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The purpose of this thread is to document some lesser known facts regarding the Hunter Biden laptop scandal and implications for his father.

The American subsidiary of Swiss gunmaker B&T has won a multi-million-dollar contract to supply the U.S. Army with a variant of its 9mm APC9 submachine gun. For almost a year, the service has been evaluating a number of proposed weapons as part of an effort to give personal security details added firepower. The Army quietly announced that it had awarded B&T USA the deal, worth more than $2.5 million, on the U.S. government’s main contracting website FedBizOpps on Mar. 29, 2019, but did not specify which weapon specifically it was buying. A trusted source familiar with the contract confirmed the...

Mail Order Tobacco And the Global War On Terror The good news is that the Democrat-controlled Congress is finally taking the fight to Hamas, Hezballah and Al Qaeda! In a blow sure to bring these terrorist groups to their knees, the House overwhelmingly, yet quietly, passed H.R. 1676 on the 21st of May. This bill was sent to the Senate, where it is also likely to pass. There it is known as the “Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009” – that’s ‘PACT’ for short. The .pdf for this bill is here It’s a relatively small bill, at only 74...

A double slaying east of Colorado Springs on Thursday was the result of a gang-related clash over a stolen iPod, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office said. The suspect, 19-year-old Juan Vasquez, was arrested early Friday in the shooting deaths of two male high school students at a park in the Cimarron Hills area, sheriff's spokeswoman Lt. Lari Sevene said. The victims were identified as 18-year-old Uriel Rascon and 17-year-old Luis Burciaga. Rascon attended Sierra High School, and Burciaga went to The New Horizons School, an alternative high school. Both schools are in Harrison School District 2. Vasquez is being...

With Palin, critics stoop to new lows Savages on far left blogs, along with cohorts in some of the mainstream media, have stopped at nothing to invade Sarah Palin's privacy and vilify her family. Unapologetic, overt sexism runs swiftly through the blogosewer. Palin has five children, doesn't like abortion, and her teenage daughter will keep her child and wed the father. Apparently, to an alarming number of antagonists on the left, this makes Palin something less than a woman breaking through the glass ceiling. She should have babies or work. "After the birth of her fifth child, she was back...

Company Awards Exclusive Rights to U.S. Markets Quotas exceed 66,000 VeriChips and 4,900 handheld scanners PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004-- Applied Digital Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSX - News), an advanced technology development company, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, VeriChip Corporation, has awarded the exclusive rights to distribute VeriChip in three states, including Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. The company has also awarded territories to distributors in Puerto Rico and Central America. The distributors have collectively agreed to quotas to purchase 66,763 VeriChips and 4,945 scanners over the terms of the agreements. Each of the distributor's plans call for...

By Anne Hull Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 30, 2001; Page A01 JEFFERSON, Iowa -- The small town where Randy Weaver now lives is as wide and open as Ruby Ridge was steep and hidden. The Union Pacific whistles past the cornfields hourly. It is not unusual to find Weaver in Iowa because he was born and raised here, the son of a grain salesman. People forget that part. What they remember is the 11-day standoff with federal agents in 1992 that left Weaver's wife and 14-year-old son dead on an Idaho mountainside in the debacle that came ...

All, I had some time and decided to take a look at what some of our Senators have lined up for us in the way of gun legislation. Below are some (predictable) bills before the Senate or in Committees. I checked the House side, and there are over 2300 bills pending. Busy little beavers they are. If that doesn't make you lose sleep, you deserve all the laws they can pass! Good reading, don't let your blood pressure go up too drastically... Kit. S. 25 The Link To provide for the implementation of a system of licensing for purchasers of ...

Link to the article Australia Caught Between 2 Big Powers Michael Richardson International Herald Tribune CANBERRA Australia is among the most faithful allies of the United States. It sent troops to fight alongside Americans in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. Australia also took the lead in sending its soldiers to restore peace in East Timor, with U.S. backing and the mandate of the United Nations. Later this year, Australia and the United States will commemorate the 50th anniversary of their ANZUS alliance. Although New Zealand is no longer an active partner in the mutual defense pact, the Australia-U.S. link ...

Everyday Materials Used in Radio Weapon NewsMax.com Wires Friday, April 27, 2001 WASHINGTON (UPI) - A private company has built a radio frequency weapon capable of destroying the electronic devices upon which the critical infrastructure of banking, telecommunications and transportation depend. The device was entirely manufactured using unclassified information and commercially available hardware, some of which was purchased through eBay. Schriner Engineering Inc. of Ridgecrest, Calif. made the device at the request of Congress and the Department of Defense to prove that a weapon of such size and power could be crafted absent classified information or materials. The announcement further ...