Illegal Immigration or Reconquista Invasion

We noticed what student protesters decided to hoist up their high school flagpole while ostensibly demonstrating against immigration reform. In Spanish this is called reconquista, the reconquering of Mexican land lost during the Mexican-American war (1846-48), and its appearance in Los Angeles this week adds a dark dimension to the entire immigration debate.

Immigrants from countries like Ireland, Poland, Italy, Bohemia, Germany and Greece emigrate because they are inspired by hopes for a new and better life, not redress for past indignities. In time, they become Americans who are proud of their heritage.

Something entirely different motivates the Hispanic radicals. Their inspiration is anti-Americanism, which they cheerfully articulate in banners proclaiming "This is our continent, not yours!" They claim citizenship, or at least the benefits of citizenship, to be theirs by right, rather than something to be earned. And their ultimate fantasy is no different than the radical Muslim immigrants living in the slums outside Paris: To retake what they think was formerly their ancestors' land, if not in name then in numbers. Tragically, they are able to dupe idealistic students into advancing their cause by masking their true intentions behind the facade of ethnic pride or civil rights. Nothing is more un-American, especially for those requesting American citizenship.

Well, technically reconquistas, this continent is not yours either. It belongs to the Chumash, Maidu, Miwok, Modoc, Mohave, Ohlone and Tongva.

Do the reconquistas envy the success of the United States vs. the problems of Mexico? Wouldn’t their energies be better spent fixing those problems?

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Iraqi Army and Police stories (Week of March 25, 2006)

  News stories that the partisan press ignore!

Read good news of what the Iraqi Security Forces are doing. Now many times they are doing it without coalition forces with them.

BAGHDAD — Elements of the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division found fi ve weapons cache sites west of Baghdad March 22. The caches contained 17 pressure plate initiators, 18 106 mm antitank rounds, 400 blasting caps, 20 Motorola radios with timers, 40 artillery rounds of various sizes and a large quantity of .50 caliber rounds.

KIRKUK — Iraqi soldiers detained 13 suspected insurgents in Kirkuk March 20 during a series of cordon and searches, acting on information provided by a known al-Qaida member who turned himself in earlier in the week. Iraqi soldiers systematically searched six houses looking for seven men believed to be linked to the Al-Qaeda terror network. Coalition troops provided tactical over watch. The Iraqi soldiers detained all seven of their target suspects as well as six other individuals who were in the homes at the time. All 13 detainees were taken to Iraqi Army headquarters for questioning.

DIYALA — Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army Division captured 20 detainees and a small cache March 19 near the Khalis area. The operation originally commenced with the intent of targeting 10 individuals believed to be associated with a local kidnapping and assassination cell. The detainees and cache contents were turned over to authorities for further investigation. No injuries or damages were reported.

BAGHDAD — More than 350 male detainees were released from Theater Internment Facilities March 18. The Combined Review and Release Board reviewed their cases and recommended release. The Iraqi-led CRRB, which was established in August 2004, consists of members from the Ministries of Human Rights, Justice and Interior, as well as offi cers from the Multi- National Forces. To date, the board has reviewed the cases of more than 29,800 detainees, recommending more than 15,600 individuals for release.

TIKRIT — A local man led soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division to a cache of ammunition during a joint patrol with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division March 18. The cache contained 500 rounds of 14 mm anti-aircraft ammunition. The Iraqi soldiers secured the cache and took it to a nearby base for disposal. A second combined patrol in Tal Afar discovered a cache of 200 rounds of small arms ammunition. Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Division seized the cache and took it to a nearby base for disposal.

Source: The Advisor



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UK Gun Control Failures: week of Mar. 20-25, 2006

  While England has some of the strictest national gun control laws, here is this week’s list of UK violence that the laws didn’t stop:

A crackdown on gun crime, stabbings and alcohol-fuelled disorder was begun by Scotland Yard with a massive operation targeting the “men of violence” across London. Officers visited 300 addresses and made 75 arrests yesterday in the first stage of a week-long campaign to reverse rising levels of violent crime.

A man was arrested on suspicion of murdering his stepdaughter after her mother returned from work and found her dead. Sophie Comins, 13, was found in a bedroom by her mother, Mandy, on Saturday evening. She had been strangled.

The horror of the "brutal" attack which killed the assistant manger of the HSBC bank in Sutton has been relived by witnesses at the Old Bailey.  The court was told a gang of men repeatedly stamped on and kicked Saad Ilham, 24, known as Bobby, in a busy street in Leicester Square.  

A TEENAGER was yesterday ordered to be detained at Her Majesty's pleasure and serve a minimum of 14 years for murdering a schoolgirl she knifed through the heart at a 16th birthday party.

Mr Alveranga and Mr Austin, were shot in, or as they were leaving the pub, in Edgehill Close. They both died from a single bullet wound to the chest.

Middlesex OPP are investigating an armed robbery of the TD Canada Trust bank at 285 Main St, Lucan at 11:53 a.m. on November 2nd.  A lone gunman armed with a .22 cal. rifle entered the bank wearing plaid PJ pants, black hooded sweatshirt, black bandana, sunglasses and a mask covering the lower part of his face.

Police hunting the killer of a woman whose body, riddled with stab wounds, was found by her 12-year-old daughter when she arrived home in the village of Frimley.

A 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of his adopted sister, 10, who was stabbed at her parents’ house near Exeter.

A distressed boy who broke into the home of a man he knew and killed him with a hammer as he slept was put under supervision for three years by Liverpool Crown Court.

Police are looking for a man who set a 17-year-old girl on fire in a graveyard. She was attacked at 10.45pm as she walked home from a fish and chip shop.

More than 100 youths ‘armed to the teeth’ with knuckledusters and knives were striding up Crescent Road, Dukinfield, when police pounced and confiscated the weapons. The youths scattered, dumping sticks, bricks, hammers and wrenches. Officers also found websites had been used to arrange battles, often making references to meeting points and previous fights. They have since been closed down.

THREE Failsworth thugs who killed a father of four because he wouldn’t give them a light for a cigarette have been jailed. Mugilan Sutherman died from "catastrophic" injuries. He had been hit in the face by one attacker who was holding a metal peg. The other teenagers then stamped on his head and kicked it "like a football".

Source: London Times and the Scotsman and BBC News and Local London crime news

If the reason for gun control laws is to reduce violence and crime, the laws don’t work. How about treating the problems and not the symptom (guns)?

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Now it is Navy chaplains being discriminated against!!

Another attempt to illegally make atheism our national religion!

It seems like yesterday I was writing about the Air Force chaplain policy. New read about the new Navy policy:

A new Navy policy that encourages chaplains to use only "nonsectarian" language outside of divine services has prompted criticism that regulating prayer services violates the chaplains' First Amendment rights. Under new rules signed by Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter, chaplains of all faiths in the Navy are asked to consider the views of their audience before invoking specific religious beliefs in prayer.

"I'm very disappointed with the secretary of the Navy," said Navy chaplain Lt. Gordon James Klingenschmitt. "He's doing the opposite of what President Bush wants." Lt. Klingenschmitt is urging Mr. Bush to sign an executive order to allow military chaplains to pray according to their individual faith tradition. He said that if the president decides not to sign such an order, he might sue the Navy.

The Navy policy appears to be similar to that of the Air Force, which reads, "nondenominational, inclusive prayer or a moment of silence may be appropriate for military ceremonies."

If Congress can invoke the name of Jesus, why can't our military chaplains invoke the name of Jesus?

Note: Here is a good place to read the daily prayers said on the floor of the House and Senate. It is also a good place to check for what Congress did that day.
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Political Correctness and classic Science Fiction, TV, movies

It is the day after the Illinois primary election and I wanted to not think about politics for a day. I haven’t spent much time reading and watching science fiction lately. I thought about how I missed seeing the old classic science fiction TV shows from my childhood. I miss the 50s series “Science Fiction Theater”.

Then I thought about other shows I enjoyed watching on Saturdays. The old Charlie Chan movies. Too bad political correctness prevents them from being shown. Even then, I found the portrayal of Chan’s black servant uncomfortable to watch but they could just cut those scenes and show the rest.

For Christmas, I got the classic giant ant movie “THEM”. I was a little surprised to find my brother-in-law and nephew watching it the next morning.

What classic movies and TV shows do you miss?

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Peaceful Religion: Afghan man faces death for Christian conversion

KABUL, Afghanistan -- An Afghan man could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity. The trial is thought to be the first of its kind in Afghanistan and highlights a struggle between religious conservatives and reformists over what shape Islam should take here four years after the ouster of the Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime. Abdul Rahman, 41, was arrested last month after his family accused him of becoming a Christian. During the one-day hearing, the defendant confessed that he converted from Islam to Christianity 16 years.

"We are not against any particular religion in the world. But in Afghanistan, this sort of thing is against the law," the judge said. "It is an attack on Islam."

Afghanistan's constitution is based on Shariah, Islamic law that is interpreted by many Muslims to require that any Muslim who rejects Islam be sentenced to death, said Ahmad Fahim Hakim, deputy chairman of the state-sponsored Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission.

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Iraqi Army and Police stories (Week of March 18, 2006)

  News stories that the partisan press ignore!

Read good news of what the Iraqi Security Forces are doing. Now many times they are doing it without coalition forces with them.

NINEWAH — An Iraqi Police patrol detained two suspected terrorists in the Al Bakir area March 15 after a search of their vehicle produced an array of suspicious items. Officers stopped the vehicle which bore fresh paint and a screwed-on rubber bumper. A search quickly uncovered four ski masks, a mortar charger, two police-style belts and a stick, possibly used to beat kidnap victims. Once the vehicle was in custody at the police unit, a detailed search uncovered a mortar tube and sighting system, six mortar rounds, 240 AK-47 rifl e rounds and 78 cheese chargers for the mortar systems. The items were concealed beneath plastic covers in the engine compartment.

TIKRIT — Iraqi police raided two houses near Tikrit March 14 and discovered two caches of weapons and explosives. The raids were generated by tips given to the police, who secured both sites and called in an explosive ordnance disposal team from Task Force Band of Brothers. The caches consisted of 25 mortar rounds, 10 large artillery shells, two land mines, a mortar tube, improvised explosive device components and a large amount of bulk explosives. The police ensured the area was clear of any civilians and the EOD team performed a controlled detonation to eliminate the weapons. Both houses were destroyed by the detonations.

KHALIDIYAH — Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division detained five suspected insurgents March 14, north of Khalidiyah after receiving a tip from local citizens that they may be insurgents. The men gave confl icting stories during questioning. The detainees were turned over to authorities for further questioning and investigation.

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi Explosive Ordnance Disposal team secured a roadside bomb on a route east of Baghdad March 11. Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers found a hollowed-out tree trunk containing wires, a 152 mm round and a remote control base while on patrol. The Iraqi EOD team responded to the scene and secured the round.

Source: The Advisor



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Ooh-Rah! Send the partisan press to boot camp.

Twelve times a year the Marine Corps recruit depot (Parris Island, SC ) hosts workshops for media and high school educators to allow them to witness -- and even attempt for themselves -- the daily activities of recruits. This week recruiters and public affairs officers guided about 70 educators from the New York and New Jersey region onto the yellow footprints, into the path of drill instructor's glare, through obstacle courses and even armed them with M-16 rifles. By the second day in the pristine late winter weather of the South, the inhabitants of the stereotypically cynical and cold North had adopted a hearty "Ooh-rah!"

A group of media and teachers from New York and New Jersey watch as three new Marine recruits arrive at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island on Wednesday night, marking the start of their training.

A group of educators and media from New York and New Jersey get a safety lesson before heading to the firing range Wednesday.

Source:The Beaufort Gazette

Would it do any good if Chris “the screamer” Matthews or any other liberal attended one of these workshops?

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The Saddam tapes

Audiotapes of Saddam Hussein and his aides underscore the Bush administration's argument that Baghdad was determined to rebuild its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction once the international community had tired of inspections and left the Iraqi dictator alone. In addition to the captured tapes, U.S. officials are analyzing thousands of pages of newly translated Iraqi documents that tell of Saddam seeking uranium from Africa in the mid-1990s.

Mr. Tierney said that the quote from the Saddam aide, and scores of others, show Saddam was rebuilding his once-ample weapons stocks. "The tapes show that Saddam rebuilt his program and successfully prevented the U.N. from finding out about it," he said. There also exists a quote from the dictator himself, who ordered the tapings to keep a record of his inner-sanctum discussions, that Mr. Tierney thinks shows Saddam planned to use a proxy to attack the United States. "Terrorism is coming ... with the Americans," Saddam said. "With the Americans, two years ago, not a long while ago, with the English I believe, there was a campaign ... with one of them, that in the future there would be terrorism with weapons of mass destruction."

Of the tapes released so far, Mr. Hoekstra said, "Everything [Saddam] is doing is saying, 'Let's take it and hide it' with a clear intent. 'As soon as this is over, we're going to be back after this.' " Some are convinced that Saddam moved his remaining weapons to Syria. They cite satellite photos of lines of trucks heading into the neighboring country before the invasion and the fact Saddam positioned his trusted Iraqi Intelligence Service agents at border crossings. Saddam planned to resume weapons of mass destruction production once the United Nations lifted economic sanctions.



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Iraqi Army and Police stories (Week of March 11, 2006)

 

News stories that the partisan press ignore!

Read good news of what the Iraqi Security Forces are doing. Now many times they are doing it without coalition forces with them.

RAMADI — Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army Division detained six persons in connection with a large cache discovered and seized in the Tammim district of western Ramadi March 1 during cordon and search operations. The cache contents included a wide variety of weaponry, ammunition, bomb-making components, computers and CDs. Notable items within the inventory included; three surfaceto-air missile systems, home-made silencers, multiple license plates and registrations for a black Opel, 41 pounds of bulk propellant and explosive, three mortar systems with 25 60 mm mortar rounds, fi ve rocket-propelled grenade launchers with 25 RPG rounds, 110 mortar cartridges and a mixed bag of small arms, electronic components and loose ordnance. A Chevrolet Suburban was also confiscated in connection with the incident.

BAGHDAD — Soldiers from the 6th and 9th Iraqi Army Divisions, supported by Coalition Soldiers conducted one of the largest operations of the past six months and took control of a terrorist stronghold south of Baghdad on March 2. Operation Glory Light began when the soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division and 101st Airborne Division Soldiers air assaulted into the Sadr-Yusufi yah area. Soldiers from the 6th and 9th IA Divisions continued to clear, search and secure roads and houses in the town in spite of indirect and small-arms fire. During the one-week operation, Iraqi soldiers uncovered nine weapons caches consisting of 131 mortar rounds, nine 50 mm mortars, 17 rockets, two rocket-propelled grenade launchers, six AK-47 rifl es, two BKC machine guns and a large amount of bomb-making materials.

BAGHDAD — Iraqi police discovered a roadside bomb with a cell phone initiator concealed in a food sack while on patrol in the vicinity of Al Iskandariyah at approximately 3 p.m. According to local witnesses, a child was paid by terrorists to place the bomb along an Iraqi police foot patrol route. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team successfully recovered the bomb without any injury to personnel, equipment or infrastructure.  

Source: The Advisor
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Iraqi Mayor’s letter to departing US Regiment

From: Mayor of Tall ‘Afar, Ninewa, Iraq

In the Name of God the Compassionate and Merciful

To the Courageous Men and Women of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who have changed the city of Tall’ Afar from a ghost town, in which terrorists spread death and destruction, to a secure city flourishing with life.

To the lion-hearts who liberated our city from the grasp of terrorists who were beheading men, women and children in the streets for many months.

To those who spread smiles on the faces of our children, and gave us restored hope, through their personal sacrifice and brave fighting, and gave new life to the city after hopelessness darkened our days, and stole our confidence in our ability to reestablish our city.

Our city was the main base of operations for Abu Mousab Al Zarqawi. The city was completely held hostage in the hands of his henchmen. Our schools, governmental services, businesses and offices were closed.

Our streets were silent, and no one dared to walk them. Our people were barricaded in their homes out of fear; death awaited them around every corner. Terrorists occupied and controlled the only hospital in the city.

Their savagery reached such a level that they stuffed the corpses of children with explosives and tossed them into the streets in order to kill grieving parents attempting to retrieve the bodies of their young.

This was the situation of our city until God prepared and delivered unto them the courageous soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, who liberated this city, ridding it of Zarqawi’s followers after harsh fighting, killing many terrorists, and forcing the remaining butchers to flee the city like rats to the surrounding areas, where the bravery of other 3d ACR soldiers in Sinjar, Rabiah, Zumar and Avgani finally destroyed them.

I have met many soldiers of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment; they are not only courageous men and women, but avenging angels sent by The God Himself to fight the evil of terrorism.

The leaders of this Regiment; COL McMaster, COL Armstrong, LTC Hickey, LTC Gibson, and LTC Reilly embody courage, strength, vision and wisdom.

Officers and soldiers alike bristle with the confidence and character of knights in a bygone era. The mission they have accomplished, by means of a unique military operation, stands among the finest military feats to date in Operation Iraqi Freedom, and truly deserves to be studied in military science. This military operation was clean, with little collateral damage, despite the ferocity of the enemy. With the skill and precision of surgeons they dealt with the terrorist cancers in the city without causing unnecessary damage.

God bless this brave Regiment; God bless the families who dedicated these brave men and women.

From the bottom of our hearts we thank the families. They have given us something we will never forget.

To the families of those who have given their holy blood for our land, we all bow to you in reverence and to the souls of your loved ones. Their sacrifice was not in vain. They are not dead, but alive, and their souls hovering around us every second of every minute. They will never be forgotten for giving their precious lives. They have sacrificed that which is most valuable. We see them in the smile of every child, and in every flower growing in this land.

Let America, their families, and the world be proud of their sacrifice for humanity and life.

Finally, no matter how much I write or speak about this brave Regiment, I haven’t the words to describe the courage of its officers and soldiers. I pray to God to grant happiness and health to these legendary heroes and their brave families.

NAJIM ABDULLAH ABID
AL-JIBOURI
Mayor of Tall ‘Afar,
Ninewa, Iraq

Source: Spirit of America
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The new “orangeback” $10 bill and the “Bob Hope” nickel

Yesterday, I stopped by the grocery store. When the machine gave me my change, I saw I had another “Bob Hope” nickel. I keep asking my self “Why is bob Hope’s picture on a coin?”. Then I ask myself why are we spending money constantly redesigning our coins.

The cashier then handed me my receipt and my ten dollars in change but the bill was orange. I thought some kid had spilt his orange soda on the $10 bill. But looking at it closer, I saw it was brand new. America’s money is referred to as greenbacks around the world. Now we have the orangeback.

I can understand changing paper money to make it harder to counterfeit but I would have designed the money differently. On the front, I would have kept it the same except adding some security features. I do like the new portraits. On the back, I would have kept the outer edge exactly the same but with some security features. In the center, I would have added a color picture like the Jefferson Memorial surrounded by cherry blossoms. Search other blogs for: Greenback or Redesigned Money

Secret "Katrina" tapes released - More liberal BS

From Democrat.com

WASHINGTON (AP)—In dramatic and sometimes agonizing terms, federal disaster officials warned President Bush and his homeland security chief before Hurricane Katrina struck that the storm could breach levees, put lives at risk in New Orleans' Superdome and overwhelm rescuers, according to confidential video footage. Bush didn't ask a single question during the final briefing before Katrina struck on Aug. 29, but he assured soon-to-be-battered state officials: "We are fully prepared."

A top hurricane expert voiced "grave concerns" about the levees and then-Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown told the president and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff that he feared there weren't enough disaster teams to help evacuees at the Superdome. "I'm concerned about ... their ability to respond to a catastrophe within a catastrophe," Brown told his bosses the afternoon before Katrina made landfall.

The way the liberals cut the last quote makes it seem that the federal government thought they wouldn't be able to handle things.

Transcript from the so-called secret tapes:

BROWN: In fact, let me just go ahead and (missing) and tell you what my priorities are and what my concerns are. Number one, you know that the Mayor has ordered the Superdome to be used as a shelter (missing) first resort. I didn't hear about any other shelters for people to go to as they left New Orleans. As you may or may not know, the Superdome is about 12 feet below sea level, so I don't know what the heck (missing). And I also am concerned about that roof. I don't know whether that roof is designed to stand— withstand a Cat. 5 hurricane. So not to be (missing) kind of gross here, but I'm concerned about NDMS and medical and DMORT assets and their ability to respond to a catastrophe within a catastrophe. So if I could get some sort of insight into what's going on in that Superdome, I think it would be very, very helpful.

Brown was concerned about the local officials being able to handle things.

The liberals and the partisan press are making a big deal about President Bush not asking any questions. That is because the meeting was not for him but for local officials so of course he didn’t ask any questions. The local officials were suppose to ask the questions.

And the tapes reveal that there was no warning about breaches but that the levees would very likely be topped. For most, that means water comes in but the New Orleans pumps would handle it in a day or so.

The Discovery Channel has a good show on Katrina called Engineering Disasters. It shows exactly how the levees were breached and they were not blown up by President Bush.

Oh, and the federal government made the "secret" tapes available to the press months ago.



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