Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Interest in MH17 Fades as Sanctions & War Edge Closer
Via Susan
It is abundantly clear that a truthful resolution to the tragedy of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was never the goal of Washington, London, and Brussels. Citing baseless accusations surrounding the tragedy, the West has leveled a series of incrementally expansive sanctions against Russia while using the tragedy to justify increased military support for Kiev's military forces even as they wage total war against their own population including the use of ballistic missiles, airstrikes, artillery barrages, and tanks. Clearly the goal then was to exploit the air disaster as long as possible before the truth began to emerge - and when that truth did emerge, to ensure the subject of MH17 altogether faded from the collective consciousness of the general public.
Surely if the facts surrounding the disaster tallied with Washington, London, and Brussel's initial and baseless accusations, it would make the subsequent moves by the West to sanction Russia while propping up the regime in Kiev, Ukraine, all the more poignant. Instead, the West appears to be intentionally playing down the actual investigation and pushing forward its gains made - wrought from the tragedy and hailed as a "game changer" in a conflict the West was decidedly losing.
As the Truth Trickles Out...
It is abundantly clear that a truthful resolution to the tragedy of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was never the goal of Washington, London, and Brussels. Citing baseless accusations surrounding the tragedy, the West has leveled a series of incrementally expansive sanctions against Russia while using the tragedy to justify increased military support for Kiev's military forces even as they wage total war against their own population including the use of ballistic missiles, airstrikes, artillery barrages, and tanks. Clearly the goal then was to exploit the air disaster as long as possible before the truth began to emerge - and when that truth did emerge, to ensure the subject of MH17 altogether faded from the collective consciousness of the general public.
Surely if the facts surrounding the disaster tallied with Washington, London, and Brussel's initial and baseless accusations, it would make the subsequent moves by the West to sanction Russia while propping up the regime in Kiev, Ukraine, all the more poignant. Instead, the West appears to be intentionally playing down the actual investigation and pushing forward its gains made - wrought from the tragedy and hailed as a "game changer" in a conflict the West was decidedly losing.
As the Truth Trickles Out...
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“No Evil Can Equal a Return to Federal Control”
Despite
General Joe Johnston’s capitulation in May 1865, the War Between the
States still raged until 1877 when Northern troops finally were
withdrawn in exchange for the unopposed ascendance of “His Fraudulency,”
President Rutherford B. Hayes. General Wade Hampton argued below that
surrendering to the North in 1865 would not preclude further suffering
of the Southern people.
Bernhard Thuersam, Chairman
North Carolina War Between the States Sesquicentennial Commission
"Unsurpassed Valor, Courage and Devotion to Liberty"
"The Official Website of the North Carolina WBTS Sesquicentennial"
“No Evil Can Equal a Return to Federal Control”
“On April 19,
Hampton, seeking a way to avoid surrender of a remnant of the
Confederate forces, wrote a letter to [President Jefferson] Davis:
“My
Dear Sir: Having seen the terms upon which it is proposed to negotiate
[for capitulation], I trust that I may be pardoned for writing to you
in relation to them . . . There are now not less than 40,000 to 50,000
men in arms on this side of the Mississippi [River]. On the other side
are many more . . . If we keep any organization, however small in the
field we give Europe the opportunity of aiding us. The main reason
urged for negotiation is to spare the infliction of any further
suffering on the people.
Nothing
can be more fallacious than this reasoning. No suffering which can be
inflicted by the passage over the [Confederacy] of the [Federal] armies
can equal what would fall on us if we return to [Federal control].
We
shall have to pay the debt incurred by the [Federal Government] in this
[invasion], and we shall live under a base and vulgar tyranny. No
sacrifice would be too great to escape this train of horrors, and I
think it far better for us to fight to the extreme limit of [the
Confederacy], rather than to reconstruct the [Southern States] upon any
terms.
If
I had 20,000 mounted men here I could force Sherman to retreat in
twenty days. Give me a good force of cavalry and I will take them
across the Mississippi [River] – and if you desire me to go in that
direction it will give me great pleasure to escort you. I am sorry that
we paused to negotiate, for to my apprehension, no evil can equal that
of a return to [Federal control]. If you allow me to do so, I can bring
to your support many men strong arms and brave hearts – Men who will
fight to Texas, and will seek refuge in Mexico, rather than in the
[conquered States]. Very Respectively Yours, Wade Hampton.”
Hampton wrote a second letter to Jeff Davis on April 22, making the same plea, and adding, “Wish to see you as soon as convenient.” On April 22 Hampton and [General] Joe Wheeler traveled to Charlotte by train. Biographer Edward Longacre would describe the meeting:
“The
President and his generals thrashed out the details of the [plan
Hampton had proposed, which Wheeler supported and which the President
viewed as the only way to keep alive the dream of Southern (States]
independence. Late in the afternoon, when Hampton and Wheeler left to
rejoin their commands, they carried authorization from Davis to form an
escort not only by recruiting volunteers, but by impressing horses,
weapons and other needed resources.”
(Bloodstains,
Volume 4, Political Reconstruction and the Struggle for Healing, Howard
Ray White, Howard Ray White Publishing, 2012, pp. 34-35)
WAPO Cartoon Causing Uproar Amongst Conservatives – I Think There’s Some Truth To It
Via Susan
I’m not offended by this cartoon. I like it.
Obama is a thug, just like Trayvon.
He’s from a broken home, interested in getting high, doesn’t follow laws he doesn’t want to follow, skulks in shadows, takes lots of selfies, has been elevated to sainthood for absolutely no good reason, has a fat racist girlfriend, and is more dangerous than his “angelic” pictures the media tries to foist on the public.
So, what happened that night?
I’m not offended by this cartoon. I like it.
Obama is a thug, just like Trayvon.
He’s from a broken home, interested in getting high, doesn’t follow laws he doesn’t want to follow, skulks in shadows, takes lots of selfies, has been elevated to sainthood for absolutely no good reason, has a fat racist girlfriend, and is more dangerous than his “angelic” pictures the media tries to foist on the public.
So, what happened that night?
More @ I Own The World
Empty prisons and we're sending illegal aliens to hotels.....?
Via Susan
After reading the recent story about a "correctional officer" intimidating a network news reporter for accidentally filming an empty prison at Wilton, NY, I googled "empty prison."
As it turns out, there are several around the USA.
Coalinga, CA has an empty facility on 19 acres that once housed 570 state inmates, in a state that claims that its prisons are overcrowded. (CA has a program for early release of nonviolent offenders to alleviate "overcrowding" while not allowing transfers to less crowded facilities out of state). The 1,600-capacity federal facility at Thompson, IL has received $53 million to “renovate, reopen and staff” but is still empty. Brush, CO has one that’s been empty since 2010. Bayview Correctional Center in Chelsea, New York City is said to be available for redevelopment, but it’s still empty.
Overcrowding is not the trend. Crime rates are down, and prisoner populations are down. Those are the reasons cited by New York officials for their plan to close four prisons. What seems odd is that the buildings will not be sold or redeveloped – merely “closed,” to save money on staffing. So more empty prisons.
After reading the recent story about a "correctional officer" intimidating a network news reporter for accidentally filming an empty prison at Wilton, NY, I googled "empty prison."
As it turns out, there are several around the USA.
Coalinga, CA has an empty facility on 19 acres that once housed 570 state inmates, in a state that claims that its prisons are overcrowded. (CA has a program for early release of nonviolent offenders to alleviate "overcrowding" while not allowing transfers to less crowded facilities out of state). The 1,600-capacity federal facility at Thompson, IL has received $53 million to “renovate, reopen and staff” but is still empty. Brush, CO has one that’s been empty since 2010. Bayview Correctional Center in Chelsea, New York City is said to be available for redevelopment, but it’s still empty.
Overcrowding is not the trend. Crime rates are down, and prisoner populations are down. Those are the reasons cited by New York officials for their plan to close four prisons. What seems odd is that the buildings will not be sold or redeveloped – merely “closed,” to save money on staffing. So more empty prisons.
More @ American Thinker
Russia's tank biathlon world championship kicks off outside Moscow
Roundabout via WiscoDave
It was meant to be a celebration of peace, love and tanks as former cold war foes raced through obstacles and fired at targets.
Instead, Russia's tank biathlon world championship, which started on Monday at testing grounds outside Moscow, featured teams from the former USSR and its allies but no Nato countries. The competition follows a new low in relations with the US and European Union, which last week introduced "tier-three" sanctions against sectors of Russia's economy over the Ukraine crisis.
It was meant to be a celebration of peace, love and tanks as former cold war foes raced through obstacles and fired at targets.
Instead, Russia's tank biathlon world championship, which started on Monday at testing grounds outside Moscow, featured teams from the former USSR and its allies but no Nato countries. The competition follows a new low in relations with the US and European Union, which last week introduced "tier-three" sanctions against sectors of Russia's economy over the Ukraine crisis.
More @ The Guardian
U.S. General Is Killed in Attack at Afghan Base, Officials Say
Via Paul
A gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier killed a United States Army major general and wounded a German brigadier general and at least 14 other foreign and Afghan military service members on Tuesday at a military training academy on the outskirts of Kabul, officials of the American-led coalition said Tuesday. The major general appeared to be the highest-ranking member of the American military to die in hostilities overseas since the Vietnam War.
A gunman dressed as an Afghan soldier killed a United States Army major general and wounded a German brigadier general and at least 14 other foreign and Afghan military service members on Tuesday at a military training academy on the outskirts of Kabul, officials of the American-led coalition said Tuesday. The major general appeared to be the highest-ranking member of the American military to die in hostilities overseas since the Vietnam War.
The
coalition officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a senior
Afghan commander also was among the wounded. The officials declined to
identify any of the victims by name. The identity of the gunman was not
disclosed, either.
The
German military confirmed that one of its brigadier generals serving in
Afghanistan was among 15 coalition-led troops wounded in the shooting,
described as “presumably an internal attack.” The general was being
treated for his injuries, which were not life-threatening, the Germans
said in a statement.
More @ NY Times
Retired British teacher 'beaten, raped and stabbed to death' at remote safari lodge she ran in South Africa
Via Nancy
Christine Robinson, 59, was found in a wing of the rural Rra-Ditau Lodge
Police are searching for a farm worker in connection with her death
Mrs Robinson, originally from Liverpool, bought the idyllic farm 12 years ago
Her husband died two years ago, but she decided to stay in South Africa
Christine Robinson, 59, was found in a wing of the rural Rra-Ditau Lodge
Police are searching for a farm worker in connection with her death
Mrs Robinson, originally from Liverpool, bought the idyllic farm 12 years ago
Her husband died two years ago, but she decided to stay in South Africa
More @ Mail
NC: Mr. Percy's Run
Via Cousin John
Mr. Joshua Percy Flowers is second only to Ava Gardner in notoriety
anywhere near Johnston County, North Carolina. The Saturday Evening Post
declared Flowers “King of the Moonshiners” in 1958, when it is
estimated he was earning one million dollars annually in untaxed revenue
from the sale of white liquor up and down the East Coast. He was also
one “helluva fox hunter.” This film attempts to cover the ground between
the two pursuits and reveal a picture of the man apart from the legends
Hollow Point Ammunition: A Basic Rationale
It's the only way to go.
NOTE: This article is intended to be a basic rationale for the use of hollow point ammunition. It is not an exhaustive, ballistics-tested study on ammunition/bullet effectiveness.
My recent article on the plight of Shaneen Allen, a 27 year-old medical professional and mother of two arrested for possession of a handgun and hollow point ammunition in New Jersey raised quite a bit of commentary on hollow point ammunition restrictions. Allen was merely visiting New Jersey when stopped for a minor traffic violation. She politely informed the officer she had a handgun in her glove compartment, and her concealed carry license in Pennsylvania availed her nothing. She is facing up to ten years in prison . . .
New Jersey law doesn’t absolutely ban hollow points, but makes it virtually impossible to use them for self-defense outside the home. One may own hollow points in their home or property, but only “sportsmen” are allowed to transport them, but their guns must be unloaded and the ammunition removed and kept separate, and even in some circumstances, locked up. In addition, one must go straight to and from their range or hunting area and have a valid hunting license. The New Jersey State Police have a helpful article on the issue available here.
In other words, in the name of public safety, New Jersey makes the use of the most effective and safe handgun ammunition all but impossible outside the home, particularly for self-defense, and actually endangers the public. The laws are so convoluted and nonsensical that most people would be wise to avoid hollow points–even gun ownership–entirely. No doubt, that’s what New Jersey politicians intend.
Why are such draconian restrictions on hollow point ammunition dangerous?
More @ The Truth About Guns
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