Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta
Obama amputates our nuclear arms
By: Charles Krauthammer
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Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.”
Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)
However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.
This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.
Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?
The naivete is stunning.
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“The Federation of Islamic Organizations in Europe”
http://www.nefafoundation.org/miscellaneous/FeaturedDocs/nefafioereport1008.pdf
http://newsfeed.time.com/2010/11/03/while-you-were-voting-iran-announces-stoning-execution/
While You Were Voting: Iran Announces Stoning Execution
By: Allie Townsend
http://newsfeed.time.com/author/allietownsend/
Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning
for adultery could be executed as early as today, activists say.
Ashtiani, a 43-year-old mother of two was first sentenced to death in 2006
by two separate courts. For one charge, the involvement of the murder of her
husband, she was sentenced to death by hanging; for the second, adultery,
Ashtiani was set to be executed by stoning. The first sentence was
eventually lessened to jail time, but the second was upheld, spurring an
international outcry of protesters calling for stoning executions to be
banned. Worldwide repulsion to the practice of stoning in Iran seemed to
have little effect on the country’s decision, resulting in heated
declarations from Iran, promising not to curb Islamic law for the Western
world.
More on TIME: Death By Stoning: Iran’s Internal Debate
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2002545,00.html
Under Iranian penal code, death by stoning for both men and women is
textbook for cases of adultery,
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trying to muster up some sympathy for Beverly<<<
What an odd final to her story, after all she gave to them, would be a surprise to many, if they knew the number of jehadi she raised for them.
I’d love to see Soros as a cell mate of Madoff.<<<
If we knew the truth about how evil soros is, we would call it conspiracy, for no other has done as much to harm this world, as he has, and all the while, he keeps smiling and welcomes the hoards of people wanting to join him.
I find his money in odd places and none of it doing good, even the food for children, comes with a poisoned mind.
My opinion.
Precautionary package search under way at DHL cargo building at JFK airport - NBC
Suspicious packages found at Glasgow Airport; parts of airport evacuated, spokesman says - AP
http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/somalia-shipping.6sq
Somali pirates seize ship with 29 people on board
03 November 2010, 20:43 CET
- filed under: piracy
http://www.eubusiness.com/search?Subject%3Alist=piracy
Tanzania
http://www.eubusiness.com/search?Subject%3Alist=Tanzania
shipping
http://www.eubusiness.com/search?Subject%3Alist=shipping
Somalia
http://www.eubusiness.com/search?Subject%3Alist=Somalia
Comoros
http://www.eubusiness.com/search?Subject%3Alist=Comoros
(BRUSSELS) - Somali pirates on Wednesday hijacked a Comoran-flagged vessel
as it headed to Tanzania from the Comoros with 29 sailors on board, the
European Union anti-piracy mission said.
The 43-metre-long (140-foot) merchant vessel Aly Zoulfecar was en route
between the Indian Ocean archipelago and Dar Es Salam when it was attacked,
the EU NAFOR mission said in a statement.
“On the morning of 3 November 2010, the master of the MV Aly Zoulfecar
reported that pirates were on board,” the statement said.
The ship was carrying nine crew members and 20 passengers. Among those on
board, 13 were from Tanzania, 12 from Comoros and four from Madagascar.
The UN reported on Tuesday that Somali pirates had increased the number of
successful hijackings in 2010, become more violent and expanded their attack
zone.
The pirates staged 37 successful hijackings of ships in the first 10 months
of 2010, up from 33 in the same period of 2009, the UN report said.
We’re of the same opinion, Granny.
Delta Jet Lands in Ore. With “Suspicious Items” (Box Cutters)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2621049/posts
Suspicious materials found in home in south Las Vegas
(snip)
The Clark County Fire Department first appeared on scene to tend to a generator that caught fire at the home.
The fire was put out quickly but, upon further inspection, suspicious materials were found at the property, including chemicals, bottles, and fertilizers....
http://www.ktnv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13442496
RCMP Ordered Away from Radical Conference
by IPT News . Oct 28, 2010 at 11:23 am
http://www.investigativeproject.org/blog/2010/10/rcmp-ordered-away-from-radical-conference
Canada’s public safety minister has ordered members of a Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP) community outreach unit not to attend a conference
http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/27/15853896.html in Ottawa
today featuring Iranian professors closely tied to the Islamic Republic’s
regime.
“Let me be clear,” Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said, “Canada’s national
police force must have no involvement in any event organized by those who
promote extremism and hatred.”
Until Toews spoke up, the Toronto Sun reports, “the RCMP’s ‘ethnic liaison
office’ was promoting the event to members of the national force and one of
the participants is a member of the Mounties’ cultural diversity committee.”
snip.
Hague’s visit sparks Israel-UK clash on Iran, Mid East, Palestinians
DEBKAfile Special Report November 3, 2010, 8:10 PM (GMT+02:00)
http://www.debka.com/dynmedia/photos/2010/11/03/big/William_Hague_3.11.10.jpg
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague ruffles feathers in Jerusalem
The sharp differences between Israel and Britain, similar in many respects
to the unpublicized arguments between Washington and London, came to the
fore Wednesday, Nov. 3, during William Hague’s first visit to Israel as UK
Foreign Secretary.
He was informed that Israel had halted the strategic dialogue with the UK in
protest against the failure of
successive British governments to repeal a law allowing private individuals
to file war crimes suits against foreign dignitaries.
Since 2005, pro-Palestinian activists have used the concept of “universal
jurisdiction” to threaten Israeli leaders with arrest for alleged war
crimes. Several serving and former Israeli leaders have cancelled trips to
Britain after being warned they could be arrested. The latest was Deputy
Prime Minister Dan Meridor, who cancelled his trip to Britain last month to
avoid prosecution for taking part in the government decision to intercept a
Turkish vessel threatening to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza. Nine Turks
were killed resisting an Israeli army raid.
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Precautionary package search under way at DHL cargo building at JFK airport - NBC
Suspicious packages found at Glasgow Airport; parts of airport evacuated, spokesman says - AP<<<<
I am almost feeling sorry for the jehadi, how will they tell if their package arrived, when every odd package in the world, is falling under the “Yeman / Bomb” label.
Greece is up to 5 letter bombs now.
Any further news on your package news?
JFK was cleared last night - not sure about Scotland,
BUT - Mail bomb sent last week from Yemen was defused 17 minutes before it was set to explode, French interior minister says - France 2 TV via AP
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/03/fbi-th-virginia-shooting-linked-earlier-cases/?test=latestnews
FBI Ties Fifth Case to Series of Shootings Targeting Military Buildings in
Virginia
Published November 03, 2010
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Nov. 2: Law enforcement investigators looks at a door at the Coast Guard
recruiting station in Woodbridge, Va.. Police in northern Virginia say shots
were fired overnight at a Coast Guard recruiting station, the latest case of
someone shooting at military-related buildings in the Washington area. (AP)
snip
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/us/04brfs-3MENCHARGEDI_BRF.html?_r=1
Missouri: 3 Men Charged in Plot to Funnel Money for Terrorism
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 3, 2010
A Missouri man and a Minnesotan are among three people facing charges in a
plot to funnel money to a terrorist group in Somalia. An indictment unsealed
Wednesday accuses Mohamud Abdi Yusuf, of St. Louis, of providing material
support to the group, known as the
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/s/al-shabab/index.html?inline=nyt-org
Shabab. Mr. Yusuf and Abdi Mahdi Hussein, of
Minneapolis, are also accused of conspiring to structure financial
transactions. A third man, Duane Mohamed Diriye, is also charged and remains
at large.
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http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/cyber-attack-could-paralyze-air-traffic
Cyber attack could paralyze air traffic
Published 4 November 2010
This summer we saw the release of the world’s first cyber superweapon, which
was said to be targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities as well as infrastructure
systems in China; the Stuxnet worm could break into computers that control
machinery at the heart of industry, allowing an attacker to assume control
of critical systems like pumps, motors, alarms and valves; a similar cyber
weapon could allow an attacker to take down air-control systems
snip.
New Hidden Missile System Unknown To Feds
Video on website —
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/25557231/index.html
http://www.wsbtv.com/video/25557231/index.html
October 29, 2010
ATLANTA — A Russian weapons company is marketing a new missile system that
is hidden inside an ordinary shipping container. It can turn a ship, train
or truck into a long range missile launcher. Channel Two Action News anchor
Justin Farmer investigated the threat and found officials at the Port of
Savannah had never heard of the Club K Missile system.
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Al Qaeda’s No. 2 man calls for revenge over convicted scientist
Al Qaeda’s No. 2, in a recording posted on the internet, has called for retaliation against the United States for sentencing a female Pakistani neuroscientist to life in prison for shooting at FBI agents and soldiers.
Aafia Siddiqui, 38, was arrested in Afghanistan in 2008 by Afghan police who said she was carrying 900 grams (2 pounds) of sodium cyanide and crumpled notes referring to mass-casualty attacks and New York landmarks.
She was found guilty in a U.S. court on charges she grabbed a rifle and fired at American interrogators as she was wrestled to the ground, and was sentenced in September to life in prison.
“The path is clear, whoever wants to free Aafia Siddiqui and retaliate against those who assaulted her and every Muslim woman should ... support the mujahideen and join them,” said a speaker identified as al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri on the audio recording, posted on Islamist websites Thursday......
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/11/04/mideast.zawahiri.message/
http://tinyurl.com/3x6zrkb
http://tinyurl.com/3x6zrkb
[Fox News]
Flight Lands in Mumbai Under Emergency Conditions Due to Suspicious Package
Published November 04, 2010
| Associated Press
MUMBAI, India — A Delta flight landed in emergency conditions in Mumbai
Thursday night after a report of suspicious cargo on board, an Indian
official said.
“The security agencies are checking the cargo,” said airport spokesman
Manish Kalghatgi.
The plane from Amsterdam landed at Mumbai’s international airport at 11pm
and was immediately taken to an isolated bay, where it was being inspected
by bomb squads and airport security, Kalghatgi said.
All 244 passengers on board Delta flight 70 were evacuated safely, he said.
“Delta staff in Amsterdam informed the pilot there may be unaccounted-for
cargo on board,” he said.
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http://intelligencenews.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/01-589/
Taiwan grapples with ‘largest military spy scandal in 20 years’
Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:49 PM PDT
Two Taiwanese double agents have been arrested in Taipei, in connection with what one newspaper editorial described as the most serious case of military espionage to hit the country in two decades. Continue reading ...
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