Posts Made By: Rob Wiederrich

Dave Snope said:

Should be Omar Hammami, military commander of Al-Qaeda affiliated Al Shabaab in Somalia.


At least 70 people have been killed by a huge suicide blast near a government compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, say officials.

A spokesman for the Islamist militant group al-Shabab told the BBC it had carried out the attack.

One aid worker said the force of the blast had thrown body parts hundreds of metres away.

Among those killed were soldiers guarding the offices and students who had been queuing for exam results at the education ministry, hoping to gain a scholarship to study in Turkey.

Ali Abdullahi, a nurse at Medina hospital in the city, said victims were being brought in with horrific wounds, including burns and lost limbs. Some had been blinded, he said.

"It is the most awful tragedy I have ever seen," he told AP.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15166107


Lest we forget, amid all the debate about due process, that these guys WANT TO BE KILLED. And they want to kill U.S. citizens, topple our government, and they want to kill Jews wherever they lie. Here are Hammami's own words:

Send me a cruise like Maa'lam Adam al Ansari
And send me a couple of tons like Zarqawi
And send me a drone like Abu Laith al Libi
And Special Forces like Saleh Ali Nabhani

Send me all four and send me much much more
I pray for that on my way to heavens door
Send me four and send me more, that what I implore
An amazing martyrdom I strive for and adore


Hammami is a US citizen (from Alabama) who converted to Islam and then traveled to Somalia in 2006. Once in Somalia, he quickly rose through the ranks, and now serves as a military commander. He is one of the many foreign commanders who hold senior leadership positions in Shabaab, which is al Qaeda's affiliate in East Africa. Hammami is one of 14 people indicted by the US Justice Department in August 2010 for providing material support to Shabaab.

Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/04/american_shabaab_com.php#ixzz1ZvwmnnmH

So, should we wait for his arrest and trial in Alabama, while watching more innocent children slaughtered and maimed for the crime of trying to get an education? Or should we hit him with a smart bomb as soon as we can? (Hint: we've already tried to kill him with drones).

david elosser said:

This NYPost op-ed pretty much sums it up:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/aimless_obama_walks_alone_OUgoMTkORRJioLl7B6ZYmN


"He talks mostly, and sometimes only, to friend and adviser Valerie Jarrett and to David Axelrod, his political strategist...Everybody else, including members of his Cabinet, have little face time with him except for brief meetings that serve as photo ops...
The president’s workdays are said to end early, often at 4 p.m...
If the reports are accurate, and I believe they are, they paint a picture of an isolated man trapped in a collapsing presidency."

David E

Dave Snope said:

We still have a lot to overcome. First, we have house democrats investigating Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas because his uppity wife had a job. Now the latest presidential race poll indicates clearly that racist American voters are against our black president. In spite of all he's done to create jobs for the middle-class American, Obama is now down 2 points to the top Republican contender. Racist America is not ready to let a black man be president for a 2nd term. Read it and weep:

http://pollposition.com/2011/10/10/cain-edging-obama/

david elosser said:

Any Herman Cain supporters out there? I like the guy, he seems to have none of the political (or personal history) baggage that the other contenders have, and he definately has intelligence and experience. He is doing well in the polls now, he seems to be surviving the slug-fest better than the rest. But his popularity might be the usual anti-Washington ferver, destined to fade as so many "outsiders" have in the past. Could Cain beat Obama? Sure he could.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/21/cain-tops-field-again-nevada-gop-straw-poll/

David E

david elosser said:

Uzbekistan:
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/u-secretary-state-hillary-clinton-visits-gm-plant-photo-161234126.html
"Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured the General Motors plant in Tashkent while visiting Uzbekistan this past weekend, plugging Washington's promise of prosperity for the region..."

and Finland:
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/car-company-us-loan-builds-cars-finland/story?id=14770875
"With the approval of the Obama administration, an electric car company that received a $529 million federal government loan guarantee is assembling its first line of cars in Finland..."

China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_761986.html
"...many products needed to make streetlights, traffic lights and other high-tech products are manufactured in China, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea..."

Germany and Japan:
"US based Duke Energy is building two wind plants in US based Texas utilizing 87 massive turbines from Germany based Siemens and 84 massive turbines from Japan based Mitsubishi Heavy Industries...just in time for Duke to cash in on the millions currently available under the Federal government’s 1603 Grant..."

AWCOTUS (Any World Country Other Than United States):
http://www.vdare.com/posts/8-out-of-10-stimulus-dollars-go-overseas
"The Workshop was the first to report last October that more than 80 percent of the first $1 billion in grants to wind energy companies went to foreign firms. Since then, the administration has stopped making announcements of new grants to wind, solar and geothermal companies, but has handed out another $1 billion, bringing the total given out to $2.1 billion and the total that went to companies based overseas to more than 79 percent."

David E

Dave Snope said:

But he's behind OWS 100% and plans to use the movement to get reelected in 2012. Those poor marxists have no one left that they can trust.

Obama’s new adviser, Broderick Johnson, has an extensive history of lobbying for big banks and corporations, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. In 2007, he lobbied for JP Morgan Chase and in 2008 Johnson lobbied for Bank of America and Fannie Mae. From 2008 through 2010, he lobbied for Comcast and in 2011 he lobbied for Microsoft.

Perhaps most troubling to those who normally would consider themselves Obama’s 2012 base, though, is how Johnson has lobbied on behalf of the Keystone XL pipeline. The Huffington Post previously reported that Johnson is a “former Bryan Cave LLP lobbyist registered on the Keystone XL account� and that Bryan Cave LLP earned approximately $1.08 million lobbying for TransCanada between 2009 and 2011.

Environmentalists are upset about the near-finalized pipeline proposal that would allow TransCanada to build a $7 billion, 1700-mile pipeline through the heart of the United States. If the State Department approves the proposals and the pipeline is built, it would transport crude oil from tar sands in Alberta, Canada to U.S. refineries along the Gulf of Mexico.

Liberal group Friends of the Earth, which adamantly opposes the Keystone XL pipeline, is furious with Obama’s decision to hire a former pro-pipeline lobbyist. The group is disgusted with what it considers Obama’s blatant support for crony capitalism.



“Apparently the hope and change idealism of the 2008 campaign has been replaced by cynical status quo insiderism for 2012,� Friends of the Earth spokesman Nick Berning told The Daily Caller. “It’s as though the Obama campaign were intentionally trying to alienate its base.�

http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/25/obama-defies-base-hires-wall-street-lobbyist-for-re-election-campaign/

Michael Kulick said:

Having recently purchased a large, long-focus achro, I'm wondering if there is an affordable alternative to the larger $$$ go-to mounts? Doesn't need to be go-to, and best if able to run on 12v for remote use. And could something with A/C powered RA be easily converted to run off battery power? (I'd like to take it for outreach where 110v is not available.) I would appreciate your thoughts...
-Mike

Dave Snope said:

So far...

Darian Rachal said:

This is part of a speech given by Newt a couple of years ago. I think it's quite poignant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=qtjfMjjce2Y

Robert Krzeczowski said:

Looking for advice on building/buying single or dual axis drives for old homemade GEM. Mount is very stable but no drives. Telescope use will be for visual and fundamental image capture. Looking for where to buy gears, motors, controls or purchase ready made without going broke. Also, could use some plans for building if need be.

I can provide images of mount or further information needed that might be helpfull to discussion.