11.874-04:00Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that new s...<i>Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that new security laws that took effect Tuesday will strengthen Tokyo’s ability to defend itself amid increasing threats as opponents took to the streets to say they risk hurling the country into war.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Many lawyers and constitutional scholars still view the laws as violating the country’s war-renouncing constitution, put in place after Japan’s defeat in World War II. Article 9 of the charter prohibits the use of force to settle international disputes.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71466327618012312262016-03-30T00:52:23.451-04:002016-03-30T00:52:23.451-04:00Japan's parliament has approved a record 96.72...<i>Japan's parliament has approved a record 96.72 trillion yen ($A1.13 trillion) state budget for fiscal 2016.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Most economists expect a return to growth in the first quarter, albeit at very modest levels but data released so far this year has been generally weak.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15940748877053836622016-03-30T00:50:24.763-04:002016-03-30T00:50:24.763-04:00Japan on March 28, 2016 switched on a radar statio...<i>Japan on March 28, 2016 switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, drawing an angry response from Beijing<br /><br />The new Self Defence Force base on the island of Yonaguni is at the western extreme of a string of Japanese islands in the East China Sea, 150 km (90 miles) south of the disputed islands known as the Senkaku islands in Japan and the Diaoyu in China.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33396791981402226772016-03-30T00:47:59.320-04:002016-03-30T00:47:59.320-04:00More players are entering into the scene as South ...<i>More players are entering into the scene as South China Sea tensions continue to escalate. According to reports, Taiwan is now part of the power struggle while Japan is continuously preparing to deter Chinese aggression in the region.<br /><br />Is China pushing too many buttons? China has been continuing to provoke other countries into making a move over the disputed region of the South China Sea following its breach of international waters.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-68046993613624380122016-03-30T00:43:47.001-04:002016-03-30T00:43:47.001-04:00Former Cuban president Fidel Castro slammed US cou...<i>Former Cuban president Fidel Castro slammed US counterpart Barack Obama's historic visit to Cuba, saying the communist island doesn't need any "gifts from the empire."<br /><br />...<br /><br />Mr Castro remained out of sight during Mr Obama's visit, which aimed to cement the thaw announced in December 2014 by the US president and Raul Castro, who has proven more reform-minded than his older brother.<br /><br />Mr Castro waited a month and a half to publicly give his blessing to the US-Cuban rapprochement, and then gave it only a lukewarm embrace.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-17777666872729486082016-03-30T00:03:57.388-04:002016-03-30T00:03:57.388-04:00.
An old farmer's mind is a terrible thing to....<br /><br />An old farmer's mind is a terrible thing to waste.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-40704511487959405732016-03-29T23:27:32.389-04:002016-03-29T23:27:32.389-04:00I know all these important interesting things beca...I know all these important interesting things because I listen to Fox News.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-57605655172037371762016-03-29T23:12:52.194-04:002016-03-29T23:12:52.194-04:00Michelle Fields took the side of Bill Ayers, MoveO...Michelle Fields took the side of Bill Ayers, MoveOn.org and Black Lives Matter after the Chicago Trump speech was shut down by the above mentioned lovers of the 1st Amendment.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-26563779618235886642016-03-29T22:57:07.900-04:002016-03-29T22:57:07.900-04:00I imagine Cruz might have been using that escort s...I imagine Cruz might have been using that escort service right along, and it drove his wife into her deep depression.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-24430090610079279452016-03-29T22:54:28.452-04:002016-03-29T22:54:28.452-04:00I agree.
Ever since he pulled that one on Dr. Ben...I agree.<br /><br />Ever since he pulled that one on Dr. Ben Carson.<br /><br />I hope he gets outed for visiting that 'escort service' I posted about.....fits his personality....Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-70260826367565245512016-03-29T22:49:33.884-04:002016-03-29T22:49:33.884-04:00Here it is, Ash -
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot...Here it is, Ash -<br /><br />http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/274624-ex-miss-wisconsin-tears-up-thanking-trump-at-rally<br /><br />When Hillary really interacts with young women it's only to harass them into silence over their being raped and sexually abused by BillyGoat.<br /><br />She said 'you saved me' rather than 'you saved my life'.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47226941497094653052016-03-29T22:38:30.354-04:002016-03-29T22:38:30.354-04:00Neither of you would be hard on Trump today if you...Neither of you would be hard on Trump today if you'd seen him interact with that young woman he helped.<br /><br />"You saved my life" she said.<br /><br />And it wasn't a planted question, as Trump at first had trouble recalling who she was.<br /><br />How many people have YOU helped today, Ash ?Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32750951089340707422016-03-29T22:34:47.766-04:002016-03-29T22:34:47.766-04:00HillaryHillaryDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-83251806321084864922016-03-29T21:18:18.198-04:002016-03-29T21:18:18.198-04:00It's hard to say who's worse - Cruz or Tru...It's hard to say who's worse - Cruz or Trump. It's truly a sad state of affairs. Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6504030895181290682016-03-29T21:15:31.523-04:002016-03-29T21:15:31.523-04:00CNN anchor Anderson Cooper grilled Sen. Ted Cruz o...<i>CNN anchor Anderson Cooper grilled Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday over his assertion last year that Donald Trump is “terrific.”<br /><br />...<br /><br />Cruz spent much of last year painstakingly refusing to criticise Trump, but that détente melted in the weeks leading up to the February 1 Iowa caucuses. With only three candidates left in the race, Cruz is now backed by much of the anti-Trump Republican establishment.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89260465998640699042016-03-29T21:06:20.169-04:002016-03-29T21:06:20.169-04:00.
Taking a break between periods of the hockey ca....<br /><br />Taking a break between periods of the hockey came, I switch over to CNN for their Town Hall and I see Anderson Cooper questioning Ted Cruz. Man what a sleazeball. Ted Cruz that is.<br /><br />Cooper asked Cruz to explain what he meant by 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods. Cruz went off on some rant about Obama not being willing to utter the words 'militant Islam'. Cooper once again tried to get Cruz to answer the question. What did he mean by the his statement. What would Cruz' monitoring of Muslim neighborhoods involve? Cruz then went off at length on a rant about Belgium and the the problems in the EU thus showing his ignorance of the differences between the EU and the US. Cooper tried again an Cruz, again refusing to answer the question, went off on another rant about Obama being in Cuba at the time of the Brussels attack. The answer had zero to do with the questioned ask but Cruz did get a round of applause.<br /><br />Giving that he obviously wasn't going to get an answer out of Cruz, Cooper tried another tack. He pointed out that the NY program that Cruz has suggested was a good example of what he was talking about has been called totally unsuccessful by everyone in NY including the guy who ran the program. Cruz said that they were just denying its value due to political correctness. Then he went back to berating Obama for refusing to use the term 'militant Islam'. And once again he received a round of applause.<br /><br />Cooper, failing to get anything substantive out of Cruz, then moved on to another question. <br /><br />Normally, I would call Cruz and idiot; but I don't think he is. He is a clever though slimy pol who is playing on the fears and bigotry of his base.<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33660683381438635242016-03-29T20:52:09.066-04:002016-03-29T20:52:09.066-04:00Nigerian troops have freed hundreds of hostages he...<i>Nigerian troops have freed hundreds of hostages held by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in recent counter-terrorism efforts in the country’s northeast. About 900 hostages were rescued in over a dozen villages in the last week, but an unknown number remain captive.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-44252485713939510402016-03-29T20:46:55.289-04:002016-03-29T20:46:55.289-04:00He had been speaking in one of his own properties....He had been speaking in one of his own properties.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-84877985051961359572016-03-29T20:42:30.164-04:002016-03-29T20:42:30.164-04:00The best video I've seen is the one taken by t...The best video I've seen is the one taken by the Trump organization itself, from above.<br /><br />He had been speaking in our of his own properties.<br /><br />If it ever goes to a jury I think the defendant will walk.<br /><br />When she was grabbing at Trump he even tried to put his right arm up defensively to keep her away <br /><br />She was between the Secret Service men and Trump where she had no right to be.<br /><br />She should be in the dock, not Trump's guy.<br /><br />Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2975543519329172292016-03-29T20:37:07.445-04:002016-03-29T20:37:07.445-04:00March 29, 2016
Following the logic of the Obama a...March 29, 2016<br /><br />Following the logic of the Obama administration on ISIS<br /><br />By Thomas Lifson<br /><br /><br />A brilliant essay by Daniel Greenfield takes the Obama ISIS strategy’s rhetoric to its obvious conclusions and is your read of the day. Some excerpts, but you do yourself a favor and read the whole thing, at Frontpage Mag.<br /><br /><br /><b>If you’re keeping score, freeing Islamic terrorists from Gitmo does not play into the hands of ISIS. Neither does bringing Syrians, many of whom sympathize with Islamic terrorists, into our country. And aiding the Muslim Brotherhood parent organization of ISIS does not play into the Islamic group’s hands.<br /><br />However if you use the words “Islamic terrorism” or even milder derivatives such as “radical Islamic terrorism”, you are playing into the hands of ISIS. If you call for closer law enforcement scrutiny of Muslim areas before they turn into Molenbeek style no-go zones or suggest ending the stream of new immigrant recruits to ISIS in San Bernardino, Paris or Brussels, you are also playing into the hands of ISIS.<br /><br />And if you carpet bomb ISIS, destroy its headquarters and training camps, you’re just playing into its hands. According to Obama and his experts, who have wrecked the Middle East, what ISIS fears most is that we’ll ignore it and let it go about its business. And what it wants most is for us to utterly destroy it.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Because terrorism has no religion. Even when it’s shouting, “Allahu Akbar”.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Obama initially tried to defeat ISIS by ignoring it. This cunning approach allowed ISIS to seize large chunks of Iraq and Syria. He tried calling ISIS a JayVee team in line with his recent claim that, “We defeat them in part by saying you are not strong, you are weak”. Unimpressed, ISIS seized Mosul. It was still attached to the old-fashioned way of proving it was strong by actually winning land and wars. <br /><br />Then Obama tried to defeat ISIS by arming the Islamist allies of Al Qaeda and now a lot more American weapons are in the hands of Islamic terrorists. Some of them are even in the hands of ISIS.<br /><br />Europe and the United States decided to prove that we were not at war with Islam by taking in as many Muslims as we could. Instead of leading to less terrorism, taking in more Muslims led to more terrorism.<br /><br />***<br /><br />Islamic terrorism has followed an entirely intuitive pattern of cause and effect. There’s a reason that the counterintuitive strategies for fighting Islamic terrorism by not fighting Islamic terrorism don’t work. They make no sense. They never did. Instead they all depend on convincing Muslims, from the local Imam to Jihadist organizations, to aid us instead of attack us by showing what nice people we are. Meanwhile they also insist that we can’t use the words “Islamic terrorism” because Muslims are ticking time bombs who will join Al Qaeda and ISIS the moment we associate terrorism with the I-word.<br /><br />The counterintuitive strategy assumes that Islamic terrorism will only exist if we use the I-word, that totalitarian Jihadist movements just want democracy and that our best allies for fighting Islamic terrorism are people from the same places where Islamic terrorism is a runaway success. And that we should duplicate the demographics of the countries where Islamic terrorism thrives in order to defeat it.</b><br /><br />http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2016/03/following_the_logic_of_the_obama_administration_on_isis.html#ixzz44LFevobZ <br /><br />Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15009782160326961512016-03-29T20:29:34.983-04:002016-03-29T20:29:34.983-04:00Joel Pollak, Breitbart's senior editor-at-larg...<i>Joel Pollak, Breitbart's senior editor-at-large and in-house counsel, who previously warned employees about publicly speaking out in support of Fields, on Tuesday tweeted that the surveillance footage released Tuesday changed his view of the incident. "Based on the evidence available at the time with no video and weak description.<br /><br />...<br /><br />Pollak also wrote, "That's pretty conclusive, even with the freeze framing."<br />Breitbart said it had always supported Fields, though at one point it posted a story (since updated) alleging that the case may have been one of mistaken identity, and then sent out cease and desist letters to the employees who resigned.</i>samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856051164644278989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-644796148232354332016-03-29T20:22:05.986-04:002016-03-29T20:22:05.986-04:00Struggling to keep up with demand.Struggling to keep up with demand.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.com