Rummy Visits Troops Gives MSMThug-Accomplices Hell

Rummy was in town and took the time out to call MSM members what Bloggers have always known them as: Enablers, accomplices:

"During a question-and-answer session with aviators and other Navy personnel at this training base for Navy and Marine pilots and carrier wings, Rumsfeld said he is deeply troubled by the success of terrorist groups in "manipulating the media" to influence Westerners.

"That's the thing that keeps me up at night," he said.

Rumsfeld was asked whether the criticism he draws as Pentagon chief and a leading advocate of the war in Iraq is an impediment to performing his job. He said it was not, adding that he knows from history that wars are normally unpopular with many Americans.

"I expect that," he said. "I understand that."

"What bothers me the most is how clever the enemy is," he continued, launching an extensive broadside at Islamic extremist groups which he said are trying to undermine Western support for the war on terror.

"They are actively manipulating the media in this country" by, for example, falsely blaming U.S. troops for civilian deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, he said.

"They can lie with impunity," he said, while U.S. troops are held to a high standard of conduct.

Rumsfeld often complains about what he calls the terrorists' success in persuading Westerners that the U.S.-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are part of a crusade against Islam. In his remarks at Fallon, he did not offer any new examples of media manipulation; he put unusual emphasis, however, on the negative impact it is having on Americans in an era of 24-hour news.

"The enemy is so much better at communicating," he added. "I wish we were better at countering that because the constant drumbeat of things they say -- all of which are not true -- is harmful. It's cumulative."

"And it does weaken people's will and lessen their determination and raise questions in their minds as to whether the cost is worth it," he said alluding to Americans and other Westerners."

RGJ.com: Defense secretary visits Fallon base

Highway deaths in 2005 hit 43,443.

Now, the number of highway deaths in this country, 43,443 in 2005, is 40 to 50 times our troop losses in Iraq and Afghanistan combined. Well, ten or 20 times at least. And a whole lot more deaths per month than any civil war in Iraq, if there was or is a civil war in Iraq. I don't know whatever happened to "if it bleeds, it leads," but there's a whole lot more bleeding on our highways than in the war zone in Iraq out there, and a whole lot more dying going on in the American highway system than there is in the so-called civil war in Iraq. I don't hear a word from John Kerry who served in Vietnam or John Murtha or Joe Biden or Howard Dean. For every Cindy Sheehan, there are 40 to 50 mothers who have suffered far worse heartbreak. Cindy's son gave his life for his country, not for going to the drugstore.

America's Anchorman: American Roadway Deaths Outpace Iraq Deaths:

"Those Who Want Good Relations with the Iranian People Should Bow and Surrender to its Right and Might":Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Tomorrow is the 22th of August, those of you who have already forgotten, this is the day the basic barnyard product is supposed to hit the fan otherwise known as if you haven't purchased your rug this is your last chance says Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad:

If you want to have good relations with the Iranian people in the future, you should acknowledge the right and the might of the Iranian people, and you should bow and surrender to the might of the Iranian people. If you do not accept this, the Iranian people will force you to bow and surrender.

Could be the end of the earth, a major hit on our defense or it could be garbage day and you need to take your cans to the curb.

"The only thing we can know is that the date was not chosen by accident," said Robert Spencer, Director of Jihadwatch.org and an adjunct fellow at the Free Congress Foundation, a conservative think tank. "It does seem very likely, very probable, that he has something major in mind, whether only a major announcement or a major attack, we will soon see."

Jihad Watch

CAIR Walks Away From Lawsuit, Refusing To Contest Charges It Is A Terrorist Supporting Front Organization

How 'bout them apples?! "Status of Established FACT."

"The suit was brought by CAIR against Andrew Whitehead, the publisher of the website Anti-Cair."

"As Dr. Daniel Pipes observes, in CAIR Backs Down from Anti-CAIR:"

"In a stunning setback, the Council on American-Islamic Relations' defamation suit against Andrew Whitehead of Anti-CAIR has been dismissed with prejudice.

The Anti-CAIR website, www.anti-cair-net.org, reports a "mutually agreeable settlement," the terms of which are confidential. However, Whitehead notes that he issued no public apology to CAIR, made no retractions or corrections, and left the Anti-CAIR website unchanged, so that it continues to post the statements that triggered CAIR's suit

The original five statements as quoted in CAIR's complaint were:

"Let their [sic] be no doubt that CAIR is a terrorist supporting front organization that is partially funded by terrorists, and that CAIR wishes nothing more than the implementation of Sharia law in America."

CAIR is an "organization founded by Hamas supporters which seeks to overthrow Constitutional government in the United States and replace it with an Islamist theocracy using our own Constitution as protection."

"ACAIR reminds our readers that CAIR was started by Hamas members and is supported by terrorist supporting individuals, groups and countries." "Why oppose CAIR? CAIR has proven links to, and was founded by, Islamic terrorists. CAIR is not in the United States to promote the civil rights of Muslims.

CAIR is here to make radical Islam the dominant religion in the United States and convert our country into an Islamic theocracy along the lines of Iran. In addition, CAIR has managed, through the adroit manipulation of the popular media, to present itself as the ?moderate' face of Islam in the United States. CAIR succeeded to the point that the majority of its members are not aware that CAIR actively supports terrorists and terrorist supporting groups and nations. In addition, CAIR receives direct funding from Islamic terrorists supporting countries."

"CAIR is a fundamentalist organization dedicated to the overthrow of the United States Constitution and the installation of an Islamic theocracy in America."

"What this all means is that CAIR walked away from the suit, because they didn't want their financial, personal and organizational ties with supporters of terrorism probed. In our opinion this elevates Mr. Whiteheads original broadside against CAIR to the status of established fact."

all things asymmetrical and connected.

Thomas P.M. Barnett :: Weblog: "The Deciders are getting their asses handed to them by the Improvisers."

Islamo...What!? Thanks Chief, thanks Olmert

HEZBOLLAH 3, ISRAEL 0 By RALPH PETERS - New York Post Online Edition: Postopinion:

"Want more good news? After finally calling our enemies by the accurate name of 'Islamo-fascists,' President Bush backtracked so fast the White House lawn was smoking. Then he declared that Israel had won.

That's about as credible as insisting the Titanic docked safe and sound."

What do these guys, Saleh, Abdrabboh and Ayad have in Common? NSA -ACLU

Debbie Schlussel: "ACLU lawyers Noel Saleh, Mohammed Abdrabboh, and Nabih Ayad, the ACLU Plaintiffs named in the yesterday's Complaint, attorney William Swor, a member National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Nazih Hassan--all named in the lawsuit. They are exactly the kind of people whom the federal government SHOULD be watching, but probably isn't. One of these men admitted to funding Hezbollah, one was accused of tampering with a witness, and a third signed a document contradicting statements he made in the lawsuit. Not to mention, one of these men engaged in exactly the same 'spying' (on me) that he now opposes when done by the NSA."

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn EX-Marine Says "Sorry" for Incriminating innocent Marines at Hadithah

"Today I want to express my sincere apology to the Marines of the 1st Squad, 3rd Platoon, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, and especially [Staff Sergeant] Frank D. Wuterich, said Kline's statement, issued Aug. 14. On November 19, 2005, in Haditha, Iraq, they were involved in an incident that resulted in the deaths of Iraqi civilians. Some news outlets have promoted incomplete statements attributed to me that gave the false impression that I have concluded those involved committed unlawful acts."

Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.



Murtha?.....Murtha?....Murtha?.....

Marine Corps Times -

Dubya says "Islamic Fascists" CAIR is pissed off

This morning, Dubya, God bless his plain speaking heart, went on ahead and called those !@#$#!! ^&^%)(*&*)_!! passenger jet terrorists "Islamic Fascists". Shoot, no sooner said then a big shot , Nihad Awad , from CAIR comes back with with his statement:"We believe this is an ill-advised term and we believe that it is counter-productive to associate Islam or Muslims with fascism," said Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. Think somebody ought to tell Awad that all the 9/11 crew were Muslim? Maybe not. Probably just a rinky dink coinkadink.


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FBI: WANTED FOR PLAYING HOOKEY Eleven Egyptian students missing class at Montana State University

Eleven Egyptian students are playing hookey from classes at old Montana State U and the FBI is keenly interested-- not that they are up to anything like, you know, the "T" word but college kids, you know, are the same the world over they just take forever to call home and say those reassuring words ' Hi mom, arrived safe---everything is just as fine as hair on a frogs ass.'

"At this point, all they have done is not show up for a scheduled academic program," FBI Special Agent Richard Kolko said. "There is no threat associated with these men."

Yead, hell for all we know them bad boys did the walk like an Egyptian to the nearest Mustang Ranch for a session of sweaty snuggle bunnies, shoot, after all they are from a repressive "state-controlled, Islamist-dominated educational system that teaches them hatred of Jews and Americans from infancy" LGF
And no snuggle bunnies!

The following Egyptians are AWOL and must call home. One Egyptian has been found in Minneapolis, Minn. and according to the terms of endearment will be deported ASAP.

• El Sayed Ahmed Elsayed Ibrahim, 20
• Eslam Ibrahim Mohamed El Dessouki, 21
• Alaa Abd El Fattah Ali El Bahnasawi, 20
• Mohamed Ragab Mohamed Abd Alla, 22
• Ahmed Refaat Saad El Moghazi El Laket, 19
• Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Abou El Ela, 21
• Mohamed Ibrahim Elsayed El Moghazy, 20
• Ebrahim Mabrouk Moustafa Abdou, 22
• Moustafa Wagdy Moustafa El Gafary, 18
• Mohamed Saleh Ahmed Maray, 20
• Mohamed Ibrahim Fouaad El Shenawy, 17
The curious bit here is that the FBI or the MSM could not or would not provide mug shots. FOXNews.com

Maj.Gen. William H. McCoy Jr. Unloads on the WaPo for Slipshod Reporting-agenda driven-truth denying-negative news

The Washington Post got a richly deserved earful from General McCoy who had it up to here with reporters who only focus on the downside of the news regardless.

Sunday, 06 August 2006

Maj. Gen. William H. McCoy Jr.
To the editor of the Washington Post,

After spending almost three days traveling with and being interviewed by one of the co-writers of a very poorly written article ("Much Undone in Rebuilding Iraq, Audit says", Washington Post, August 2, 2006), I'm astounded at how distorted a good story can become and what agenda drives a paper to see only the bad side to the reconstruction effort here in Iraq. Instead of distorting the facts, let's get to the truth.

There is no flailing reconstruction effort in Iraq. The United States has rightfully invested $20 billion in Iraq's reconstruction - in the opinion of many here, we should do more. This massive undertaking is part of a wider strategy for success in Iraq that involves the establishment of a democratic government, the development of professional Iraqi security forces, and the restoration of basic essential services and facilities to promote the sustained economic development of this new country.

Yes, this reconstruction effort has been challenged occasionally by security, poor materials, poor construction program management practices, and in some cases poor performance by contractors for a variety of reasons. The Department of State and Defense professionals over here, many of them civilian volunteers, and the Iraqi associates who risk their lives every day to have a future that approximates what America has today, continuously see the challenges and develop and implement solutions. This is a core part of managing construction anywhere in the world and, while somewhat more complex here, it is successfully being accomplished. Have we been guilty of poor planning and mismanagement? The answer to that is, at times, yes. But professionals constantly strive to overcome challenges that arise and we are succeeding and making Iraq better every day!

The heart of the article rests on several old statements by the Special Investigator General for Iraq Reconstruction which infer these are recent or recurring problems. The SIGIR knows that, in fact, program management, construction quality, progress, and accountability have all improved significantly since the early days of the effort some three years ago. Yet, the reporters' "project problems" comments infer that these are recent issues. Such actions inflame public opinion in the United States and create resentment by the very people so many conscientious Americans over here are trying to help here in Iraq and worse, embolden our very enemies.

When I arrived here a year ago we planned to complete 3,200 reconstruction projects. Today we are focusing on the completion of 3,700 projects. We've started 3,500 of those projects and completed almost 2,800...and work is continuing! This is not a failure to meet our commitment to the Iraqi people as the article states. In some cases we are not executing the same projects - we have changed to meet new priorities of three government changes in Iraq since our arrival - but in all cases, rest assured, these projects will be completed. We discussed this at length with the reporter...and he was taking notes and recording our conversations.

We told the reporter that, while 141 health clinic construction projects were taken away from a U.S. contractor who failed to perform, they were re-awarded to Iraqi contractors who are already demonstrating progress, have improved quality and shown their great desire to work with the United States to help Iraq improve ... and they are doing so phenomenally!

We did talk to the reporter about on electricity. Three-quarters of Iraq gets twice as much electricity today as they did before the war. Furthermore, we are working with the Minister of Electricity to improve the situation in Baghdad daily and have doubled the hours of power from four to eight in the capitol in the last six months in spite of the fact that demand is markedly increased with Iraqis' new ability to buy personal electrical products.

What is truly amazing to me is that we took the reporter to the Nasiriyah prison project and, while it is true that we terminated the prime U.S. contractor for failure to perform, the Iraqi sub-contractor continues to work there (now directly for us) and his progress and quality have improved significantly ... and he saw that! We are not turning unfinished work over to the Iraqis as he stated in his article; we are fulfilling the U.S. commitment to the people of Iraq and using Iraqis to do it!

The reporter didn't tell you about the hundreds of dedicated military and civilian professionals he saw over here working to make Iraq better, or the Iraqis who come to work every day at their own peril because they believe in what we, and they, are accomplishing together.

He failed to tell you about Aseel or Salah who worked for the Corps of Engineers since we arrived in 2003, because they wanted to make their country like ours, but who were recently brutally murdered in the streets because they worked for the Americans.

He never wrote about the Water Treatment Plant he visited that will provide fresh potable water to over half a million people in southern Iraq in just two more months, or the one in northern Iraq that is providing water for the 330,000 citizens of Irbil.

He never told folks back home about the thousands of children that are now in 800 new or rebuilt schools, or about oil production now being back to pre-war levels and getting better everyday, or raw sewage being taken out of the streets and put back in the pipes where it belongs, or about the thousands of miles of new roads, or post offices, police stations or courthouses or... well, he just left a great deal out now, didn't he?

Why?

Perhaps it's because some in the press don't want the American people to know the truth and prefer instead to only report the negative aspects of the news because "it sells papers."

We deserve better from those who claim the protection of the Constitution we are fighting to support and defend.

America, don't give up. You are doing much better over here than all too many of your press will tell you. If you are tired of fighting for freedom and democracy for those who so strongly long for the country we have, then think of the alternatives for a moment. Iraq will be better for our efforts and so will the world. And you are making it happen. Be proud and keep supporting this vital effort. It is the most important thing America can do.

Thank you. I invite you and your staff to come over at any time to get the facts. I took a risk with Mr. Mosher and obviously got what I consider to be a very unbalanced representation of what he saw, personally. But I still believe in general in the press and will always be open to helping you tell a balanced story.

Essayons! Deliverance!

Maj. Gen. Bill McCoy
Commanding General
Gulf Region Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Multi-National Force-Iraq

And we're Back!

Those of you who know American history will appreciate our absence as we were in a major move called once historically known as "G.T.T." Not to be coy but there is entirely too much "shadow", material being advertised "vis ah vi" Mel ("the opps") Gibson. Never mind. We have a war to fight. We can't leave it all to Isreal. (KICK BUTT!!) Our "war pig riverines" are coming up to speed. D-Day not that far away. Throw your civilian clocks away. This is war against the forces of evil 24/7. Pick up your USMC 24/7 clocks.