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Archive for category News
Mexican Federal Judge attacked, one bodyguard killed
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 21/Aug/2010 23:04
Armed assailants wounded a Mexican federal judge in the western state of Nayarit and killed one of his bodyguards, judiciary officials said on Friday.
Judge Carlos Alberto Elorza Amores “was attacked (Thursday afternoon) by gunmen at a housing estate†in the town of Xalisco, Jose Vilches, spokesman for the Federal Judicial Council, or CJF, said.
“The bodyguards who were accompanying him repelled the aggression, but one was gunned down,†Vilches said. The other two bodyguards assigned to Elorza were “slightly wounded†in the attack.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/08/federal-judge-attacked-by-gunmen.html
Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi to Russia: OK, now give us the S-300 missile system
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 21/Aug/2010 22:57
BUSHEHR, Iran, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — Iranian lawmaker Alaeddin Boroujerdi hailed Russia’s move on Bushehr nuclear plant fuelling and expressed hope Russia’s next step would be the delivery of S-300 missile system to Iran, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Saturday.
Iran struck a deal with Russia in 2007 to buy the S-300 systems, but Russia delayed the delivery of the anti-aircraft missiles.
“The U.S. also pressed its European allies to take the same measures (of sanctioning) against Iran. They also put Russia under pressure to prevent loading Bushehr nuclear plant,” Boroujerdi told ISNA.
Russia’s move ensured Iranians that it abides by its commitments and public opinion in Iran, he said, adding that ” Russia (should) implement its obligations on S-300 missile system as well.”
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2010-08/22/c_13455886.htm
California court rules: pretending to be a war hero is protected under the first amendment
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 21/Aug/2010 14:40
Skyler Smith
By Pete Kotz
“An appeals court in California ruled this week that the Stolen Valor Act violates the First Amendment, since it’s a restriction on speech. After all, our constitution is designed to protect all speech, even if it’s utter bullshit.
One might presume the feds will appeal the ruling to a higher court, so the case is not likely over. Obviously it’s a chickenshit move to claim you were a hero when you’re actually the guy who ran away when things got tough. But once the government starts regulating speech, it’s only a matter of time before they start banning non-bullshit speech, isn’t it?
Skyler Smith claimed to be a hero during his Army service in Iraq and Afghanistan. When he was around other veterans in Huntsville, Alabama, he walked with a limp and liked to wear his medals — including two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Combat Infantry Badge…
Tucson School District courses in Mexican-American studies “Raza Studies†promote anti-Western Civilization ideology?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 22:37
“The superintendent of the Arizona Department of Public Education says his agency will consider a refusal by the school district in Tucson to videotape its “Raza studies” classes as evidence the district is “deliberately” concealing its agenda.
The state had asked Tucson, in view of a new state law that takes effect at the end of this year that bans promoting to students “the overthrow of the United States government” and other issues, to record its “Raza” classes this fall to document what is being taught.
No, said Tucson officials.”
H.B. 2281 bans classes that ‘promote the overthrow of the United States government’ or ‘promote resentment toward a race or class of people’ because schools should treat all pupils as individual Americans.
Ground Zero Mosque Imam Rauf: ‘New York is the capital of the world and this location close to 9/11 is iconic.’
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 21:04
Imam Rauf
Robert Spencer, the JihadWatch blogger:
“The idea here that will be widely understood is that this mosque is another triumphal mosque, another victory mosque [like] the Dome of the Rock and the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the site of the Temple Mount and the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus,” Spencer told WND today.
“The reason for the interest in this property in particular is its iconic status in relation to the 9/11 attacks. This is something the Imam Rauf has said himself. It’s not something I’m attributing to him,” Spencer explains.
“In his own words he said, ‘New York is the capital of the world and this location close to 9/11 is iconic.’ He was happy that his mosque would be at the site of the building [where] the wreckage fell on 9/11,” Spencer said.
Municipal Police arrested in the Abduction of the Mayor of Santiago
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 20:28
“The state attorney general Alejandro Garza y Garza reported that the seven narco-policemen were arrested after confessing in the participation of the abduction of the mayor of Santiago. The policemen were actively working for a cartel and authorities still expect more arrests.
Garza y Garza said that through an investigation initiated by the Governor and the state police seven people were arrested for the murder of mayor Edelmiro Cavazos.
Garza and Garza said the seven people arrested, including a woman, were actively working as municipal police officers for the city of Santiago and that some were getting paid by a cartel. The bodyguard of the late mayor, who was present during the abduction, was also arrested.
http://www.borderlandbeat.com/2010/08/municipal-polive-linked-to-abduction-of.html
“The war in Iraq is not a glorious cause … it is a jobâ€
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 20/Aug/2010 20:14
Staff Sgt. Lucas C. Trammell has had four tours in Iraq. He said what was most important to him was that he had not lost a soldier in his squad. Joao Silva for The New York Times
“A lot of people at home are tired of this,†said Staff Sgt. Trevino D. Lewis, sitting outside a gym at Camp Liberty, the dusty rubble-strewn base near Baghdad’s airport and coming to a point many soldiers made. The people back home can tune out; they cannot.
“The way I look at it, it’s my job,†he said, recounting and dismissing the shifting rationales for the war, from the weapons of mass destruction that did not exist to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein to the establishment of democracy in the Arab world. “It’s my career.â€
The sense of duty among those who serve here, still strong, is nonetheless tempered by the fact that the war is winding down slowly — or, as one officer put it, petering out — with mixed results.
The U.S. Assures Israel That an Iranian Nuclear Threat Is Not Imminent
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 20:08
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration, citing evidence of continued troubles inside Iran’s nuclear program, has persuaded Israel that it would take roughly a year — and perhaps longer — for Iran to complete what one senior official called a “dash†for a nuclear weapon, according to American officials.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/20/world/middleeast/20policy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Iran has test fired a surface-to-surface missile
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 19:30
ya mahdi (AJ) Adrekni
“Iran has test fired a surface-to-surface missile, according to the country’s defence minister.
Ahmad Vahidi’s announcement comes a day before Iran is scheduled to launch its Russian-built first nuclear power plant in the southern port city of Bushehr.
The words “Ya Mahdi†were written on the side of the missile, referring to Imam Mahdi, one of the 12 imams of Shiite Islam, who disappeared as a boy and whom the faithful believe will return one day to bring redemption to mankind.
“The missile has new technical aspects and has a unique tactical capacity,†he said on state television, adding that the device was of a “new class.â€
“Since the surface-to-surface missile has no wings, it has lot of tactical power, which also reduces the chances of it being intercepted,†he said.
ya mahdi:
“…the faithful will be free of cares and troubles when you shall arrive,
and with one strike shall put an end to the intrigues of the infidels.”
Rare World War II dive bomber raised from San Diego reservoir
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 18:24
“A rare World War II dive bomber was raised 90 feet from the bottom of a San Diego reservoir Friday and awaited a last lift from a crane to reach dry land for the first time in 65 years.
The SB2C Helldiver aircraft was brought to the surface after days of work to free it from mud and debris on the floor of the Lower Otay Reservoir.”
http://www.onenewsnow.com/AP/Search/US/Default.aspx?id=1131034
Iran planning celebrations nationwide as it readies the startup of its first nuclear power facility
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 18:19
Engineers inspect nuclear facilities at Bushehr.
“BUSHEHR, Iran – Nationwide celebrations are planned for the fuel loading at the Bushehr facility in southern Iran, while Russia pledges to safeguard the plant and prevent spent nuclear fuel from being shifted to a possible weapons program.
“The startup operations will be a big success for Iran,” conservative lawmaker Javad Karimi said in Tehran. “It also shows Iran’s resolve and capability in pursuing its nuclear activities.”
http://www.onenewsnow.com/Headlines/Default.aspx?id=1130862
The West has not sought to block the reactor startup as part of its confrontations over Iran’s nuclear agenda, a clash that has resulted in repeated rounds of U.N. sanctions against Tehran. Washington and other nations do not specifically object to Tehran’s ability to build peaceful reactors that are under international scrutiny.”
President Bush welcoming soldiers home at DFW
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Warriors on 20/Aug/2010 16:41
As 145 soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan walked through the double doors in Terminal D at DFW Airport last week for two weeks of R&R, they were greeted not only by their families, but by former president George and Laura Bush.
Power Struggle Among Russia’s Militants
Power Struggle Among Russia’s Militants is republished with permission of STRATFOR.
By Ben West and Lauren Goodrich
On Aug. 12, four members of the militant group the Caucasus Emirate (CE) appeared in a video posted on a Russian militant website withdrawing their support from CE founder and leader Doku Umarov. The reason for the mutiny was Umarov’s Aug. 4 retraction of his Aug. 1 announcement that he was stepping down from the top leadership position. STRATFOR and many others noted at the time that the Aug. 1 resignation was unexpected and suggested that Umarov may have been killed. However, the Aug. 4 retraction revealed that Umarov was still alive and that there was considerable confusion over who was in control of the militant group.
The mutineers were all high-level members of the militant group: Hussein Gakayev, commander of the CE’s Chechen forces; Aslambek Vadalov, commander of Dagestani forces and to whom Umarov had briefly turned over control in his Aug. 1 resignation; an Arab commander named Muhannad; and a veteran field commander known as Tarkhan. The four CE commanders said Umarov’s renunciation showed disrespect for his subordinates and that, while the four leaders continued to pledge support to the CE, they no longer supported Umarov. Gakayev, Tarkhan and Muhannad had all appeared in a video that aired Aug. 1 in which they supported Umarov’s decision to appoint Vadalov CE emir.
To further confuse the issue, a video released Aug. 11 by Emir Adam, the CE leader in Ingushetia, pledged his and his followers’ loyalty to Umarov. The next day, another video appeared featuring the group’s new leader in Dagestan, Emir Seyfullakh Gubdensky (who succeeded Vadalov after he became deputy leader of the CE), similarly endorsing Umarov’s reclamation of the top CE post.
These disparate messages from top leaders paint a picture of confusion and dissension in the CE that appears to mark a serious crisis for a group, which, until recently, had been consolidating militant groups across the Caucasus under a single, more strategic leadership structure. STRATFOR has collected insight from sources familiar with the group and its leadership turmoil that explains what happened and the nature of the threat that the CE poses to Russian security in the Caucasus. Read the rest of this entry »
Does Peurto Rico hold the key to the GOP’s immigration dilemma?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 20/Aug/2010 01:46
The GOP wants to halt illegal immigration, seal the southern border – but can’t afford to alienate a nation of Hispanic voters.
WASHINGTON — A Republican governor — a very Republican governor — has an idea for solving one of his party’s conundrums. The party should listen to Luis Fortuno, the Reaganite who resides in Puerto Rico’s executive mansion.
Conservatives need a strategy for addressing the immigration issue without alienating America’s largest and most rapidly growing minority. Conservatives believe the southern border must be secured before there can be “comprehensive” immigration reform that resolves the status of the 11 million illegal immigrants. But this policy risks making Republicans seem hostile to Hispanics.
Fortuno wants Republicans to couple insistence on border enforcement with support for Puerto Rican statehood. This, he says, would resonate deeply among Hispanics nationwide. His premise is that many factors — particularly, the Telemundo and Univision television channels — have created a common consciousness among Hispanics in America.