Security Forces Kill Taliban Weapons Facilitator
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62760
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2011 – Afghan and International Security Assistance Force troops yesterday killed Awal Jan, a Taliban weapons and improvised-explosive-device facilitator, during a security operation in Chak-e district, Wardak province, military officials reported.
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Website Links Unemployed Vets, Spouses to Jobs
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62751
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2011 – Unemployed veterans, wounded warriors, reserve-component service members and their spouses searching for jobs can find one-stop shopping at a Web portal designed just for them.
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‘Paws for Purple Hearts’ helping with PTSD
http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/02/08/51536-paws-for-purple-hearts-helping-with-ptsd/index.html?ref=home-ata70-img
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 8, 2010) — Paws for Purple Hearts, a non-profit that teaches wounded Soldiers to train service dogs for seriously-disabled veterans, may soon begin testing the physiological reactions that come from working with the animals.
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Face of Defense: Wounded Veteran Inspires Service Members
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62757
JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq, Feb. 10, 2011 – Navy veteran, author and inspirational speaker Dave Roever knows a thing or two about scars. “Everybody has scars,” Roever told a group of more than 150 service members gathered here in an event sponsored by the base chaplain. “Mine just happen to be on the outside.”
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Study Guide: Anti-Capitalism Coalitions
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/02/09/study-guide-anti-capitalism-coalitions/
NOTE: Here are the sources to the info. mentioned on Glenn Beck’s 2/9 TV show.
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Shock Graphics Show Severity of Proposed Obama Budget Cuts
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/shock-graphics-show-severity-of-proposed-obama-budget-cuts/
We are still five days away from the unveiling of the President’s 2012 Budget, yet the number-crunching and long-term analysis are in full swing. Senator Rand Paul has been making the rounds this week, touting his proposal to slice $500 billion dollars from the budget while White House Budget Director Jack Lew penned a piece for the New York Times that let us all know the President made some “tough choices” when cutting an estimated $775 million from the 3.8 TRILLION dollar budget.
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Postal Service warns of default as losses mount
http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/09/news/economy/postal_service/index.htm
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The U.S. Postal Service warned Wednesday that it may default on some of its financial obligations later this year after reporting yet another quarterly loss.
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Should Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan Sit Out Health Care Case?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-sit-health-care/story?id=12878346
As chances grow that the Supreme Court will take up the constitutionality of the 2010 health care law, a political battle is brewing over whether some justices should recuse themselves from what is likely to be a high-profile case.
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28 governors to president on Obamacare: Step on it
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=261913
In the wake of the Obama administration’s health-care overhaul being ruled unconstitutional last week, 28 Republican governors are now urging the president to press for the fast-tracking of the relevant appeals to the Supreme Court.
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Arizona Rancher Will Fight Court Order To Pay Damages to Undocumented Immigrants
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/02/09/arizona-rancher-fight-court-ruling-ordering-pay-damages-undocument-immigrants/
An Arizona rancher who was ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in punitive damages to undocumented immigrants he confronted, with a gun, is going to request a rehearing, his attorney said.
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Janet Napolitano – US terror threat highest since 9/11
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/02/10/janet-napolitano-us-terror-threat-highest-since-911/
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said today that the threat of terrorism against the US homeland is in some aspects “at its most heightened state” since the 9/11 attacks.
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Montana wants penalties for feds who violate state law
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=261893
Lawmakers in the state of Montana who initiated the idea of a Firearms Freedom Act to declare guns made, sold and kept in the state exempt from federal regulations now want to beef up the plan.
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Texas school district will re-tool Arabic culture curriculum
http://www.khou.com/news/texas-news/Texas-school-district-will-re-tool-Arabic-culture-curriculum-115565534.html
MANSFIELD — Mansfield ISD officials apologized to parents Monday night over a plan to teach Arabic culture in every class at one school. Many parents said they hadn’t been told about the mandatory curriculum change.
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Detroit Uses Stimulus Money to Lure Residents With $1,000 Homes
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/detroit-uses-stimulus-money-to-lure-residents-with-1000-homes/
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing is desperately trying to bring residents back to the Motor City, starting with civil servants . In one of his first major steps to bolster select Detroit neighborhoods, the mayor announced this week that he plans to lure at least 200 police officers back to the city by offering renovated abandoned homes for as little as $1,000 each.
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Mexico nabs alleged drug cartel boss wanted in US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_drug_war_mexico
MEXICO CITY – Mexican prosecutors say a judge has authorized 40 days of detention for an alleged lieutenant of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel while authorities investigate the man wanted in the United States on drug charges.
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From Korea to Egypt, High Food Prices Are Driving Policies
http://bigpeace.com/jxenakis/2011/02/10/from-korea-to-egypt-high-food-prices-are-driving-policies/
For the last two months, North Korea has been frantically begging for food around the world, according to South Korea’s JoongAng Daily. The request has extended to dozens of countries, including China, the U.S., EU, and countries in southeast Asia.
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AP: Military Says Mubarak Will Meet Protester’s Demands
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/ap-military-says-mubarak-will-meet-protesters-demands/
CAIRO (AP) — Military and ruling party officials say President Hosni Mubarak will speak to the nation soon and meet the demands of protesters. Protesters are insisting he step down immediately.
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Egypt army takes control, sign Mubarak on way out
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110210/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt
CAIRO – Egypt’s military announced on national television that it stepped in to “safeguard the country” and assured protesters that President Hosni Mubarak will meet their demands in the strongest indication yet that the longtime leader has lost power. In Washington, the CIA chief said there was a “strong likelihood” Mubarak will step down Thursday.
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Egypt Threatened By Devalued Currency And Rising Inflation
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34341.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
A report issued by the Saudi French Bank warns that national debt in Egypt could rise from 70% to 85% of gross domestic product by the end of 2011 and could reach as high as 97% by 2014. The report also warned of lower remittances by overseas Egyptians from $7.7 billion to $5.4 billion because of the country’s political turmoil.
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Qaddhafi Takes Steps To Prevent Unrest In Libya
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34314.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Libyan Leader Mu’ammar Qaddhafi has threatened to punish the media in his country if they take steps that generate anarchy like that in Egypt and Tunisia. He expressed concern and anger at events in Egypt.
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‘Al-Quds Al-Arabi’: Tribes In Jordan In Anti-Regime Protest
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34315.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The London daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi reports that Jordanian tribes traditionally loyal to the regime have, together with pensioners and other opposition elements, stepped up protests against the regime, issuing harsh communiqué with demands.
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PA Daily: Hamas In Preventative Activity To Stop Opponents From Demonstrating
http://www.thememriblog.org/blog_personal/en/34316.htm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
The Palestinian Authority daily Al-Ayyam reports, citing the Al-Mezan Center for Human Rights and eyewitnesses, that for the past week Hamas police and internal security apparatuses have been arresting and summoning for investigation Fatah members and Facebook activists in the Gaza Strip, to prevent them from holding a demonstration against Hamas in Gaza on February 11.
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Brave Iowa Girl Gets Help For Mom
http://www.kfab.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=122285&article=8151390
Sioux County authorities say a 4-year-old girl walked a quarter-mile through snow to get help for her mother and baby brother. Averie Carrion says she got only two scratches from the accident Sunday night off Iowa Highway 10 between Alton and Granville in
northwest Iowa.
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Deaf dog adopted by deaf kids after learning sign language
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/08/us-dog-deaf-idUSTRE7176HO20110208
(Reuters) – Most people may be reluctant to adopt a deaf dog, but what if they were deaf themselves? The idea made sense to inmates at a Missouri prison who trained a deaf dachshund in sign language and then asked the Missouri School for the Deaf in Fulton to take him in.
News Articles For 1/12
January 12, 2011 — Operation RoosterNATO Officials Confirm Taliban Leaders’ Deaths
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62407
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2011 – Officials from NATO’s International Security Assistance Force Joint Command today confirmed the identity of two Taliban leaders killed recently in Afghanistan.
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Face of Defense: Crew Chief Ensures Pilots’ Safety
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62412
FORWARD OPERATING BASE FENTY, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2011 – On a cold, windy morning in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, two seasoned Army pilots were beginning their preflight checks at the airfield here Jan. 4.
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House GOP readies push for balanced budget amendment
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/137405-republicans-ready-push-for-balanced-budget-amendment
Some House Republicans are expressing renewed confidence that the push for a balanced budget constitutional amendment will gain real steam in the 112th Congress — aided by the newly-elected crop of budget-slashing GOP freshmen.
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GOP Rep. [Peter King] Will Introduce New Strict Gun Law
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gop-rep-will-introduce-gun-control-legislation/
A popular GOP congressman announced today that he will soon introduce gun control legislation that will make it illegal to carry a gun within 1,000 feet of a federal official.
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Mystery Surrounds Bomb Placed Outside Walgreens
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2011/01/11/mystery-surrounds-bomb-placed-outside-walgreens/
WFTV [Orlando, FL ABC affiliate] reports it wasn’t a suspicious package planted right outside a busy Walgreens store, it was a bomb and agents have no idea who did it. According to the report, deputies say they’ve seen plenty of suspicious packages or bomb hoaxes, but rarely do they see the real thing, especially in a place like the Walgreens store on Aloma Avenue near Goldenrod Road.
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Talk radio under siege
http://www.politico.com/blogs/onmedia/0111/Talk_radio_under_siege.html
As I reported on the main site today, conservative media figures’ fears that the left will use Tucson to clamp down on them are not entirely unfounded. Rep. Jim Clyburn wants to bring back the Fairness Doctrine – a move aimed directly at talk radio – while Media Matters CEO David Brock asked Rupert Murdoch to rein in or possibly even fire Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin.
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Media Marxists No Different: They’re Not Letting the Arizona Crisis to Go to Waste
http://biggovernment.com/smotley/2011/01/11/media-marxists-no-different-theyre-not-letting-the-arizona-crisis-to-go-to-waste/
There was a cavalcade of Leftist – and media, please pardon the redundancy – politically opportunistic idiocy in response to this weekend’s horrendous Tucson, Arizona murders. Which were committed unilaterally and without any assistance from anyone by the deranged Jared Loughner.
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Wounded Man Grabs, Helps Subdue Ariz. Gunman [VIDEO]
http://www.aolnews.com/2011/01/11/wounded-man-grabs-helps-subdue-ariz-gunman-video/
Bill Badger was in the back of a line of about 20 people who were waiting in line to meet congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords when the shots started. A bullet grazed his skull, but managed to subdue the suspect until police arrived.
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Anti-Picketing Legislation Passes Arizona Legislature
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/update-anti-picketing-legislation-passes-arizona-legislature/
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona legislators quickly approved emergency legislation Tuesday to head off picketing by a Topeka, Kan., church near the funeral service for a 9-year-old girl who was killed in the Tucson shootings.
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Rhode Island Governor Bars State Employees From Talk Radio
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/rhode-island-governor-bars-state-employees-from-talk-radio/
State officials in Rhode Island are being silenced… on talk radio, that is. Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an Independent, told the Providence Journal that talk radio is “ratings-driven, for-profit programming,” and his administration believes it’s inappropriate to use taxpayer resources to have state employees use work time to it.
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Dem Congressman who called for GOP Gov. to be put against a wall and shot now pleads for civility
http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/01/dem-congressman-who-called-gop-gov-be-put-against-wall-and-shot-n
Ex-Rep. Paul Kanjorski, D-Pa., pens an op-ed in the New York Times today about the proper political response to this weekend’s tragedy. I wholeheartedly support the former Congressman (Kanjorski lost his seat in November) when he argues that, following this weekend’s shooting, Congressman need to remain open and accessible to the public.
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Illinois Lawmakers Approve 66% Tax Increase
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/illinois-lawmakers-approve-66-tax-increase/
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democratic Illinois lawmakers beat a looming deadline and approved a 66 percent income-tax increase in a desperate bid to end the state’s crippling budget crisis.
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Report: Soda Tax Chases Jobs Out of Baltimore
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/report-soda-tax-chases-jobs-out-baltimor
(CNSNews.com) – The Pepsi plant in Baltimore will no longer make soda, and the company plans to lay off 77 people — a decision blamed in part on a controversial new beverage tax in the city, the Baltimore Sun reported on Tuesday.
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China Vice Fgn Min: Would Welcome US Comment on Asset Safety
http://imarketnews.com/node/24868
BEIJING (MNI) – The Chinese government would welcome a positive statement from the U.S. government regarding the safety of its U.S. assets, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
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Lebanese Government Is a Step From Collapse
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/13/world/middleeast/13lebanon.html?_r=3
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Hezbollah and its allies began withdrawing from Lebanon’s government on Wednesday, deepening a crisis over a United Nations-backed tribunal investigating the assassination of a former prime minister.
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Top EU Official Calls for Bigger Bailout Fund
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/top-eu-official-calls-for-bigger-bailout-fund/
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top monetary official says the euro440 billion ($570 billion) bailout fund for debt-ridden countries should be increased and given more powers.
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Google Analytics targeted by data protection officials
http://www.thelocal.de/sci-tech/20110111-32341.html
German web companies could face hefty fines for using Google’s online metrics service after data protection officials broke off talks with the US internet giant this week and threatened to pursue a precedent-setting court case.
News Articles For 12/11
December 11, 2010 — Operation RoosterAfghan, Coalition Forces Kill Insurgents, Find Weapons
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62052
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010 – Afghan and coalition forces today killed several insurgents, found weapons and confiscated drugs during operations in Afghanistan, military officials reported.
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Arlington Wreaths Event Continues Holiday Tradition
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62050
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010 – For nearly 20 years, a group of dedicated volunteers and sponsors have ensured that servicemembers and other prominent Americans at rest at Arlington National Cemetery are not forgotten during the holiday season.
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Grandma Shares Lessons About Becoming a Full-time Parent Again
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/12/10/grandma-shares-lessons-about-becoming-a-full-time-parent-again/
I’m pleased to introduce a new Family Matters guest blogger, Debbie Nichols, a military mom and grandma. Her daughter, Tech. Sgt. Erin Caldwell, is in the Air Force, and she has two grandchildren, Ivie and Bailey. Debbie cared for her grandchildren when her daughter, a single mom at the time, deployed to Afghanistan, and will continue to support them and her new son-in-law when her daughter deploys again in the coming year.
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Face of Defense: Soldier Trains for Olympic ‘Evil Race’
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62047
ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 10, 2010 – For Army Capt. Kelly Calway, just finding time to go for a run can be a challenge. But Calway makes it happen, juggling her passion for distance running with being a soldier, wife and mother.
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New Navy Weapon Can Hit a Target 100 Miles Away in Minutes
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-navy-weapon-can-hit-a-target-100-miles-away-in-minutes/
For years, the Navy’s new railgun was just an idea, a weapon like no other weapon ever used in warfare. But the Navy realized its dream Friday with a record-setting test in Dahlgren, Va.
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Ellison: Dems must “create crisis” to force GOP on tax cut
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/12/09/keith-ellison-gop-obama-tax-cut-compromise/
St. Paul, Minn. — Minnesota 5th District Congressman Keith Ellison said Thursday that Democratic lawmakers “need to create a real crisis” to force Republicans to renegotiate the tax cut compromise.
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Obama’s Spiritual Advisor Describes (to UK Crowd) His Epic Battle With Fox and Beck Who Dare to Think America Is Best When it Is an Unjust Society
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obamas-spiritual-advisor-in-england-describes-his-epic-battle-with-fox-and-beck-who-dare-to-think-america-is-best-when-is-an-unjust-society/
NOTE: This is a 2:05 long video clip.
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Rep. John Kline and the Secret Ballot Protection Act
http://biggovernment.com/laborunionreport/2010/12/11/rep-john-kline-and-the-secret-ballot-protection-act/
Congressman John Kline [R-MN] has been one of the House of Representatives’ most vocal opponent of SEIU’s labor board appointee, Craig Becker, as well as a vocal defender of workers’ right to choose by secret-ballot whether or not to become unionized. In that role, he has stood strong against union bosses as they have worked to strip workers right to a secret-ballot through passage of the job-destroying (and delusionally dubbed) Employee Free Anti-Choice Act.
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More states enter debate on sharia law
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2010-12-09-shariaban09_ST_N.htm
Muneer Awad’s opponents label him “a foreigner” trying to change Oklahoma’s laws. Awad, 27, a recent University of Georgia law school graduate born in Michigan, says he’s standing up for the U.S. Constitution. “I’m trying to defend the First Amendment,” says Awad, director of Oklahoma’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
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College told to halt Islam-induced speech limits
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=238341
A community college in Oregon that abruptly and without explanation canceled a “What is Islam” class it already had approved following complaints from the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a terror financing trial, is being warned its actions violate the U.S. Constitution and the class should be reinstated.
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Campus Christmas Carols Silenced After Non-Christian Complaints
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/campus-christmas-carols-silenced-after-non-christian-complaints/
For nearly 15 years, the Pulliam Hall clock tower on the campus of Southern Illinois University has played Christmas carols. But this year, after a few complaints, the bells have been briefly silenced while the school tries to expand its melodic tradition to include a more diverse selection of music.
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OPEC ministers make no change in output
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9K1RKTG0&show_article=1
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) – OPEC announced Saturday that it will not change oil output, amid prices just below $90 per barrel and global economic uncertainty.
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U.S. flight crew held by foreign authorities for ‘insulting’ Chavez
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=238657
The Venezuelan government once detained an American Airlines pilot and crew on suspicion that one of the crew members “insulted” Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez by calling him crazy, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable posted today by WikiLeaks and reviewed by WND.
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Exclusive Pics: Venezuelan Officials Meeting w/ Hezbollah
http://bigpeace.com/estakelbeck/2010/12/10/exclusive-pics-venezuelan-officials-meeting-w-hezbollah/
News that Iran is placing medium-range missiles inside Venezuela that can reach the U.S. should come as no surprise. Last month, in a special episode of my show, Stakelbeck on Terror, a former high-ranking State Department official, Roger Noriega, shared several exclusive items highlighting the dangerous cooperation between Iran and Venezuela in our hemisphere.
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Why Latin America Turned Against Israel
http://bigpeace.com/cglick/2010/12/11/why-latin-america-turned-against-israel/
Israelis can be excused for wondering why Brazil and Argentina unexpectedly announced they recognize an independent Palestinian state with its capital city in Israel’s capital city.
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Mexico Says Brutal La Familia Drug Kingpin Slain
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/2010/12/10/mexico-says-brutal-la-familia-drug-kingpin-slain/
Mexican security forces killed a drug cartel boss of the La Familia crime syndicate, known for its horrific brutality and long tentacles into dozens of U.S. cities, a government official said Friday.Nazario Moreno, 40, died during two days of shootouts and unrest in Apatzingan in the state of Michoacan, National Security Council spokesman Alejandro Poire said.
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Outspoken 15-Year-Old Is Poster Child for UK’s Radical Student Movement
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/outspoken-15-year-old-is-poster-child-for-uks-radical-student-movement/
Students protesting tuition hikes in London this week and countless other radical leftists have a new hero for their movement to rally around: a smug 15-year-old who isn’t afraid to share his views of the world (and everything that’s wrong with it) and to berate those who stand in his way — in this case, police.
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EU leaders to agree on law change for euro stability
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101211/bs_nm/us_eu_euro_treaty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders will agree next week to insert two sentences into the EU treaty to pave the way for the creation of the European Stability Mechanism from 2013, draft conclusions of the summit showed.
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Tree service worker rescues cat in Oak Park
http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/dec/08/tree-service-extends-to-rescuing-a-cat/?partner=yahoo_feeds
As a crowd of people looked skyward, a gray cat was lassoed with a rope around its neck Wednesday afternoon and brought safely back to the ground, ending a 7 1/2-hour saga.
News Articles For 10/13
October 13, 2010 — Operation RoosterCoalition forces uncover two weapons caches
http://www.cjtf101.com/en/press-releases-mainmenu-326/3442-coalition-forces-uncover-two-weapons-caches.html
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — While conducting a security patrol, coalition forces uncovered a large weapons cache in the Mehtar Lam District, Laghman Province, Oct. 11.
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Afghans Turn-in Numerous Weapons, Explosives
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61225
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2010 – A weapons cache and explosive material were taken out of enemy hands after locals turned in the items in eastern and southern Afghanistan today and yesterday, military officials reported.
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Valor has no boundaries; Three Marines help save wounded police officer, apprehend suspect
http://www.marines.mil/unit/1stmardiv/Pages/Valorhasnoboundaries;.aspx
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — While sitting on the porch waiting for a home cooked meal in Long Beach, Calif. Oct. 6, Pfc. Anthony Rolden and his two friends and brothers in arms, Pfcs. Ryan Shuey and Christopher Smith, hear a gun fire in the distance.
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USO Gala Honors Military Members, Families
http://www.jcs.mil/newsarticle.aspx?ID=395
WASHINGTON October 08, 2010 – Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was among the military, government and community leaders and celebrities who gathered to salute servicemembers and their families at the annual USO Gala here last night.
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Sailors, Marines Enjoy San Francisco Fleet Week Barbecue Engagement
http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=56520
SAN FRANCISCO (NNS) — Sailors and Marines participating in San Francisco Fleet Week 2010 (SFFW 10) enjoyed a pierside barbecue hosted by the Bay Area Law Enforcement Associations, Alameda County Superior Court Judges, the Oakland Navy League and The Oakland A’s Oct. 10.
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Mom Prepares to Deploy With Husband Gone
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/10/12/mom-prepares-to-deploy-with-husband-gone/
Preparing for your own deployment can be stressful, but imagine doing so while your husband is deployed and making arrangements for your children to stay with your parents. See how one military mom is coping in “Double Duty: Ready? Set? Change!” .
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Colorado Army Guardsman wins military division of Ironman triathlon
http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2010/10/101210-Ironman.aspx
KONA-KAILUA, Hawaii (10/11/10) – U. S. Army Captain finishes first in the military division of the 2010 Iron Man Triathlon World Championships held in Kona-Kailua, Hawaii on Oct. 9.
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Face of Defense: Air Force Officer Pursues NBA Dream
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61246
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 13, 2010 – A U.S. Air Force Academy graduate continues to pursue his childhood dream of playing in the National Basketball Association.
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Fed Mulls Raising Inflation Expectations to Boost Economy
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-10-13/fed-considers-raising-inflation-expectations-to-boost-economy.html
Federal Reserve policy makers may want Americans to expect inflation to accelerate in the future so they spend more of their money now. Central bankers, seeking ways to boost flagging growth after lowering interest rates almost to zero and buying $1.7 trillion of securities, are weighing strategies for raising inflation expectations as well as expanding the balance sheet by purchasing Treasuries, according to minutes of the Fed’s Sept. 21 meeting released yesterday.
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Drilling ban lifted; uncertainties still face Gulf
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_gulf_oil_spill_drilling_moratorium
WASHINGTON – Deep water oil drills quieted by a six-month moratorium will again hum off the Gulf Coast, helping an industry that, despite its dangers, puts needed money in the pockets of thousands along the Gulf Coast. What’s less certain is just how soon the jobs on hold because of the six-month ban will come back to a region trying to recover.
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Nudge: DOA To Use ‘Food Behavior Scientists’ to Modify Kids’ Eating Habits
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/nudge-doa-to-use-food-behavior-scientists-to-modify-kids-eating-habits/
Federal officials are turning to psychology in a new approach to get kids to choose healthier foods in the school lunch line. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today it is giving $2 million to food behavior scientists to use marketing tricks to encourage kids to pick fruits and veggies over cookies and french fries.
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Obama agency busts plan to sell rifles to Americans
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=214589
The Obama-run Washington bureaucracy has classified a common and reliable rifle, the M1 Garand, as a “threat to public safety in the U.S.,” and the State Department has canceled plans by the Republic of Korea to return tens of thousands of surplus rifles to the U.S. for sale in the consumer market.
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Drug Thugs Decapitate Mexican Police Commander Investigating ‘Lake Pirates’ Killing
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/shocking-violence-at-the-border-police-commander-investigating-lake-pirates-shooting-brutally-murdered/
The severed head of a Mexican police commander reported to be investigating an alleged pirate attack on Falcon Lake was delivered to the Mexican military, sources said Tuesday.
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$900 Million to Palestine…For What?
http://bigpeace.com/kblackwell/2010/10/13/900-million-to-palestine-for-what/
Israeli media watchdog Itamar Marcus makes a career of following the Palestinian press. His website provides timely and accurate translations of the Arabic language broadcasts and publications that are watched and read by the Palestinian public on the West Bank of the Jordan River and in the Gaza Strip.
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EU struggles over ways to prevent new debt crisis
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_europe_financial_crisis
BRUSSELS – After months of agonizing, leaders of the European Union are closing in on new oversight rules to ensure sound finances, prevent another government debt crisis and restore the credibility of the euro.
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Ahmadinejad boosts Hezbollah with Lebanon visit
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101013/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_lebanon_iran
BEIRUT – Welcomed by thousands of Shiite supporters throwing rose petals, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sought to pull Lebanon firmly into his country’s fold Wednesday in a visit that underscored the growing power of Tehran and its Lebanese ally, Hezbollah.
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Dolphins save man from shark
http://animaltales.info/blog/dolphins-save-man-from-shark
SWIMMERS have told how a pod of dolphins protected them from a great white shark off the northeastern coast of New Zealand. Rob Howes and three other lifeguards were on a training swim about 100 metres offshore at Ocean Beach, near Whangarei, when the dolphins raced in and herded the group together.
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Arkansas Teen Scores Touchdown in Wheelchair
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/arkansas-teen-scores-touchdown-in-wheelchair/
In a story of true sportsmanship, two competing high school football teams in Arkansas came together last Friday night to help one fellow student’s dream come true.
News Articles For 10/9
October 9, 2010 — Operation RoosterArmy creates new scenario-based suicide-prevention video
http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/10/05/46170-army-creates-new-scenario-based-suicide-prevention-video/index.html?ref=home-headline-title5
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 5, 2010) — In an effort to re-vamp the Army’s suicide-prevention program, a new scenario-based video has been created to supplement the growing arsenal of training aides which promote life preservation.
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St. Ignatius group will aid local families of soldiers
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/10/st_ignatius_group_will_aid_loc.html
CLEVELAND, Ohio — About two dozen St. Ignatius High School students are putting some muscle into efforts to support local families of U.S. troops.
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USO Gala Honors Military Members, Families
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=61208
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2010 – Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was among the military, government and community leaders and celebrities who gathered to salute servicemembers and their families at the annual USO Gala here last night.
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Muslim Student Discovers FBI Tracking Device on His Car
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/muslim-student-discovers-fbi-tracking-device-on-his-car/
A California college student got an interesting surprise when he recently took his car into the shop for repairs: mounted to his car’s undercarriage was an FBI tracking device, monitoring his every move.
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Bank of America stops US foreclosures for review
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Bank-of-America-stops-US-apf-977158216.html?x=0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bank of America on Friday halted foreclosures on homes across the country so it could review paperwork in tens of thousands of cases for flaws, expanding a crisis at a perilous time for the housing market.
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State snatches baby when dad accused of being ‘Oath Keeper’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=213149
A 16-hour-old newborn was snatched from her parents by authorities in Concord, N.H., after social services workers alleged the father is a member of Oath Keepers.
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Gunmen Torch 29 More NATO Oil Tankers in Pakistan
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/gunmen-torch-29-more-nato-oil-tankers-in-pakistan/
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Police say at least 10 gunmen have torched 29 NATO oil tankers in southwest Pakistan. The attack early Saturday is one of several to hit the supply line for U.S. and NATO forces in neighboring Afghanistan since Pakistan closed a key border crossing on September 30. On Wednesday, militants torched 70 fuel tankers and killed a driver.
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Pakistan to reopen border crossing that NATO uses
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101009/ap_on_re_as/as_pakistan
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan will reopen a key border crossing used to transport supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan, authorities said Saturday — the 10th day of a blockade that has raised tensions with Washington and left stranded trucks vulnerable to attacks.
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Pakistan accuses the White House of exaggerating Al Qaeda terror threat
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1318784/Pakistan-accuses-White-House-exaggerating-Al-Qaeda-terror-threat.html
The U.S. has been accused by a top Pakistani diplomat of exaggerating the terror threat from Al Qaeda for political ends. Intelligence officials also suggested the White House has tried to ‘stitch together’ rumours of attacks to ramp up security fears.
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Satellite images reveal: Hezbollah training in Syria missile base
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/satellite-images-reveal-hezbollah-training-in-syria-missile-base-1.317784
The Syrian army has a Scud missile base near Damascus, according to recent satellite photos. The photos also suggest that Hezbollah activists are being trained in the Scuds’ use at the base.
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Iran acknowledges espionage at nuclear facilities
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101009/ap_on_re_us/iran_nuclear
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s nuclear chief says personnel at the country’s nuclear facilities were lured by promises of better pay to pass secrets to the West, but that increased security and worker privileges has put a stop to the spying.
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Dutch deliver banned nuclear equipment to Iranian group
http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=190646
BERLIN – Authorities in the Netherlands improperly supplied nuclear equipment to the sanctioned Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), the Dutch Economic Affairs Ministry wrote in an October 4 letter obtained by The Jerusalem Post.
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Aviation deal clears way for emissions scheme: EU
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6981CU20101009
(Reuters) – A global deal on emissions curbs by airlines struck late on Friday will allow the European Union to press ahead with plans to charge airlines for emissions permits from 2012, the European Commission said on Saturday.
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Che Guevara; Guerrilla Doofus and Murdering Coward
http://bigpeace.com/hfontova/2010/10/09/che-guevara-guerrilla-doofus-and-murdering-coward/
Forty three years ago this week, Ernesto “Che” Guevara got a major dose of his own medicine. Without trial he was declared a murderer, stood against a wall and shot. Historically speaking, justice has rarely been better served. If the saying “What goes around comes around” ever fit, it’s here.
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Homeowner finds cat alive days after house fire
http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-cat-golden-fire-txt,0,1295852.story
GOLDEN, Colo. – A homeowner in Golden got a pleasant surprise, after suffering through a week of heartache. Her old cat survived a destructive house fire, and the woman found the feline days after the fire was extinguished.
News Articles For 6/29
June 29, 2010 — Operation RoosterIraqis Arrest 16 Terrorism Suspects
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59818
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2010 – Iraqi security forces arrested 16 suspected criminal associates of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organization in recent operations, military officials reported.
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SF arrest 6 suspected AQI criminal associates in northern Iraq
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/isf-arrest-6-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates-in-northern-iraq
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested six suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation approximately 128km southwest of Mosul today.
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ISF arrest 4 suspected AQI criminal associates west of Baghdad
http://www.usf-iraq.com/news/press-releases/-isf-arrest-4-suspected-aqi-criminal-associates-west-of-baghdad
BAGHDAD – Iraqi Security Forces arrested four suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during a joint security operation approximately 19km west of Baghdad today.
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Afghan, International Forces Detain Insurgents
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59817
KABUL, Afghanistan, June 29, 2010 – An Afghan and international force detained a number of suspected insurgents including a Taliban facilitator in Afghanistan’s Helmand province last night, military officials reported.
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Programs Help Warriors’ Families
http://afps.dodlive.mil/2010/06/28/programs-help-fallen-wounded-warriors%E2%80%99-families/
Heather Forsgren Weaver, a colleague of mine at American Forces Press Service, is a regular contributor to Family Matters. Heather’s been heavily involved in this blog from the start. She edits, helps write and posts content on a daily basis.
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Face of Defense: Five Generations Graduate From West Point
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=59816
FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas, June 29, 2010 – Service before self is expected in the military, but one family has taken that concept to new heights. Army 2nd Lt. Mark Armstrong Jr. graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., marking the fifth consecutive generation of his family to do so.
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10 alleged Russian secret agents arrested in US
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_doj_russia_arrests
WASHINGTON – The FBI has arrested 10 people for allegedly serving for years as secret agents of Russia’s intelligence service, the SVR, with the goal of penetrating U.S. government policymaking circles.
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Fannie-Freddie Bailout Could Cost Taxpayers $1 Trillion
http://www.cnbc.com/id/37982580
For American taxpayers, now on the hook for some $145 billion in housing losses connected to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans, that amount could be just the tip of the iceberg.
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ShoreBank: The 11th-Hour Cover-up
http://biggovernment.com/jpollak/2010/06/28/shorebank-the-11th-hour-cover-up/
Late last week, at the 11th hour, the Senate removed an amendment that would have required the inspector general of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to investigate the corrupt ShoreBank bailout, as well as every other bailout since January 2009. It is the clearest sign yet that the White House and Democrats in Congress are covering up the truth. If there is nothing to hide, why block the ShoreBank investigation?
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Invasion! U.S. ‘sanctuary city’ succumbs to illegals
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172121
A California “sanctuary city” has fallen victim to illegal immigration – going bankrupt and firing all of its public employees, Jerome Corsi’s Red Alert reports.
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Officials Discover Smuggling Tunnel Underneath Rio Grande
http://www.nationalterroralert.com/updates/2010/06/29/officials-discover-smuggling-tunnel-underneath-rio-grande/
U.S. border patrol agents Friday found a crude tunnel, apparently used for smuggling, underneath the concrete-lined Rio Grande River near El Paso, Texas.
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Philadelphia to bar immigration agents from arrest data
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20100628_Philadelphia_to_bar_immigration_agents_from_arrest_data.html
Philadelphia is expected to end the arrangement that permits federal immigration agents to scrutinize the city’s computerized list of arrests, including country of origin and other data, Everett Gillison, the deputy mayor for public safety, said Sunday.
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China denies military exercise aimed at U.S.
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65S1YU20100629
(Reuters) – China denied on Tuesday media reports that an artillery drill in the East China Sea was in response to a planned military exercise between South Korea and the United States.
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White House scholar funded Ayers group
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=171429
TEL AVIV – A scholar and charity head appointed to President Obama’s White House Fellowships Commission served as a point man in granting $49.2 million in startup capital to an education-reform project founded by Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers and chaired by Obama.
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‘Obama harder on Israel than Arab states’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172105
JERUSALEM – The Obama administration is set to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ease the blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip during the premier’s visit to Washington next week, according to Israeli diplomatic sources.
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New option: Hot pursuit into Iran?
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172209
Shiite Iran has been boosting the volume of lethal weaponry being delivered to the Sunni Taliban in Afghanistan, prompting officials to consider allowing American and allied soldiers permission for “hot pursuit” back inside Iran, according to report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
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Clashes at Athens protest against pension reform
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_greece_financial_crisis
ATHENS, Greece – Dozens of masked youths are clashing with police at a union protest in Athens during a general strike against the cash-strapped government’s planned pension and labor reforms.
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Search engines spy for [EU]gov’t: ‘It would blow people’s minds’
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=172265
The European Parliament has adopted a proposal to collect citizens’ private search queries and store them for up to two years – framing the controversial plan as a measure to crack down on pedophiles.
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$500 given to workers who gave CPR
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/%24500-given-to-workers-who-gave-cpr
BROOKLYN, Ohio – Ray Golak and Ammar Dardari didn’t do it for the money. They reacted when they saw a panicked family come into their workplace–the Best Buy in Brooklyn.
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Bungling burglar alarmed to discover his victim is a 20-stone [280 lbs] wrestler
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1290240/Bungling-burglar-confronted-20st-wrestler-break-in.html
A hapless thief soon discovered he had chosen the wrong house to burgle when he came face-to-face with the owner – a 20-stone wrestler. Lee Christie had grabbed a laptop and was about to make his escape when Adam Kalinowski returned home.
