Posted on 04/11/2010 9:33:03 AM PDT by Velveeta
Obama amputates our nuclear arms
By: Charles Krauthammer
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Under President Obama’s new policy, however, if the state that has just attacked us with biological or chemical weapons is “in compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” explained Gates, then “the U.S. pledges not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against it.”
Imagine the scenario: Hundreds of thousands are lying dead in the streets of Boston after a massive anthrax or nerve gas attack. The president immediately calls in the lawyers to determine whether the attacking state is in compliance with the NPT. If it turns out that the attacker is up-to-date with its latest IAEA inspections, well, it gets immunity from nuclear retaliation. (Our response is then restricted to bullets, bombs and other conventional munitions.)
However, if the lawyers tell the president that the attacking state is NPT noncompliant, we are free to blow the bastards to nuclear kingdom come.
This is quite insane. It’s like saying that if a terrorist deliberately uses his car to mow down a hundred people waiting at a bus stop, the decision as to whether he gets hanged or 100 hours of community service hinges entirely on whether his car had passed emissions inspections.
Apart from being morally bizarre, the Obama policy is strategically loopy. Does anyone believe that North Korea or Iran will be more persuaded to abjure nuclear weapons because they could then carry out a biological or chemical attack on the United States without fear of nuclear retaliation?
The naivete is stunning.
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Zawahri criticises Pakistani govt in al Qaeda tape
* Al Qaeda recording appears to mark 9/11 anniversary
* Zawahri urges Turks and Pakistanis to rise up (Changes source, adds details, quotes and background)
DUBAI, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Al Qaeda’s number two Ayman al-Zawahri released an audio recording on Wednesday accusing the Pakistani government of responding too slowly to severe flooding in the country and calling on Pakistanis to revolt.
Zawahri, believed to be hiding in mountains along the Afghan-Pakistani border, spoke in a 44-minute recording which appeared to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the United States. (snip)
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE68E0V5.htm
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Velveeta: Interesting that Z is late with his 9/11 message.
English text of Zawahiri’s latest courtesy of Casey at worldanalysis.net
http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1476
May be on the run?
Also when is the last time we’ve heard from binny?
Suicide by pipe bombs? Hmmmmm?<<<
It is the ‘In’ thing, for this year.
Lots of them on the scanners, several have gone off in San Diego and Denver, that is the ones that I heard on the scanner.
I just cannot believe they let them go? What the heck is wrong with our police/fbi Homeland Sec etc. Astounding<<<
Obama loves anything russia sends him, in my opinion.
Yes, I understood that it is a nuclear plant, next to a military base.
Wirecutters and the other tools...they’re just innocent fence repair men. /sarcasm<<<
Why didn’t I think of fence repair, I assumed they were going to dig up some lost treasure.
Velveeta: Interesting that Z is late with his 9/11 message.<<<
Didn’t the gov manage to stop a couple of the messages until after 9/11, might have been 2 years ago, for obama would not have stopped them, if he could get his hands on them.
Must be boring to keep making videos, saying the same thing over and over for years.
Thank you for the link to the Z recording.
http://www.cashill.com/natl_general/why_an_assassination.htm
Why An Assassination Attempt Goes Unreported
(WorldNetDaily.com - September 16, 2010)
On Tuesday of this week, 22 year-old Casey Brezik waited in the computer lab of Penn Valley Community College in Kansa City where Missouri governor, Jay Nixon, was scheduled to speak.
At some point, as various dignitaries gathered outside the lab, an anxious Brezik, wearing black clothes and a bullet-proof vest, bolted out of the lab, knife in hand.
Brezik approached Associate Vice Chancellor Tom Vansaghi, a youngish, dark-haired administrator, and said, “No, you’re not the one I want.” [more]
http://www.cashill.com/natl_general/why_an_assassination.htm
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/day-synthetic-pathogens-based-bioterrorism-nears
Day of synthetic pathogens-based bioterrorism nears
Published 16 September 2010
Scientists have been engineering genetic sequences for decades and
commercial gene sequencing has been around for years — but this year,
researchers for the first time were able to design and produce cells that do
not exist in nature without using pre-existing biological matter — marking
the latest evolution in the rapidly advancing field of synthetic biology;
the developments could pave the way for advancements in medicine, energy,
and agriculture, but also could put sensitive materials in the wrong hands;
it will soon be possible to recreate bacterial pathogens like smallpox —
and even enhance these pathogens, making them more potent
The new ability of scientists to produce disease materials from scratch has
led to concerns that extremists might seek the same capabilities to carry
out acts of bioterrorism. Synthetic pathogens are man-made infectious agents
that are produced either from the manufacture or adaptation of DNA, cells
and other biological structures (”Gene synthesis companies establish
measures to counter bioterrorism,” 20
http://homelandsecuritynewswire.com/gene-synthesis-companies-establish-measures-counter-bioterrorism
November 2009 HSNW).
snip.
Molly Norris, Artist Behind ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day’ Cartoon, Goes Into Hiding
Sept. 15) — So much for freedom of speech.
At the urging of the FBI, Molly Norris, the Seattle-based illustrator and cartoonist whose satirical drawing marking http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/creators-out-but-muhammad-drawing-protest-is-on/19455021
Everybody Draw Mohammed Day” resulted in death threats, global protests and impassioned debate about religion and censorship, has been forced to change her name and abandon her former life as a result of her controversial cartoon.
The news that Morris had, out of concerns for her safety, decided to go into hiding was first reported in the http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-09-15/news/on-the-advice-of-the-fbi-cartoonist-molly-norris-disappears-from-view/
Seattle Weekly today, a paper where Norris’ cartoons had regularly appeared:
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http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/los_angeles&id=7670162
Bag on head, bound dead man in LAX restroom
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There was a bag over the head of the deceased and the man’s hands were bound, according to police.
Police said the man’s death was a possible suicide.
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British Police Arrest 5 Over Threat To Pope
British police say five men have been arrested over an alleged threat to the
pope.
MORE DETAILS:
http://www.fox5vegas.com/tu/5SOi3C1J8.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/11/AR2010091105687_pf.html
Woman’s links to Mexican drug cartel a saga of corruption on U.S. side of
border
By Ceci Connolly
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 12, 2010; 4:13 AM
EL PASO - She lived a double life. At the border crossing, she was Agent
Garnica, a veteran law enforcement officer. In the shadows, she was “La
Estrella,” the star, a brassy looker who helped drug cartels make a mockery
of the U.S. border.
snip
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/13/AR2010091305920_pf.html
Network of spies threatens Somalia
By Sudarsan Raghavan
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 13, 2010; 8:35 PM
IN MOGADISHU, SOMALIA During the day, Mohamed Mahmoud counts the African
Union peacekeepers in his neighborhood and notes their locations. At night,
he gives the information to his handlers in the radical al-Shabab militia,
undermining the U.S.-backed government that the peacekeepers support.
“We are everywhere,” he said.
SNIP
Cuba, Syria sign agreement on pharmaceuticals
AFP via Yahoo! News Fri, 17 Sep 2010 11:30 AM PDT
Cuba signed an agreement with Syria Friday to sell the Arab country anti-cancer drugs, vaccines and technology for producing human placenta derivatives, the Cuban press said Friday.
US Couple Accused of Passing Nuclear Secrets to Venezuela
Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:54 AM PDT
The BBC is reporting the US Justice Dept. has charged a pair of former nuclear contractors with attempting to leak nuclear secrets to Venezuela. The husband and wife team were arrested on Friday in New Mexico and accused of passing nuclear information to an FBI agent posing as a Venezuelan spy. Read More This story [...]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11351535
Smoke In Cockpit Leads To Emergency Landing At SFO
KTVU San Francisco
The plane was 1000 miles west of the California coast when the pilot
reported smoke in the cockpit. The pilot decided to divert to San Francisco
as a ...
http://www.ktvu.com/news/25061843/detail.html
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Sort of like putting the wolf in charge of the hen house. I really don’t think any hispanics should be in the border patrol or they must take a lie detector test!
I heard that on the way home from work - disgusting - they should be lynched from the nearest tree.
What is their nationality, I will be back later tonight, sorry in a big hurry this am.
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