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The right to keep and bear arms is a law that cops are paid to defend. The sheriff of El Paso County, Colorado’s most-populous county, encourages law-abiding constituents to obtain concealed carry permits in order to defend themselves, their families and to help discourage crime. Other sheriffs throughout the state have worked hard to uphold our gun rights. Former Arapahoe County Sheriff Patrick Sullivan was an exception. He spent his career trying to erode the Second Amendment — a foundational law that says the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. Sullivan served as the most formidable...

In Spite of Media Coverage, Widespread Belief in Weapons of Mass Destruction and Iraqi Links to Al Qaeda Remain Virtually Unchanged Wednesday April 21, 11:44 am ET ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A new Harris Poll finds that public perceptions of the facts that led up to the invasion of Iraq remain almost unchanged in spite of a barrage of media reports that might have changed them. For example: -- A 51% to 38% majority continues to believe that "Iraq actually had weapons of mass destruction," virtually unchanged since February. -- A 49% to 36% plurality of all adults...

Denmark reveals Iraq arms secrets Denmark has declassified intelligence reports compiled before the Iraq war which show officials thought Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. In one report, Iraq was thought to have both chemical and biological weapons, as well as an active nuclear programme. The extracts appear to contradict claims leaked to a newspaper that there was no evidence to back up the theory. Former intelligence officer Major Frank Soeholm Grevil has been charged with breaching the official information act. The major told reporters at the Berlingske Tidende newspaper he had sent 10 reports to the prime minister which...

The History of Treachery: "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." --President Bill Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 Bill Clinton is misleadin' to Bill Clinton: "If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." --President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 Bill Clinton is misleadin' to Madeline Albright: "Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens...

It is amazing how the facts are unimportant to so many, and how soon they forget! (Read through to the bottom!) "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 "If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." - President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 Iraq is a long way from [here], but...

There's a lot of angry liberal (oxymoron) battlecry out there alleging that President Bush lied about the War in Iraq. Well, all politicians suck, so let's hold them all accountable for their words.... By Sam Pender -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He lied about Saddam's chemical and biological weapons capacity: "Evidence suggests that it has begun renewed production of chemical warfare agents, probably including mustard gas, sarin, cyclosarin and VX. Intelligence reports show that Iraq has invested more heavily in its biological weapons programs over the last four years, with the result that all key aspects of this program - R&D, production and weaponization...

Former President Clinton said in 1998 that Iraq had WMDs and that the U.S. would need to use force if Saddam Hussein rejected peace. Yet Ramsey Clark is leading a movement to impeach President Bush for lying about Saddam's possession of WMDs?The assertion that the President Bush manipulated WMD intelligence data and grossly exaggerated the state of Iraq's weapons program is a grave one. It is worthy of impeachment. Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark is leading a movement to impeach the President. Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) has accused the President of lying and manipulating the data and reiterates Clark's...

Documents Show That U.N. Inspector Believed Saddam Was Hiding Secret Weapons UNITED NATIONS – U.N. chief Iraq arms inspector Dr. Hans Blix believed that Baghdad may have been hiding as much as 10,000 liters of deadly anthrax before the U.S.- and British-led coalition invasion of Iraq in March 2003. According to experts, if properly weaponized, that amount of anthrax could neutralize a city the size of New York. The admission by Blix was found in a private report sent to the UNMOVIC (U.N. Monitoring, Observation and Verification Commission) College of Commissioners just weeks before the invasion. The college is the...