May 18, 2013
“CNN” quoted security sources that said the US developed several plans, including military action against the attackers on the U.S. consulate in the Libyan city of Benghazi in September last year.
The sources, who asked not to be identified, said U.S. forces made plans aimed at the arrest of the attackers on the U.S. consulate, through a variety of actions, including the transfer of U.S. ground forces into Libya to perform the operation.
WHY LIBERALS NEED GUN CONTROL:
The Left hates guns because they empower the individual over the collective. A man with a gun does not need the protection of the State but can deal with violations of his rights by himself. The man with a gun can, if need be, do without the collective.
This chafes at liberal sensibilities, as they are absolute in their determination to make us all not just our brother’s keeper but his master. There can be no right to self-defense in a world where one does not own even himself. The State is master and it is a usurpation, an act of rebellion, to defend yourself. It is even more an act of treason to defend yourself against the State.
This is why there is such anger in the Progressive community against “bitter clingers” holding onto their guns; what right does any individual have to take the power of the State?
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Bosnia war survivor warns of things to come in collapse of America
Saturday, May 18, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – With the potential for severe weather across the plains and several Midwestern states this weekend and into Monday, staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region VII office are coordinating with state and local officials in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska in preparation for the potential storms and urges the public to be prepared and stay informed.
“As the threat of severe weather develops, we urge residents to listen to NOAA Weather Radio and local newscasts, monitor digital media feeds for updates and follow the instructions provided by local emergency officials,” said FEMA Region VII Administrator Beth Freeman.
“We have been in contact with the National Weather Service and our emergency management partners at the local, state, and federal levels, as well as representatives of the private sector and voluntary agencies throughout the region to ensure proper measures are in place to protect life and property in the event severe weather occurs.”
When severe weather hits, the first responders are local emergency and public works personnel, volunteers, humanitarian organizations, and numerous private interest groups. The individuals within these organizations provide emergency assistance to protect the public’s health and safety and services to meet immediate needs. During this time, FEMA continues to coordinate closely with state and local partners to monitor any needs that may arise as a result of the storms.
Preparing for Severe Weather Now
This severe weather threat is a reminder that everyone needs a family emergency plan as we can’t always anticipate when or where a disaster might strike. For more information on creating your family’s emergency plan, visit http://www.ready.gov/make-a-plan.
To prepare for power outages and the disruption of essential services, FEMA urges families to prepare an emergency supply kit for their homes and cars, http://www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
When preparing a kit, remember water, medications, and items needed for the well-being of your pets.
Responding to Severe Weather
If you have severe weather in your area, keep in mind these safety tips:
• Become familiar with the terms used to identify a severe weather hazard and discuss with your family what to do if a watch or warning is issued. Terms used to describe weather hazards include the following:
• Watch: Meteorologists are monitoring an area or region for the formation of a specific type of threat (e.g. flooding, severe thunderstorms, or tornados).
• Warning: Specific life and property threatening conditions are occurring and imminent. Take appropriate safety precautions.
• Mobile homes, even if tied down, offer little protection from tornadoes and should be abandoned. A mobile home can overturn very easily even if precautions have been taken to tie down the unit. Residents of mobile homes must plan in advance and identify safe shelter in a nearby building.
• Be aware that flash flooding can occur within minutes and with little notice. If there is any possibility of a flash flood, move immediately to higher ground. Do not wait for instructions to move. Do not drive through flood water.
• Do not touch downed power lines or objects in contact with downed lines. Report downed power lines and electrical hazards to the police and the utility company.
• After a disaster, be aware of possible structural, electrical or gas-leak hazards in your home. Contact your local city or county building inspectors for information on structural safety codes and standards and before going back to a property with downed power lines, or the possibility of a gas leak. They may also offer suggestions on finding a qualified contractor to do work for you.
• Injury may occur when people walk amid disaster debris and enter damaged buildings. Wear sturdy shoes or boots, long sleeves and gloves when handling or walking on or near debris.
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Follow FEMA online at www.twitter.com/fema, www.facebook.com/fema, and www.youtube.com/fema
Find regional updates from FEMA Region VII at www.twitter.com/femaregion7
Also, follow Administrator Craig Fugate’s activities at www.twitter.com/craigatfema
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“And at night I love to listen to the stars. It is like five hundred million little bells.”
~ Antoine de Saint Exupéry, The Little Prince
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Kate MccGwire . Gag, 2009. Mixed media with crow feathers, in antique museum cabinet, 77 x 60 x 60 cm.
Private collection in the UK.
Why Race-Baiting Democrats Will Never Want A “Color Blind” Society
I love this kid. He has the smarts to become a great investigative journalist.
Zachary Maxwell is his name, and he’s a whiz. He decided to document the dishonesty of New York City’s Department of Education about their school lunch program. His findings are both disgusting and hilarious.
Here’s a clip from his film:
from Zachary’s website:
Zachary is a fourth grader at a large New York City public elementary school. Each day he reads the Department of Education lunch menu online to see what is being served. The menu describes delicious and nutritious cuisine that reads as if it came from the finest restaurants. However, when Zachary gets to school, he finds a very different reality. Armed with a concealed video camera and a healthy dose of rebellious courage, Zachary embarks on a six month covert mission to collect video footage of his lunch and expose the truth about the City’s school food service program.
This short documentary provides a fun and spirited insider’s perspective on the elementary school lunch room.
Zachary, I hope that you read this. What you’ve documented here is big government corruption, and it won’t be the last time you see it in your lifetime. See, government always promises to make things better, and sometimes they even use famous celebrities to sell their ideas to the public. It always sounds nice… Yummy gourmet school lunches! Free healthcare for everybody! Shovel ready jobs!
In the end, the results are always the same: greater cost to the taxpayer and results that are just as bad as (if not worse than) what things were before.
Please take this lesson about government to heart, Zachary. Think about it: if your parents didn’t have to pay higher taxes for you to get these “delicious, nutritious school lunches,” they could afford to pack an incredible lunch for you to take to school every day. Sadly, as things are right now, if you bring your own lunch, you’re actually paying twice! And that’s how big government always works. Always.
Welcome To NJ, Pro Gun Citizen Forcefully Removed From Hearing In The Middle Of His Testimony - http://bit.ly/12JAMpw
This past Monday the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of Monsanto against Vernon Bowman, a farmer from Indiana. Monsanto requires that the seeds purchased from them be used once by farmers…
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The number of hunger-strikers being tracked by the military in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, rose for the first time in nearly three weeks, the military announced Thursday.
Of the 166 detainees being held on the remote naval base, 102 are now on a hunger strike. Thirty of the detainees are being force-fed or are “receiving enteral feeds,” according to Lt. Col. Samuel House. Three detainees are hospitalized with non-life threatening conditions, he said.
Friday will mark the 100th day since the hunger strike began in early February after, detainees allege, the military mishandled copies of the Quran during what the military characterizes as standard cell searches.
Capt. Jason Wright, a military lawyer representing Guantanamo detainees, said at a press conference in Washington hosted by the activist group Code Pink that he and other lawyers have had “significant concerns in the leadership of the camp for several months now.” Wright said he’s detected a shift in the philosophy of the leadership at the prison camps.
“They started, I would say around the summer, treating these men like criminals, like men who had been convicted and sentenced in a court of law,” Wright said. “I think there is a serious problem in Guantanamo Bay with the current administration. As a military officer and a lawyer, I am very disturbed that in our country — at least in our nation’s military — we have this concept called the chain of command, and nobody is watching Guantanamo. Nobody. And so something has to be done.”
Attorney General Eric Holder said this week that the White House is looking at candidates to lead the administration’s efforts to close Guantanamo.
(via thepoliticalfreakshow)
