Current Events Index

                                                                    Edited by Nic Samojluk

 

Mexico's Immigration Laws and Illegal Aliens. Recently Mexican President Calderon has been very outspoken, critical on U.S. Immigration law enforcement efforts and supports Amnesty for all illegal aliens from Mexico residing, working in this nation.  Contrary to popular belief, Mexico has very strict immigration laws which are enforced by every police agency in the country. The Bureau of Immigration can call upon any law enforcement officer to assist in their mission. Citizens from the United States traveling in Mexico without proper documents, work permits or non immigrant visas are subject to arrest as illegal aliens. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Slagle/john18.htm

Back From Guantanamo. Adil Hassan Hamad can scarcely believe he is back with his family in Sudan, because only days ago he was still in the US's Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba. "I am very, very happy and not believing this," Adil tells Al Jazeera, "That I am here with my family - even now I feel this could all be taken away at any moment." In 2002, Adil and another man, Salim Mahmoud Adam, were picked up from their homes in Peshawar, Pakistan, by Pakistani troops and were later handed over to the US. ... Full story: http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/2CB83FE4-7803-4E6D-B1C9-B31EDEDBC790.htm

Bali Aims to Share Weight of Emissions Cuts. The agreement, approved by nearly 190 nations after several days of talks, calls on developing nations to take "actions" to mitigate climate change in a "measurable, reportable, and verifiable" manner. The language implies that countries like China, which is poised to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest carbon emitter, will face a new level of accountability and pressure to reduce emissions under the next global climate-change pact. But the accord, hammered out at the end of the 12-day United Nations conference, stopped short of requiring the developing -- or the developed -- world to make binding cuts. ... Full story: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB119771523266431909-lMyQjAxMDE3OTE3NjcxMTY1Wj.html [Link submitted by Hugo Schmidt]

North Korea Replies to Bush With an Offer and a Condition. WASHINGTON — Responding to a recent letter from President Bush, North Korea agreed on Friday to follow through on its pledge to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, provided the United States reciprocates by normalizing relations between the countries. President Bush said Friday that his initial letter, which was delivered by Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill to the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il, on Dec. 5, achieved its purpose. ... Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/15/washington/15korea.html?th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1197821021-Vd3L4HImJNG08vnwd8b6oA

Al Gore Opens Mouth, Increases Carbon Footprint, Gore especially shone when he exhibited his vast knowledge of the science of climate change. Addressing the fact that icecaps on Mars are melting as well and temperatures on Pluto have also been rising, Mr. Gore said,  "This just underscores how the Bush administration is bent on destroying not just the ecosystem of the Earth, but of the whole Universe." ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Duke/selwyn77.htm

Global Warming Lies Create a Climate of Crisis. A November 30 Bloomberg News article by Kristian Rix and Mathew Carr reported that Japan, Spain, and Italy face as much as $33 billion in fines as the result of having agreed to reduce so-called "greenhouse gas" emissions and failed. These three nations are deemed the "worst performers among 36 nations that agreed to curb carbon dioxide gases that cause climate change." Among the nations exempt from the Kyoto Protocol are China and India, both of whom represent two of the six billion people on planet Earth. The idea that limits on carbon dioxide emissions could be achieved without their participation is idiotic. ... Full story: http://freedom.org/news/200712/12/caruba.phtml

Buy A Gun. Most of us are aware that the heroic actions of a brave woman at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado a few days ago saved the lives of perhaps scores, or even hundreds, of people. However, her bravery would not have counted for much had she not been armed. On that fateful December Sunday, a man by the name of Matthew Murray entered the church armed to the teeth. According to press reports, he was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, two handguns, some smoke grenades, and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin419.htm

The Subprime 'Crisis' -- Time for Government Intervention? Should government reward the shortsighted losers and, by extension, punish firms such as Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers that had the foresight to protect themselves? People in the insurance business use a term called "moral hazard." This means actions, however well-intended, that shield people from the consequences of their behavior lead to even more irresponsible behavior. Secretary Paulson recently said, "I have no interest in bailing out lenders or property speculators." ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/column.aspx?UrlTitle=the_subprime_crisis_--_time_for_government_intervention&ns=LarryElder&dt=12/13/2007&page=2

Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition. Now someone has shot back, probably saving many lives. All of the gun-control laws that have been passed and are still being contemplated could not have had the affect of one armed, trained and law-abiding citizen on the scene like 42-year-old Jeanne Assam, a volunteer security guard at the New Life Church in Colorado Springs. The gunman, 24-year-old Mathew Murray, had been expelled from the Youth With a Mission (YWAM) organization for health reasons, according to officials. Authorities say Murray vowed revenge in several Web postings, which copied abundantly from the manifesto written by Columbine High School killer Eric Harris before the 1999 school massacre. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CalThomas/2007/12/13/praise_the_lord_and_pass_the_ammunition

The Nazi Holocaust Never Happened? It is a matter of history that when the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces, General Dwight Eisenhower found the victims of the death camps, he ordered all possible photographs to be taken and for the German people from the surrounding villages to be ushered through the camps and even made to bury the dead. He did this he said, in words to this effect; "Get it all on record now - get the films - get the witnesses - because somewhere down the track of history some ******* will get up and say that this never happened. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke. This week, the UK removed the Holocaust from it's school curriculum because it "offended" the Muslim population because they say it never occurred. [Sent by Wyjoz]

New York Philharmonic to Visit North Korea. Adding a cultural wrinkle to the diplomatic engagement between the United States and North Korea, the New York Philharmonic plans to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, in February, taking the legacy of Beethoven, Bach and Bernstein to one of the world’s most isolated nations. The trip, at the invitation of North Korea, will be the first significant cultural visit by Americans to that country, and it comes as the United States is offering the possibility of warmer ties with a country that President Bush once consigned to the “axis of evil.” ... Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/arts/music/10phil.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

One Nation Under Mitt. WASHINGTON -- Voters may not know any more about Mormonism than they did before Mitt Romney's faith speech on Thursday, but they surely know more about what it means to be an American. Romney's much-anticipated address from the George H.W. Bush library at Texas A&M reminded Americans of some fundamental truths that often get lost in the guerrilla warfare of presidential politics. He made two important points clear: Freedom and religious liberty are inextricably linked. And, though Romney's religion informs his life, leaders of his church will not inform his decisions as president. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/KathleenParker/2007/12/07/one_nation_under_mitt

Hot Air Produced by Global Warming Conference. Dec. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Government officials and activists flying to Bali, Indonesia, for the United Nations meeting on climate change will cause as much pollution as 20,000 cars in a year. The delegates each will produce an average 4.07 metric tons of carbon dioxide, or CO2, to reach the resort island 950 kilometers (600 miles) from Jakarta, according to estimates e- mailed to Bloomberg by the UN agency holding the conference. ... Full story: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601170&refer=home&sid=aPbfclqokwcw

 Victims of uninsured drivers: sue Department of Motor Vehicles. "Here in California the numbers are astronomical. Statewide, over one third of drivers lack insurance--about 33 percent, according the California Department of Insurance. The figures skyrocket in low-income and minority city neighborhoods: nearly 50%. In San Jose, California, 55% of all drivers on the road have no insurance. Statewide, the problem is worst in the Los Angeles, Imperial, San Diego and Alameda counties. With the exception of Alameda, the uninsured rates in those counties reaches a whopping 90 percent range. Alameda County's worst neighborhood, Oakland, is 63 percent uninsured. Just to put things in perspective: Statewide, every third car that goes by you - the driver has no insurance. In LA, one of the two cars involved in an accident, one has no insurance." ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Devvy/kidd324.htm

British Put Warning Label on Gore Film. You probably won't read this in any US paper, but the Brits aren't too impressed with former Vice President Al Gore's sci fi flick, An Inconvenient Truth. The British high court ruled Gore's Academy Award winning global warming film cannot be shown in any public school in England without an explicit disclaimer. The high court ruled that students must be warned that the film is partisan, political advocacy, not a factual representation of what is actually happening with the climate of the world. The disclaimer must stipulate that misleading exaggerations permeate the film. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Ryter/jon203.htm

U.S. Credit Crisis Adds to Gloom in Norway. NARVIK, Norway, Nov. 30 — At this time of year, the sun does not rise at all this far north of the Arctic Circle. But Karen Margrethe Kuvaas says she has not been able to sleep well for days. What is keeping her awake are the far-reaching ripple effects of the troubled housing market in sunny Florida, California and other parts of the United States. ... Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/world/europe/02norway.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

Supermouse bred by genetic scientists CAN'T get cancer. Mice resistant to cancer have been created in a breakthrough that could lead to a human treatment free of side-effects. A protein produced by the creatures may hold the key to a future therapy. It attacks tumour cells, but does not harm healthy tissue in the body. Scientists hope it can one day be adapted for use in humans - saving them the pain, nausea and hair loss usually associated with cancer treatments. ... Full story: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=496751&in_page_id=1774

Get a Horse and Sterilize Yourself. When people are pushed to live consistently with their worldview assumptions, all kinds of revelations come to light. Toni Vernelli was sterilized at age 27 to “reduce her carbon footprint” and “protect the planet.”1 If pressed, I wonder if Vernelli would decry antibiotics to keep people from dying from disease and peace talks to avert war. While I am saddened that she will never experience the joys of having a child, I am thankful that her “genetic footprint” stops with her. In fact, it might not be a bad thing to encourage more environmental extremists to go under the knife. ... Full story: http://www.americanvision.org/articlearchive2007/11-26-07.asp

Ron Paul and Competing Currencies. As America’s inherently self-destructive monetary and banking systems lurch from crisis to crisis—and one foreign country after another announces its intention to reduce its reliance on Federal Reserve Notes as a “reserve” currency, and perhaps soon as any currency at all—I am tempted to say, “I told you so!” ... So what is to be done? The solution to the problems the Federal Reserve System poses is to set up a system of competing currencies: Federal Reserve Notes and base-metallic Treasury coinage on one side, silver and gold coin on the other. Actually, America already has all the necessary elements to put such a system into operation: ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Vieira/edwin73.htm

Federal Robbery. Remember that the Federal Reserve System is illegal, because the Act that created it gives control of the nation’s money to those private entities, which Congress, under the Constitution, has no power to do. It is illegal for Congress to usurp power it does not have; it is just as illegal for Congress to give its power away. The paper “currency” the Fed issues is a fraud on its face, because it is not federal, there is no reserve and it is not a note. A note is a promise to pay, and the “Federal Reserve Note” promises to pay nothing. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Stang/alan16.htm

Customer leaves grocery store worker $15,000. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City grocery store employee received a $15,000 check after making the extra effort to help a customer. Eva Betts, who works at Cosentinos Market in the Brookside district, got the check and a letter from Carl Hanzeilious, a customer in his 90s who recently died. Betts told KCTV that she grew close to Hanzeilious over the years. And as he became older and less independent, she would help him shop for groceries and even visited him when he was sick at St. Luke's Hospital to "cheer him up a little bit." ... Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2007-11-22-grocery-gift_N.htm?POE=click-refer [Link submitted by Hugo Schmidt]

Bush Pardons Turkeys While Eagles Remain Caged. My heart sank this week as I watched the national coverage of President Bush pardoning two turkeys in the Rose Garden. He spoke of this tradition that goes back to the Harry Truman days. He thanked everyone who voted online and awarded these two birds the names of ‘May’ and ‘Flower’, and Bush went on to say, “They're certainly better than the names the Vice President suggested, which was "Lunch" and "Dinner." Yes, had old Dick had his way I’m sure these birds would have experienced a much different outcome. That seems to be the norm these days. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Howard/dan1.htm

How US Attorney Sutton stacked the deck against 2 border patrol agents. While it may well be that these two agents committed an administrative infraction where the failure to file a report is concerned, the incredible thing about this event is that they were charged with using firearms in the commission of a crime. It is my understanding that the intention of that law was to provide additional punishment to any criminal who uses a weapon in the commission of a crime. An example of this would be an alien smuggler who is armed at the time he is smuggling illegal aliens into our country or perhaps smuggling drugs into the United States. ... the law was obviously meant to punish armed criminals. ... In the case of Ramos and Compean, however, the weapons that they carried on the day of the incident were weapons that they were authorized to carry inasmuch as they were Border Patrol Agents and are required to carry firearms while on duty for obvious reasons. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Cutler/michael18.htm

When Good News is No News. There’s an old expression about war: “Victory has many fathers, while defeat is an orphan.” But in the case of Iraq, it seems the other way around. We’ve blamed many for the ordeal of the last four years, but it is the American victory in Anbar province that now seems without parents. Over the last few months, the U.S. military forced Sunni insurgents in Anbar to quit fighting. This enemy, in the heart of the so-called Sunni Triangle, had been responsible for most American casualties in the war and was the main cause of unrest in Iraq. Even more unexpectedly, some of the defeated tribes then joined in an alliance of convenience with their American victors to chase al-Qaida from Iraq’s major cities. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/VictorDavisHanson/2007/11/15/when_good_news_is_no_news

The Wall Came Tumbling Down. Nearly 20 years ago, the Berlin Wall finally came tumbling down. If Humpty Dumpty had been foolish enough to sit on it, that's where he would have had his fatal fall. Not all the East German guards nor all the Stasi operatives who spied on everyone could have put poor Humpty together again. It was a defining moment for mankind, exposing the ultimate failure of the brutal and goofy Marxist economic system. As John F. Kennedy noted on his visit to the Wall in 1963: "There are some who say communism is the wave of the future. Let them come to Berlin." ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/SuzanneFields/2007/11/12/the_wall_came_tumbling_down

A Better Way to Go Green. Next month, the world will get a chance to enjoy some brazen hypocrisy. Former Vice President Al Gore will speak in Oslo as he accepts his Nobel Peace Prize. No doubt he’ll offer plenty of hot rhetoric about the dangers of global warming, and warn listeners they need to act -- right now -- to save our fragile planet. But how will Gore get to Norway? Maybe he’ll take a wind-powered Clipper ship and then climb aboard a dogsled to go the rest of the way. But if that’s the case, he’d better leave immediately. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/RichTucker/2007/11/09/a_better_way_to_go_green

ME atomic programs 'apocalyptic'. "We hope there will be stability and the [Pakistani] nuclear weapons won't fall into radical hands," he said. "If the Taliban or [al-Qaida leader Osama] bin Laden get control [of Pakistan] they will have nuclear weapons for terror use and they don't hide their opinions about Israel." Lieberman, whose office is in charge of coordinating Israel's efforts against the Iranian threat, blasted International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei as a major obstacle to the West's efforts to impose further sanctions on Iran. ... Full story: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1192380772105 [Link submitted by Hugo Schmidt]

China signals flight from dollar. An unprecedented signal from senior Chinese leaders that the Asian economic giant might abandon the U.S. dollar sent shockwaves through the markets today as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 360 points and the greenback fell to a record low against the euro. ... "If that were to happen, all bets are off, and we will be in a depression that makes 1929 look like child's play," he said, "or we will experience Weimar Republic inflation as the dollar makes extreme moves toward devaluations." ... The Federal Reserve faces a dilemma, he explained. If it raises interest rates to prop up the dollar, the housing market and the stock markets will be slammed, causing a recession. A lowering of interest rates to stimulate the economy would erode the dollar further and spark massive inflation. ... Full story: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58563

Why An Income Tax is NOT Necessary. "There is absolutely no authority for the federal government to legislate in areas of the environment, education, the NEA, the FDA and many others. It may surprise you to find out that agencies such as FDA, DEA and the EPA all derive their jurisdiction from international treaties. When the powers that be wish to circumvent the U.S. Constitution, they do it either through an executive order or international treaties. We strongly encourage you to investigate this issue thoroughly. Prior to the Federal Department of Education, America had the finest schools in the world. Since this disastrous and unconstitutional grab for power, we can all see that a quadrillion dollars a year will not fix our schools, and they continue to decline faster than the feds or states can shovel money into them. ... Full story: http://www.devvy.com/notax.html

Sinking Currency? Sinking Country! The euro, worth 83 cents in the early George W. Bush years, is at $1.45. The British pound is back up over $2, the highest level since the Carter era. The Canadian dollar, which used to be worth 65 cents, is worth more than the U.S. dollar for the first time in half a century. Oil is over $90 a barrel. Gold, down to $260 an ounce not so long ago, has hit $800. Have gold, silver, oil, the euro, the pound and the Canadian dollar all suddenly soared in value in just a few years? Nope. The dollar has plummeted in value, more so in Bush's term than during any comparable period of U.S. history. Indeed, Bush is presiding over a worldwide abandonment of the American dollar. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/PatrickJBuchanan/2007/11/02/sinking_currency,_sinking_country

Bush's Toilet Bowl Treaty For America. It is amazing but true. The Bush Administration wants the Senate to ratify a treaty that will invite international inspections of what you flush down your toilet. ... Annex III is titled, "Domestic Wastewater," which is defined as including "all discharges from households, commercial facilities, hotels, septage and any other entity…" These discharges are defined as encompassing (1) toilet flushing, (2) discharges from showers, wash basins, kitchens and laundries, or discharges from small industries, provided their composition and quantity are compatible with treatment in a domestic wastewater system. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Kincaid/cliff183.htm

What if 20 Million Illegal Aliens Vacated America? If 20 million illegal aliens returned "home," the U.S. economy would return to the rule of law. Employers would hire legal American citizens at a living wage. Everyone would pay their fair share of taxes because they wouldn't be working off the books. That would result in an additional $401 billion in IRS income taxes collected annually, and an equal amount for local state and city coffers. ... Finally, if we didn’t allow them here, the California wild fires would not have occurred: “Radical Hispanic separatist organization MEChA ("Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan") took responsibility for setting the wildfires in California,” confirmed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Wooldridge/frosty306.htm

Is a 'North American Union' in the future? WASHINGTON - Someday soon, you'll be keeping ameros in your wallet, not dollars. The goods they buy will zip freely from Mexico to Canada on an enormous new road. And the United States will merge with its neighbors into a massive North American Union that reigns sovereign over more than 440 million people. At least that is the vision being raised by a small but vocal group of bloggers, activists and border-security hard-liners. As the U.S. has increased efforts to cooperate with Canada and Mexico on security and trade, and as the Bush administration has pushed immigration reforms that are extremely unpopular with many conservatives, opponents have become more convinced that North America is heading toward a merger. Full story: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/1024conspiracy1024.html

Ron Paul for U.S. President. He's 100% pro-life/anti-abortion. As an Ob. Gyn., he's personally delivered 4,000 babies. As a Congressman, he's continuously worked to reverse Roe v. Wade - the unconstitutional Supreme Court decision that led to the illegal legalization of abortion across America. He's for immediately taking our troops out of Iraq for the following reasons: 1. Congress has never declared war on Iraq. The U.S. Constitution states that the President has the right to send troops to other countries. However, if the Congress doesn't declare war within 90 days, the President is required to immediately bring the troops home to U.S. soil. ... 3. Iraq never attacked us. It's called a "pre-emptive strike" when we invade another sovereign nation that never attacked us.  Full story: http://www.covenantnews.com/garrett071024.htm

Global Warming's Inconvenient Truths -- an Interview with Fred Singer.  Q: When you say global warming is natural, what is your chief culprit? A: The sun. The sun. Definitely. The evidence we have shows an extremely strong correlation with solar activity. The (Earth’s) temperature follows the solar activity and the correlation is very strong. The mechanism itself is still under some dispute, but we think in some way the sun influences cosmic rays, which in turn influences cloudiness. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/BillSteigerwald/2007/10/23/global_warmings_inconvenient_truths_--_an_interview_with_fred_singer

Tests reveal high chemical levels in kids' bodies NEW YORK (CNN). Michelle Hammond and Jeremiah Holland were intrigued when a friend at the Oakland Tribune asked them and their two young children to take part in a cutting-edge study to measure the industrial chemicals in their bodies. "In the beginning, I wasn't worried at all; I was fascinated," Hammond, 37, recalled. But that fascination soon changed to fear, as tests revealed that their children -- Rowan, then 18 months, ... had two to three times the level of flame retardants in his body that's been known to cause thyroid dysfunction in lab rats." ... Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/10/22/body.burden/index.html?eref=ib_topstories [Link submitted by Hugo Schmidt]

Can Eating Pork and Shellfish Destroy Your Health? Pigs are also notorious for being infected with parasites and tapeworms because they roll around in poop most of their lives. Anyone that knows anything about cooking pork knows that it is important to cook it long enough and warm enough to make sure all the parasites and tapeworms have been killed off. If not, you could become infected. ... A doctor that I know personally says that pig fat is the best medium there is for cancer growth. ... They also have the ability to replicate the cancer virus in a Petri dish. What he told me is that the best medium he works with for growing cancer viruses is pig fat. Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Ciola/greg8.htm

Bush Treating Terrorists Better Than Imprisoned Border Patrol Agents. In a fact sheet comparison of Gitmo Camp 4, the medium-security terrorist detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and the solitary confinement experienced by Ramos and Compean under the US Bureau of Prisons, Rohrabacher claims the former border agents spend 23 hours per day in their cells, with only one hour permitted outdoors per day. Camp 4 Gitmo detainees, according to Rohrabacher's fact sheet, are allowed to live in a communal setting that permits up to nine hours per day in outside exercise and recreational facilities that included covered picnic tables and ping-pong tables, as well as access to soccer fields and volleyball courts. Full Report: http://www.newswithviews.com/NWV-News/news12.htm

Pro-Abortion Feminist Marchers Assault Peaceful Prayer Group in Argentina. CORDOBA, October 18, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A pro-abortion march by angry feminists in the Argentine city of Cordoba became the scene of religious harassment last Sunday as demonstrators assaulted a peaceful group of Catholics praying in front of the Cathedral. ... The Catholics held their ground, praying the rosary and shutting their eyes as the feminists embraced each other sexually and removed their shirts and pants, exposing their genitals and chanting obscene slogans.  The feminists also threw bags of red paint over the heads of the prayer group, staining the cathedral. Full story: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/oct/07101802.html

The Cost of Trying to Control Global Warming. Private planes may be “the only way to go” for O’Reilly, Leno and Gore. But millions of other Americans can’t be sanguine about the price increases and job losses that Gorenomics would cause. Kyoto-like policies that, the Clinton-Gore Administration itself estimated in 1998, would raise electricity bills 86%, the price of heating oil by 76%, and gasoline prices by 66 cents a gallon, while reducing our economic growth rate by 1.2% and putting about a million people out of work. Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/AmyRidenour/2007/10/17/what_bill_o%e2%80%99reilly_told_jay_leno

Do "Gun-Free" Zones Encourage School Shootings? Since the 1970s, on school campuses in Israel, policy requires teachers and parent aides to arm themselves with semi-automatic weapons. The result? School shootings have plummeted to zero. As for Cleveland, would allowing authority figures to arm themselves have resulted in reduced casualties, or perhaps even deterred the shooter in the first place? No one can say for sure. But no doubt at least some Cleveland parents now believe the benefits of armed campus adults outweigh the costs. Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LarryElder/2007/10/18/do_gun-free_zones_encourage_school_shootings?page=1

New face of vandalism? A 6-year-old Park Slope girl is facing a $300 fine from the city for doing what city kids have been doing for decades: drawing a pretty picture with common sidewalk chalk. Obviously not all of Natalie Shea’s 10th Street neighbors thought her blue chalk splotch was her best work — a neighbor called 311 to report the “graffiti,” and the Department of Sanitation quickly sent a standard letter to Natalie’s mom, Jen Pepperman. Can somebody stop these bureaucrats before they Kafka again? ... Full story: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/30/40/30_40graffitigirl.html

Ban on 'Mom' and 'Dad' sparks call for exodus. A call is being issued to Christians who have been engaged in the culture wars in California's schools to abandon the system, after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a ban on "discriminatory bias" against homosexuals and others with alternative sexual lifestyles. ... "The so-called 'public schools' are no longer a safe emotional environment for children. Under the new law, schoolchildren as young as kindergarten will be sexually indoctrinated and introduced to homosexuality, bisexuality, and transsexuality, over the protests of parents, teachers and even school districts," he said. ... "Having 'mom' and 'dad' promotes a discriminatory bias. You have to either get rid of 'mom' and 'dad' or include everything when talking about [parental issues]," she said. "They [promoters of sexual alternative lifestyles] do consider that discriminatory." ... Full story: http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58154

The Iraqi Genocide. Why has not the Turkish parliament given tit for tat and passed a resolution condemning the Iraqi Genocide? As a result of Bush’s invasion of Iraq, more than one million Iraqis have died, and several millions are displaced persons. The Iraqi death toll and the millions of uprooted Iraqis match the Armenian deaths and deportations. If one is a genocide, so is the other. ... Full story: http://www.vdare.com/roberts/071015_iraq.htm [The link for this article is being included to give readers of this forum a chance to hear the best arguments from both sides of the controversy about Bush's wisdom of implementing his pre-emptive war doctrine.]

Israel Struck a Nuclear Project in Syria. WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 — Israel’s air attack on Syria last month was directed against a site that Israeli and American intelligence analysts judged was a partly constructed nuclear reactor, apparently modeled on one North Korea has used to create its stockpile of nuclear weapons fuel, according to American and foreign officials with access to the intelligence reports. ... Full story: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/washington/14weapons.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin

President Bush Defends Rapist-Murderer To Appease Mexico. It seems President George W. Bush will stop at no lengths to appease Mexico and place the United States under international authority. His latest fiasco, however, twists logic, mocks justice, and defies decency. I am referring to the fact that President Bush is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the death penalty of an illegal Mexican alien convicted of brutally raping and murdering two Houston, Texas teenagers back in 1993. ... Full report: http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin406.htm [The author fails to mention that, according to an international agreement which the U.S. did sign, the U.S. authorities failed to advice the criminals of their right to contact the Mexican Consul.]

Ahmadinejad Calls for the Transfer of Israel to Alaska! Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Friday vowed once again to destroy Israel and called for a referendum to transfer Israel's Jews to Canada, Alaska or Europe. "Canada and Alaska have vast lands, why don't you relocate them over there and keep helping them over there with (aid of) 30 to 40 billion dollars per year for building a new existence over there," Ahmadinejad said during a rally in Tehran to mark Al Quds Day, a political holiday Iran created to protest the "enemies of Islam." ... Full story: http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.672581/k.CB99/Home.htm?sid=147912553&msource=sep07&auid=3070882

Sputnik's Impact on American Technology. We had no idea how lucky we were with Sputnik. The subsequent panic turned out to be an enormous boon. The fear of falling behind the Communists induced the federal government to pour a river of money into science and math education. The result was a generation of scientists who gave us not only Apollo and the moon, but the sinews of the information age -- for example, ARPA that created ARPANET that became the Internet -- that have assured American technological dominance to this day. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2007/10/05/sputniks_impact_on_american_technology

The prohibitive cost of Illegal Immigration to Taxpayers. 1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people) are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.
2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.
3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.
4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal , whose births were paid for by taxpayers. ... Read more ==>

Illegal immigrants moving out, Illegal immigrants living in states and cities that have adopted strict immigration policies are packing up and moving back to their home countries or to neighboring states.The exodus has been fueled by a wave of laws targeting illegal immigrants in Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia and elsewhere. Many were passed after congressional efforts to overhaul the immigration system collapsed in June. Immigrants say the laws have raised fears of workplace raids and deportation. ... Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-09-26-moving_N.htm?POE=click-refer [Link submitted by Hugo Schmidt]

Global Warming Hysteria. Despite increasing evidence that man-made CO2 is not a significant greenhouse gas and contributor to climate change, politicians and others who wish to control our lives must maintain that it is. According to the Detroit Free Press, Rep. John Dingell wants a 50-cents-a-gallon tax on gasoline. We've heard such calls before, but there's a new twist. Dingell also wants to eliminate the mortgage tax deduction on what he calls "McMansions," homes that are 3,000 square feet and larger. That's because larger homes use more energy. ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/WalterEWilliams/2007/09/26/global_warming_hysteria

Is the Collapse of the Dollar Near?  As I write, the Canadian dollar is at par with our own, which hasn’t happened for more than thirty years. The Saudis for the first time are refusing to follow the Fed’s Bernanke down the chute and Communist-occupied China, which Washington created, is threatening to destroy the dollar by dumping it. The Euro, which started out as an experiment, now stands at an unbelievable $1.40, trending higher. The bond market could collapse. Talk about a possible collapse of the dollar is in the air,  ... Full story: http://www.newswithviews.com/Stang/alan5.htm [Link submitted by Wyjoz]

China to build new space launch center. BEIJING (AP) — China is planning to build a new satellite launch site — the country's fourth — to boost its burgeoning space program, state media reported Sunday. The facility will be located in Wenchang on the southern island province of Hainan, about 38 miles away from the provincial capital Haikou, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The site is close to the equator which makes it well suited for launches because lower latitudes have stronger centrifugal forces, reducing the amount of energy required to launch rockets, Xinhua said. ... Full story: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2007-09-23-china-spacecenter_N.htm?POE=click-refer

Suicide Bombings Never Justified, Majority of Muslims Worldwide Say. George Bush and Osama bin Laden are both losing the battle for Muslim hearts and minds, according to a new report. The Pew Global Attitudes Project, a 47-nation survey, found that rising prosperity in the Islamic world has helped slash support for terrorism and bin Laden, but has not changed minds about the U.S., which most Muslims still view as a military threat. Majorities in 15 of 16 Muslim countries surveyed said suicide bombings can be rarely or never justified, the report said. The Palestinian territories were the exception, where 70 percent of respondents said suicide bombing is sometimes or often justified. The percentage of Muslims saying that suicide bombing is justified fell sharply since 2002 in five of eight countries where the trend could be measured. In Pakistan, for example, 9 percent of Muslims said suicide bombings to defend Islam are often or sometimes justified, compared with 33 percent in 2002. ... Full story: http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=1311#3

Members of Congress Who Should Resign Right After Larry Craig. There has been a lot of talk about Larry Craig's on again/off again decision to resign from Congress. Like most Republicans, I'm of the opinion that Craig should resign, but wouldn't it be great if he could take a few people with him? Like who? Glad you asked! For starters, here are a few honorable mentions that probably deserve to be out of Congress -- or in jail if they're Republicans. Alternately, if they're Democrats, you can look forward to their serving in Congress for the next few decades. Honorable Mentions: Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Congressman John Doolittle (R-CA), Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Congressman Jerry Lewis ... Full story: http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnHawkins/2007/09/07/9_members_of_congress_who_should_resign_right_after_larry_craig?page=full&comments=true

Pentagon Has 3-Day Blitz Plan for Iran. The United States has a "shock and awe" plan designed to annihilate Iran's military, in the event of an attack. According to the Sunday Times of London, the plan calls for massive airstrikes against 1,200 targets in Iran, over three days. Alexis Debat, director of terrorism and national security at the Nixon Center, told the Times that U.S. military planners were not preparing for “pinprick strikes” against Iran’s nuclear facilities. “They’re about taking out the entire Iranian military. ... Whether you go for pinprick strikes or all-out military action, the reaction from the Iranians will be the same.” President Bush has accused Iran of putting the Middle East “under the shadow of a nuclear holocaust" because of its nuclear program. ... Full story: http://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/iran_attack/2007/09/02/29343.html?s=al&promo_code=3955-1