16 Jan

“Cry Havoc!” and let slip the dogs of war – Shakespeare



If Tehran Knew
asharq alawsat

In America, they lie for tactical reasons, stating over and over that military action against Iran is unlikely. However in Iran, out of ignorance, they reiterate that American military action against their country is impossible because the US is “unable” to do so!
We say and hope our analysis is wrong. A possible military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities is in the final stages. Unless a political miracle occurs that revives the halted dialog between Iran and the international community, Iran and its neighboring countries should not be surprised by a scenario that includes American military action.
There are a number of common illusions in the Arab and Muslim mind in general, illusions that on several occasions in the past have been tried and proven unsuccessful. It was proven that the Arabs confuse their hopes with reality, and between what the other wants and what we think they are planning for.
There is an illusion that Iran is a huge military state with decisive striking power. This would be true if Iran was to confront one of its neighbors, but the fact is that in any confrontation between America and Iran, Iran would be a tiny helpless state. It will suffer what the Arabs suffered in 1967 and what Iraq suffered when Saddam stubbornly rejected all peaceful solutions. America will be able to impose its conditions. This has nothing to do with love or hatred. Geographically and historically, Iran is closer to us than America, and the cultural and historical relations we have with Iran outweigh our ties with America. Rather it is the facts, reality that show that the balances of power tilt flagrantly in favor of the United States and the Western alliance, particularly the European one!
Another illusion is that America is “rolling in the Iraqi mud.” I wish that the Arab world would not believe such a statement; Iraq is not another Vietnam, and America is able to conduct more than one war because of its huge political and technological capabilities.
Tehran needs to reconsider its political discourse. The clamor of hollow threats has not succeeded once in modern history. No one ever succeeded without using one’s mind and knowing one’s capabilities and acting accordingly, pursuant to the rule “God favors those who know their self worth”.
Israel has a nuclear arsenal but no Israeli official dares to mention Israel’s possessions of nuclear weapons; they even deny the existence of these weapons. In Tehran, they are still in the early stages of enrichment; yet we hear a language of threats, menace and stubbornness.
If only the Iranian leadership thinks of the interests of its peoples, seeks to understand today’s complicated international political equations and realizes that big words do not change political facts and that seeking practical alternatives and solutions with the international community is more feasible and useful than the antiquated words that think that louder voices mean a stronger argument!


Wild Thing’s comment…….
I read Victor Davis Hanson often and sometimes save what he has written. This is excellent and I am going to put some of that he wrote here. I agree with what he said so I will leave it as my comment…………
The Dogs of War – Lessons of the 20th Century

“When the dogs of war slip loose, accurate prognosis is almost impossible; the surreal becomes the typical.”

“I would not wish to fight the United States – either militarily, politically, or culturally. For every threat, our history teaches us that Americans offer not just a rejoinder, but the specter of a devastating answer of a magnitude almost inconceivable to those now chanting and threatening in the streets of the Middle East. Do they have any idea of what sort of dangerous people we really are? Do they understand the history of the names of those ships now off their coasts, like the USS Peleliu or Enterprise, or the pedigree of the 82nd or 101st Airborne? “

“The Saudis’ princes tease us with polite lectures about our errant policies, more obliquely suggesting that our bombing may lose “friends” among the moderate states. Yet America, unlike Saudi Arabia, has not merely the veneer of modern civilization, but is its wellspring. In a real war, despite severe dislocation we can survive, as in the past, without Saudi oil. The royal family and the faux-culture of the Gulf cannot. Fifteen of their citizens helped to murder 6,000 unsuspecting Americans in a time of peace – a single wing of American fighters could end their entire regime in a few days of war. Such are the frightening and horrendous realities that lurk beneath the unspoken surface when the dogs of war are unleashed. Battle indeed is the ultimate nightmare because accustomed rhetoric recedes before the truth of abject military power; and so the more the United States is shrilly hectored, in still more stark contrast loom the silhouettes of aircraft carrier groups and B-52s.”

“Reviled by those in the Middle East, caricatured on campuses at home, and second-guessed by pundits of every persuasion, our military and its leadership – by any military standard of the past – have been rather brilliant in waging a war of unprecedented logistical challenges against an elusive enemy.”

Complete article is here………

16 Jan

500 Free Tickets Offered To Hear Al Gore ~ LOL



500 Free Tickets Offered To Hear Al Gore
BOISE, Idaho (Idagolocalnews)
Five-hundred high school students will be able to attend for free the January 22nd speech by former Vice President Al Gore in Taco Bell Arena at Boise State University.
SunCor Idaho made a two-thousand five-hundred dollar contribution to The Frank Church Institute, which is sponsoring the event.
Students from area high schools can present a school activity card at the Select-A-Seat box office at the arena to get a ticket.
One ticket per student will be given for the sold out speech.
SunCor Development Company is based in Arizona and builds commercial and residential properties.


Wild Thing’s comment…….
I wonder how much are they charging to not attend? Heck they should be forced to pay folks to listen to Algore’s brain farts.
They follow his BS, let them be miserable being bored with his stupid film.

16 Jan

Veterans Day Faces Expulsion By Schools



Veterans Day faces expulsion by schools
TRENTON, N.J. (Washington Times)
For World War II veteran Sam Stia, a legislative proposal that would cease requiring New Jersey schools to teach about Veterans Day and Memorial Day can be summed up in two words.

“That’s wrong,” Mr. Stia, 83, said from his Hamilton home, where he flies an American flag at half-staff to honor fallen soldiers. “We’re just giving our flag away and our patriotism away.”

Mr. Stia and other veterans are steamed about the proposal, which state lawmakers unanimously passed last month. It now awaits action by the governor. It was included as part of a larger measure designed to help control property taxes, mostly by abolishing some laws on school purchasing and public hearings.
Other holidays about which schools no longer would be required to teach include Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Arbor Day and Commodore Barry Day, which commemorates Revolutionary War hero John Barry.
New Jersey schools must observe the holidays under a 1967 law designed to promote “the development of a higher spirit of patriotism.” Florida, Nebraska and Washington are among states with similar laws.
New Jersey American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars groups have asked Gov. Jon Corzine to veto the bill so schools still have to teach about Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

“It’s not right. They’re not going to know the sacrifices that were made so they can enjoy the protections that they have,” said Hank Adams, New Jersey VFW adjutant and an Army and Coast Guard veteran. The governor hasn’t decided how to proceed. “We’re reviewing that bill,” Corzine spokesman Anthony Coley said.

“The law wouldn’t ban schools from holding holiday commemorations, but requiring schools to honor the days guarantees children would learn about veterans,” said Ray Zawacki, department adjutant for the American Legion of New Jersey.

“If it wasn’t for veterans, we wouldn’t have been able to maintain the freedoms the Constitution provided to us,” said Mr. Zawacki, a Vietnam War Navy veteran.


Wild Thing’s comment……
This is WAR!!!! NEVER in my life did I think something like this kind of thing would ever be in question. I am so angry I can feel my blood boiling!
Yesterday Nick was in a store and he asked one of the kids that had the day off from school, did they know what Veterans Day was. The teenager said no, but today is Martin Luther King Day. WTF!!!!!!!
Teachers are teaching, not all but way too many are not teaching. Oh kids know how to protest our troops and get the day off from school to do that as I have posted about that before. BUT GOd forbid they are taught why they live in the land of the free. DAMN!
And so many parents aren’t teaching their kids either about Veterans Day and Memorial Day. It makes me sick!!
How to contact Governor Corzine:
Office of the Governor,
P.O. Box 001,
Trenton, New Jersey
08625
or by calling (609) 777-2500.

* Blue Star Chronicles
* Argghhh!

15 Jan

Muslim-only Kitchen Kit For Jails



Muslim-only kitchen kit for jails
The Sun Online
JAILS are spending thousands on colour-coded kitchen tools for Muslims, it was revealed last night.
They are getting special red handled equipment to prepare Halal meals.
The move comes after an MPs’ committee recommended more should be done to meet the needs of Muslim prisoners.
So far 900 kits — costing £500 to £800 — have gone to jails across the UK.
The Koran prohibits eating pig meat, which is considered unclean. So the serving spoons, ice cream scoops and ladles are kept in special locked chests to prevent contamination by those used for other inmates.

A Prison Service spokesperson said: “A comprehensive policy is in place for all aspects of Halal products including storage, cooking and service.”


Wild Thing’s comment……
How about just feeding them peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. That would take care of the protein and fruit.
Or ah not feed them at all.

15 Jan

North Korea Conducts Emergency Drill Of Top Security




I rrrear my sungrasses at night

It reminds me of the 80’s song……by Corey Hart – “Sunglasses At Night”.



North conducts emergency drill of top security
January 15, 2007
Joong Ang Daily
Several security organs directly in charge of the safety of North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, conducted an emergency drill in Pyongyang on Friday, intelligence sources from South Korea and the United States said.
Military troops and tanks from the Pyongyang Defense Command were deployed rapidly while increased military communications were noted that day.
In addition, the Escort Bureau, in charge of protecting Mr. Kim, also had a busy day, the sources said. The incident sparked a flurry of activity by the South’s intelligence community, as the increased military activity in the North’s capital did not fit the usual pattern of winter drills conducted by the North’s military.
The fact that security organs closely guarding the North’s leader’s safety were involved in the activities sparked momentary suspicion among some sources that a military coup might have occurred in the North.
By the end of the day, however, intelligence officials here concluded that the drill was to prepare for any unforeseen changes inside the power structure of Kim Jong-il’s inner circle.
A source familiar with the circumstances said, “We have confirmed that the activities pertained not to a real situation but were part of a drill to respond to a possible scenario.”
The source added that the situation did not require an emergency meeting by authorities in the South.
Nevertheless, intelligence officials said that drills of this kind rarely happen in the North.

15 Jan

Murtha Proposes Bill To Choke Funding For Surge



Murtha proposes bill to choke funding for surge

Washington Times ( for complete article)
Rep. John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania Democrat, yesterday announced plans to introduce legislation that would cut off funding for President Bush’s proposed surge of American troops into Baghdad.

“I think our hearings will show that even Republicans will vote with us when the bill finally comes up,” Mr. Murtha, chairman of the Appropriations defense subcommittee, said during an appearance on ABC’s “This Week.”

Mr. Murtha said that he doesn’t think Democrats can stop Mr. Bush from instituting the first wave of a troop surge, but that his panel will be able to pass legislation to stop further waves within a month. “I don’t know how many troops they can get in the field before we get our bill up and passed in the Congress,” he said.

But Mr. Murtha told ABC, “We’re going to have extensive hearings, and we’re going to look at exactly how much money he has.”

“And we’re going to try to change the direction of this war,” he said.

White House spokesman Tony Snow told reporters last week that Mr. Bush already has the funds needed to support a troop surge. “Funding for the forces and to dispatch them to the region, it’s already in the budget,” he said. “So we’re going to proceed with those plans.”

Several Democrats, including Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, have proposed a nonbinding “disapproval” of a surge.


Wild Thing’s comment…..
You know what I wish, I wish that our troops would not have to know about this stuff. I know that is not possible, but in my heart I would love if the only thing our troops heard about was total support and gratitude.
Murtha and choke in the same sentence. hmmmm just thinking here……

14 Jan

California Muslim Arrested after Threat to ‘Kill All Jews’

California Muslim Arrested after Threat to ‘Kill All Jews’
PALM SPRINGS A 35-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly made terrorist threats inside a Palm Springs bar, police said.
Officers detained Haider Mohammad of Palm Springs about 8 p.m. Friday at the Hair of the Dog Bar at 238 North Palm Canyon after he allegedly said he was going to “kill all Jews,” said Palm Springs Police Sgt. Mitch Spike.
According to witnesses, Mohammad also allegedly claimed to have an alliance with executed former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and to be affiliated with al-Qaeda.
Mohammad was detained on suspicion of making terrorist threats in what was called a hate crime, Spike said. FBI investigators who were contacted by Palm Springs police determined that Mohammad was not a person of interest, he said.
Mohammad was booked at the Palm Springs jail and released after posting $25,000 bail.


Wild Thing’s comment……
What the heck, what does it take for someone to be a person of interest. I would assume that there are levels of how much a person would be a person of interest but my gosh at least don’t label this jerk and NOT a person of interest. “Not a person of interest,” eh? If threatening to kill Jews and bragging about ties to al-Qaeda doesn’t get the FBI “interested,” what will?

14 Jan

Barney Frank Throws Hissy Fit On House Floor ~ Hilarious

The Republican arguing with power-hungry Barney Frank is Patrick McHenry. McHenry rose to offer an amendment that would exempt American Samoa from the stem-cell bill — a clear dig at the fact that Samoa, which is home to StarKist factories that employ nearly 75% of the island’s work force, was conspicuously exempt from the minimum-wage bill that had passed the day before. Why is that important? Because StarKist is a branch of Del Monte Foods Co., which has its headquarters in San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi’s district.




Wild Thing’s comment……
One thing that stands out besides this being so funny, the left has a lot of freakin nerve to ridicule the way President Bush speaks! Barney Frank always sounds like Elmer Fudd. ( with apologizes to Elmer Fudd of course)


* Hot Air

14 Jan

Chavez, Ahmadinejad Plan Anti-U.S. Fund




Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez(L) welcomes Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas

Chavez, Ahmadinejad Plan Anti-U.S. Fund
(nmax)
Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez and Iran’s Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – fiery anti-American leaders whose moves to extend their influence have alarmed Washington – said Saturday they would help finance investment projects in other countries seeking to thwart U.S. domination.
The two countries had previously revealed plans for a joint $2 billion fund to finance investments in Venezuela and Iran, but the leaders said Saturday the money would also be used for projects in friendly countries throughout the developing world.

“It will permit us to underpin investments … above all in those countries whose governments are making efforts to liberate themselves from the (U.S.) imperialist yoke,” Chavez said.

“This fund, my brother,” the Venezuelan president said, referring affectionately to Ahmadinejad, “will become a mechanism for liberation.”

“Death to U.S. imperialism!” he said.

Ahmadinejad, who is starting a tour of left-leaning countries in the region, called it a “very important” decision that would help promote “joint cooperation in third countries,” especially in Latin America and Africa.
Chavez and Ahmadinejad have been increasingly united by their deep-seated antagonism toward the Bush administration. Chavez has become a leading defender of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, accusing the Washington of using the issue as a pretext to attack Tehran.

Ahmadinejad, meanwhile, has called Chavez “the champion of the struggle against imperialism.”


Wild Thing’s comment…..
At the recent Non Aligned Summit, Venezuela and Iran sided with the genocidal Arab masters of Sudan against the Black sub-Saharan Africans they are murdering in Sudan. Venezuela and Iran endorsed the Non Aligned Communique telling the UN not to interfere with the genocide. MSM buried that story and now presents these phonies as champions of the Third World.

13 Jan

CNN (Clinton News Network) New Polling Partnership for 2008 Elections




Clinton and Vinod Gupta

CNN and Opinion Research Announce Formal Polling Partnership
PRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)
Opinion Research Corporation, a leading provider of global market research and consulting services, today announced the establishment of a formal polling partnership with CNN, one of the world’s most respected and trusted sources for news and information. The CNN Poll will become the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll.

Opinion Research Corporation’s reputation for independent, objective analysis and its excellent reputation in the industry make the firm the ideal polling partner for CNN,” said Sam Feist, CNN’s Political Director. “As the network gears up to offer the most in-depth and expansive coverage of the 2008 election, Opinion Research Corporation will be a key part of giving viewers the accurate and relevant information they demand to help them make decisions.”

InfoUSA purchases Opinion Research
Opinion Research was purchased last year by InfoUSA. InfoUSA is controlled by a dedicated and loyal Clinton friend Vinod Gupta.
Vinod Gupta’s website



New York Post
March 28, 2001
Gupta, donated $1 million to Clinton’s presidential library fund, has stayed overnight in the Lincoln Bedroom. Clinton, who calls him “Vin,” slept over at Gupta’s house in the heartland after a fund-raiser. Days before he left office, Clinton appointed Gupta to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center of the Performing Arts.
Vin Gupta is also linked to “billionaire philanthropist” Warren Buffett as the two of them co-hosted a $1000 per-plate fundraiser dinner at Gupta’s own estate in Nebraska for Hillary back in 2000, where she left with at least $100,000.

At a private $1,000-per-plate dinner at the estate of InfoUSA founder Vin Gupta, the First Enabler emerged with more than $100,000 in Nebraska cash. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who cohosted the event, also accompanied Mrs. Clinton on a shopping spree at his Borsheim’s Fine Jewelry and Gifts store. She emerged from the store with three shopping bags, and, according to the World Herald, later told guests at the dinner that she “may have left as many dollars in Omaha as she would take back to New York”

CLINTON PAL EYEBALLED – ACCUSED OF LIVING HIGH ON HIS COMPANY’S DIME
New York Post
October 2, 2005

VINOD Gupta, a high-living CEO pal and fundraiser to the Clintons, is being accused of looting his company’s coffers and using shareholder money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Gupta, the CEO of InfoUSA, an Omaha, Neb.-based database company, is coming under fire from investors, including Cardinal Capital, the Greenwich, Conn.-based hedge fund whose last target was newspaper baron Conrad Black, for a variety of alleged offenses, including funneling InfoUSA funds through private companies he controls to pay for things such as jet travel, a fancy yacht and a skybox at University of Nebraska football games.


Wild Thing’s comment…….
The Clinton’s are sharpening their daggers and mixing their poison and practicing their lies well in advance of the “opening day” of the campaign season.