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Free Republic | 4/11/2010 | FReeper Collaboration

Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta

TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM
      News, INFORMATION & Analysis

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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To: All; Velveeta; WestCoastGal; PGalt

Special Dispatch |3343 |November 4, 2010
South Asia Studies Project/Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor

In a New Message, Al-Qaeda Deputy Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri Warns of Revenge Against the U.S., Calls on Muslims of Pakistan to ‘Join the Caravan of Jihad…’

Note to media and government: For the full report or a copy of the video, send an email with “Al-Qaeda Deputy Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri Warns of Revenge Against the U.S.” in the subject line to media@memri.org.

In a new statement titled “Who will Take Revenge for Dr. Aafia Siddiqui?”, Al-Qaeda deputy leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri issues messages to two intended audiences, the Americans and the residents of Pakistan.
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui is a Pakistani scientist sentenced to 86 years in prison by a court in New York for trying to kill U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan.
The audio recording, which is four minutes and 33 seconds in duration, was posted on the Shumukh Al-Islam jihadi web forum along with transcripts in Arabic, Urdu, Pashtu, and Farsi.

The following are excerpts from Al-Zawahiri’s message:
“To Americans, my message is this:

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1,721 posted on 11/04/2010 2:19:10 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: nw_arizona_granny; callmejoe; Rushmore Rocks; WestCoastGal; Oorang

Plane grounded in SLC by man’s suspicious behavior

An American Airlines flight carrying 146 passengers to Dallas was grounded in Salt Lake City after an emergency situation involving suspicious acts by a passenger Thursday afternoon.

Around 1:30 p.m., the MD88 plane landed at the Salt Lake City International Airport on its way from Portland to Dallas, said Salt Lake City Department of Airports spokeswoman Barbara Gann.

Gann said a passenger on flight 1476, “was behaving strangely and displayed suspicious behavior.”....
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50610206-76/plane-flight-lake-passenger.html.csp


1,722 posted on 11/04/2010 3:37:36 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: All; nw_arizona_granny; callmejoe; Rushmore Rocks; Oorang; WestCoastGal; milford421

More on the American Airlines “unruly” passenger:

John Heller, a passenger on the flight, tells KSL the “unruly” passenger wanted to use the restroom before the flight left Portland, but a flight attendant told him he had to wait until after take-off.

Once the flight was in the air, the passenger apparently used the restroom three to four times and that raised suspicions. Passengers nearest to him alerted the flight attendant that they were uncomfortable with what they were seeing. (snip)

“Out of an abundance of caution, the aircraft is being searched....
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=13147932


1,723 posted on 11/04/2010 3:48:24 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

Thanks for the pings. Sure has been busy with the airplane incidence.


1,724 posted on 11/04/2010 4:55:28 PM PDT by Oorang (Tyranny thrives where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people - Alex Kozinski)
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To: All

Brazil ready to retaliate for US move in ‘currency war’

Ms Rousseff added: “The last time there was a series of competitive devaluations...it ended in world war two.”

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/326a6d62-e83d-11df-8995-00144feab49a.html#ixzz14MUwa8ZL


1,725 posted on 11/04/2010 5:24:12 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: All; Velveeta; WestCoastGal; PGalt

RE: my post 1719

The Delta plane that was landed with a bomb threat today in India, something kept ringing a bell and here it is:

http://www.google.com/search?q=+CAIR+SUES+DELTA&btnG=Search&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=Ip&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&sa=2

Religious profiling of airline passengers Delta asked to probe ...
Oct 31, 2010 ... CAIR-MN is calling on Delta to review its ... ... customer service, fuel efficiency · Woman sues airline after being ordered off the plane. ...
www.eturbonews.com/.../delta-asked-probe-profiling-muslim-passengers -

CAIR-MN Asks Delta to Probe ‘Profiling’ of Muslim Passengers ...
Oct 29, 2010 ... CAIR-MN is calling on Delta to review its policies on what constitutes suspicious .... FDIC Sues Former Directors of Failed Illinois Bank ...
www.dailyfinance.com/.../cair...delta.../rfid381761485/?

The box cutters also:

Weasel Zippers » Blog Archive » Woman Suing Disney Over Hijab Didn ...
Aug 22, 2010 ... FBI: Box Cutters Found Aboard Tokyo – Portland Delta Flight .... If CAIR and company can force the great Disney company to bow, they’ll have ...
weaselzippers.us/.../woman-suing-disney-over-hijab-didnt-wear-it-until-she-became-a-us-citizen-she-had-been-working-for-disney-for-two-year...

They have it in for Delta:

Nigerian Terrorist attempts to blow up plane during Northwest ...
Dec 25, 2009 ... Delta spokeswoman Susan Chana Elliott said that “as the plane was ... And how long until CAIR sues the guy who tackled this terrorist pos? ...
infidelsarecool.com/.../nigerian-terrorist-attempts-to-blow-up-plane-during-northwest-flight-from-amsterdam-to-detroit/


1,726 posted on 11/04/2010 5:48:00 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Velveeta

Ms Rousseff added: “The last time there was a series of competitive devaluations...it ended in world war two.”<<<

Every thing I read, seems to have a war threat in it.

Do they blame obama? is that why he needs hundreds of guards to protect him in India?

I have had enough war in my lifetime.


1,727 posted on 11/04/2010 5:59:03 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: WestCoastGal

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<<<

Several of the bombs in the last week or two, have been real ones, not the empty suitcase or nothing found kind.

A lot of the world is working hard to catch them, while the obama goes on vacation.


1,728 posted on 11/04/2010 6:01:11 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Velveeta

“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,” <<<

He wants a war, and if all his hidden cells wake up at once, it will be a full war.

Check your Freeper mail in a minute.


1,729 posted on 11/04/2010 6:03:30 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: nw_arizona_granny; Cindy; callmejoe; Rushmore Rocks; Godzilla; WestCoastGal; jersey117; Oorang

Ping to #36
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2621642/posts?page=36#36


1,730 posted on 11/04/2010 6:06:57 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: Velveeta

Gann said a passenger on flight 1476, “was behaving strangely and displayed suspicious behavior.”....<<<

They like using that trick, we can’t get them for anything and they ruin a lot of peoples lives/businesses.

Costs us lots of money, the number one goal for most of them.


1,731 posted on 11/04/2010 6:12:09 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Velveeta

across the aisle from me kept his cell phone out the entire flight on the seat — hidden between his legs<<<

That would scare anyone, could have been a bomb that did not work, or a dry run.


1,732 posted on 11/04/2010 6:21:15 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Velveeta; nw_arizona_granny; Oorang; MamaDearest; All

First of all, thanks for the pings the last few days. I’m still trying to catch up.

I was in eight different airports in the past five days. With all the alerts, threats, etc., we were especially vigilant. We saw nothing out of the ordinary, thank God. But airport security was unusually tight. Seems like it took twice as long to get through all the check points. That is a good thing, but it is rather sad that we have to go through this. Air travel, while necessary for many of us, is no fun at all. Can’t even get peanuts or pretzels anymore....:)


1,733 posted on 11/04/2010 6:33:43 PM PDT by Rushmore Rocks
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To: Rushmore Rocks; nw_arizona_granny; callmejoe

Glad you’re back safely!

Get a load of this:

Exclusive: Man in disguise boards international flight
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/04/canada.disguised.passenger/index.html?hpt=C1


1,734 posted on 11/04/2010 10:21:52 PM PDT by Velveeta
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To: All

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=224009

CAIR sues Oklahoma for banning Islamic law

Unindicted terrorist co-conspirator reacts after 70% of voters approve

_____

Posted: November 04, 2010
1:59 am Eastern


1,735 posted on 11/05/2010 1:31:31 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Rushmore Rocks

I am so glad you are back and safe.

It is a shame that what was once fun, is now a chore...


1,736 posted on 11/05/2010 1:36:36 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: Velveeta

Exclusive: Man in disguise boards international flight<<<

WoW!!!

Quite the actor, did a good job of it.

Did you see this?

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/11/04/cuba.plane.crash/index.html?iref=NS1

State media: Plane crashes in central Cuba, 68 dead
From Shasta Darlington, CNN
November 4, 2010 11:26 p.m. EDT

* A witness says she saw the plane burst into flames

Havana, Cuba (CNN) — A domestic passenger plane with 61 passengers and 7 crew members onboard crashed in central Cuba Thursday, state media reported.

State-run Radio Reloj said there were no survivors.

The Aerocaribbean plane was carrying 28 foreign passengers and 40 Cubans, state media said.

The plane was traveling from the eastern province of Santiago de Cuba and heading to the country’s capital of Havana, the state-run website Cubadebate reported.

snip


1,737 posted on 11/05/2010 1:46:16 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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San Diego Religious Leader Charged With Aiding Somali Terrorists
Homeland Security NTARC News | 11/4/2010 | no comments

The arrest of the leader of a City Heights mosque, a man described as a revered figure who was known for advocating nonviolence and tolerance, has stunned the close-knit Somali community in City Heights, where many refugees of the war-torn country live, work and pray.

Mohamed Mohamed Mohamud, 38, appeared in federal court Wednesday to answer to charges that he was involved in a conspiracy to provide money and other aid to al-Shabaab in Somalia, which U.S. authorities have designated a foreign terrorist organization.

Mohamud and co-defendant Issa Doreh, 54, pleaded not guilty. A third defendant, Basaaly Saeed Moalin, 33, pleaded not guilty to similar charges Tuesday.

Read More

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/nov/03/two-san-diego-men-plead-not-guilty-helping-somali-/


1,738 posted on 11/05/2010 6:01:04 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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To: All

Arizona Man Arrested After Guns Found in Truck at National Mall

Posted: 04 Nov 2010 09:29 AM PDT
U.S. Park Police say an Arizona man has been arrested after guns and ammunition were found inside a truck hauling a camper parked along the National Mall. The truck was parked along the National Mall near the National Air and Space Museum Wednesday afternoon, when an officer noticed something suspicious inside. A bomb disposal unit [...]

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/04/arizona-man-arrested-guns-truck-national-mall/


1,739 posted on 11/05/2010 6:14:40 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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Dozens of DPS weapons, property missing
Austin News
A pistol and a rifle issued by DPS were inside the stolen truck, along with
a DPS laptop. “That is often a more significant situation, frankly, ...
http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/dozens-of-dps-weapons-property-missing
See all stories on this topic:
http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/texas/dozens-of-dps-weapons-property-missing&hl=en&geo=us

Device stolen in Salinas has radioactive substance
San Jose Mercury News
Police spokesman Lalo Villegas said the portable instrument gauge, which
contains Cesium and Americium, was stolen Monday from a pickup truck. ...
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16525146
See all stories on this topic:
http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_16525146&hl=en&geo=us


1,740 posted on 11/05/2010 6:43:04 AM PDT by nw_arizona_granny ( garden/survival/cooking/storage- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2299939/posts?page=5555)
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