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Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing
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America's progeny will ask: Why didn't they impeach him?
[WND] She continued. "But another reason Congress did nothing when it still could was because practically every important conservative declared it was 'premature' to follow the former Constitution and impeach the tyrant. No public support for impeachment, they said. What we lacked, though, was a political leader to make the impeachment case and win that public support -- or go down trying."
OK, OK, a little melodramatic, but an interesting visit to the carnival...
Posted by: Uncle Phester || 08/03/2014 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Why? Because the Democrats who control the senate will vote on PARTY lines instead of acting as an impartial jury. They would abrogate their duty and oath to Uphold and Defend The Constitution, all for the sake of party politics, and leftist ideology.
Posted by: OldSpook || 08/03/2014 12:52 Comments || Top||

#2  Assuming there will actually be an "American" progeny after this communist is finished.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/03/2014 13:26 Comments || Top||

#3  There will be. And they will be fore-warned and armed.
Posted by: OldSpook || 08/03/2014 13:33 Comments || Top||

#4  You need to impeach the prez and the democrats, and a bunch of rinos. The prez did not do this in a vacuum.
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 08/03/2014 14:31 Comments || Top||

#5  The far better question will be why did they elect him? The correct follow up question would be what happened to the people who helped him.
Posted by: Iblis || 08/03/2014 17:30 Comments || Top||

#6  America's progeny will ask: Why didn't they impeach him?

For the same reason they elected him, the number of takers, at all levels, finally outnumbered the producers.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/03/2014 18:10 Comments || Top||

#7  When he gives 20,000,000 illegals amnesty, the Dems and MSM will squeal that the deal is done, impeachment will change nothing and Congress may well buy that crap.
Posted by: Thineng Angailet7166 || 08/03/2014 18:59 Comments || Top||

#8  Why "Monica's Dress/Stain"???

Why didn't they remove Bill Clinton after he unsolicitedly unilaterally admitted that the Elections agz Bush 42 + Bob Dole were stolen + that his Presidency was illegitimate, + lying to a lawfully enacted invesigative authority???
Posted by: JosephMendiola || 08/03/2014 20:41 Comments || Top||

#9  OK, OK, a little melodramatic, but an interesting visit to the carnival...

It's World Net Daily. More like a freak show.
Posted by: Pappy || 08/03/2014 22:44 Comments || Top||


Obama's Inexplicable Love for the Dark Side
"Much of this oddity stems from the presidentÂ’s personality, which many people have described as a mix of major narcissism, borderline personality disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder. Personality disordered people can be very functional in their jobs. But they are very destructive to others. People with such disorders rarely admit they can be wrong. Narcissism is almost defined by that feature: someone who knows with godlike certainty that he is right all the time, who cannot admit a fault, and who therefore needs to blame others every time something goes wrong. Obama does this with almost robotic regularity."
Posted by: Uncle Phester || 08/03/2014 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Research supports the idea that these destructive traits can be solidified by years of drug use, especially crystal meth, but also cannabis.)

I suspect he's still on the stuff.


Posted by: Besoeker || 08/03/2014 2:07 Comments || Top||

#2  What so inexplicable? Barry is white bread who thinks himself a gangsta.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/03/2014 5:06 Comments || Top||

#3  I am sure of it. And more as well.
Posted by: TopRev || 08/03/2014 12:16 Comments || Top||


Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Analysis: The Hidden Picture In Gaza
[Jpost] In recent days, Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, members seized UN food coupons and prevented Gazook civilians from receiving the aid, in order to try and keep field cell members fed. The Islamist regime refuses to publish most of the names of its members who were killed fighting the IDF, and disposes of their bodies quickly, to avoid harming morale. It has tried to ban Gazook civilians from giving interviews to the foreign press during humanitarian truce
..The purposes of a truce are twofold: 1.) bring up more arms, ammunition, and reinforcements; and 2.) get the enemy to relax his vigilance. A truce is not the same thing as a ceasefire, and a ceasefire doesn't mean you have to stop shooting...
The IDF has seen Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, tunnel fighters surrender because they have run out of food. To be sure, this does not mean Hamas is near the breaking point.

Its terrorist army is composed of 15,000 trained members, and Hamas is mobilizing battalions from across Gazoo to replace the hundreds of guerrillas killed in combat.

In recent days, Hamas members seized UN food coupons and prevented Gazan civilians from receiving the aid, in order to try and keep field cell members fed. The IDF has seen Hamas tunnel fighters surrender because they have run out of food.
The dominant view in the Israeli defense establishment is that Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, is managing the war from a position of weakness, which has become more acute in recent days. An audio recording of Hamas's military wing commander, Muhammad Deif, released on Tuesday, is notable for what it lacked: Gone were previous conditions for a truce, such as the demand to set free gunnies whom Israel released in the Schalit deal and then took back into custody in the West Bank.

How did Hamas reach this point? It launched the current war because of its rapidly deteriorating situation as a regime in Gazoo, and growing isolation since the fall of the Moslem Brüderbund in Egypt.

When Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi was toppled in July 2013, Hamas saw its vision of a sea of Moslem Brüderbund states surrounding and threatening Israel shatter. Its goal of creating a unified Islamic state took several steps back.

It went from growth mode to survival mode, and began fast-tracking preparations for a war with Israel to try and end its diplomatic, economic and general isolation.

It prepared cross-border attack tunnels, drones and commando raids, and increased its rocket arsenal, for the day of the big clash, which Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, assumed would break out this summer.

Indeed, the movement initiated the war by firing hundreds of rockets at Israel and ignoring Israeli truce offers, while seeking to exploit tensions in the West Bank caused by the kidnap and murder of three Israeli teenagers by a Hebron Hamas cell.

The defense establishment became aware several months ago of Hamas's intention to start a war, when it discovered a maze of cross-border tunnels.

The discovery led to the realization that Hamas was planning to launch a massive terrorist attack on the South and kick off a conflict.

Israel, too, fast-tracked preparations in the months that followed, with the IDF Southern Command and the Shin Bet working closely together to get ready.

Now, the fruits of those preparations are being used every day, and the Shin Bet has dedicated enormous resources to assisting the IDF in its offensive against Hamas, particularly in the systematic destruction of Hamas's tunnels.

The Shin Bet's primary mission is to thwart attacks on soldiers inside the Gazoo Strip, and its secondary mission is to aid in attacks on Hamas targets. It is broadcasting real-time intelligence to IDF brigade commanders, who are less familiar with Gazook neighborhoods than Shin Bet regional coordinators.

Shin Bet regularly updates the IDF's command and control system about threats, putting the information "online" for the IDF to see as it maneuvers in Gaza. This has led to army units being ordered to stop seconds before they pass a booby-trapped home that would have been remotely detonated by Hamas members.
The agency regularly updates the IDF's command and control system about threats, putting the information "online" for the IDF to see as it maneuvers in Gazoo.

In some cases, this has led to army units being ordered to stop seconds before they pass a booby-trapped home that would have been remotely detonated by Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, members. Soldiers have watched homes blow up, knowing they would have been killed without the last-minute warnings.

Intelligence officials view Hamas's tunnel city in the Strip as the product of a full-blown industry, hierarchical and organized.

Each Hamas battalion has been assigned its own tunnel, and diggers are seen as members of a profession. In recent months, senior Hamas members have come to meet diggers in the evenings, share a meal with them, and encourage them to carry on.

Despite counter-surveillance measures by Hamas, the Shin Bet has been able to track the progress of many of these tunnels, allowing it to now guide soldiers to shafts in Gazoo.

Despite their rhetoric, some Hamas big turbans are privately asking themselves whether the war they began is worth the price. Cracks have become visible in Hamas's leadership, which is made up of the military, political and overseas wings. Only when the three reach a consensus does the movement move forward on an issue.

Some Hamas field commanders have also begun being critical of the situation, wary of the anger that is brewing among Gazook civilians.

It remains to be seen whether these developments will push Hamas into seeking a real truce, or whether it will continue on its destructive warpath.
Posted by: trailing wife || 08/03/2014 00:47 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Hamas

#1  It remains to be seen whether these developments will push Hamas into seeking a real truce, or whether it will continue on its destructive warpath.

I'm pessimistic. This pessimism is based on history and on a constant barrage of statements calling for the destruction of Israel. It is also based on their willingness to use civilians for human shields. I don't think they will bend to any anger brewing among the Gazook civilian population--only if the civilians toss out Hamas which seems unlikely.
Posted by: JohnQC || 08/03/2014 11:29 Comments || Top||

#2  a Hudna is the most Hamas would ever agree too.

Like Zero the only time they stop lying is when they stop talking. Ceasefires are only time outs to recruit and re-arm.
Posted by: AlanC || 08/03/2014 14:47 Comments || Top||

#3  Like Zero the only time they stop lying is when they stop talking. I think Zero has figured out how to lie even while not talking as well.
Posted by: JohnQC || 08/03/2014 19:10 Comments || Top||


Terror Networks
DIA Chief: Al Qaeda Ideology Rapidly Expanding
Synopsis: We play "Whack-a-Mole," but the succeeding Moles are nastier than those we have previously whacked. Sort of like breeding drug-resistant bacterium, I guess.
Posted by: Uncle Phester || 08/03/2014 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Hmmm. So how is GM doing?
Posted by: SteveS || 08/03/2014 0:25 Comments || Top||

#2  General Flynn has been very outspoken of late. He and his deputy may be leaving DIA sooner than he anticipated.
Posted by: Besoeker || 08/03/2014 2:22 Comments || Top||

#3  Spot on.

As a muslim friend of mine said to me America comes accross as weak/impotent unlike under Reagan and GW/GH Bush and the muslim radicals/conservatives smell victory for the first time in years.

Oh how we need a Churchill leadership eg Reagan/Maggie Thatcher in the West NOW over a Chamberlain leadership eg.Obama/Cameron leadership in the West!

This is truly a battle of civilisations.The West V Islam.Only thing going in our favour is than the Sunnis and Shiites hate each other otherwise we would really be in trouble.

Obama- They were brought up to hate we were brought up to love!They see this as a weakness!They dont believe in Love,holding hands,Romance,Valentine day etc.They see this as WEAKNESS!
Posted by: Paul D || 08/03/2014 4:17 Comments || Top||

#4  Hitler admired the muslim religion as he seen Mohammed as a warrior not limp wristed like the other religion.

Its dog eat dog world and history will show the most aggressive/violent religions eat up the more pacifist/non violent religions.

At its core is Saudi and Iran teaching of the Koran or tbh Modern Jihadis are just following what is taught in the Koran!
Posted by: Paul D || 08/03/2014 4:23 Comments || Top||

#5  No sh*t Sherlock? What gave you the hint---them conquering half-Iraq?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 08/03/2014 5:08 Comments || Top||

#6  How'd that 'kinder gentler' war thingy go for everyone?
Posted by: Procopius2k || 08/03/2014 8:50 Comments || Top||

#7  How do you avoid drug resistant bacteria? By destroying ALL the infection.
Posted by: OldSpook || 08/03/2014 12:16 Comments || Top||

#8  The future Islamic Mahdi/Hidden Imam is a US-born, ex-US Elite Soldier/SPECOFRS, + PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY A CONVERT TO ISLAM.

All thingys equal, I would advise the US Govt + Politicos, etal. to be more concerned about what US SOCIETY IS DOING RIGHT OR GOOD.

Once the die is cast, the defeat + destruction of all that is the Western world + JudeoChristianity will be all but certain.
Posted by: JosephMendiola || 08/03/2014 23:27 Comments || Top||



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Two weeks of WOT
Sun 2014-08-03
  Islamic State seize town of Sinjar, pushing out Kurds and sending Yazidis fleeing
Sat 2014-08-02
  Islamic State Withdraws from Deir Ezzor Villages
Fri 2014-08-01
  Woman wearing explosive belt arrested in N. Lebanon
Thu 2014-07-31
  Female Bomber Kills 6 in Nigeria, 10-Year-Old with Explosives Held
Wed 2014-07-30
  Saiqa forced to abandon Benghazi headquarters to Ansar
Tue 2014-07-29
  Suicide bomber kills Karzai cousin
Mon 2014-07-28
  IDF warns resident of three Gaza regions to evacuate to central Gaza City
Sun 2014-07-27
  Israel resumes Gaza offensive after Hamas rockets break cease-fire
Sat 2014-07-26
  Islamic Jihad number 3 killed in Gaza
Fri 2014-07-25
  Key Taliban commander among five killed in Orakzai blast
Thu 2014-07-24
  295 Suspects Arrested For Jerusalem Riots
Wed 2014-07-23
  Clashes in Libya's Benghazi kill 16, injure 81
Tue 2014-07-22
  At Least 572 Palestinians Killed During Gaza Operation
Mon 2014-07-21
  'Islamic State' Kills 270 in Syria Gas Field Takeover
Sun 2014-07-20
  Battle for Syria gas field after jihadists execute hundreds


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