Update 3/9/07: Counter Terrorism
Update 3/1/07: Finally Dutch realize they are in DUTCH! Hat tip bg.
If you click on the title above it will tell you what I said in a recent month investigative report.
Update 2/25/07: Power line
Update 2/23/07: Look what's coming to a campus near you!
and: Get what message across? And yes they look like thugs to me!
Here we go: Way to go CNN!!!
Update: YouTube is a supporter of the... Ok I have had enough! Question Christianity? No Problem eh youtube!?
Now you can click on a link that I have. Hat tip to bg for: "This link on the investigative report!"
Emerson on Hannity & Colmes 02/20/07
SEAN HANNITY: Are you comparing America to Nazis?
IMAM ABDUL ALIM MUSA, MASID AL-ISLAM CENTER: Well, I think America is on the exact same road. I think George Bush is following the same prescription that Adolf Hitler...
HANNITY: All right. I want to run this tape. I want to run this next tape.(END VIDEO CLIP)
HANNITY: That was Imam Abdul Alim Musa on "Hannity's America" this past Sunday. But this wasn't the first time the imam has made controversial remarks. We have video of him over the past seven years spewing hatred of the very country that he lives in.(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MUSA: And America is the most criminal government in the world.
We they go out and strike at the heart of Zionism, they are not suicide bombers; they are heroes.
If you don't stay out of our way and leave us alone, we're going to burn America down.(END VIDEO CLIP)
HANNITY: Joining us now with new details about this in Washington, D.C., is terrorism expert Steve Emerson is with us.
Steve, I don't know if you saw some of what we had on Sunday night. I spent a lot of time with him on the radio today. The quotes about burning America down, comparing America, saying it's worse than Nazism; they're not suicide bombers, they're heroes. This is a very dangerous man in my view. Your thoughts?
STEVE EMERSON, TERRORISM ANALYST: I agree with you wholeheartedly. He's dangerous. Not just because of the thoughts that he utters but because of the influence that he generates.
Here, he's an imam that has control or influence over hundreds if not thousands of followers. He gives speeches at mainstream -- quote, "mainstream" rallies with other Islamic leaders in the United States. He's been to Iran and the Sudan on missions to essentially prop up those radical regimes.
HANNITY: Right.
EMERSON: He supports suicide bombings. And the effects that he has on his followers can be incendiary and cause violence.
HANNITY: He supports Hezbollah. And their manifesto, as we all know, calls for the destruction of the state of Israel. He supports Hamas. He supports the Ayatollah Khomeini. Remember, when he came into power, the Islamic Revolution, 444 days Americans held hostage. He had nice things to say about bin Laden in our interview.
It's interesting. He wants to hide it, especially when you confront him with his exact words, but clearly in an unguarded moment, when he doesn't know he's really being taped, this is what he says.
What can you do? What -- we believe in free speech, freedom of association, the ability to say anything you want. This is his belief system. What can we do?
EMERSON: Here's the quandary, but I'll tell you something shocking. He was invited to the White House Iftar dinner in December of 2000.
Here's a man who basically believes the United States should be destroyed. And yet he was invited along with other notables to this dinner -- August dinner that celebrated Iftar along with the president, President Clinton, at that point.
As far as what to do about it, look, the fact of the matter is that he is exploiting free speech. And unless he goes over that line in inciting someone to carry out violence or carries out violence himself, he's basically protected.
But I think, though, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies should be monitoring him full-scale.
ALAN COLMES: Steve it's Alan Colmes. This guy's real name, by the way, is Clarence Reeves. He was born in Arkansas and grew up in Oakland. And he converted to Islam.
HANNITY: A convicted drug dealer.
COLMES: Clearly, the fact is we do have free speech and we need a First Amendment to protect the very kind of speech, reprehensible though it is, as we just saw it, agreed?
EMERSON: I agree. I'm not saying arrest him on the basis of this, but I also am saying that in the same way that David Duke is considered to be dangerous in terms of his statements about blacks and Jews and -- merits an investigation, not necessarily an arrest. The same would be applying to him because he openly exhorts followers to carry out violence and suicide bombs.
COLMES: Should we investigate anybody who says things that are perceived -- only perceived but are blatantly anti-American. Should anybody who make that kind of speech be investigated by the federal authorities?
EMERSON: Well, when you say anybody, no, no, not anybody but anybody who follows a checklist like this in terms of supporting Hamas, supporting Hezbollah, supporting Iran, supporting suicide bombings, supporting bin Laden.
I think those are -- those are the type of indices that should mark somebody who should be investigated. Again, not necessarily arrested. But certainly gave more scrutiny as to what activities he might be engaged in.
COLMES: I'm a little cautious about the government investigating people who speak out, reprehensible though the things they are that they say.
Is there any evidence that this guy has said and done anything illegal, other than said some incendiary things, any evidence he's actually incited anybody to commit an illegal act or done anything illegal himself?
EMERSON: Well, first of all, he's traveled to Iran and the Sudan. Both regimes have severe restrictions in terms of -- imposed by the U.S. in terms of who can travel to them. And I don't know whether he has violated the IEPA restrictions in terms of traveling to those countries.
No. 2, I am not sure, but I would bet you, Alan, that he might have directed moneys to supporting, quote, "the resistance" in those countries because he's been so supportive of Hamas and Hezbollah.
HANNITY: Steve, if you support suicide bombings and say they're heroes, Hamas, Hezbollah, the Ayatollah Khomeini, Ahmadinejad and bin Laden, we better be watching you. And I hope our government is. This guy is very dangerous.
Thank you for being with us, Steve.
EMERSON: You bet.
Yes all you Barbie and Ken’s of the world they are trying to take not only your life but your freedom!
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Oh Hillary Will You Stop Already!
Update: 2/20/07 Oh and this tells me more about you Hillary! Will not make a fine president! Your a real chameleon! What else is going to come out of that mouth! I will have to reference this post during election time!
How can it be a discussion when most of us see it as one sided!!! Your side! It’s all about you isn’t it Hillary! Same for all the cut and run cronies!
Even at hot air they can see your true colors! So Hillary, give it a rest already! It’s not like your democratic husband cared about the military. Remember instead of making it better he cut the funding and cut the military back! “President” George W. Bush had to take two years to get our military back on running ground again. Suppose we were threatened by more terrorists? We would be a nation not ready. Now is that safe? So please Hillary cut the crap!
The conversation with you would be like talking to a wall!
To our military families and to our hero's!
Hat tip to Mike's America! Go there and enjoy!
Hat tip for the chuckle goes to bg: uh-oh, Muslims are going to protest...
Update: Happy Presidents Day! GWB celebrating Presidents Day!
and this little FYI: Kurdistan Strives For Autonomy
How can it be a discussion when most of us see it as one sided!!! Your side! It’s all about you isn’t it Hillary! Same for all the cut and run cronies!
Even at hot air they can see your true colors! So Hillary, give it a rest already! It’s not like your democratic husband cared about the military. Remember instead of making it better he cut the funding and cut the military back! “President” George W. Bush had to take two years to get our military back on running ground again. Suppose we were threatened by more terrorists? We would be a nation not ready. Now is that safe? So please Hillary cut the crap!
The conversation with you would be like talking to a wall!
To our military families and to our hero's!
Hat tip to Mike's America! Go there and enjoy!
Hat tip for the chuckle goes to bg: uh-oh, Muslims are going to protest...
Update: Happy Presidents Day! GWB celebrating Presidents Day!
and this little FYI: Kurdistan Strives For Autonomy
Saturday, February 17, 2007
I Want Them All To Be Investigated!
That goes for the green looking characters too! DAMN IT!
Live from Tulsa Oklahoma: "Radicals are in charge in the American Hartland"
It is about safety and not racial profiling! Well said by Michelle! Remember that terrorists have hired thugs! It's a duck! That is what matters!
SO WAKE UP STUPID!!!
Live from Tulsa Oklahoma: "Radicals are in charge in the American Hartland"
It is about safety and not racial profiling! Well said by Michelle! Remember that terrorists have hired thugs! It's a duck! That is what matters!
SO WAKE UP STUPID!!!
The Global Warming Feeding Frenzy
Hat tip to Kurt M.
I've been having discussions with various friends regarding the global warming feeding frenzy. Here is an alternative view that might be interesting reading.
I’d like a little global warming please. The global warming feeding frenzy.
There is more to the global warming theory that meets the eye and certainly much more than is gleaned by the drive by media and the junk-science global warming feeding frenzy community. There is a large sector of the scientific community that doesn't believe in the environmental global warming theory other than as a natural pendulum effect of the earth maintaining it's balance (literally) without the evil 'parasitic' influence of man.
The global warming scientists really have virtually no, none, zero scientific evidence for the man made global warming model/theory. They don't know what the average temperature of the earth was 200 or 500 or 1000 years ago. They have a theory and a theory is all that it really is.
There is a fairly large faction of scientific research that is very well documented that believes that there was an approximately 45 degree crustal displacement shift due to excessive ice buildup at the poles during the last ice age. The earth has a primary rotational axis, but also has a slight wobble which creates a 24000 year precession cycle. If the earth becomes too massive at the poles the wobble will eventually cause the exterior crust to slide over the viscous mantle and displace itself so that the more massive (polar ice) area is centered closer to the equator due to centrifugal force. There is still considerable friction between the mantle and crust so the crustal displacement doesn't shift the heavy ice caps completely to the equator. The initial displacement is enough to displace the earth's crust but the mantle is not viscous or slippery enough to allow the crust to completely slip to the rotational outer point of the earth. Lots of inertia, but lots of friction also.
This is a theory believed by many reputable scientists and would explain the rapid meltdown of ice (now near the equator) and the flash frozen mammoths in Siberia that were displaced from a temperate zone and relocated to the polar regions. This would most likely occur in the dead of winter when the ice accumulation at the North Pole was the greatest. Yes the mammoths kept eating, because that's what mammoths did, but they got cold fast and froze with the food still in their stomachs. If you or I were suddenly placed at the North Pole in our temperate weather clothing we would probably freeze to death with the food still in our stomachs. This also explains the rapid sea level rise of approximate 123' around 10000-12000 years before present, during the last ice age meltdown, a scientifically undisputed fact.
So, I'm all in favor of a little global warming as I would prefer that my house remain at 39 degrees north latitude as opposed to being displaced to say 88 degrees north. This theoretical puzzle seems to fit together much more precisely, with far fewer missing pieces than the bizarre global warming mantra. There are numerous books by various authors showing underwater cities and temples and other well researched studies all ignored by the main stream junk-science media and mainstream anthropologists and other bandwagon scientific types. If it doesn't fit their theory they simply ignore the evidence as an anomaly that's unexplainable (to them). Scientists are really good at this and spend a huge amount of energy defending their own theoretical turf. Remember than scientists (as opposed to engineers) generally do not produce a marketable product so they must derive their income from scientific research grants. Studying ‘things’ is fun but it doesn’t pay the bills.
The problem is that there is far more evidence against the global warming theory that for it. The drive by media has latched onto this bizarre unsubstantiated global warming theory which tends to cause a large portion of the traditional scientific community (all of which are trying to get funding for their own pet projects) to jump on to the global warming band wagon. Give us $50,000,000 so we can study global warming, results guaranteed!! Besides I need a new 'green' earth friendly Ferrari. This will help expedite the study and will also increase the accuracy of the results.
By the way, ‘Scientists’ are not all virtuous and solely interested in the righteous platitudes depicted by the media. Science has brought us many wonderful technologies but also nuclear, biological and chemical weapons which are some of the most horrifying creations of mankind. I think most ‘scientists’ are just normal people that want to drive a nice car and live in a big house like everyone else, which is human nature. Have you ever noticed how the ‘green,’ continuousness of the world, left wing, Al Gore weenies want to spend your money to ‘fix’ the perceived problems of their small alarmist minds?
Wouldn't this make a great sci-fi catastrophe disaster film? It would be better than some of the one's I've seen that were based on total junk science. Remember 'Water World?' Kevin Costner still can't figure out what happened to his burgeoning Hollywood career.
I recently saw an Internet ‘news’ headline with a caption that said ‘Is this our fault?’ It was a picture of two polar bears standing on a small melting iceberg as if they were stranded. Polar bears hangout on pack ice all winter until the polar ice cap partially melts at which time they move to shore and loll around until winter when the pack ice returns and they head out again to hunt seals. The polar bears pictured were not stranded. Polar bears love to jump into the arctic waters and can swim 50 miles of open water. It’s their gig, they like it. The media’s attempt to portray this image as stranded helpless polar bears is ridiculous. I would like to see the author of that idiotic article walk up to shore where the polar bears are ‘stranded’ on the iceberg and ask them if they need help getting back to shore.
So the next time you hear the cry to eliminate fossil fuel usage and join natural tribal communities living in perfect earth harmony inside glass domed micro-environments all in the interest of stopping global warming just remember that once the earth was flat, man could never fly and the government is here to help you.
"Theory Kurt!? Heh! Yeah I agree with you!
As for “scientific evidence” goes I call it an uneducated guess! A hypothesis with no data to back it up!" Nice job Kurt! ^..^
I've been having discussions with various friends regarding the global warming feeding frenzy. Here is an alternative view that might be interesting reading.
I’d like a little global warming please. The global warming feeding frenzy.
There is more to the global warming theory that meets the eye and certainly much more than is gleaned by the drive by media and the junk-science global warming feeding frenzy community. There is a large sector of the scientific community that doesn't believe in the environmental global warming theory other than as a natural pendulum effect of the earth maintaining it's balance (literally) without the evil 'parasitic' influence of man.
The global warming scientists really have virtually no, none, zero scientific evidence for the man made global warming model/theory. They don't know what the average temperature of the earth was 200 or 500 or 1000 years ago. They have a theory and a theory is all that it really is.
There is a fairly large faction of scientific research that is very well documented that believes that there was an approximately 45 degree crustal displacement shift due to excessive ice buildup at the poles during the last ice age. The earth has a primary rotational axis, but also has a slight wobble which creates a 24000 year precession cycle. If the earth becomes too massive at the poles the wobble will eventually cause the exterior crust to slide over the viscous mantle and displace itself so that the more massive (polar ice) area is centered closer to the equator due to centrifugal force. There is still considerable friction between the mantle and crust so the crustal displacement doesn't shift the heavy ice caps completely to the equator. The initial displacement is enough to displace the earth's crust but the mantle is not viscous or slippery enough to allow the crust to completely slip to the rotational outer point of the earth. Lots of inertia, but lots of friction also.
This is a theory believed by many reputable scientists and would explain the rapid meltdown of ice (now near the equator) and the flash frozen mammoths in Siberia that were displaced from a temperate zone and relocated to the polar regions. This would most likely occur in the dead of winter when the ice accumulation at the North Pole was the greatest. Yes the mammoths kept eating, because that's what mammoths did, but they got cold fast and froze with the food still in their stomachs. If you or I were suddenly placed at the North Pole in our temperate weather clothing we would probably freeze to death with the food still in our stomachs. This also explains the rapid sea level rise of approximate 123' around 10000-12000 years before present, during the last ice age meltdown, a scientifically undisputed fact.
So, I'm all in favor of a little global warming as I would prefer that my house remain at 39 degrees north latitude as opposed to being displaced to say 88 degrees north. This theoretical puzzle seems to fit together much more precisely, with far fewer missing pieces than the bizarre global warming mantra. There are numerous books by various authors showing underwater cities and temples and other well researched studies all ignored by the main stream junk-science media and mainstream anthropologists and other bandwagon scientific types. If it doesn't fit their theory they simply ignore the evidence as an anomaly that's unexplainable (to them). Scientists are really good at this and spend a huge amount of energy defending their own theoretical turf. Remember than scientists (as opposed to engineers) generally do not produce a marketable product so they must derive their income from scientific research grants. Studying ‘things’ is fun but it doesn’t pay the bills.
The problem is that there is far more evidence against the global warming theory that for it. The drive by media has latched onto this bizarre unsubstantiated global warming theory which tends to cause a large portion of the traditional scientific community (all of which are trying to get funding for their own pet projects) to jump on to the global warming band wagon. Give us $50,000,000 so we can study global warming, results guaranteed!! Besides I need a new 'green' earth friendly Ferrari. This will help expedite the study and will also increase the accuracy of the results.
By the way, ‘Scientists’ are not all virtuous and solely interested in the righteous platitudes depicted by the media. Science has brought us many wonderful technologies but also nuclear, biological and chemical weapons which are some of the most horrifying creations of mankind. I think most ‘scientists’ are just normal people that want to drive a nice car and live in a big house like everyone else, which is human nature. Have you ever noticed how the ‘green,’ continuousness of the world, left wing, Al Gore weenies want to spend your money to ‘fix’ the perceived problems of their small alarmist minds?
Wouldn't this make a great sci-fi catastrophe disaster film? It would be better than some of the one's I've seen that were based on total junk science. Remember 'Water World?' Kevin Costner still can't figure out what happened to his burgeoning Hollywood career.
I recently saw an Internet ‘news’ headline with a caption that said ‘Is this our fault?’ It was a picture of two polar bears standing on a small melting iceberg as if they were stranded. Polar bears hangout on pack ice all winter until the polar ice cap partially melts at which time they move to shore and loll around until winter when the pack ice returns and they head out again to hunt seals. The polar bears pictured were not stranded. Polar bears love to jump into the arctic waters and can swim 50 miles of open water. It’s their gig, they like it. The media’s attempt to portray this image as stranded helpless polar bears is ridiculous. I would like to see the author of that idiotic article walk up to shore where the polar bears are ‘stranded’ on the iceberg and ask them if they need help getting back to shore.
So the next time you hear the cry to eliminate fossil fuel usage and join natural tribal communities living in perfect earth harmony inside glass domed micro-environments all in the interest of stopping global warming just remember that once the earth was flat, man could never fly and the government is here to help you.
"Theory Kurt!? Heh! Yeah I agree with you!
As for “scientific evidence” goes I call it an uneducated guess! A hypothesis with no data to back it up!" Nice job Kurt! ^..^
Sunday, February 04, 2007
A MARINE'S SIDE OF THE STORY..
In response to the news blurb about the Marine who put two rounds in a wounded insurgent's head in Fallujah, here's a response from a Marine:
It's a safety issue pure and simple. After assaulting through a target, we put a security round in everybody's head.
Sorry al-Reuters, there's no paddy wagon rolling around Fallujah picking up "prisoners" and offering them a hot cup a joe, falafel, and a blanket. There's no time to dick around on the target. You clear the space, dump the chumps, and move on.
Are Corpsman expected to treat wounded terrorists? Negative. Hey liberals, worried about the defense budget? Well, it would be waste, fraud, and abuse for a Corpsman to expend one man-minute or a battle dressing on a terrorist. Its much cheaper to just spend the $.02 on a 5.56mm FMJ.
Let me be very clear about this issue. I have looked around the web, and many people get this concept, but there are some stragglers.
Here is your situation Marine: You just took fire from unlawful combatants (no uniform - breaking every Geneva Convention rule there is) shooting from a religious building attempting to use the sanctuary status of their position as protection.
But you're in Fallujah now, and the Marine Corps has decided that they're not playing that game this time. That was Najaf.
So you set the mosque on fire and you hose down the terrorists with small arms, launch some AT-4s (Rockets), some 40MM grenades into the building and things quiet down. So you run over there, and find some tangos (bad guys) wounded and pretending to be dead.
You are aware that suicide martyrdom is like really popular with these idiots, and they think taking some Marines with them would be really cool. So you can either risk your life and your fire team's lives by having them cover you while you bend down and search a guy that you think is pretending to be dead for some reason.
Most of the time these are the guys with the grenade or vest made of explosives. Also, you don't know who or what is in the next room You're already speaking English to the rest of your fire team or squad which lets the terrorist know you are there and you are his enemy. You are speaking loud because your hearing is poor from shooting people for several days.
So you know that there are many other rooms to enter, and that if anyone is still alive in those rooms, they know that Americans are in the mosque.
Meanwhile (3 seconds later), you still have this terrorist (that was just shooting at you from a mosque) playing possum
What do you do? You double tap his head, and you go to the next room, that's what!!!
What about the Geneva Convention and all that Law of Land Warfare stuff? What about it. Without even addressing the issues at hand, your first thought should be, "I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6."
Bear in mind that this tactic of double tapping a fallen terrorist is a perpetual mindset that is reinforced by experience on a minute by minute basis.
Secondly, you are fighting an unlawful combatant in a Sanctuary, which is a double No-No on his part.
Third, tactically you are in no position to take "prisoners" because there are more rooms to search and clear, and the behavior of said terrorist indicates that he is up to no good.
No good in Fallujah is a very large place and the low end of no good and the high end of no good are fundamentally the same . Marines end up getting hurt or die. So there is no compelling reason for you to do anything but double tap this idiot and get on with the mission.
If you are a veteran, then everything I have just written is self evident.
If you are not a veteran, then at least try to put yourself in the situation. Remember, in Fallujah there is no yesterday, there is no tomorrow, there is only now. Right NOW. Have you ever lived in NOW for a week? It is really, really not easy.
If you have never lived in NOW for longer than it takes to finish the big roller coaster at Six Flags, then shut your hole about putting Marines in jail for "War Crimes".
Froggy OUT
***So let the military do their job! Before this happens: click on this link!*** ^..^
And this: Hagel Expects Compromise Resolution On Iraq To Pass
hat tip to Louise: Oh!! What a surprise!!
It's a safety issue pure and simple. After assaulting through a target, we put a security round in everybody's head.
Sorry al-Reuters, there's no paddy wagon rolling around Fallujah picking up "prisoners" and offering them a hot cup a joe, falafel, and a blanket. There's no time to dick around on the target. You clear the space, dump the chumps, and move on.
Are Corpsman expected to treat wounded terrorists? Negative. Hey liberals, worried about the defense budget? Well, it would be waste, fraud, and abuse for a Corpsman to expend one man-minute or a battle dressing on a terrorist. Its much cheaper to just spend the $.02 on a 5.56mm FMJ.
Let me be very clear about this issue. I have looked around the web, and many people get this concept, but there are some stragglers.
Here is your situation Marine: You just took fire from unlawful combatants (no uniform - breaking every Geneva Convention rule there is) shooting from a religious building attempting to use the sanctuary status of their position as protection.
But you're in Fallujah now, and the Marine Corps has decided that they're not playing that game this time. That was Najaf.
So you set the mosque on fire and you hose down the terrorists with small arms, launch some AT-4s (Rockets), some 40MM grenades into the building and things quiet down. So you run over there, and find some tangos (bad guys) wounded and pretending to be dead.
You are aware that suicide martyrdom is like really popular with these idiots, and they think taking some Marines with them would be really cool. So you can either risk your life and your fire team's lives by having them cover you while you bend down and search a guy that you think is pretending to be dead for some reason.
Most of the time these are the guys with the grenade or vest made of explosives. Also, you don't know who or what is in the next room You're already speaking English to the rest of your fire team or squad which lets the terrorist know you are there and you are his enemy. You are speaking loud because your hearing is poor from shooting people for several days.
So you know that there are many other rooms to enter, and that if anyone is still alive in those rooms, they know that Americans are in the mosque.
Meanwhile (3 seconds later), you still have this terrorist (that was just shooting at you from a mosque) playing possum
What do you do? You double tap his head, and you go to the next room, that's what!!!
What about the Geneva Convention and all that Law of Land Warfare stuff? What about it. Without even addressing the issues at hand, your first thought should be, "I'd rather be judged by 12 than carried by 6."
Bear in mind that this tactic of double tapping a fallen terrorist is a perpetual mindset that is reinforced by experience on a minute by minute basis.
Secondly, you are fighting an unlawful combatant in a Sanctuary, which is a double No-No on his part.
Third, tactically you are in no position to take "prisoners" because there are more rooms to search and clear, and the behavior of said terrorist indicates that he is up to no good.
No good in Fallujah is a very large place and the low end of no good and the high end of no good are fundamentally the same . Marines end up getting hurt or die. So there is no compelling reason for you to do anything but double tap this idiot and get on with the mission.
If you are a veteran, then everything I have just written is self evident.
If you are not a veteran, then at least try to put yourself in the situation. Remember, in Fallujah there is no yesterday, there is no tomorrow, there is only now. Right NOW. Have you ever lived in NOW for a week? It is really, really not easy.
If you have never lived in NOW for longer than it takes to finish the big roller coaster at Six Flags, then shut your hole about putting Marines in jail for "War Crimes".
Froggy OUT
***So let the military do their job! Before this happens: click on this link!*** ^..^
And this: Hagel Expects Compromise Resolution On Iraq To Pass
hat tip to Louise: Oh!! What a surprise!!
Hillary's Indian Name
Senator Hillary Clinton was invited to address a major gathering of The American Indian nation two weeks ago in upper New York State ...She spoke for almost an hour on her future plans for increasing every Native American's present standard of living, should she one day become the first female President.She referred to her career as a New York Senator, how she had signed "yes" for every Indian issue that came to her desk for approval. Although the Senator was vague on the details of her plan, she seemed most enthusiastic about her future ideas for helping her "red sisters and brothers".At the conclusion of her speech, the Tribes presented the senator with a plaque inscribed with her new Indian name - Walking Eagle.The proud Senator then departed in her motorcade, waving to the crowds. A news reporter later inquired of the group of chiefs of how they had come to select the new name given to the Senator.They explained that Walking Eagle is the name given to a bird so full of shit it can no longer fly.
Final Report
This Mission is best understood backwards. It was like a Passion Play with several scenes taking place at different locations. So, let me paint the picture of the final scene so you can appreciate the beauty and sobriety of how it all happened.
I somehow ended up the last car in the procession from the funeral service, and as I drove through the cemetery I felt my second wave of emotion rip through my heart. There was a sign nailed to a tree in the cemetery. It said, "Happy Valentine Emilie. Love mom." I blew it. Tears, sniffles, crashing emotion. Children should NEVER die before their parents. And with that in mind, I parked and began walking toward Cpl Morris's grave.
While I had a general idea of what to expect when I arrived at the grave site, I wasn't sure how it would actually come down. Gunny and I had discussed how to set up our different formations, but he led the advance guard, while I remained back at the funeral site with 20 -30 of our people. In addition, I'd never been to that cemetery before, so, what I saw was a surprise to me.
As I walked up to the grave site, I could see about 150 of Cpl Morris's family and friends, crowded around for the service under the awning. Forming a semi-circle around them was the Patriot Guard Riders. About fifty American flags and in the middle was Pipey - Jon the Piper.
Beyond them was one of the many wide-open canyons that make Spokane such a beautiful city. The other side of the canyon was about a half-mile way. It's really God's country and the sheer size of it brings a humbling perspective. In fact, you could stand there on a quiet day, look out over that canyon and hear God talking to you. With a backdrop like that, it's easy to see why the Spokane Indians thought of this area as holy. And it is now the resting place of our hero, Cpl Morris.
As I looked across the canyon, I was thinking how silent this environment was. Hushed whispers barely heard from the gravesite service. Silent Patriot Guards, and the stillness of the cemetery. It had the sound of a world in which time had stopped. Then the quiet was shattered by the first volley from the Marine Honor Guard. Aim Fire! You might already know this; I love the sight of Marines in dress blues. But put a weapon in their hands and the universe pays attention. They were perfect in every way and truly looked like the classic image of uniformed warriors in formal attire. My wife says, "pretty and deadly."
The salute must have been 21 guns. That's what it looked and sounded like. But, it could have been just one, because to me it was a shock to my system. Until that instant, Cpl Morris was somehow still alive in my mind. Then - Bam! Bam! Bam! and back to port arms. I could feel Darrel Morris slipping away.
Next came the painfully lonely sound of the Marine bugler playing taps. Having been a musician most of my life, and having played in the Marine Band, the sound of taps vibrates through my bones and slices right into my soul like a bayonet through pudding. It's a sound that causes my heart to skip and stops me in my tracks.
Then, Pipey wailed the Marines Hymn, leading into Amazing Grace and the semi-circle of Patriot Guard Riders silently turned and began marching away. It was like time, life, all sensation slipping through our fingers - moving away toward the horizon, into the future, leaving Darrel Morris in his final resting place.
Now, we go to the middle part of the Mission - before all that. We see 102 members of the Patriot Guard Riders in formation at Ferris High School for the funeral service. I've been told that this was the largest Mission ever in Washington. Long icy cold moments standing at attention holding the American flag. From time to time, a civilian would walk up to us and say, "Thank you for what you do." Some of the Marine Honor Guard shook everyone's hand.
Those are long, silent moments that blend into each other in a distortion of time that allows the mind to process the events transpiring. Those events are the grieving family and friends. The Marine Honor Guard. The governor's husband. A dozen members of the press. And the middle of it all, the big black hearse.
Also in attendance were the rumors and reports of protesters. They were on one side of the school. Then, they were on the other side. We never knew for certain if they were actually there. But two things were certain: 1) the police became heroes by being there in force. I heard that the protesters were there, but the SWAT unit kept moving them around. If PGR can't cattle-prod them, I like the idea of SWAT doing it. 2) the other thing we knew for certain was that there was a counter demonstration of people holding flags and signs saying, "We our troops!" The real God blesses them.
Shortly after the funeral service started, Gunny took the advance guard to the cemetery and I escorted the rear guard into the building to get warm - finally. Eventually, we formed two flag lines as parallel perimeters on either side of a walking procession that included, Cpl Morris, his family and closest friends. We escorted them to the hearse and stood silently while everyone filed out. That's when the first real wave of emotion hit me in the heart. A boy of about 15 walked by. He was about six-feet tall, 180 pounds. Had that goofy teen-age awkwardness about him and he wore a face that screamed. I could see in his face agony, fear, anger and confusion. I wanted to step out of line and hug him. Maybe because he reminded me so much of my nephew, but that I hurt deeply for that lad.
Then, we broke and headed for our vehicles to join the procession. I understand that as we were leaving, a small group was asked to stay behind for the family. All part of a day in the life of the Patriot Guard Riders. You never know when you're going to be called on to serve, and we so willingly do serve.
The procession from the high school to the cemetery took about an hour. It was a long drive. As I was the final car for most of the ride, I could look ahead and see flashing lights forever. The PD and funeral home security did an outstanding job of stopping traffic for us. And since we were driving through the heart of Spokane, there seemed to be hundreds of streets for them to block.
Now, we come to the beginning of the Mission and how the morning began. I have to confess, I was so nervous, I thought I was going to puke. But, this is the responsibility I accepted and damnit, I was going to take control of myself and the task at hand.
As I was about to deliver my Mission Briefing, I stood on the tailgate of my car and looked into the faces of 100 people. Most of them were vets. I know because I asked. Most of them were wearing their cutaways with their club colors. I love the pride of biker vets flying colors. In other words, it was an assembly of OUR people. It was an assembly of every-day heroes. It was an assembly of America's most seasoned patriots. And, I was about to address them and give them directions for our shared Mission to honor and respect Cpl Morris and his family. I was looking into the faces of men and women I would gladly have followed through the gates of hell, and my job was to serve as their leader for a short time. It was a very humbling experience and a real gut check for me.
What did I say to help them appreciate the puzzles and problems facing us. Essentially, here's what I said:
I want to start by asking you a question. What do Jane Fonda and FEMA have in common? They were the wrong warriors for the battle at hand. Today, we have an opportunity to be the right warrior for the mission at hand. And, we have an opportunity to f*ck it up too.
It is our natural tendency to meet our enemy head on. Then, we either blow him up, shoot him, stab him or kick his ass. If we do that today, we will be the wrong warrior for the mission at hand. This is a new kind of battle. One of wits and wisdom and keeping our cool in the face of a vile and disgusting enemy.
You don't pay any attention to old, chewed-up gum stuck on the street - because it doesn't deserve it. If the protesters show up, we won't pay any attention to them, because they don't deserve it.
In the end, the protesters might have showed up, but they were a nonentity. If they showed up, they were meaningless and we did not have to deal with them - although I know all of us wanted to form a flag line in front of them and fart at them, wishing the phrase, "silently but deadly" was literally true.
I'm really proud of my city and the way it responded to the insanity of those twisted vermin. Some of you saw me on TV, so you know my half of the story. The half you don't know is how decent and professional all the media people were throughout most of this Mission. Nearly all of them expressed to me with pain in their voices that they did not want to call any attention to the protesters. They expressed that they were on our side and respected the work that we do. I believe we have an allies in the Spokane media.
SSgtBAM, Pipey, Gunny, Wicked, Cal, Aunt Bill, Clean Cut - you all stepped into the fray, picked up the gauntlet and performed brilliantly. Men and Women of the PGR, again, you humble me. Thank you for giving me the honor of serving with you.
Next - as soon as the ice on my road thaws enough for me to get the Heritage out of the garage, let's ride and get together for something less meaningful but a lot more FUN. We have a large, active community of heroes here. Tuesday and today gave us a new perspective. Let's bring us all even closer together and form even more bridges between us. If you're up for it, I'll help organize it.
Until then...
Semper Fi, brothers and sisters!
Psycho (Mike)
Michael Lovas, C.Ht.
I could never join the Patriot Guard because of my anger. I know that and no I don’t need anger management because, I feel anger keeps you on your toes! I will fight behind the picture and email legislative people and doing it that way. Safer for me and the other party of morons! Legally speaking!
Maybe if I work on it a little I will get past the anger but I really doubt it! I still want to bash those idiot protesters faces to the ground! Starting with JANE! ^..^
Friday, February 02, 2007
BAPTIST, STAY THE HELL AWAY!!!
Update: 2/3/07 cut the crap King5 News!!! Not an anti war group!? BULLSHIT! The counter group will be there to take your ass out!
This group isn’t saying things about gays they are out right screaming into a megaphone calling troops and supporters of the war red necks!!! Don’t candy coat that lie lame stream media because it isn’t about gays it is a ploy and who in the hell cares what these bible thumping idiots think! THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISRUPT A SOLDIERS MEMORIAL!!! YOU (_O_)’s!!!
It's our law!
We here in Washington State will be honoring a fallen soldier! You as of today are not welcome to protest! A bill was signed! So THERE!
Message to the dips:
"You are nothing but yellow bellied (_0_) ‘ s!"
You are not welcome here and you will be dealt with! You all need to take your stupid protest to Iraq! I dare you! I dare you to go “outside the green zone” and protest! There you would be no better then the enemy and be taken out as fair game! That is what you all deserve!!!
You all need to find yourself another place to live because you are not Americans!
A bill was signed today to keep you away! DO IT OR ELSE!
I am proud of this state for doing it!!! It’s not that la,la land as you think! There are some of us working behind the scene and little la, la’s are under thumb as much as can be! So don’t be fooled by the cover! (_0_)’s!
We will honor our fallen heroes and you are not welcome! You spineless little nothings! This will be forwarded to all on my email! (Lucky them because, of you! And I hope they get upset not at me but you!)
You who try and degrade the military will be dealt with! The next time something horrible happens, to you, let it happen ten times foe! I want you to think of me! After that incident more will follow I will, will it to you! How dare you even think you can disturb the fallen heroes of this great country!?
Your rights have been taken from you here! The rights you seek are sick! Since you are against fighting for freedom we will strip you of your freedom to appose!
The rest of us will go on giving honor to these heroes! The military will be upheld with even more strength with them and the people supporting them! You, on the other hand ‘all the prayers in the world, will fail to help you! God have mercy on your souls! I sure as hell don’t!!!
This group isn’t saying things about gays they are out right screaming into a megaphone calling troops and supporters of the war red necks!!! Don’t candy coat that lie lame stream media because it isn’t about gays it is a ploy and who in the hell cares what these bible thumping idiots think! THEY HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISRUPT A SOLDIERS MEMORIAL!!! YOU (_O_)’s!!!
This group are a bunch of sick puppies along with the Al-Qaeda I am lumping people like this into one sack of shit!
It's our law!
We here in Washington State will be honoring a fallen soldier! You as of today are not welcome to protest! A bill was signed! So THERE!
Message to the dips:
"You are nothing but yellow bellied (_0_) ‘ s!"
You are not welcome here and you will be dealt with! You all need to take your stupid protest to Iraq! I dare you! I dare you to go “outside the green zone” and protest! There you would be no better then the enemy and be taken out as fair game! That is what you all deserve!!!
You all need to find yourself another place to live because you are not Americans!
A bill was signed today to keep you away! DO IT OR ELSE!
I am proud of this state for doing it!!! It’s not that la,la land as you think! There are some of us working behind the scene and little la, la’s are under thumb as much as can be! So don’t be fooled by the cover! (_0_)’s!
We will honor our fallen heroes and you are not welcome! You spineless little nothings! This will be forwarded to all on my email! (Lucky them because, of you! And I hope they get upset not at me but you!)
You who try and degrade the military will be dealt with! The next time something horrible happens, to you, let it happen ten times foe! I want you to think of me! After that incident more will follow I will, will it to you! How dare you even think you can disturb the fallen heroes of this great country!?
Your rights have been taken from you here! The rights you seek are sick! Since you are against fighting for freedom we will strip you of your freedom to appose!
The rest of us will go on giving honor to these heroes! The military will be upheld with even more strength with them and the people supporting them! You, on the other hand ‘all the prayers in the world, will fail to help you! God have mercy on your souls! I sure as hell don’t!!!
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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