Well if you do a
Google News Search you want find no MSM outlets reporting on this... Wonder why?
Mr Weldon told Congress:
"Mr. Speaker, I rise because information has come to my attention over the past several months that is very disturbing. I have learned that, in fact, one of our Federal agencies had, in fact, identified the major New York cell of Mohamed Atta prior to 9/11; and I have learned, Mr. Speaker, that in September of [b]2000[/b], that Federal agency actually was prepared to bring the FBI in and prepared to work with the FBI to take down the cell that Mohamed Atta was involved in in New York City, along with two of the other terrorists.
"I have also learned, Mr. Speaker, that when that recommendation was discussed within that Federal agency, the lawyers in the administration at that time said, you cannot pursue contact with the FBI against that cell. Mohamed Atta is in the U.S. on a green card, and we are fearful of the fallout from the Waco incident. So we did not allow that Federal agency to proceed. (Read more here.)
Should be interesting to see how this plays out. It may take awhile before the big media outlets decide to start reporting -- but it will be interesting.
Let us not forget the
Sandy Berger deal!
Remains of 12 Vietnam War MIA's IdentifiedWelcome home and "rest in peace".
WASHINGTON - When Army Sgt. Glenn E. Miller was listed as missing in action after a fierce gun battle in Vietnam in May 1968, his girlfriend figured he had been killed - even though there was never any proof. Thirty-seven years later, the remains of Miller, a Green Beret, and the 11 Marines who died alongside him have been identified and returned to the United States.
Discovery Lands Safely in CaliforniaShuttle home safely - thank God!
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - Discovery and its crew of seven glided safely back to Earth on Tuesday, ending a riveting, at times agonizing, 14-day test of space shuttle safety that was shadowed by the ghosts of Columbia.
Army dumps general for personal misconduct
This is an extreme action and should put to rest all the liberal BS about the military's unwillingness to hold high-ranking officers accountable-- can be held much more accountable then being fired and possibly charged.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The four-star general who headed the U.S. Army's training program has been fired after an investigation into sexual misconduct, officials said on Tuesday.
In a rare punishment of a four-star officer -- the highest rank in the military -- Gen. Kevin Byrnes was fired as commanding general of the Army Training and Doctrine Command at Fort Monroe in Virginia, the Army said in a statement.
Army officials did not rule out the possibility of criminal charges or additional administration discipline.
'The investigation upon which this relief is based is undergoing further review to determine the appropriate final disposition of this matter,' the Army said.
Could
Google buying Meetroduction indicated a giant leap toward a "Google Instant Messenger"? Will Google integrate the features with
Google Hello? I believe if they enter the IM realm it will only improve instant messengers... Still waiting for Google Calendar and a Google Gmail option on the Google Toolbar (there is a plug-in for Firefrox no IE).
Google is expected to announce the acquisition of Meetroduction later this week, a source close to the transaction told internetnews.com.
Chicago-based Meetroduction launched the first version of Meetro, 'location-aware social networking software,' on Aug. 4. The idea of Meetro is to find people to hang out with in the physical world.
Google (Quote, Chart) has been rumored to be developing instant messaging capabilities, along with its moves into creating a more portal-like experience via My Google, the personalized start page Google introduced in May. A Google spokesman declined to comment for this story.
The
Westchester County, New York District Attorney, Jeanine Pirro has announced she will
challenge Clinton for the Senate seat. This ought to be interesting -- two women and one has dreams of running for President meaning that she will not be serving the people of New York for a minimum of 18 months during the term she is running for.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Jeanine Pirro, a high-profile prosecutor from the New York City area, said Monday she will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in her bid for re-election next year.
'I am running against Hillary Clinton because New York state deserves a senator who will give her all to the people of New York for a full term, who will not miss votes to campaign in (presidential) primaries,' Pirro said in a statement.
'When Mrs. Clinton first came to us and said she wanted to be a New Yorker, she asked New York to put out a welcome mat and we did,' the Westchester County district attorney added. 'But now she wants us to re-elect her even though she won't promise to serve out her term and wants to use us as a springboard to the presidency. She's asking us to become her doormat. I believe we deserve better.'
and from The New York Times
Investigators allege oil-for-food kickbacks, what a shock and outrage - right, like this is new news. Maybe it is official now but
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan will go unscathed, of course. I would like to remind you that this is the organization that Kerry, Kennedy, and crowd want us to depend on for our safety and are so concerned about "what they (UN) think" - I don't think so.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Investigators probing claims of wrongdoing in the Iraq oil-for-food program accused its former chief, Benon Sevan, of taking illegal kickbacks and recommended his immunity be lifted for prosecution.
The investigators said a former U.N. procurement officer sought a bribe and should have his immunity lifted as well. Alexander Yakovlev also was accused of collecting nearly $1 million in kickbacks outside the oil-for-food program."
ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Dies at 67I wish him peace and God's speed even if I did not agree with his politics.
Peter Jennings, the urbane, Canadian-born broadcaster who delivered the news to Americans each night in five separate decades, died Sunday. He was 67.
Jennings, who announced in April that he had lung cancer, died at his New York home, ABC News President David Westin said late Sunday.
'Peter has been our colleague, our friend, and our leader in so many ways. None of us will be the same without him,' Westin said.
Where Are the War Heroes?, is a question the New York Times ask. It is a good question; however, they blame the military itself, the Whitehouse, and others -- but fail to mention the real culprit, THE MEDIA. Yes, the New York Times and their coverage is the answer to their own question. Some excerpts from their article:
that might be because [of us at the New York Times] the military, the White House and the culture at large have not publicized their actions with the zeal that was lavished on the heroes of World War I and World War II.
Many in the military are disheartened by the absence of an instantly recognizable war hero today, a deficiency with a complex cause: public opinion on the Iraq war is split, and drawing attention to it risks fueling opposition; the military is more reluctant than it was in the last century to promote the individual over the group; and the war itself is different, with fewer big battles and more and messier engagements involving smaller units of Americans. Then, too, there is a celebrity culture that seems skewed more to the victim than to the hero.
Sometimes with all the "other" news I believe we loss site of "the war on terror" and that our men and women in the military are continuing day and night -- let us not forget.
U.S., Iraqi Troops Repel Insurgent Attacks -- again notice "
no casualties. NO casualties or "light" casualties is something the "anti-War" folks disregard or ignore. This is an indicator of how GOOD our military is and yes, it is also and indicator of how will the leadership and planning is. War and combat unfortunately result in death sometimes ours and sometimes innocent lives, but unless you have been there you should not criticize and if you have - have you done so in an urban environment. How would you possibility compare Iraq to Vietnam? I would welcome anyone to tell me -- our WWII veterans going through the villages and cities of Italy and Germany have a better grasp of of "urban combat"... Some excerpts from the
Associated Press release:
BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. and Iraqi troops repelled a series of coordinated insurgent attacks in southern Baghdad, killing six rebels and capturing 12, the U.S. military said Saturday. There were no U.S. casualties.
The fighting began about 8 p.m. Friday when insurgents attacked an Iraqi army position with mortar rounds and small-arms fire, the command said. U.S. attack helicopters engaged the insurgents with rockets and gunfire.
Although, I commend the writer for reporting success -- pay close attention to the
article, he spent most of the article describing suicide bombers and insurgent (terrorist) rocket attacks - and yes, of course, he did get the all important "body talling"...
An
atom bomb was dropped on
Hiroshima. The below picture is of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb. Three days later an atomic bomb was dropped on
Nagasaki -- these two bombings effectively ended
World War II and in my opinion, although not "politically correct", saved hundreds of thousands American lives and allowed the world to begin it's "healing". There were plenty of atrocities during World War II -- simply ask the European Jewish population of the time -- ask the Chinese, Koreans, or Filipinos. The atomic bomb though horrific and ushering in the atomic age, an age that was inevitable, was not one of those atrocities.
The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was
Little Boy and delivered by
Enola Gay -- that dropped on Nagasaki was
Fat Man, delivered by
Bockscar.
It appears the
state is going to probe 'KID' loan to lefty radio and it is nice to see; however, the MSM refuses to acknowledge anything happened --
Google News Search -- maybe if it were FoxNews, Rush, Hannity, or..... Yes, you got to love the famous compassion for children and pursuit of the truth coming from the left on this -- sure, RIGHT -- not likely to ever see those famous traits unless it benefits the left and then they are fake.
August 6, 2005 -- State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer yesterday opened an investigation into the Bronx social-services agency that made $875,000 in bizarre loans to Air America radio, The Post has learned.
'We are looking into it in consultation with the city's Department of Investigation,' Spitzer spokesman Darren Dopp revealed.
The highly unusual loans to the left-wing radio network were made by the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club -- which was visited by one of Spitzer's investigators yesterday, officials said.
Dopp said Spitzer's probe is examining 'the conduct of the board of [the] charitable not-for-profit organization. The question is: Was their action appropriate?'
Spitzer has jurisdiction because his office oversees charities in the state.
One of three counties,
Afghanistan agrees to accept detainees. Although some might see that as plans to "shutdown"
Guantánamo -- this ain't so. In fact, it is my belief it will improve interrogation results -- the truth is the "mistreated" prisoners will much rather stay at Gitmo then be transfered to Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, or Yemen. Another bargaining chip!
The Bush administration is negotiating the transfer of nearly 70 percent of the detainees at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to three countries as part of a plan, officials said, to share the burden of keeping suspected terrorists behind bars.
U.S. officials announced yesterday that they have reached an agreement with the government of Afghanistan to transfer most of its nationals to Kabul's 'exclusive' control and custody. There are 110 Afghan detainees at Guantanamo and 350 more at the Bagram airfield near Kabul. Their transfers could begin in the next six months.
[...]
"This is not an effort to shut down Guantanamo. Rather, the arrangement we have reached with the government of Afghanistan is the latest step in what has long been our policy -- that we need to keep dangerous enemy combatants off the battlefield," Matthew Waxman, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, said shortly after leaving Kabul with Prosper. "We, the U.S., don't want to be the world's jailer. We think a more prudent course is to shift that burden onto our coalition partners."
If only the US would act as quickly and
propose changes to our immigration. How long did it take
Tony Blair, ten days? I wonder if the liberals will continue to use Europe's actions as a "go by" or "should go by" for the United States -- England's current reactions don't suite United States' liberals appeasement or "wait and see" mentality, does it?
LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair proposed strict anti-terror measures Friday that would allow Britain to expel foreigners who preach hatred, close extremist mosques and bar entry to Muslim radicals. 'The rules of the game are changing' following last month's bomb attacks, he declared. (Read more here)
More information from BBC
The New York Times
look into the adoptions made my
Judge John Roberts and his wife. Now besides being deplorable it goes to show how BIAS the New York Times is and should remove any doubt. This steps also shows how desperate liberals are using one of their henchmen (New York Times) to dig up dirt, who cares if this harms children, you know the children liberals claim to care so much about... In less then a week we see Air America and New York Times take "caring for children" to a new LOW.
The New York Times has been asking lawyers who specialize in adoption cases for advice on how to get into the sealed court records on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts' two adopted children.
There is no indication The Times had any evidence there was anything improper in the family's adoption of five-year-old Josie and four-year-old Jack, both born in Latin America. Sources familiar with the matter told FOX News that at least one lawyer turned the Times down flat, saying that any effort to pry into adoption case records, which are always sealed, would be reprehensible.
More from Drudge Report
Although I am sure liberals will not be happy with this
exit strategy, after all they have haven't been -- and the "
exit strategy" has not changed since the beginning... Primarily, Iraq must be capable of providing their own security and policing, along with other circumstances. Is this really news? No, in my opinion it is a vain attempt to "shut the left up" -- it will not work, they will spew their hate until they realize they LOST. Some expert from
The Washington Times report:
A task force headed by U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad agreed yesterday on guidelines for the withdrawal of U.S. and other forces, with two key troop contributors planning major drawdowns by year's end.
'The key consideration is the capability of Iraqi security forces,' said a U.S. military statement, which identified other members of the task force as U.S. Gen. George Casey Jr., the Iraqi ministers of interior and defense, Iraq's national security adviser and British Ambassador William Patey.
