The Taliban's Atomic Threat

The Taliban's Atomic Threat

Well... Eight years of playing footsie and 11 billion dollars, and this is what we get?

The Wall Street Journal said this.

At his press conference Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama endorsed Pakistan's official position that it has secure control over its nuclear-weapons arsenal. Mr. Obama said he was "gravely concerned" about the situation there, but "confident that the nuclear arsenal will remain out of militant hands."

This may be one of the biggest stories in that region. If the Taliban gain control of the nuke facilities, it could get very interesting. And quick! But over on the major news channels.... Listen... All I hear are crickets... it's mind boggling

There are several nuclear powers we need to be worried about including North Korea, Russia, and China.

But letting Iran and the taliban get their hands on nuclear weapons could have serious consequences for the United States. Both Iran and North Korea have fired missiles that they claim were failures but detonated in the same manner and at the same altitude that would be necessary to deliver an EMP weapon to the skies over America from any one of our three coasts; west, east, or gulf using as medium range missile launched from a ship.

The New York Times says this:

“The U.S. government has not yet engaged the most senior officials of the Pakistani government on the issue, but may begin this week as President Obama meets at the White House with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday.”

But... No worrys! Madam Secretary Clinton is on the job.

Right-wing extremists?

Are you a "right-wing extremists"

The Department of Homeland Security has issued a report classifying every one who disagrees with the administration on just about every major issue as a potential "right-wing extremists".

It cites people concerned about illegal immigration, increasing federal power, restrictions on firearms, abortion and the loss of U.S. sovereignty and singles out returning war veterans as particular threats.

The report is titled, “Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment,“ It's dated 7 April.

Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says she regrets that some people took offense over a report warning that right-wing extremist groups were trying to recruit disgruntled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.

But she says "a number of groups far too numerous to mention" were targeting returning veterans to carry out domestic terrorism attacks.

She said the warning report that went out American law enforcement agencies was consistent with reports that were issued before.

Napolitano spoke on CNN's "State of the Union."

Two things: First, she "regrets that some people took offense." Isn't that a cop out? I'm sorry you were upset, but not sorry for upsetting you.

Second, and much more interesting, is that she claims that so many groups have attempted to recruit veterans to carry out domestic terrorist attacks that there are too many to mention? Have I been under a rock these years? I have yet to hear of a single report of any domestic terrorist brightest organization attempting to recruit a veteran. Is she just making this stuff up now?

And this from CNN on the Tea Parties:

Senior White House adviser David Axelrod on Sunday suggested the "Tea Party" movement is an "unhealthy" reaction to the tough economic climate facing the country.

Axelrod was asked on CBS's "Face the Nation" about the "spreading and very public disaffection" with the president's fiscal policies seen at the "Tea Party" rallies around the country last week.

"I think any time you have severe economic conditions there is always an element of disaffection that can mutate into something that's unhealthy," Axelrod said.

Axelrod appeared to backtrack when pressed on whether the movement is unhealthy.

"Well, this is a country where we value our liberties and our ability to express ourselves, and so far these are expressions," he said.

"The thing that bewilders me is that this president just cut taxes for 95 percent of the American people," Axelrod argued. "I think the tea bags should be directed elsewhere because he certainly understands the burden that people face."

Well... The thing that bewilders me is that the supposed best and brightest have got a clue!

FBI spied on TEA Party Americans:

Northeast Intelligence Network has a very informative, and chilling article at http://homelandsecurityus.com/?p=2659

“The implications to the citizens of the U.S. are ominous. It seems that there is a hostile political agenda coming from Washington that characterizes the supporters of our constitutional freedoms as threats to our domestic security, which is totally absurd. The redirection, the refocusing of domestic threats from al Qaeda cells to ‘flag waving right-wingers’ is something that has gone from a murmur a few years ago to a roar today.”

It's starting out to be a very interesting year!

Reflections of an elder eye:

Reflections of an elder eye:
On day after the fourth anniversary of the event that changed my life, I yearn to document the frustrations of life. Though I don't think my experience is unique to me, I do think my reactions to it is. I fully expect to recover from it, and benefit from it, but I don't understand why it's taking so long.

Four years seems like a lifetime when you're living on the edge of recovery. And the time is so short. And I have so much to do, and have not the mental capacity and physical prowess to do it. I'm sure God will give the resources I need when the time is right, but I think I need them now.

I have tried just about every thing I can think to increase my mental and physical capabilities, and I've made some small inroads, but the gap between my capabilities and the need is large and widening with each dawning of the sun.

But I have resolved to use the capabities I have, while I wait on the Lord. Maybe, though I hate the thought of it, this is all I have, and this is all there is.
Maybe I am asking too much. Maybe I have not made good use of what I have, and I can't have any more. If that's a fact, then more's the pity, because I thought I could do more, and there are people that will not benefiting from my wisdom, such as it is. And I an not claiming to have any wisdom in my own right. True wisdom comes from God.

There is a difference between knowledge and wisdom, and, in this day and time, we need them both: knowledge of what makes the world go round, and wisdom to discern the good things from the bad.

Soooo....... Let's begin again.