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UK conman pockets 1/2 million in cash
Mary sends us a link to a story in the UK’s Daily Mail about 51-year-old Christopher Copeland who set up collection stations for “Help For Heroes” veteran charity outside of supermarkets from 2010 to 2011 and racked in over a-half-million bucks in donations that went straight into his pockets; The teams would use Copeland’s fleet […]
Rockets over Tel Aviv
Richard sends us some pictures that his boss took and sent him of some parts from Hamas’ rockets north of Tel Aviv. Notice that some still have their manufacturing markings, in the unlikely case that you have any doubts about their origins;
We are not the world’s policeman, but…
In the Washington Post today, Editorial page editor Fred Hiatt writes “Obama’s foreign policy reveals the effects of disengagement“. Hiatt lists the scant foreign policy of this administration. While the world begged for leadership, the president, instead focused on transforming domestic policies to suit his own politics. The results of that disengagement from the world, […]
Another Dem War Hero
My reaction to the revelation that Democrat senator John Walsh, a retired brigadier general and one-time adjutant general (head) of Montana’s National Guard, had plagiarized much of his master’s thesis at the Army’s Command and General Staff War College was similar to that of most veterans. I felt a queasy disgust, not so much at […]
Gun control fails in Afghanistan
Stars & Stripes reports that the US and the government of Afghanistan has lost tens of thousands of weapons. The Washington Post reports that hundreds of thousands of weapons may be unaccounted for by the Afghan government. From S&S; Of the nearly half a million weapons registered in a U.S. Department of Defense database called […]
Times of Israel: Kerry betrayed Israel
John Kerry tried to cram a really bad deal for Israel down their collective throat the other day, but all he really did was unite the various political factions who now think that they are not only fighting a terrorist neighbor, but also their former ally against terrorism. The Times of Israel calls it “The […]
About That “Global Warming” . . . .
Provided without comment. Hat tip to this guy for the graphic. His blog looks to be a good one to frequent. Oh, and in case you’re wondering: his title for the article accompanying this graphic was “Coolest Summer On Record In The US”.
Metro DC police won’t enforce gun ban
The Washington Post reports that Chief Cathy Lanier of DC’s Metropolitan Police Department has instructed her officers that DC’s residents who are in possession of legally registered gun outside of their homes won’t be subject to the gun laws that were overturned this weekend. The lifting of the ban includes non-residents of the District. In […]
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