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POPSCriminal Charges Under Patriot Act America under attack by government, again. Who is perpetrating the terror here? State sponsored terrorism is real and far more sinister. See historical examples.
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POPSRecords show McCain was NO Hero Here's some readin for all you hero worshippers to chew on. See the truth about this war criminal for once. Even as he was bein shot down he made sure he delivered his bombs on the people of Vietnam ...and got a medal for it. urrrrg.
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POPSMoscow’s Plan is to Redraw the Map of Europe: Mikheil Saakashvili
Since Russia’s invasion, its forces have been “cleansing” Georgian villages in both regions – including outside the conflict zone – using arson, rape and execution. Human rights groups have documented these actions. It hopes the west will forget ethnic cleansing in Abkhazia drove out more than three-quarters of the local population – ethnic Georgians, Greeks, Jews and others – leaving the minority Abkhaz in control. Last week Vaclav Havel, the former Czech president, put us on alert: “Russia does not really know where it begins and where it ends.” He noted that the Moscow regime is “a lot more sophisticated” than the Soviets under Leonid Brezhnev. He should know – he was on the front line the last time Russia invaded a European country. Backing Georgia with Europe’s political and financial institutions is a powerful response. The most potent western response to Russia is to stay united and firm by providing immediate material and political support.
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POPSBush Pushes for More Police Power (cont.)Four Democratic senators - with the lamentable absence of their leader, Harry Reid - also have reminded the attorney general of his oath to protect the Constitution. Russ Feingold, Richard Durbin, Edward Kennedy and Sheldon Whitehouse warn not only Mukasey but also the rest of us that the new rules "might permit an innocent American to be subjected to such intrusive surveillance based in part on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, or on protected First Amendment activities." As Lara Jakes Jordan of The Associated Press (Aug. 18) pointed out: "The new policy, law enforcement officials said, would let agents open preliminary terrorism investigations after mining public records and intelligence (including tips from informants) to build a profile of traits that, taken together, were deemed suspicious." There would be no evidence of criminal activity.
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POPSWarm Fuzzy Leftists "The 'Welcoming Committee' is a criminal enterprise made up of 35 anarchists who are intent on committing criminal acts before and during the Republican National Convention," The statement said the items found in the searches included: # materials to creating "sleeping dragons" (PVC pipe, chicken wire, duct tape), which is when protesters lock themselves together # large amounts of urine, including three to five gallon buckets of urine # wrist rockets # a machete, hatchet and several throwing knives # a gas mask and filter # empty glass bottles # rags # flammable liquids # homemade caltrops (devises used to disable buses in roads) # metal pipes # axes # bolt cutters # sledge hammers # repelling equipment # Kryptonite locks # empty plastic buckets cut and made into shields # material for protective padding # an Army helmet.
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POPSPakistan Honor Killing Religion continues to wreck its havoc around the world. This time, under the guise of "tribal custom" the brutal murder of 5 women in Pakistan has come to the forefront. No longer can we accept the excuse that certain practices are custom or tradition. These acts of barbarity must be made public and soundly condemned.
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POPSDon't "Give A Give A Give A Garmin" (h/t Indiana Law Blog) I'm a lover of all things that are gadgets, and GPS toys are a favorite of mine, but this article discusses the use of GPS data from a defendant's Garmin device. Eric Hanson had evidence introduced by prosecutors in his murder trial was used to pinpoint his location on the morning of the crime. Score one for the prosecutors on this front. I suspect we will begin to see more of this sooner rather than later. GPS chips are installed on all new cell phones now. My new phone I recently picked up has builtin GPS navigation software which is brilliant, but knowing that the boys at the NSA's Fort Meade, MD SIGINT farm can pinpoint my location anytime they want is kind of scary.
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POPSObama On Rosenberg’s WGN Talk Radio: Ayers is Off-Limits! Callers demanded to know why Rosenberg was “giving air time” to Kurtz to “slander” the Democrats’ presidential nominee. Rosenberg stood firm on his decision to have Kurtz on his show and insisted his staff tried getting someone from the Obama campaign to come on to refute Kurtz to no avail. Obama callers were not satisfied with Rosenberg’s explanation and continued demanding answers from the host while excoriating Kurtz . Obama Campaign HQ are .25 mile from WGN radio station.
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POPSCharges dropped against woman who registered her dog to vote Balogh said she was saddened by her difficulties with the court and her failure to get any elected officials to respond to her letters and phone calls complaining that current state laws make it too easy for an undocumented worker or a nonexistent person to be added to the voting rolls.
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POPSChristen Pacheco Battery Arrest Case# M01053892 04/15/2002 COURT FEE PAYMENT 40.00 RECEIPT # 0541657 00050 03/22/2002 NOTICE OF FAILURE TO PAY SENT 00049 03/08/2002 DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE ISSUED AA01-217903 00048 03/07/2002 RSC AMT/ 1500 DISCHARGED 02/19/2002 POWER/AA01-217903 00047 02/19/2002 ORDER TERMINATING PRE-TRIAL RELEASE CONDITIONS 00045 02/19/2002 CLOSING JUDGE KELLY, CARROLL 00041 01/22/2002 REPORT RE: SOUNDING SET FOR 02/13/2002 AT 10:00 00040 01/22/2002 TRIAL HEARING SCHEDULED FOR 02/19/2002 AT 09:00 00038 01/22/2002 MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FILED 01/22/200