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I rarely post an article, even more rare that I post a vanity. I feel that this is a topic that involves everybody, both pro and against. I have a few thoughts of my own, but I would also like to hear from heads and tails. Law enforcement, if they wish, please add your viewpoints; I am certain that you have a unique perspective. I'm hoping that this doesn't turn into a flame war. I will submit from the start that I do not use drugs. So if anybody wants to issue a blanket statement that states 'If you don't...

A new Department of Homeland Security report is warning law enforcement officials of a growing threat of “right-wing extremist groups.” “The consequences of a prolonged economic downturn — including real estate foreclosures, unemployment, and an inability to obtain credit — could create a fertile recruiting environment for right-wing extremists and even result in confrontations between such groups and government authorities,” the report warns. The report explains that threats so far have been “largely rhetorical,” but points to the April 4 shooting of three police officers in Pittsburgh as a “recent example of potential violence associated with right-wing extremism.” The document...

Updated 3:45 PM EDT, Thu, Apr 9, 2009 Burlington County Prosecutor's Office Jose Luis Galindo-Sanchez and Lucio Garcia-Sanchez (left to right). (Click on link) Two brothers are responsible for the death of a South Jersey Middle School teacher who was only 27 years old, according to police. Middle School Teacher Killed in Car Accident Watch Video click link) Students and staff at a South Jersey Middle School mourn the death of a 7th grade teacher. Two brothers, who police say, are responsible for the death of a South Jersey Middle School teacher, appeared in court today. Charges have been filed...

Well, once again, I feel compelled tp write yet another article pertain to events taking place in the world today. Let's call this one liberal hypocisy two (more to follow Im sure).......... Decisions were made to post what some would call the latest abu-ghraib photographs. There is nothing contained within that would otherwise add, subtract, or add additional meaning to the originals. Let's establish a context of the photos, there must certainly be a newsworthy event for dong so. The mass news media again shows itself to be the worthless mediaum it is. Photos of Abu Ghraib deserve front headine...

While I am a frequent poster on Free Republic, some events at times compel me to post an article, a commentary. Now is such a time. Obviously we are all familiar with the events engulfing Europe, the ubiquitous "Mohammed Cartoon Story". I feel this is an appropriate time and forum to post some personal observations I have made regarding the events resulting from the publishing of catoons that have caused an uproar in the Islamic world. I am not a professional journalist, so please bear with me as I attempt to put my feelings to words. In my usual style...

The new state treasurer, an opponent of abortion rights and gun control, met with national Democratic leaders in Washington. By Thomas Fitzgerald and Carrie Budoff Inquirer Staff Writers State Treasurer Robert P. Casey Jr. met with national Democratic leaders in Washington yesterday to discuss a possible run for the U.S. Senate next year against Republican Sen. Rick Santorum. The meeting with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) and Sen. Charles Schumer of New York, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, was the latest development in the party's intensifying search for the best candidate to topple one of its...

Posted on Sun, Feb. 08, 2004 As complaints of fighting and harassment surface among lesbians and straight girls, Phila. struggles to adapt rules.By Susan Snyder Inquirer Staff Writer Philadelphia high schools are struggling with a new problem in student behavior: rising tensions between heterosexual and openly lesbian girls. Nationwide, lesbians increasingly are declaring their sexual orientation and publicly displaying their affection for each other at younger ages, and Philadelphia appears in step with that trend. The phenomenon has led to embarrassing moments in some cases and physical clashes in others. Accusations of intimidation have surfaced on both sides: from lesbians...

Not enforcing the nation's immigrant laws has become public policy, and a highly unfair one. In turning a blind eye to illegal immigration, Congress and the President subsidize high-income lawbreakers by providing cheap labor. The costs of illegal imigration, meanwhile, are broadly shared, with the heaviest loads borne by our poorest people. Promoters of open borders often argue that illegal immigrants pay taxes and take very little in the way of public services. That's simply untrue. An estimate half to a third of illegal aliens work off the books and pay no income tax. Those who tend to earn very...

The full text of resolution 1441 (2002) reads, as follows: “The Security Council, “Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, in particular its resolutions 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990, 678 (1990) of 29 November 1990, 686 (1991) of 2 March 1991, 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991, 707 (1991) of 15 August 1991, 715 (1991) of 11 October 1991, 986 (1995) of 14 April 1995, and 1284 (1999) of 17 December 1999, and all the relevant statements of its President, “Recalling also its resolution 1382 (2001) of 29 November 2001 and its intention to...

<p>NEWSWEEK: A Libyan official was convicted for the bombing of Pan Am 103. In order for UN sanctions to be lifted, Libya must take responsibility for the bombing. Do you accept responsibilty?</p> <p>Kaddafi: The whole world bears witness to this man's innocence. It was not possible for the court to prove that Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi put the bomb in the baggage.</p> <p>You agreed to have the two Libyan suspects tried in a Scottish court in the Netherlands. One was aquitted; one convicted. Don't you accept the court's finding?</p> <p>The court came to its finding without evidence.</p>

Criticisms of law enforcement officials unfairly targeting Muslims and Arab Americans after the Sept. 11 attacks are valid, the head of the FBI's Philadelphia office said yesterday. In an interview at an awareness seminar for law enforcement officials in Eastern Pennsylvania, Jeffrey A. Lampinski, special agent in charge, said the bureau had made an effort during the last year to learn about and connect with those communities, but he also acknowledged bumps along the way. The bureau has from 7,000 to 8,000 agents working on counterterrorism, Lampinski said. "I think part of it is that we don't know the culture,"...

Illegal Afghani Picked up near Limerick Nuclear Power Plant. Items include binoculars, videocamera, adhesive solvent........ ......curious.

WASHINGTON, Jan 31, 2002 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- The Bush administration issued a proposed regulation Thursday that would effectively raise the status of an unborn fetus, giving it expanded protection under a national health insurance program. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson pointed to the importance of prenatal care for low-income women and their babies as a reason for the change in policy. "Prenatal care for women and their babies is a crucial part of the medical care every person should have through the course of their life cycle," Thompson said. "Prenatal services can be a ...

I was personally offended when Planned Parenthood recently announced plans to give its Margaret Sanger Award to the BBC documentary "The Dying Rooms." Don't get me wrong: The documentary is a wonderful and courageous piece of work. An undercover camera crew managed to gain entry to China's state-run orphanages and videotape the mistreatment and murder of the girls there. I appeared in the documentary, testifying that this tragedy is a direct consequence of the country's one-child policy. It was the award, named after Planned Parenthood's founder, to which I objected. For Sanger had little but contempt for the "Asiatic races," ...

September 15, 2001 It's apparent, in light of the response to the terrorist attacks, that there are some whose anti-freedom tendencies don't stop at the steps of the Capitol. Some are proposing to turn the United States into a full-blown police state. These are easily detected by their words, and though they must be opposed, at least we'll know them for what they are. It's equally apparent that the Left and its steel-sheathed cultural relativism won't be pierced by a plinking round like a terrorist mass murder. Perhaps leftists will accede grudgingly to some kind of military action against an ...