Civil War In Kenya -- News Updates January 31, 2008

US Calls Kenya Violence Ethnic Cleansing -- Telegraph Stop Kenya Burning, Says AU Head -- BBC News Lawmaker Killed In Kenya's Rift Val...

Pakistan: US Intelligence Agents 'Uncover Bin Laden Letters'

From Adnkronos: Islamabad, 31 Jan. (AKI) - US secret service agents operating in the remote border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan cla...

Islam's Advance

From Newsweek: The Shi’ite ritual of Ashura is one of the most extraordinary acts of devotion in the Islamic world. From the heart of the Sh...

Iraq -- The Mosul Offensive

From The Long War Journal: Just over one year after the surge officially began Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to pursue al Qaeda in Ira...

And the Best Acting Award Goes to...

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded for forgiveness from his family and his constituents Wednesday in an emotional televised speech, his delayed...

Ron Paul on National Defense

This "Open Letter to Neal Boortz Listeners" has a lot of good summary information that those of you holding out ought to carefull...

We're the Only Ones Pimpin' Enough

A 13-year-old runaway returned home with a horrific account of being forced into prostitution by the kind of person who should have instead ...

The Company He Keeps

There's one other point I wanted to make about last night's debate . John McCain said: I'll rely on people to judge me by the c...

A Numbers Racket

I took last night's CNN republican debate transcript and crunched some numbers. I pulled it into Word to get aggregate totals using the ...

We're the Only Ones to Catch a Predator Enough

Connecticut state authorities say a Norwalk police lieutenant has been arrested on charges he had sexual relations with teenagers... Accordi...

The Pen is Prohibited as the Sword

A child was suspended for 3 days because he was writing with a pen that had a Glock logo on it in Georgia. I haven't seen anything on t...

Civil Disobedience

The Bush Administration does not want convicted felons to to lawfully own firearms. What if the convicted felon's only crime was the ci...

A New Gun Claim

The gun used to shoot and blind a TTC bus driver two years ago has been shuffled between criminals, Toronto police said yesterday, and is im...

Almost Heaven, West Virginia

Seventh- through ninth-graders could opt for instruction in topics ranging from survival skills to gun safety, but the weapons would have du...

This Day in History: January 31

Lafayette’s 1779 memoirs record his January 31, 1778, meeting with the Board of War. According to Lafayette, at dinner in Gates’s quarters...

Is it Necessary To Confront Political Islam As An Anti-Western Ideology

From the Belmont Club: One of the persons following the Belmont Club discussion over whether it is necessary to confront political Islam as ...

Off on a Comet

Rudy Giuliani , who sought to make the leap from New York mayor to the White House, bowed out of the Republican presidential contest Wednesd...

Western Allies Developing Cold Feet In Afghanistan

These two stories recently caught my eye, one on Canada and the other on Australia: Ready To Quit Afghanistan, Canada PM Tells Bush -- Yaho...

Kenya Mediation Resumes, Kibaki Heads To AU Summit

From Reuters: NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's feuding politicians hold a second day of talks brokered by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan on Thu...

Iraq Conflict Has Killed A Million Iraqis: Survey

From Reuters: LONDON (Reuters) - More than one million Iraqis have died as a result of the conflict in their country since the U.S.-led inva...

Maximum Mike's Anti-Gun Ties

From Ryan Horsley : " Maximum Mike " has shown his true colors and every gun owner needs to contact their Senator to oppose Sulliv...

Republican Gun Control

ANTI-GUN CRUSADERS seem worried about the advent of a Republican administration. Heaven knows why. Republicans, in recent years, have manage...

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming...

"Assault weapon" ban...one gun a month...end private sales...ammunition accountability... ammunition encoding... The Illinois Legi...

What a Mitt Head...

Bottom line: Romney supports the second amendment and showed unique prowess in helping gun owners in a extremely blue state. Thanks, Justin...

Clearing Up "Misconceptions or Apprehensions"

In terms of what “serious” activists on both sides of the issue want for handguns and “assault weapons”, that’s easy. Serious gun controller...

Where, Indeed?

Chris Horton notes CBS has adopted the standards of Faux News , which, incidentally, is still avoiding highlighting Ron Paul every step ...

My Kind of "Only One"

Republican presidential candidate and Texas Congressman Ron Paul has unveiled a new television ad – titled “The Only One” – that is running...

My Kind of Trial

Retired Army Green Beret Smokey Taylor was court martialed this weekend, and came away feeling good about it. Taylor, at age 80 the oldest ...

CeaseFire PA Director's Watch Weekly Update

I've decided this doesn't merit a daily update. After reading a comment by TJH , I was considering doing it in spates , but for now ...

This Day in History: January 30

On January 30, 1778, General Washington gave a report on the result of a General Court martial held on January 23, when a soldier of the ar...

Heaven's Gate Redux

I caught parts of George Stephanopolous' interview with Rudy Giuliani the other night and kept noticing something that creeped me out...

We're the Only Ones Without Citizen Back-Up Enough

A vagrant wanted for questioning in a rape overpowered a police officer who was trying to handcuff him, then shot her to death with her own ...

We're the Only Ones Licensed to Kill Enough

"Do you think our police should adopt a shoot-to-kill policy when fighting crime?" Sure, why not? After all, they are " The ...

A Devastated Family

The way this is written make the guns the guilty party and does its level best to make the criminals in the Cooper family out to be victims....

Spitzer's Political Perpetual Motion Machine

Nearly every one of the 225 violent felons authorized for release during Gov. Spitzer's first 11 months in office had been convicted of...

Listing to the Left

Canada's billion-dollar national gun registry doesn't keep up-to-date stats on the number of legal handguns in the country, the Sun ...

This Day in History: January 29

January 29, 1778. "The commanding officer of each brigade is to appoint a Capt'n daily to visit the sick of his brigade in or near ...

Afghanistan War Updates -- January 29, 2008

Canada Presses NATO for Afghan Help -- U.S. News And World Report Canada Presses NATO For Afghan Help -- Newsweek NATO Force Chief Vows Mo...

Kenya Violence Becomes More Organized -- Updates January 29, 2008

From The Telegraph: Kenya was experiencing a "sinister step change" in violence, Britain's minister for Africa has warned, as ...

Iraq War Updates -- January 29, 2008

5 US Soldiers Killed in Iraq -- Time Magazine US Troops Killed In Northern Iraq -- BBC News US Military Deaths In Iraq At 3,940 -- Yahoo N...

Yemen Strikes Difficult Truce With Terrorists

From the International Herald Tribune: SANA, Yemen: When the Yemeni authorities released a convicted Qaeda terrorist named Jamal al-Badawi f...

Deliver Us from Saslaw

In a clearly audible voice, Senator Saslaw said to his companion: "I see we're debating a gun bill today. Half of the cast of Del...

A True Assault Weapon

"D.C. statute states anything that you use in a prohibited manner can be considered a prohibited weapon," he said. "Even a wr...

"According to Rasmussen Reports"

Once again Faux News is silently sabotaging the Ron Paul campaign through omission. I guess if you can pick your standard, as opposed to ...

The San Andreous Fault

A man accidentally shot and killed himself at a West Dallas party early Saturday after showing off his pistol to friends...A group of friend...

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

A federal judge said Friday that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration did not commit a crime when it sent undercover investigators ...

A Hill of Beans

From Victor Bean , Owner, Southern Classic Gun and Knife Show : As you already know, Tuesday, January 29, there is a presidential primary. P...

Million Mom March Apple Pie Award Finalists

WarOnGuns has two finalists to nominate to the Million Mom March for their " Apple Pie Award ." As you'll see, both the nomi...

NC-17

Gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun... I figure if I say "gun" a few more times I'll earn a "XXX"......

CeaseFire PA Director's Watch: 01/28/08

For a guy who came off like he wanted the world to think he was some sort of anti-gun pitbull, this Riley fellow certainly seems passive the...

This Day in History: January 28

In England, General John Burgoyne submits a plan to the government designed to isolate New England from the other colonies.

"The Only Thing I Injected Her With Was My Fist"

"The only thing I injected her with was my fist," he joked. Ha ha. Great joke, Sly , domestic abuse and beating women! That's ...

Tennessee Treason

SECTION 4. (a) All handgun and assault weapon ammunition manufactured or sold in thestate after January 1, 2009, shall be coded by the manuf...

We're the Only Ones Friendly Enough

An off-duty police officer who was shot to death in downtown White Plains early Friday evening appears to have been a victim of friendly fir...

Letting Go of Our Defenses

In fact, the general prosperity of the United States, lasting more than half a century, has coincided with the destruction of traditional mo...

Ron Paul Campaign on Iraq Withdrawal

One of the objections against supporting Ron Paul some have given in previous post comments is his pledge that he would "immediately w...

This Day in History: January 27

Upon the final departure of the British from Boston, Washington decides to send a brigade under General Sullivan to New York.

New Taliban Chief Entering Limelight

From Yahoo News: PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Sometime in mid-December, as the winter winds howled across the snow-dusted hills of Pakistan's in...

Guards Injured In Egyptian-Gaza Border Chaos

From The Telegraph: At least 36 Egyptian security personnel have been hospitalized, including some in critical condition, due to incidents w...

Afghanistan Crisis As Karzai Blocks UN Super-Envoy

From the Times Online: Lord Ashdown’s appointment as the UN special envoy in Afghanistan has been blocked by President Karzai after he met a...

El Rushbo Shilling for Rambo

How ironic it is that the fictional John Rambo is so much smarter than the real-life Sylvester Stallone ... We talked about the film's ...

Be Vewy, Vewy Quiet...

A gun ownership rights advocate says if the Bush administration has its way, any court in the country would be able to overrule the U.S. Con...

We're the Only Ones Turning a Blind Eye Enough

Madison officials have fired the police supervisor of the midnight shift after officers under his watch were accused of inappropriate relati...

We're the Only Ones Dealing Enough

Three more New York City police officers have been suspended without pay and stripped of their guns and badges in a widening police corrupti...

The UK's "Spiralling Problem"

The spiralling problem with gun culture was highlighted by figures that show 28 firearms crimes are committed in England and Wales every day...

A Cautionary Tale

On January 19, 2008 I had a negligent discharge of my pistol. It's a Rock Island full size 1911. .45 ACP loaded with Federal Hydro Shok ...

Red's to Get its Day in Court

Why that should have ever been an issue is beyond me, but that's the position the masters have us in. Anyway, Ryan seems happy, so I...

The Other Badness in the Bill

From Joe Merchant : One of the local TV stations did a story on upcoming gun bill hearing. In the story, they misreported some info (I know,...

Academics for the Second Amendment Need Your Support NOW

A WarOnGuns guest editorial by Thaddeus Fendon To all my friends who are 2nd Amendment Supporters: Check out: http://academicssecondamendme...

This Day in History: January 26

The Connecticut Committee of Safety learns that enlistments for service in a regiment to be raised in the western counties of the colony wou...

Rambo Opens Today

We need one person in an influential position to stand up and tell the truth about gun control lobbies... Until America, door to door, take...