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Rabu, 21 April 2010

Obama Gets Bill To Hide Birth Certificate

President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama is the subject of a congressional bill to block requests for a true copy of his birth certificate, as the photocopy that has been provided and scanned to his website, has been labeled a fake, carrying Photoshop digital markings. To be President of the United States, one must be born in America and many contend Obama was born in Kenya (Africa).

Bill would shun Obama birth certificate requests

(AP) – 2 hours ago - HONOLULU — Hawaii lawmakers are moving closer to passing a measure allowing the state to ignore repeated requests for President Barack Obama's birth certificate. A conference committee unanimously voted Tuesday to advance the bill to final votes in the House and Senate. The bill is SB2937.

Information from: Honolulu Star-Bulletin, http://www.starbulletin.com

Anti-Obama 'birthers' face roadblock in Hawaii

Apr 21, 2010 - Some folks in Hawaii are tired of dealing with anti-Obama "birthers." The Hawaii Legislature is close to passing a law that would allow the state to ignore repeated requests for President Obama's birth certificate.

This comes as Obama critics in Arizona try to get its Legislature to pass a law to require Obama -- and other presidential candidates -- to produce their birth certificates before they can get on a ballot...

http://content.usatoday.com

Obama Being Blamed For U.S. Economic Woes


U.S. President Barack Obama's popularity has taken a massive dive, as he is catching up with former President, George W. Bush, in the blame department, regarding the ongoing financial crisis rocking America.

Where Bush precipitated the problem with the terrible management of the nation's finances and massive spending, Obama has exacerbated it with unruly, socialist spending, not suited to the U.S. economy.

Some good news in the midst of troubling financial headlines: GM repaid $8 billion of the bailout money it was given, 5 years in advance. Well done to GM.

Bush still gets blame for economy, but Obama catching up

April 21, 2010, 6:07 PM EDT - Former President George W. Bush still gets most of the blame for the nation’s current economic ills, but the government’s current chief executive is catching up, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

President Barack Obama takes at least a moderate amount of blame among half those surveyed by Gallup late last month, up from 32% when Gallup last asked the question in July. The survey of 1,033 adults shows that 26% think Obama should take a “great deal” of the blame while another 24% believe the current president shoulders a “moderate amount.” Fifty percent say Obama gets little or no blame...

http://blogs.marketwatch.com

Obama Heckled By Gays In California

Video: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Interruption

U.S. President Barack Obama was visibly shaken and upset at being heckled by a group of gay activists, due to his Justice Department and Attorney General, Eric Holder, reneging on a promise to lift the ban on gays openly serving in the U.S. military.

It has been a long standing rule in the armed forces, not to have openly gay individuals serving, as according to experts, it causes rifts in military cohesion. This long held practice has been firmly in place for many years, until rich gay Hollywood campaign donors pulled Obama's strings, in a bid to get the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ban lifted, much to the fury of the U.S. military.

President Obama and his cabinet need to think long and hard before they undertake any decisions that weaken the U.S. Military. The Judiciary Report is not trying to hurt gay people's feelings, but at a time when crisis after crisis has erupted regarding America, the Iranian government and separately, terrorists groups targeting the United States, throwing the nation's military into disarray and disunity is not a good idea.

Senin, 19 April 2010

80% Of Americans Don't Trust The Government

U.S. President Barack Obama

According to a PEW research poll, 80% of Americans do not trust the government. With the rampant abuse of public goodwill that occurred under the Bush administration, only to be followed by a year of disappointing revelations and actions by the Obama administration, Americans have good reason not to trust the government.

Let's not forget the lies of the Clinton administration, regarding Bill Clinton's extracurricular sexual activities and then First Lady Hillary Clinton's duplicitous dealings in the Whitewater scandal.

Most egregiously, the long suffering American people have been lied to about a war that wreaked havoc in the Middle East and destroyed America's name all over the world.

The nation's citizens have also been subjected to lies about renditioning, warrantless spying on American citizens by the FBI and NSA in the areas of telephones, mobile phones, computers, emails, GPS, bank accounts, credit reports and library cards. Deficit and budgetary spending has also been corrupted and camouflaged to hide the truth.

It's been one lie after another for the past twenty years, giving the American people and the world, no reason to trust the U.S. government. What is most alarming is the government's abuse of the U.S. Constitution, court system and federal law, in attempting to get away with blatantly illegal and unethical conduct. This misconduct hit a jarring crescendo under the Bush administration.

Some government officials have smirked and laughed at the gross lack of transparency and culpability in office, regarding illegal conduct they have been able to get away with, that has been witnessed by the American people and the world, clearly not grasping it has deteriorated America to terrible degrees.

It's the equivalent of burning one's house down, not realizing people are watching the act of self-sabotage, in a crooked attempt to become rich and powerful, via illegally obtained funds one is banking on.

STORY SOURCE 1:

Poll: 4 out of 5 Americans don't trust Washington

9 hours ago - WASHINGTON — America's "Great Compromiser" Henry Clay called government "the great trust," but most Americans today have little faith in Washington's ability to deal with the nation's problems.

Public confidence in government is at one of the lowest points in a half century, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. Nearly 8 in 10 Americans say they don't trust the federal government and have little faith it can solve America's ills, the survey found.

The survey illustrates the ominous situation President Barack Obama and the Democratic Party face as they struggle to maintain their comfortable congressional majorities in this fall's elections. Midterm prospects are typically tough for the party in power. Add a toxic environment like this and lots of incumbent Democrats could be out of work.

http://www.google.com

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80 Percent of Americans Don't Trust the Government

Obama Angers The Gays With DADT U-Turn

U.S. President Obama: what I said was...

U.S. President Barack Obama has angered homosexuals in America, by promising to repeal the U.S. Military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" which bars gays from openly serving in the forces.

Engaging in what has become habit with President Obama, he says one thing to be popular, then has another segment of his government do the dirty work for him. This time, it is again the Department of Justice (DOJ), who have stated they will not repeal "Don't Ask Don't Tell."

Previously, Obama released a memo proclaiming his government is one of transparency and on this accord, Freedom of Information Act documents must be released to the public.

Then in the next breath, the Department of Justice, headed by Obama's questionable, bumbling pick, Eric Holder, continues to vigorously fight the nation's citizens and organizations like a junkyard dog, who request documents under the Freedom of Information Act. Not to mention, haughtily strolling into court on other cases and obstinately refusing to answer questions, deeming the DOJ is above the law.

This dear friends, is an old trick crooked politicians use, to garner votes and public sympathy, by appearing to be a damsel in distress at the hands of their cabinet, while secretly sending their lackeys out to quietly do their dirty work, which reflects their true agenda.

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STORY SOURCE:

White House Suggests Justice Department Brief Upholding 'Don’t Ask,Don’t Tell' Was 'Odd'

April 06, 2010 9:36 PM - White House press secretary Robert Gibbs Tuesday suggested a Justice Department brief upholding the “don’t ask,don’t tell” ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military was “odd,” given that it used 17-year-old language from Gen. Colin Powell (ret.) that the former Joint Chiefs Chairman says he no longer believes.

http://blogs.abcnews.com

On June 29, 2009, during his speech in front of an audience attending the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered Pride Month Reception, held at the White House, President Obama said:

"As I said before--I'll say it again--I believe 'don't ask, don't tell' doesn't contribute to our national security. In fact, I believe preventing patriotic Americans from serving their country weakens our national security."

In the lawsuit, Justice Department attorneys admitted that the President made this statement. So, using President Obama's exact words, Log Cabin's lawyers then asked the government to admit that what the President said about DADT was true. Justice Department lawyers objected, and refused to answer -- Log Cabin filed and won a motion to compel the government to answer the questions, the government appealed, and the court rejected the appeal.

Consequently, on Monday, April 12, 2010, the government finally had to answer the questions and, when the Justice Department lawyers answered, they told the court that the President of the United States, Barack Obama, was wrong about DADT.

Specifically, when asked to admit that Don't Ask, Don't Tell "does not contribute to our national security", the government's response was "Deny." Meaning, DOJ disagrees with the President -- DOJ thinks the gay ban does contribute to our national security. So they're not only contradicting the President, they're not only saying that the President is wrong, they're actually putting out an anti-gay argument that hurts our efforts to repeal DADT because it defends the underlying basis for the law.

When asked to admit that Don't Ask, Don't Tell "weakens our national security", the government's response was again "Deny". And, when asked to admit that discharging service members pursuant to Don't Ask, Don't Tell "weakens our national security," the government's response was "Deny".

The government's responses attempt to explain why these denials differ from what the President had said but they candidly admit that the government's position in this case differs from the President's view of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.

- Log Cabin Press Release

Obama's DOJ Engaging In Warrantless Email Scanning

U.S. President Barack Obama: Uncle Sam wants...your emails

As stated in the April 17. 2010 article, Obama Plays Scientist, the FBI/DOJ and NSA, scan and copy the emails (and computers) of select American people, without warrant, evening using their contents to compile reports for then President George W. Bush and now President Barack Obama. Doctors, scientists, professors, politicians, journalists and bloggers are often selected for this massive invasion of privacy. The Judiciary Report made these claims years ago as well.

Eric Holder: your emails are our emails!

One hold out was Yahoo, who engaged in a legal battle with the DOJ, to protect their users' privacy. The EFF supported them in this regard, as it is an unsavory government practice that violates the Fourth Amendment.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller: what warrant?

The DOJ has officially backed down from the Yahoo legal tussle, but continues to unconstitutionally read the emails of Americans that use other email and web hosting providers.

In closing, Presidents, by way of the FBI and NSA, should not be fishing ideas out of people's emails. It is an awful, unseemly practice no one with any ethics could condone or respect.

DOJ abandons warrantless attempt to read Yahoo e-mail

April 16, 2010 12:01 PM PDT - The U.S. Justice Department has abruptly abandoned what had become a high-profile court fight to read Yahoo users' e-mail messages without obtaining a search warrant first.

In a two-page brief filed Friday, the Obama administration withdrew its request for warrantless access to the complete contents of the Yahoo Mail accounts under investigation. CNET was the first to report on the Denver case in an article on Tuesday...

http://news.cnet.com

EFF Backs Yahoo! to Protect User from Warrantless Email Search

April 14th, 2010 - Denver - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) along with Google and numerous other public interest organizations and Internet industry associations joined with Yahoo! in asking a federal court Tuesday to block a government attempt to access the contents of a Yahoo! email account without a search warrant based on probable cause.

Your fourth amendment rights under attack by Obama, DOJ

April 16, 7:45 PM - I don't know what to think about the country anymore. I see things happening that, just a few years ago, would have been called "proof that Bush is Satan." Those same things, under this administration, receive little or no press. While we're all paying attention to Tiger Woods and his marital problems, or busy arguing about whether the Tea Party movement is full of "racists, homophobes and morons," the government is quietly working to take away our personal, constitutionally protected, GOD GIVEN freedoms...

The Dept. of Justice apparently believes that U.S. citizens do not enjoy a "reasonable expectation of privacy" with respect to cell phone use, and have been attempting to acquire the ability to simply demand user information from the cell phone companies without going through standard procedures to obtain a warrant for specific information on specific individuals for use in specific prosecutions. They are assaulting the fourth amendment in yet another case, asserting that "email over 181 days old should not be protected from warrantless search and seizure."...

http://www.examiner.com

Obama Cracking Down On Whistleblowers

U.S. President Barack Obama: stop snitching!

U.S. President Barack Obama is cracking down on whistleblowers that expose misconduct within his regime government. A former employee of the NSA, Thomas A. Drake, was indicted for leaking confidential government documents to a journalist, revealing criminal conduct by the U.S. government.

The FBI recently did the same regarding another whistleblower that worked for the Bureau. Because if there's one thing Obama can't stand it's a snitch.

Obama DoJ indicts NSA whistleblower…are you mad yet?

Friday April 16, 2010 1:54 pm - If you were mad at all about Bush’s violations of civil liberties when he was president, this will get you fuming:

In a rare legal action against a government employee accused of leaking secrets, a grand jury has indicted a former senior National Security Agency official on charges of providing classified information to a newspaper reporter in hundreds of e-mail messages in 2006 and 2007.

The official, Thomas A. Drake, 52, was also accused of obstructing justice by shredding documents, deleting computer records and lying to investigators who were looking into the reporter’s sources...

http://seminal.firedoglake.com

Obama Plays Scientist

U.S. President Barack Obama (center)

U.S. President Barack Obama has overruled accomplished scientists and astronauts, including Neil Armstrong, in dictating what NASA's space agenda should be.

It is a known fact in intelligence circles that the FBI and NSA illegally spies on domestic and foreign scientists, obtaining unlawfully made advance copies of their work, using it to formulate and compile reports for the White House and select members of Congress, hoping to keep them ahead of the curve.

This, however, doesn't not make the President a scientist. Much like the budget breaking, dictatorial health care bill that passed last month, does not make you a doctor. Someone needs to come back down to earth, pardon the pun.

STORY SOURCE: Neil Armstrong vs. Obama

Jumat, 16 April 2010

The Obamas Made $5.5 Million In 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made $5.5 million dollars in income last year, according to their tax filing. Much of their income was derived from book sales.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama

STORY SOURCE: Obamas report $5.5 million in income, $1.79 million in taxes

U.S. Jobless Claims And Foreclosures Surge

Based on financial data released this week, U.S. jobless claims and foreclosures have surged in America, painfully illustrating the financial crisis that began in 2008, is ongoing, as government remedies have failed to stem losses and fix the problem. U.S. foreclosures also set another record.

The financial health of Uncle Sam (Photo credit: David Dees)

A report this week also revealed, President Obama's mortgage relief program wasted billions in taxpayer money and produced very little positive results. Something similar transpired with Obama's jobs program.

STORY SOURCE:

US Foreclosure Filings Rise 16% as Bank Seizures Set Record

Watchdog Group: Obama's Mortgage Aid Plan Wastes Billions

Rabu, 14 April 2010

Obama, China And The Yuan

Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama is still pressuring global titan, China, to change the value of its currency, the Yuan, which is an unbelievable request. China has maintained its position that it will not budge on this matter.

Once again, President Obama needs to focus on the U.S. economy and stop interfering in other nation's policies. That's what placed former President Bush firmly in trouble.

The way back for America in this financial crisis, is not for the government to tell others to take a step down, but for Washington to work with the nation in taking a step forward.

Eric Holder Faces Wrath Of Congress

Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, was slammed in Congress today, for indecisive and duplicitous answers, on whether the Obama administration intends to hold terrorist trials in populous Manhattan in New York and if they shall be in the civilian format, as opposed to military.

It seems odd that one can show up for a civil lawsuit, such as a contract or financial dispute and be seated in the same communal court areas as terrorist mass murderers. Something about that is somewhat off. Holder is in over his head at the Justice Department and it's showing.

STORY SOURCE: Schumer: White House isn't being honest about KSM trial site

Selasa, 13 April 2010

FBI Destroyed Terrible File On Obama's Grandfather

U.S. President Barack Obama

The Federal Bureau of Investigation destroyed an incendiary file on, Stanley Armour Dunham, the controversial grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama.

The President's grandfather was a close friend of communist and national security risk, Frank Marshall Davis, a Chicago journalist and poet, who sold marijuana and cocaine, in the presence of a young Obama and granddad Dunham.

WND Reports: FBI destroyed file on Obamas grandfather

4/13/2010 1:51 - Here is a part of an article from World Net Daily news that describes the File that was destroyed on Obama's grandfather and his connections to Communist, Frank Marshall Davis:

"In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the FBI has formally acknowledged a file existed on President Barack Obama's grandfather, Stanley Armour Dunham, that was destroyed May 1, 1997.

The FBI previously released some 600 pages of the FBI file of Frank Marshall Davis, the Chicago -based journalist and poet who as a member of the Communist Party USA retired in Hawaii and befriended Dunham.

Obama frequently sought advice from Davis during the future president's elementary and high school years.

Until the FBI's response to the FOIA request, there was no public disclosure of the existence of a file on Obama's grandfather.

The file raises the question whether the FBI considered Dunham to be a national security risk, possibly because of his association with Davis.

http://beforeitsnews.com

Obama Wants To Ban Term "Islamic Extremism"

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama wants the government to stop using the term "Islamic Extremism." Obama is seeking to have it scrubbed from official documents. He most likely wants the public to do the same, as that is how he operates.

You know what. Obama is right. We should not call it "Islamic Extremism." How about "Muslim Extremism" instead.

He also wants the word "Jihad" banned. Maybe he should write an email to terrorists, hit send to all and tell them stop using the term first. At the end of the day, innocent people are violently being killed over twisted, extremist ideology. Employing semantics is not going to fix that.

Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document

Last update - 12:05 07/04/2010 - President Barack Obama's advisers will remove religious terms such as "Islamic extremism" from the central document outlining the U.S. national security strategy and will use the rewritten document to emphasize that the United States does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terror, counterterrorism officials said.

http://www.haaretz.com

EDITORIAL: Obama's jihad on 'jihad'

To this president, there's no such thing as an Islamic extremist

President Obama's latest strategic innovation in the war on terrorism is to ignore jihad and maybe it will go away.

The Obama administration is removing terms such as "jihad" and "Islamic extremism" from the U.S. National Security Strategy in an attempt to convince Muslim countries that America doesn't view them solely through the lens of counterterrorism

http://www.washingtontimes.com

Eric Holder Hypocritically Attends Sexual Assault Awareness Month Event

Eric Holder

U. S. President Barack Obama's controversial and frequently slammed U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, hypocritically attended a gathering for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and touted the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.

I find his appearance at the event hypocritical and disgusting in light of the willful criminal negligence he has displayed in the Aisha v. FBI case, since talking office a year ago, which allowed a terrible situation, where a victim of crime, me, was made to endure even more trauma, when a vile male member of Madonna's Kabbalah cult stalked and approached me on a public street in Downtown Miami, then started making disturbing, invasive statements about me and reached out and tried to sexually assault me.

If I had not quickly moved out of the way when I realized what he was trying to do, that pervert would have succeeded at sexually assaulting me. I was appalled someone would do such a thing under the circumstances, especially in public. Had the FBI and DOJ done their job, that terrible incident would not have happened.

However, that's the kind of confidence Madonna's Kabbalah has in the DOJ and FBI's corruption. In 2005, the FBI and its parent agency, the DOJ, were notified in writing that Madonna and her sick Kabbalah cult have been stalking and harassing me, among other things. I was interviewed twice by the Miami FBI.

They told me to come into their office (Miami FBI), after I sent the formal, written complaint and called to inquire about the status of it. On three separate occasions they said they would investigate the case. They even sent me a letter stating I'm a victim of crime.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

However, when FBI Director Robert S. Mueller found out Madonna and co. have been harassing, terrorizing and threatening me, among other things, in bids at trying to get me to give up the rights to my preexisting, Library of Congress registered, Copyrighted Catalog worth billions (same thing Michael Jackson was killed for - copyrights) he ordered the Miami FBI to do nothing. According to protocol, they are supposed to issue a report on the investigation regarding the copyrights and human rights abuse case, yet they have not, seeking to cover up everything.

I was then told by a very credible source in the know on these matters that Mueller instructed the Miami FBI to drag its feet on my case and let the criminal misconduct and human rights abuses transpiring against me, endangering my life, continue as it has been benefiting Hollywood via ill-gotten financial gains and numerous undeserved awards, for the duplicated and derivative works that have been stolen from my preexisting Copyrighted Catalog that contains over 12,500 songs, 1000 movie scripts, movie treatments and short stories, 15 book manuscripts, 300 music video treatments, 500 photographs, among other things.

The same credible source informed me that the FBI, on Mueller's orders, illegally opened an investigation into me, with warrantless wiretaps, illegal scanning of my emails, computers and bank accounts, hoping to find some dirt on me worthy of arrest, to deflect the criminal activity Hollywood has been engaging in at my expense, via stealing billions in copyrights from my Catalog and committing unspeakably wicked human rights abuses against me, with the hope it would destroy me.

However, when the investigation into me yielded no negative results, Mueller ordered a cover-up, as he'd violated the U.S. Constitution and U.S. Code via waging a malicious, illegal investigation into an innocent victim of crime, who has been greatly defrauded, having no probable cause to have done so. And that's the kind of dirty animal leading the FBI. One of my responses to this betrayal of my rights, has been exclusive after exclusive, exposing the FBI's misdeeds.

Mad-onna

The criminal misconduct transpiring against me has been witnessed by family and friends and digital data, forensic evidence and mobile phone photos bear witness to the fact, members of Madonna's Kabbalah keep invading my privacy, stalking and approaching me. Under the law, this conduct is patently illegal.

They have no excuse or justification under the law to be infringing my copyrights, invading my privacy and following me everywhere, every time I set foot outside the house. It's sick and depraved. They should not be in such close proximity to me and repeatedly.

They should not be approaching and confronting me anywhere, communicating threats on behalf of that madwoman Madonna, but have on many occasions. I have nothing to do with them and want nothing to do with them. Yet they persist in this madness.

Even this past weekend, I went to Tallahassee, Florida with my mom, which is 7 hours away from where I currently live in Miami and a member of Kabbalah got onto the same elevator as me and kept staring at me in this weird way. I didn't realize it until the elevator door had already closed, otherwise I would not have gotten on. If an old couple had not gotten on the elevator when I did, that Kabbalah member would have probably tried to assault me like other members of his cult have done on other occasions.

Kabbalah members have even stalked me into other countries, like my homeland Jamaica and Britain, where some of my forbearers come from.

This persistent misconduct is criminal and constitutes aggravated stalking. Only crazy people do things like that. Yet the FBI and DOJ, who are supposed to prevent crime and uphold the law of the land, have allowed the criminal harassment, stalking and assault to continue, to facilitate copyright infringement of a preexisting Copyrighted Catalog, by parties in Hollywood, such as Madonna.

The proof is there. The witnesses and photos testifying to the crimes are there. The time stamped, preexisting copyrights bear witness to the blatant duplications that have been transpiring in violation of the U.S. Copyright Act and the Berne Treaty.

The FBI/DOJ should be ashamed of themselves for facilitating such crimes, as it is disgraceful and an embarrassment millions are reading about on a regular basis in America and all over the world. But God is on my side. You aren't getting away with anything.

Remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder at Sexual Assault Awareness Month Program

WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following are the remarks by Attorney General Eric Holder at the Sexual Assault Awareness Month Program:

Thank you, Tom [Perrelli]. I appreciate your kind words, and, more importantly, your outstanding leadership. Your talent for bringing people together has enabled this administration, and this Department, to deliver on last year's promise to address the causes and consequences of sexual assault with renewed focus, purpose, and urgency.

Of course, these achievements would not be possible without our Office on Violence Against Women, which leads the Justice Department's efforts to raise awareness about sexual assault and to combat these devastating crimes. Since opening its doors 15 years ago, OVW has awarded more than $3.5 billion in grants to some of our nation's most effective victim service providers and programs. This office has been instrumental in helping victims of sexual assault find assistance and empowering survivors to seek justice. It's also created a forum for providers and advocates from across the field to come together and to share cutting-edge research, best practices, and innovative strategies.

Catherine Pierce has been a part of this work from the start. Although she often says that she's witnessed the great progress OVW has made over the years, Catherine has actually helped lead this progress. I'm grateful to her, and I know that OVW's enthusiastic new director, Sue Carbon, looks forward to building on all that this office has achieved. As a former judge myself, I know that, after nearly two decades of service on the bench, Sue will bring a unique and insightful perspective to OVW's work. Her experience and expertise will allow the department to reach new communities, strengthen current partnerships and provide enhanced support for OVW grantees.

I'm glad that so many of our grantees are here with us today. We are honored to support the work you do to heal and empower survivors, to provide hope, to raise awareness, and to improve lives.

Let me also welcome our other special guests who have joined us to share their experiences facing and fighting sexual assault. Their courage inspires us all. And their stories illustrate - far better than I possibly could - the reasons why ending sexual assault must be a priority across this department, this administration and this nation.

We all know what we're up against. Our own research shows that nearly 19 million women and 3 million men have experienced at least one incident of sexual assault. Confronting this reality is difficult. It's often painful. But it's also important. Acknowledging and discussing the prevalence of sexual assault creates opportunities to act, to assist, to educate, and to collaborate.

We should all be encouraged by President Obama's historic commitment to shining a light on this problem and to seeking new pathways toward help, healing and justice. Many of you in this room made the commitment we celebrate, and the progress we've seen, possible. For years, you've given voice to this problem. You've stood up for victims in crisis and communities in need. And you've called for the resources - as well as the leadership - necessary to address and to end sexual assault.

The President's most recent budget is a testament to your efforts -- and to his focus on reversing current trends. For Fiscal Year 2011, an increase of nearly $30 million was requested for our Office on Violence Against Women. The budget doubles funding - from $15 million to $30 million - for our Sexual Assault Services Program, which provides crisis intervention, criminal justice advocacy and support during forensic exams. Funding for civil legal assistance for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault would be increased by $9 million. And, for the first time, the Office for Victims of Crime would set aside $100 million in funds specifically to address violence against women.

These investments are critical. And I will ensure that this department and our partners have the resources necessary to combat sexual assault and bring offenders to justice. This issue is deeply important to me. During a career spent as a prosecutor, a judge and a United States Attorney, I have seen the effects of sexual violence -- in the courtroom and far beyond. I understand how these crimes can devastate lives, families and communities. But I've never been more hopeful about our ability to make meaningful progress in ending sexual assault.

I know this progress won't come as easily or as quickly as we would like. But there's no question that this work is a priority for this administration and for this department. In fact, over the last two months, a dozen members of the department's leadership team have traveled to college campuses across the country to discuss the problem of sexual assault. Not only are they raising awareness about the problem, they're increasing our odds of eliminating it. I'm proud of this work, and I'm encouraged by the new investments we'll make this year. But I also recognize that the Justice Department can't tackle such a challenge on its own. The federal government can't either. Progress will depend on our ability to work together -- with those serving in the field and with our state, local, tribal and community partners.

I'm committed to this progress. I'm proud to count you all as partners in this work of prevention and healing. And I look forward to what we will accomplish together.

Thank you.

SOURCE U.S. Department of Justice

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Sabtu, 10 April 2010

Sarah Palin vs. Barack Obama

Video: Palin: Don't Retreat! Reload

Former campaign rivals U.S. President Barack Obama and politician, Sarah Palin, have reignited their feud, engaging in a war of words. Palin criticized the President's style of governing, derisively labeling it the "The Obama Doctrine" which sees the Commander-in-Chief of the United states, "Coddling enemies and alienating allies."

She also slams the President's foreign policy, labeling it a lack of expertise, limiting and attributing his job experience to being a "community organizer." Obama in turn tersely stated Palin is, "Not much of an expert on nuclear issues." There's clearly no love lost between these two.

Lisa Raye: The Real McCoy

Warning: contains some inappropriate language that is beeped out, but not enough for you not to know what they said!

Lisa Raye McCoy has debut her new reality show titled "The Real McCoy" and it does not paint her in a flattering light. McCoy is a Hollywood actress that had a few minor film roles and co-starred on a sitcom that was moderately successful.

She then met and married Michael Misick, then Premier of Turks and Caicos, located in the Caribbean. She admits it was a business marriage and not one of love. Together, they overspent the people's money to the tune of $20,000,000, which ended in Britain returning the island to colony status, a move that was not welcome in the Caribbean or by CARICOM.

Lisa Rae McCoy and Michael Misick

McCoy states Misick told her he had $180,000,000, which is stunning considering the British government reports he went into office with $15,000 - $50,000 in his bank account.

There were reports of frequent shopping trips by the First Couple, where they dropped $100,000 minimum during each spending spree, purchasing the finest clothes and jewelry money can buy. She flew in her Hollywood friends to the island on private jets at $50,000 per trip. The couple took expensive vacations and bought real estate all over the world, all out of the people's money, leading to the financial ruination of the nation.

Misick lost his footing and began living like a rich movie star. He even began dressing like Scarface, with a cigar hanging out of his mouth, rather than a Prime Minister.

One of Raye's friends she brought to meet Misick, who is the co-host of B.E.T.'s 106 & Park, had an affair with the Premier behind her back, infuriating McCoy.

Turks and Caicos is a beautiful place with so much economic potential, but rather that building on what the nation has in its favor, Misick became sidetracked through questionable financial choices he made and it led to the collapse of the government.

Kai (Lisa Rae's daughter), Lisa Raye McCoy and sister Da Brat (incarcerated rapper)

Now McCoy is back in Hollywood and almost broke. Misick is up on corruption charges in Turks and Caicos and McCoy is still clinging to the title of First Lady in restarting her career, even comparing herself to U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama. Sorry, but Mrs. Obama would not have said, "I have a new leash on life" during a radio broadcast.

The reality show The Real McCoy is at times very awkward to watch. You see a woman financially struggling to come back to earth, after living like a queen. Her eyes water like an onion is present, at news from Al Sharpton and a lawyer, who inform her, there is no money to get out of Misick and his creditors may pursue her. McCoy in turn asks if she can beat Misick up to get the money...which isn't even his to begin with, as it belongs to Turks and Caicos.

McCoy is very haughty in this reality series and it does her no favors. Her daughter is definitely her best accomplishment, as she is a beautiful girl that speaks well and carries herself with a humility that translates well on screen. She could learn something from her daughter.

Iran Defiant In Face Of Sanctions

Video: Sanctions will not stop Iran from going nuclear


The government of Iran is being defiant in the face of international sanctions, regarding its illegal nuclear program, many worry is a ruse to develop weapons of mass destruction. The Iranian nuclear program is developing unimpeded at a rapid rate.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has made many disturbing proclamations, regarding wiping Israel and America off the map, using nuclear weaponry.

U.S. President Barack Obama

As a result, many nations do not want Iran to pursue nuclear ambitions, concerned about what it will become on the national stage. Added to these concerns is Ahmadinejad's Muslim extremist views. President Obama and many other heads of state are seeking sanctions against Iran, hoping to head off trouble before it takes root.

Jumat, 09 April 2010

America And Russia Sign Nuclear Agreement

Video: Obama, Medvedev say 'chin-chin' to 'win-win' deal in Prague

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed an historic peace agreement regarding nuclear arms. The signing took place in Prague and is said to mark a new era of peaceful relations between America and Russia. Peace is always a good thing.

U.S. President Barack Obama

US and Russia sign historic nuclear treaty

April 8, 2010 - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama sign the 'New START Treaty'

The United States and Russia signed a historic treaty today to shrink stockpiles of nuclear weapons in a new show of cooperation designed to halt the spread of atomic bombs, particularly to Iran...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk

Kamis, 08 April 2010

Soldiers Laugh At Death Of Iraqi Civilians

A disturbing video has leaked to the press showing U.S. soldiers in Iraq, laughing while shooting at civilians, as they kill them from a helicopter using military weaponry. A soldier is heard saying, "Light em all up. Come on, fire!"

A second soldier is heard responding, "Ha, ha, I hit'em." While a third soldier states in response to the murdered civilians, "Look at those dead basta*ds."

President Obama

Further proof the war needs to end. President Obama cannot justify what is happening in Iraq, by seeking to continue what former President Bush started, as the conflict and bloodshed, especially where civilians are concerned, is terrible.

'Ha ha, I hit 'em': Top secret video showing U.S. helicopter pilots gunning down 12 civilians in Baghdad attack leaked online

Last updated at 9:19 AM on 07th April 2010 - A secret video leaked on to the internet shows American soldiers laughing as a helicopter strike kills around a dozen civilians in Baghdad.

In the 17-minute black-and-white footage from an Apache helicopter gunsight, the crew can be heard discussing the carnage as if they were playing a video war game.

Before one attack on a group of men, a voice is also heard saying: 'Light em all up. Come on, fire!' One soldier can even be heard shouting: 'Ha, ha, I hit 'em.' Another says: 'Look at those dead b******s.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk