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Veteran cop sees modern police methods failing May 5, 2003 BY MARK BROWN SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST Jimmy called. He wanted you to know that he's outraged. He's outraged by the killing of the children. He's more outraged that there's so little he can do to help. Jimmy is supposed to help. He's a Chicago cop, has been for more than 30 years. "Nothing else but a street cop," said Jimmy, "every day out on the street." But these days, Jimmy thinks he's the one wearing the handcuffs. "Nobody fears us anymore. Nobody respects us anymore," Jimmy said. "The police are now...

John, I'm not sure if I ever told you this, but I'm a physician here in Chicago. I dabble in some technology stuff, (goes back many years to my college days) and I'm very guarded about telling people about my occupation for obvious and some non-obvious reasons. I work here in Chicago and do my fare share of time in the E.R. @ UNAMED HOSPTAL (JOHN: Ever notice how gun owners in Illinois are deeply closeted and fearful of anyone finding out about their interest? Remember how gays handled this problem? Just asking.) Although we don't get the most gun...

The average age of the military man is 19 years. He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer, but old enough to die for his country. He never really cared much for work and he would rather wax his own car than wash his father's; but he has never collected unemployment either. He's a recent High School graduate; he was probably an average student, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a ten year old...

Just a few days ago, we had our first fallen American, a Marine. I pray we all come home safely. But I know that if I have to, I will give my life for this country and all it stands, and so will all the Marines that are out here with me. I also pray that we all return home soon, whether it is to San Diego, St. Louis, New York City, Franklin Park, Chicago or any other great city or town across the country. But I am prepared to be here as long as I have to. My Staff...

Do you remember the pictures of 911? Do not forget to pray for our young men and women about to put their life on the line for us. Link to 7 mg video of 911 WTC http://www.gunstuff.com/america-attacked.html pray for our troops

<p>With the capture of top al Qaeda terrorist Khalid Shaikh Mohammed (known as "KSM"), getting him to disgorge the contents of his brain quickly and truthfully is critically necessary before his network has a chance to vanish undercover.</p> <p>What, then, would the most efficient and effective form of interrogation be? In 1995, the Philippine State Police captured an al Qaeda agent. They knew he was planning some terrorist act, but didn't know what. So they tortured him — the old-fashioned way, right out of the movies with putting out cigarettes on his testicles, breaking his ribs, the whole brutal nine yards. It took two weeks and finally he broke, revealing a plot to hijack 11 airliners. By exposing and unraveling the plot, the torture saved hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives, so it was clearly justified.</p>

Dear Dad LtCol., USMC Posted on 02/14/2003 5:43 PM CST by boknows Dear Dad, A funny thing happened to me yesterday at Camp Bondsteel (Bosnia): A French army officer walked up to me in the PX, and told me he thought we (Americans) were a bunch of cowboys and were going to provoke a war in Iraq. He said if such a thing happens, we wouldn't be able to count on the support of France. I told him that it didn't surprise me. Since we had come to France's rescue in World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the...

What's the World's Most Stupid Security Measure? By John Leyden Posted: 11/02/2003 at 11:35 GMT Human rights watchdog Privacy International has launched a quest to find the World's Most Stupid Security Measure. The global competition will identify what the group describes as the most "pointless, intrusive, annoying and self-serving" security measures. The "Stupid Security" award aims to highlight the absurdities of the security industry. Privacy International's director, Simon Davies, said his group has taken the initiative because of "innumerable" security initiatives around the world that had absolutely no genuine security benefit. "The situation has become ridiculous," said Mr Davies. "Security...

Americans swamp French Embassy 'It never stopped, it was crazy,' said diplomat after 1,000 calls http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31001 ------------------------------------------------------- France's history of military failure --------------------------------------------------------- The military history of France: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/letters.asp Gallic Wars – Lost. In a war whose ending foreshadows the next 2,000 years of French history, France is conquered by, of all things, an Italian. Hundred Years War – Mostly lost, saved at last by a female schizophrenic who inadvertently creates The First Rule of French Warfare: "France's armies are victorious only when not led by a Frenchman." Italian Wars – Lost. France becomes the first and only country to...

A Second Amendment Case is Moving Toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Your Immediate Support is Crucial to the Success of this Case! Link to Case http://www.keepandbeararms.com/Silveira/scotus.asp Lawsuit History In 1999, California’s Democrat-controlled government issued an edict banning the sale, manufacture, or importation into the state of all semi-automatic rifles having combinations of arbitrarily-selected ergonomic features, such as detachable magazines, folding stocks, flash suppressors, and pistol grips. If you already owned such a rifle, the edict said you must register it with the state. In 2000, California attorney Gary Gorski filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Eastern California challenging...

(Successful) SUICIDE BOMBERS ARE NOT OUR FUTURE! The mind of a terrorist (hereafter called a "tango") does not work like a western mind. He does not respect or fear the same things that we do. His morality is not like ours. Although he may indeed be a dedicated and high quality opponent, he is nonetheless a coward who strikes out at children and defenseless non-combatants. His strategy is one of terror and his tool is the suicide bomb. The threat of death or imprisonment doesn't affect nor deter him, and he does not fear our court tv oriented legal system....

The State of Michigan in under two years has permitted 85,000 Michigan citizens and not a single misuse by citizens with the right to carry a concealed handgun. As a population group, Citzen Carry owners allways committ less crime than any other statistical group, including law enforcement officers. At the close of the 2002 legislative session, Michigan firearms owners were successful in passing an enhancement to their recently passed "Right to Carry". This reform legislation benefits carry permit holders in several ways. This bill, which has now been signed by Governor Engler (R), removes most restaurants that serve alcohol as...

Need FreePR OS computer help NT I run the MS NT 4 operating system. I find it very stable. However, I was rebooting after a MS Office 2000 SP1 reinstall after a HD crash and got the following message. OS Loader V4.01 Disk I/O Error Stats=00000001 Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: c:\winnt\system32\c_1252.nls The operating system will not start. My initial Internet research indicated that I need to build, a bootable floppy disk for NT4, and then to restore this file to the HD, the file c_1252.hls. I having trouble building or locating...

Canadian failed gun registration experiment would cost the USA 24 billions. Most Americans would rather have better health care, and self defense rather than a worthless database of data designed to trap honest American citizens. Here are the facts regarding Canada firearm registration. Conclusion: Cost per Canada firearm owner $ 319.17. Admitted firearms registration cost by Canada government $ 1,053,260,000 Number of Canadian firearm owner?s 3,300,000 Cost of firearm registration per firearm owner? 1,053,260,000 /3,300,000 = $ 319.17 dollars per firearm owner Cost of firearm registration per registered firearm owner? 1,053,260,000 /1,885,430 = $ 558.63 dollars per firearm owner How...

Press Release - Concealed Carry, Inc. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Birch, tel: 630.660.3935 email: john@concealcarry.org web: http://www.concealcarry.org DATE: 11/14/2002 HEADLINE: CHICAGO GUN REGISTRATION RECORDS TO FUEL GUN RIGHTS MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BODY: "Concealed Carry, Inc. is the only gun rights group to find some logic in the City of Chicago's request to have public access to gun purchase records," announced John Birch, President of Concealed Carry, Inc. "One of the hardest aspects of generating support for gun rights is finding out just who the gun owners are as gun owners traditionally value their right to privacy. For instance, the State...

12500 N.E. Tenth Place * Bellevue, WA 98005 * www.ccrkba.org NEWS RELEASE AS ANTI-GUN DEMOCRATS EXPLOIT BELTWAY SNIPER CASE, GUN OWNERS PREPARE TO VOTE For Immediate Release Contact: Alan Gottlieb (425) 454-4911 BELLEVUE, WA -- The nation's gun owners are "going ballistic" as the Nov. 5 elections loom, and they are focusing their attention on anti-gun Democrats, whose fingerprints are all over new proposals to further restrict gun rights in the wake of the notorious Beltway Sniper murder spree. "For months, Democrats have pretended to be the friends of America's 80 million gun owners, avoiding gun control as a campaign...

Ballistics registry is worth a shot (barf alert) October 15, 2002 Were it not for the unique fingerprint of microscopic scratches that guns imprint on each bullet fired, authorities in the Washington area searching for the sniper still might not know if they were dealing with a lone madman, a team of armed attackers or an astounding string of coincidences. The ballistics information is among the few solid clues police have at the moment, and it is impossible to watch authorities struggle to find the killer without wishing they had more to go on. One proposal that makes sense is...

<p>80,000,000 Million Firearm owners are outraged and angry this psycho killer is executing innocent citizens. 80,000,000 Firearm owners would like nothing better than to have police capture, or personally be involved in the capture or elimination of this scum.</p> <p>Jesus in the Bible was smart enough to blame Abe when Able killed Cain rather than blame the rock. In today’s media hype world of gun control laws fear is used to disarm more. 80 million firearm owners would put forth the argument the opposite is needed, as 120,000 law officers cannot protect 295 million citizens all the time. This killer has probably broken a dozen federal laws as well as many criminal laws.</p>

I was reveiwing the Corporate board recommendations for Proposals for employee stockholder voting recommendations. What do Freeprs think of the following statement from my voting proxy on my stock? Proposals You Board of Directors recommends you vote "AGAINST" the stockholdr proposal. The proposal is? Adoption of the stockholder proposal to eliminate awards of stock options, bonuses and restricted stock to top executives. In the past six months, this same BOD has terminated bonus programs to employees with no sick days, and years of service bonuses. Question What Should I do??

I am the flag of the United States of America. My name is Old Glory. I fly atop the world's tallest buildings. I stand watch in America's halls of justice. I fly majestically over great institutions of learning. I stand guard with the greatest military power in the world. Look up and see me! I stand for peace, honor, truth and justice. I stand for freedom. I am confident. I am arrogant. I am proud. When I am flown with my fellow banners, my head is a little higher, my colors a little truer. I bow to no one. I...