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Archive for category News
“Jihadi tourists: stay away.” 5 American Muslim men convicted of terrorism by Pakistani court
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 25/Jun/2010 02:25
“KABUL, Afghanistan — A Pakistani court convicted five young American Muslim men of terrorism charges Thursday and sentenced each to 10 years in jail…
The case spotlighted the radicalization of American Muslims and Pakistan’s drawing power to would-be jihadists from around the world. The convictions amounted to an official warning to jihadi tourists to stay away.”
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/25/1699500/5-americans-convicted-of-terrorism.html
North Korea sentences Boston man to 8 years hard labor
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 25/Jun/2010 02:18
Aijalon Mahli Gomes of Boston
“SEOUL — North Korea threatened yesterday to increase punishment for a Boston man who was sentenced to hard labor for illegally entering the country, citing what it called a hostile US policy toward Pyongyang.
Aijalon Mahli Gomes was sentenced in April to eight years of hard labor and fined $700,000 for entering the country illegally and for an unspecified “hostile act.’’
The Obama administration urged North Korea not to link his case with efforts to censure the communist nation for the sinking of a South Korean warship in March.
The United States and South Korea have vowed to hold Pyongyang accountable for the sinking of the warship, in which 46 South Korean sailors died.”
http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2010/06/25/nkorea_threatens_reprisal_on_american/
Two views on McChrystal’s firing – through the eyes of business leaders
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Opinion on 25/Jun/2010 01:48
Clint Greenleaf, Founder and CEO, Greenleaf Book Group
“First off, lets be honest. It’s not accepting a resignation, it’s firing the general for one specific comment made (and several from unnamed sources who work for him).
The specific comment wasn’t bad. It was what McChrystal thought was accurate — that the president doesn’t know as much as he should about the war. True or not, I don’t think he was out of line at all. In fact, he tried to make the same point to Obama during their first meeting.
I have the highest respect for our military and think the president made a huge mistake. It makes him look petty and insecure that he can’t handle someone who disagrees with him.
“As a CEO, I relish an opportunity to hear what my staff really thinks. Especially when it comes from a respected person who is good at what they do.
Anyone who has met me knows I’m not perfect — and my staff isn’t there to hide my flaws from me. They work with me to show me where I can improve, and if that means calling me out when I make a mistake, I want to hear about it. Even if it’s in public, and even if it makes me look like I made a mistake.
“The real question is, what is more important? To make the right decisions for the country or to try to protect the image of our leader?”
Rob Adams, Director, Global Moot Corp Program at the University of Texas
“I think the context needs to be set here — this is a military organization with an established chain of command that follows orders from the top.
All the commentary on the situation pointed to those in the military understanding this and expecting severe action, and those more on the commercial side expecting lass harsh action.
The real question is, What would McChrystal have done to those reporting to him in the same situation? I suspect similar treatment to what Obama did.”
The bottom line for President Obama was, “I welcome debate among my team, but I won’t tolerate division.”
http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/23/the-mcchrystal-scandal-how-would-you-handle-it/
Update: Families of students sue school district over American flag T-shirts/Cinco de Mayo incident
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Opinion on 25/Jun/2010 01:26
From left, Daniel Galli, Austin Carvalho, Matt Dariano and Dominic Maciel - sent home from school on Cinco de Mayo because they were wearing American flag T-shirts. Photo by: Gilroy Dispatch file photo
“Live Oak High School students …were sent home from school on Cinco de Mayo because they were wearing American flag T-shirts. Three families sued the school district.
The parents of three of the four boys…filed a lawsuit today against the Morgan Hill Unified School District, Principal Nick Boden and Assistant Principal Miguel Rodriguez for violating their First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
“The families are hoping to have their Constitutional rights vindicated,” their attorney William J. Becker Jr. said Wednesday by phone.
The lawsuit, Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified School District, “seeks nominal damages” Becker said, which is symbolic. The plaintiffs are not seeking monetary damages or an apology. It’s whether or not Live Oak or any other school in the United States recognizes their duty to not infringe on students’ First Amendment rights, Becker said.â€
It is a shame that whoever sent these boys home from Live Oak High School could not have been more culturally tolerant. Why couldn’t they have respected the values and the fundamental human right of expression due these young men?
It’s sad that, just because of the color of their skin, and because their cultural heritage did not include Cinco de Mayo, that school officials felt compelled to send the boys home.
I had hoped we were becoming a more tolerant nation than that. Hopefully someday this nation will fundamentally change and everyone will be able to express their views, regardless of their skin color and culture.
But weren’t they inciting trouble? Stirring up angry reactions? No, the way I see it, the responsibility to control angry reactions lies with the person who’s getting their feathers ruffled. Just because I don’t like something you say doesn’t mean I can react violently or cause trouble. It’s up to me to exercise self-control.
Here’s the way it works in America: people get to say what they think. I don’t get to shut them down if they say something that hurts my feelings or insults me. Think how much more boring Leno and Letterman would be if that were true.
What would Jon Stewart or Glenn Beck say? We’d have dead air. Now there’s change you can believe in; everybody just hush for a while.
“Oh, we can’t say that on air; it might hurt someone’s feelings or offend them.” That doesn’t stop anybody from openly expressing their views. Unless of course, you’re pretty sure someone might shoot and stab you for saying something they don’t like, and you know it could happen because it’s already happened over and over again in Europe.
Then it’s best if you forget freedom of expression, slink away with your tail between your legs, and not air that particular South Park episode.
Good for the families for not letting themselves be intimidated. Good for them for not backing down. Good for them for not going after big bucks in this lawsuit. It’s not about money it’s about principles and values they are willing to fight for.
The warrior spirit is alive and well in Morgan Hill – don’t mess with them and don’t mess with the first amendment.
Funny thing, though: I wonder why the ACLU didn’t jump in on this one? Aren’t they the true defenders of civil liberties in America? Huh. I guess it depends on which slice of America you fit into.
Proposed Muslim Centre near 9/11 Site Protested in NYC
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Opinion on 23/Jun/2010 23:36
“Is it disrespectful to the citizens of New York City to build a Muslim centre? Atlas Shrugged blogger & “birther” Pamela Geller doesn’t want a proposed centre/mosque built near Ground Zero, but Mayor Michael Bloomberg does.”
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/proposed-muslim-centre-near-9-11-site-protested-nyc-video
Does it really matter whether you call it a community centre or a mosque? Sure it does. A community center sounds so…nice…and innocent.
But first, forgive me for this little detour: yeah, it looks like many Americans do object to a proposed centre/mosque built near Ground Zero – does the fact that some of those objecting are “birthers” make their objections to this “community center” any less valid? And will politicians hear those concerns or dismiss them as the ranting of “birthers”?
Tip: if you want to minimize the impact of a group that disagrees with you, come up with a name to mock them and do everything you can to ridicule them. This way you won’t have to actually answer any questions.
(And no, I’m not going to waste your time discussing the “birther” issue, it doesn’t even matter which side of that little shouting match I lean towards. Mostly I’m just getting tired of the name calling. I was tired of it in first grade, and it’s especially tiring when adults use that juvenile tactic rather than making a case for their opposing view.)
Now back to my initial comment:
How stupid do they think we are?
Oh, Gee, Golly, isn’t it Swell that this nice Egyptian Guy is getting into “community development” and helping our city? He’s not trying to Islamicize anybody. Gosh, no – he’s a “community developer”. Maybe he’ll help us fundamentally change America.
Tip: if you want to minimize the impact of a group that disagrees with you, come up with a name to mock them and do everything you can to ridicule them. This way you won’t have to actually answer any questions.
And, regarding the “community center”:
“Look, we’re building this big, beautiful statue of a horse. Go ahead, drag it inside your city. It’s a monument. See? We really can get along. You’re big and strong, relax, you don’t need to worry – why would you think you need to worry about a statue of a horse? Look at it, what a beautiful monument…”
BTW: you’re not paranoid if someone really is out to get you.
For use in Mexico or coming over the border into Texas?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 23/Jun/2010 01:05
These are photos of a Zetas camp (a Mexican drug cartel w/ Guatemalan ties) that was found near Higueras, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico - a little over 100 miles away from Laredo, TX.
At least 25 suspects managed to get away.
They found 12 trucks/SUVs under a shaded canopy. The vehicles contained military & police issue accessories. Its estimated that they found around 200 rifles, and 30 pistols. They also found grenade and rocket launchers. There were over 300 magazines and uniforms. They also found a box of 60 grenades.
And to answer one criticism: no Nancy and Diane, most of these guns did not come from gun shows in the American Southwest. You can’t buy selective fire M4s with 14.5 inch barrels, RPG-7s, and 40mm grenades at gun shows. More about the M4s: If those had actually been smuggled commercial M4geries from the States, then they’d be in umpteen different configurations and have 16-inch barrels. Notice how those rows of M4s all look identical? Obviously, those were built to Ejército Méxicano contract specs. Now I suppose those two Barrett .50 rifles might have been smuggled from the States. They aren’t in the TO&Es of most Mexican Army units, but they are used by their Special Forces.
http://www.claytonmspaparazzi.com/2010/06/13/look-what-they-found-near-the-texanmexican-border.html
New Report – Sharia Law in Britain: A Threat to One Law for All and Equal Rights
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Law, News, Opinion, Threat Watch on 22/Jun/2010 23:42
Americans can get a glimpse of the kinds of challenges an ever-growing Muslim population will present to Americans by watching carefully what is happening in the UK and Europe, where Islam is more deeply entrenched.
A new report by the human rights organization, One Law for All, has found Sharia Councils and Muslim Arbitration Tribunals to be in violation of UK law, public policy and human rights.
You can download the report, free, here:
Based on an 8 March 2010 Seminar on Sharia Law, research, interviews, and One Law for All case files, the report has identified a number of problem areas with Sharia Law.
The report was released at the time of a 20 June 2010 “One Law for All” rally on the issue of Sharia law.
Below are a few photos of Pro-Sharia counter-demonstrators who showed up at the rally (coming to your streets soon?).
Highlights of the rally:
Human rights activist Gita Sahgal:
“I think it is highly significant that in Britain there has been silence where there should have been condemnation. There is active support for ‘Sharia laws’ precisely because it is limited to denying women rights in the family. No hands are being cut off, so there can’t be a problem.
This campaign stands at the heart of a debate over the future of Britain. It also stands at the heart of global attempts to destroy the most basic rights, to invade liberty and to crush equality and to do this in the name of upholding and promoting human rights. We stand here today facing down forces of racism and fundamentalism as we struggle for secularism.â€
Maryam Namazie:
“The fight against Sharia law is a fight against Islamism not Muslims, immigrants and people living under Sharia here or elsewhere. So it is very apt for the Islamists to hold a counter-demonstration against our rally. This is where the real battleground lies.â€
MC Fariborz Pooya of the Iranian Secular Society:
“The One Law for All Campaign has brought to centre stage an important debate about the kind of society we want to live in whilst defending the rights of everyone irrespective of religion, race, nationality…; this Campaign is truly the voice of the voiceless.â€
Anna Waters of One Law for All’s Legal Team:
“Any reasonable interpretation of the Human Rights Act shows us that there are certain things that it doesn’t allow – and one of the things it doesn’t allow is for a woman to have an inferior or second class status when she stands before a judge in a court of law. This is exactly what is happening…â€
Gerard Phillips of the National Secular Society:
[Sharia Law is] “nothing less than an attack on human rights and on equality…It undermines our democracy. It must be opposed.â€
The rally was held on 20 June to mark the killing of Neda Agha-Soltan at a protest in Tehran last year and link the fight against Sharia in the UK with that in Iran and elsewhere.
The supporters of One Law for All are non-violent warriors, working to protect those who can’t protect themselves – at a very real risk to themselves. I admire their courage. Do you think the threat of Sharia law could never happen in America? It is already happening in the UK, in Europe, and in Canada.
Stopping Bad Guys is not the only mission.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 22/Jun/2010 19:05
Afghan boys reacted as they played a game of marbles with a US officer (not shown) in the village of Damman, Kunar Province on Feb. 16. Oleg Popov/Reuters
“Whatever happens, we just keep doing our jobâ€
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 22/Jun/2010 18:54
A US Marine from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit had a close call after Taliban fighters opened fire near Garmser in Helmand Province of Afghanistan, on May 18. The Marine was not injured in the fire fight. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Politicians squabble and play political game. Soldiers simply keep on doing what they are there to do, and ignore the bull****.
“The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, has been recalled to Washington to explain controversial remarks he made about leading Obama administration figures. But those on the front lines of the war say that the political squabble and inevitable fallout to come means little for them or the mission ahead.
But Canadian soldiers stationed in Kandahar Province, the birthplace of the Taliban and currently home to the war’s most intense fighting, mostly shrugged off the political firestorm.
“Whatever happens, we just keep doing our job,†says Canadian Army Master Cpl. Mathieu Jacob of Cap-Pelé, Canada. “Our job is our job.â€
Nebraska City to Restrict Illegal Immigration
Posted by Jack Sinclair in Law, News, Opinion on 22/Jun/2010 18:33
“FREEMONT, Neb. – This small Nebraska meatpacking town has joined Arizona at the center of a national debate about illegal immigration after voters approved a ban on hiring or renting property to illegal immigrants, but an expected court challenge could keep the measure from ever taking effect.”
My favorite comment on this article was, “That’s funny that the “American Civil Liberties” is going to file a stoppage. I guess they don’t stick by their name when they say “American”… not sure what Illegal Immigrants have to do with being American.”
I get tired of people responding to any objection to illegal immigration with, “But we are a nation of immigrants!” You want to immigrate? Fine, do it legally. I have a friend who tried for years to become a citizen legally, went through all the hoops, and now, today, is a citizen of the USA. Why should someone be able to disregard our imigration laws and then expect to be accepted as a legitimate citizen? If you want to come here, do it legally, and don’t expect us to look the other way when the first thing you do when you step foot on our soil is to break our laws.
Oh, and then the accusations start about “being a hater” or “being racist”. Nope. Sorry, not buying that. It is not that I hate immigrants, it is that I love my country and I object to anyone disrespecting it’s laws. If you come here, live by our rules. If you don’t like our rules, don’t come here. Or go somewhere that has rules you like. It’s pretty simple – and it has nothing to do with hate.
McChrystal, Obama At Odds Over Afghanistan
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 22/Jun/2010 17:21
Gov Rick Perry: “With the safety of Texans on the line, we can’t afford to wait”
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 21/Jun/2010 20:22
“Violence in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border continues to increase at an alarming rate. We believe that this violence represents a serious threat to the national security of the United States as well as a serious threat to U.S. citizens that live along the 1,969-mile long border,” a dozen bipartisan members of Congress from border states wrote President Obama.
“The federal government currently does not know who is entering our country and when, which obviously creates tremendous security concerns,” said Brewer’s spokesman Paul Senseman.
And in Texas, “we respond to threats based on risk, not occurrence,” said Gov. Rick Perry’s spokeswoman Katherine Cesinger. Thus Perry has activated a secret state border protection emergency plan.
“With the safety of Texans on the line, we can’t afford to wait,” he said.
But the Huffington Post assures us we can all relax:
“It’s one of the safest parts of America, and it’s getting safer. It’s the U.S.-Mexico border, and even as politicians say more federal troops are needed to fight rising violence, government data obtained by The Associated Press show it actually isn’t so dangerous after all.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/03/us-mexico-border-safety-a_n_598825.html
Kyl must have hit a nerve
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Opinion, Threat Watch on 21/Jun/2010 20:16
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona told a gathering in North Phoenix, Ariz., on Friday that Obama refuses to secure the Mexican border until Congress agrees to a wide-ranging overhaul of immigration laws.
There appears to be a massive flood of denials on the net.
As an experiment, try this: Google “White House disputes Kyl’s account of border talk” – then scroll down through the pages upon pages of hits: it’s posted on hundreds of different sites.
Mexican Hitman: “…you see how the people end up, their heads shot to pieces. It gets ingrained in your mind”
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 21/Jun/2010 19:58
Hitman's home state of Durango
“Everybody is a cartel killer these days, he said. Drug dealers, addicts, low-level cops, teenagers. “They kill women and children, they’re very careless,” he said, insisting he was a professional since his first execution at age 17.
“I killed, cut off heads,” he said coldly.
Now in this late 30s, he worked for years along the U.S. border, in the states of Baja California, Sinaloa and Sonora.
He says at first he was nervous, shaking. He did it drugged, but he knew how to handle a handgun because he had been well-trained as a police officer in his home state of Durango, northwestern Mexico.”
Senator Jon Kyl: Obama refuses to secure the Mexican border until Congress agrees to overhaul immigration laws.
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News, Threat Watch on 21/Jun/2010 19:50
“Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona… said he pressed Obama to secure the border against illegal immigrants.
“The problem is, he [Obama] said, ‘If we secure the border, then you all won’t have any reason to support comprehensive immigration reform.'”
“They want to get something in return for doing their duty,” Kyl told the group [in North Phoenix, Ariz.].
The White House denied the account..Kyl spokesman Ryan Patmintra said the senator stands by his remarks.â€
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/jun/21/white-house-disputes-kyls-account-of-border-talk/