Archive for September, 2005

Sedition Act of 1918

Posted by Q Ball on September 28th, 2005

Some think it prudent to reinstate this for a time: Sedition Act Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to promote the success of [...]

First Ever Photo of a Giant Squid

Posted by Q Ball on September 27th, 2005

Check out the squid in attack mode. More info here

Al-jazeera Reporter Jailed on Terrorism

Posted by Q Ball on September 26th, 2005

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré and the Press

Posted by 3wire on September 26th, 2005

From an unverified source: Please verify if you can. —————————————————- Earlier this week, in a press conference on evacuation plans for New Orleans in the event Hurricane Rita moves north, Mayor Ray Nagin was displaced at the podium by Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who took over when reporters started to badger Nagin. Here are a [...]

Major Victory for Firearms Owners and Freedom

Posted by 3wire on September 24th, 2005

From the NRA NRA-ILA Grassroots Alert Vol. 12, No. 38 9/23/05 On Thursday, NRA filed a motion in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana seeking a temporary restraining order to block authorities from confiscating law-abiding citizens’ firearms in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Today, we are happy to report, the Court [...]

English Translation of Iraqi Constitution

Posted by Q Ball on September 24th, 2005

Blair Calls BBC Coverage ‘Full of Hate of America”

Posted by 3wire on September 22nd, 2005

NEW YORK (AFP) – British Prime Minister Tony Blair has complained privately to media tycoon Rupert Murdoch that the BBC’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina carried an anti-American bias, Murdoch said at a conference here. Blair Calls BBC Coverage ‘Full of Hate of America’: Murdoch | MediaChannel.org

Guns Confiscated in Louisiana?

Posted by 3wire on September 21st, 2005

From the NRA: If you have personally had a gun confiscated in Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina hit, please call (888) 414-6333. Be prepared to leave only your name and immediate contact information so we can get back to you. Once again, we are seeking contact information from actual victims of gun confiscation in Louisiana only. [...]

Both sides of the ketchup bottle

Posted by rcviper25 on September 19th, 2005

The other day I heard a really good explination of the two different views taken by Liberals and Conservatives. The simile was that different political views are seen as if looking at two different sides of a ketchup bottle, both sides see something different and yet both are right. This was so simple and so [...]

Taliban Tries to Undermine Election

Posted by 3wire on September 17th, 2005

“On Saturday, U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops caught 20 militants laying explosives along Kajaki Dam in southern Helmand province, a Defense Ministry spokesman, Gen. Mohammed Saher Azimi, said. Thousands of people live downriver from the dam. Mashal said two of the other thwarted bomb attacks were planned car bombings in Ghazni and Paktika, two volatile [...]

Freedom: Every Loss Hurts

Posted by 3wire on September 16th, 2005

The Federal government keeps chipping away at freedoms we have taken for granted for decades. In the post 9/11 hysteria bureaucrats everywhere are pushing for more government control over the most innocuous parts of everyday life. Probably because that’s all they know how to do, make rules and punish those that don’t follow them. The [...]

You’re Gonna Do WHAT?!?!

Posted by Maverick on September 16th, 2005

In case you don’t follow gaming news religiouly, as I do, I’m going to bring you up to speed on how Nintendo has been pushing their next-gen platform, codenamed “Revolution.” They say that they don’t want to be part of the console war that Sony and Microsoft are in. They want to be unique and [...]

Next-Gen begins November 22

Posted by Maverick on September 15th, 2005

Xbox 360 Launch Dates Announced – Xbox The first simultanious 3-region launch in console history will happen this holiday season. “Microsoft announced today that Xbox 360 will arrive on store shelves Tuesday, November 22 in North America, Friday, December 2 in Europe, and Saturday, December 10 in Japan.”

Blu-ray and PS3

Posted by Q Ball on September 14th, 2005

I am personally going to buy a PS3 for the sole purpose of playing Blu-ray discs. If you want to have a Blu-ray player one should consider this option. The first players are going to be around $1,500 while the PS3 is going to be around $350. Sounds like a good deal to me. By [...]

Media bias on Iraq

Posted by 3wire on September 14th, 2005

LTC Erik Kurilla of 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (better known as “Deuce Four”) comments about how news from Iraq is presented here in the states. From Michael Yon http://www.michaelyon.blogspot.com/ “As the Deuce Four heads home this week, they leave behind a Mosul that, while not yet in the clear, is much closer to security [...]

Four charged with plotting terror attacks in L.A

Posted by 3wire on September 13th, 2005

” “The evidence in this case indicates that the conspirators were on the verge of launching their attack,” “Had these four defendants succeeded in their alleged plots, their attacks would have taken an untold number of Americans,” U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told a separate news briefing in Washington. …declined to elaborate on the timing [...]

Gun Show Owner, Patrons May File Civil Rights Suit

Posted by 3wire on September 13th, 2005

“More people have had their rights violated at my shows than at Annette’s show,” Elliot said, referring to colleague Annette Gelles, who owns the Showmasters Gun Show, which was the target of another ATF Task Force operation last month. “They’ve been pulled over when they left the building and had their guns taken away from [...]

A Most Important Vote: September 11, 2001

Posted by 3wire on September 11th, 2005

United Airlines Flight 93: September 11, 2001 A group of average Americans, who had never met, organized themselves and took a vote. “During his 15-minute call to his wife, Jeremy Glick told her that they had taken a vote and they were going after the terrorists. After telling her he loved her, Jer­emy said, “Hold [...]

Jordanian militants hail September 11 attacks at trial

Posted by 3wire on September 11th, 2005

“September 11 was a great day when we made America weep and rubbed America’s face in the dirt,” the 50-year-old bearded militant, his legs chained, shouted from inside the caged dock of the court. Jordanian militants hail September 11 attacks at trial – Yahoo! News

Polls Mean Nothing

Posted by Q Ball on September 10th, 2005

I was watching TV today and saw some poll about how 55% of Americans don’t trust the president to handle another disaster. First of all I have no idea how the question or questions was structured. Second, 55% percent is a slight majority. If the margin of error is 6% then it could be that [...]