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Posted in ubiwar Tagged intelligence, terrorism SNIPPET: "Friends of this blog and others, Palantir Technologies, are profiled in a new article by Siobhan Gorman in the Wall Street Journal, How Team of Geeks Cracked Spy Trade: From a Silicon Valley office strewn with bean-bag chairs, a group of twenty-something software engineers is building an unlikely following of terrorist hunters at US spy agencies."

Dateline Sep. 4, 2009: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that in August, the number of unemployed persons increased by 466,000 to 14.9 million, and the unemployment rate rose by 0.3 percentage points to 9.7 percent. Bloomberg reports that 5 million have been out of work for more than 6 months, and that the underemployment rate is a record 16.8%. The Labor Bureau reported that 9.1 million workers have had their hours cut and are employed only part-time. 2.3 million unemployed were not counted because they gave up looking for work, and the number of discouraged workers has doubled...

One warns us of the phony debt economy and the coming crash. The other tells us we will be sorry because we didn't appreciate the ‘great’ Bush economy and minority homeownership that Bush accomplished. Notice in this fictional letter Levin reads, Bush is not warning us about Barney Frank or Clinton or CRA (all of which were partially responsible, but only partially, negated politically by Republican political bragging.) But both Levin and Hannity explained to us how these three were ruining the Bush economy, AFTER the crash Oct 2008! What is incredible is these outlooks were both made at the...

Note: Photo included. Note: The following blog entry is a quote: NEW ON MEMRI TV : Muhammad Al-Shimari, an Al-Qaeda Terrorist Captured in Iraq: I Was Trained in Syria To view this clip, click here Posted at: 2009-09-02

President Obama has decided to reduce pay increases for civilian federal workers from 2.4 percent to 2 percent, citing the economic downturn and the ballooning federal budget as reasons for the cut... President Obama’s Defense Department wants to change, not eliminate, George Bush’s so-called “National Security Personnel System” for DOD civilian workers. The NSPS strips them of all collective bargaining rights, allows bosses to set pay amounts and rates, offers no protection for whistleblowers and eliminates most effective grievance procedures. The administration wants to fix these problems and freeze the NSPS at the current level of 205,000 workers it covers......

SNIPPET: "Hamas, Jihad culture, Jund Ansar Allah, Palestinian Territories" SNIPPET: "On 30 August 2009, Jordanian journalist Murad Batal al-Shishani published a new article in al-Hayat where he asserts that an Islamist’s clothes are often political statements and can indicate his precise type of Islamist orientation." SNIPPET: "Al-Shishani provides a practical guide on the type of clothes one could expect a jihadi to wear. However, he warns that in the case of Salafi-jihadis, they will not likely wear their typical jihadi clothes during an operational mission because doing so could garner unwanted attention."

We know that the great Chinese Republic, established at the cost of such sacrifice by progressive democrats among the Asian masses, recently encountered very grave financial difficulties. The six “Great” Powers, which are considered civilised nations, but which in reality follow the most reactionary policies, formed a financial consortium which suspended the granting of a loan to China. The point is that the Chinese revolution did not evoke among the European bourgeoisie any enthusiasm for freedom and democracy—only the proletariat can entertain that feeling, which is alien to the knights of profit; it gave rise to the urge to plunder...

Over the past 30 years, I've read so much on how to make money that I know I can write a series of books on the topic, books that would cut through the junk and you don't have to buy 101 things for each area. Most of the information repeats itself -- same author, different title and packaging or different author repeating someone else’s list. All the how-this and how-that was driving me crazy as to what is REALLY required to make $100,000 or more in revenue. A few months ago, I decided to go on a pilgrimage to create...

First from Trevor Loudon of New Zeal: http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2009/04/obama-file-72-obama-appoints-former.html Obama File 72 Obama Appoints “Former” Communist To White House “Green Job” A few short years ago Anthony (Van) Jones was a Bay Area radical agitator-a committed Marxist-Leninist-Maoist, waging war on the police and capitalist system. Today Van Jones holds a key position in the US government and has the ear of President Barack Obama. According to the White House Blog March 10th, 2009 The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley announced yesterday that Van Jones – an early green jobs visionary — will start Monday as Special...

"The Dual Cititzen POTUS Disqualification Issue Stands Alone. ... The dual citizen POTUS disqualification issue stands alone and should be set forth to stand or fall on its own merit separate from the birth certificate conspiracy theory. (Of course, conspiracies exist. But until facts are proved, they remain theories.) Here is a rough draft of how I would accomplish the goal of setting forth the genuine legal question to stand or fall on its own merit in a complaint: 1. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. is not eligible to be President of the United States because – according to public admissions...

Previously, I alluded to the Balhae(발해,渤海) topic or the North-South States Period: "By the way, on a tangent here, for those Koreans, who believe in this newly created North-South States Period Theory or 남북시대 (신라+발해 = Korea), let me tell you -- it's pure rubbish, which I would like to address in detail one day(The main question behind that issue comes down to who were the Mohe (말갈, 靺鞨) people (A Schizophrenic Han : Breaking Down Borders: Korea)." Well, I'm not sure if it's "pure rubbish" anymore. A lot of information that is available on this topic is the subject...

Doing Crime Without Time by: Anthony Kang, August 28, 2009 The rule of law is imperative in order for any nation and society to function, prosper, and survive. In regards to the law and order most appropriate and just for juvenile offenders under the age of 18, decisions about sentencing are delegated to the juvenile court systems for judgment and rehabilitation. Therefore, the 2005 Roper v. Simmons decision was highly scrutinized, as the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision banned capital punishment’s applicability against defendants who were held on trial for crimes they had originally committed under the age of 18....

< img src = "http://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/images/members/Hotovely_Tzipi.jpg"> Tzipy Hotovely. Conservative? You bet! And good lookin to boot. Moshe Phillips writes the following: "The differences between Livni and Palin are considerable. Among the profound differences is that Livni is not a social conservative. Witness that Livni spoke at a homosexual activist event held as part of Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in Tel Aviv on June 1, 2009 at the park's homosexual Pride Center." "The myriad differences of opinion between the two women on social and other issues are far beyond the scope of this essay. What is significant is that there is...

Cruel to Be Kind? by: Brittany Fortier, August 27, 2009 One of the more controversial trends in the criminal justice system today is the lobbying effort currently underway to abolish life-without-parole for juvenile offenders. Anti-incarceration activists seek to extend the Supreme Court’s ruling in Roper v. Simmons, which prohibited the death penalty in the cases for juveniles. If they are successful, the “cruel and unusual punishment” analysis used in Roper will be applied to life-without-parole sentences. A panel of legal experts discussed this issue at the Heritage Foundation on August 17, 2009. Paul Wallace, Chief of Appeals at the Delaware...

SNIPPET: "Though car bombs are infrequently used in southern Thailand, where smaller motorcycle bombs and IEDs of roughly 5 kg are more common, there has been a trend this month towards large bombs, in the 20 kg range. For example, 20 KG IEDs were used on 19th, 20th and twice on the 21st while on 8 August a 20 kg IED hidden by the road was recovered by government forces. While insurgents routinely employ time-delayed bombs to target security forces responding to attacks, there has been one other new trend in IEDs. On 8 August, a military bomb disposal unit...

Amir Dokka Abu Usman: ''Ramadan is the best time for Jihad!'' . In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, Who created us as Muslims and blessed us with Jihad, giving us a chance to earn Paradise. Peace and blessings be upon the Leader of all Mujahideen, Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those, who follow his path up to the Judgment Day. And then… Another month of Ramadan has come, the month of our Lord’s Mercy, of hope, repentance and righteous deeds. And the best deed for the Umma today is fighting...

The Minister of Finance, in his explanatory note on the Budget, and all the government parties assure themselves and others that our Budget is firmly based. They refer, among other things, to the “achievements” of industry, which indubitably has been on the upgrade in the last few years. Our industry, as well as our entire national economy, has been developing along capitalist lines. That is indisputable, and needs no proof. But anyone who limits himself to data on “development” and to the smugly boastful statement that “there is an increase of so-and-so many per cent” shuts his eyes to Russia’s...

The Holy Grail of POTUS Eligibility Law Review Articles: Mr. Obama and Mr. Arthur… Meet Attorney George Collins Rarely, when conducting legal research does one find a historical document that is directly on point. But even more rare is to find a document which is directly on point multiple times. But that’s exactly what has happened this week. A historical document which destroys every bogus point being made by Obama POTUS eligibility supporters was recently discovered by a cracker jack team of university students from UCONN. They call themselves UNDEAD REVOLUTION. ... as a lead in to their work, I...

“The alarm bells on our nation’s fiscal condition have now become a siren” “If anyone had any doubts that this burden on future generations is unsustainable, they’re gone — spending, borrowing and debt are out of control.” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell Today CBO issued its annual summer update of the budget and economic outlook. CBO estimates that the federal budget deficit for 2009 will total $1.6 trillion, which, at 11.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), will be the highest since World War II. That deficit figure results from a combination of weak revenues and elevated spending associated with...

Core Curricula Deconstruct by: Malcolm A. Kline, August 24, 2009 The rush to relevance begun by college administrators in the 1960s never stopped. “The low marks received by many institutions show students are graduating without math, science and other fundamentals and underscore the urgent need for parents, students, and policymakers to focus on what colleges expect of their students,” the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) declares. ACTA has just published a study entitled, What will they learn? A report on General Education Requirements at 100 of the Nation’s Leading Colleges and Universities. “Out of 100 institutions we...