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Treason Sinkhole swallows up Old Hag

by JohnHuang2

Sooooo, lemme get this straight: The New York Times defends the outing of a top secret program on the basis that the terrorists probably already knew about the program and the program was secret which is why they outed it and the public had a right to know about this secret program that the terrorists probably already knew about so it wasn't really a secret and somebody had to take a stand against DUMBYA'S REICH-WING FASCIST TYRANNY and nobody's been prosecuted for treason under Dumbya's Reich-wing fascist tyranny so WE at the Times have nothing to worry about and this White House is too secretive anyway and we're tired of the secrecy and you can't blame us for publishing the story since this White House is leaking like a sieve. It's immoral and outrageous to have leaked Valerie Plame's "secrets." Unless WE'RE doing the leaking.

Got that? Joe Blow Wilson "outs" his own desk-jockey CIA witch, so Karl Rove should go to jail.

Given how fast its circulation is falling, outing top secret programs could be part of the paper's drive to sign up new al-Qaeda subscribers to offset the loss.

The Bush administration for weeks begged the New York Times not to out the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP), a follow-the-money Treasury-CIA program, begun shortly after 9/11, which tracks suspicious international moments of moolah among terror cells with the goal of curtailing terror funding and curtailing things like terrorists flying planes into skyscrapers. Under TFTP, "transactions of people suspected of having ties to Al Qaeda" can be traced by counterterrorism officials "reviewing records from the nerve center of the global banking industry, a Belgian cooperative" known as Swift, write the counter-counterterrorism duo of Eric Lichtblau and James Risen.

The program helped bag al-Qaeda honcho Riduan Isamuddin, whose peaceful Islamic activities included masterminding the 2002 Bali bombing, and Uzair Paracha, a Brooklyn man who helped an al-Qaeda operative in Pakistan launder $200,000 through a Karachi bank. The program had helped identify some of the biggest enemies of the U.S. on American soil. No, not the Democrats. Terrorists and terror cells. So, the New York Times outed the largest U.S. effort to track and cut off terrorist financing. And tipped off al-Qaeda to this Bu$Hitlerian invasion of their privacy.

But! The paper says it was done to protect our freedoms. Feel much safer now, don't you? Just 'watching' over the 'PNAC neoCon regime' for us. Listen, if you let Bush snoop on al-Qaeda's bank records, Bush wins. Libbies see it as a slippery slope. First they came for the Taliban, and I said nothing . . . then they came for Saddam's gold toilet seats, palaces and semi-kidney-shaped swimming pools, and I said nothing . . .

For all the talk about "privacy," once you're killed and pieces of you are scattered all over your bombed out train, chances are at that point you might consider "civil liberties" a tad overrated.

'Sides, the program is legal. SCOTUS has ruled that the Fourth Amendment doesn't protect financial records held by third parties. Financial transactions limited to within the U.S. are not in the Swift database. An independent auditing firm ensures only terrorists are targeted. Administrative subpoenas were used. Members of Congress were briefed. Members of al-Qaeda weren't briefed. That's the problem the Times has with the program. If al-Qaeda is sending you money, we DON'T want to know about it.

Liberals love central planning, socialist health care, national ID cards, street surveillance cameras, national gun registries, smoking bans, the IRS, and rummaging through Rush Limbaugh's luggage for possible possession of Preparation H, but thank goodness they draw the line at combing through Mullah Omar's bank records.

Liberals are so easy to please. Watch over terrorists for them, and they whine that Bush is being Big Brother. Then they whine that Bush isn't protecting them enough, pointing to "lax" port security -- each shipping container isn't being scanned for dangerous packages possibly containing Viagra.

Libbies whine that Bush didn't "connect the dots" and foil the 9/11 plot before 9/11 and scream "ENTRAPMENT'! for foiling the Sears Tower bomb plot. Yes, these seven little darlings were upstanding citizens until Bush entrapped them. The lesson here is that terrorists have become so discombobulated by Bush's 'failed' policies, they can't get much beyond the planning phase anymore.

The Losercrats whine that the war is taking too long. It's being "prolonged" by cowboy warmonger Bush to expand his hegemonic influence throughout the planet. Take it from this hegemonist in good standing, this war would probably be over a lot sooner if it weren't for pond scum liberals giving their fellow pond scum "insurgents" in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere the hope of defeating America. Mustn't 'abuse' al-Qaeda. Mustn't "wiretap" al-Qaeda. Mustn't spy on al-Qaeda. Mustn't detain al-Qaeda. Mustn't 'rendition' al-Qaeda. Mustn't infiltrate al-Qaeda. Mustn't "entrap" al-Qaeda. Mustn't comb its finances. Mustn't have Gitmo. Mustn't fight with both hands. Mustn't harm al-Qaeda's little eardrums with loud Christina Aguilera music. Or adorn their heads with panties. Near as I can tell, the Democrat plan to fight and win the War On Terror is to detain Rush Limbaugh for erectile dysfunction.

"My (redeployment) plan is not cut and run. Their plan is lie and die," John Kerry told Imus in the Morning shortly before his plan lied and died on the Senate floor, 86-13. The alternative Levin-Reed redeployment "plan" also lied and died shortly afterward, 60-39. Given their impressive string of defeats, I don't know why Democrats don't just redeploy to France. Or to Paradise Island -- Cuba.

This, straight from the horseface's mouth: "Our plan is very simple. It's redeploy to win the war on terror. Change to succeed. You have a better chance of success" through redeployment.

To that I have only one reploy.

I propose that we redeploy the New York Times to a maximum-security U.S. penitentiary. No, this ain't a "pull out," just a redeployment. Change to succeed. Change their location to the slammer until they give up their "source" or "sources." You have a better chance at success. And yes, let's have a strict timetable -- let's have the leaker or leakers face a redeployed firing squad by no later than two years ago.

Anyway, that's...

My two cents

03-28-06 ~ Hall of Fame #15

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[dutchess]

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[A message]

Another great John Huang and I have to say I almost fell out my chair after this zinger.

Liberals love central planning, socialist health care, national ID cards, street surveillance cameras, national gun registries, smoking bans, the IRS, and rummaging through Rush Limbaugh's luggage for possible possession of Preparation H, but thank goodness they draw the line at combing through Mullah Omar's bank records.

One for the ages!!

I'm bookmarking just for that paragraph because the truth in that paragraph is eternal.

[dutchess]

It's Thursday at the Finest...and that means another "home run" our favorite resident author, JohnHuang2!!! ENJOY!!!!!

[Aquamarine]

"Given how fast its circulation is falling, outing top secret programs could be part of the paper's drive to sign up new al-Qaeda subscribers to offset the loss."

Oh my, this is so funny John!

Perfect illustrations dutchess. Looks like my bills aren't going to get paid tonight ... guess I'll worry bout that tomorrow. Hugs! :)

[Diver Dave]

I just knew if I waited long enough, someone would provide some common sense to this issue of TREASON.

Thanks for the great essay, JH2. This is another one that deserves distribution to my e-mail recipients.

Great selection of accompanying graphics, dutchess.

Atta-Boy, JH2
Atta-Girl, dutchess

[ST.LOUIE1]

Morning, ((((dutchess)))))

You always find the neatest graphics to go with John's comments! : )

[ST.LOUIE1]

LOL! You just keep gettin' better, King!

Hopefully the Times will time out in the very near future. What a rag.

[visualops]

BTTT!!

[The Mayor]

June 29, 2006

Warnings In The Word

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READ: Proverbs 13:1-14

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to turn one away from the snares of death. —Proverbs 13:14

Swans frequently visit Mill Pond, England, where RBC Regional Director Howard Liverance lives. He writes, “It’s a beautiful place . . . where ducks, geese, and other waterfowl frolic playfully.” Yet even in this idyllic setting there has been danger. Across one corner of the pond are some power lines. A number of swans have been killed because they didn’t see them as they approached the pond.

Howard talked with some people about this problem, and eventually the power company installed red flags on the lines. Now the swans can see the danger and avoid it. Since the red flags were installed, not a single swan has died.

God has provided some “red flags” for our protection. The book of Proverbs is filled with warnings about evil and encourages us to seek wisdom. In Proverbs 13:1-14, we find several red flags, including:

• Don’t ignore instruction and rebuke (v.1).
• Guard your mouth (v.3).
• Beware of the pursuit of riches (v.7).
• Avoid dishonesty (v.11).
• Don’t disrespect God’s Word (v.13).

 The Word of God “is a fountain of life, to turn [us] away from the snares of death” (v.14). —Anne Cetas

For Further Study
To learn more about the wisdom in the book of Proverbs,
read Knowing God Through Proverbs

God’s warnings are to protect us, not to punish us.

Bible in One Year: Bible in One Year:   Job 14-16; Acts 9:22-43

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[GodBlessUSA]

Beautiful Pledge!

The NY Times is beyond out of control. Once they called me for subscription and I told them never to call again. I told them they are a disgraceful, liberal tool without any regard of who they hurt. This was before this recent deed. This is treason. I hope they will be punished.

[ConorMacNessa]

Grat thread and great paper by JH - I was howling!

[MEG33]

You picked out a gem!

[lonestar]

I could read the NYT if I wanted to, but...

Weinie

[MEG33]

Outta the park, John! Great presentation, Dutchess, I loved the cartoons..especially this one!

[Billie]

Can't stop laughing! You two are just too much!

[MEG33]

Me, too, Weinie..but I don't want to! Hugs!

[Mama_Bear]

Fabulous commentary and presentation! A standing ovation for the two of you!
*Boo! - hiss!* and two thumb DOWN to the traitorous NY Times!

[Mama_Bear]

I could read the NYT if I wanted to, but...

I just bet you could, Weinie, but we don't want to, do we?

Gearing up for the big 4th of July celebration at Rainbow Bridge? Be sure to let Bear help. He loves the 4th of July, well.........he loves the *food* at the barbecues. He could do without the fireworks. LOL.

[Majie Purple]

But the n y times can take a flying leap into a shallow press pool for all I care!