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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Thanks very much for the ping(s)/posts.
Granny thanks so much for your links at 1602 & 1611 on Farooque Ahmed. This story has been wiped off the MSM in light of small package jihad with NO suspects.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/ba.as
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Growing instability, Islamist threat in nuclear Pakistan alarms West
Recent violence in Karachi is putting new strains on Pakistan’s coalition
government, raising new fears among U.S. and Western intelligence agencies
about an Islamist takeover of the nuclear-armed Southwest Asian state.
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-10-30-yemen-us-mail-attack_N.htm
Yemen arrests woman suspected in mail bomb case
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The officials said the woman was detained as part of the manhunt as
authorities search for a number of suspects believed to have used forged
documents and ID cards that played a role in the plot that was thwarted
Friday.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/ne.asp
China rejects, deflects U.S. complaint on strategic assist to Iran
China is continuing to covertly sell nuclear and missile technology to Iran
in violation of United Nations sanctions, according to U.S. officials. The
issue was raised during a recent visit to China by Robert Einhorn, a senior
Obama administration arms control official.
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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/2.asp
Yemen estimates Al Qaida has 400 agents in country, most Saudis
CAIRO - Yemeni officials said the Sanaa government has determined that at
least 400 agents of Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) were operating
in Yemen.
The officials said many of the agents were recruited over the last year.
“They seek to cause chaos and destruction,” Yemeni Foreign Minister Abu Bakr
Al Qurbi said.
On Oct. 24, Al Qurbi said AQAP was dominated by Saudi nationals. The foreign
minister said the Saudis have been among the most active of Islamic
fighters.
Officials said AQAP was being directed by Saudis, who have been recruiting
nationals from Eritrea and Iraq. They said Yemen has released some of the
foreign nationals.
Yemen has offered a $50,000 reward for a Saudi national believed to be a
leading AQAP operative. The Saudi was identified as Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al
Jasser, said to have planned an attack in Saudi Arabia in December 2009. Al
Jasser was said to have worked with four other Al Qaida members from Saudi
Arabia.
Meanwhile, the Saudi Interior Ministry has reported the surrender of Bader
Mohammed Nasser Al Shehri, deemed a leading Al Qaida fugitive.
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http://www.nefafoundation.org/index.cfm?pageID=60#D3527
AQAP’s http://nefafoundation.org/file/SamirKahnInspire1010.pdf
“Inspire”
Magazine: “I Am Proud to be a Traitor To America” By Samir Khan
Published: October 25, 2010
The NEFA Foundation has obtained an article authored by former New York and
North Carolina resident Samir Khan in Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula’s
“Inspire” magazine, titled “I Am Proud to be a Traitor To America”. Khan
noted, “I knew that [while in America] I had to stay under the guidelines of
the laws regarding freedom of speech, but at the same time, I knew the real
truth wouldn’t be able to reach the masses unless and until I was above the
law.” He continued, “Throughout my experience of traveling from America to
Yemen, I was expecting to be stopped and detained. But the most trouble I
went through — if it’s even considered trouble — was that it took thirty
minutes extra to get my boarding pass in North Carolina since, as the
receptionist told me, I was being watched. It still surprises me when I
reflect on it; I mean, I was quiet [sic] open about my beliefs online and it
didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that I was al Qaeda to the
core.” (Read Article
http://www.nefafoundation.org/index.cfm?pageID=60#D3527
Here)
http://nefafoundation.org/file/SamirKahnInspire1010.pdf
http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/author/r0nin/
http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/beware-of-muslim-outreach/
Beware of muslim outreach
By Ronin, 30 Oct, 10
Yesterday al qaidas junior varsity team once again attacked the west. The
attack failed, none of the devices found on any of the aircraft actually
detonated. Now the smart folks will investigate and determine if the failure
was a design flaw or just blind luck. Several of the devices found were
decoys and the entire episode will slow package delivery throughout the
Christmas holiday season. At some level slowing air delivery will be called
a success the muslims will all high five and declare victory.
You do not
have to destroy an aircraft or kill someone to cause westerners to flush
massive amounts of money.
We can all expect security to tighten on all forms of travel; politicians
will attempt to capitalize on the attempt with demands for investigations,
more money for security and the most dangerous move possible-muslim
outreach.
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[Interesting, I think he is right and it worked...granny]
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/2.asp
Al Qaida in N. Africa supplying cocaine to Europe from South America
WASHINGTON - The Al Qaida network in North Africa has become the latest
Islamic insurgency organization to partner with drug smugglers in South
America.
A leading U.S. research center has asserted that Al Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb has teamed with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC,
for global drug smuggling. The Center for A New American Security said AQIM
was overseeing the arrival of cocaine and other drugs from South America.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/images/2010/terrorcocaine.jpg
A U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) sting caught Al Qaida agents smuggling
blocks of cocaine in Ghana using sacks of rice.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/mali/7386278
/Cocaine-kidnapping-and-the-Al-Qaeda-cash-squeeze.html > AP
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“More recently, officials have uncovered cooperation between the FARC and
traffickers belonging to AQIM and other gangs in the Sahel region of
Africa,” the center said in a report. “As drug flows migrate across the
Atlantic, spurred by increasing European demand for cocaine, so does the
international presence of the FARC.”
In a report released on Oct. 19, the center said AQIM has become the latest
Islamic insurgency group to cooperate with FARC and other drug networks in
South America. The report, titled “Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S.
National Security,” cited longtime collaboration between FARC and the
Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah, which included an arrangement of drugs for
weapons.
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Venezuela was also said to have been supplying passports to travelers who
sought refuge in such countries as Iran, Syria and Yemen. The report said
IRGC was believed to have been helping FARC and other groups opposed to
Colombia.
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Jim Kouri
http://www.examiner.com/law-enforcement-in-national/jim-kouri
Somali military retreats from battle with Al Shabaab terrorists
. October 30th, 2010 1:16 pm ET
Somalia’s military forces retreated from a major town on its border with
Kenya and Ethiopia when the terrorist group Al Shabaab retook the town on
Friday, according to U.S. counterterrorism experts.
Government forces and Ahlu Sunna Waljama’ fighters had controlled the town
of Belet-hawo this month, but have experienced a surge of enemy fighters.
Mohamoud Hussein, a local official, released a statement that “they left the
town because they feared civilian casualties would increase if Al Shabaab
attacked the town.” Thousands of local civilians have fled their homes as
the terrorists advanced.
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Amidst airline
terror plots, terror-linked CAIR looks to neuter Delta air security
Reports are that Saudi Arabia sent the tip about the packages on the plane. I think there’s more to come and Saudi Arabia will not “tip” but will feign ignorance and innocence. “If only we’d have received a tip - this time - we’d have let you know like we did in October. Gosh, so sorry.”
The explosives were so sophisticated that the investigators didn’t even know it was viable until it went to forensics.
That’s scary.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/3.asp
U.S. expanding Bahrain port facilities for the Fifth Fleet
WASHINGTON - The United States has advanced in efforts to expand its naval
presence in Bahrain.
Officials said the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet has moved into the next stage of
expanding its headquarters outside Manama. They said the project called for
the modernization and expansion of a Bahraini port for the Fifth Fleet.
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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/1.asp
Iran set to deploy first destroyer for patrols in Persian Gulf
NICOSIA - Iran has completed preparations for the deployment of its first
indigenous naval destroyer.
The Navy said it was ready to launch its first destroyer, Jamaran, over the
next several weeks. Jamaran, commissioned in February 2010, would begin
patrols of the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
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http://www.wreg.com/news/wreg-plane-crash-investigation,0,3159845.story?track=rss
Debris From Alcorn County Plane Crash Spread Over 10 Miles
WREG-TV Memphis Fri, 29 Oct 2010 20:11 PM PDT
No official cause stated, but evidence shows no mechanical anomaly.
Related links
*
Investigation Continues Into Plane Crash Killing Georgia Couple
*
Millionaire Couple Dies in Plane Crash
FAST FACTS:
* Wreckage from the plane crash that killed a husband and wife spread over an area more than 10 miles.
* Preliminary findings indicate there was no mechanical failure.
* Severe weather may have contributed to the crash.
http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/3.asp
Top unofficial agenda item at security summit: Iran-sponsored unrest
ABU DHABI - The Persian Gulf states are preparing a security summit
ostensibly to address drug smuggling.
The six Gulf Cooperation Council states have been drafting an agenda for
their interior ministers in December. Officials said the agenda of the
security summit would be topped by drug trafficking and insurgency threats.
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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/2.asp
Palestinians: Hamas has deployed black ops squad in Gaza
GAZA CITY - The Hamas regime has been operating a secret assassination squad
in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian sources.
The sources said Hamas has deployed what they termed a black operations unit
meant to eliminate rivals and opponents of the Islamic regime. They said the
secret squad contained trained Hamas assassins who wear masks to prevent
identification.
“Their missions include killings and severe beatings with nobody taking
credit and no genuine suspects arrested,” a Palestinian source familiar with
the squad said.
The black squad was said to have been established by Hamas military chief
Ahmed Jabari. The sources said the unit, financed by Iran’s Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps, was directed by Jabari and his No. 2, Mohammed
Deif.
The sources said the black ops squad contains up to 50 officers, many of
them trained by IRGC. They said some of the officers were believed to have
participated in secret IRGC operations against opponents of the Teheran
regime over the last three years. The Iranian training was said to include
counter-espionage, communications interception and encryption.
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http://www.geostrategy-direct.com/geostrategy-direct/secure/2010/11_03/1.asp
NICOSIA - Iran has assessed that its elite military force has been targeted
by Western agencies.
Iranian sources said the regime of President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad concluded
that the United States and other Western intelligence services were
targeting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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Home Secretary confirms device found on plane at U.K. airport was viable, could have exploded - Reuters http://reut.rs/d85PdY
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Hope you had a good day at work.
Yes, it was the real mcCoy this time and if we only knew the truth, it has been in the past too.
Interesting that this got out, at election time, with the extra OBL messages too boot.
Good, I hoped the links would be useful to some of us.
I posted several other articles today, variety of subjects and you will need to come back and read them.
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