With US, Afghan and Pakistani forces applying pressure on both sides of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the enemy “is running out of options for places to go,” a senior US officer in the region said today. Army Col. John M. Spiszer, commander of Task Force Duke, which is centered on the 1st Infantry Division’s 3rd...
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The National Association of Chiefs of Police (NACOP) received the following report from the US Department of Defense in order to alert police commanders and security directors about a recent terrorism tactic development: It’s a measure of the enemy in Afghanistan that Taliban terrorists attacked girls walking to school in Afghanistan on Nov. 12...
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How many times have we heard mayors and governors, when faced with complaints regarding illegal aliens, claim that their police officers aren’t authorized or trained to enforce immigration laws? Too many times, if you ask me. Well, either these government leaders are too ignorant to to hold office or they’re out-and-out lying to the...
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Joyce Carol Oates’ “Expensive People†is a flamboyantly and deliberately perverse comic novel born (!) of a an extraordinary premise. According to Greg Johnson in “Understanding Joyce Carol Oates,†the author wondered if it would be possible to write from the viewpoint of “one’s own unborn, unconceived child, giving grotesque albeit comic reasons for...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced today regulations aimed at strengthening the security of the nation’s freight and passenger rail systems and reducing the risk associated with the transportation of security-sensitive materials. “By striking a sensible balance of security guidelines with certain regulatory requirements, we’re enabling the rail and chemical industries to...
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The title of this essay is taken from the opening statement in the chapter on rape in war in Susan Brownmiller’s book, “Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape.†Her sentence in turn follows an excerpt from “War As I Knew It,†the memoirs of General George S. Patton (“Old Blood and Guts). Patton...
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Wake County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday became the first of four law enforcement agencies in North Carolina to receive new database link that will automatically check the criminal and immigration history of all individuals booked into the jail, according to a report submitted to the National Association of Chiefs of Police. This new process...
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The US Department of Justice yesterday unveiled an innovative national public service announcement (PSA) campaign to educate parents about the potential dangers that their children face online and, for the first time, warns potential online predators that exploiting a child online is a serious federal offense, according to a report obtained by the National...
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In the epigram to “them,†Joyce Carol Oates quotes John Webster from “The White Devil,†as saying, “. . . because we are poor/Shall we be vicious?†The question echoes through this complicated, impassioned, and masterful novel. “them†focuses on Loretta, her son Jules and daughter Maureen. They are impoverished white people. They survive...
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A captain in the U.S. Army was sentenced today in federal court to one year in prison and three years of supervised release on charges of conspiracy to smuggle goods from the United States, following an investigation by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Tomoaki Iishiba, 34, a nine-year veteran of the Army who...
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One complaint voiced by many conservatives regarding the last presidential election is the fact that there was practically no attention paid by either candidate to illegal aliens and immigration enforcement. In fact, the victory by President-Elect Barack Obama has led to some illegal alien advocates claiming the American people support amnesty for immigration lawbreakers....
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“Now that the elections are behind us, we begin a time of transition. During this time, it is important that all of us continue giving our best efforts to the American people and bringing the dedication and commitment to our jobs that we have brought to them from day one. It is also important...
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An indictment was unsealed Friday morning in Brooklyn federal court charging Michael Coppola, a captain in the Genovese organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, with racketeering and racketeering conspiracy. The predicate acts include the 1977 murder of Giovanni Larducci, also known as “John Lardiere,” “Coca Cola,” and “Johnny Cokes,” extortion and conspiracy to...
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The Black Excuse: Leette Eaton White “They call this war a cloud over the land. But they made the weather and then they stand in the rain and say ‘Sh*t, it’s raining!’ Ruby as played by Rene Zellweger “Cold Mountain†(2003) I am Black. I am from African decent on both sides of my...
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A Miami federal jury convicted Venezuelan national Franklin Duran, on charges of acting and conspiring to act as an agent of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela within the United States, without prior notification to the Attorney General of the United States, as required by law, according to reports obtained by the National Association of...
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While the left-wingers and liberal activists have registered and helped illegal aliens and homeless junkies to vote, they don’t seem concerned about disenfranchising voters who actually DO fight for their fellow citizens. And the mainstream news media don’t appear concerned over US soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines being denied their rights to vote for...
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(The following article is based on several reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.) A multi-agency initiative to combat illegal exports of restricted military and dual-use technology from the United States has resulted in criminal charges against more than 145 defendants in the past fiscal year, with roughly 43 percent of...
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While presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain were campaigning in Pennsylvania, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that its fugitive operations teams based in Philadelphia detention and removal office arrested 37 fugitives, which included 14 with criminal records, during a targeted operation which ended last Sunday. During the operation an additional 62...
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ACORN, the publicly-funded national organization linked to voter fraud in several states is now actively interfering with the exercise of firearm civil rights in New Jersey, and the Second Amendment Foundation is calling for an immediate federal investigation. “ACORN has, since 1998, received an estimated $31 million in government funding,” said SAF founder Alan...
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Middletown, CT resident Dennis Paris was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, five years of supervised release and $46,116 in restitution for his role in organizing and facilitating a prostitution ring that victimized minors and coerced multiple young women to engage in commercial sex acts against their will. Paris — one of 10...
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