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Iran Nuclear Watch: Ahamdinejad – “Ready to Engage in Dialogue With Anybody”
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waves as he arrives to pay respect at the Heroes Cemetery, where Indonesian soldiers are buried Thursday May 11, 2006 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Iran’s president said Thursday he was ready to negotiate with the United States and its allies over his country’s nuclear program but he also suggested that any threats against Tehran would make the dialogue more difficult.
ASSociated Press: Iran’s President Says Nuke Talks Possible
Iran’s president said Thursday he was ready to hold talks over his country’s nuclear program, but he warned that efforts to force Tehran to the negotiating table with threats could backfire.
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also launched a scathing attack on Israel and told more than 1,000 cheering Muslim students in the Indonesian capital that the West was being hypocritical in pressing Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program.
“The big powers … have a lot of nuclear weapons in their warehouse,” Ahmadinejad said during a visit to the world’s largest Muslim majority nation amid a deepening international standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program and suspicions it is seeking atomic weapons.“We want to use technology for peace and the welfare of the Muslim people around the world,” he told students who gathered at Islamic University on Jakarta’s southern outskirts. “But they want to use it to invade other countries. This is the difference between us and them.”
Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lives with the Western media news cycle, except now he is in a different time zone and his timing is askew. Indonesia is not the Middle East.
He will provoke Israel and the United States with outrageous statements and THEN play the moderate team Islamic player to favorable/accepting Muslim audiences. He portrays a world leader who wants to negotiate peace, invokes the names of Jesus Christ and Mohammad while…….IRAN STALLS and URANIUM ENRICHMENT CONTINUES
Who is Ahmadinejad trying to fool? Evidentally the Western media – cycle after cycle.
Captain Ed has the story exactly right, Ahmadinejad Plays Cat To Media Mouse
Will Mahmoud get away with this deception and hype?
Doubtful……
Remember the “POINT OF NO RETURN.”
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The London 7/7 Terrorist Attack Watch: Britain Missed Chances at Foiling Bombings
ASSociated Press: Britain Missed Chances at Foiling Bombings
Britain’s intelligence agencies missed chances to thwart last year’s transit attacks by failing to follow up leads on two of the men who became the country’s first suicide bombers, major reports said Thursday.
The government blamed a lack of funds, a too-slow buildup of intelligence staff in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, and spies’ failure to anticipate that British citizens would contemplate suicide attacks on their homeland.
But the reports found “no culpable failures” by agencies, including the MI5 and MI6 intelligence services, saying the bombings of three London subways and a double-decker bus July 7 came without warning.
Britain’s Home Office said in one of the reports that there is “as yet no firm evidence” of al-Qaida’s role, if any, in organizing the attacks, which killed 52 commuters and the four bombers.
However, suspected ringleader Mohammed Sidique Khan and accomplice Shezad Tanweer traveled to Pakistan and it is “likely that they had some contact with al-Qaida figures,” said a second report, by the Intelligence and Security Committee, a panel of nine British lawmakers.
Perhaps if Britain would have had a telecommunications surveillance program in place the July 7th bombings would have been prevented.
Intelligence agencies also knew Khan had planned meetings with a terrorist suspect in 2003, the report said. It reported for the first time that phone numbers for Khan and a third bomber, Jermaine Lindsay, 19, a Jamaican-born Briton, were also stored in intelligence records.
If these terrorists’ calls had been intercepted or telephone numbers crossed referenced?
But, maybe Britain is intercepting calls now. And why they have prevented subsequent terrorist attacks.
Paul Dadge, right, helps injured tube passenger Davinia Turrell away from Edgware Road tube station in London following an explosion, Thursday July 7, 2005. A series of deadly explosions in London on July 7, claimed at least 52 lives and injured hundreds of others. The dressing is coated with a special jel which is designed to prevent infection and reduce skin temperature from the burn. The decision by British intelligence agencies not to concentrate on two London bombers and to focus their attention on other individuals considered more dangerous before the July 7 attacks was understandable given the scale of the threat and limited resources, a legislative committee reported Thursday May 11, 2006.
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Michael Ramirez on Neil Young
Washington Post: Neil Young’s Antiwar Howl
Is this about Vietnam?
Neil Young = HAS BEEN MORON
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Bill to Be Called Up in the Senate
Immigrants arrive at the border city of Nuevo Laredo after a nine hour trip from Monterrey, Mexico, May 5, 2006.
Reuters: Senate leaders clear path for immigration bill
Republican and Democratic Senate leaders agreed on Thursday on a plan to revive a bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn U.S. citizenship.
The sweeping immigration overhaul, which has triggered rallies by millions of immigrants and their supporters across the country, is expected to be considered by the Senate next week.
Despite the agreement between Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and Democratic Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, the outcome of the legislation remains in doubt. It faces opposition from some Republicans who say it gives amnesty to people who broke U.S. laws.
Frist said opponents now will be allowed to offer “a considerable number of amendments” to the bill. In return, Democrats won an assurance that the bill’s backers will have a input in eventual negotiations with the U.S. House of Representatives.
The House passed a tough border security bill that would further criminalize illegal presence in the United States and the two bills will have to be merged.
The House bill, which would make illegal presence a felony instead of a civil offense, has drawn huge protests around the country from Hispanic groups and their supporters.
Frist said he wants the Senate to finish work on the bill by the end of the month when Congress takes a week-long break for the Memorial Day holiday.
The legislation stalled just before Congress’ Easter break last month when Democrats, worried that Republican opponents would try to gut the bill, blocked consideration of amendments and sought to limit their number. Even though some of those amendments now will go forward, backers feel they have the votes to defeat them.
Let the illegal alien/immigration debate in the Senate begin anew.
Secure the Borders
No Illegal Alien Amnesty.
Remind your congressional representatives and the President.
And if the GOP asks you for money, send ‘em a cero dinero. (Big sombrero tip: JYB). Send one to your congressional reps. Send one to the White House.
Flap handicaps passage of some sort of compromise bill with more border security than path to citizenship provisions.
The real fight will be in the House-Senate conference committee. A bill by Labor Day?
BORDER SECURITY – YES
GUEST WORKER – YES
PATH TO CITIZENSHIP – DOUBTFUL/RESTRICTED
Send Congress a brick…….
AllahPundit over at Hot Air: Breakthrough on Senate immigration bill
Frist and Reid emerge from the barn with their new baby. No details yet; Frist says a “considerable†number of amendments are up for debate for next week, so much of it is still in flux.
Probably not the part about earned citizenship, though.
Zogby took a poll of likely voters recently on behalf of the Center for Immigration Studies. Among his tasks was to determine which approach, the Senate’s or the House’s, Americans preferred. Results are here.
Update: WaPo profiles immigrants against illegal immigration.
Update: Doing the jobs Americans won’t do, recovering from the illnesses Americans won’t recover from. Meanwhile, Illinois says mi casa es su casa — literally. No social security number required!
Michelle Malkin: THE BORDER PATROL UNDER SIEGE
The Washington sellout continues.
New Glenn and Helen podcast interview with GOP chair Ken Mehlman–pressed hard on immigration–is up. Tune in!
Stay tuned…….
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Great American Boycott 2006 Mid-Day Round-Up
Illegal Immigration Watch: Pajamas Media Update From Los Angeles Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Great American Boycott 2006 – Los Angeles Getting Ready for Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Roundup Fear Spreads
Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN†American Cities – Redux
Illegal Immigration Watch: California State Senate Supports Mexican “NOTHING GRINGO†DAY
Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN†American Cities
Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform Redux
Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform
Hillary Clinton Watch: Clinton – “Wall Would Be Appropriate in Certain Areasâ€
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Illegal Immigration Watch: The BACKLASH
Illegal Immigration Watch: La Reconquista
Illegal Immigration Watch: Flush Illegal Alien Amnesty
Illegal Immigration Watch: Democrat Party Recruiting at Illegal Immigration Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Rights Activists on March Again
Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Compromise Bill Delayed? NOW Shelved…..
Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill
Illegal Immigration Watch: McCain – “Not Enough Votes for Senate Judiciary Committee Billâ€
Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Majority Leader Frist Wants Immigration Bill Vote this Week
Illegal Immigration Watch: FAQ About Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigration Watch: Los Angeles Latino DJs Spur Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill
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NSA Surveillance Watch: NSA Has Massive Database of Americans’ Phone Calls
Gen. Michael Hayden, nominated by President Bush to become the director of the CIA, headed the NSA from March 1999 to April 2005. In that post, Hayden would have overseen the agency’s domestic phone record collection program.
USA Today: NSA has massive database of Americans’ phone calls
The National Security Agency has been secretly collecting the phone call records of tens of millions of Americans, using data provided by AT&T, Verizon and BellSouth, people with direct knowledge of the arrangement told USA TODAY.The NSA program reaches into homes and businesses across the nation by amassing information about the calls of ordinary Americans — most of whom aren’t suspected of any crime. This program does not involve the NSA listening to or recording conversations. But the spy agency is using the data to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist activity, sources said in separate interviews.
NOTE WELL: This program does not involve the NSA listening to or recording conversations. But the spy agency is using the data to analyze calling patterns in an effort to detect terrorist activity.
So, what is the point of another security leak on another “SECRET” government program to combat terrorism?
Answer: Somebody in the CIA or NSA does not want Michael Hayden to be confirmed as Director of the CIA.
The White House Reaction:
The White House defended its overall eavesdropping program and said no domestic surveillance is conducted without court approval.
”The intelligence activities undertaken by the United States government are lawful, necessary and required to protect Americans from terrorist attacks,” said Dana Perino, the deputy White House press secretary, who added that appropriate members of Congress have been briefed on intelligence activities.
But, the Lefties in the United States Senate smell blood in the water…..
ASSociated Press:Paper Reports NSA Collecting Phone Records
Leahy sounded incredulous about the latest report and railed against what he called a lack of congressional oversight. He argued that the media was doing the job of Congress.
“Are you telling me that tens of millions of Americans are involved with al Qaida?” Leahy asked. “These are tens of millions of Americans who are not suspected of anything … Where does it stop?”
The Democrat, who at one point held up a copy of the newspaper, added: “Somebody ought to tell the truth and answer questions. They haven’t. The press has done our work for us and we should be ashamed. Shame on us for being so far behind and being so willing to rubber stamp anything this administration does. We ought to fold our tents.”
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said bringing the telephone companies before the Judiciary Committee is an important step.
“We need more. We need to take this seriously, more seriously than some other matters that might come before the committee because our privacy as American citizens is at stake,” Durbin said.
But, Democrat Senate leaders have been briefed and the NSA programs are within the law. The Democrat Senators have had ample time to either sponsor legislation outlining a modification to the law or file a lawsuit enjoining the President.
But, what have they done?
NOTHING
Why?
Because these secret NSA programs are necessary to defend America from terrorism.
Do they violate Americans’ civil rights and the rights protected under the United States Constitution?
NOPE
And what happens next?
Michael Hayden will have a rough time at his confirmation hearings and Senate Democrats hoping to score political points in the November 2006 elections will bloviate on the Sunday talk shows.
Will the NSA stop these secret programs that protect every day Americans from terrorism?
No Way!
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The National Security Agency (NSA) logo is shown on a computer screen inside the Threat Operations Center at the NSA in Fort Meade, Maryland, January 25, 2006.
From the Blogosphere:
Michelle Malkin: NEWSFLASH: NSA DOING ITS JOB!
Stop the ACLU: New NSA Leaks From USA Today
Outside the Beltway: NSA Has Massive Database of Americans’ Phone Calls
The Volokh Conspiracy: The Other NSA Surveillance Program?
Power Line: NSA Accused of Protecting U.S. From TerroristsÂ
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Arizona Posse Begins Illegal Alien Crackdown
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks during a news conference held to kick off the beginning of the sheriffs’ departments efforts to find illegal immigrants, Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Avondale, Ariz. Under a new state law, human smuggling is now a felony crime in Arizona.
The Arizona Republic: Immigration crackdown intensifies
Valley law enforcement agencies are ramping up efforts to combat illegal immigration, but they are using the state’s anti-human-smuggling statute to tackle the problem from two different directions.
On the one hand, a multi-agency financial crimes task force has been using surveillance and undercover operations for the past two months to target smugglers and cripple them financially.
On the other hand, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio has mobilized a posse to seek out and arrest undocumented immigrants for conspiracy to smuggle themselves into the United States.
The efforts come on the heels of an anti-human-smuggling statute that took effect in Arizona in August and gave prosecutors a tool to go after “coyotes,” or smugglers, who traffic in undocumented immigrants. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office later issued an opinion saying undocumented immigrants suspected of paying coyotes could be prosecuted as conspirators.
Both approaches initially appear to be having an impact.
On Wednesday, task force officials from Phoenix police, the state Department of Public Safety and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced their investigation into human-smuggling operations and money laundering has netted 62 arrests, along with weapons, cars and cash.
It is about damn time. Now, California, New Mexico and Texas should institute similar programs.
The midnight smuggling runs at Los Angeles International Airport where hundreds of illegal Mexicans are smuggled/shipped to other areas of the United States make a mockery of our exisitng immigration laws.
President Bush, GOP Congress are you watching, listening?
Luther Glenn, center, a 12-year member of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Posse, listens as Sheriff Joe Arpaio addresses the media during a news conference held to kick off the beginning of the department’s efforts to find illegal immigrants, Wednesday, May 10, 2006, in Avondale, Ariz. Under a new state law, human smuggling is now a felony crime in Arizona.
Maricopa County Sheriff deputies Jesse Robinson, left, and Matt Summers look for activity early Monday, May 8, 2006 while patroling the desert near Gila Bend, Ariz. Both deputies are part of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio‘s Posse who search for illegal immigrants in the deserts of Maricopa County.
Stay tuned……
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Arizona Deputies to Seek Illegal Immigrants
Illegal Immigration Watch: RECONQUISTA 101Illegal Immigration Watch: After May 1 Protests – So Now What?
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Illegal Immigration Watch: Pajamas Media Update From Los Angeles Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Great American Boycott 2006 – Los Angeles Getting Ready for Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Roundup Fear Spreads
Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN†American Cities – Redux
Illegal Immigration Watch: California State Senate Supports Mexican “NOTHING GRINGO†DAY
Illegal Immigration Watch: May 1 Protest to “CLOSE DOWN†American Cities
Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform Redux
Illegal Immigration Watch: President Bush SELLS OUT on Immigration Reform
Hillary Clinton Watch: Clinton – “Wall Would Be Appropriate in Certain Areasâ€
Illegal Immigration Watch: Send a Brick Project
Illegal Immigration Watch: The BACKLASH
Illegal Immigration Watch: La Reconquista
Illegal Immigration Watch: Flush Illegal Alien Amnesty
Illegal Immigration Watch: Democrat Party Recruiting at Illegal Immigration Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: Immigration Rights Activists on March Again
Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Compromise Bill Delayed? NOW Shelved…..
Illegal Immigration Watch: Republicans to Filibuster Immigration Bill
Illegal Immigration Watch: McCain – “Not Enough Votes for Senate Judiciary Committee Billâ€
Illegal Immigration Watch: Senate Majority Leader Frist Wants Immigration Bill Vote this Week
Illegal Immigration Watch: FAQ About Illegal Aliens
Illegal Immigration Watch: Los Angeles Latino DJs Spur Protests
Illegal Immigration Watch: United States Senate Judiciary Committee Approves an Immigration Bill
Illegal Immigration Watch: The United States Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up the Debate
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