Another Isolated Incident?

What's going on? Earlier this month, I wrote about the Palestinian immigrant in St. Louis who was apprehended for trying to buy explosives and now, we have a Bosnian immigrant killed while carrying out mass homicide at a Utah mall.

What kind of screening are we doing if these are the kind of immigrants we're allowing in and worse yet, what about those who don't even get screened because the government refuses to do its job?

This latest candidate for Most Violent Immigrant of the Year, is gunman, Sulejman Talovic, an 18-year-old Bosnian, who according to Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank, "was well-prepared." Sulejman was armed with two guns and had a backpack filled with ammunition.

It will be interesting to hear the spin by law enforcement, government officials and the media as they trip all over themselves trying to portray this event as an isolated act of violence by a deranged individual. It may be, but one must wonder about patterns and recurring themes and speculate as to why the spinmeisters protest so much.

More at desertnews.com

Al-Qaeda In Japan?

The Herald Tribune reports two small explosions outside the US Army Camp Zama base south of Tokyo, Japan. The US Army and the Japanese police are investigating the attack and a pair of what appear to be improvised rocket launchers have been found.

The blame is being attributed to radical leftist extremists, but terrorism has not been ruled out. On its website, ABC News offered that the attack could be Al-Qaeda's first attempt in Japan. They reported that intelligence sources suspect the terrorists are "actively planning operations against U.S. and Western targets in Japan." Pakistani intelligence sources reportedly told ABC News they have had several reports that Pakistani militant organizations working with al Qaeda had established networks in Japan as far back as 1999.

This is an interesting development, but I'll bet we don't see a lot of investigative journalism around the story.

Hans Sans Pants

From AP comes the story of a 66-year-old German tourist who became so annoyed by the security at Manila's airport that he dropped his pants before walking through the X-ray machine.

Filipino authorities failed to comprehend the humor in his actions and he was detained. He spent the weekend in police custody and will now face a complaint of laciviousness. I hope Hans sees the humor in that.

While security measures are frustrating, the people to get mad at are those who make them necessary, not those who are there to protect people and property. If Hans wants to expose himself to someone let him do it in Tehran or Damascus. That would appeal to my sense of humor.

Rubbish In Jerusalem

Violence has erupted, once again, over the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. This time it's over construction of a new walkway necessitated because of the partial collapse of an old one.Radical islamomaniacs have whipped their psychotic brethern into a frenzy by telling them the Jews are threatening the foundation of the al-Aqsa mosque located near the work.

Mark Regev a spokesman for the Israeli government summed it up. "The tragedy is you have... people out there with very hateful, extremist agendas, who come and start with all this very extreme and hateful language about the Jews wanting to destroy wanting to destroy the mosques and the Jews wanting to build a synagogue there instead of a mosque and it's all just... rubbish."

A group called the Islamic Movement has often been involved in causing violence at the site. “The aggression happening now is a tragedy, a crime,” Raed Salah, a leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, told The Associated Press. He accused Israel of declaring “a regional, religious war.”Addressing a crowdin Nazareth, Salah said, “Know that the Israeli establishment, which wants to conquer al-Aqsa, has already started to destroy part of the mosque.”

Supporting leaders like Salah is one of the many reasons these protestors lack credibility. Another would be using the very mosque you claim you want to protect as a the place to have a standoff with the police. As usual, these psychos get plenty of publicity and so the nonsense continues.

Thanks to the BBC and ynet.

Weekend Funny

Extreme Internet

By way of Ananova, comes the good news that we can now watch cheddar cheese mature 24 hours a day on the internet. Who's doing the watching? Is this a big hit in Wisconsin? They've had over 47,000 hits and I'm jealous.

What's next? Watching a fly go up a drape? Good grief, I don't know if I can take the excitement!

Jimmy The Duck

Last month I got a strong reaction to my post about Jimmy Carter's problem with Jews. Well, guess what, Jimmy had a strong reaction to the Simon Wiesenthal Center's petition against his biased book. His hand written note to Rabbi Marvin Hier, the Center’s dean and founder, says, "I don't believe Simon Wiesenthal would have resorted to falsehood and slander to raise funds."

Now, what is Jimmy doing with this sly little inuendo? First he is implying that this was a fund raising effort which it was not. Second, he is accusing the Center of lying and slander for purposes of financial gain, but offers no evidence. So, in less than twenty words Carter tries to defame the Simon Wiesenthal Center while presenting himself as the injured party. His closing with "sincerely" is the sugar to conceal the poison.

Jimmy definitely seems to have a lot of hostility toward the Jews and entertains delusions that they are either out to get him and/or more money and power. While bemoaning being called an anti-semite, he nonetheless espouses beliefs similar to those proud to wear the label.

Well, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, you know the rest.

What's The Matter With Kids Today

I just couldn't let this story in Newsday pass without a comment.

Danny Fernandez hit a police officer in the head with an aluminum baseball bat and then stole his gun and handcuffs. Why? Danny says he has a problem with authority figures. "I was just doing what everybody wishes they could do, but is too scared to."

I was wondering if Danny really believed that and if so where did he get such an insane idea. I for one have never fantasized about beating cops with a baseball bat or inflicting injury on them in any other way. I doubt I am alone in that. In fact, I truly believe Danny would be more of the exception than the rule.

However, one does not have to read for long before discovering who contributed to Danny's bizarre beliefs.

His mother, who answered the phone at her home in Flushing, NY, but didn't give her name (I wonder why), said her son is not a criminal. "He made a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes," the mother said. "He is a good little boy. He had a big depression."

There you are. The mom is as crazy as the son. Her son is a criminal, not a good little boy (he's 21 years old) and what he did is not a mistake. He committed a premeditated act of violence not a blunder or misinterpretation.

Danny has a 15 year old brother and a seventeen year old sister. Heaven help them if they've been raised by this modern day Ma Barker.

Read more details at the NY Post.

Crazy Cleric Caught On Tape

Just last week I posted about the islamomaniacs' plot in England to behead a young British Muslim soldier live on the internet. Now, perhaps, we know where the idea originated.

It seems there is a recording of Abu Izzadeen, aka Omar Brooks, giving a sermon at a mosque that calls for Muslims working for the government to be beheaded. Here are samplers from the sermon, “Whoever allies himself with the Kaffirs against the believers — he is one of them.

“Remember the British Government, my dear Muslim brothers, are crusaders, crusaders come to kill and rape Muslims.

“Whoever joins them, he who joins the British Army, he who joins the American army he is a mortal Kaffir.

“And his only hukum (punishment) is for his head to be removed. Indeed whoever changes his deen (Muslim code of life) kill him.”

I don't know what action the British government plans on taking against this psychotic, but it won't be severe or soon enough.

Thanks, to The Sun.

Meeting Of The Mad In Malaysia

A mob of anti British and American self proclaimed peace activists just had a conference in Malysia, of all places. Speakers included the former Malaysian premier Mahathir Mohamad, perhaps best known for his frequent Jew bashing quotes. At one time, he claimed to have "definite information" that financier George Soros, whom he identified as a Jew, was responsible for Malaysia's currency problems.

This time, he was busy bashing Bush and Tony Blair and said they should be tried by an unofficial tribunal for war crimes in Iraq. "We shouldn't hang Blair if the tribunal finds him guilty," Mahathir babbled. "He should always carry the label war criminal, killer of children and liar." I wonder why he didn't address all the human rights abuse of his own evil administration?

To give you an idea of the quality of the speakers, Cynthia McKinney, former Democrat Congresswoman and fan of Louis Farrakhan and Robert Mugabe, also was there.

I wonder why Jimmy Carter couldn't make it. He must have been busy building habitats for Hamas and Hezbollah.

See the Daily Mail.

And That's Not All

"Giant achievements" by Iran will be unveiled by its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. So stated the Iranian news agency, Fars (is that Farsi for Far out?) Iranian technological and medical breakthroughs, including a cure for AIDS were announced. "After seven long years of arduous work, Iranian scientists here on Saturday introduced a herbal medicine which cures Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome," Fars reported. "The drug named 'IMOD' is completely effective and safe with no proven side effects," Iran's Minister of Health Kamran Bagheri Lankarani claimed.

They need to start working on a cure for the delusions of adequacy that seem to have seized their leadership. They're beginning to believe their own bs. Forget the nukes we need to drop a net on these guys and get an I love myself jacket on Mahmoud their infomercial pitchman. What a pack of psychos!

Trouble In Bahrain?

Keep an eye on Bahrain, a Middle Eastern kingdom relatively friendly to the US (they are the first gulf state to have a Fair Trade Agreement with us). Although the population is a Shite majority (about 60%) the ruling family is Sunni.

On Friday, there were riots and police fired tear gas and rubber bullets into hundreds who were protesting the detention of three activists. On Saturday, the three were charged with "promoting change to the political system through illegitimate means, inciting hatred of the political system, agitation and harming the public interest."

I found no mention of it, but one has to suspect the hand of Iran in all of this as it continues to foment problems for the US and her allies.

Thanks to the Herald Tribune.

Another Quiz

Your Dominant Intelligence is Linguistic Intelligence

You are excellent with words and language. You explain yourself well. An elegant speaker, you can converse well with anyone on the fly. You are also good at remembering information and convicing someone of your point of view. A master of creative phrasing and unique words, you enjoy expanding your vocabulary. You would make a fantastic poet, journalist, writer, teacher, lawyer, politician, or translator.

What Kind of Intelligence Do You Have?

Thanks to Still Stacy.

Iran Watch

Last month, Russian Admiral Eduard Baltin told the Interfax news agency that US military plans include control over navigation in the Persian Gulf and strikes against Iranian targets.

“The presence of U.S. nuclear submarines in the Persian Gulf region means that the Pentagon has not abandoned plans for surprise strikes against nuclear targets in Iran. With this aim a group of multi-purpose submarines ready to accomplish the task is located in the area,” said the admiral. He went on to state that so far US submarines control navigation in the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and in the Arabian Sea.

The admiral's comments came after the USS Newport News collided with a Japanese tanker in the Arabian Sea south of the Strait of Hormuz.

Now, comes word that an Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances. An intelligence source has suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a nuclear physicist, was assassinated by Mossad. The Israelis may have the better answer to foiling Persian plans of nuclear confrontation.

Wrong Way In St. Louis

From the ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH comes the story of Palestinian immigrant, Mousa M. Abuelawi. He was arrested in December and charged on complaints accusing him of three counts of illegal possession or distribution of a machine gun and conspiracy to violate machine gun statutes. He tried to buy as many explosives as possible in preparation for what an associate called "war," the FBI says in court documents.

For some reason this guy is out on bail. He is single with no children, no assets and no job. Why is he out on bail and why is he even in this country? What is he contributing to this nation? Whoever approved this guy's visa should be sentenced along with him.

His story seems to be that he was accumulating the weapons and explosives to make a few extra bucks selling them to street gangs. That's so much better than using them for outright terrorism. The difference escapes me because terrorism is carried out by armed gangs.

Will he show up for his day in court or will we see him next on a CNN interview live from Gaza or perhaps in a doctored Reuters photo?

Clinton To Parlay Peace For Power

How many stories is Hillary going to tell and how is she going to keep track of who gets told what? I guess that's where Slick Willie's advice will come in handy.

Once, she said she was not sorry for voting in favor of military action in Iraq. Then, based on hindsight, she said it was a mistake.

She disagreed with Cindy Sheehan and described the situation as complicated. Now, she says she would not have attacked Iraq had she been the president in 2002 (why in the world did she vote for military action in the Senate???) and she will end the war if elected.

What is her plan? Like Richard Nixon and his Viet Nam plan, we'll have to elect her to find out what it is ... redeployment back to the US. They will use some euphemism like Tricky Dick's "peace with honor" to describe it, but it will be peace at any price. It's the Democrats' "new direction."

Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace — but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!
Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775.

Weekend Funny

Holiday Havoc Coming To Your Nation Soon

It's just a matter of time before we'll see this European idiocy being discussed in the States. Anders Broberg, a spokesman for Almega, an organization that supports service companies in Sweden, has proposed doing away with holidays based on Christian beliefs. It would be up to employees to decide which holidays to take based on their own religion. Atheists are included, though no one is saying why. Nothing should come of nothing.

"Why should a Shiite Muslim be free on Epiphany if he or she wants to be free to celebrate the Day of Ashura? I think this will become the norm in the labor market in the future," said Almega's Magnus Kendel. These folks wouldn't know normal if they tripped over it.

I think Broberg and Kendel should take this idea to Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and some other friendly Muslim countries and when they adopt it, the West can review its merits. They might as well risk losing their heads over this since they're obviously not using them for anything important.

Ninth Nut Nabbed

Another plot in England keeps unfolding as police have now arrested a ninth suspect. The plan was to kidnap and behead a member of the public live on the internet. Ah, the peace and tolerance followers of the prophet were planning another religious activity designed to cull converts from the infidels. A young soldier with experience serving in Afghanistan had been identified as the possible sacrifice for allah.

Thank goodness the British seem quite adept at ferreting out the prophet's psychotics before they do any real damage. What will happen if one of their murderous schemes succeeds remains to be seen.

Hat tip, the Telegraph.

Mexico Si, Cuba No?

From the PalmBeachPost.com comes This headline:

US Says It's Ready To Protect Shores From Cuban Migration

According to two members of Florida's congressional delegation, the Bush administration is prepared to prevent a mass migration from Cuba after the death of dictator Fidel Castro.

Now, why the administration is spending time and money addressing a migration that has not and may not occur, while ignoring an ongoing illegal invasion of our southern border is beyond comprehension. Why does this administration embrace border violations by Mexicans, but Cubans are persona non grata? If one of the two can claim political asylum , surely it is the Cubans who have been persecuted by Castro without mercy for decades.

After a closed-door briefing on Wednesday by officials representing the Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Immigration and Naturalization Service, Homeland Security and the Border Patrol, Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican, made some pretty ridiculous statements. He said, this administration made it "very clear what the policy is the United States will not permit the disruption of its sovereignty."

I have news for Mario, the sovereignty of the US is disrupted continually twenty four by seven. If he has any doubts he can come to my house and watch how the administration turns a blind eye and how our National Guard is used only to observe and report that the invasion is going just fine.

If those of you from the American southwest have finished convulsing in laughter, here's another gem. "This administration is really prepared and will not permit the United States to not be able to control its territory," Mario Diaz-Balart babbled. Perhaps someone should gift the congressman with a map of his country and point out to him it extends beyond the Florida panhandle.

Still, I want to know what it is that makes this administration so anti-Cuban and why the double standard? And, for the record isn't the Congressman a son of the exiled Cuban politician Rafael Diaz-Balart who formed the first anti-Castro organization in exile, La Rosa Blanca?