Honoring gun-range law could be daunting, police say. A new law will let young people complete their firearms safety training at police shooting ranges, even though many police departments say opening their doors to the public could be a costly hassle. The law requires all publicly owned shooting ranges in the metro area, except those in Minneapolis and St. Paul, to allow youths enrolled in certified courses to shoot twice in the spring and twice in the summer under the supervision of their instructors. That goes for even the small police ranges in city hall basements. Police chiefs say they support firearms safety training but wonder how they can accommodate the mandate, included in the 2012 fish and game bill signed into law last week by Gov. Those who pushed for the provision say metro-area firearms classes face a shortage of places for students to complete their training and they said that using the public ranges would be a convenient solution.
There is no ready count of the number of police shooting ranges in the metro area. Maj. 45 Goals of Communism in America. FTZ_All_SUA_Docs. Groups Urge U.S. Not to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia. Source: West Papua Media Press Release March 30, 2012 – Ninety organizations today urged the U.S. government and Congress not to provide deadly attack helicopters to Indonesia. Indonesia has announced that it plans to buy eight AH-64 Apache attack helicopters from the United States. The groups warned that the helicopters will escalate conflicts in Indonesia, especially in the rebellious region of West Papua: “Providing these helicopters would pose a direct threat to Papuan civilians.”
The Indonesian military (TNI) regularly conducts “sweep operations,” involving attacks on villages where innocent villagers are forced from their homes. The groups write that “Papuan civilians either flee the attacks to neighboring villages or into the surrounding forests where many die or face starvation, cut off from access to their gardens, shelter, and medical care.” Sweep operations are now underway in the Central Highlands region of West Papua. The letter was organized by the U.S. Text of Letter. Probe reveals New Black Panther ties to Hezbollah - National Conservative. Two separate investigations into the New Black Panthers have been conducted this month, one in response to charges of homegrown terrorism and the other in response to the group's placing a bounty on the head of George Zimmerman, the alleged shooter of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.
The results of the twofold probe, one of which was released yesterday, reveals New Black Panther ties to the Middle East terrorist group Hezbollah. Congressman Peter King, R-NY, has been investigating Hezbollah's activities within the United States as part of a Congressional probe into homegrown terrorism. King is Chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security. Part of the results of his investigation can be read here. The report states, The springboard of Hezbollah has bearing with regard to the deep ties to people within the Black Panthers Party and the New Black Panther Party and their later affiliation with terror organizations such as Hezbollah.
Notice! Where to File State Taxes While in the Military. Man guilty of selling phony military documents. The Associated Press Posted : Wednesday Mar 14, 2012 17:12:02 EDT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Smithville, Tenn., businessman has pleaded guilty to selling phony military documents. The U.S. Attorney’s office for the Middle District of Tennessee said that Robert Neener admitted this week in federal court in Nashville to receiving more than $200,000 for the documents.
Those documents included seals from federal agencies, several of them military branches. Prosecutors said the 65-year-old businessman signed fabricated names on some of the documents and forged the names of others to make them look authentic. Videos You May Be Interested In. Chinese Military Spending Will Rise 11% in 2012. China plans to increase defense spending 11.2 percent this year as the country’s expanding global commitments and lingering territorial disputes drive demand for more warships, missiles and fighter planes. Military spending is set to rise this year to about 670 billion yuan ($106.4 billion), Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for China’s National People’s Congress, said yesterday ahead of a speech today by Premier Wen Jiabao to open the annual 10-day session of the country’s legislature. China’s defense spending, the second highest in the world after the U.S., has risen in tandem with the expansion of its economy and a new focus by the Obama administration on the Asia- Pacific region.
China is also involved in spats with Vietnam, the Philippines and Japan over control of oil- and gas-rich waters and has a lingering territorial dispute with India that erupted into a war in 1962. Satellite Maker Rises ‘Reasonable and Appropriate’ Off-Budget Items ‘Scared Its Neighbors’ Military Buildup Economic Interests.
Pictures of Israeli Navy new AIP equipped Dolphin class submarine surface. An AIP system allows a submarine to operate without the need to surface or use a snorkel to access atmospheric oxygen therefore increasing diesel-electric submarines stealth and endurance. AIP offers diesel-electric submarines a remarkable increase in capability. The new Israeli submarines are to be nammed Tannin and Rahav. Tannin is to be delivered this year. Israeli Navy had an option for a third unit. Israel and Germany signed a contract a few weeks ago finalizing the sale of this sixth Dolphin class submarine to the Israel Navy, according to a report in The Jerusalem Post.
Indo-Russian fighter jet better than Chinese, US aircraft. U.S. Navy fears small Iranian boats. How did we forget about mutually assured destruction (MAD)? Report: LightSquared might swap airwaves with military. Bombshell: cartel kingpins targeted by Feds were FBI informants - National Conservative. A bombshell revelation contained in a memo written by congressional staffers on the Fast and Furious operation indicates that the drug cartel kingpins targeted by Federal law enforcement agencies were actually FBI informants.
The revelation has far reaching implications for the government's stated motivation for implementing Fast and Furious. The Obama Administration claims that the goal was to catch Mexican drug cartel kingpins by walking U.S. guns across the border, making sure that the weapons found their way in the hands of cartel criminals. But if such 'criminals' were FBI informants, then the entire basis for conducting the operation was bogus and doomed to failure. Not a single drug kingpin was arrested for gun and drug trafficking as a result of Fast and Furious.
The memo containing the bombshell revelation was reported in a news story published by USA Today. All of this is all the more reason for Speaker Boehner and Congressman Issa to pursue the perpetrators with utmost urgency. Breaking News – Syrian army general ‘assassinated’ I have decided to remove this website as it does not serve any purpose any more. Unfortunately there are those who are and have been using gross deception and base techniques to discredit me.
This includes the use of spurious radio footage of someone claimed to be me and the literal publication of private text messages and emails from myself. I feel saddened that some feel it necessary to behave like this toward others. Is this where we have got to? Is this better than the present system? As a human being, there is only so much one can take. ‘Israeli attack will prompt Pakistani response’ – Ynetnews. Joint Strike Fighter may miss acceleration goal. By Dave Majumdar - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Jan 18, 2012 19:07:16 EST The F-35 Lightning II’s transonic acceleration may not meet the requirements originally set forth for the program, a top Lockheed Martin official said. “Based on the original spec, all three of the airplanes are challenged by that spec,” said Tom Burbage, Lockheed’s program manager for the F-35. “The cross-sectional area of the airplane with the internal weapons bays is quite a bit bigger than the airplanes we’re replacing.”
The sharp rise in wave drag at speeds between Mach 0.8 and Mach 1.2 is one of the most challenging areas for engineers to conquer. And the F-35’s relatively large cross-sectional area means, that as a simple matter of physics, the jet can’t quite match its predecessors. “We’re dealing with the laws of physics. A recent report by the Defense Department’s top tester, J. U.S. First lady Michelle Obama tackling medical treatment for vets. WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has gotten a new commitment from medical schools to boost training and research for the treatment of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health injuries. The initiative is part of the first lady’s Joining Forces campaign, which focuses on issues affecting veterans and their families.
Mrs. Obama was to announce the commitment from more than 100 medical schools during an appearance Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. The schools are agreeing to step up training for medical students in how to treat PTSD and traumatic brain injury, increase research into the conditions and share new information and best practices. Aides said Mrs. Obama will emphasize that while most troops come home from combat with few or no mental health issues, those who do should not see it as a source of shame or weakness. “This is a long-term issue for the nation,” said Brad Cooper, the executive director of Joining Forces. THE COMING WAR INSIDE AMERICA By Doug Hagmann - Constitutional Emergency. Controlled economic collapse, move toward globalism Canada Free Press The coming war inside America As the attention of most Americans was captivated by the shiny object in Times Square this weekend like infants fixated on car keys dangled in front of them, Barack Hussein Obama signed into law H.R. 1540, better known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
Regardless of any concurrent executive signing statements that are mere window dressing and not legally binding, Obama and every member of congress who crafted and voted for this act has essentially declared war on American citizens on U.S. soil. To quote Rush Limbaugh, “words mean things.” Greasing the slope Any person of reasonable sensibilities should be raising a multitude of questions upon considering the current and historical conduct of the executive and legislative branches of our government. Continuity of agenda As one looks at the larger picture, pieces of the puzzle seems to become more recognizable. U.S. economy--"it's twice as bad as we thought" - National Conservative.
Two significant reports issued late today indicate that the U.S. economy is in much worse shape than what the American people have been told. When one local economist was asked to comment on the news, he stated, "It's twice as bad as we thought. " A closer look at the figures led to a revision of that assessment, however, but the fact remains that in many cases Realtors somehow double-counted home sales. Two significant pieces of information were released that show not only is the economy significantly worse than anyone realized but it is poised to get even worse, in spite of so-called 'hopeful signs' rolled out by the Obama Administration in recent weeks. First, the National Association of Realtors reported today that sales of existing homes have been 'double-counted' since 2007.
From CNBC: The massive economic meltdown of 2008 was precipitated by the collapse of the housing market in 2007, which caused a ripple effect impacting major mortgage lenders. Latest news. Long before a Minneapolis police "flash-bang" grenade burned Rickia Russell during a botched drug raid last year, the devices had sparked unintentional fires and caused injuries and deaths, even among officers trained to use them.
The $1 million settlement awarded last week to Russell by the Minneapolis City Council follows lawsuits and payouts for people injured or killed by the devices in California, Michigan, New York and other states. The devices came into widespread use in the 1980s, and law enforcement agencies say they help save lives during drug raids and similar high-risk operations. But watchdog groups and defense attorneys say they're a menace. "These things are dangerous," said Clay Conrad, a lawyer in Houston who has handled several cases involving flash-bang grenades.
"If you were to toss one at a cop, you would be indicted for attempted murder. " "The incidences in injury is very low compared to the number of times they are deployed," said Whitson. Reasonable action? Veteran hires in federal government hit 20-year high - The Federal Eye. Posted at 03:16 PM ET, 12/13/2011 Dec 13, 2011 08:16 PM EST TheWashingtonPost The federal government hired the highest percentage of veterans in more than 20 years during the past fiscal year, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday.
Veterans represented 28.5 percent of total federal hires in fiscal 2011, an increase of 2.9 percent over fiscal 2010 and 4.5 percent over fiscal 2009, according to preliminary figures released by OPM. The unemployment rate for Iraq- and Afghanistan-era veterans stands at 11.1 percent, according to Labor Department figures released this month. In 2009, President Obama signed an executive order that the White House said would transform the federal government into a model employer for American veterans. The President’s Council on Veterans Employment, which was established by the order, includes representatives of 24 government agencies which have established annual veteran hiring goals. “It’s working,” OPM Director John Berry said in a statement Tuesday. The shadow war against Iran – Washington Times. Egyptians protest military rulers' heavy hand.
CAIRO -- Banners waved and angry slogans echoed as tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Friday against the ruling military council, which they blame for hijacking a revolution that once bore the hope of leading the restive Arab world toward democracy. Dominated by Islamists and including a smattering of secularists and liberals, crowds swelled into Tahrir Square in one of the largest demonstrations since longtime President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown in February. These factions have competing political agendas but were united on a day to condemn the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces' refusal to cede power to a civilian government.
The protest came nearly one week ahead of parliamentary elections and was another troubling sign that Egypt has yet to find a path away from decades of a repressive police state toward a viable democracy. The generals want to "abort the revolution," said Ibrahim Yehia, a 23-year-old university engineering graduate and Muslim Brotherhood member.
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