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 Valley -- Yahoo News

Talks Delayed After Kenyan MP Shot Dead -- Guardian

Nobody Is Optimistic At This Stage -- Video From The Guardian

Second Opposition Lawmaker Is Killed In Kenya -- International Herald Tribune

2nd Lawmaker Shot; Kenya "In Flames" -- CBS News

Kenya Talks On Hold As Lawmaker Slain -- CNN

Can Kenya Avert a Bloodbath? -- Time Magazine

A Nation In Pain -- Newsweek

Kenya Collapse Washes Across the Border -- Strategy Page

My Comment: All the ingredients for mass killing are now in place in Kenya. The question now is ..... who and when will the match be lit.

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 claim to have found five letters signed by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, Saudi daily Al-Watan said on Thursday.

Citing unnamed local security sources, the newspaper said that the letters are allegedly handwritten in Arabic and bear Bin Laden's apparent signature and seal.

They appear to have been sent last December to some of Bin Laden's followers in the region.

One of the letters is addressed to the Taliban leader in Afghanistan's volatile southern province of Helmand, Mansoor Dadallah.

Read more ....

My Comment: Whenever Osama Bin Ladin talks, people die.

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 Shi’ite faith in Iran and southern Iraq, to the mountains of Lebanon, and the shores of Indonesia, millions of adherents mourn the murder of the prophet’s grandson, Hussein, 1300 years ago.

That seminal moment has split the Islamic world in two ever since, between the Shia, who claim Hussein and his descendants as the rightful rulers of the Muslim world, and the Sunni, who espoused the claims of the Caliph, or ruler, in Damascus.

Read more ....

My Comment: A must read article that examines the history of the Sunni-Shiite split in Islam.

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 Iraq. After al Qaeda has been driven from its havens in Baghdad and the surrounding belts regions, and most recently in Diyala, the city of Mosul has emerged as the latest battleground.

Read more ....

My Comment: A side of me likes to believe that this is the end of Al Qaeda in Iraq, but I know that realistically this is not the case. Al Qaeda is weaker .... yes .... but as a force spent it is not. Al Qaeda, or its offshoots, will always be around. The best thing that we can hope for is that as a spent force it is diminished, and maybe over time it will be gone.

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 response to recently revealed racy text messages that contradict his sworn testimony that he did not have a physical relationship with a key aide...

"I am the mayor. I made the mistake," Kilpatrick told Detroit residents, looking into the camera. "I am accountable."

No, a "mistake" is when you're adding and forget to carry a number over to the next column.

Perjury is a deliberate, premeditated felony, not an accident. Especially when both of you falsely testify to the same lie under oath. Then it also becomes conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

You're not trying to be accountable, you're trying to evade by being pathetic to evoke sympathy. And the way your supporters, particularly women and those in the "religious" community, are rushing to your defense is representative of the type of willfully blind enabling that makes so much crime possible.

But it's easier to blame the guns, isn't it?

RELATED READING

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 carefully evaluate.

One other point I'd like to make to those of you who argue there hasn't been another (major) terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11--first off, we don't know, as a lid is being kept on things, but there were credible reports that among these have been some of the devastating western wildfires.

But even that's not the point.

If you look at the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, Bill Clinton could make the same claim about his presidency--that his competent and effective national security policies kept us safe until George Bush took over.

No?

[Via SameNoKami]

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 come to her aid: a city detective.

And I wonder--
I wah-wah-wah-wah-wonder,
Why,
Why, why, why, why, why she ran away,
Yes, and I wonder,
A-where she will stay-ay,
My little runaway,
Run, run, run, run, runaway.
Run, run, run, run, runaway.
Run, run, run, run, runaway.

[Via SameNoKami]

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["Runaway" by Del Shannon]

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 company that I keep.

and

I hope that some people judge me by those that are supporting me.

Fair enough.

Senator McCain: You recently announced you were supported by Sylvester Stallone, who not only endorses government confiscation of firearms, but also jokes about how he "injected [a former girlfriend] with [his] fist."

Comment? Should we judge you by him?

Senator...?

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 "Find" utility with "Match Case"--as candidates speaking were presented in upper case. Here's what it showed:

ROMNEY: 49
MCCAIN: 45
HUCKABEE: 16
PAUL: 9

A bit of a disparity there, don't you think? And I couldn't help but notice Jim VandeHei from Politico initiated only one question to Dr. Paul. Janet Hook from the LA Times didn't even acknowledge he existed.

Here's something else that bothered me:

PAUL: ...But I would like to take one minute, since I didn't get a chance to answer this discussion on conservative versus liberal.

COOPER: We're going to have -- I promise you we're going to have -- you're going to have another opportunity to do that. I promise you, coming up in like two minutes or two questions.

Go ahead and find where Anderson kept his promise.

We've talked before--several times--about how the "Authorized Journalists" are marginalizing Dr. Paul by omission. He needs to do a better job of not allowing that to happen, particularly in debates where he has some immediate control--by gently but firmly protesting being ignored, and insisting on equal time for all candidates.

I think if, during commercial break, he and Huckabee decided to walk out in protest when the cameras came back on, they'd not only have their own impromptu mini-debate/news conference with plenty of reporters, but it would be today's major headline, completely overshadowing the meaningless posturing, pandering and prevarication that went on last night between establishment darlings Romney and McCain. That's a guerilla move--millions of dollars worth of free publicity that would also set them apart in a way, I believe, that many Americans who are sick of the same old BS and manipulation would admire.

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...

According to the arrest warrant affidavits, authorities say the 46-year-old used computer Web sites and chat rooms to entice the boys to his home, where he allegedly showed them pornographic materials and engaged in sexual intercourse.

"Cummings"?

Why don't you take a seat?

[Via Declan]

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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 this from the "Authorized Journalists," but that means less and less these days. So we'll assume it's on the up and up.

I'd like to know the name of the school and the name of the bonehead Vice Principal. An email address would be nice, too.

[Via HZ]

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 civil disobedience of an anti-Constitutional, anti-gun law?

The Liberty Belles' Jennifer Freeman brings up something every gun owner needs to think about. The sad thing is, there will be no shortage of "enforce existing gun law" heroes on the gun boards who will tell you anyone who disobeys knew there were consequences and deserves what he gets, makes us all look bad, and should work to change laws they disagree with and obey them in the interim.

The question we should ask ourselves is whether we think these forum warriors are instrumental in--or obstacles to--securing real liberty.

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 implicated in four other crimes, including the 2003 murder of youth worker Kempton Howard.

You know what would solve that?

A registry of legal owners. That and forbidding the "law-abiding" to own them.

Don't you think?

And here's a new one on me from the "Authorized Journalists." They've told us about guns that go off and guns that kill, but I believe this is the first I've heard about guns that "claim sight."

You learn something new every day.

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 dummy ammunition or be disabled. Sen. Billy Wayne Bailey, who introduced the bill this month, doesn't envision students firing real guns during class time.

It's a step in the right direction, but that's why I used "almost."

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 that evening, he embarrassed the guests by asking them to drink to the health of the commander in chief.

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 an anti-Western ideology is a Marine in Anbar province. His email to me has been reproduced in toto below. It is clear and eloquent. I am grateful for it, not in the least because it lends some substance to my hope that "because of the size of the stakes this whole question will be resolved, not by some politician but by the 'decision of crowds'." Here's his email in toto.

Read more ....

My Comment: The Marine's letter from Anbar Province does give a positive outlook on the possibility that Islam can co-exist with other religions and political cultures. That its embrace of militant Islam and jihad by the average person in the Muslim world is just an aberration, and that it solely exists as a testament to the difficult times that people in the Middle East are going through.

Unfortunately, if history is any indication, there has always been majorities .... if not significant minorities ..... of muslims in the Middle East who have always had a very anti-Western and/or anti-Hindu and/or "just name that group" point of view that when they felt they were in a position of power was quickly manifested into war and bloodshed.

Religion has always been a predominant influence on many peoples, cultures, and civilizations through the ages. Europeans had to go through centuries of incredible bloodshed to get rid of this environment among its many different faiths .... unfortunately ..... many Muslims in the Middle East and elsewhere have not yet gone through their reformation.

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 Wednesday...

So long, Marsh...uh...Rudy. Don't let the Oort cloud hit you in the...

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 -- Yahoo News

West Will Never Beat Taliban, Rudd Warned -- Sydney Morning Herald

My Comment: Western allies are not only developing cold feet in Afghanistan, but are becoming vocal about it. The groundwork is being laid by these "allies" for their departure in the near future.

The following story is an indication of what people are now starting to fear. Afghanistan May Plunge Into 'Failed State,' Experts Warn -- Yahoo News

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 Thursday and African leaders gather in neighboring Ethiopia for a summit likely to be dominated by the post-election crisis.

President Mwai Kibaki will travel to Addis Ababa for the 53-nation African Union meeting, a forum where his country is more used to playing the role of regional peacemaker than a cause of continental concern.

Political and ethnic violence has killed 850 people in Kenya since Kibaki's disputed re-election on December 27, a wave of instability that has shocked its neighbors and Western donors and battered its image as a stable trade and tourism hub.

"Kenyans are killing one another at an alarming rate and are putting the country in grave danger of civil war," said Jennifer Windsor, executive director of U.S.-based rights group Freedom House.

Read more ....

My Comment: While the politicians and leaders talk, the real story is summed up by the following report from Yahoo News and the Toronto Star. Tribe All But Vanishes From Kenyan City -- Yahoo News and Ethnic Cleansing Or Death, Kenya's Kikuyu Tribe Vows -- Toronto Star

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 invasion in 2003, according to research conducted by one of Britain's leading polling groups.

The survey, conducted by Opinion Research Business (ORB) with 2,414 adults in face-to-face interviews, found that 20 percent of people had had at least one death in their household as a result of the conflict, rather than natural causes.

The last complete census in Iraq conducted in 1997 found 4.05 million households in the country, a figure ORB used to calculate that approximately 1.03 million people had died as a result of the war, the researchers found.

Read more ....

My Comment: 1,000,000 dead Iraqis for the past five years, 200,000 per year, 4,000 per week, 550 per day, 22 per hour. Their stats do not measure up unless one attributes other causes as being due to the war. i.e. hunger, disease, breakdown in medical services, etc.. But are all of these deaths as a result of the war .... hmmmm....

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 Sullivan's confirmation.

Speaking of which, I neglected to mention that Saxby Chambliss cheesed out of the controversy with weasel words.

As a general rule, I've found any time someone begins a sentence with "Rest assured," they may as well be holding up their middle finger.

Republican Gun Control

ANTI-GUN CRUSADERS seem worried about the advent of a Republican administration. Heaven knows why. Republicans, in recent years, have managed to do nearly as much damage to the Second Amendment as Democrats.

This is is an old article, but it's still a surprise to some of us. I created the following poll back in 2003:


Guess who it was about, which I intentionally didn't reveal until the polling was complete?

But some among our brave ranks, those who comfort themsleves by denying that defending freedom is not only costly but personal, keep drinking that Kool-Aid. And encouraging the rest of us to join them so they won't feel so bad about it.

[Via ZG]

And the Hits Just Keep on Coming...

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

The Illinois Legislature reminds me of that scene from Star Trek, in "The Omega Glory," where Captain Tracey violated the Prime Directive and engaged in battle against the "Coms" with his phaser. I don't have the exact quote but it was to the effect "I drained (four?) power packs, and still they kept coming..."

Lawless disregard for "the supreme law of the land," and they're allowed to get away with it. They make my case for me about citizen tribunals...

[Via HZ]

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 Hart! That Kool-Aid was delicious!

I take back everything I've said.

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 controllers want to ban them and serious RKBA advocates will not surrender theirs. Intermediate steps like licensing, registration, etc. are just that–increments on the way to a goal.

I try my best to depart from my usual scorched earth policy. I don't know if the effort is worth it with Suzanne Harris, but maybe some of her readers will be receptive...

[Via Say Uncle]

Where, Indeed?

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

I guess he's not in the battle.

See, if you give all the other candidates exposure except one, and you have the power of the national media, you can create a self-fulfilling prophecy. And while I join those who are disappointed at Dr. Paul's showing in Florida, it's hard to make the argument that he hasn't beaten Rudy Giuliani on the whole thus far, and there's been no shortage of coverage for "America's Mayor" (if for no other reason than to see what time the comet's leaving...)

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 in Tennessee and Arkansas.

You can view the ad here.

[Via Paul W. Davis]

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 member of Chapter XXXIII of the Special Forces Association, was on mock trial by his peers under the charge of "Failing to use a weapon of sufficient caliber" in the shooting of an intruder at his home in Knoxville, Tennesee, in December.

Seeing as how citizen tribunals are proving so much better at producing justice than the official ones, maybe we ought to conduct a few more...

[Via Brian F]

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 will go with weekly updates.

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 artillery was tried for desertion and stealing a horse from General McIntosh. The soldier was acquitted of the desertion charges, but found guilty of theft and was sentenced to receive 100 lashes on his back and have "half his pay stopped monthly until General McIntosh is fully satisfied".

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. Talk about separated at birth...

Watch the video yourself and see how many Applewhite Moments you can spot.

In another bit of eerie similarity, it looks like the asteroid leaving us might just be preceding Rudy's departure, and that would just be Heavenly.

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 weapon Monday, police said.

Remember New Orleans.

It sounds callous and unsympathetic, and I don't mean to be. But if we refuse to examine conditions emanating from government that make events like this inevitable, and I'm talking a whole range of issues here, nothing will ever improve.

[Via Cousin G]

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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 Only Ones."

Maybe it'll prompt an appropriate response from the minority who voted "No," but all things considered, I doubt it.

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.

An interesting glimpse into "Authorized Journalist" manipulation...

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 murder, records made public by the state Parole Board yesterday showed.

That way, they can kill again using "illegal guns," and Eliot can exploit that to the benefit of his career. If you flow-charted the process, it would be represented by a loop. But Eliot's got enough extraneous Rube Goldberg diversions built into the design so that it's not readily apparent.

As long as he has an endless supply of criminals to feed into the hopper on one end, he'll be able to continue the illusion for those who don't know any better.

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 has learned.

Meanwhile, Canadian urban violent crime escalates, as do calls to ban guns owned by citizens obedient enough to be registered. That a gun from the registry was apparently used in one of the anecdotes related here has served to fuel that--despite the obvious, that it was used illegally.

It's just so totally freaking insane. That anyone can't see it, that we're even having an argument points to a monumental convergence of evil--that would be you, Messrs. Layton, McGuinty and Miller-- ignorance--that would be you, Canadian citizen gun control advocates--and abdication--that would be everybody not engaged in opposing them.

The registry doesn't work as a crime fighting tool because it was never supposed to: the controllers know it's just a matter of probability before a listed gun is used in a criminal act, which they can then leverage into a blood dance opportunity. The hidden end is, the biggest proponents of maintaining and expanding the registry are the ones who ultimately want it to disappear completely--just as soon as there are no private--I mean, "legally owned" guns to register.

[Via Bruce Mills]

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 camp to examine whether they have proper attention paid to them and are furnished with everything their situation requires as far as circumstances will allow."

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 More Pressure On Taliban In 2008 -- Yahoo News

NATO Needs More Intel On Afghanistan -- Yahoo News

NATO: More Eyes In The Sky Needed In Afghanistan -- Canoe News

Afghan President Hamid Karzai Fears on Pakistan -- Newsweek

Afghans Hunt For Kidnapped American -- Yahoo News

US Shift Seen To Pakistan, Afghanistan -- Yahoo News

Afghanistan Becomes Less Scary -- Strategy Page

Senior Leader Of Haqqani Network Killed In Pakistan -- Long War Journal

My Comment: The war drags on, and our allies are rethinking of changing their role in Afghanistan. From my vantage point it is clear that among the many nations involved in Afghanistan, only three countries are actually involved in supporting the Afghan government and its people. The U.S., the U.K., and Canada are the principle players. The other members of the coalition are stuck mainly in "training" or aid projects and are not actively involved in bringing the fight to the Taliban.

This lack of will among the allies is troubling at best, a tragedy if they choose to ignore the consequences of not being actively involved in Afghanistan. Everyone knows that the solution to the Afghan "problem" can only be measured in the long term ..... probably 20 years if not more .... before any semblance of stability and development can be brought to that poor and ravished country. This time duration is what is sapping the West's will to stay and fight. The fact that the Taliban is reconstituting itself in their safe Pakistan havens also complicates everything.

Will Canada leave? Will other allies lose the will to continue. I have to say yes. Politicians live for the short term, and a long term stay in Afghanistan is not on anyone's radar.

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 it emerged that dozens of people had been killed in tribal bloodletting over the weekend.

Mark Malloch Brown said in the capital, Nairobi, that the violence had turned from spontaneous to "something more organised".

A child cries over the body of her mother who fell victim to tribal violence in Kenya
Watch: Riots spread after dozens of people have been killed in the recent wave of violence in Kenya

His warning came as machete-armed mobs rampaged through towns in the Rift Valley, burning shops and homes and setting up road blocks.

Read more ....

More News:
Ethnic Clashes Spread In Western Kenya -- Yahoo News

Gangs On Rampage In Kenyan Towns -- BBC News

Europe Threatens To Cut Aid As Kenyan Killings Spiral Out Of Control -- Times Online

Violence Spreading In Kenya, Red Cross Official Says -- CNN

Violence Rages On in Kenya Following Elections -- Gateway Pundit

10 People Burned Alive in New Kenya Violence -- ABC News

Machete-Wielding Youths Hunt Kikuyus As Ethnic Bloodletting Spreads In Kenya -- Canoe

Death Toll Climbs To 800 In Fresh Wave Of Kenya Violence -- Guardian

Kenyan Gangs Face Off in Clashes -- Time Magazine

Kenya Fighting Leaves Road ‘Covered In Blood’ -- MSNBC

Rioters Seek Revenge As Ethnic Tensions Rise In Kenya -- International Herald Tribune

26 Killed In Western Kenya Clashes -- IAfrica

All Hell Breaks Loose in Kenya -- Publius Pundit

Rival Tribes Have Showdown In Kenyan Town -- CBS News

Violence Continues To Roil Kenya -- American Thinker

In Pictures: Escaping Naivasha Mob -- BBC News

My Comment: As predicted, this is spreading. There is now an excellent chance that Kenya, once a model of moderation and decency in Africa, is going to end up as a typical African tragedy.

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 News

Bush: "No Doubt" The Surge Is Working -- CBS News

Iraq: The War So Far -- Strategy Page

Inside The New Terror Capital Of Iraq -- CBS News

Return to Fallujah -- Independent

Michael Totten's Take On Fallujah -- Michael Totten

Iraq Ready For "Final" Battle With Al Qaeda: PM -- Reuters

Iraqi Forces Positioning For Battle With al Qaeda Loyalists -- CNN

Good News From Iraq? More Than In The Past -- Pajamas Media

Iraq's Sadrists Seek To End Cease-Fire -- Yahoo News

Iraqi Forces Mass Outside Mosul -- Columbus Dispatch

With No Plans To Win, Iraq Becomes Costly -- Commentary From MSNBC

News From The War Front - Children As Weapons, Baitullah Fired -- Strata-Sphere

Mother Replaces Her Son On the Front Lines in Iraq -- Gateway Pundit

How Bush Decided on the Surge -- Weekly Standard

My Comment: The last battles against Al-Qaeda is now occurring in Mosul. The stage is now set for Sunni-Shiite-Kurd reconciliation.

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 from prison last October, American officials were furious. Badawi helped plan the attack on the American destroyer Cole in 2000, in which 17 American sailors were killed.

But the Yemenis saw things differently. Badawi had agreed to help track down five other members of Al Qaeda who had escaped from prison and was more useful to the government on the street than off, said a high-level Yemeni government official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. He had also pledged his loyalty to the Yemeni president before being released, the official said.

The fracas over Badawi - whom the Yemenis quickly returned to prison after being threatened with a loss of aid - underscored a much broader disagreement over how to fight terrorism in Yemen, a particularly valuable recruiting ground and refuge for Islamist militants in the past two decades.

Read more ....

My Comment: Islamic militancy and rebellion against the central government is so interwoven in the culture of Yemen and many of its people that any discussion on peace is problematic. Then again .... one has to start somewhere.

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 Deliverance is in town."

So, Senator, just out of curiosity, what would you be prepared to do if someone with malevolent intent said "you got a purdy mouth..."? Squeal like a pig?

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 writing pen could be considered prohibited under certain circumstances."

Yes, exactly. That's what an assault weapons is.

It's one of the reasons I've always enjoyed Jackie Chan movies--he takes every day objects and employs them as integral parts of his fight choreography. If you don't assess your surroundings, wherever you may be, and don't notice what is at hand and how it could be used, I'd recommend more focus on situational awareness. Knowing what is around you--to pick up, to wield, to throw, to get behind--can be every bit as important as who is around you.

You never know when you'll need to buy yourself a few seconds to get to your carry weapon (or to give yourself an edge if caught without it), and besides, making this a habit can only help reinforce the mindset needed to anticipate, react and prevail.

[Via Armed and Safe]

"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 how the candidates have actually performed to date, you can justify Rudy being there as a "leading candidate" but Paul not being one...

That they felt they needed to qualify their presentation shows they know exactly what they're doing. They should have and could have posted all the candidates without qualifiers. It's obvious they just don't want their viewers to see the name "Ron Paul," so they are intentionally suppressing it. And by letting everyone who might notice know he's not "leading," why, there's a bit of discouragement tainting as well.

That's some "news" organization, manipulating the electorate under the guise of reporting facts.

"Fair and balanced" my left knee..."You Decide"-- based on what we choose to tell you.

Even if you're not for Ron Paul, I'd think having the information gatekeepers pull this crap should be enough to make you wonder what the establishment is so afraid of. It should certainly tell you why I have devoted a category on this blog warning about the dangers of "Authorized Journalists."

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 friends had been drinking...when Andreous Robinson, 20, went outside around 1 a.m. and shot a few rounds into the air. Police said Mr. Robinson then came back inside and thought that he'd discharged all of the rounds, so he put the gun to his head and pulled the trigger...His death came less than a day after a man was fatally shot in a similar incident...four men were drinking vodka and using crack cocaine Friday afternoon when one of them accidentally shot another to death.

See, if only they'd disarm you and me, this kind of stuff would never happen.

Quod Erat Demonstrandum

A federal judge said Friday that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's administration did not commit a crime when it sent undercover investigators into gun shops to attempt illegal weapons purchases as it prepared to sue the dealers.

Then if no "straw purchases" were made, that must mean the dealers did not commit any crimes in selling the guns.

Cases dismissed?

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. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. I am a registered Republican, and I will be voting for Senator John McCain. Governor Charlie Crist has also endorsed Senator McCain.

Bill Bunting spoke personally with Senator John McCain, Governor Mitt Romney, and Governor Mike Huckabee over the weekend. As most of you know, Bill is chairman of the Republican Party of Pasco.

Senator McCain will sign on to a national right-to-carry bill if Congress brings it to his desk. As far as he is concerned, the gun show loophole is a moot point, and he will appoint judges who follow the Constitution.

Lou Oliver, Chairman of the Republican Party of Orange County, said Governor Huckabee would make a great vice president. I recently appeared on the Kathy Fountain Show (Fox News Network) in a half hour live show on presidential politics with Bill in Tampa with live call-ins. Bill is our strongest supporter when it comes to the Second Amendment whether at a gun show, on television, or in the newspapers.

I spoke to Senator McCain on his cell phone on Saturday night. He will be "humbly gratified" if we support him.

Victor

Right. Nothing like straight talk.

Could I have another glass of Kool-Aid, Victor? And maybe put a little bit more saccharine in it this time?

Luke O. is none too happy, and shared his email reply with us:

Yes, I'm sure Senator McCain is very, very sorry, he's learned his lesson and he'll never, ever even consider betraying gun owners again... at least not until his warm, close gun-grabbing, Bill-of-Rights-hating friends Joe Lieberman, Russ Feingold and Ted Kennedy ask him to.

John McCain has a long history of working against both the Second and First Amendments, against conservative values and against our sovereignty and border security. I wouldn't vote for McCain, Romney, Giuliani or Huckabee if Satan himself were the Democratic nominee.

When Senators take their oath of office, they don't swear to keep us safe, they don't swear to work for this lobby or that special interest. They swear before God and man to preserve, protect and defend the CONSTITUTION! John McCain has demonstrated that he sees the Bill or Rights as a list of helpful suggestions, and nothing more. The Bible says that those who cannot be faithful in small things will not be faithful in large things. If we couldn't trust John McCain to uphold his oath as a Senator, we can't trust him to do it as a President.

There IS a committed pro-gun candidate in the race- you know damned well who I'm talking about. It's amazing to me that you and your ilk will make excuses for a faithless opportunist and chameleon like McCain and won't even consider supporting the statesman who is gun owners' best friend, the taxpayers' best friend, the Bill of Rights' best friend on Capitol Hill, bar NONE. In light of your craven endorsement of this notorious enemy of the Bill of Rights, I will never set foot in one of your shows again, and I am going to contact the area gun dealers who rent tables at your shows to inform them that as long as they do business with you, they will do without my business as well. And I will encourage every Florida gun owner I know to do the same.

I guess Luke wasn't thirsty and has had it with gun rights compromisers who are full of...beans.

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 nominees are deserving, so it's a really tough choice that only the Moms can make.

First we have Sean Connery, that dashing Double-O-Seven, for his work disarming his countrymen:

A voice-over from former 007 James Bond actor Sean Connery says: "It is said a total ban on handguns, including .22s, would take away innocent pleasure from thousands of people." The man in the film fires a rapid succession of shots, devastating a human- shaped cardboard target. Connery says: "Is that more or less pleasure than watching your child grow up?" The film closes with the words: "Remember Dunblane. Ban all handguns."

You can see him recommend a woman be "shaken, not stirred" here:

I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it the same way that you hit a man.

You can see him "clarify" that belief to Barbra Walters here. Ahhh, OK, it's not as bad as I thought: It's only if you don't shut the hell up when he tells you to.

Next up we have the old HGH hunk himself, Sylvester Stallone. Yo:

We need one person in an influential position to stand up and tell the truth about gun control lobbies... Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you're gonna have... this is an escalating problem that’s eventually going to lead to, I think, urban warfare...It [2nd Amendment] has to be stopped, and someone really has to go on the line, a certain dauntless political figure, and say, ‘It’s ending, it’s over, all bets are off. It’s not 200 years ago, we don’t need this anymore, and the rest of the world doesn’t have it. Why should we?"

And Sly is equally gallant with the ladies:

The talk quickly turned to women, with Sly denying Janice Dickinson's claims he injected her with steroids. "The only thing I injected her with was my fist," he joked.

So how 'bout it, Moms? Which of these champions of "common sense gun laws" would you rather have women defenseless against? Which one strikes your...uh...fancy? Who deserves a slice of that pie...?

While you're making your minds up, go get Sean and Sly a beer. And don't make them ask you twice...

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"...

On the plus side, I did pretty well on this...

[Via HZ]

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 these days.

As does his little club...

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 the kind of stuff from which "prohibited persons" are made, thanks to the Lautenberg Amendment. But it does kind of explain why you might be against women having any kind of equalizer...

Add to this the HGH abuse to buff you into animal size, and ol' Rocky Balbozo's fist could do quite a bit of damage there.

The good news is, "Rambo" came in behind "Meet the Spartans." The bad news is, our culture is debased enough to reward either of these "efforts."

In the furtherance of my often-stated "any chair in a bar fight" philosophy, I would encourage you to help me apply some leverage to further complicate this oaf's ability to profit off the citizenry he would disarm. So I'm asking people to help me recruit an unlikely ally, but one with the clout to make this happen, the National Organization for Women:



I urge you to send them your own email along these lines.

Related:
Rambo Opens Today
"El Rushbo: Shilling for Rambo

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 manufacturer.
(b) No later than January 1, 2011, all non-coded ammunition for the calibers
listed in this act, whether owned by private citizens or retail outlets, shall be disposed.

Tyrant wannabes in the Tennessee legislature are going for an ammo grab, in this case, Memphis Mandarins Reginald Tate and Larry Miller.

Here are the links for SENATE BILL 3395 and its counterpart, HOUSE BILL 3245. You can track status of the bills here.

They want to require etching "identifiers" on "the base of the bullet projectile"--and note it says "all," so .22 ammo sold in blocks is evidently not exempt. Then note requirements for a manufacturer's registry, a vendor's registry, mandates for investigations by the TBI, and staffing and maintaining a database--nothing that will stop one violent criminal from using noncompliant ammunition in a stolen firearm...

Can you imagine a more foolish squandering of financial resources at a time when Tennesseans are struggling to keep their jobs and their houses, or law enforcement resources when they can't prevent crime already without sidelining personnel on this nonsense?

Oh but that's OK, because there's "No fiscal note for the bill!"

That's because the overlords envision an "end user fee":

SECTION 7.
(a) The cost of establishing and maintaining the ACSD shall be funded by an end-user fee. Vendors shall charge an additional one half cent ($.005) per bullet or round of ammunition to the purchaser.
(b) There is established the coded ammunition fund for deposit of the end-user fees described in this section. Moneys in the fund, upon appropriation, shall be available to the TBI for infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of this act.

And, of course, if half a cent is good, why in a few years, a whole cent will be even better! Besides, costs are going up and gun owners are outnumbered and generally despised by our urban constituencies--why not go for even more?

I wonder how many ammunition makers are going to just pull up stakes? And the "All" caveat seems to rule out handloading, or at least I don't see an exemption that states for certain at what threshold of production a self-producer becomes a "manufacturer"...

I also don't see any provisions for out-of-state "sportsmen" bringing tourist dollars in to hunt and shoot. I suppose setting up traps for them can also be a good source of revenue...

Question for all you "law abiding" Tennessee gun owners, the only people this bill will affect (that is, the ones not responsible for the problems): When they order you to surrender your non compliant ammo a little under three years from now, are you going to give it to them?

I don't know the chances this abomination has of passing--but I do know Tennessee is the state that inflicted Al Gore on the rest of us, and the urban representation seems just as unabashedly Marxist as anywhere else. Were I a Tennessean, I'd be on the horn to my representative at opening of business tomorrow morning, and I'd follow that up with a letter and an email.

Senate Info

House Info

[Via Stewart Rhodes]

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 fire...

Ridley was not in uniform...

I just can't figure out why "The Only Ones" would have assumed this particular man out of uniform to automatically be a threat...

I also can't figure out why some in the population buy into the disarmament con job, especially when noting how such practices have been employed in the past.

[Via Tony G]

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 moral values, the breakdown of the family, a weakening of community, the degradation of intellectual culture, the fraud of our public schools, and the splintering of American culture. The most basic political questions are no longer asked or answered by politicians. Since the country became a shopping mall regime, politics has been about the redistribution of income with the assumption of ongoing prosperity. In other words, we have sacrificed our children’s future, our national security and our common sense to the shopping mall gods – to hedonism and a destructive series of assaults on authority (i.e., patriarchy). As a nation, Americans have turned to hedonism, solipsism and narcissism.

Good synopsis of the way things are, the way "we" have allowed them to become in "our" quest for expediency and the easy way out. No wonder people of the character described here do not see the need for soberly assuming the responsibilities of free men.

[Via Paul W. Davis]

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 withdraw" from Iraq. Their fear is this would cause chaos and death, as withdrawals done with proper attention to details take time.

This is a statement the campaign emailed to me yesterday:

Dr. Paul would rely on the advice of the JCS to develop and implement a withdrawal plan. Far be it for him to micromanage such an operation.

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 inhospitable border regions, 40 men representing Taliban groups all across Pakistan's northwest frontier came together to unify under a single banner and to choose a leader.

The banner was Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or the Taliban Movement of Pakistan, with a fighting force estimated at up to 40,000. And the leader was Baitullah Mehsud, the man Pakistan accuses of murdering former prime minister Benazir Bhutto.

The move is an attempt to present a united front against the Pakistani army, which has been fighting insurgents along the border with Afghanistan. It is also the latest sign of the rise of Mehsud, considered the deadliest of the Taliban mullahs or clerics in northwest Pakistan.

Read more ....

List of key Taliban leaders in Pakistan.

My Comment: As the Taliban continue to gain support and military credibility in the frontier regions of Pakistan, the worse case scenario of a command structure to coordinate the various groups and units operating in the region be put in place has now become realized. In the past the Pakistani Intelligence Services coordinated and controlled these groups. They clearly do not now. I guess the student is now going to teach the professor.

I am confident that the central authorities will prevail, but the cost in blood and suffering in the frontier regions of Pakistan will be significant. Expect blow-back hitting allied forces in Afghanistan also.

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 with Palestinians at the breached Gaza border, the Egyptian foreign minister announced yesterday.

Pedestrians are now being joined by Gaza-registered trucks carrying food and taxis ferrying Palestinians across the border, which was breached by bombs from Hamas militants earlier in the week.

Traffic flows as clashes at Egyptian border continue
Traffic accompanies the thousands of pedestrians streaming across the border

Riot police and armoured vehicles attempted to regain control of the frontier by restricting Gaza motorists to a small area to stem the flow of traffic into the country.

Read more ....

More from Yahoo News.

My Comment: As I and others predicted, Egypt is now trying its best to close the border. They do not have the resources nor will to assist the Palestinians and Hamas in Gaza. Expect more conflict and frustration in the next few days.

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 series of Western leaders in Davos, diplomats said last night.

President Karzai objected to the former Liberal Democrat leader after Lord Ashdown, a former Marine who headed international efforts in Bosnia, insisted on far-reaching powers.

The Afghan leader made clear his intention to block Lord Ashdown at meetings with Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, and David Cameron, the Conservative Party leader, during the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort, one source said.

Read more ....

My Comment: I am curious if this is only a U.K. -- Afghanistan crisis, or something that also involves other allies. My reading of the situation is that there are clear cultural differences on handling the crisis in this area. Afghans have their way, the west their own way.

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 release yesterday.

Now the pistolero tells us Sly got a ton of free publicity for his latest foray into pornographic bloodletting from "conservative champion" Rush Limbaugh--you know, the guy out there hawking Mitt Romney, the "weapons of unusual lethality" candidate...

Everybody's got the neocon fraud the establishment media feeds us as "conservative thought" figured out, right?

Box office figures for yesterday aren't up yet--here's hoping the twenty-something male demographic this atrocity is aimed at has better things to spend money on...guns and liberty would be nice...

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. Constitution and ban guns for law-abiding citizens to use for self defense or even hunting.

Just in case all the "sportsmen" lining up in a gun store to grin like dolts and shake hands with John Edwards think their hunting guns are safe...

If the "Vote Freedom First President" has his way, his democrat successor, whoever she is, will have the last roadblocks removed.

[Via SameNoKami]

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 relations while on duty.

A hearing ended at about noon for Sgt. Tim Heiden, who police have accused of failing to monitor officers during their shifts. The officers have been accused of theft, stalking and meeting with prostitutes and felons.

Because, you know, "The Only Ones" are so superior to you and me in terms of character, judgment, trustworthiness, morality..all that stuff.

That's why "Chief Jakubson is a respected member of...[the] International Association of Chiefs of Police..."

You know, the GloboCops who teamed up on a report with the Joyce Foundation that funds all those subversive citizen disarmament efforts...

[Via Declan]

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 corruption investigation that involves paying confidential informants with drugs, officials said on Wednesday...

Because of problems arising from the scandal, prosecutors have moved to dismiss 80 criminal cases because the officers caught up in alleged wrongdoing were considered critical to successful prosecutions, law enforcement officials said. A hundred more potentially tainted cases are being analyzed, officials said.

Read the whole thing. It's just disgusting.

Only New York "Only Ones," Bloomberg's enforcers, keeping and bearing arms... And remember, don't you dare lift a finger...

Be warned. The biggest street gang will brook no competition.

Where the hell are the feds in this, and why don't they maybe do a no-knock dynamic entry, and seize the Brooklyn South Narcotics bureau building under asset forfeiture...?

[Via Declan]

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.

Couldn't they have a lie-in or a buyback or something--you know, something that's been proven to work...?

There were 10,182 firearms offences in the year to the end of September compared with 9,755 in the previous 12 months - an increase of more than 400 crimes, or more than eight every week.

And those are just the crimes that were reported, mind you. If businesses are only reporting one in eight 8 crimes, what do you think the chances are those living in or around the criminal subculture have a higher rate?

Or that the ones being reported are properly accounted for?

"Spiralling" indeed. Like down the drain and into the sewer.

[Via Paul W. Davis]

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 ammunition. This round utilizes a 230 grain jacketed hollow point bullet...The bullet entered my right inner thigh above the knee and exited the calf a couple of inches away lower and more to the rear of my thigh on my thigh.

A first-hand account and it ain't pretty, but is is sobering. Photos are included (just a warning to the squeamish).

Let's be careful out there.

[Via 1894C]

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'm happy for him.

Now let's just hope the judge will let him argue the law.

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, shocking). I've seen this bad info popping up on gun blogs, and have tried to fix it.

Here's the skinny: This law is all kinds of bad, but part of the minor stuff is that it requires all retail gun dealers to provide trigger locks. KMTV reported that it mandated the USE of trigger locks.

The problem is it's not part of the bill and diverts needed attention from the real threat...The GunViolence Commission. Take a look at
http://joemerchant24.blogspot.com/2008/01/break-down-of-lb958-ashford-crime-bill.html
and see if you can help me spread the word that we need to drop the fuss over trigger locks and focus instead on the other badness in this bill.

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://academicssecondamendment.blogspot.com/

These are the original scholars who were defending the 2nd amendment many years ago, long before the "individual right" theory became widely known. They created the foundation of scholarship underlying the legal arguments in our favor today.

Unfortunately, as of today, they have raised only $10,529.58! If this is all the 2nd Amendment is worth to gun owners then we deserve to and will lose it. Hope your chains rest lightly ...

If there is any good news, it's that small amounts of money will actually matter to this organization and your contribution is tax deductible. They are continuing on with their effort to file a brief to the Supreme Court regardless of the support they receive.

This is a critical moment in history. The Supreme Court will decide if the Second Amendment recognizes an individual right and whether that right is deserving of the same level of judicial protection afforded to the other rights recognized by the Bill of Rights (the first 10 amendments).

Are you tired of your Second Amendment rights being a second class citizen? Ignored, inferior and constantly infringed by tens of thousands of municipal, state and federal outrages? A situation the Bush Justice Department legal brief to the Supreme Court has supported. A situation the NRA has tolerated and even been partly responsible for creating. (For example, the machine gun laws from the 1930s and the 1968 Gun Control Act).

This is your one chance to support people who are trying to change history instead of funding the NRA Executive Director's golden pay package. This chance will probably not come again for a long, long time. Prospects for a pro gun president are nil, and the new President will be appointing more Supreme Court Justices. We cannot afford to put less than a maximum effort into winning this case.

From the founding of our country to today, many have given their lives in defense of our freedoms. I'm just asking you to give money.

Oral arguments begin on March 18. Briefs to overturn the ban are due Feb. 4.

The hard work in preparing briefs is being done right now. Don't delay.

Thad

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 would suffer if the designated colonel for the regiment came from an eastern county; they therefore accepted the resignation of the colonel.

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, takes every handgun, this is what you're gonna have... this is an escalating problem that’s eventually going to lead to, I think, urban warfare...It [2nd Amendment] has to be stopped, and someone really has to go on the line, a certain dauntless political figure, and say, ‘It’s ending, it’s over, all bets are off. It’s not 200 years ago, we don’t need this anymore, and the rest of the world doesn’t have it. Why should we?"

Any gun owner who goes to see this is helping this mudhead hypocrite pretend warrior disarm everyone else.

45Superman tells me Sly is a McCain man.

Figures.

Ryan has more.

Boycott this movie and tell every gun owner you know to do the same.

Image posted as First Amendment protected/Fair Use for noncommercial parody legal purposes. PSH graphic shamelessly stolen from Sharp as a Marble