Wednesday, 01 November 2006
 

The Greatest of all Evils.
Contributed by The Gray Dog

On November 7th, Election Day, there will be three great evils that voters should consider.  The first two are well known to the electorate and are usually lumped together, specifying one, implying the other.  So, what the hell am I talking about?  The lesser of two evils.

It would seem that the conservatives have tired of voting for the lesser of two evils.  I know it grates on me at the polls every election day.  Bush spends like a drunken sailor, Frist couldn’t lead a conga line, Foley is a pervert and Hastert should have acted sooner to bust him.  Could, should the American electorate expect and deserve better choices?  Hell yes!  How do we get them?  By opting for the greater of two evils?  Hell no!

Look at the last paragraph and then think of the opposites.  The greater of two evils!

Would anyone have been content with President Al Gore on 9/11 or the second coming of JFK to wrap it up in Iraq?  Would Tom Daschle or Harry Reid offer you any comfort.  Does the thought of Nancy Pelosi, just two heartbeats away from the presidency lift your skirt? 

What is left is the third evil; the greatest evil of all.  Teach those worthless pretend conservatives a lesson; stay home, don’t vote.  Throw our country into endless Democratic investigations and hearings, let them set the agenda; roll back tax cuts, withhold funding for the war on terror, impeach W, repeal the Patriot Act, stop NSA eavesdropping on terrorists cells, keep the southern borders open, enter new bi-lateral talks with North Korea and Iran (give them more nuclear technology to make them play nice), turn foreign policy over to France and the U.N., abandon Israel, close down Wall-Mart, raise minimum wages to $20/hr, socialize healthcare, neuter the CIA, prosecute our troops, leave Iraq to Al-Qaeda, publicly fund Air America, resurrect CNN and MSNBC, replace Christmas with Xmas, Easter with spring break, and finally 4th of July with mid-summer holiday. 

What’s really hysterical about this attitude is that conservatives will do this purportedly to increase their chances of success in keeping the White House in 2008.  Guess what idiots?  All you’ve done is bring it back full circle.  The lesser of two evils.

So two years of upheaval, backslide, turmoil and chaos is worth it for what? 

A chance to vote in 2008 for the lesser of two evils again?

Speak out.  Visit the forum to chime in.  Don’t be shy!  www.oldwardogs.org

Contributed by The Gray Dog on November 1, 2006 at 09:45 PM in CIA/NSA Treason, Current Affairs, Dem Dumbness, DisUnited Nations, G W Bush, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jean Fraud Kerry, Patriotism, Politics, The Gray Dog | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Tuesday, 31 October 2006
 

October Surprise.
Contributed by The Gray Dog

Down to the wire, the October Surprise was unleashed upon the Democrats yesterday.  Surprisingly it wasn’t launched by the Republicans, but instead the liberal’s very own “useful idiot” John Kerry. 

"You know, education - if you make the most of it - you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don't, you get stuck in Iraq,"

With that comment the Old War Dogs are pleased to make known their own 11th hour October surprise:

The Old War Dogs Forum is now open for membership at www.oldwardogs.org

This site was to be announced next week, but in light of Kerry’s comment and the importance of next week’s elections we hope you will visit what promises to be an exciting place for discourse on the issues of the day.

Participation does require registration, so don’t be shy.

Contributed by The Gray Dog on October 31, 2006 at 07:57 PM in 9/11, Afghanistan, Bill Faith, Bill's Bites, Bobbie Craig, Caring about our troops, CIA/NSA Treason, Current Affairs, Dem Dumbness, DisUnited Nations, G W Bush, Gene Harrison, George Mellinger, Iran, Iraq, Islamism Delenda Est, Jean Fraud Kerry, Jim Bartimus, Lloyd A. King, Mad Jack Murtha, Open Posts, Patriotism, Politics, Religion, Russ Vaughn, Shane Briscoe, Steve Gardner, The American Warrior, The Gray Dog, US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Navy, Video, Viet Nam, War? What war?, William "1stCav" Page, Zero Ponsdorf | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Sunday, 22 October 2006
 

Traitor Ted
Contributed by George Mellinger

Did Ted "The Swimmer" Kennedy try to sell himself to the KGB in 1983? That's the story according to Dan Riehl quoting the Soviet archive researcher Paul Kengor, published at Hot Air. As usual The Emperor Misha gets mad so you don't have to, but I wnat to anyway. And everybody seems to have missed the punch line so far.

I remember this story from the late 1980s or early 1990s,when it first appeared in dead tree format, before there was an internet community. I will be attempting to find the original source in my paper archives. But let me share with you the punchline. When approached, Yurii Andropov declined Teddy's offer, on the grounds that Kennedy was already damaged goods, too disreputable for them to work with, and they could get much better agents in Washington with little effort. Think on the impications of that!

-Rurik

Contributed by George Mellinger on October 22, 2006 at 10:10 PM in CIA/NSA Treason, Dem Dumbness, George Mellinger, Peacenik Stupidity, Politics | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Friday, 11 August 2006
 

Kesler: Espionage Act Upheld: NYT's Screwed
Contributed by Bill Faith

“Recipients of ‘Leaks’ May Be Prosecuted, Court Rules,” headlines the post by the secrecy expert at the Federation of American Scientists Project on Government Secrecy, Steven Aftergood.

Aftergood condenses the import of a 68-page ruling from the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia:

[E]ven private citizens who do not hold security clearances can be prosecuted for unauthorized receipt and disclosure of classified information….The Judge ruled that any First Amendment concerns regarding freedom of speech involving national defense information can be superseded by national security considerations….The provisions of the Espionage Act are not impermissibly overbroad or unconstitutional, the Judge ruled, because they are limited by the requirements that the prohibited behavior be both knowing and willful.

[Read on.]

OK, now that that's settled, fetch a rope. Hell, fetch several.

AIPAC Case Decided: Opinion Opens the Door to Prosecution of the NYT and LAT for the Swift Disclosures
Patterico

This is huge. Jonathan Adler reports:

The federal government may prosecute private citizens who illegally receive and retransmit classified information, held federal district court Judge T.S. Ellis III yesterday in United States v. Rosen. Judge Ellis denied a motion to dismiss filed by Steven Rosen and Keith Weissman, two former employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), who are being prosecuted under the Espionage Act for obtaining classified information and communicating it to third parties, including members of the media. According to Judge Ellis:

both common sense and the relevant precedent point persuasively to the conclusion that the government can punish those outside of the government for the unauthorized receipt and deliberate retransmission of information relating to the national defense.

The significance is obvious:

Under Judge Ellis’ interpretation, it also seems the federal government could prosecute reporters at the Washington Post and New York Times for their reports on secret prisons, NSA surveillance, and other classified counter-terror activities.

[Read on.]

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Michelle Malkin comments here.

Ed Morrissey comments here.

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James Joyner has analyis here.

Contributed by Bill Faith on August 11, 2006 at 03:27 AM in Bill Faith, CIA/NSA Treason, Media Perfidy | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack

Saturday, 29 July 2006
 

Your "whistleblower," my treasonous leaker
Contributed by Bill Faith

Whistleblowing Does Not Mean Going To The Press
Ed Morrissey

The Washington Post reports that a federal grand jury has issued a subpoena to Russell Tice, an officer in the National Security Agency whose employment was terminated after stories about classified programs began appearing in the press. The Department of Justice has tasked the panel with investigating possible violations of the Espionage Act, and Tice's admissions of contacts with journalists appears to be a good place to start:

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Tice is a member of the National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, which claims that the government has begun a "witch hunt" for whistleblowers with this action. The group's director, Sibel Edmonds, said in a statement on the web site that "to prevent the public’s right to know, they [the government] now are getting engaged in a witch hunt targeting these patriotic truth tellers.” The New York Times quotes the ACLU as describing Tice as a "courageous federal employee' and his leaks as a "valuable public service".

Simply put, neither the NSWBC nor the ACLU has a clue about whistleblowing, especially in a national-security context -- and their actions will leave our nation defenseless in an asymmetrical war on terror if they succeed.

[Read the whole thing here.]

It's like I said earlier: "Indict him, give him a fair trail, then shoot the son of a bitch."

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 29, 2006 at 11:25 AM in Bill Faith, CIA/NSA Treason, Media Perfidy | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack

Tice subpoenad
Contributed by Bill Faith

NSA whistleblower gets grand jury subpoena

WASHINGTON, July 28 (UPI) -- A former National Security Agency employee has been subpoenaed by a U.S. grand jury as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information.

The subpoena -- issued Wednesday by two FBI agents to whistleblower Russ Tice outside his Maryland home -- was drawn up by federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia, and the letter accompanying it is signed by an attorney from Justice Department headquarters -- a sign that the investigation is being overseen in Washington.

The subpoena says only that the grand jury is "conducting an investigation of possible violations of federal criminal laws involving the unauthorized disclosure of classified information." But it is believed to be the first public sign of the Bush administration's promised aggressive investigation into leaks about the National Security Agency's highly secret program of warrantless wiretapping of suspected terrorists.

[Read on here. H/T John Hinderaker, who comments here.]

It's about past damned time.  I hope he's the first of many. Faster, please.

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FOXNews has more here.

Indict him, give him a fair trail, then shoot the son of a bitch.

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 29, 2006 at 12:02 AM in Bill Faith, CIA/NSA Treason | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack