Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Don't send money to the Wounded Warrior program ...!




GOOD GRIEF.........  WHAT'S NEXT?.................... Just when we think we have an honest organization for our veterans, this comes out.
 
 
The information below was received from the local chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, MOAA, Whom I trust to provide important updates.
 
The following excerpt from Burt Prelutsky's most recent MOAA column is worth a look, Burt's assertions invariably hold water:
 
I recently pointed out in an article that I thought it was obscene that the executive director of Wounded Warriors is paid well over $300,000-a-year.  I also wondered how the group could afford to advertise as extensively as it does on Fox News.
 
But, I recently received an email from Dr. Richard Stiso that exposed exactly how the charity spends the money it receives from patriotic Americans. According to Guidestar, a group that investigates charities, the Wounded Warrior Project might as well be run by the Mafia.  In 2012, the WWP received an astronomical $154,958,901, with a measly $4,857,084 going out in grants to veterans' organizations and $671,194 to individuals.  That means that the group only used 3.5% of the money it received for the purpose intended.
 
In the meantime, the Officers, Directors and Trustees hauled in $15,415,666 million, with Employee Benefits ($2,226,457), Office Expenses ($12,451,303), Travel ($4,086,509), Promotional Items ($4,055, 567) and something called Outside Services ($20,915,404) accounting for roughly 50% of what's listed as "Overhead Expenses".
So just in case you thought it was just the V.A. That was filled with back-stabbing traitors ripping off military veterans, you didn't know the half of it..
 
More information see the link below...
 
 
 
 

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Police intent on extortion and kidnapping Bodyguard of Monterrey Mayor is Los Zetas kidnapper The luxury narco ranch of los zetas in Coahuila...

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Police intent on extortion and kidnapping

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:23 PM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from a Zetatijuana Special Report by Otis B Fly-Wheel

In a confusing incident , a group of residents of the Valle de Mexicali , affirmed that they had been kidnapped by Municipal Police , and that they escaped and evaded paying the 30 thousand dollar ransom demand. Meanwhile the authorities are investigating a dozen Municipal Police men assigned to this zone.


Between the common land of Durango and El Carranza ,on a road with winding curves , there is a small drain heading to the south , here there is a fork and you take the dirt road for about 3 miles. This then forks and continues eastward until you reach a settlement known as " Rancho El Caiman " , in the middle of the valley of Mexicali.

After the fence painted blue green , a screen door on the porch of a house , in the background are corrales from which emanates the sound of roosters , chickens, goats , pigs and sheep

Until on the morning of Sunday 4th of January, five Municipal Police patrol cars pulled up , there on the porch of the house were three men , who had joined two others , Jorge Luis Sanchez Perez , 19 years old tells what happened next.



" Here was George Sanchez , my grandmother , Amelia Rivera , later on some other youths arrived. Duardo and Raul . Then five patrol cars of Municipal Police turned up , they had no arrest warrant or anything." There were like ten or twelve agents here, all wearing blue uniforms with balaclavas to conceal their identity".

Other testimony refers to two of the uniformed men not having balaclavas , "we will recognize them if we see them". One was black and the other was a dark skinned woman, round face, of short stature with black hair. They told us they were coming , there was something here , here stinks they told us recounts Jorge Sanchez , the father of the young man.

They were here for about an hour , they found nothing but anyway we were handcuffed and put in the patrol cars. Myself , Raul and Jorge , also Eduardo but they kept him apart from us.

They said they wanted money.

" and money for what "was the question, to which the youth Sanchez responded

" well I don't know" , the simpletons wanted to kidnap us.

According to the father of the youth , they asked for thirty five thousand dollars , but then dropped the figure to thirty thousand dollars , they gave us a rebate joked Sanchez Snr.

They brought us walking to the Ejido coast of Sonora , there we were forced into some drains. They were talking to my brother to arrange the ransom , first one hour passed , then two , then the whole day went by.

According to other family members , the kidnappers threatened to plant six pounds of crystal meth on them if they didn't comply, that we would be framed and that they would kill us all, we could not decide what to do , recounts one relative.

According to the same version provided in a chat group ,about five hours passed and the police accepted that the youngest two were good for the money , the two managed to escpae in a Dodge Ram Pickup that was at the location.

At the same time family members had made a series of calls to the police and the media.


The Police were already nervous , they had been informed over the radio that they were being searched for by the anti-kidnapping division. This had made the police even more nervous and as they were discussing , that I had escaped , they began to taunt me over the radio , which gave me the chance to escape across country and I arrived at the Ejido de Nayarit highway, said Sanchez. He assured later , that Marco , one of his brothers , had gone to the offices of the Ministerial Police , where he waited for the anti-kidnapping group.

This government are a mafia , no more robbing the people, commented another of the brothers in an interview with the Municipal Police. The brothers claim they have not had any notice from the PGJE , and that until this Friday 9th of January , were not even given a case number.

The family of Sanchez said that approximately three months ago ,  the Municipal Police arrived in the morning , and violently smashed up the house . They also said that they were Municipal Police who arrived at the side fence of the ranch , the police stole 2 flat screen TV's , cell phones , and five thousand pesos , they were like street thieves.

One of the women present , said that one morning in September , she encountered three hooded men in blue uniforms breaking into her house , they broke down the door then beat her husband. They said they wanted drugs , punching and punching him. The blows all on the head hurt my husband , they pulled out Tasers and forced me to take off my clothes , then they beat me , they told us that if we did anything , things would get very bad for us.

When they were asked on this occasion to make a complaint , they said no" we are fearful of repercussions", remembered the head of the family, who has lived in this place for 25 years dedicated to the breeding of sheep , goats and chickens.

" Now what are you thinking of doing?" , if you are asking replied the head of the family , 
" well to sell up here " , but what are we going to do? we are in fear living here.

Municipal extortion and kidnapping
Publicly the Attorney General in Mexicali for the Attorney General of Justice for the state, Fernando Ramirez Amador , was the first to confirm the crime, he affirmed that he received the complaint in the unit of foreign crimes at Kilometre 43 , in relation to the kidnapping of four people.


He said that the ransom for release was thirty five thousand dollars, even though the delivery of money did not proceed , for the category of research of the facts for the inquiry was carried out by the Assistant Attorney Generals Office , against the PGJE for organized crime.

This indicated that there will be no tolerance for impunity, if Municipal Agents were involved they were investigated , but he gave no more information about what happened , hiding behind the secrecy of the investigation , which prevented him from informing.

Unofficially ZETA was informed that the PGJE was investigating the possibility that Municipal Police working in the Mexicali Valley are extorting persons engaged in criminal activity. As far as we know some of the Agents have been kidnapping drug dealers and other related criminals , to get money , with the idea that the delinquents will not complain ,but this time they did complain , said a Ministerial Investigator of the state.

 At least ten Officers involved
For the Director of Municipal Police in Mexicali, Alejandro Monreal, he cannot tolerate this type of attitude , in the confirmed case of the kidnapped family. For the Police Agents involved , they are being investigated by the PGJE and the DSPM.

We urge citizens to continue reporting crimes , so there wont be anybody acting with impunity, against these agents who operate against or on the margin of the law, we are making investigations , internal as well as external, we are procuring all the information available to the PGJE confirmed its director.

He explained that the report was received since Sunday the 4th of January at one in the afternoon, at that time they attended to the victims in a personable way , both the operating Deputy Director Alejandro Galindo as well as the Commander of the valley , Rene Tanori Hernandez.

They gave the attention to the victims to build the confidence that they would be supported and protected by us, as well as provide them with all the documentation that is needed to strengthen the investigation folder of the Attorney General , in which sense they have already fulfilled their service roles.

They were given access to take photos of the units that were in service , the identities of the agents who were working at that time.

Monreal recorded that in a equal manner , the investigation led to the arrest of 2 Municipal agents related to the possible kidnapping of 4 foreign players on the Mexicali Eagles team.

The most recent precedents against agents under Direction of Municipal Public Safety , involving kidnapping appeared on November 10th 2014, when at the end of a game of baseball in the Pacific League , when four players from the Mexicali Eagles were deprived of their liberty by two Municipal Police Agents.

The foreign players , Daniel Herrera , Jose Sanchez , Mason Tobin , Matt Gorgen , went for a late dinner , when they were detained by Municipal Police , from here there are two different version of events.

The agents , Carlos Roberto "N" and Samuel de Jesus "N", declared in front of an audience on 28th of November , that they meant to extort the players but not kidnap them. They pointed out that the baseball players had a bag of Marijuana , and to avoid being arrested the players offered 120 American dollars and 1400 pesos in cash.

After taking the money , they let them go with the drugs , however a few minutes later , the returned to stop by a fire , after realising it was the same group of players they let them go again, but they affirmed that the baseball players had returned to offer another 1200 pesos extra , to insure the Police kept the matter confidential.

On December 29th 2014, two of the four players presented themselves before a proof hearing, they testified that they were kidnapped by Municipal Police men , had handed over to the officers some twenty thousand pesos , because the Police requested money at took them at gunpoint to a nearby cash dispenser.


The other two players were dismissed as soon as the regular season was over so they didn't agree to return to give statements.


We are gathering information on the personnel who were working at the time of this incident, there were 10 agents in four units that were working at the time of the incident.


They have been given all the necessary documented information, all the documentary evidence that the office of the Attorney General requires , in the case they require more information about Police men not involved in operations that day , we will provide that too, for the moment we have 10 agents involved and the proper thing is going to be done , indicated the head of DSPM.

As a precautionary measure the Director of Municipal Police , stated that agents had already been removed from the area, and said that for not following the protocols of law , the Police men had been suspended, and that until this time none of them had returned to work.


According to the General Law for the Prevention and Punishment of the crime of kidnapping , federal law that applies state wide throughout the country and adopted in May 2014, Article 9 states that kidnappers will receive sentences in the region of between 40 and 80 years in prison, but increases have been stipulated in the article 10 , of 50 to 100 years in prison if the kidnappers have been members of any institution of public safety, law enforcement , administration of justice , or the Mexican armed forces or impersonators of any of the above

Original article in Spanish at Zetatijuana.

Bodyguard of Monterrey Mayor is Los Zetas kidnapper

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 02:19 PM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article by Otis B Fly-Wheel
Margarita Arellanos Cervantes
A body guard of Magarita Arellanos Cervantes the Mayor of Monterrey, front runner for the Governorship of Nuevo Leon, was arrested with three other Police men, by the Federal Police in Zapopan, Jalisco, as part of a band of kidnappers, informed local media sources.

According to the reports from the Municipal Police of Monterrey, Antonio Gonzalez Abad " El Mocho ", formed part of a band of Los Zetas, he commanded a gang involving agents Bernardino Bautista Arenas, El Bernie, Jesus Adrian Lara Rodriguez, El Gordo, and Abraham Hererra Encina.

The three police officers are currently fugitives.



El Mocho, who worked for the Millitary from 2003 - 2006. He was arrested on 13th of January on charges of kidnapping, extortion, organized crime and drug trafficking and placed at the disposal of SEIDO.

The case indicates that as head of the cell, he effected the kidnapping of five people and claimed payment from the families of the victims.

Gonzalez Abad had been betrayed by his accomplices, who were arrested in December of last year, in an investigation that followed after the abduction and subsequent release of a woman by a police raid in the Municipality of Escobedo, Nuevo Leon.

Magarita Arrellanes Cervantes, obtained a Mayoral license for Monterrey on 24th of December , as part of that agreement, she could keep her existing security detail as well as vehicles used for that purpose.

PAN have made no comments on the arrests

Original article in spanish at Proceso.com

The luxury narco ranch of los zetas in Coahuila

Posted: 19 Jan 2015 10:18 PM PST

Translated for Borderland Beat from a Proceso article by Otis B Fly-Wheel

Heriberto Lazcano " the executioner "
The attorney general of the republic, (PGR )and Coahuila Authorities kept secret a luxurious ranch where Omar Trevino Morales alias Z42 operated is located near Cinco Manantiales 

(Note: Five Springs includes; Nava, Villa Union, Morelos, Zaragoza and Allende.  Allende  was the site of the Zeta's mass murder attack and destruction of dozens of homes and buildings).

From here he ordered the massacre that occurred in Piedras Negras in the north of the state, which commenced on the first few days of the year 2011.

The extensive ranch is located at kilometre 13 of the highway Villa Union - Guerrero. At this point there is a white gate that opens onto a 1 kilometre road. On the trail you can see a large radio antenna, hidden among the leafy trees that stands next to a small lake , that previously had crocodiles in but now appears dry.


At the entrance of the ranch are ads placed by the PGR warning that the property was seized by Federal Authorities. You can still see the battle scars from the confrontation between the Zetas and the Marines that " visited " the place.

The luxurious and extensive ranch was owned by Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano " the executioner ", ex leader of the Zetas, from there new trafficking routes were traced and strategies of war against CDG and the Sinaloa Cartel were designed.

El Lazca inhabited this place since 2010, and months later it passed into the hands of Z 42.

The ranch, California style, is decorated with fine wood and luxurious details that reflect the good taste of who ordered it built. There interior of the central residence is fine wood has a spacious room, large kitchen, and rooms on the second floor that stand out for their luxury, but in a simple and elegant design.

The premises have stables , corrals, spacious out buildings, wineries, playgrounds, doll houses, alternate building for guests, as well as game rooms and a large plot which highlights the small artificial lake.

The luxurious space contrasts with other narco ranches seized in Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Sinaloa, which are ostentatious, and  distinguished by poor design.

Sources of the fourth military region confirmed to Proceso that los zetas strategist operated from this site for the first months of 2010. Lazcano chose it for its strategic location, connected by lonely roads that lead to the Texas border in a few minutes. There are connections to the cities in  Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo Leon, in addition to dozens of gaps which lead into the mountains.

Original post in Spanish at Proceso

The European Union, Nationalism and the Crisis of Europe...


By George Friedman

Last week, I wrote about the crisis of Islamic radicalism and the problem of European nationalism. This week's events give me the opportunity to address the question of European nationalism again, this time from the standpoint of the European Union and the European Central Bank, using a term that only an economist could invent: "quantitative easing." 
 



European media has been flooded for the past week with leaks about the European Central Bank's forthcoming plan to stimulate the faltering European economy by implementing quantitative easing. First carried by Der Spiegel and then picked up by other media, the story has not been denied by anyone at the bank nor any senior European official. We can therefore call this an official leak, because it lets everyone know what is coming before an official announcement is made later in the week. 

The plan is an attempt to spur economic activity in Europe by increasing the amount of money available. It calls for governments to increase their borrowing for various projects designed to increase growth and decrease unemployment. Rather than selling the bonds on the open market, a move that would trigger a rise in interest rates, the bonds are sold to the central banks of eurozone member states, which have the ability to print new money. The money is then sent to the treasury. With more money flowing through the system, recessions driven by a lack of capital are relieved. This is why the measure is called quantitative easing. 

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Thoughts...!

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Monday, January 19, 2015

God bless America and our Armed Forces....both serving and those who have served...

 



Thought you might find this of interest: 

 

 

 Another thing the media does not report to the people..... too sad that these kinds of stories are never covered by the current media..... God bless America and our Armed Forces....both serving and those who have served... 


 


 

EVERY FRIDAY AT THE PENTAGON

It really breaks your heart to know that we didn't know this goes on every Friday, well at least I didn't know. Instead, I guess the media feels it's more important to report on Hollywood stars as heroes. I hope this article gives you a sense of pride for what our men and women are doing for us, every day, as they serve in the armed forces here and abroad.

Mornings at the Pentagon 
By JOSEPH L. GALLOWAY 
McClatchy Newspapers


 

Over the last 12 months, 1,042 soldiers, Marines, sailors and Air Force personnel have given their lives in the terrible duty that is war. Thousands more have come home on stretchers, horribly wounded and facing months or years in military hospitalsThis week, I'm turning my space over to a good friend and former roommate, Army Lt. Col. Robert Bateman, who recently completed a yearlong tour of duty and is now back at the PentagonHere's Lt. Col. Bateman's account of a little-known ceremony that fills the halls of the Army corridor of the Pentagon with cheers, applause and many tears every Friday morning. It first appeared on May 17 on the Weblog of media critic and pundit Eric Altermanat the Media Matters for America Website.

"It is 110 yards from the "E" ring to the "A" ring of the Pentagon. This section of the Pentagon is newly renovated; the floors shine, the hallway is broad, and the lighting is bright. At this instant the entire length of the corridor is packed with officers, a few sergeants and some civilians, all crammed tightly three and four deep against the walls. There are thousands here.


 

This hallway, more than any other, is the `Army' hallway. The G3 offices line one side, G2 the other, G8 is around the corner. All Army. Moderate conversations flow in a low buzz. Friends who may not have seen each other for a few weeks, or a few years, spot each other, cross the way and renew.


 

Everyone shifts to ensure an open path remains down the center. The air conditioning system was not designed for this press of bodies in this area.


 

The temperature is rising already. Nobody cares. "10:36hours: The clapping starts at the E-Ring. That is the outermost of the five rings of the Pentagon and it is closest to the entrance to the building. This clapping is low, sustained, hearty. It is applause with a deep emotion behind it as it moves forward in a wave down the length of the hallway.


 

A steady rolling wave of sound it is, moving at the pace of the soldier in the wheelchair who marks the forward edge with his presence. He is the first. He is missing the greater part of one leg, and some of his wounds are still suppurating. By his age I expect that he is a private, or perhaps a private first class.


 

Captains, majors, lieutenant colonels and colonels meet his gaze and nod as they applaud, soldier to soldier. Three years ago when I described one of these events, those lining the hallways were somewhat different. The applause a little wilder, perhaps in private guilt for not having shared in the burden ... Yet.


 

Now almost everyone lining the hallway is, like the man in the wheelchair, also a combat veteran. This steadies the applause, but I think deepens the sentiment. We have all been there now. The soldier's chair is pushed by, I believe, a full colonel.

"Behind him, and stretching the length from Rings E to A, come more of his peers, each private, corporal, or sergeant assisted as need be by a field grade officer.


 

"11:00 hours: Twenty-four minutes of steady applause. My hands hurt, and I laugh to myself at how stupid that sounds in my own head. My hands hurt. Please! Shut up and clap. For twenty-four minutes, soldier after soldier has come down this hallway - 20, 25, 30.. Fifty-three legs come with them, and perhaps only 52 hands or arms, but down this hall came 30 solid hearts.


 

"They pass down this corridor of officers and applause, and then meet for a private lunch, at which they are the guests of honor, hosted by the generals. Some are wheeled along. Some insist upon getting out of their chairs, to march as best they can with their chin held up, down this hallway, through this most unique audience. Some are catching handshakes and smiling like a politician at a Fourth of July parade. More than a couple of them seem amazed and are smiling shyly.


 

"There are families with them as well: the 18-year-old war-bride pushing her 19-year-old husband's wheelchair and not quite understanding why her husband is so affected by this, the boy she grew up with, now a man, who had never shed a tear is crying; the older immigrant Latino parents who have, perhaps more than their wounded mid-20s son, an appreciation for the emotion given on their son's behalf. No man in that hallway, walking or clapping, is ashamed by the silent tears on more than a few cheeks. An Airborne Ranger wipes his eyes only to better see. A couple of the officers in this crowd have themselves been a part of this parade in the past.


 

"These are our men, broken in body they may be, but they are our brothers, and we welcome them home. This parade has gone on, every single Friday, all year long, for more than four years.

Did you know that? I didn't.

Be a Patriot and send it on its way.

 


 

Our Country! Applies also to all others countries!




-- A  father wanted to read a magazine but was being bothered by his  little girl. She wanted to know what the United States  looked like.  Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine on which was printed the map of our country.

  Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to her and said, 'Go into the other room and see if you can put this together.
 
  
After  a few minutes, she returned and handed him the map, correctly  fitted and taped together.
The father was surprised and asked how she had finished so  quickly..
'Oh,'  she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of  Jesus.
When I got all of Jesus back where He belonged, Then our country just  came together.'

This  one is worth forwarding.
OVER  AND OVER AND  OVER AGAIN.
AMEN,  AMEN, AMEN!!!
So........
When we get Jesus back where He Belongs
 -
Our  country will come together.




Jeff Foxworthy on Muslims:


Have you ever wondered why it's OK to make jokes about Catholics, the Pope, Jews, Christians, the Irish, the Italians, the Polish, the Chinese, the French (including French Canadians), the elderly, bad golfers, etc, but its insensitive to make jokes about Muslims?
We need to level the playing field for the sake of political correctness...


 

 

Jeff Foxworthy on Muslims:

 

1. If you refine heroin for a living, but you have a moral objection to liquor,
You may be a Muslim.

 

2. If you own a $3,000 machine gun and a $5,000 rocket launcher, but you can't afford shoes,
You may be a Muslim.

 

3. If you have more wives than teeth,
You may be a Muslim.

 

4. If you wipe your butt with your bare hand but consider bacon to be unclean,
You may be a Muslim.

 

5. If you think vests come in two styles: Bullet-proof and suicide.
You may be a Muslim

 

6. If you can't think of anyone you haven't declared jihad against,
You may be a Muslim.

 

7. If you consider television dangerous but routinely carry explosives in your clothing,
You may be a Muslim.

 

8. If you were amazed to discover that cell phones have uses other than setting off roadside bombs,
You may be a Muslim.

 

9. If you have nothing against women and think every man should own at least four,
You may be a Muslim.

 

10. If you find this offensive and don't forward it,
You may be a Muslim.

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, January 18, 2015

Report: Harry Reid 'most vulnerable' in 2016, may retire | WashingtonExaminer.com

Report: Harry Reid 'most vulnerable' in 2016, may retire | WashingtonExaminer.com

I think we all got lucky, didn't we?



I won a Nigerian lottery according to an email from a Nigerian prince. He holds the sum of ONE MILLION DOLLARS in my name and he wants to send it to me FREE!
cid:X.MA1.1412682364@aol.com  
 All I have to do is give him my bank account numbers and send him $500.00 US dollars cash, to show my good faith so he can cover the cost to transfer the money!

 
 
And then I got ANOTHER email .........
 
 
 
It's from a KENYAN prince who wants to give me FREE healthcare for life!
 cid:X.MA2.1412682364@aol.com
 All I have to do is give him:
*  my BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS,*  MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER*  MY CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION*  and pay $700 per month for a policy with only a $10,000. deductible
 
Then he can make it happen!
 
Am I lucky or what

Allen West: Al Sharpton Says Oscars are ‘Too White.’ I Say the NBA is ‘Too Black.’

Allen West: Al Sharpton Says Oscars are ‘Too White.’ I Say the NBA is ‘Too Black.’

WHAT YOU TALKIN' BOUT OBAMA:? THIS IS MAINSTREAM ISLAM !

One Citizen Speaking...


WHAT YOU TALKIN' BOUT OBAMA:? THIS IS MAINSTREAM ISLAM

Posted: 17 Jan 2015 11:46 PM PST

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Raif Badawi: Saudi King 'refers case to Supreme Court', says blogger's wife -- Raif Badawi has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes for ‘insulting Islam’ on his liberal website

The King of Saudi Arabia is to refer the case of blogger and activist Raif Badawi's to the Supreme Court, his wife has told BBC News.

In May last year, authorities sentenced Badawi, 31, to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes after he used his liberal blog to criticise Saudi Arabia's powerful clerics. The Jiddah Criminal Court also ordered he pay a fine of 1 million Saudi riyals (£175,700).   

He set up the Liberal Saudi Network website in 2008, to encourage debate on religious and political matters.

Last Friday, Mr Badawi's was flogged in public for the first time, before dozens of people in the Red Sea city of Jiddah. The father of three was taken to a public square, whipped on his back and legs, and taken back to prison.

Amnesty International said authorities delayed administering 50 lashings to Raif Badawi, set to take place today after midday prayers, because his wounds from last week's flogging had not yet healed properly and he would not be able to withstand another round.

Said Boumedouha, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Programme said the postponement exposes the "utter brutality" of the punishment, and its "outrageous inhumanity."  "The notion that Raif Badawi must be allowed to heal so that he can suffer this cruel punishment again and again is macabre and outrageous. Flogging should not be carried out under any circumstances.""Flogging is prohibited under international law along with other forms of corporal punishment. His flogging appears to have been postponed for now but there is no way of knowing whether Saudi Arabia’s authorities will fully comply with the doctor’s advice. Raif Badawi is still at immediate risk," he added. 

Source: Raif Badawi: Saudi King 'refers case to Supreme Court', says blogger's wife - Middle East - World - The Independent

Bottom line …

Barack Obama and his cadre of progressive socialist democrats continue to claim that “Islam is the Religion of Peace” and only extremists who have hijacked Islam should be considered terrorists.

Of course, this is bullpucky because it is the mainstream Sunni Jihadists who are creating havoc with their religious intolerance of anything not Sunni and their disregard for human rights and freedoms. In Obama’s topsy turvy world, black is white, up is down, our friends are disparaged and disadvantaged while our enemies are celebrated, and evil is good. It is the “radicals” who want to reform Islam not the mainstream.

And let us not forget that Saudia Arabia exports an extreme form of Islam, Wahhabism, world-wide and appears to finance terrorism – even to the extent that informed sources believe that 9/11 was funded and operationally assisted by the Saudis.

Time to call a spade a spade and recognize that Islam, as it is currently practiced in Islamic countries is an enemy of Western civilization and the rights of all mankind.

-- steve

HOLLYWOOD WANTS YOU TO PAY FOR THEIR SECURITY

Posted: 16 Jan 2015 04:02 AM PST

MOJO

There is little or no doubt in my mind that the elite Hollywood nabobs who control content creation and distribution are using one of the most corrupt former Senators in the nation to lobby Washington to include anti-piracy in federal cyber-protection legislation and administrative rules and regulations. Thus federalizing the investigation, prosecution, and punishment of content pirates.

This is the same industry that screwed citizens and consumers out of the original copyright bargain – a period of exclusivity in return for allowing the work to enter the public domain after a period of time. The period that has been repeatedly extended at the request of industry lobbyists, in particular Disney. And, it did not stop there. They successfully lobbied to allow public domain information to be wrapped in a protected electronic file format, and then demanded that breaking the file code to enjoy work in the public domain be illegal.

Why should the public pay for policing Hollywood’s private and profitable business when it is these very same progressive socialist democrats that scream about “corporate welfare” and the privileges of the one-percenters?

Representative Ruppersberger (D-MD) has re-introduced the controversial CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act ) and is attempting to tie it to President Obama cybersecurity initiative.

H.R.234

Latest Title: To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [MD-2] (introduced 1/8/2015)      Cosponsors (None)

The exact language of the bill has not been released by the Government Printing Office, but is thought to be similar to the old bill.

 

Behind this bill is the MPAA (Motion Pictures Association of America) and its president, Christopher Dodd, former Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee who was complicit in bringing you the mortgage meltdown and the failure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, that is when he wasn’t playing “waitress sandwich” with the drunken lecher Teddy Kennedy. These are the people who are claiming that “it’s for the children” as they tell Congress that legislation is needed to protect children from pornography and the other hazards on so-called “pirate sites.”

Ruppersberger’s bill will be the third attempt to protect intellectual property after SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) failed due to intense Congressional opposition raised mostly by civil rights and privacy advocates. 

Bottom line …

What makes these bills so dangerous to civil liberties and personal privacy is that they authorize the government to engage in deep-packet mining; examining the contents of every electronic file to determine if it contains prohibited material. An even greater risk is if the government demands the encryption keys that are used to keep these files safe in transit.

Hollywood has a failing business model and they are doing everything in their power to protect and preserve their profits.

These are the same people who fought against digital audio and video recorders and demanded that all electronic files be encoded with a GUID (Globally Unique IDentifier) that could link a created file with the machine that created it (and ultimately, the user of the machine). They demanded that digital copies be degraded. They demanded a tax on blank recording media (since rescinded) that could be split by artists, but wound up in the coffers of the major companies.

Almost all electronic files (including documents) are encoded with these GUIDS). Even your color printer and copier spit out a visible (in light yellow) code to identify the machine that produced the copy – all under the guise of protecting against those who would counterfeit U.S. currency. Some copiers can even recognize currency, display a warning message, and send information about the attempt over the internet to an unknown non-public server address.

It is important to watch the actions of the progressive socialist democrat hypocrites in Hollywood and their paid agents in the government.

-- steve

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