Operation Rooster

Face of Defense: Guard Member Recalls Gulf War
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=62946
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Feb. 25, 2011 – Twenty years ago, National Guard, reserve and active duty service members began ground combat operations to liberate Kuwait, marking the beginning of the end of the first Gulf War.
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Blaze Exclusive: International Socialists Orchestrate Unions‘ Rally to ’Save the American Dream’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/blaze-exclusive-international-socialists-orchestrate-unions-rally-to-save-the-american-dream/
Last fall, leftist ideological groups of socialists and communists teamed up with American labor unions to march together for “One Nation.” Now, as labor leaders struggle to maintain a stranglehold on collective bargaining privileges in Wisconsin, the same groups are once again marching together under a banner claiming unions are the heart of the American dream.
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ISSA: Senate Democrats’ leader plots government shutdown
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/feb/25/senate-democrats-leader-plots-government-shutdown/
There is no reason why the federal government should shut down when the current funding runs out on March 5. In a marathon, open floor debate last week, the House of Representatives executed its most important constitutional responsibility – to appropriate funds to run the government and establish the terms of their use.
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New unsafe products database under fire on Hill
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110225/ap_on_re_us/us_dangerous_products
WASHINGTON – It’s something Nikki Johns wishes had been around before her infant son died in a drop-side crib: a centralized federal database of people’s safety complaints about thousands of products, from baby gear to household appliances and more.
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Did Police Ignore ‘Hippie’ Rave at Wis. Capitol and ‘Bro Down’ With Protesters?
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/did-wis-police-ignore-hippie-rave-at-wis-capitol-and-bro-down-with-protesters/
They were images that were odd, and to some shocking. In the halls of the Wisconsin Capitol on Saturday, young people banged drums, danced around, and blew horns as socialists and Marxist signs looked on.
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New Mexico’s Hispanic governor battles over rules of the road
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-immigration-drivers-idUSTRE71P1OP20110226
(Reuters) – The nation’s first female Hispanic governor has angered many Latinos with a proposal to repeal a New Mexico state law allowing illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
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Utah draws thousands for no-shooting-required gun permit
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-texas-guns-idUSTRE71P1RM20110226
(Reuters) – Texans seeking concealed handgun licenses are increasingly turning to Utah, a state that does not require actually shooting a gun to get a permit.
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Court case warns EPA could ‘own’ your land!
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=267893
A legal team asking the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in an Idaho controversy is warning landowners that under the compliance order procedures being used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency virtually anyone could be told to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in permit fees – or face hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and penalties – over ordinary home construction work.
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US freezes Gadhafi assets, closes Libya embassy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_us_mideast
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration froze assets of the Libyan government, leader Moammar Gadhafi and four of his children Friday, just hours after it closed the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli and evacuated its remaining staff. U.S. officials said announcements of the steps were withheld until Americans wishing to leave the country had departed as they feared Gadhafi might retaliate amid worsening violence in the North African country.
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Armed pro-Gadhafi gangs roll in Libyan capital
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/af_libya
TRIPOLI, Libya – The embattled Libyan regime passed out guns to civilian supporters, set up checkpoints Saturday and sent armed patrols roving the terrorized capital to try to maintain control of Moammar Gadhafi’s stronghold and quash dissent as rebels consolidate control elsewhere in the North African nation.
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Long Bread Lines and Open Revolt in Libya’s Capital
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/world/africa/27libya.html?_r=2&partner=MYWAY&ei=5065
TRIPOLI, Libya — A bold effort by Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi to prove that he was firmly in control of Libya appeared to backfire Saturday as foreign journalists he invited to the capital discovered blocks of the city in open revolt.
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Gaddafi vows to crush protesters
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/02/2011225165641323716.html
Muammar Gaddafi, the Libyan leader, has appeared in Tripoli’s Green Square, to address a crowd of his supporters in the capital. The speech, which also referred to Libya’s war of independence with Italy, appeared to be aimed at rallying what remains of his support base, with specific reference to the country’s youth.
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Civil war possible in Libya unrest: Gaddafi’s son
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/26/us-libya-protests-idUSTRE71G0A620110226
(Reuters) – The unrest in Libya opens up all options including civil war and foreign intervention, the son of leader Muammar Gaddafi said on Saturday. “What the Libyan nation is going through has opened the door to all options, and now the signs of civil war and foreign interference have started,” Saif al-Islam Gaddafi told Al Arabiya TV in an interview.
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Libya’s UN ambassador denounces Gaddafi
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8349048/Libyas-UN-ambassador-denounces-Gaddafi.html
The Libyan ambassador to the UN, who is one of Colonel Gaddafi’s oldest friends, denounced the embattled leader on Friday night and urged the world to punish him.
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Protesters Storm Green Zone as 11 Killed in Iraqi ‘Day of Rage’
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/protesters-storm-green-zone-as-11-killed-in-iraqi-day-of-rage/
BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands marched on government buildings and clashed with security forces Friday in cities across Iraq in an outpouring of anger that left 11 people dead – the largest and most violent anti-government protests in the country since political unrest began spreading in the Arab world weeks ago.
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Gunmen mount bomb attack on Iraq’s largest oil refinery
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/26/gunmen-bomb-attack-iraq-oil-refinery
Gunmen attacked Iraq’s largest oil refinery before dawn, killing a guard and detonating bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to halt operations, officials said.
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Iranian Leaders Order Arrest of Mousavi & Karoubi
http://bigpeace.com/rkahlili/2011/02/25/iranian-leaders-order-arrest-of-mousavi-karoubi/
Reports from inside Iran indicate that the regime in Iran has decided to officially arrest both opposition leaders, Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi.
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Iran to unload fuel from Bushehr nuclear plant
http://www.jpost.com/IranianThreat/News/Article.aspx?ID=209957&R=R1
TEHRAN, Iran — In a major setback to Iran’s nuclear program, technicians will have to unload fuel from the country’s first atomic power plant because of an unspecified safety concern, a senior government official said Saturday.
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UN says has new info on alleged Iran nuclear arms
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4034137,00.html
The UN nuclear monitoring agency said Friday that “recently received” information is adding to concerns Iran may have worked on developing nuclear arms.
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Egypt protesters dispersed by force
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011226221957428.html
The Egyptian army has used force to disperse activists gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demand the removal of Hosni Mubarak loyalists from the interim cabinet.
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Thousands of Jordanians protest for democratic gains
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4034117,00.html
Around five thousand Jordanian protestors took to the streets of Amman on Friday demanding political liberalization, wider parliamentary representation and constitutional changes limiting the powers of the throne.
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Key Shiite opposition leader returns to Bahrain
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ml_bahrain_protests
MANAMA, Bahrain – A prominent Bahraini opposition leader returned home from exile Saturday and urged the Gulf kingdom’s rulers to back up promises of political reform with action.
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Al-Qaida calls for revolt against Arab rulers
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20110226/D9LKKAO80.html
CAIRO (AP) – Al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen urged Muslims to revolt against Arab rulers and establish governments based on Islamic law, according to an audio tape posted Saturday on militant websites.
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Look who else is reawakening terrorist wing
http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=267801
JERUSALEM – Members of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ militia, classified by the U.S. State Department as a terrorist organization, have been brandishing weapons publicly in recent days despite a disarmament agreement with Israel, WND has learned.
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Nintendo 3-D handheld goes on sale in Japan
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110226/ap_on_hi_te/as_japan_nintendo
TOKYO – Nintendo’s latest game machine, offering glasses-free 3-D images, went on sale in Japan on Saturday ahead of a global rollout, and analysts say it promises to be the world’s first 3-D mass-market product.
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Rescuer in the spotlight – Little Mews Rescue
http://www.examiner.com/animal-advocacy-in-binghamton/rescuer-the-spotlight-little-mews-rescue
The unsung heroes of the rescue world are the small organizations, founded by those who spend night hours bottle feeding kittens as the world sleeps. Little Mews Rescue, in Oxford, New York, is one such organization, and Dona Olsen, its founder, an unsung hero.