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Jews, who are 'tyrannical' and the 'brothers of apes and pigs' should be annihilated (...part of first paragraph deleted by my stupid browser) cording to a Florida Islamic cleric, wing “worse than the Nazis.” During a sermon at the North Miami Islamic Center in Florida in late April, Imam Di called for Allah to support “our oppressed brot well as for the total annihilation of Jews, whom he referred to as “apes and pigs” — a phrase that radical Islamists have historically used to describe Jews. “Oh Allah, annihilate the tyrannical Jews… for they are no match for You,” he...

Unmasking the Disinformation Index: A pseudo-nonprofit that “blacklists” conservative news from online advertisers. Guest Post by Bob Bishop The Constitution’s First Amendment allows freedom of expression from government regulations or restrictions; in other words, no censorship. The “fourth estate” term describes the news media that is the watchdog over the government. The amendment extends free speech to the independent media that delivers news and investigative journalism to the general public. Only a free press, based on truth and transparency, can effectively criticize and expose the government’s potential or actual wrongdoings. The public is awakening to social media censorship (Twitter and...

Academic says Trump trade war cut off spies China influenced American policies for decades through a covert network of “old friends” — sympathizers and agents — who had penetrated the highest levels of the U.S. government and financial institutions before the Trump administration, according to an academic linked to the Chinese government. Di Dongsheng, a professor and associate dean of the School of International Studies at Renmin University in Beijing, also suggested in a Nov. 28 speech that China’s Communist Party helped Hunter Biden, a son of presumptive President-elect Joseph R. Biden, obtain Chinese business deals. On influencing the United...

A brief clip from a great old movie with Dragnet's Jack Webb.

February 2010 “Mississippi No More” Drill Instructor School, MCRD San Diego By R. R. Keene “I wanna be a drill instructor, I want to cut off all of my hair, I wanna be a drill instructor, I’m gonna earn that Smokey Bear.”—Cadence at Drill Instructor School Tradition, discipline and the spirit of innumerable young men manifests itself in cadence that echoes across the massive grinder, off the distinctive amber arcade with its sculpted Marine Corps emblem, ramparts, courtyards and Spanish-style barracks picketed by tall palm trees. The cadence emanates from the rank and file within platoons—the collective voices of young...

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego drill instructor who was acquitted of most charges during his recruit-abuse trial last December will receive no worse than an honorable discharge from the Marine Corps. The Administrative Discharge Board at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego reached its finding this week for Cpl. Brian Wendel, 30. It rebuffed an attempt by Wendel's former commander to force him out of the service with an other-than-honorable discharge. Such a status would have stripped most veterans benefits for Wendel, an Iraq war veteran who has served as a Marine for nine years. In a...

FORT HUACHUCA — For more than two decades, drill sergeants have had a major hand in developing soldiers going through military intelligence training on this Southern Arizona Army post. That ended Friday. It doesn’t mean noncommissioned officers will no longer be standing in front of students, they just have a new name and will wear the hats of all soldiers. Instead of hearing student soldiers say, “Yes, drill sergeant,” now sergeants will hear, “Yes, platoon sergeant.” The de-hatting ceremony took place in the gym of the Eifler Physical Fitness Center, where soldiers in training sat in company formations in the...

A drill instructor in the National Guard has been convicted in a Wisconsin federal court of illegally transferring a machine gun after a rifle he loaned to a student malfunctioned, setting off three shots before jamming. The verdict of guilty on one count in the case against David Olofson was confirmed yesterday by the clerk's office in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. That means now that anyone whose weapon malfunctions is subject to charges of having or handling a banned gun, according to an expert witness who reports that the particular problem is a well-known...

SAN DIEGO – A former drill instructor convicted of maltreating recruits testified yeterday that he modeled his behavior on the conduct of his counterparts at the Marine Corps' boot camp in San Diego. Last month, a military jury sentenced Sgt. Jerrod Glass to six months in the brig and demoted him to the lowest enlisted rank. Two drill instructors who worked with him to oversee Platoon 2167, Sgts. Brian Wendel and Robert Hankins, have been charged in the same case. Wendel's trial began yesterday at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego. He is charged with 17 counts of...

SAN DIEGO - A Marine drill instructor convicted of abusing 23 recruits says he has been ordered to testify against the very men who taught him the practices that led to his jail sentence and dishonorable discharge. In his first interview since being charged, former Sgt. Jerrod Glass told The Associated Press that he expects to testify against his two drill instructors — Sgt. Robert C. Hankins, the senior instructor, and Sgt. Brian M. Wendel, whose court-martial begins Monday. Glass, whose rank was reduced from sergeant to private, said he was ordered to testify by the commanding general at the...

SAN DIEGO -- In the biggest such case in decades at the Marine boot camp here, former Marine Corps drill instructor Sgt. Jerrod Glass was convicted Wednesday by a military jury on eight counts related to the abuse of recruits. Glass, 25, who was charged with kicking, punching, slapping and ridiculing the young men, could face 9 1/2 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. Jurors indicated, however, that they did not believe dozens of specific allegations in which the only witnesses were the alleged victims themselves. That could count in Glass' favor when he is sentenced. In a four-day...

SAN DIEGO -- A military jury on Thursday sentenced a Marine drill instructor to six months in the brig and gave him a bad-conduct discharge for abusing 23 recruits. The instructor, Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass, also received a reduction in rank to private and pay forfeiture. He had faced a maximum sentence of 10 years of confinement, dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank, and forfeiture of pay and benefits. Former colleagues lined up to hug Glass and shake his hand after the verdict was read. Glass, 25, hugged his parents. Earlier, the prosecutors recommended he spend two years in the brig...

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jeremiah Workman Drill Instructor Receives Navy Cross for Bravery in Iraq By Lance Cpl. Heather Golden Parris Island PARRIS ISLAND, S.C., May 26, 2006 —The Marine Corps has a long tradition of excellence in the line of duty. Marines stretching from 1775 to present times are recognized and remembered for their selfless acts and quick thinking on and off the battlefield. On May 12, another Marine was recognized for his actions. Sgt. Jeremiah Workman, a drill instructor with Delta Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, and native of Richwood, Va., received the Navy Cross, second in...

MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO (March 3, 2006) -- The sounds of their cadence roll through the halls and across the grounds of the depot. Up to 65 Marines go to Drill Instructor School each cycle. During this training period, students learn methods of training recruits to become United States Marines. The overall goal of this institution is to give these students as much knowledge from their instructors’ own experiences, as best they can, said Gunnery Sgt. Christopher L. Hambaugh, Drill Instructor School instructor. Every instructor served time in the trenches before he became an instructor at the school....

MCRD/ERR PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (Feb. 24, 2006) -- Most people cannot remember what they were doing the day of June 3, 2004, but for Staff Sgt. Anthony Viggiani, the past is as clear as the present. Viggiani, a 3rd Recruit Training Battalion drill instructor, was awarded the Navy Cross February 24 for his actions in Afghanistan on June 3, 2004. Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) were conducting cordon-and-knock operations in a village when a pair of Army Apache helicopters spotted approximately 20-armed insurgents fleeing to the hills. Charlie Company immediately pursued on foot. "On that...

AR RAMADI, Iraq (Oct. 27, 2005) -- Like many new Marines fresh out of their military occupational specialty school, Lance Cpl. Richard D. Poulis was worried he wouldn't know anyone in his unit. The 26-year-old from Houston didn't carry that concern long, though. He soon encountered someone he knew all to well, Gunnery Sgt. Walter G. Siquieros, his senior drill instructor from Marine Corps Recruit Training Depot San Diego. "I did a double take when I saw him at (Camp San Mateo, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif)," said Poulis. Poulis and Siquieros were checking into 1st Battalion, 5th Marine...

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Drill instructor awarded for valor in IraqSubmitted by: MCRD Parris IslandStory Identification #: 2004101412752Story by Lance Cpl. Brian Kester MCRD/ERR PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. (Oct. 15, 2004) -- When Sgt. Jonathon Novak completed drill instructor school and took on his first platoon of recruits, he knew what was important to stress to them during the training cycle - discipline. He had seen first hand in combat what can happen when discipline slips even for a moment. Distinguishing himself in combat, Novak, a drill instructor with Platoon 1085, Charlie Co., 1st RTBn., recently received the Navy Commendation Medal with a "V"...

DI INQUEST TO GO AHEAD  Aug 29 2003   EXCLUSIVE   By Justine Smith The Mirror  http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/content_objectid=13345429_method=full_siteid=50143_headline=-DI%2DINQUEST%2DTO%2DGO%2DAHEAD-name_page.htmlAN inquest into the tragic car crash that killed Princess Diana is finally to be held in Britain, six years after she died. Surrey coroner Michael Burgess will announce the date in the next few days. The £1million inquest - into the death of Diana's lover Dodi Fayed - may at last give answers to how and why the princess died in the 1997 Paris car crash. __________ THE date for an inquest in Britain which could finally solve the mystery of the car...