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April 22, 2013
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Is Obama Covering Up Saudi Role In Boston Bombings?
Posted 04/18/2013
War On Terror:
Could it be happening again? Could a Saudi terror cell be behind another major U.S. attack? And could the Saudi government be trying to sink the investigation?After 9/11, the Saudi ambassador demanded the evacuation of dozens of Saudi nationals, including bin Laden kin, before the FBI could properly question them. He got his wish, even though 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis and others had ties to the plot.
Eerily similar high-level intervention is taking place in the Boston bombings case. Consider this timeline:
The Tsarnaev brothers were double agents who decoyed US into terror trap
DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis April 20, 2013, 4:39 PM (GMT+02:00)
The big questions buzzing over Boston Bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have a single answer: It emerged in the 102 tense hours between the twin Boston Marathon bombings Monday, April 15 - which left three dead, 180 injured and a police officer killed at MIT - and Dzohkhar's capture Friday, April 19 in Watertown.
The conclusion reached by debkafile's counterterrorism and intelligence sources is that the brothers were double agents, hired by US and Saudi intelligence to penetrate the Wahhabi jihadist networks which, helped by Saudi financial institutions, had spread across the restive Russian Caucasian.
Instead, the two former Chechens betrayed their mission and went secretly over to the radical Islamist networks.
By this tortuous path, the brothers earned the dubious distinction of being the first terrorist operatives to import al Qaeda terror to the United States through a winding route outside the Middle East - the Caucasus.
This broad region encompasses the autonomous or semi-autonomous Muslim republics of Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, North Ossetia and Karachyevo-Cherkesiya, most of which the West has never heard of.
Moscow however keeps these republics on a tight military and intelligence leash, constantly putting down violent resistance by the Wahhabist cells, which draw support from certain Saudi sources and funds from the Riyadh government for building Wahhabist mosques and schools to disseminate the state religion of Saudi Arabia. The Saudis feared that their convoluted involvement in the Caucasus would come embarrassingly to light when a Saudi student was questioned about his involvement in the bombng attacks while in a Boston hospital with badly burned hands.
They were concerned to enough to send Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saudi al-Faisal to Washington Wednesday, April 17, in the middle of the Boston Marathon bombing crisis, for a private conversation with President Barack Obama and his national security adviser Tom Donilon on how to handle the Saudi angle of the bombing attack.
Threatens to 'expose' secret of marathon attack if administration doesn't confess
TV and radio host Glenn Beck has warned the Obama administration it has until Monday, April 22, to come clean about the Boston Marathon bombing, or he promises to "expose" what's being hidden from the American public.
"I thought I had heard and seen it all. I thought I didn't trust my government," Beck lamented. "Oh, no. No, no. There is no depth that these people will not stoop to. They have until Monday, and then the Blaze will expose it."
What is Beck threatening to expose? Apparently it has something to do with Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, a Saudi national initially questioned by police following the bombing, but since released.
"Let me just say this to those at the highest echelons of government," Beck intoned. "We know who this Saudi national is. And it is in your best interest and the best interest of integrity and trust for the people of United States of America - it's best coming from you, not coming from a news organization. It's best coming from you. You have until Monday. We have information on who this man is. ... We know he is a very bad, bad, bad man."
Toilet In Abortion Clinic Needed to be Lifted to 'Get the Fetuses Out of the Pipes'
April 19, 2013
Dr. Kermit Gosnell, charged with 7 counts of first-degree murder, killing babies reportedly born alive at his abortion office in West Philadelphia, Pa. (AP)
(Warning: Some of the material presented in this story is graphic.)
(CNSNews.com) - A witness testifiedin the Gosnell abortion-murder trial that she saw one baby expelled alive into a toilet where it "was like swimming" and "trying to get out." According to the grand jury report in the case, clinic workers testified that babies often expelled from their mothers into the toilet and that, in at least one instance, the toilet was lifted from the floor to "get the fetuses out of the pipes."The ongoing trial concerns abortionist Dr. Kermit Gosnell and the Women's Medical Society clinic he ran in Philadelphia. He is charged with, among other crimes, the first-degree murder of seven babies who had been born alive during abortions and then killed, their spinal cords snipped.
In the grand jury report (Grand Jury Report.pdf) on the case, released in January 2011, many pregnant women were given drugs to induce labor. According to employee Latosha Lewis "one or two babies fell out of patients each night. They dropped on lounge chairs, on the floor, and often in the toilet."
You should be, and you should attend this informational event on Monday, April 22. More details are below.
Common Core Standards have been adopted by the State Board of Education and may be imposed on our kids!
Come learn about the privacy issues and the price tag associated with these nationalized education standards that we all know will do little to nothing to increase student success.
There are legitimate concerns that full implementation of Common Core will result in a loss of local and state control of education.
Help us take a stand against these standards!
"Transition to Common Core" Meeting April 22nd, 6:30 pm Maple Point Middle School 2250 Langhorne Yardley Rd, Langhorne, PA 19047
Thank you for all you do to fight for our working families and preserve local control over our children's education!
In Liberty,
Jennifer Stefano State Director Americans for Prosperity - Pennsylvania @StefanoSpeaks @AFPPennsylvania
We need people to RSVP so we know how to plan!
Thursday, April 25th-KTP 4 Year Anniversary
(This date was changed from Friday, April 26th to the above date)
Where: The Standard Club, Doylestown (formerly The Moose) Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Please join us for pizza and light refreshments to see where it all began.
Speakers from our original 04/18/09 event will be there to discus where we are now and what direction we will be going forward.
We have heard back from Pat Bachtle, Candidate for Prothonotary,and Tom Lingenfelter, Candidate for Sheriff. They will talk for a few minutes and take questions from the audience.
State Representative Marguerite Quinn is Speaking as well.
We will also hear from some folks from the movement including our very own Steve Onufrey.
Sponsor makes free bus transporatation possible for anyone. The April 23 bus to Harrisburgh is confirmed!
Thank you to all who called, e-mailed and sent your checks to the PO Box. We now have enough to get a bus that will carry our group.
Additionally, anyone who would like to go but finds finances impossible in this stagnant economy, good news! A generous sponsor has made it possible for you to go.
We will be meeting with Darryl Metcalfe and plan to spend time lobbying our state representatives.
The bus leaves promptly from Doylestown Public library at 7am on Tuesday, April 23. We plan to leave Harrisburg by 2pm. Be sure to:Bring a lunch, .snack, munchies. Bring your own AM coffee
We will have drinks - water, soda
Bring signs that focus on the 2nd Amendment. We will also have signs for you.
Bring check or cash
Let us know if you are coming so we have enough seats for those who want to come
At the rally we will show support for Metcalf's HB 357 bill and visit key legislatures to introduce ourselves to them as the only 2nd Amendment organization in PA The bus leaves promptly at 7am from the Library in Doylestown and will leave Harrisburg by 2pm. For further Information or to let us know that you are coming contact Steve Onufrey 215-460-8888, [email protected].
We look forward to see you there as we stand firm on the 2nd Amendment. We will not budge from our peaceful line in the sand.
Molon Labe
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Independence Hall Tea Party Association
presents our
5th Annual April Tri-State T.E.A PARTY
Amity Shlaes
on
"The President Who Said 'No' to Taxes and Spending"
With Dom Giordano, talk show host, WPHT 1210 AM;
Bill Miller, author, Tea Party Papers; and the 286 Band.
Sunday, April 28, 2013
3-5 PM, Doors Open 2:30 PM
Independence Visitors Center Ballroom
6th & Market Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Main Event to include Book Sales/Signings, Q & A, lite refreshments.
Also with Amity Shlaes (April 28): 12 Noon Luncheon at City Tavern;
2 PM Tea & Photo Op at Visitors Center. For details, click link below.
We are so blessed that over the last four years thousands of churches in over 60 countries have stood in solidarity with Israel through CUFI Sunday. From the largest cities to the smallest towns, from mega churches in the American heartland to underground churches in China, Christians have come together to express their love and support for Israel.
We pray that your church will participate in the fifth annual CUFI Sunday on May 5, 2013. CUFI will provide you with all the materials you need to implement a successful CUFI Sunday, including videos, literature and Pastor John Hagee's personal sermon notes for your use.
Please click hereto participate in CUFI Sunday. As you'll see, you don't have to be a pastor to ensure that your church stands with Israel on CUFI Sunday.
The date we've chosen for CUFI Sunday -- May 5th -- is close to Israeli Independence Day. As the Jewish State celebrates her 65th birthday, there is no better present we can send than the news of thousands of churches standing in solidarity with her!
We look forward to uniting in action and prayer on behalf of Israel with you and your congregation on May 5, 2013.
May God Bless You and Those that You Love,
Pastor John Hagee National Chairman
David Brog Executive Director
Brigitte Gabriel to Speak
in Baltimore, MD!
Brigitte Gabriel
Leading Global Islamic Terrorism Expert
CLICK HERE to view Brigitte's special video invitation!
It is my privilege to invite you to a special event featuring Brigitte Gabriel, Founder and President of ACT! for America. This event is free and open to the public and will be held at the following:
Central Christian
7411 Rossville Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21237
Monday, May 6th at 7 pm
Ms. Gabriel will speak on the rise of Islamic radicalism in your community and in our nation. Her story of survival as a persecuted Christian living in a bomb shelter for 7 years will have you captivated and inspired! She will share how the events of 9/11 compelled her to start ACT! for America, the largest national security grassroots organization in the U.S.
The recent assaults at our embassies have been a sobering wake-up call to America. The lesson is that we should be displaying strength to our enemies, not appeasement which only demonstrates our weakness. Without question, the threats of radical Islam to America have increased.
These are just some of the threats Brigitte will discuss:
Suppression of criticism of Islam
Homegrown jihad
Terrorists infiltrating our borders
The Muslim Brotherhood and creeping sharia law in America
Misrepresentation of history in our public education
You will hear first-hand how ACT! for America is successfully rolling back the tide of radical Islam...how we are winning legislative victories...how we don't have to live in fear or resign ourselves to the inevitability of the threats arrayed against us...and how we will prevail.
I encourage you to forward this email to everyone you know. For those who are not familiar with ACT! for America, please share this short video with them.
I know those of you who have heard Brigitte will agree, not only do you not want to miss this, but you will want to bring your relatives and friends with you. It will be an event people will be talking about for a long time to come!
Invite your friends and come join us in Baltimore, MD! We look forward to seeing you on May 6th
Guy Rodgers Executive Director
$25 OFF Bus if you register before April 22 $25 OFF Participation if you register before April 22
June 19 - 21 we will convene at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC for our fourth annual National Conference & Legislative Briefing.
And here's some really great news: This year's registration fee is only $229! Register by April 15th and you'll receive our "Early Bird" rate of just $189!
We also offer again this year special benefits for Patriot Eagle and Patriot sponsors.
We have some exciting new wrinkles planned for this year's event, and our list of confirmed speakers already includes:
Steven Emerson - Journalist, author, and the Executive Editor of the Investigative Project on Terrorism. A. M. Rosenthal, late-managing editor of The New York Times, described Emerson as "one of the nation's best national security correspondents."
John Guandolo - Former FBI agent and one of America's leading authorities on the Muslim Brotherhood and its inner workings in America. Guandolo spoke at our conference in 2011 and received rave reviews from conference attendees!
Ezra Levant - Canadian lawyer, author, newspaper columnist with Sun Media, and former publisher of the Western Standard. Hauled before a Canadian "human rights commission" because he published the Danish cartoons that satirized Muhammad, Levant's personal account of a politically correct government inquisition is something you won't want to miss!
The National Conference & Legislative Briefing will begin on Wed. evening, June 19th, and conclude on Friday, June 21st at noon, with additional optional training sessions Friday afternoon.
It will again feature our very popular Capitol Hill Awards Luncheon and our signature gala banquet-and of course, our Legislative Briefing, where Members of Congress will brief you on various issues and answer your questions.
So make your plans now to join us in our nation's capital for what promises to be our best National Conference & Legislative Briefing ever!
More details to come!
As Israelis celebrate their 65th Independence Day this year, we should all take time out to reflect on the miracle of Israel's independence. We must also ask ourselves the question, "What can I do to ensure that this miracle of Israel survives and thrives?"
We announced earlier this week that we'll be headed to New Orleans the first weekend in August for this year's RedState Gathering. As a member of our RedState family, we'd like to extend exclusive Early Bird registration and pricing to you (just use the promo code EARLYBIRD on the registration page).
The 2013 RedState Gathering will be held August 2-3 at the Westin Canal Place in New Orleans, LA. We'll have two full days of speakers and activities and you can expect a good mix of elected officials and potential candidates for the 2014 cycle (we'll keep you informed as additions are made).
The Gathering has always been a unique event, in that all speakers, even the most in-demand and influential, pay their own way and make their own travel arrangements. This helps keep our costs low, a savings we are happy to pass along to our conference attendees. Additionally, we strive to get you up close to the speakers, ask them to take your questions, and we take care of nearly all your meals during the conference. Bottom line: fewer frills, more thrills and access.
We are thrilled to once again be joined by Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, who will be hosting a reception for all attendees and appear at the Gathering podium as a keynote speaker. A huge hit in 2012, we're looking forward to Gov. Jindal playing an even larger role this year as he welcomes us to his home state.
Now, more than ever, true conservative activists must come together to exchange ideas and strategize for the future. That's what this year's Gathering is all about. We hope you'll join us.
P.S. Don't delay! You'll receive 20% off if you register today - just use the promo code EARLYBIRD. Click here.
From a trusted friend:
As some of you may know, I am associated with Coventry Christian Schools as a parent of a graduate (2010) and as member of the Board of Trustees. Last October we spent a wonderful evening honoring Mark Niehls at our revitalized Founder's Dinner and celebrated our shared heritage in the remarkable community that is Coventry Christian Schools. Our vision for future Founder's Dinners is to inspire and inform not only our alumni and current CCS families but to inspire and inform the Tri-County Area and even our region by hosting speakers and artists who can uniquely assist us in celebrating the heritage, core values, and mission of CCS while also lifting our vision for an even greater future built upon the foundation of our past. The caliber of our speakers and guest artists should provide us with wonderful opportunities to share our CCS story with new partners in Christian education. Proceeds from the dinner will be applied to our annual Coventry Kids Fund for CCS scholarships.
This year we are proud to announce that our distinguished guest and speaker is Dr. Benjamin Carson, and our dinner's theme is "Faith of Our Fathers: The Role of Faith in American Schools." Please join us as we welcome Dr. Carson to the Tri-County Area and celebrate the great things God is doing at CCS!
Dr. Carson is a highly regarded neurosurgeon and motivational speaker who has addressed various audiences across the country. He is one of the most honored and recognized physicians in the world and holds more than 60 honorary doctorate degrees along with hundreds of awards and citations. He is a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States. He is the author of five books and is the founder of the Carson Scholars Fund. The 2009 award-winning movie entitled Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. as Carson, premiered on TNT and is based on his memoir. Dr. Carson is an authentic disciple of Christ, has been married to his wife Candy for more than 37 years, and is the father of three sons.
The 2013 Founder's Dinner, which will once again be a part of our Homecoming festivities, will be held at the historic Sunnybrook Ballroom in Pottstown on Sunday, October 13th, 2013. Doors will open at 4:30pm, followed by dinner at 5:15. Dress will be business/professional. Tickets will be priced at $100 until May 15th, then will be $125, so reserve your tickets for the reduced price.
Due to Dr. Carson's international reputation and recent prominence in the media, including his recent speech at the 2013 National Prayer Breakfast, we fully anticipate that this event will sell out quickly once advertised to the public. Tickets go on sale to the public April 15. If you are interested in attending, tickets can be purchased online. I will send the link out to those who wish to go on April 15
th
. While online reservations are preferred because they facilitate efficient event planning, you may also complete a paper order form, which I can forward to you as well.
All of us at Coventry Christian Schools, look forward to sharing this very special evening with you and acquainting you with the school and its mission!
Blessings,
Christine Gordon
Sponsorships are available as well and are as follows:
Gold Sponsor $3,000
Two tickets at Speaker's Table
Two tickets at Headmaster's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
Listed as sponsor on pre-event print marketing
Mentioned by name at event
Full Page ad in Dinner Program
Silver Sponsor $1,500
Two tickets at Speaker's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
Half page ad in Dinner Program
Bronze Sponsor $500
Two tickets at Headmaster's Chairman's or Founder's Table
Listed as sponsor on school website through 12 months post event
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Heritage Foundation weighs in on Common Core
By Rachel Sheffield April 11, 2013: Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation (courtesy of Citizens' Alliance of Pennsylvania)This coming school year, Pennsylvania public schools will begin implementing the Common Core education standards. Like many other states, Common Core standards are quickly making their way into the classroom. While proponents of the standards continue to champion their predicted benefits, there is significant cause for concern.First, the standards represent a massive federal overreach. The Obama Administration jumped on board from the get go, promoting national education standards, via policy and federal taxpayer dollars, as part of their education agenda. Billions of federal dollars have gone towards and are continuing to fund, the promotion and implementation of these standards nationwide. The federal government's involvement with the standards should be alarming. Pushing state and local leaders away from classroom curriculum is not only a breach in federalism but gives parents, teachers, and communities less say over what children learn in school. Education experts have also raised alarm over the quality of the standards. Sandra Stotsky, Professor of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas, has particularly expressed concern over the English Language Arts. Common Core's ELA standards reduce emphasis on literature by promoting the study of "informational texts." Stotsky says
, "A diminished emphasis on literature in the secondary grades makes it unlikely that American students will study a meaningful range of culturally and historically significant literary works before graduation. It also prevents students from acquiring a rich understanding and use of the English language. Perhaps of greatest concern, it may lead to a decreased capacity for analytical thinking."
Common Core goes SOCIAL MEDIA!!! Please share with everyone you know and help us make this a huge success. MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!! Not a TWITTER person.....grab a kid and have some fun.
Parent-Led Reform (@ParentLedReform) will host a Twitter Rally on April 16, 2013 which will start will go from 12:00p-2:00p (EST). We will discuss how the Common Core State Standards effect your family, community and schools? We invite you to participate.
There will be an expert panel and several organizations that will discuss#StopCommonCore. So far I know the panel will consist of:
I'll update with a live link for the Twitter Rally (or you can just follow the hashtag #StopCommonCore) and as the expert panel is finalized.
Update: Be sure to RSVP with the Facebook event invite, this will help keep you up to date with pertinent info.
The whole story on Common Core
Read the sourced and footnoted response to the National Review Online and get all the facts you need to know about Common Core HERE. Compiled by American Principles project and Glenn's research team.
Common Core is the new set of federal education standards being pushed by the Obama administration and several leftist organizations but it's even seeing some support from some conservatives.
defending Common Core, and Glenn gave the definitive response on radio today."Common Core is something that we didn't really get for quite some time and again it's something we've learned from the 9/12 project and concerned parents all around the country that have been bringing this to our attention. When we started in on this work, we thought it was pretty bad. The more we do, the worse it becomes," Glenn said.
Below are some of the points made by the National Review Online in defense of Common Core, followed by Glenn's response.
Today on radio, Glenn gave the definitive response. See that and get all the sources to back it up HERE.
Students in some Albany High School English classes were asked to participate in the unthinkable this week as part of a persuasive writing assignment. The objective? Prove why Jews are evil and convince the teacher of their loyalty to the Third Reich in five paragraphs or less. See the actual lessonHERE.
A concerned parent tipped off TheBlaze to the disturbing fact that NY public schools are teaching the U.N.'s Socialist-leaning Universal Human Rights. We also discovered that the schools are delivering this indoctrination using videos made by the Church of Scientology. Learn what our investigation revealedHERE.
TheBlaze has been at the forefront in uncovering the disturbing details of the nationalized curriculum standard known as Common Core. One of the most troubling aspects of this federal program is that government bureaucrats are currently mining sensitive and highly personal information on children through Common Core's tracking system. Watch the powerful segments from The Glenn Beck Program HERE.
Pennsylvanians Against Common Core Facebook page has nearly 450 "friends" which is 8 times that of the pro-Core Facebook page!
Pennsylvanians Against Common Core website has had incredible traffic
We have been contacted by email by many interested parties looking for help and materials in getting the word out and in fighting Common Core. Below are some items that should be of interest to you:
Speakers - Cheryl Boise of the Commonwealth Education Organization will be coordinating speakers that can be available to speak to groups around the state on the subject. You can contact her at: [email protected]
Flyers - We have designed an informative flyer for handout at school board meetings, political events and to your friends that should be ready in 10 days. We have ordered 10,000 of these flyers and can mail them out to you upon request when received (be patient). Attached is a one page flyer for your use now that you can print out for distribution.
Suggestion on Curriculum - Many people are telling us that their legislators are arguing that Common Core does NOT control curriculum it only sets standards. We will shortly have a piece debunking that, but in order to not to get lost in a hopeless argument you may just want to call them "national standards" when writing letters to the editor or communicating with your legislator rather than stating that Common Core determines curriculum.
Rallies - Stay tuned, they will be coming at the appropriate time...
State Board of Education Meetings - Please be advised that the PA State Board of Education did hold meetings that technically were open to the public to discuss Common Core prior to voting to enact CCS, but were not well publicized and in some cases were held in buildings with restricted access.
Petition and Passion - the comments that are posted by petition signatories tell a great story of the passion generated by this usurpation of our local and states rights.
Gennell from Reading says: Our family stands firmly against Common Core. Please be advised that our votes WILL depend on your vote against this education standard that would destroy education as we know it.
Amanda from Montgomery County says: Stop this NOW!
Deborah from Dauphin County says: "Stop Common Core and let the local authorities and the PARENTS decide how to educate their children. This is morally wrong."
Susan from Mount Holly Springs says: "Governor Corbett, We do not need Common Core in our schools. Please leave the education of my children alone. "
Michael from Pittsburgh says: "This is an absolute outrage and a violation of our parental rights and state sovereignty."
John from Erie says: "Common Core secondary math education is substandard. Classical literature is being left out in a mad attempt to teach to the test."
Action items:
Contact Secretary of Education Ronald Tomalis at [email protected] and 717-783-6788 and ask him reconsider advancement of Common Core and to hold open well publicized meetings to discuss. Contact your legislator in the PA House and Senate Education Committees and ask them to hold hearings on CCS and to oppose. Please pass on the links to our website and Facebook page to all of your contacts Print and pass out our one page flyer to friends and at meetings. in your area
What information is being collected on your kids through Common Core?
TheBlaze TV subscribers can watch past episodes covering Common Core and CSCOPE. The March 14th episode focused on Common Core and the March 7th episode focused on CSCOPE. Not a subscriber? Sign up HERE.
Glenn has spent a lot of time over the past few weeks exposing some of the education initiatives in states across the country that are indoctrinating kids into the radical progressive agenda. Today, Glenn discussed an issue tied into Common Core that many people aren't aware of: data mining.
"We cover many important stories and topics on this program, but I don't think any could be more important than what we are covering tonight: the progressive takeover of America's schools,"
OK....when they look at you like you have a tin foil hat on your head......take some of this information with you. It is 126 pages. I have not read through the entire document (YET) but what I have read is enough to blow off the top of your head. I have highlighted some stuff. KIPP (Charter Schools) has a CHARACTER REPORT CARD on Page 39. So for now start on page 39 and work your way through to page 45. Remember FERPA laws were changed last year and I am sure not one parent is aware that permission to share information about our children no longer requires parental consent. Obama just slipped all these new changes in and I don't believe any parents were ever asked their opinions about these changes. And where was our Republican Congress when this happened???
AGENDA 21 is: The complete control and inventory of every human activity. After your friends read some of this information ask them if they still believe A21 is not real. Chapter 36 of A21 document is devoted to education.
Our government forgets there are still people alive that can think and see through their garbage.
Print this document and get a highlighter...........then start visiting your neighbors, school boards, elected officials and start screaming. GET COMMON CORE AND THE GOVERNMENT out of our class rooms. I think it is time to start a MASS movement for Home Schooling. I know Home Schooling will not be spared. This should be a movement to bring education back to the local level and DESTROY the Federal Department of Education. If our kids are not in school it will create an uprising at all levels. We should not settle for shutting down Common Core because they will masquerade it....they are already doing this in VA. VA supposedly never signed on to Common Core but GUESS WHAT........they ARE implementing Common Core and disguising it from the citizens in VA....of course they aren't doing a good job of hiding it and people in VA are catching on. Our schools have been in the process of a government take over (in earnest) for more than 20 years. If we don't shut down the Department of Education it will never stop. We have to cause a citizen uprising!!
Here is the U.S. Department of Education - Office of Educational Technology document:
"The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government - lest it come to dominate our lives and interests"- Patrick Henry
To fix "THE SYSYEM" We must become "THE SYSTEM" - k. bracken "The change we seek has always required great struggle and great sacrifice." - Barack Hussein Obama "The man who speaks to you of sacrifice, speaks of slaves and masters. And intends to be the master." - Ayn Rand
Glenn: Help us get in millions of home
Why should you support the "Get TheBlaze" movement to get TheBlaze in millions of homes across the country? For starters, how about a network that will cancel out the damage Al-Jazeera will be doing in America as it replaces Current in your lineup? Check out Glenn's "why" in this exclusive letter HERE.
Ready to take action? Click here to contact your TV provider and urge them to add TheBlaze.
ATTENTION: Are you a Verizon FiOS Subscriber? They've created a new form for you to fill out to request TheBlaze! You can complete the form HERE. And don't forget to make your request public by posting on their Facebook page. Thank you for supporting us!
Sirius XM adds TheBlaze Radio News to Patriot channel
Sirius XM Radio announced today that TheBlaze, Glenn Beck's multi-platform news, information, and opinion network, will produce 24/7 hourly radio newscasts on SiriusXM Patriot, SiriusXM's conservative talk channel. DETAILS
Hi All - I just spoke w/ Lisa [email protected] (717 437 1327) who lives in Lewistown, Pa and is majorly involved in fighting the smart meters............and it's more than just electric, it's water, furnaces/ac's and wells too
We need to share this information. I asked her if she'd speak to groups in our area and she said yes, but would like to include Mike Reese who's written several bills that we want to get out of committee and approved:
2.signs in our yards saying NO SMART METERS......put them around like election signs
3.Let our State Reps know how you feel ie Warren Kampf....tell him you're in favor of the bills against smart meters
4.Do neighbor alerts........call your neighbors if you see trucks coming into the area
5.Write letters to the editors....remember if they get several letters, they're more likely to put at least one in.....educate the public
6.Prepare handouts
7.Send certified letter to electric company and get return receipt of name of person who signed for it
Be aware:
Water Smart Meters.........(IF YOU LET THEM IN, you're giving permission.) YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LET THEM IN
Well Smart Meters......are coming and will limit the amount of water you use.
If you get someone knocking on your door asking if you want to save money on your heat/ac, do not say yes or they'll put a clip on your unit that will limit your usage of air conditioning. The fan will work, but your usage will be CONTROLLED.
IF you get a new wall mount (thermostat & it may be required w/ a new ac unit because of the wiring) for your AC DO NOT GET ONE WITH A GPS in it........there is a cheaper model that has no GPS........ask questions BEFORE you start or consider any changes!!!!!!!!
Important Announcement from SFL
Across America, state and local officials are writing bills and resolutions to protect citizen's from Agenda 21's policies. Because many people do not recognize Agenda 21 in action, property owners still remain at risk.
To help officials recognize Agenda 21's footprint, SFL created a document in a Q&A format that answers:
How do I know Agenda 21 exists in the U.S.?
What does Agenda 21 have to do with sustainable development?
What is wrong with the Brundtland Commission's definition of sustainable development?
How do I know the UN's sustainable development is the same one in our community?
I thought sustainable development is good, what makes you think it is so bad?
How can something like this happen in America?
How will I recognize Agenda 21?
The document has a lot more information for community members and officials, including a brief history of Agenda 21 and actions to take to have safe planning without top-down intervention.
Grants issued in conjunction with government 'sustainability initiatives' contain stipulations or implementation practices that are the primary doorway for Agenda 21/sustainable development to enter your community. These stipulations often require no growth boundaries, income integration through low-income housing demands, reduced vehicle usage, healthy cities, livability principles and other forms of social engineering.
Other grants issued by non-profit groups such as the Packard, Pew or Carnegie Foundations, frequently promote Agenda 21. Often this happens when HUD or some other federal agency funds the foundation with the money they in turn offer as a sustainability-related grant.
Non-governmental organizations:
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including ICLEI, the Nature Conservancy, American Farmland Trust and the American Planning Association have close ties to HUD-EPA-DOT sustainability initiatives and promote Agenda 21 through their regional and community work, conservation easements and funding.
Federal agencies:
Federal agency Acts including the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act and Endangered Species Act have so expanded, that individual's rights are losing way to unfounded and often exaggerated endangerment findings. The solutions to their findings invariably require fines, taxes, property rights' infringements or the outright transfer of private lands to the government.
Preservation programs, National Parks, Historic Places and Byways, Heritage Sites and Legacy Forest programs have exceeded prudent land and species' protection and are now confiscating massive quantities of the U.S. land mass in alignment with Agenda 21 principles.
The planning process:
Planners' surveys - contain unfair questions that do not express all of resident's options
Consensus meetings - are conducted in ways that elicit responses that support the planner's goals rather than genuine community desires
Visioning sessions- may be over-conducted to the point that the vision belongs to the facilitator and only appears to be that of the community.
Stakeholder meetings - can produce misleading results when the stakeholders do not represent the average community member. Frequently the "stakeholders" have a financial or ideological interest in implementing the plan.
Zoning regulations - originating with the American Planning Association (and others,) contains language that establishes the legal framework to implement Agenda 21 in communities. HUD, other federal agencies and firms such as Siemens funded the development of the APA's Growing Smart Legislative Guidebook, 2nd ed. These supporters all have a stake in Agenda 21's implementation.
Conservation easements - often contain undiscussed clauses that severely restrict property owners' rights, reduce property values and favor the land trust for future contract changes.
Regionalism:
Regional councils replace much of the local officials' authority with unelected boardmembers.
As the regional council matures, local rule diminishes, leaving citizens with more distant and reduced representation.
Once a region is formed, the ability to oppose sustainable development is limited.
Generally, when the regional council accepts grant monies, all tethered communities are bound by the grant stipulations.
Regional planning often includes tax base sharing which promotes wealth transfer by forcing community members to pay for services in other locations.
Regional planning often includes "no growth boundaries" that force housing into urban and inner ring suburban areas. This reduces homebuyers' choices and artificially inflates the value of some properties, while reducing it for others.
Awareness about Agenda 21 is finally spreading throughout the country, due in no small part to your efforts. But knowing it is there isn't enough. Now we need to educate ourselves on how to combat it. That's where you come in.
American Policy Center has recently released a booklet that explains everything you need to know to start fighting back against sustainable programs both locally and nationally. The booklet is called Special Report: Agenda 21 and How to Stop It and is available in the APC store for only $5.95.
I wrote this 35 page booklet in order to give activists a succinct resource they can refer to if they suspect Agenda 21 or Sustainable Development is being implemented in their area. It includes my own research coupled with incredibly helpful graphics created by Carroll County, Maryland Commissioner Richard Rothschild.
In the booklet you will find answers to several roadblocks that grassroots anti-Agenda 21 activists often face, including a definition of property rights and "Resolution to Protect Citizens' Property Rights," which many concerned citizens are already using to tie the hands of power hungry politicians.
This booklet is a great resource for anyone interested in preserving their property rights. It includes all the information to put up a first line of defense and step by step instructions for how to proceed from there. If you face Agenda 21 or Sustainable development in your area or are simply concerned with the national fight this booklet is a must read.
P.S. - The American Policy Center store has recently updated our inventory to include everything you need to fight back against Agenda 21. The revamped catalogue includes the "Stop Agenda 21 Action Kit", which provides users with everything they need to know about Agenda 21 in their own living room, as well as ways to share it with other concerned activists and critical knowledge on how to fight back. The store also offers DVDs of past successful conferences and symposiums, books and articles that deal with the issues of sustainability and Agenda 21 and individually packaged manuals and workbooks to aid you in your activism. You don't need to look any farther than the American Policy Center Store for everything you need to combat Agenda 21 and Sustainable Development in your area.
Yes, it's true: You can support ACT! for America-at no cost to you!An important message from Guy Rodgers, Executive Director
The next time you make an online purchase of almost anything, you could be helping ACT! for America-at no cost to you.
Sound too good to be true? It isn't.
All you have to do is sign up for "iGive"-a program that's been around since 1997.
The concept is as powerful as it is simple.
Every time an iGive member makes an online purchase at over 1,000 brand-name stores, a percentage of that purchase is donated to that person's charity of choice.
And with the holidays just around the corner, you could be helping ACT! for America with every gift you buy!
The concept isn't new. In the mid-1990s many supporters of non-profit organizations signed up with long distance telephone programs where a percentage of their bill was donated to their charity of choice.
But our investigation of iGive has convinced us that this program has an ease of use and sophistication that we find remarkable.
Imagine booking a hotel room on Orbitz-and having 1.6% of that purchase price donated to ACT! for America.
Or buying an Xbox at Best Buy-and having 1.2% of the purchase price donated to ACT! for America.
The same goes for buying merchandise at Amazon, Bath and Body Works, Advance Auto Parts, Game Stop, Kmart, Home Depot, Holiday Inn, Old Navy, NASCAR Superstore, Overstock.com, Mattel, J.C. Penney, Office Max, QVC, Radio Shack, Shoe Carnival, Pottery Barn-and on and on the list goes.
In other words, every time you make a purchase of merchandise you would buy anyway, you would be financially supporting ACT! for America!
All you have to do is log on below and follow the directions to create your account and download the iGive "button." (Note: downloading the "button" is key).
When I was first informed of iGive, I was skeptical. I've seen these ideas come and go. Often, they're too good to be true. Or there are all kinds of glitches and problems.
So I spent hours researching.
I looked at online customer reviews (which were very good). I read all of iGive's fine print, such as Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. I signed up and even emailed two tech support questions to see how good their tech support was.
And the more I dug, the more I liked what I saw. For instance, both of my tech support questions were responded to within 60 minutes. How often does THAT happen?
As you know from our Patriot Partner program, we're all about encouraging a lot of people to each do a little-to do something. When everyone does a little, together we accomplish a lot.
So consider what could happen.
If just 1% of ACT! for America members each purchased just $400 in merchandise in 2013, from all the available outlets, and the average percentage donated to ACT! was 1.5%, the total amount donated back to ACT! for America would be...
...$15,000. That's a lot of money, wouldn't you agree?
And if you were one of those ACT! for America members, it wouldn't cost you one thin dime to help ACT! for America receive $15,000.
If this idea really caught on, and eventually 5% of our members made purchases with iGive, that $15,000 could explode to $50,000, $75,000 or more!
What's more, that 1.5% figure might be low. Many of the merchants offer percentage donations that are much higher. One printer inkjet company I looked at offered 13%!
Every merchant website you visit tells you right at the top what percentage of your purchase price will be donated to ACT! for America.
Just think what we could accomplish with an extra $15,000, $50,000 or $75,000 in our fight against radical Islam!
One of the things I most wanted to know was their Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Check it out for yourself. I confirmed the terms with a company representative. And I like what I learned. As security-conscious as I am, I have no hesitation using the service-and I'm already doing so.
I know there are many people out there who would love to support ACT! for America, or give more than they're giving, but in these tough economic times they simply can't.
Well, here's a way that everyone who believes in our mission can easily support what we're doing-at no cost to them.
It doesn't get any better than that.
There are already chapter leaders who have signed up for the program, and the feedback I have been getting from them has been all positive. They love the idea and many of them are already using it.
So please, join me and these ACT! for America chapter leaders who are already signed up and using the iGive service.
Yours for a safe and free America
Guy Rodgers
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The Internet sales tax is back, and it could be the next big vote in the Senate.
The proposed law would enable states to force businesses to collect sales tax from customers who live in their state-even when the businesses have no connection to that state.
As Heritage President Jim DeMint has said, this violates the classic American principle of "no taxation without representation." Retailers would be forced to act as tax collectors for states in which they have no voice.
Under current law, retailers are required to collect sales taxes only in states where they have a physical presence. But Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is pushing for a vote on a new Internet sales tax that would hit all online businesses-no matter where they're located.
DeMint says:
Consider the absurdity of such a law. When a customer buys a product in a store, does the cashier ask for the customer's home address? Of course not. The store simply charges the state and local sales taxes applicable for its physical location, no questions asked.
"Brick-and-mortar" stores like Wal-Mart are in favor of the Internet sales tax, because they see these online retailers as competitors. But the other big proponents of the tax are state governments, which would be able to reach into other states for revenue.
States are struggling with their own budgets-but they should have to make the hard decisions to manage their budgets, rather than trying to collect taxes from citizens of other states to help cover their expenses. As DeMint said:
Politicians want this bill passed to raise new tax revenue for broken state governments facing budget shortfalls. But legislators in state capitals don't want to make the hard decisions to cut spending or raise taxes on their constituents-they fear the voter backlash. So they'd like their allies in Washington to make it legal for them to tax people who can't vote against them.
This taxation without representation might boost some state tax collections, but it wouldn't help the economy. Heritage legal expert David Addington has written that "hobbling out-of-state businesses that sell through the Internet or mail order catalogs does not help the national economy."
Instead, the Internet sales tax would "increase the amount of tax dollars millions of Americans pay, encourage states to increase the size and scope of their governments, favor some states over others in granting federal authority, and discourage free-market competition in interstate commerce," Addington wrote.
It's simply another bad idea coming out of Washington at a time when consumers and businesses are struggling to get by.
Vlad, the Impaler must be dancing in his grave as the beast known as the Federal Education Department makes the United States into Transylvania West by turning our public school system into its own, blood-sucking, Communist training camp! Orwellian standards, end runs around local school boards and ruination of states' rights are all part of the Obama administration's dangerous Common Core initiative to strip our land of freedom. Dr. Alison Rampersad, a Co-Chair of Eye on U.S. Education, gave a Florida workshop a frightening heads up on what really is in Common Core, slated to be a done deal within this year. And what is most frightening is that teachers, parents, educators, and legislators themselves don't know what they are getting our children into.
Secretary of State John F. Kerry just wishes that Congress would stop asking him silly questions about the September 11 murders in Benghazi. Rather than release any facts he continued the obfuscation of the truth that the Obama Administration will be known for. He chastised members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, insisting that all State Department Officials have testified and all documents were made available to Congress, less testimony from the survivors of the murderous attacks, of course. When pressed to ... Continue Reading:Benghazi: The Cover-up Continues
According to lead Obama investigator Mike Zullo, fear of ridicule is the number one reason authorities are not acting on the mountain of verifiable evidence of document fraud concerning Barack Obama's birth certificate. Appearing on the Carl Gallups, Freedom Friday call-in show, Zullo said, "We are dealing with a fraudulent document that would never survive scrutiny of the judicial process." (1)
Disinformation and the intentional dissemination of false information to protect Obama, will not survive in the face of what ... Continue Reading:Obama birth certificate story not going away
There are jobs Americans won't do at the existing price point. We have a real need in this country for unskilled workers who will pick domestic crops and do jobs Americans will not do for a low wage. I know a number of people who came here illegally who are harder workers than me, who love this country, and who just want a job.
More specifically, I know a number of illegal immigrants - a few of whom I represented as a lawyer - who have no intention of staying in the United States, but work here and send money back home. Most of them wind up staying because of the difficulty of coming back into the country. Contrary to the opinions of many, it is not an easy thing to come and go as an illegal alien.
I think we need a program that is easy to administer, easy to apply for, and easy to use for individuals to come and go as they please during seasons of work to do jobs Americans won't do at the price point these immigrants would.
Saying all of that, I am deeply, deeply disturbed by the games being played by pro-immigration advocates on the right, including staff in Senator Marco Rubio's office, Grover Norquist, and others.
They are attacking other conservatives who disagree with them as racists, slavery supporters, bigots, haters, baby killers, un-Christian, etc. They are waging a coordinated attack between Senator Rubio's office and others against conservative stalwarts like the Heritage Foundation and Jim DeMint. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2.Hunt for the elusive Tea Party murderer continues
Liberal hopes were dashed with the revelation that the Boston Marathon bombers were a couple of Chechen Muslim immigrants.The Left was so sure they had finally bagged the elusive Tea Party murderer!The bombings occurred in Boston on Tax Day.Surely, at long last, the opportunity to smear libertarians, small-government conservatives, anti-tax crusaders, and the whole hellish tri-corner hat crowd was at hand!"Two plus two equals...?" Michael Moore burbled happily, retreating back into his copious shell of sub-human idiocy when the answer turned out to be "Islam."
That's how the junior member of the bombing team, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, explained his "outlook" on an Internet profile.Family and friends talk of the brothers growing more intensely involved in the stricter aspects of their religion over the past few years.The older brother, Tamerlan - named after a brutal Islamic conqueror from centuries past - seems to have led the way, with Dzhokar trotting after him like a "puppy."Somewhere along the way, they became radicalized - a process that will be of great interest to investigators in the weeks ahead. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3.Boston Marathon aftermath: feds warned by Russia about Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011
"A Massachusetts police official say the brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon before having shootouts with authorities didn't have gun permits.". . . please click here for the rest of the post →
5.Obama's Department Labor Nominee Is The Embarrassing Gift That Keeps Giving
As the Senate takes up Barack Obama's nomination ofThomas Perez to replace Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, it seems that Perez is turning into a headline maker-and not in a good way for the Obama Administration. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
We Are Not Serious About Stopping Islamic Terror Karin McQuillan As I read the media coverage and listen to our politicians and security forces' bland comments and self-congratulations, my anger is rising. I do not hear any resolve More
The Great Surrender Daren Jonescu Modernity may be on the verge of obliterating its own great promise and achievement, and revealing itself at last as The Age of the Great Surrender. More
The Statistics of Gay Men Jim Hlavac Well, no one knows the number of us. Or how to count us. Or what to count. Or even if we should be counted. So anything said is pretty much guessing, or even, alas, fabrication. Still, I would like to look at our alleged numbers. More
Earth Day Lesson: Environment is not Climate Thomas P. Sheahen Earth Day is here again, but few people seem interested any more in global warming. It's plausible to inquire whether people realize we've got a duty to protect the environment. Actually, "protecting the environment" is not necessarily the same topic... More
It's the Language, Stupid Roger D. Luchs If truth in labeling laws were applied to politics, the American left would have headed for the hills by now. More
The name of Chechen terrorist Doku Umarov may soon become a household name. In The Third Jihad,former CIA intelligence officer Wayne Simmons warned that the 2004 school massacre in Beslan, Russia by Umarov's Islamist terrorist group is "a perfect example of exactly what will take place in this country." That prediction was fulfilled with the bombings in Boston.
The Boston bombers were 26-year-old Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his 19-year-old brother, Dzhokhar. Three other college-aged individuals were questioned during the manhunt for Dzhokhar. The brothers are originally from Chechnya but left in the early 1990s because of war with Russia. They and their family moved to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Dagestan before moving to the U.S.
Tamerlan was a self-described "very religious" Muslim who didn't drink or even take his shirt off with females around. A graphic photo of his corpse has leaked online. He has been described as intense and intimidating. A cousin said he "was never happy, never cheering, never smiling. He used to strike his girlfriend. He hurt her a few times. He was not a nice man. I don't like to speak about him. He caused problems for my family."
A timeline of his radicalization is emerging that indicates an intelligence failure permitted him to carry out the bombings.
Basil Hoffman, Ann-Marie-Murrell and Dwight Schultz explore the twisted world of progressives' Jihad Denial in the Boston Marathon Massacre. Read More � | Comments
By the time you get this email, events may have changed dramatically.
But the revelation that these suspects are "brothers from a Russian region near Chechnya, which has been plagued by an Islamic insurgency" (AP report) indicates that a new front in the struggle against radical Islamist terror has now been opened against America.
Russia has been battling this ideology and its terrorism for years. The most horrific terrorist attack in that conflict occurred in September, 2004, when Islamist terrorists took over a school and killed hundreds of children and adults.
Now, it appears, this kind of brutality has made its way to America.
Anger and Fear on the Face of Ruslan Tzarni
As of this morning Dzhokhar A. Tsarni is the most wanted man in America. He is a 19 year old refuge from Kyrgyzstan and is the primary suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing. This comes as a surprise to many, apparently even the the boy's uncle. In the below interview Dzhokar's uncle Rueslan claims "What do I think was behind it?..They were losers, they hated everyone, they were not able to settle themselves.
Ruslan Interview
Who is Dzhokhar Tsarni? Who was his older brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev? With little information forthcoming from the family there is not much to go on. The reports from classmates of the younger brother offer no clarity,classmates saying he was a model student and there was no hint of hatred or anger. A clue may be found in the youtube content that was posted on the page of Tamerlan Tsarni...
Two men originally from Chechnya are the alleged perpetrators of the Boston marathon bombings. Here's some background on Chechnya, from a March 2012 Heritage Foundation report by Ariel Cohen:
One ominous development has been that al-Qaeda and other foreign extremist organizations in the Middle East and Central Asia have increased their financial and moral support of the radical Islamist movement in the Caucasus. The most important connections to the global terrorist movement have been through Yusuf Muhammad al'Emirati ("Moganned"), a Saudi-born al-Qaeda member who arrived in Chechnya in 1999, and Abdulla Kurd, al-Qaeda's international coordinator of terrorist cells. Moganned was a leader of Arab and foreign fighters in the Caucasus and one of the leaders of the Chechen insurgency. Both Moganned and Kurd were killed by Russian special forces in April 2011.
The Caucasus has been on al-Qaeda's radar screen for a decade and a half. Ayman al-Zawahiri, the current leader of al-Qaeda, visited the region in the mid-1990s and was even temporarily in Russian custody. Al-Zawahiri has referred to the Caucasus as one of three primary fronts in the war against the West.
Recently, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the most active and dangerous al-Qaeda affiliate, has been expanding its global reach. For example, AQAP translated al-Qaeda's online journal Inspire into Russian to attract extremists in the North Caucasus and other Muslim areas in Russia. In addition, evidence indicates that terrorists who were trained in the North Caucasus have joined al-Qaeda and other operations in Waziristan in Pakistan.
Furthermore, Doku Umarov made clear that the Caucasus is an integral part of the global jihad:
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Two out of three governments agree that dealing with terrorism is all about having the right attitude. That, "Yes, we've been bombed, but we're ready to pick ourselves up and get on with our lives without drawing any conclusions from what happened" attitude that politicians patriotically advocate as soon as the carnage is over.
"Americans refuse to be terrorized. Ultimately, that's what we'll remember from this week," Obama said in his radio address.
But of course Americans were terrorized. Obama's message is that in response to the terrorism, Bostonians won't spend the rest of their lives locked in their homes, at least not until the next time there's a terrorist on the loose. But then again neither are Rwandans or Sudanese. This isn't so much an inspirational message as a pat on the back from a government that once again failed in its duty to keep Americans from being terrorized.
If America had refused to be terrorized, the Tsarnaevs would not have been admitted to this country or would have been shown the door once they started adding terrorist videos to their playlist. Instead Tamerlan Tsarnaev was free to slap around his girlfriend while his brother Dzhokhar was adding classic hits to his YouTube playlist like "We Will Dedicate Our Lives to the Jihad."
In support of the farfetched theory that the Muslim terrorists were Muslim terrorists is Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's YouTube Channel. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had three named playlists. One was called "Islam", one was called "Terrorists" and one was called "Timur Mucuraev".
We Will Dedicate Our Lives to the Jihad is the Timur Mucuraev song that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev added to his playlist.
Infidels rule the earth/for the faithful life is torture
From above the duty calls you/to fight boldly in the way of Allah
Forget sorrow and take in eternity/The bright road of Jihad waits for you
The Tsarneavs need not have been sleepers. It is enough that they were Muslims. Like so many others, they were ticking time bombs who could at any moment decide that the Jersey Shore lifestyle so many Muslim youth adopt in the West isn't enough for them and turn to Islam. And that is almost certainly what finally happened.
HAMAS-CAIR DECLARES AMERICANS WILL REMAIN SUBDUED IN FACE OF BOSTON JIHAD BOMBING (AND THEY WILL SEE TO IT)
That is exactly what they are saying. Why would we remain "united" with killers and their enablers? Hamas in America (CAIR) has infiltrated the hallowed corridors of American power with money, media and men, but they have not co-opted the American people. We will not go quietly into the night.
They pay lip service and "condemn" the attack, but they promote and advance the very ideology behind the attacks. Why isn't CAIR condemning the ideology that commands mass murder, ethnic cleansing, Islamic Jew-hatred, gender apartheid, creed apartheid? Because they support it.
Their concern is imaginary "anti-Muslim backlash." Our people are killed and they are concerned with anti-jihad backlash. If only.
Look at the groups represented: all Muslim Brotherhood groups whose stated goal is to install a universal caliphate.
CAIR: Americans Will Remain United in Face of Boston Terror Development CAIR Press Release
(WASHINGTON, D.C., 4/19/13) -- Representatives of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today joined other leaders from the national and Washington-area Muslim community at a news conference in Washington, D.C., to state that Americans will remain united in face of developments in the Boston Marathon bombings that include the naming of suspects who are reportedly Muslim.
As a student of history for my entire adult life, over forty years, I have always been fascinated by what inspires or forces one human to kill another through ideology or politics. Growing up I was made keenly aware that a whole segment of my family in Hungary was murdered by the Nazis, which had a profound effect on me. My research on this subject led me to confront some of the worst atrocities in human history including what occurred during the Spanish Inquisition with the burning alive of heretics and unspeakable torture, the torture and execution practices of the English such as drawing and quartering, disemboweling, and the gibbet. There was, of course, Roman crucifixion, the atrocities committed by the Asian communities of China and Japan, especially the Japanese during World War Two who used captured Chinese for bayonet practice, with rewards for being able to slice a pregnant Chinese woman open to expel her unborn baby. Then there were the Nazis, especially Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz, who performed some of the most heinous atrocities and pseudo-medical experiments, on Jews for the most part, not to mention the atrocities committed by the Gestapo. Finally we arrive at the Muslims. They have over 1400 years of some of the most heinous atrocities ever committed in human history.
In order to understand and comprehend Muslim atrocity one needs to engage in the suspension of disbelief, a terrific clinical expression meaning to stop not believing something just because it is offensive. You can't confront the truth if you succumb to denial. Atrocity serves also to create disbelief in distant observers. Today, the President of Iran, specifically, along with many others in the Muslim world, denies that the Holocaust ever took place. History books today speak of the "Armenian Genocide" that occurred between 1896 to 1916. It is called the "Armenian Genocide" so as to not offend the Turkish Muslims who slaughtered over 1.5 million Armenians just because they were not Muslims. There are eyewitnesses to the slaughter that took pictures of Christian Armenian blood flowing through the streets and sewers. The Muslims invaded Armenian cities and towns, dragging the inhabitants, men, women, and children, and slaughtered them in the streets and just left them where they fell. Again, this genocide took place according to the dictates of the Koran, Sura 8:12 and Sura 9:29 to name just two.
How does a person develop the internal psychology which leads them to a rationalization that committing atrocities are within their spectrum of mental understanding? What went through the brains of the Nazi guards at Auschwitz as they removed Jews from the trains knowing they would be gassed immediately? What went through the brains of the Muslims when Muhammad demanded they behead every male Jew after the battle with the Jewish tribe, the Quraiza? Over 800 men were paraded in front of Muhammad, and their heads were systematically cut off by his followers in his presence. The heads were all thrown into a pit and burned along with the bodies. The Jewish tribe was entirely exterminated, and Jews were expelled from Arabia forever.
Today the Nazis are gone, but the Muslims are on the rise. They are using the commission of abhorrent atrocities against non-believers, Jews, Christians, and anyone else not a Muslim, throughout the world. There can be no greater atrocity than the senseless slaughter of the Jewish Fogel family in Israel. Muslims invaded the Fogel home in the middle of the night and ritually slaughtered the Father, the Mother, two young sons, and a three month old baby, who they beheaded! They did not slaughter this family using quick death by gunshot, but ritually slaughtered them with knives. What possible motivating ideology penetrated their brains that could possibly have rationalized their behavior?
The commission of atrocity simply terrifies people. The mere fact that there are humans willing to commit atrocities is a very powerful force. Raw horror and savagery usually results in people running away, hiding, or attempting appeasement to avoid conflict, like what is happening today in America. This is the psychology of Islam as practiced by millions of Muslims who really believe they are following the dictates of their supreme being, Allah. These dictates of atrocity are very specifically detailed in numerous chapters of the Koran. While the Old and New Testaments are historical and chronological, the Koran is neither historical nor chronological, but written for all time. The ancient tribes that were the subject of the biblical wars have long gone in history, but the requirements in the Koran to slaughter non-believers, and subjugate, capture, and rape them lives on. What goes through the brains of Muslims who commit atrocities?
A noted criminologist, Jeff Cooper, hypothesized, "Any study of atrocity...shows immediately that the victims, by their appalling ineptitude and timidity, virtually assisted in their own murders." The German Jews wanted to believe that Hitler really didn't mean what he wrote in Mein Kampf. Then they really wanted to believe that they were being taken by train to work camps, not to their deaths. They were unable to suspend their disbelief as Americans are doing today.
He wrote further, "Any man who is a man may not, in honor, submit to threats of violence. But many men who are not cowards are simply not prepared for the fact of human savagery. They have not thought about it...and they just don't know what to do. When they look right into the face of depravity or violence they are astonished and confounded." Here is the problem in the proverbial nutshell! They are unable to suspend their disbelief!
As the noted author Colonel David Grossman wrote, "There is a simple, horrifying, and obvious value resident in atrocity." Whole nations have achieved power through the use of terrorism and atrocity. You only have to look at the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to see how much power and influence the Palestinians have achieved through the use of atrocity and terror. In the two generations since Israel declared itself a state in 1948, as the righteous victim of millennia of persecution and attempted extermination, the victim view has turned about to now target Israel as racist and the aggressor. When Israel defends itself they are very careful not to target civilians. The Muslims, on the other hand, specifically target Jewish civilians like the Fogel family, for two reasons: hopeful that atrocity will scare Israelis in view of the obvious lessons of history; and because they know they will be defeated again if they confront the Israeli military. They use the Judaic-Christian ethic of human decency against Israel by hiding behind women and children. Mass empowerment can be effected through atrocity and terror. The Romans and Nazis developed this concept to an art. The Muslims are following in their footsteps. Remember, the highest example of Islam for a Muslim is to emulate the behavior of Muhammad, who slaughtered people every chance he got. He was able to imbue his followers with the ideology that they were doing the work of Allah. When a Muslim kills he screams, "Allahu Akbar", God is great!
The nearer the atrocity is to where we live, the harder it should be to disbelieve it. In World War Two, even though the actual conflict took place thousands of miles from America, we knew who the enemy was and of what he was capable. You only had to look at the posters published by the American government, and hear about, and see the pictures of what the Japanese were doing to the Chinese, bayoneting pregnant women, to understand what was at stake. Americans were unable to deny the existence of the Nazi concentration camps because our troops were there seeing it firsthand and sending back reports and pictures.
After 9-11 Americans went into denial, especially with the assistance of President Bush. Bush himself immediately entered disbelief stating, "Islam is one of the world's great religions. It has been hijacked by radicals." Bush was dead wrong, but why? Was he in denial or was he just ignorant? Then Obama stated in 2010 from the Pentagon on Veterans Day, "We are not, nor will we ever be at war with Islam." Perhaps he's not aware that Islam has been at war with everyone who is not a Muslim for more than 1400 years! What a statement for the leader of the free world to utter when he knows better.
So what sociopathic psychotic mentality drives the atrocities committed by Muslims? Why do Muslims scream "Allahu Akbar", God is Great, as they slaughter innocent women and children, and cut off the heads of Infidels who get in their way of world domination?
Col. David Grossman writes, "The enemy who fights to a 'noble' death validates and affirms the killer's belief in his own [sic] nobility and the glory of his cause." That's it in a nutshell.
The Muslim Brotherhood credo is: "Allah is our goal; the Prophet is our guide; the Quran is our constitution; Jihad is our way; and death for the glory of Allah is our greatest ambition."
The new Boston Massacre was a catastrophic failure of Law Enforcement! In all the videos I never saw a single policeman walking the crowd like they did in Time Square New Year's Eve. The fact that the last two blocks of the marathon were not secured, and indiscriminate people were allowed to freely mingle with backpacks is unforgivable!
Stay safe and be vigilant!
Peter M. Friedman
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The Boston Marathon bombing and today's ensuing manhunt are justifiably dominating the news. As of this writing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev remains at large.
But there were some other headlines this week I want to bring to your attention. Below is a brief rundown.
Obamacare "Train Wreck"
Three years ago, conservatives warned that Obamacare was a job killer. Liberals laughed off the warnings. Yet since its enactment, the economy has remained sluggish at best and the unemployment rate remains stubbornly high. Obamacare is unquestionably a big part of the problem.
Many small businesses are reluctant to hire new employees because of its mandates and others, as we have reported, are actually cutting back on workers' hours. This week the nation's largest movie theater company, Regal Entertainment Group, announced that it too had started reducing the hours of its employees. In a letter to managers, the company stated:
"To comply with the Affordable Care Act, Regal had to increase our health care budget to cover those newly deemed eligible based on the law's definition of a full-time employee. To manage this budget, all other employees will be scheduled in accord with business needs and in a manner that will not negatively impact our health care budget."
Once again, big government mandates are hurting the working poor -- the very people liberals claim they are trying to help.
As more and more folks start to find out exactly what is in Obamacare, they are realizing they don't like it so much anymore. For example, Big Labor was a big backer of Obamacare, but now, citing "unintended consequences," one union wants Obamacare to be repealed.
Here's another example. Earlier this week, we reported that Obama's budget included hidden middle class tax increases due to proposed changes in accounting for inflation in Medicare and Social Security. Investor's Business Daily reported this week that a number of Obamacare's taxes operate the exact same way.
By deliberately failing to adequately adjust for inflation, Democrats are targeting more and more middle class families with higher taxes that we were told were only meant for the "rich." Obamacare is a repeat of the alternative minimum tax fiasco.
Again, conservatives warned Obamacare was full of "unintended consequences" and bad ideas, but Democrats rammed it through while they could. Now even liberals are starting to worry about a backlash.
Last week, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) complained that Obamacare's rollout was "beyond comprehension." This week, Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Obamacare's principle author, said he was "very concerned" about how it is being implemented, and warned, "I just see a huge train wreck coming."
We tried to warn you, Senator. Here's a bit of friendly advice: Follow Jay Rockefeller's example -- step off the tracks and retire next year before your reelection campaign becomes part of the wreckage!
Speaking Of Train Wrecks...
In the wake of their defeat on gun control, Senate Democrats are setting their sights on immigration reform. Against the backdrop of the manhunt in Boston, the Senate Judiciary Committee began hearings today on a massive 800-plus page comprehensive immigration reform bill. There are deep divisions on both sides of the aisle.
But according to Politico, liberals and their pro-amnesty allies are trying to conceal their glee. Consider these excerpts:
"The Senate's Gang of Eight delivered an immigration overhaul bill this week that was far more generous to their constituencies than Democrats and Hispanic activists expected. ... when Democrats got a look at the 844-page measure, they discovered that their negotiators extracted more concessions than they thought possible. Those include an expansive version of the DREAM Act and subtle but meaningful tradeoffs on all the major pieces of the system, from family reunification to legalization and border security. ...
"Democrats are reluctant to sound too positive, fearing that would scare away Republicans. Their official response to the bill has been muted, with one press release after another calling it a starting point that must be improved. Yet that description, while an accurate reflection of their political strategy heading into the debate, understates the extent to which Democrats believe their side made off with more policy victories than it could've predicted."
In other words, all the tough talk about border security is little more than a smoke screen designed to provide cover for passing a bill that gives the left more than it expected. Stay tuned!
Video: Obama Buries Boston Massacre Saudi Connection
Apr 20, 2013 01:34 pm
One Boston Massacre terrorist is dead, under suspicious circumstances. We saw the second terrorist-Dzhokhar Tsarnaev-literally shut down an entire metropolitan area for over twenty-four hours. And now he's under lock and key, whisked away from the public eye. America saw what martial law looked like as light-armored tanks roamed the streets and hundreds of special [...]
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Video: Beck To Expose Obama Boston Bombing Coverup
Apr 20, 2013 01:19 pm
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Apr 20, 2013 01:15 pm Secretary of State John F. Kerry just wishes that Congress would stop asking him silly questions about the September 11 murders in Benghazi. Rather than release any facts, he continued the obfuscation of the truth that the Obama Administration will be known for. He chastised members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, insisting that all [...]
Video: "Hitler Finds Out Gun Control Failed In The Senate"
Apr 20, 2013 01:07 pm
Democrats voting in opposition to background checks. A Presidential temper tantrum on live TV. A Hitler parody video that sums it all up. Priceless! Related posts: Senate Panel Ready To OK Gun Background Checks WASHINGTON- Democrats are ready to muscle expanded background checks and... Bloomberg Launches $12M Ad Blitz To Pressure Senators On Gun Control [...]
Apr 20, 2013 01:02 pm The latest in Obama stupidity involves a letter written by Michelle Obama, saying that abortion is a routine medical procedure. I let idiotic statements like this roll off my back. You can't debate morality with a liberal. It's like throwing pearls to swine. You're wasting your words. People who have a sense of dignity and [...]
Video: Obama's "Catch & Release" Of Saudi Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect
Apr 20, 2013 12:56 pm
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Video: Parody: "If You See Something, Say Something"
Apr 20, 2013 12:48 pm
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An Eagle Scout's Take On The Current Boy Scout Controversy
Apr 20, 2013 12:45 pm Yesterday, Western Journalism linked to an article about the controversy over allowing openly gay boys into the Boy Scouts of America. It looks like after relentless pressure, the Boy Scouts are caving into the homosexual agenda (which as I will explain later has nothing to do with homosexuality per se.) This just might be the [...]
House Dismantles Fourth Amendment While America Distracted
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Apr 20, 2013 12:24 pm Ever hear the expression "Your actions are so loud, I can't hear what you're saying?" This describes many Christians all too well. How refreshing when there's a Christian firm with actions so loud, its message resonates! Meet Hobby Lobby. Related posts: Christian Companies, Tax Exemptions, AND Obamacare Hobby Lobby and other Christian-owned businesses face heavy [...]
Apr 20, 2013 12:22 pm In a continuing effort to scrub any potentially offensive phrase from the American experience, residential construction companies are waging a war on the commonly used "master bedroom" designation. Sixty percent of homebuilders surveyed recently around the nation's capital reported not using the term, opting instead for "owner's suite" or some variation thereof. One industry [...]
Video: People Cheer After Boston Bombing Suspect Arrested
Apr 20, 2013 12:11 pm
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Apr 20, 2013 11:52 am WASHINGTON - A Justice Department official says the Boston Marathon bombing suspect will not be read his Miranda rights because the government is invoking a public safety exception. That official and a second person briefed on the investigation says 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be questioned by a special interrogation team for high-value suspects. The [...]
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Apr 20, 2013 11:44 am WASHINGTON - The campaign arm of House Democrats outraised its Republican rival in first quarter of 2013, taking in more than $22 million. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has raised $22.6 million so far in 2013, compared to $17.5 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee. House Democrats also have more cash on hand, $10.2 [...]
Apr 19, 2013 01:27 pm "First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out- because I was not a trade [...]
Video: Is There Any Future To Obama Birth Certificate Issue?
Apr 19, 2013 01:16 pm
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"Common Core" The Marxist Brainwashing Of America's Schoolchildren
Apr 19, 2013 01:05 pm Vlad the Impaler must be dancing in his grave as the beast known as the Federal Education Department makes the United States into Transylvania West by turning our public school system into its own, blood-sucking, Communist training camp! Orwellian standards, end runs around local school boards, and ruination of states' rights are all part of [...]
Video: President "I, Me, My" Makes Boston Memorial Service
Apr 19, 2013 12:58 pm
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6 Reasons Why States Should Continue To Oppose Obamacare
Apr 19, 2013 12:54 pm Over the past year, 34 states have decided against implementing some, or any, parts of Obamacare's health insurance exchanges-and with good reason. As Cato Institute Health Policy Director Michael Cannon argues in his recent paper "50 Vetoes: How States Can Stop the Obama Health Care Law," states have the power to block many of Obamacare's [...]
Apr 19, 2013 12:49 pm Democrats enjoy a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives, holding 71 seats to the GOP's 47. On Wednesday, the same day the US Senate voted down gun control legislation, powerful Democrat Speaker Michael Madigan tried to push a restrictive gun control measure through his chamber. The result was an open revolt by downstate Democrats, [...]
Video: Did The FBI Know About Boston Bombing Beforehand?
Apr 19, 2013 12:42 pm
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Apr 19, 2013 12:33 pm NEW YORK - Under pressure over its longstanding ban on gays, the Boys Scouts of America is proposing to lift the ban for youth members but continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. The Scouts announced Friday that it would submit this proposal to the roughly 1,400 voting members of its National Council at a [...]
On his radio show Thursday, Rush Limbaugh claimed that Democrats craved the "chaos" of gun violence to justify further restrictions on gun possession. Related posts: Limbaugh: Don't Be Fooled - Debt Deal Means More Taxes Whether the deal to reduce the government deficit passes or... Limbaugh: Tests Show No Ailments After Chest Pain By MARK [...]
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Amnesty To Include A 50 Percent Increase Of Legal Immigrants If S744 Passes
Apr 19, 2013 12:09 pm Not only will 12 to 20 million illegal aliens enjoy new found legality and freedom to roam and work within America if the senate amnesty S744 bill passes; the senators added a whopping 50 percent additional legal immigration number to the bill. They added those numbers in light of the fact that 47 million Americans [...]
Video: No Charges Against Cop Who Put Camera In School Restroom
Apr 19, 2013 12:05 pm
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Apr 19, 2013 12:04 pm Let us set sail upon a "raft of new regulations" with The Hill's look at the Gang of Eight immigration reform proposal: The sweeping immigration reform bill unveiled Wednesday would bring a raft of new regulations and add more layers to the federal bureaucracy. The 844-page Senate bill calls for a dramatic expansion of the [...]
Apr 19, 2013 11:38 am WASHINGTON - A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that President Barack Obama's approval rating has declined somewhat since his re-election. Congress' reputation remains dismal. And only about one in five Americans say they trust the government to do what's right most of the time. Most adults disapprove of Obama's handling of the federal deficit. But [...]
On Saturday, a woman identifying herself as Maret Tsarnaeva (an aunt of the bombing suspect) made an unscheduled phone call to Buck Sexton on TheBlaze radio network to explain her statements. The exchange between Sexton and the woman got a little heated. Was it really a member of the bomber's family? Listen to the fiery call HERE.
Despite the mounting evidence against him, there are actually people who believe that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar "Jahar" Tsarnaev is an innocent patsy being framed by the government. (Listen to the audio of a woman claiming to be his aunt in the story above this one.) There is even a Twitter hashtag -- #FreeJahar -- that is sweeping the Internet. Meet some of the people who think the alleged killer of an 8-year-old boy is innocentHERE.
On Friday night, HBO's Bill Maher tangled with Brian Levin, the director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University in San Bernardino on "Real Time." Maher argued that in this day and age, Islam is more dangerous than other religions. Levin did not agree and Maher called him out on it. Watch the segmentHERE.
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Late this week, a spokesman with the Boy Scouts of America announced that the 103-year-old organization is set to lift its long-standing ban on openly gay youth members but will continue to exclude gays as adult leaders. See the Boy Scouts' official statement on the issueHERE.
Gunfire erupted at a Denver pot celebration on Saturday, injuring two people and scattering a crowd of thousands at a downtown park after they marked the first 4/20 "counterculture holiday" since the state legalized marijuana. See photos of the pot smoke-filled scene and get the full reportHERE.
Friday, during the all-day manhunt for the surviving Boston bomber, venerable news anchor Brian Williams went to "dip in" to a local news station's coverage and viewers clearly heard an expletive from someone on the other side. "What's that?" the voice asked. "Is that amazing? Oh you're not listening. Oh we don't know - I don't know sh-t." See Brian's blooper (with obvious content warning)HERE.
Commander of the International Space Station Chris Hadfield has been answering questions on video about how astronauts perform everyday tasks - like washing one's hands - in space. This latest clip is not so much a how-to but a what does it look like. What does wringing out a washcloth in zero gravity look like? Answer: so much cooler than here on Earth. Watch the videoHERE.
11-time Olympic medal winner Ryan Lochte is well known for his skills in the pool. He's also famous for coming across in interviews as a complete twit. Some say he does it on purpose. Is that possible? Watch Lochte's recent appearance on a Philadelphia morning showHERE.
After the graphic photo of Jeff Bauman's injuries from the Boston Marathon bombings went viral, Jeff Bauman Jr. - the victim - became known to millions as "that guy." However, many think of Jeff as more than "that guy." He is beloved by his family and friends. And now, complete strangers are also heaping support on the man known as "Bauman" to his friends. Read about the outpouring of support coming his way from thousands of strangersHERE.
Police captured 19-year-old Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Friday night following a nearly 24-hour manhunt. He had been hiding in a boat parked in a backyard. The first images of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was alive but in serious condition, began to emerge late Friday night. See the photosHERE.
David Henneberry, an avid boater and member of the Watertown Yacht Club, walked outside his home to smoke a cigarette just after Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick lifted the curfew on Boston residents at 6 p.m. Friday. That "smoke break" appears to have been the turning point in the investigation that led to the capture and arrest of the second bomber. Watch the video detailing how this manhunt came to a closeHERE.
As Friday night unfolded in Watertown and the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings was caught and taken into custody, questions started popping � lots of questions.
Should the police have read Tsarnaev his Miranda rights?
If he�s found guilty, is the death penalty the appropriate punishment?
Did the brothers act alone?
We had many questions, too, so we�ve posted some of them. We invite you to ask your questions, as well, and participate in TheBlaze pollHERE.
Can you believe this video? It's a phenomenon. In fact, it was sent to more than 289,000 people in just the first 24 hours! This video is the 'shot heard around the world' the establishment prayed would never come. Before it's banned, watch it here.
From TheBlaze Contributors section: Capitalist evangelist and author Wayne Allen Root has penned a piece claiming that our nagging economic woes (persistently high unemployment, lagging consumer confidence, etc.) are all part of President Obama's plan for America. He claims this plan was hatched during Obama's years at Columbia University. Read the latest from this former Obama classmate HERE.
Credit ratings agency Fitch on Friday announced its decision to revise the U.K.�s credit rating down to AA+, from its previous AAA rating. See the full text of the agency�s announcement and learn all of their reasons for taking this dramatic actionHERE.
An eighth grade student from West Virginia has been arrested, suspended and faces charges for wearing an NRA T-shirt with the image of a firearm and the words �Protect Your Right� printed on it to school. Yes, this happened here in America. See the shirt and get all of the detailsHERE.
What started with unthinkable horror at the Boston Marathon on Monday finally came to an end Friday night with the capture of 19-year-old bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. CNN distilled the last five days into three minutes. Watch itHERE.
After a tension-packed five days, it's a good bet that all of us could use a laugh or two. Thankfully, the kids over at TheBlaze TV's weekly show, "The B.S. of A." have been hard at work this week. Tonight, at 10pm ET (or on-demand), Brian Sack and company will return with a fresh slate of comedy. They shared one of the clever sketches entitled, "If you see anything, say something." We liked it so much that we're sharing it with youHERE.
On Thursday, a Congressional source told TheBlaze that documents have been presented to Congress confirming that plans were made to revoke the visa of Abdul Rahman Ali Alharbi, a Saudi national once considered a �person of interest� in the Boston bombings. Our exclusive report is availableHERE.
Karon Wright was a counselor at Andrew Jackson Middle School in Grand Prairie ISD. That was until the district announced that she has been �immediately relieved of all duties.� The action was reportedly taken after an offensive remark written from her Facebook page (now removed from the web) was posted on WFAA-TV�s Facebook page. The statement in question referenced the tragedy in West, Texas. See the offensive post and Ms. Wright's explanation of how it got on the webHERE.
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Authorities in West, Texas say about 200 were injured in Wednesday's blast at the ammonia plant. Even before official numbers of the death toll were released, the names of the dead were becoming known in the town of 2,800. Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Jason Reyes said it was �with a heavy heart� that he confirmed 12 bodies had been pulled from the area of the plant explosion. Learn what we know about this tragedyHERE.
On Thursday�s �Fox and Friends,� anchor Gretchen Carlson held up the New York Post�s now debunked cover showing two men allegedly wanted for questioning and noted � albeit cautiously � that select members of the media had been shown the photos, and that Fox�s own Bill Hemmer was one of them. Did the FBI intentionally leak bad information to the press? Bill Hemmer respondsHERE.
The horrific saga that is the Dr. Kermit Gosnell trial continues with new testimony offering up additional allegations that could send shivers down the spines of even the bravest of Blaze readers. On Wednesday, during court proceedings, two individuals testified � a former patient and a woman who worked for Gosnell at the Women�s Medical Society. The unfiltered story isHERE.
A victim of Monday's Boston bombings, a young man with some of the most graphic wounds, reportedly woke up in a drugged haze after surgery and in recovery, saw the FBI�s pictures of the two suspects that had been released and said one of them �looked right at me.� Read the rest of this chilling storyHERE.
The well-known Saudi Arabian news site Okaz.com released a report claiming first lady Michelle Obama visited two young Saudi Arabian nationals � including one who was once considered a person of interest in the bombings and who sources tell TheBlaze was being considered for deportation. The hospital visit allegedly happened on Thursday following the Boston attacks. The report also states the First Lady reassured them of their health status. See the photo claiming to prove this report HERE.
Many have expressed strong concerns over the Obama administration�s new gun control initiatives. Add to that list Major League Baseball pitcher Jonathan Papelbon. Watch the very popular pitcher's statement on the President's plans for gun ownersHERE.
The local chapter International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union � Local 103 � in Dorchester, Mass., put up a billboard in honor of the Boston bombing victims, but especially for 8-year-old Martin Richard who was from the town and is the youngest of the three killed in the blast. Get the full story and see the billboardHERE.
Breitbart News will provide updates on the situation as they occur.
UPDATE (12:05PM EDT): Pete Williams of NBC reports that police may be looking for "two accomplices," along with 19 year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
UPDATE (11:54 AM EDT): Numerous media outlets are reporting that the manhunt is now centered on a single Watertown home where police have 19 year-old terror suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, surrounded. Still unknown is whether or not Tsarnaev is alone, or if law enforcement is speaking with him.
CNN: Boston Suspects Watched Bombing, 'Casually Walked Away' More
Ahmadinejad Is The Man Behind The Curtain
Boston Marathon Bombers Linked To Iran Posted On America's Conservative News You won't see it on CNN or MSNBC (or possibly even FOX News) but WND is reporting that "the two brothers who set off the bombs at the Boston Marathon Monday were assets of a bigger network out of South Asia and were set up to be burned so there would be no link back to their handlers--and Iran."
TSA Chief: Chechen Women With Explosive Bras Inspired U.S. Airport Pat Downs By Terence P. Jeffrey CNSNews.com Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole said at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in 2010 that his agency's policy of doing intrusive pat downs of U.S. air passengers was inspired by two Chechen women who were able to blow up two Russian airliners because "they had explosives in their bras and around their waists."
An Ounce Of Prevention: If There Are 'Good' Muslims ...
Prevention Of Teenage Muslims Becoming The Next Boston Marathon Terrorist By Barry Rubin RightSideNews.com The proper allies and those to whom sympathy is to be extended is not Hamas, Hizballah, the Muslim Brotherhood, the radical Islamists in Syria, the sophisticated Islamists in Turkey, CAIR, and such groups but their enemies within the Muslim community.
Immigration Tightening An Important Issue In Every Direction
ICE Arrests 2 In Mass. Town Tied To Bombing Case NewsMax.com Two foreign nationals have been arrested on immigration violations in the Massachusetts town where police say the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect may have once lived.
[Video] Another Guilty Plea In Obama Ballot Petition Fraud America's Conservative NewsAnd we're sure that there's more to come. How long will Congress ignore these abuses of our electoral system?
Free 'MarcoPhones' For Illegals In 'Immigration Bill'? BreitbartThe 844-page immigration reform bill the bipartisan "Gang of Eight" dropped in the dead of night contains a lucrative handout that would give taxpayer-funded free cell phones to some people who live or work near the U.S. border with Mexico.
Abortion Advocates Now Blaming Pro-Lifers For Gosnell Horrors Life NewsPro-lifers, indeed anyone who believes that the Establishment Media owes some allegiance to balanced coverage, were heartened by the surge of attention paid over the last week to the murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell. That hope was immediately tempered by the decision of the New York Times to confine its "daily coverage" to one day.
In the early hours of Friday morning, the fatal shooting of a police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology culminated in a shootout with police in Watertown, Mass., that brought law enforcement face-to-face with the pair of bombing suspects sought by the FBI in the Boston Marathon attack. DEVELOPING...
As I write this, it's hard to tell what's going on. But I feel like I'm in the middle of a multi-media movie, balancing multiple inputs, an extraordinary modern phenomenon.
Senators from both parties issued strong objections Thursday over what they view as the Obama administration's failure to provide sufficient funds for fracking research in the proposed 2014 Department of Energy budget.
Individuals ought to retain the right to self-preservation, and government ought to retaliate swiftly and decisively against truly criminal acts. However, we can never protect our rights by restricting them. Turning government into the bad actor merely assures rights violations.
Two immigration issues are top of the fold this week.
First, two young Chechen immigrants bombed the Boston Marathon Monday. Due to the outstanding work of both the FBI and Massachusetts law enforcement, those perpetrators were identified and one apprehended.
It's no small irony that on this Patriots' Day, the Massachusetts governor has asked the entire city of Boston to "shelter in place" while searching for the remaining suspect -- an unprecedented action for any urban center conducting a manhunt.
The family of these perpetrators were Chechen Muslims, who came to the United States by way of Kyrgyzstan. It is likely that they acted alone, two disenfranchised young immigrants, but their belief system and tactics have all the DNA markers of Islamic fanaticism. As you recall, it was Chechen Islamists who stormed a school in Beslan, Russia, murdering more than 300 people, half of them children. And this is the same fanaticism that motivated other attacks against Americans since 9/11, particularly the bloodiest assault by Islamist Nidal Malik Hasan, who murdered 14 and wounded 29 others at Ft. Hood, while yelling "Allahu Akbar!" The Obama administration has yet to label that incident as anything other than "workplace violence."
We will not join the chorus of speculators about this attack or its motives. The facts will become clear in the coming weeks. But one thing is clear: The disgraceful media talkinghead coverage of this attack, which Mark Alexander covered yesterday in "The Good, Bad and Ugly."
On to the most pressing immigration issue today, dealing with illegal immigrants -- some of whom, by the way, form the bedrock of urban Hispanic gangs who murder more people in a week than all terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11, combined.
Immigration Reform Hits the Senate
"To prevent crimes, is the noblest end and aim of criminal jurisprudence. To punish them, is one of the means necessary for the accomplishment of this noble end and aim." --James Wilson
Members of the 'Gang of Eight'
The Senate's immigration reform committee -- the "Gang of Eight," so-called because of its bipartisan composition of four Republican and four Democrat senators -- will hold hearings today and Monday over its proposal to reform U.S. immigration law. At stake is no less than the fate of U.S. border security and the legal disposition of millions of undocumented Democrats residing in the U.S. The primary thing to remember is that Democrats' objective is to co-opt Hispanics, just like they've done with blacks, all in service of their agenda to grow the State.
The 850-page bill was released at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, providing all of two days for review before debate begins. That's at least better than the review offered to the nation under ObamaCare -- no hearings, no debate and passage under cover of night. Then again, we're in the "new era of openness," so perhaps we judge too harshly. Why the rush? For starters, those who favor the bill know that the faster it's pushed through, the less time there is to learn more about its provisions or to rally opposition.
The bill has three main parts: 1) a so-called "pathway to citizenship" for illegals currently domiciled in the U.S. -- 11-20 million people, depending on who's doing the counting; 2) "improved" border security, complete with protective legislative "triggers" to ensure that goal is met; and 3) changes to immigration rules to grant a more favorable status to skilled workers, as opposed to the current system based on allowing relatives of existing families entrance, which values family ties over economic productivity. The first provision is the most controversial.
Though the bill does not contain the phrase "pathway to citizenship," the term lies at the heart of the proposed law. In exchange for promises of better border security, tighter control, better status-monitoring, and non-compliance- and retro-penalties, the current population illegally residing in the U.S. will be allowed to remain legally with the prospect of future citizenship. The legislation also imposes E-Verify on all employers. Each of these provisions, according to the bill, must occurbefore the "pathway" becomes operative.
After payment of a $500 penalty and any back-taxes owed, and provided they can show they haven't been convicted of a serious crime within the U.S., formerly illegal immigrants gain "probationary" (or "provisional") legal status after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) begins to implement: a) 100 percent border surveillance capability; and b) 90 percent enforcement capability (i.e., the ability to detain nine out of 10 of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border). DHS would have six months to propose a plan to accomplish these tasks, and then have five years following that to meet those goals. If the goals are not met during that time, a commission will mandate additional policies DHS must follow to ensure compliance.
Additionally, probationary residents must pass a background check and show proof of gainful employment. Moreover, they will not receive any federal benefits -- food stamps, welfare, ObamaCare, Social Security, etc. -- and they must renew their status periodically. After 10 years in this status, they could apply for a "green card," and up to an additional three years after that, become a U.S. citizen.
Bottom line: There's not much to like about this bill. First, we don't like its "omnibus" nature. Further, we don't like the fact that 11-20 million aliens living in America receive an essentially free pass on legal accountability for their wrongful acts. We also don't trust the same federal government that has been both unable and also unwilling to enforce existing immigration law to enforce the "reformed" law. Finally, we don't like the announcement that the Gang of Eight plans to block any amendments to the bill, attempting to curtail the deliberative process so that the bill has a better chance of passing. All of these issues leave us uneasy, at best, with the prospects for the long-term success of this legislation.
That said, there are worse solutions than that proposed by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and the Gang of Eight. We believe Rubio is trying to remain true to conservative principles while also recognizing the reality that the Demo-gogues control the Senate. However, we also heartily agree with Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), who warns that we will be left with merely the promise of better border security tomorrow for what amounts to a blanket pass to those who are violating our laws. In other words, we're giving up something valuable and might get nothing in return.
In the end, the nation seems to be left with a Hobson's Choice. One choice involves attempting an immigration fix that no one is happy with, including a "gladly-pay-you-tomorrow-for-a-hamburger-today" shot at securing the borders, and a not-quite-amnesty/not-quite-not-amnesty program for current illegal immigrants. The other choice is an overwhelmingly unsatisfying status quo: Calling it a day and leaving things as they are, with the current laws on the books unenforced, a virtual sieve of a border, and federal benefits dished out to illegal aliens right and left. Either choice reeks.
It is being reported that Koch Industries is considering bidding for the eight regional Tribune newspapers. The Tribune Company, having recently emerged from bankruptcy, is putting the papers up for sale. The Tribune papers include the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Baltimore Sun, the Orlando Sentinel and the Hartford Courant, and represent a substantial media presence. The New York Times, which has more than a passing interest in the subject, reports:
By early May, the Tribune Company is expected to send financial data to serious suitors in what will be among the largest sales of newspapers by circulation in the country. Koch Industries is among those interested, said several people with direct knowledge of the sale who spoke on the condition they not be named. ...
At this early stage, the thinking inside the Tribune Company, the people close to the deal said, is that Koch Industries could prove the most appealing buyer.
Well, let's hope so. Buying newspapers and other media outlets is something we have long advocated. It will only help, of course, if conservative owners install management that will move the papers away from their usual staunch liberalism. Also, in order to make a difference the papers will need to do actual reporting as opposed to publishing AP stories. Whether the Koch brothers or anyone else can both pursue an ambitious news agenda and make money doing it in the current media environment remains to be seen.
The Times article is actually quite even-handed, but it does have its comic moments, like this one:
Conservatives, meanwhile, welcomed the idea of a handful of prominent papers spreading the ideas of economic "freedom" from taxes and regulation that the Kochs have championed.
Will this become a trend? Maybe the Times should always put the word "freedom" in quotes (unless they are talking about abortion, of course). Or maybe they should substitute the phrase "bourgeois freedom."
The Times turns to several liberal activists and Democratic Party consultants for quotes on the prospect of Koch buying newspapers. One of the paper's sources is Jane Mayer, who first put the Koch brothers in the Left's crosshairs with a vicious smear in the New Yorker:
"So far, they haven't seemed to be particularly enthusiastic about the role of the free press," Ms. Mayer said in an e-mail, "but hopefully, if they become newspaper publishers, they'll embrace it with a bit more enthusiasm."
Actually, they haven't been enthusiastic about being lied about by partisan hacks masquerading as journalists, like Ms. Mayer.
I think it would be great if Koch buys the Tribune newspapers; assuming, of course, that they are able to turn their political orientation away from the Left and get them to do real reporting. Who knows, if the Kochs own the Los Angeles Times, we may finally see the long-suppressed Rashid Khalidi video! But I also agree with Glenn Reynolds that it would be more effective to buy soft-news publications like People, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, Us, and so on, as well as television production companies and maybe a TV network or two. Low-information voters are the ones conservatives have the most trouble reaching, and they don't read the Chicago Tribune any more than they do the Weekly Standard. It is in the ostensibly non-political popular media that conservatives are really getting clobbered. Still, buying some newspapers is a reasonable place to start.
[W]e have the worst possible president to deal with the situation. And even after an event as heinous as Boston, he is supported by a media desperate to preserve his narrative at all costs. It's already started. On Saturday the Boston Globe published an article titled - I kid you not - "Islam might have had secondary role in Boston attacks." (Don't look for what might have the primary role. You won't find it.) That stupefying essay is a harbinger of what's to come as soon as the atmosphere dies down, perhaps as soon as next week.
It's all so complex, of course. As Wangsness puts it, "family, neighbors, friends, and social media sources painted a complex picture of the brothers' religiosity."
Wangsness goes so far as to identify a Boston mosque the Tsarnaevs didn't attend: "Neither suspect has been to Yusuf Mosque, nor would any such individuals be welcome here," said Imam Ibrahim �Rahim, leader of the mosque in Brighton. "Our hearts and prayers remain with the victims, the wounded, and their families."
Well, did they attend a mosque? What mosque did they attend? What do worshipers at the mosque remember about them? Wangsness doesn't go there.
The Los Angeles Times reports that the Tsarnaevs attended services at the Islamic Center of Boston mosque in Cambridge near their apartment. The Times had no difficulty in finding members who recalled them:
At the Cambridge mosque near where the bombing suspects lived, two worshipers who showed up for Saturday's prayer service recalled seeing both men.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was thrown out of the mosque - the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center - about three months ago, after he stood up and shouted at the imam during a Friday prayer service, they said. The imam had held up slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as an example of a man to emulate, recalled one worshiper who would give his name only as Muhammad.
Enraged, Tamerlan stood up and began shouting, Muhammad said.
"You cannot mention this guy because he's not a Muslim!" Muhammad recalled Tamerlan shouting, shocking others in attendance.
"He's crazy to me," Muhammad said. "He had an anger inside.... I can't explain what was in his mind."
Tamerlan was then kicked out of the prayer service for his outburst, Muhammad recalled. "You can't do that," Muhammad said of shouting at the imam.
Still, Tamerlan returned to Friday prayer services and had no further outbursts, Muhammad said.
It's all so complex.
The headline on Wangsness's story inspired James Taranto to write a series of #BostonGlobeHeadlines on Twitter. He helpfully provided the template - "Cause Might Have Played Secondary Role in Effect" (Generic) - and then got down to business:
"Booze Might Have Had Secondary Role in Hangover" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Gravity Might Have Had Secondary Role in Fall" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Fault Might Have Had Secondary Role in Quake" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Might Have a Secondary Role in Lung Cancer" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Brando Might Have Had Secondary Role in 'The Godfather'" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Bomb Might Have Played Secondary Role in Japan's Defeat" #BostonGlobeHeadline
"Communism Might Have Played Secondary Role in Ukrainian Famine" #BostonGlobeHeadlines (no Pulitzer that year!)
"Anti-Semitism Might Have Played Secondary Role in Pogrom" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Slavery Might Have Played Secondary Role in Civil War" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Ignorance Might Have Played Secondary Role in @ToddAkin Defeat" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Racism Might Have Played Secondary Role in Cross-Burning" #BostonGlobeHeadlines
"Abortion Might Have Played Secondary Role in #Gosnell Case"-@BostonGlobe headline IF THEY WERE COVERING THE GOSNELL CASE
Hey, I've got one of my own: "Multicultural claptrap might have had secondary role in Wangsness's story." #BostonGlobeHeadlines
Anyone who considers Marco Rubio suitable for the presidency should read this piece by Rich Lowry. We would expect a president to be able, at a minimum, to hold his own in negotiations with the smartest people in the opposition party. As Lowry shows, Rubio has failed that test:
If you are going to have any hope of passing a sweeping amnesty bill in a divided Congress, you need a conservative Republican with credibility with the party's base willing to go out and aggressively advocate for it. If he is a potential front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, all the better. . . .
Schumer rightly recognized the importance of keeping on board Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been tireless and fearless in making the case for the Gang of Eight's approach. The muted reaction of the right to the bill is a testament to its fondness and respect for Rubio.
Schumer managed to hold Rubio and win his grudging respect, while selling him a lopsided deal. Rubio traded amnesty - although he refuses to call it that - for an enforcement plan on paper and a commission to be named later.
Under the bill, no additional enforcement has to take place before undocumented immigrants get legalized. The secretary of the Department of Homeland Security merely has to come up with a strategy for enforcement and notify Congress that it has commenced. It doesn't matter if it is a good, bad or indifferent plan, so long as it is a plan. Then, an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants get legal status.
The bill stipulates that we will establish a 90 percent effectiveness rate at catching people trying to cross the border in five years. If that goal isn't achieved, then a bipartisan border commission swoops in to take charge and come up with its own report and recommendations. And if the commission fails to produce these recommendations within 180 days, well then, the bill demands that the Department of Homeland Security come up with yet another border-security plan!
Schumer's genius is to have placated Rubio not just with promises, but with new versions of old promises. Rubio touts the bill's mandate for the creation of an exit-entry tracking system, a key piece of the puzzle of controlling who comes here. Congress first mandated the creation of such a system in 1996. . . . .
If the Gang of Eight bill becomes law, a natural political dynamic will take over. Denying any undocumented immigrant newly legal status will seem arbitrary and unfair, and so the notionally tough requirements for legal status will be only loosely applied. Pro-amnesty advocacy groups and the business lobby will work to undermine enforcement in the courts and in Congress. And the new argument against Republicans will become that they are alienating Latino voters by insisting on an inexcusably drawn-out process for formerly undocumented immigrants to get citizenship (and become voters).
No doubt, Chuck Schumer has already thought all this through. That's why he's Chuck Schumer.
It's possible that Rubio didn't really get outfoxed by Schumer. Perhaps the Florida Senator doesn't believe in Schumer's promises any more than Schumer does, and extracted them only for the purpose of trying to sell amnesty to conservatives.
If this is the case, then Rubio is clever enough to be president, but not principled enough that conservatives should support him in that quest. But it looks to me like Schumer simply sold Rubio a bill of goods.
In his five years with the Minnesota Twins, David "Big Papi" Ortiz struck me as a player with awesome potential who persistently underperformed, partly as a result of injuries and poor coaching. The Twins sought to turn him into a singles hitter. As he put it, "They tried to make me hit like a girl!" There's actually a lot of that going around.
Regardless of his level of performance with the Twins, Ortiz's behavior was that of a gentle giant. At one game I attended with my two youngest daughters, we arrived early to watch batting practice from great seats in the first row. We said hello to Ortiz, waiting his turn on the field immediately below us. He casually went over to the dugout and returned with a pail of bubble gum to hand up to my kids through the railing.
The Twins let Ortiz get away in 2002 after his best season with the team. We were sorry to see him move on to the Red Sox. In Boston, however, Ortiz caught fire, helping the Sox to overcome the curse of the Bambino in 2004 with their first World Series championship since the Ruth trade.
The return of the Red Sox to Fenway Park today coincided with the of Ortiz to the lineup, back from a nagging injury. "Big Papi addressed the crowd just before the game got underway, punctuating his remarks with a poignant and profane note of resolve," they note over at the Puffington Host: "This jersey that we're wearing today it doesn't say 'Red Sox.' It says, 'Boston.' We want to thank you for you, Mayor Menino, Governor Patrick, the whole police department, for the great job that they did this past week," Ortiz said. "This is our f****** city. And nobody is going to dictate our freedom. Stay strong."
This week Boston is America's city and we can all join in Ortiz's defiant declaration.
Steve's Week In Pictures was especially entertaining today. Here are three more: one serious, one funny, and one-I think-bogus. First, the serious one, which comes from the Daily Mail. Yesterday police raided an apartment near the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev attended. The students who lived in the apartment are friends of Tsarnaev and, although this is not clear, reports suggest he may have lived there. The individuals who live in the apartment were taken into custody. This is the license plate on their BMW:
Next, a little humor. One of my daughters texted me this image last night:
Finally, this one, which you likely have already seen. It purports to be a photo of one of the two vehicles that the Tsarnaev brothers carjacked in the course of fleeing from police. Note the "Coexist" bumper sticker:
This picture has widely been taken as genuine-Mark Steyn even cited it in his latest column-but I don't think it is. The license numbers of the two carjacked vehicles were publicized, and the license on this vehicle doesn't match either one. So I think it's a prank. Still, I would be happy to be proved wrong, so if anyone has information to the contrary, please so note in the comments. Whether the picture is genuine or not, I share Mark's sentiment:
I wonder, when the "Co-exist" car is returned to its owner, whether he or she will keep the bumper sticker in place. One would not expect him to conclude, as the gays of Amsterdam and the Jews of Toulouse and the Christians of Egypt have bleakly done, that if it weren't for that Islamic crescent you wouldn't need a bumper sticker at all.
I know I've posted here before Churchill's infamous reflections about Islam from the unabridged edition of The River War, but it would seem worth reposting them at the end of this particular week:
How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property-either as a child, a wife, or a concubine-must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities. Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die. But the influence of the religion paralyzes the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science-the science against which it had vainly struggled-the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.
Here's the poster you can run off and put up around town, though the quote isn't perfectly accurate.
Ted Cruz has made quite an impression in just three months in the Senate. Like Marco Rubio, he is the son of a Cuban exile. He is a extraordinarily talented guy. Unlike Barack Obama, he had a stellar record both in academia and in the practice of law: he was national debating champion, graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School, clerked for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was named by American Lawyer magazine as one of the 50 Best Litigators under 45 in America, served as Solicitor General of the State of Texas and authored more than 80 briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court. As a law student, Cruz was described by Professor Alan Dershowitz as "off the charts brilliant." He was elected to the Senate last year in what the Washington Post called "the biggest upset of 2012 . . . a true grassroots victory against very long odds." So it is not surprising that, just as Cruz has quickly become a hero on the right, the Democratic Party is out to destroy him.
The Post's Dana Milbank contributed to that effort yesterday. Milbank is a bit like Jon Stewart: he often comes across as a clown, but his underlying purpose is deadly serious. This is how Milbank began his hatchet job on Cruz:
Is there nobody who can tell Ted Cruz to shut up?
The young senator from Texas has been on the job for about 100 days, but he has already turned the Senate's ancient seniority system upside down and is dominating his senior Republican colleagues. He's speaking for them on immigration, guns and any other topic that tickles his fancy; Republican leaders are seething at being outshone yet are terrified of challenging him.
If Milbank had any evidence to support this assertion, it would make for an interesting story of the Washington gossip variety. But Milbank, a notoriously partisan Democrat, is no intimate of Republican leaders of the Senate, and he cites no evidence to back up his claim that "Republican leaders are seething," but "terrified" of Cruz. Milbank did, however, go to the trouble of counting up words at a recent press conference:
Consider his news conference this week to promote the Republican alternative to gun control. ...
Cruz took over the lectern and refused to relinquish it. He spoke 2,924 words for the cameras, more than Grassley (904), Graham (1,376) and Coats (360) - combined. Factoring in his dramatic pauses to convey sincerity and deep thought, Cruz's dominance was even more lopsided. The others shifted uncomfortably and looked awkwardly around the room. At one point, Graham requested a chance to speak. "Can I?" he asked Cruz.
Now, it's possible that Cruz talked too long. In D.C., it has been known to happen. But I suspect it is more likely that Cruz was delegated to carry the ball at the press conference, and Milbank tells us nothing to the contrary.
But now Milbank gets to the real point:
Cruz is 42, the same age Joe McCarthy was when he amassed power in the Senate with his allegations of communist infiltration. Tail-gunner Ted debuted in the Senate this year....
This is one of the most ludicrous smears in the history of journalism. It would make as much sense to say "Cruz is 42, the same age as Thomas Jefferson when he was named Ambassador to France." Or "Cruz, like Abraham Lincoln, is tall." But Milbank wanted to echo the Democratic Party's chosen route of attack by linking Cruz, however randomly, with McCarthy.
Why? Because "Tail-gunner Ted debuted in the Senate this year with the insinuation that Chuck Hagel, now the defense secretary, may have been on the payroll of the North Koreans." In fact, Cruz, along with a number of other Republicans, criticized Hagel for refusing to explain his sources of income during the years after he left the Senate. It is reasonable to suspect, given Hagel's out of the mainstream foreign policy views, that he may have received honoraria from Middle Eastern countries or groups, in particular. What Cruz said-"We do not know, for example, if he received compensation for giving paid speeches at extreme or radical groups. It is at a minimum relevant to know if that $200,000 that he deposited in his bank account came directly from Saudi Arabia, came directly from North Korea"-made perfect sense, given that Hagel was nominated to be Secretary of State.
Milbank goes on to accuse Cruz of lying on various occasions, but in each case, Cruz was right and Milbank is wrong:
On guns, Cruz's high profile required Grassley to give the upstart a premium chunk of floor time for his trademark falsehoods. Cruz claimed that his bill was the "result of multiple hearings in the Judiciary Committee." (It was never brought before the panel.)
But Cruz didn't say his bill "was brought before the panel," he said it grew out of the Judiciary Committee's hearings, like this one. There is no inconsistency at all.
He claimed the opposing legislation would extend "background checks to private transactions between private individuals." (The bill applied to only advertised sales. [sic])
This one is mystifying. Under current law, only federally licensed dealers have to run background checks. The whole point of the Democrats' proposed legislation and the Manchin/Toomey compromise bill was to extend background checks to private transactions between private individuals, specifically over the internet and at gun shows. Cruz obviously was correct.
Off the floor, he made the patently false claim that the "so-called 'gun show loophole'" doesn't exist.
Again, Milbank is simply wrong. There is no "gun show loophole." Gun shows are treated exactly like everything else: if a licensed dealer sells a firearm at a gun show, he has to run a background check. If a private citizen sells a firearm at a gun show, he doesn't. Milbank and his fellow liberals may not like the existing law, but Cruz stated it accurately.
If this is the best Milbank and the Democrats can do to illustrate Ted Cruz's "trademark falsehoods," they are going to have to come up with a new line of attack.
Well, it's pretty obvious what has to dominate a roundup of the best memes, cartoons, and pictures of this week.
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But there"s lots of other important news this week, including the remarkable admission by Obamacare author Max Baucus that Obamacare is heading for a "train wreck." One of the mysteries of Washington is why the completely mediocre Baucus commands a reputation as a thoughtful man.
And there's always the gun control issue to keep alive.
And finally, let's save a little room for the lighter side in this grim week.
John O'Sullivan at NRO has an excellent post called "The Assimilation Vacuum and the Boston Bombers." He writes:
The first point that strikes me is that these young men should have had every reason to be happy in the United States and grateful to the country for its giving them sanctuary. Their uncle seems to have developed just such a loyalty.
In addition, the young men were apparently well-integrated into American life locally. They had been to good schools, taken part in voluntary activities, and were regarded by Americans who knew them as bright kids and potentially productive citizens.
The easy line on the brothers is that, in spite of all these benefits, they just couldn't assimilate. But O'Sullivan seems closer to the mark when he says they "assimilated into a mullity."
This was the case with England's 7/7 bombers who killed more than 50 people in the London subway bombings of 2005:
For almost the entire youth of the 7/7 bombers, the British had acted as if they were ashamed of their national identity and history. So young men, with the usual propensity of young men to want to identify with patriotic and idealistic causes, had been told that there was nothing admirable or heroic about being British. It was a sort of swindle, and one, moreover, that had been perpretated especially upon people of their ethnic backgrounds.
They had therefore looked around for a heroic cause they could identify with. The radical Islamists provided them with the cause of radical Islamism - and they embarked on the relatively short road to mass murder.
The British thought this sort of thing wouldn't happen in the U.S., where the process of "Americanization" seemed to have solved the conundrum of how to turn immigrants into loyal and patriotic citizens. But this is an illusion:
America now [bears] all the marks of a society that had been subjected to sevral decades of relentless indoctrination in the dogmas of multiculturalism and bilingualism.
The Brits, says O'Sullivan of his countrymen, were clinging to an obsolete view of America. And he cites empirical evidence in support of this grim assessment:
Ten days ago the Hudson Institute published an important paper, "America's Patriotic Immigrations System is Broken," by John Fonte and Althea Nagai, which drew on a massive new Harris Interactive survey of native-born Americans and immigrants.
This study shows beyond any doubt that, as John Fonte puts it, the patriotic attachment of naturalized citizens is much weaker than that of the native-born. For example, by 30 percentage points (67.3 percent to 37 percent) native-born citizens are more likely to believe that the U.S. Constitution should be a higher legal authority than international law if there is a conflict between the two. But that is only one example - the strength of Fonte-Nagai paper is the cumulative evidence that a relatively weak love of country persists across a large range of issues.
What are the implications for comprehensive immigration reform? According to O'Sullivan:
Getting patriotic assimilation right is as vital - perhaps more vital - than getting border security right. It is an essential part of any comprehensive immigration reform worth the name. To propose opening the country to millions of new immigrants until we have solved this problem is simply to invite more violence from more young men whom we have disoriented and left victim to the worse impulses.
My view is that there will be no "patriotic assimilation." Given the trend of our current culture, what possible reason is there to think otherwise?
Thus, the 11 million plus illegal immigrants who would become citizens under the Schumer-Rubio (et al) immigration bill will, as a group, have vastly less patriotic attachment to this country than other U.S. citizens. This will be true no matter how many flags are handed out for illegals to wave at rallies. This will be true no matter how lyrical Marco Rubio and others wax about the illegal alien population.
I can understand why portions of the left, which has led the charge for multiculturalims, sees no problem with creating a path to citzenship, notwithstanding its impact on the patriotism of U.S. citizens. But why would any conservative support legislation that almost certainly will dilute American patriotism?
The Senate Judiciary Committee has just completed a hearing - if you can call it that - on the Schumer-Rubio (et al.) immigration reform legislation. The hearing lasted for about two hours and was limited to one round of questions for two witnesses - economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin (who supports the bill) and Peter Kirsanow of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission (who opposes it).
Both witnesses were good. But, as Kirsanow testified, they had received the nearly 900-pager only about two days ago, and thus lacked anything close to enough time to review and analyze it sufficiently.
Given this fact, and the brevity of the proceeding, the hearing was a farce.
In fairness to the Committee, Janat Napolitano was also schedule to appear, but was involved instead in dramatic events from Massachusetts. She will be rescheduled. In addition, if I understand the situation correctly, there will be more witnesses on Monday - still way too early for anyone to have thoroughly digested and analyzed the bill.
All in all, therefore, the Judiciary Committee will proceed to mark-up the vital Schumer-Rubio (et al.) legislation without the benefit of meaningful hearings. This is not what Rubio promised and is not the way to legislate.
AEI's lead Russia scholar, Leon Aron, has this, in part, to say:
Islamic radicals have been very active in Chechnya since the early 2000s, when the Chechen independence movement truly radicalized into a fundamentalist movement. Since then, there have been several large attacks in Russia, such as the Beslan school siege in 2004 and the Nord Ost theater attack in 2002. Several Chechens were sent to Guantanamo. . . .
[Ties between Chechnya and al-Qaeda] go[] back to the late 1990s, when the then second-in-command of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, went to Chechnya to look for a base. He was arrested but then let go. The Pankisi Gorge in Georgia was a training camp of al-Qaeda until Georgia - with American help - ousted them. So it's a long connection. To read more, see my paper on Chechnya here.
The Chechen independence movement was initially secular; it was a region that suffered hugely - initially under the Soviets - when there were mass deportations to gulags in 1944. We see in many other places that something that begins as a secular movement becomes radicalized. After a Moscow theater was seized in a 2002 terror attack, there was a brutal Russian assault on Chechnya. And we saw how this movement became more of a martyrs' movement that had nothing to do with the independence of Chechnya and more to do with jihad. It started as a Soviet/Russian problem, it festered, legitimate demands for independence were never met, and the younger fighters became radicalized. . . .
What initially starts as a secular movement for independence becomes part of the worldwide jihad. . . .
There's a longstanding Chechen terrorist connection. In November 2002, at the Hamburg trial of one of the 9/11 plotters, it turned out that three of the 9/11 pilots were recruited during al-Qaeda training in Afghanistan, where they had come to "fight the Russians in Chechnya." In December 1996, Zawahiri came to scout a potential base for al-Qaeda in Chechnya. In an audio tape attributed to bin Laden (broadcast in 2002 by al Jazeera), Osama bin Laden mentioned a list of Muslim grievances: "As you look at your dead in Moscow, also recall ours in Chechnya." The radicalization of the Chechen movement has long roots.
While this story continues to unfold in front of us, we have enough information to pose a few questions.
A popular theme on the Left (Rev. Wright, etc.) but also among a few on the libertarian Right, is that Islamic terrorism against the U.S. and its allies is "blowback" for our support of Israel, the Iraq War, and so forth. But just what beef do Chechnyans have with America? To the contrary, the U.S. tried, within the obvious limits, to push back against Russian aggression against Chechnya. Shouldn't Chechnyan terrorists target Russian outposts in the West? The conclusion we may draw-not for the first time-is that a dominant strain of Islamic terrorism is categorical hatred of the West, not specific Middle Eastern policy.
But the main aspect to be considered is that beyond radical Islam is nihilism. A few observers-Roger Simon, for example-have already drawn a comparison to Leopold and Loeb, while others have drawn a parallel to Klebold and Harris (of Columbine). Here is where it gets more complicated. One of the suspects is a student at UMass; like the Unabomber at Harvard many years ago, is his radical Islam a reaction to the nihilism taught in higher ed today? This question is especially salient since the two suspects were otherwise "fully Americanized," rather than being alienated immigrants. Embracing radical Islamic nihilism is one (obviously twisted) answer to the aimless nihilism taught in our universities.
The next worry is whether Al Quada, looking at this spectacle from afar, will abandon its strategy of seeking large, 9/11-style strikes in favor of smaller-scale strikes against soft targets like this.
The closest English language equivalent of the name Tamerlan Tsarnaev is, I think, Napoleon King. Or maybe Alexander Caesar.
What Ted Nugent wants Boston bomber to suffer ...
America's premier rock-star-turned-gun-activist has a few juicy things to say about what should be done with the 'voodoo whack-job' responsible for the Boston Massacre of 2013.
Look who's yanking Army's chain over smear of Christians
A recent U.S. Army Reserve Equal Opportunity training briefing that described evangelical Christians as dangerous extremists isn't only stirring up folks in the pews.
Mayor changes tune on black violence "conversation"
When the black mayor of this crime-ridden city called for a "national conversation" on racial issues, someone took him up on it by pointing out the overwhelming responsibility of blacks for violent crime.
"Conversation" over.
Here are the hard, cold facts that are never supposed to be acknowledged ...
The final straw for an affordable college education?
You've saved for your children's college education ... they've worked hard in school ... gotten good grades ... lined up scholarships that will make the difference between going and not going ...
While America's eyes are focused on Dr. Gosnell's house of horrors in Philadelphia, it would also be instructive to check out what's going on in Jackson, Miss.
The lesson? That "legal" abortion can only exist by using the power of the state to trample the constitutional rights of those who oppose it ...
So, if armed, jackboot bureaucrats took your son away from you because you homeschooled, denied you visitation, used the courts to try to sever your parental rights and -- after four years of fighting -- you had just one last chance to stop the overreaching politicians, what would you hope people would do to help you?
Here's what this persecuted family is asking ... while there's still a chance.
Saudi report: Michelle O visited 'person of interest'
A Saudi Arabian newspaper is reporting that Saudi citizen Abdul Rahman Ali Issa Al-Salimi Alharbi, the young man who had been labeled a "person of interest" in the Boston Marathon bombing, had a very special visitor at the hospital where he was nursing his injuries from the blasts.
While it seemed everyone on the left was speculating the Boston Marathon bombers would be conservatives, one notable exception -- the chief of the Southern Poverty Law Center -- rejected the idea.
Not to worry -- he hasn't had a change of heart nor is he going soft.
His reason for absolving conservatives for the blasts is nasty as usual ...
The current anti-Second Amendment climate has forced most gunowners to ask themselves what they will do when their firearms are banned and targeted for confiscation.
This man is going a step further -- he's asking those who will be sent to your door ...
Today: Rubio goes back to close the amnesty deal with Rush but loses due to breaking enforcement promises made in January appearance
(LATE THURSDAY NIGHT) NumbersUSA is an organization of moderates, conservatives and liberals committed to stopping the Gang of Eight's amnesty bill, in part because it fails to guarantee the enforcement that will prevent millions more illegal aliens from coming in the future and demanding the next amnesty.
I focus today on some of the nation's best-known conservative commentators, especially Rush Limbaugh?
Why? Because Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has believed they are a key to him selling yet another of his giant amnesties to Congress. He feels a sufficient number of big conservat ive voices can give political cover to perhaps 10 Republican Senators who he will probably need to pass the bill because he is likely to lose several Democratic Senators who are up for re-election in 2014.
Schumer is the leader of the Gang of Eight. He enlisted Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to spend the winter and spring using the close friendships he has made with top conservative commentators to sell Schumer's amnesty.
The effort to build more conservative support for Sen. Schumer's latest giant amnesty began to crumble over the last 24 hours.
No development was bigger than Rush Limbaugh's backing away.
Now that there's an actual bill to read, Rush wasn't so ch armed by Sen. Marco Rubio's promises of immigration enforcement on his show today.
The fact that Rush didn't buy Rubio's sales job today, is a big deal because it was Rush's willingness to believe Rubio's assurances in January that caused a lot of media commentators to suggest that passage really was inevitable.
In January, many media outlets were ecstatic to see Rush so charmed by Rubio's appearance with him on that show. "Marco Rubio Slays Rush Limbaugh, Wins Approval of Immigration Message," declared the Huffington Post.
Bu t that was based on promises without legislative language.
After Rubio left the show today, Rush declared his continuing infatuation with him as a politician, but . . .
"The bill itself, however? I'm never gonna understand it. I'm never gonna understand the thinking here." -- Limbaugh
What is undermining what had been potential conservative support for a comprehensive immigration bill was the revelations that nearly every enforcement measure has loopholes as big as the holes along the Mexican border.
Tell Senators Bill Lacks Enforcement
Re-inforce the growing scepticism that any of the enforcement promises are likely to be fulfilled.
He left the comfort of the Capitol this afternoon to dive into the Phoenix Park Hotel four blocks away. It was the final afternoon of the annual "Feet to the Fire" gathering sponsored by the Federation for American Immigration Reform. Nearly 50 radio hosts were set up inside, live broadcasting their shows for two days. (I did about a dozen of the shows myself.)
Rubio chose nationally syndicated radio talk show host Mike Siegel who, like Rush, had seen too much of the bill to be buying. Siegel said he oposes the bill "because it violates the law that prese ntly exists on the books."
Rubio responded:
"It's a pretty tough road. It's not perfect but I think it's better than leaving them here the way they are right now . . . (It's time to) clean up this mess and make sure it never happens again." -- Rubio
But Siegel said Rubio's push on immigration could hurt him if he decides to run for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination:
"He's disappointing his base and I think it's going to hurt him politically." -- Siegel
Last night, Rubio had tried to make the same sale to talk show giant Mark Levin who went out of his way to talk about what a friend he is of the young freshman Senator. But when Rubio started ticking off all the enforcement in the bill, Levin reminded him that all that had been promised in earlier bills that had passed but never been enforced.
After the show, Levin posted this terse assessment of the Schumer bill Rubio was promoting:
"Count me out: the border is NOT secured and Obama cannot be trusted, period." -- Levin
Particularly insulting to Rubio was that after he left Limbaugh's show today, Rush started quoting Sen. Sessions (R-Ala.) who is Rubio's chief opponent in the debate:
"Sen. Jeff Sessions warns that passing the Senate immigration reform bill would have devastating effects on the US job market and fiscal outlook. Senator Sessions, a Republican from Alabama, says that the immigration reform bill opens up citizenship to recent arrivals and, remarkably, millions who overstayed the ir visas. It even opens up citizenship to those who have been deported from the country, meaning they can qualify." -- Limbaugh
During my two days with talk radio hosts at the Phoenix Park Hotel, I found a growing evidence of perhaps the deadliest of political opposition -- ridicule -- toward the Schumer amnesty bill.
Several cracked jokes on the air that the bill is so tough that if the enforcement isn't carried out, it orders the creation of a . . . COMMISSION to study the situation. "Oh, no, ANYthing but that . . . the rack, drawing and quartering, anything but a commission!
Don't take my word about the broken enforcement promises. Don't take Rush's, or Siegel's or Levin's word.
If you have any inclination at all to believe Rubio and Schumer in their insistence in their national news conference today that this bill has incredibly tough enforcement provisions, please read Chris' blog at:
The Media Lobbyists Lose on Guns By L. Brent Bozell III Since mid-December, the broadcast networks and cable news hosts like Piers Morgan and Joe Scarborough have relentlessly lobbied for gun control. On how many occasions did they completely shred the notion of objectivity - of journalism itself - and boldly engage in lobbying for gun control, using their networks as megaphones? Let's consider a few recent moments.
Will the GOP Embrace Amnesty? By Patrick J. Buchanan Prediction: Once word goes out that the illegals will no longer be sent back, there will commence a new stampede to the border. And once the new law is on the books, Democrats will move to truncate the time for the former illegals to become U.S. citizens. And Republicans who resist will be accused of being anti-Hispanic, and will then do what comes naturally - capitulate again.
Death Doc Kermit Gosnell's Silent Co-Conspirators By Michelle Malkin Planned Parenthood now says it's "appalled" by the Philadelphia house of horrors run by accused serial baby-killer and pregnant-mom murderer Dr. Kermit Gosnell. Bull. The appalling inaction of the nation's largest abortion provider, along with countless other clinics and "pro-choice" groups in the know, speaks far louder than their belatedly self-serving words.
WATCH: LIVE COVERAGE on TheBlaze TV Due to the breaking news in Boston, TheBlaze will be changing its afternoon programming schedule to follow this important story. We will now be carrying live coverage of the story in Boston throughout the day. DETAILS
Massive manhunt underway for Boston bombing suspect
Last night when most of America was going to sleep, a wild scene was unfolding in Boston. Just hours after releasing photos of the 2 main suspects, there was: a police chase, a fierce gun battle, bombs going off, one suspect dead and as of publication of this newsletter, one suspect still at large and a massive manhunt underway. Glenn went over the details on radio. Get the latest updates via TheBlaze.
Glenn: "After what I have learned this week I'm a changed person."
Glenn talked today about how America's reaction to this event is so critical to our nation's survival. Why will America be at risk of being 'over' if this is not handled the right way? Glenn delivered a passionate monologue on radio today and explained why citizens need to demand the truth. WATCH
Saudi national deportation UPDATE: "Bad. Bad. Bad." Glenn talked on TheBlaze TV and radio about the latest regarding the Saudi national who may have been connected to the bombing and might be on his way out of the country in five days. While the rest of the media and the government has tried to discredit this story, Glenn gave more insight into TheBlaze sources and set a deadline for others to step forward with the truth before he does on Monday. WATCH
Glenn interviews terrorism expert Steve Emerson Steve Emerson is one of the best terrorism experts in the country and he joined Glenn on the radio program today to talk about the latest developments and what he expects to happen going forward. Glenn also talks with Steve about the Saudi suspect who DHS is giving conflicting reports about. MORE
Buck Sexton: 2nd suspect will likely suffer same fate
Somehow the 2nd suspect managed to evade, kill or be captured during an intense firefight with police. But according to TheBlaze security expert Buck Sexton there is little chance he will be taken alive. What else should we expect to happen? Check out Glenn's interview with Buck and stay tuned to TheBlaze for the latest updates on the manhunt.
See the suspects YouTube channel
One of the suspects had recently made a trip back to the homeland - just a month after returning he started up a YouTube channel. You guessed it - it's filled with Al Qaeda type propaganda videos. Check out the stuff the bombers were posting HERE.
Family members have wide ranging reactions, dad warns America
The media is tracking down practically every known family member of the suspects. One uncle has been all over TV today begging the at large 19-year-old suspect to turn himself in and beg for forgiveness. Dad is telling him to surrender as well, but adds a strange warning to America: Kill my other son and all hell will break loose. Huh? And you won't believe what their aunt has to say. See her statements HERE.
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