No justice in Germany

This is the reason we have GiTMO: the world does not know how to treat terrorists. They should be treated like the following:

1 - a. If caught on the battlefield: may be of use, interrogated and then if they are useful and provide information; tried by a Tribunal and sentenced based on the support and information they give.
--- b. If caught on the battlefield and of no use; IAW the Geneva Convention on unlawful combatants - shot. Ok, a quick Tribunal in the field then shot if that will make you happy.
--- c. If caught on the battlefield: may be of use, interrogated and then if he/she is a good terrorist and keeps his/her mouth shut - given to a Tribunal and then shot in line with 1.a and 1.b.

2 - If captured overseas or here in the U.S., not on the battlefield, taken into our inefficient but usually effective court system and tried: using the Oklahoma Timmy standard. If "allies" won't extradite - play hardball. Get them before they get away. If they get away - find someone at Blackwater that needs extra cash. Why so harsh on my part? I have no use for these people.

A German court on Monday approved parole for one of the last jailed members of the Red Army Faction in a case that has revived painful memories of the left-wing terrorist group's 1970s heyday.

Brigitte Mohnhaupt, 57, will be released March 27 after serving 24 years of a life sentence for multiple murders, the Stuttgart state court ruled. Mohnhaupt was convicted in 1985 of involvement in nine murders, including those of West German chief federal prosecutor Siegfried Buback and of Hanns-Martin Schleyer, the head of the country's industry federation.

She was given five life sentences on the murder charges and convictions on other counts. Those included attempted murder for her part in a 1981 rocket-propelled grenade attack on the car of U.S. Gen. Frederick Krosen — then the commander of U.S. forces in Europe — which injured both the general and his wife.

This is where you really feel that Germany is just lost.

The court decided Mohnhaupt fulfilled the conditions of her sentence and no longer posed a threat to society, court spokeswoman Josefine Koeblitz said.

The decision was made "according to legal conditions and was not an act of clemency," Koeblitz said.

Really; what has she shown us in the past?

Mohnhaupt was captured early in her involvement with the Red Army Faction in Berlin in 1972 and jailed for several years. Released in 1977, she immediately went back to the group and played a key role in the trail of death it left later that year, which became known as the "German Autumn."

She was arrested again in then-communist Yugoslavia in 1978, but allowed to go six months later.

She was finally captured by West German authorities on Nov. 11, 1982, as she went to an arms cache in woods near Frankfurt, which had been staked out by a special police unit for two weeks after they received a tip from locals who had stumbled upon it.

This, among other reasons, is why with garden variety terrorists - once they run away to some hiding place (AKA Allah's waiting room) perhaps it is best to rely on the LGB, Barrett, or M21 to save us all money. Why risk the lives of good men to take prisoner those who will just one day go free?

Run boyfriend; RUN!!!!

Yes, women like this exist; and yes - you have been warned.

Still, until that day, I wave the Palestinian flag in solidarity. And will even let it fly over my bed. Know this, future ex-boyfriends of mine.

Chapel Hill. Mid-80s roadtrip. A girl at Trolls. No further comment.

Hat tip LGF.

Victory Caucus: I'm in

I don't do this stuff easily: but with company like Dean Barnett, Austin Bay, Matthew Currier Burden, Frank Gaffney, Hugh Hewitt, Ed Morrissey; how can you say no.

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The Victory Caucus

"Not a Dime for Defeat, No Matter How Disguised"

We need your help. NZ Bear of the Truth Laid Bear has posted our first message about where you come in:

Today is the day: we're now publicly launched and welcoming anyone and everyone to The Victory Caucus ! Where should you start? Well, first, take a look at our Mission and Beliefs. They start with this fundamental statement:

We support victory in the war against radical Islamists. We supported the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq, and we believe victory is necessary in both countries for America's self-defense.

If that sounds right to you, then join us: register an account here , and let us know as much (or as little) as you care to share about yourself with your fellow Caucus members. One of the main goals of this effort is to show our leaders that there is a broad and influential community of citizens (and voters --- and donors) who believe victory is necessary. So the more info you can share with us, the more credibly we can convey that message --- but it's entirely up to you how much you'd like to share.

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"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill

Indeed.

Defending the Vietnam Memorial

Anyone in the Army of Northern Virginia or The Potomac Flotilla looking for something to do 17 MAR?

Leftist activists who march to the Pentagon next month will discover that their path won't be as clear as it has been in the past.

The group, led by Cindy Sheehan, Jane Fonda, Ramsey Clark and their ilk, plan to gather March 17 at the Vietnam Memorial Wall to begin a march to protest America's involvement in the Iraq war. The date marks the fourth anniversary of the war's beginning.

This time, however, protestors will see objectors if they spit on Iraqi veterans again, or throw paint on a war memorial. This time, they will encounter a buzz saw of Vietnam veterans and supporters who will gather to protect the Wall, and show their support for U.S. troops. The counter-protestors are calling themselves the Gathering of Eagles.

"… An eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks. The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come. When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it."

An unknown author wrote that description, but it describes how the veterans see their mission. They are angry that the Wall is being used as a jumping off point for a political protest and they are gathering to protect it from another storm of anti-war activists.
..."The anti-war/anti-America group cannot be allowed to use the Vietnam Memorial Wall as a back-drop to their anti-America venom and stain the hallowed ground that virtually cries out with blood at the thought of this proposed desecration ... it must not happen," said veteran Bud Gross. "… All Americans are invited to support our effort, which is intended as a defender of hallowed ground and intended as a non-violent competition between those that would sell out America and those of us who support freedom and keeping the fight with the enemy on distant shores."

The group defending the Wall will be wearing armbands to identify themselves. Those who are unable to stand with the defenders are being asked to wear armbands with small U.S. flags to show their own communities that they abhor the Fonda-Sheehan tactics.

"We'll be there to act as a countervailing force against the Cindy Sheehan-Jane Fonda march from the Vietnam Memorial to the Pentagon," retired Navy Capt. Larry Bailey said. "We will protect the Vietnam Memorial. If they try to deface it, there will be some violence, I guarantee you."

Bailey and thousands of his fellow Vietnam vets are worried that the anti-war protesters will damage the wall, just as they spray-painted the steps of the Capitol at their last march.

Hat tip Bookie.

The Waxman cometh

Ohhhhhh, I do not envy anyone coming in front of this man's Committee. I remember him from the Big Tobacco days prior to the Republicans taking power. He is going after Deepwater's mess.

Managers of the U.S. Coast Guard's $24 billion fleet-overhaul program appeared to cover up a Navy engineering report that highlighted design flaws in a new flagship cutter under scrutiny by government investigators, a senior House Democrat said yesterday.
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But the warnings were deleted in a copy of the report given by Coast Guard officials to Department of Homeland Security auditors and altered in an edited version included in a wider briefing on the $1 billion-a-year fleet-replacement program, known as Deepwater, to the Coast Guard's commanding officer at the time, Waxman said.

"Sugarcoating of the situation may have made life easier for the program management, but it certainly is a disservice to you, to the Coast Guard community and to the taxpayers of this country," Waxman told DHS Inspector General Richard L. Skinner in a hearing.

You know what; if the Democrats taking power is what it takes to get some proper oversight; then sobeit. The Republicans let this get totally out of control. This is the 21st Century. We shouldn't have to put up with old smoke and mirror games.

Cheat your way around the 30yr requirement? Simple.

On the Deepwater project, Skinner's office reported last month that the Coast Guard's failure to properly oversee contract team Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin led to problems with the new cutter. The flaws may reduce the cutter's operating days by as much as 20 percent and could help to potentially double the cost of completing the first two of eight planned vessels, Skinner said.
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He said the Coast Guard this week changed the contract to lower the cutter's required operating days by 20 percent, blaming the gap cited by Skinner on confusing terms in the original contract.

Those in charge of LCS and DDG-1000; I would look at the next scheduled TAP class.

The cost of a new Lockheed Martin ship will increase about $100 million, Navy leaders told a skeptical House panel. The cost of the first littoral combat ship will increase to about $350 million to $375 million from about $270 million, Navy officials said, though some expect it to be closer to $400 million.

Rep. Waxman (D-CA) may be a SOB; but you know what - shipbuilding needs a SOB. Yesterday.

Insane policy by insane people

Skippy is right; try treating people like adults.

"For all other 2ID Soldiers who choose to consume alcohol, they must do so responsibly at all times. Specifically, they will moderate their alcohol consumption and not consume alcohol to the extent that their blood alcohol content (BAC) is above .10."

That means that you, an adult, can be off duty playing poker with your Dad and the Army tells you that you cannot have a BAC over .10. Insanity. GI Korea also is right on the result.

In the years I have been following USFK issues it seems like every time a new general comes in they face the same problem the commander before them faced and the new general issues blanket policies similar to the last guy that didn’t solve the problem then and won’t solve the problem now. Former 2ID commanders General Honore, Wood, Higgins, and now Coggin have all had their fair share of alcohol related incidents and underage drinkers. Mass punishment policies that have a short term impact that looks good on Powerpoint slides are always implemented, but in the long run the same issues will persist and rise again at the expense of the morale of all the soldiers in Korea.

Any bets that the next 2ID commander will be facing these same problems when he takes over? It seems nothing ever changes except the name of the commanding general.

Nanny-state rules are simply Indications & Warning of a broken system. Period. Then again, our silly national drinking age and paternalistic policies do not help. That is the real problem.

The lack of moral courage and leadership that drools out of this policy is astounding. This will fix nothing - and will make any progress more difficult - personal responsibility; unit cohesion; team building? Fugetaboutit.

The Islamization of YouTube

Let's see; quote parts of the Bible you have issues with - no problem.

Quote parts of the Koran that you have issues with - and your videos and account are deleted. Poof.

Hey, I am an Evangelical Christian. I am also an American of a Libertarian bent. Opinionated Atheists are part of the challenge and flavor of a free society. Yap away.

There is no Yapp'n in Islam, as Nick Gisburne has learned. Check out his story here - and wonder again why Google has issues with freedom.

The offending video is available at his link. Check the search at GoogleVideo - quite the rebellion going on - you may be able to catch it there as well..