http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/nothingtoseehere/ en-us Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:43:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107280/posts Charges of Voter Fraud Are Out of Proportion to Reality, They Say Charges of potential vote fraud volleyed by Republicans, including Sen. John McCain himself, are out of proportion to reality, according to election experts. During Wednesday's final presidential debate before the November election, Sen. John McCain said Sen. Barack Obama is tied to ACORN, a nonprofit group that McCain said "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy." But election experts say McCain's charges of potential vote fraud are overblown. Collapse The... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2107280/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:43:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1981501/posts John Glasgow, who hasn't been seen since Jan. 28, served for 12 years as CFO of CDI Contractors - a fast-growing, nearly $600 million business which in addition to Dillard's stores has built high-profile projects, including the Bill Clinton presidential library in Little Rock. In addition to an unlocked SUV at a nearby state park, he left behind questions over recent disputes he had with Dillard's executives. NY Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1981501/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 20:03:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978439/posts A man who stayed in a Las Vegas hotel room where ricin was found is in critical condition at a hospital, where he has been since mid-February, said a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department official. A man is in critical condition after exposure to ricin at a Las Vegas, Nevada, hotel. CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1978439/posts#comment Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:39:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954426/posts Congressman Richard Baker (R) announced Tuesday that he will resign his seat "no later than February 6" to become the chief lobbyist in DC for the $1.8 trillion hedge fund industry. Baker's resignation will prompt yet another special election. Baker was first elected to Congress in 1986, and had been openly pondering retirement for months. A special election could be set for as soon as March 8 -- the same day of the special election to fill the US House seat left vacant by the election of Bobby Jindal (R) as Governor. State Representative Don Cazayoux (D) was already an... Politics1.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954426/posts#comment Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:48:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897859/posts The plot thickens. Read the St. Petersburg Times: (Hat tip - reader Lynne) Well, well, well: PVC pipe filled with homemade “low-grade explosive mixture” and a videotape instruction for turning a remote-controlled toy car into a detonator were among the items found in the car driven by two University of South Florida students arrested in South Carolina and now facing federal explosives charges, according to a federal prosecutor. An assistant U.S Attorney outlined the evidence confiscated from the car driven by two suspended USF students — describing a container and three pipes filled with a low grade explosive mixture. The... MichelleMalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897859/posts#comment Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:19:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896622/posts Last Friday evening an oily substance that has proved extremely difficult to remove was splattered along an approximately 60 foot section of the wall, defacing panels bearing the names of the deceased as well as ornamental stones along the base. Mainstream media coverage has been sparse. Veterans immediately attributed the defacement to anti-war groups that have threatened the memorial in past months, have defaced monuments and memorials nationwide, and are gathering in Washington this weekend to protest the War on Terror. The outrage in the veteran community is palpable. In apparent fear of vets’ reaction, some who sympathize with the... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1896622/posts#comment Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:46:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895680/posts DEARBORN - Houssein Zorkot, a 26-year-old Dearborn resident, was arraigned Tuesday in 19th District Court on multiple felony charges, including carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent — a five-year felony. Zorkot, a third-year medical student at Wayne State University, was allegedly armed with an AK-47 assault rifle and dressed in black clothing with camouflage paint covering his face when he was arrested Saturday in Hemlock Park. According to police, Zorkot was observed attempting to leave the park in a black SUV after officers had received reports of a man carrying a rifle in the area. He was placed under... Press and Guide http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895680/posts#comment Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:06:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895415/posts Our strategy is this," President Bush said last month. "We will fight them over there so we do not have to face them in the United States of America." He was talking about jihadists, of course. And Mr. Bush is behind the curve. The president apparently missed the smoking-gun 1991 document his own Justice Department introduced into evidence at the Holy Land Foundation trial in Dallas. The FBI captured it in a raid on a Muslim suspect's home in Virginia. This "explanatory memorandum," as it's titled, outlines the "strategic goal" for the North American operation of the extremist Muslim Brotherhood... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895415/posts#comment Wed, 12 Sep 2007 18:36:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895364/posts STROUDSBURG, Pa. - The Monroe County district attorney says a man on a terrorism watch list was discovered taking photos of the Interstate 80 bridge crossing the Delaware River. District Attorney E. David Christine tells The Morning Call of Allentown that police talked with the man Monday, but didn't detain him. Christine says the man told police he was taking pictures for fun while on vacation. Christine says authorities didn't learn that the man was on the FBI watch list until later. The man's name wasn't immediately released. The man was taking pictures from the New Jersey side of the... Philly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895364/posts#comment Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:53:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895186/posts 9 September 2007: The passengers aboard Delta Airlines Flight 1824 flying out of Orlando International Airport last Thursday at 7:15 a.m. heard the following statement over the intercom as they were preparing to taxi onto the runway on their way to Atlanta, Georgia: Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1895186/posts#comment Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:21:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894182/posts "Credible Security Risk" Those are the words of the pilot on Delta Flight 1824 out of OIA, after it pulled back from the gate Friday morning to take off for Atlanta. Nine Middle Eastern passengers, six males and three females, had been denied access to the plane when TSA screeners found they were carrying an array of suspicious items ranging from hydrogen peroxide, which can be used to make bombs, to wires and Vaseline bottles taped together. Perhaps most disturbing, what one TSA worker tells me were the first positive tests for SEMTEX ever reported by security at OIA. SEMTEX... AM 540 WFLA Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1894182/posts#comment Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:28:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890572/posts ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag http://www.adl.org/PresRele/Teror_92/5122_92.htm ADL Responds To Open Letter From CAIR; Releases Photo Of Group's Leader Speaking Next To Hezbollah Flag New York, NY, August 30, 2007 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in response to an "open letter" from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) suggesting that their organization has "acted numerous times … to condemn terrorism," today released a photograph of CAIR's executive director speaking at a podium next to a known anti-Semite and the flag of the terrorist group Hezbollah. Glen S. Lewy, ADL... ADL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1890572/posts#comment Mon, 3 Sep 2007 16:52:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881571/posts BOYNTON BEACH — What started as a traffic stop on a gold Nissan Sentra early this morning led to the discovery of two pipe bombs, masks and gloves and 15-feet of PVC pipe inside the car. Boynton Beach police have detained the four men who were inside the car when Officer Vincent Haugh stopped it in on North Federal Highway around 2:24 a.m. (snip)... Police are not releasing their names. Haugh stopped the car after he saw one of the men throw something out a window. When he approached the vehicle and asked for identification, none of the occupants had... PalmBeachPost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881571/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2007 16:47:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881463/posts Is it true that a capitalist will sell you the rope to hang him? That question now hits cyberspace with a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute. According to MEMRI, RealWebHost is hosting on servers in Texas an Islamist site, Alhesbah Forum, which has apparently posted a report titled “The Excellent Summary of the Rules of the Art of Kidnapping Americans.” MEMRI states that if negotiations fail, the guide recommends hanging or poisoning the hostages in order to (a) prevent an honorable death and (b) avoid those messy bloodstains. Who knew there was terrorist etiquette? Perhaps they’re trying... Business Lawyer Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1881463/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:14:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880325/posts I checked the title, and didn't find it posted. ~~~~~~~~~ Update: Yahia Megahed’s Hi5 profile is gone 6:20pm Eastern. Eeenteresting. Via Dan Riehl, Yahia Megahed’s Hi5 profile has now been removed: *** Last weekend, I noted the arrest of Yousef Megahed, 21, and Ahmed Mohamed, 24, in the vicinity of the Naval Weapons Station, located in Goose Creek, South Carolina. National media scrutiny since the men were charged with possession of pipe bombs has been scant. Some MSM reports read like CAIR press releases. The AP dispatch carried in the Miami Herald concludes: “Some have suggested the men were targeted... michellemalkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1880325/posts#comment Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:19:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877198/posts The two Middle East-born men held in Berkeley County after explosive devices were found in their car have been charged with one count a piece of possession of an incendiary device. Police denied that the two were pulled over because they were of Arabian decent, stating that they acted suspiciously when pulled over for speeding on Hwy. 176 in Goose Creek. Both now living in Tampa, Fla., Yousef Samir Megahed, 21, originally from Egypt, and Ahmed Abda Sherf Mohamed, 24, originally from Kuwait, were going at least 15 miles over the posted speed limit when pulled over, according to the... Charleston City Paper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877198/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:04:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877062/posts Goose Creek - Two men are being held in the Berkeley County Detention Center after police find explosive making devices in their car. The quantity of explosive making materials in that vehicle is unclear. The FBI (website) reports that there is no known link to terrorism. The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office believes that among materials in the car's trunk were a bomb and bomb making materials that include chemicals, fuses, and igniters. The men 21-year-old Yousef Megahed and 24-year-old Ahmed Mohamed were pulled over Saturday evening during a routine traffic stop near Myers Road and Highway 176. Few details about... Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1877062/posts#comment Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:07:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876701/posts GOOSE CREEK, S.C. --Two men were detained after police found and detonated a suspicious item found in their car during a routine stop for a speeding violation on a highway near Charleston, Berkeley County sheriff's Lt. Vince Lombard said Sunday morning. Lombard said the men were being held pending a charge of unlawful possession of an explosive device, but he would not say what the device was or what bomb technicians from neighboring Charleston County exploded about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. The item made a loud bang, similar to a firecracker, when it was demolished. Authorities closed the road about 7... The State Newspaper http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876701/posts#comment Sun, 5 Aug 2007 18:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861618/posts This theory is by no means foolproof. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, remains popular despite an affair with his campaign manager's wife. Former Sen. Bob Packwood (R-Ore.) was unseated in the mid-'90s amid groping allegations that would make Schwarzenegger blush. But it may well be that Republicans are better at using their opponents' sexual peccadilloes against them, summoning up the moral outrage among voters that can be deadly in a close race. It also doesn't help roving-eyed Democrats that women are a mainstay of the party, and women don't appreciate men who cheat. Villaraigosa, a Democrat who is... Los Angeles Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861618/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jul 2007 08:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822739/posts About me: Lurker - since 1998 Member - since 1999 In self-imposed exile - since April 2007 The tone of the debate and the attacks on long-time fellow Freepers for the cardinal sin of daring to support Rudy Giuliani in early 2007 around here have really saddened me. Instead of fighting the enemy FR is now imposing an 'ideological purity' test on FR members. The well-oiled train has gone off the rails and Mr. Robinson risks becoming the next Joe Farah - a fellow who started a great website for conservative news and opinions, but who gradually drifted off to... On one the few rational minds left around here - but for long http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1822739/posts#comment Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:22:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725124/posts The American Legion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1725124/posts#comment Tue, 24 Oct 2006 19:14:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718175/posts A lowflying jet just screamed by and around over the northern part of Washington, D.C. The event went on for several minutes. We could see the jet, but not if it was chasing anything. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1718175/posts#comment Thu, 12 Oct 2006 16:34:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717623/posts Rush reports that a Cessna has been reported as crashing into (at least one) apartment complex in NYC Mannhattan's upper east side - on East 71st Street. Rush Limbaugh Show http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1717623/posts#comment Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:53:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714703/posts Two years ago, Andrew M. Cuomo put more than half of his campaign treasury into a hedge fund, making him one of the few New York politicians to invest campaign money in anything riskier than a sure bet. In the case of Mr. Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for attorney general, the hedge fund was directed by one of his largest financial backers, a man who also handled Mr. Cuomo’s personal money. The investment of $750,000 turned out to be all upside, with a return of nearly 20 percent after one year. Mr. Cuomo’s experience is a rarity in an arena... NY Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714703/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 05:04:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712291/posts A teenager was stabbed when hundreds of people became involved in a battle on the streets of Preston. Trouble centred on the Jamea Masjid mosque in Clarendon Street, Avenham, for more than four hours last night (Sunday) and led to a massive policing operation. Preston's police chief said the problems were triggered by local youths throwing stones at cars belonging to people attending the mosque. This sparked a response from around 200 people inside the mosque who came out to defend those under attack. It resulted in one 16-year-old Asian youth being stabbed in the arm, but ambulance crews were... Lancashire Evening Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1712291/posts#comment Mon, 2 Oct 2006 20:03:08 GMT