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  • The Left's Hatefest Continues....

    03/02/2018 1:36:26 PM PST · by Voption · 2 replies
    Behind the Black ^ | March 2, 2018 | Robert Zimmerman
    I put up a few more links of stories illustrating the hate, intolerance, and bigotry of the left....the last four stories demonstrate the bigotry that is ingrained within the Democratic Party itself, while the first two stories demonstrate the cultural intolerance of the supporters of that party.
  • Under Obama and Clinton, Mueller and Petraeus Grounded Critical Benghazi Rescue Op (trunc)

    01/17/2018 5:38:10 PM PST · by smileyface · 29 replies
    True Pundit ^ | Jan 17, 2018 | Investigative Bureau
    When distress reports reached U.S. Intelligence in Langley and the Pentagon that the American ambassador to Benghazi and dozens of his diplomatic personnel were under terrorist attack in Libya on Sept. 11 2012, CIA and Defense Department officials scrambled an immediate response. Officials moved quickly to assemble a counter-terrorism team of professionals to dispatch to Benghazi. That little-known but elite squad, known as the Foreign Emergency Support Team (FEST), is in fact the government’s sole inter-agency, on call and short notice team trained to respond to any terror-related incident in the world. But not this time. Not in Benghazi. FEST...
  • City of Houston Celebrates "Diversity" with a Refugee Fest at the Turkish House

    09/09/2014 6:08:16 PM PDT · by magna carta · 4 replies
    Stop the Magnet ^ | September 9,2014 | Liz Theiss
    During the summer months most rational hard-working citizen taxpayers were aghast at the huge amount of "refugee" & "unaccompanied minors" and illegal alien family units being dumped upon their communities in buses often under cover of the night. But not the City of Houston, this was a platform for "diversity" spewing propaganda, internationalism,and third world celebrations.Houston welcomes "more than 2,000 refugees every year"! All of the enablers,communists,"charitable organizations" and amnesty advocates coming together for the WORLD REFUGEE DAY during the month of June.
  • A look at why the Benghazi issue keeps coming back

    05/18/2013 2:55:43 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 51 replies
    Yahoo! News ^ | 5/18/13 | Connie Cass - Associated Press
    WASHINGTON (AP) — The night of smoke, chaos, gunfire and grenades that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, is well-documented. Eight months later, it is the decisions made back in Washington that remain murky and in perpetual dispute. Why was a diplomatic outpost left so poorly protected? Should the Pentagon have rushed jets or special forces to the rescue when the assault began? Did President Barack Obama's administration obscure the true nature of the terrorist attack to help him get re-elected? Congressional Republicans are poking for evidence of incompetence and cover-up in the ashes of the Sept. 11 anniversary attack....
  • CBS News REPORT: Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy decided NOT to send FEST to Benghazi

    05/17/2013 4:46:47 PM PDT · by Hotlanta Mike · 97 replies
    The Right Scoop ^ | May 17th, 2013
    This is a very interesting article by Sharyl Attkisson at CBS News. It’s very long and covers different topics surrounding Benghazi, from the decision not to deploy FEST to how the talking points came about. The quote below talks about how certain anonymous White House officials say that the missteps in Benghazi was less about malice and more about incompetence. For instance, they claim that the reasoning behind not deploying the counterterrorism unit known as FEST stemmed from a misunderstanding of FEST’s role and ability. One official does pin the decision not to send in FEST on Under Secretary Patrick...
  • BENGAZI - Why Wasn't FEST Activated?

    05/10/2013 7:40:51 AM PDT · by Gadsden1st · 22 replies
    U.S. Dept. of State ^ | Archive | U.S. Dept. of State
    The Foreign Emergency Support Team is the United States Government's only interagency, on-call, short-notice team poised to respond to terrorist incidents worldwide. Led and trained by the Operations Directorate of the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, it assists U.S. missions and host governments in responding quickly and effectively to terrorist attacks. The FEST, which has deployed to over 20 countries since its inception in 1986, leaves for an incident site within four hours of notification, providing the fastest assistance possible
  • Blow-by-Blow: How Obama & Hillary Left Americans to Die

    05/09/2013 4:39:24 AM PDT · by SJackson · 67 replies
    FrontPage Magazine ^ | May 9, 2013 | Arnold Ahlert
    - FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - Blow-by-Blow: How Obama & Hillary Left Americans to DiePosted By Arnold Ahlert On May 9, 2013 @ 12:55 am In Daily Mailer,FrontPage | 7 Comments Wednesday on Capitol Hill, three impeccable witnesses offered the clearest evidence to date that the Obama administration’s response to Benghazi before, during and after the terrorist attack that claimed the lives of Ambassador Christopher Stevens, State Department employee Sean Smith, and former Navy SEALs Glen A. Doherty and Tyrone S. Woods, was a deadly combination of ineptitude, political calculations, and outright lying. Mark Thompson, acting deputy assistant Secretary of State for counterterrorism; Greg...
  • Sources, emails point to communication breakdown in Obama administration during Libya attack

    11/02/2012 9:03:55 AM PDT · by Jay777 · 19 replies
    Fox News ^ | 2 Nov 2012 | Jennifer Griffin
    Senior counterterrorism officials felt cut out of the loop the night of the attack on the Benghazi consulate, according to emails that were shared with Fox News by military sources who are familiar with discussions of how to respond the night of the Sept. 11 attack. Top State Department officials decided not to send an interagency rapid response unit designed to respond to terrorist attacks known as a FEST team, a Foreign Emergency Support Team. This team from the State Department and CIA has a military Joint Special Operations Command element to it and has been routinely deployed to assist...
  • IN MEMORY OF JOACHIM FEST: The Proud Loner

    09/14/2006 5:09:41 AM PDT · by wolf78 · 440+ views
    SPIEGEL Online ^ | September 12, 2006 | Matthias Matussek
    IN MEMORY OF JOACHIM FEST The Proud Loner By Matthias Matussek Joachim Fest has died. The author of a best-selling biography of Adolf Hitler and former editor of the conservative daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung has left an impressive life's work - one of the most important to be produced in Germany since 1945. Fest's memoirs "Not Me" are a masterpiece. They tell the story of a family that refused to bow to the pressures of history and society. Now he has lost his battle against illness after all. Joachim Fest had to muster the last of his strength to complete...
  • DULUTH: It's too cold for Frigid Fest(global warming update)

    02/18/2006 5:54:51 PM PST · by Rakkasan1 · 2 replies · 252+ views
    grandforksherald.com ^ | 2-18-06 | ap
    The three-day festival at the University of Minnesota-Duluth was supposed to begin Friday. But it was postponed until next Friday because of the cold snap. The event includes snow-shoeing, homemade sledding, a snow sculpture contest, and a Polar Plunge. There's also cross-country ski and snowshoe race called the Yeti Challenge. The event is designed to raise money for youth scholarships. The National Weather Service said highs in Duluth on Friday were expected to be about 10 degrees below
  • So now Hillel is upset with the PSM – and wants money, too!

    08/05/2005 6:26:56 PM PDT · by forty_years · 4 replies · 479+ views
    http://netwmd.com ^ | August 5, 2005 | Andrew L. Jaffee
    Back in 2003, netwmd.com spearheaded an effort to oppose the Palestinian Solidarity Movement's (PSM) "conference" at Ohio State University (OSU). Despite the fact that the PSM is basically a group of pro-Palestinian terrorist supporters and enablers, Ohio’s “mainstream” Jewish community, including the Ohio State Hillel, did nothing to oppose the 2003 hate fest at OSU – this is even after repeated requests on my part for their assistance. [1] Yesterday, I received a form letter from Hillel decrying the PSM, and asking for money to “help Jewish students respond to the one-sided, anti-Israeli propaganda of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement on...
  • Kerry Supporters Take Over Beer Fest

    10/09/2004 10:09:33 PM PDT · by AnalogReigns · 29 replies · 1,084+ views
    10/10/2004 | Self
    I volunteered at the Capitol City brewpub's Oktoberfest Saturday, in Alexandria, Virginia, one of the biggest of its kind in the mid-atlantic, and there were Kerry supporters everywhere. The Dems had a stand there and were handing out buttons and stickers by the hundreds. It seems like half the crowd had Kerry stickers on....due to sauvy agressive campaigning. No Republican stand, not a single Bush sticker in sight--as no one was handing them out (and like the Kerry supporters in the crowd) no one had actually planned to bring campaign stuff... So since the campaign wasn't there, us Republicans missed...
  • Black gay film fest debuts

    08/07/2003 11:21:44 AM PDT · by bedolido · 31 replies · 670+ views
    Oakland Tribune ^ | 08/07/03 | Staff Writer
    THE inaugural International Black Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival kicks off Tuesday at Oakland's Parkway Theater. The film festival is part of "Bay Area Black In the Life," a weeklong celebration of African and African-American gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender life and culture. The two-day event -- held Aug. 12 and 17 -- features films and shorts taking a look at the lives of famous and not-so-famous black gays and lesbians from around the globe. Featured opening day films are "The Edge of Each Other's Battles," an award-winning documentary that examines the work of Audre Lorde, screening at...
  • BIG NEWS: 'THE FRIDGE' IN FRANKFURTER FEST

    06/18/2003 7:27:11 AM PDT · by bedolido · 35 replies · 316+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 06/18/03 | Staff Writer
    <p>William "the Refrigerator" Perry, the 400-pound- plus former NFL star, aims to find out in the annual Fourth of July contest in Coney Island.</p> <p>Over the weekend, Perry earned a spot in the competition by winning a qualifying contest.</p> <p>"This gives William Perry the chance to follow in the footsteps of other two-sport stars, like Bo Jackson and Deion Sanders," Nathan's contest spokesman Richard Shea quipped yesterday.</p>