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Better Be Careful What You Throw Away (& Open Thread) »

These days, since FBI agents now have broader leeway to go through your garbage. Yes, in lieu of having to get one of those pesky warrants, now they can just dig through your trash. Don’t you feel safer now? I’m sure I do – not. Of course, that is not all these expanded powers allow [...]

Hoopla!! »

Bin Ladin is dead. Again. In the last ten years he has been reported “killed” at least four times. The only difference this time was that the President of the United States announced the death of the number one terrorist in the world. Above all, this time he was killed not in Tora Bora, not [...]

Osama bin Laden, Sleeps With the Fishes **UPDATED** »

Update below the fold. I had another post all ready to go this morning of Lara Logan’s interview on “60 Minutes,” but that can keep until tomorrow. Today, the big news, as President Obama announced late last night, Osama bin Laden has been killed. The reports have been a bit conflicting on just how he [...]

It Was Only A Matter Of Time… »

Before we saw this headline: “Airport passenger Screener Charged In Distributing Child Pornography.” Unfortunately, that is. And what a story this is: A passenger screener at Philadelphia International Airport is facing charges that he distributed more than 100 images of child pornography via Facebook, records show. Federal agents also allege that Transportation Safety Administration Officer [...]

Shining A Bright Light On TSA’s Assault On Our Rights »

Sharon Cissna is an Alaskan State Representative(D), and one of my new heroes. Now why, you may ask, is she a hero? Because Rep. Cissna refuses to submit to a TSA pat-down. As a survivor of breast cancer, with a false breast as a result of a mastectomy, she has refused to submit to another [...]

“Touch Me? Sue YOU, Touch Me” (+ Open Thread) »

That is the revised philosophy of “Screw me? Screw You, Screw Me” since the institution of Government Sanctioned sexual assaults by TSA agents. At least as far as former Governor, Jesse Ventura is concerned. Yes, recently the former governor of Minnesota suffered the indignity others of us have had to endure, and his response is [...]

Legislators Should Legislate, Not Administrators »

That is the gist of Charles Krauthammer’s most recent post, “Annals Of Executive Overreach,” in the Washington Post. One issue in particular about which you may not have heard is a doozy, and comes to us courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security. Oh, you aren’t even going to believe what little memo they put [...]

Now Mexico Is Suing Arizona? »

Okay, I am just shaking my head in disbelief at this, but it is, in fact, true. Yes, now Mexico is suing Arizona for having the audacity to try and protect its borders from illegal aliens. Oh, that’s not how they phrase it – they just don’t want their citizens to be asked for any [...]

[BREAKING] President Obama Blinks – Will Send 1,200 National Guard Troops to Secure US-Mexico Border »

BREAKING — According to MSNBC today … President Barack Obama will send 1,200 National Guard troops to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border, an administration official and an Arizona congresswoman said Tuesday, pre-empting Republican plans to try to force votes on such a deployment. Obama will also request $500 million for border protection and law enforcement [...]

Giving New Meaning To The Term, “Bully Pulpit” »

Yet another crack in the Obama devotion from many in the MSM is surfacing. My colleague, Linda Anselmi, came across this article recently, and passed it on. This time, the focus is Obama’s bullying tendencies. This is not a new concept to me – I have been writing about what a bully Obama is since [...]

An Open Letter To Senator Barbara Boxer »

(I have joined forces with friends who also happen to be genuine experts in the field of aviation security. We are taking the initiative to offer a real solution to a problem that has gone unresolved for far too long. The following letter is being sent to several members of Congress, including Senator Boxer.) For [...]

The Assassination Attempt Not Heard Around The World »

You may have heard recently about the Somali man who broke into Durch cartoonist, Kurt Westergaard, to kill him for his depiction of Mohammad in one of his cartoons. Fortunately, he was arrested, and is being charged with attempted murder. What you may NOT have heard was the connection between this same man and Hillary [...]

How Is Obama Doing On Terror Issues? »

* Bumped Up * Not so great, according to this article, Barack Obama Is Vulnerable On Terror – And He Knows It; Barack Obama is playing politics over the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack and Republicans sense he is weak on the issue, writes Toby Harnden in Washington. Oh, dear. As we know from recent [...]

Where Al Qaeda And Health Care Collide »

Who would have guessed there would be a connection between the current Health Care debate, and what’s missing from it, and al Qaeda? Not me, until I read this article recently, Let America Have The Smallpox and Anthrax Vaccines. Why is this important? Aren’t we done with that whole smallpox thing? And Anthrax – wasn’t [...]

Some Suggestions If You Are Traveling Into The USA »

After seeing this article the other day, Bush’s Search Policy For Travelers Is Kept; Obama Officials Say Oversight Will Grow, I felt compelled to share some helpful suggestions when you are traveling into the USA: carry some change to make phone calls, bring some paper and a pen to be able to write a letters/documents, [...]