Communist China, You Remember Them Don't You

The first part was taken From Military.com on 05/31/07, the italics were added by Soap Box Ravings:

Just in case you didn’t see it already, the Pentagon released its annual Chinese Military Power report Friday.

One of the best (Communist) China reporters in the country, Bill Gertz, wrote in the Washington Times that the report shows a robust effort by the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) (Communist China) to develop anti-satellite weapons that can “deliver a knockout blow to many U.S. military satellites.”

Gertz writes:

According to defense officials familiar with the report, it also highlights new strategic missile developments, including (Communist) China's five new Jin-class submarines, and states that Beijing continues to hide the true level of its military spending.

The officials also said that the report will detail how (Communist) China is developing two new types of strategic forces that go beyond what nations have done traditionally using air, sea and land forces by aiming to knock out modern communications methods on which the U.S. military relies for advanced warfighting techniques.

(Communist) China also is training large numbers of military computer hackers to deliver crippling electronic attacks on U.S. military and civilian computer networks.

Soap Box Ravings writes:

These are the people (Communist Chinese) who are now using the majority of the world's cement, steel and fossil fuel. So each time you bring home something, big or little, remember the more we purchase from them, the more they have to spend to raise their standard of living.

Just a year or so ago the PRC (Communist China) tried through a PRC (Communist China) state owned company to buy a california oil company so the could own the oil companies drilling rights in Southeast Asia.

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Remembering those who gave all

Remembering those who gave all

By Dave Smith
Lead Street Survival Seminar Instructor


Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand Between their loved home and the war's desolation!

Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.

Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just, And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."

And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.-- Last Stanza of the Star Spangled Banner


The last week of May each year is a time to remember those who have served in the military and fallen to defend our Nation. Earlier this month we paused to remember those who wore the badge and stood between evil and innocence in our neighborhoods. We are free because of the following numbers. I pray we never stop remembering and that in our hearts each of us acknowledges each digit represents a brother or sister of ours who gave us all.

Writing the numbers and trying to visualize the faces, the lives, the families, the pain, the cost, is overwhelming. Read these numbers to your children, your nieces, your nephews, and anyone you care about, for if they are to stay free the sacrifice must have meaning; and the courage, the honor, the duty, and love of Country must be sustained. It is not the duty of our schools, our newspapers, or television to instill this in our people...it is ours.


United States Military Deaths 2007 as of May 26, 2007 (Iraq and Afghanistan): 374

America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and Veterans

American Revolution (1775-1783)
Total service members: 217,000
Battle deaths: 4,435
Non-mortal woundings: 6,188

War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Total service members: 286,730
Battle deaths: 2,260
Non-mortal woundings: 4,505

Indian Wars (approx. 1817-1898)
Total service members: 106,0001
Battle deaths: 1,0001

Mexican War (1846-1848)
Total service members: 78,718
Battle deaths: 1,733
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 11,550
Non-mortal woundings: 4,152

Civil War (1861-1865)
Total service members (Union) : 2,213,363
Battle deaths (Union) : 140,414
Other deaths in service (non-theater) (Union) : 224,097
Non-mortal woundings (Union) : 281,881
Total service members (Conf.) : 1,050,000
Battle deaths (Conf.) : 74,524
Other deaths in service (non-theater) (Conf.) : 59,2972
Non-mortal woundings (Conf.) : unknown

Spanish-American War (1898-1902)
Total service members: 306,760
Battle deaths: 385
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 2,061
Non-mortal woundings: 1,662

World War I (1917-1918)3
Total service members: 4,734,991
Battle deaths: 53,402
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 63,114
Non-mortal woundings: 204,002
Living veterans: fewer than 251

World War II (1940-1945)3
Total service members: 16,112,566
Battle deaths: 291,557
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 113,842
Non-mortal woundings: 671,846
Living veterans: 3,242,0001

Korean War (1950-1953)
Total service members: 5,720,000
Serving in-theater: 1,789,000
Battle deaths: 33,741
Other deaths in service (theater) : 2,833
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 17,672
Non-mortal woundings: 103,284
Living veterans: 3,086,4001

Vietnam War (1964-1975)
Total service members: 8,744,000
Serving in-theater: 3,403,000
Battle deaths: 47,424
Other deaths in service (theater) : 10,785
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 32,000
Non-mortal woundings: 153,303
Living veterans: 7,286,5001

Gulf War (1990-1991)
Total service members: 2,225,000
Serving in-theater: 665,476
Battle deaths: 147
Other deaths in service (theater) : 382
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 1,565
Non-mortal woundings: 467
Living veterans: 1,852,0001

America's Wars Total
Military service during war: 43,185,893
Battle deaths: 653,708
Other deaths in service (theater) : 14,560
Other deaths in service (non-theater) : 525,930
Non-mortal woundings: 1,447,281
Living war veterans: 17,835,0004
Living veterans: 23,976,000

Global War on Terror (as of Sept. 30, 2006)
Total Service members (Worldwide) : 1,384,968
Deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan: 165,000
Battle Deaths: 2,333
Other Deaths (In Theater) : 707
Non-mortal Woundings: 21,649
Living Veterans: 588,9235

1. Veterans Administration estimate as of Sept. 30, 2006.
2. Estimated figure. Does not include 26,000-31,000 who died in Union prisons.
3. Years of U.S. involvement in war.
4. Approximately 1,065,000 veterans had service in multiple conflicts. They are counted under each conflict, but only once in the total.
5. VA estimate does not include those still on active duty and may include veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.Source: Department of Defense and Veterans Administration.

Law Enforcement Deaths 2007 to as of May 26, 2007

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 76

Accidental: 1
Aircraft accident: 2
Automobile accident: 24
Boating accident: 1
Drowned: 2
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 30
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 4
Weather/Natural disaster: 1

By Month:

January: 10
February: 12
March: 16
April: 19
May: 19

By State:

Alabama: 2
Arizona: 2
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Colorado: 1
District of Columbia: 1
Florida: 4
Georgia: 4
Hawaii: 1
Idaho: 1
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 1
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 1
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 2
Massachusetts: 1
Missouri: 1
New Hampshire: 1
New Jersey: 3
New York: 5
North Carolina: 8
Ohio: 2
Puerto Rico: 2
South Carolina: 5
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 9
U.S. Government: 7
Virginia: 1
Washington: 1
Wisconsin: 1

Average tour: 10 years

Average age: 37

By Gender:

Female: 1
Male: 75
From www.odmp.org

Police line of duty deaths in America's history: 18,690


The sum of all of the above equals...Freedom

Rosie "who"?

The downhill slide of the reckless mouth has been accelerating. When the liberal O'Donnell wants to ridicule someone she has no problem with trashing anyone or anything by saying whatever comes to her mind regardless of truth. However when anyone else is seen by her as trying to gore her ox, she comes unglued. When she is called on her behavior she makes everything out to be a personal attack.

Rumor has it that she allegedly trashed her sty (dressing room) after her ballistic blowup with Elisabeth Hasselbeck.

Then it was reported Rosie's chief writer Janette Barber was escorted from ABC studios after she was caught drawing moustaches on photos of Elisabeth hanging around the building.

Just tonight, ABC announced that Rosie O'Donnell will not be back on "The View."

The President of ABC Daytime, Brian Fons, issued the following statement: "We had hoped that Rosie would be with us until the end of her contract three weeks from now, but Rosie has informed us that she would like an early leave. Therefore, we part ways, thank her for her tremendous contribution to 'The View' and wish her well."

She is not even "man enough" to give notice and work through the end of her commitment.

Rosie who? If I am lucky, I will never have to think of her again.

Ponder This

Taken from an article written by ALAN FRAM, AP presented on aol.com on 5/23/07:

Some U.S. Muslims Say Suicide Attacks OK

WASHINGTON (May 23) - One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances.

The survey by the Pew Research Center reveals a community that in many ways blends comfortably into society. Its largely mainstream members express nearly as much happiness with their lives and communities as the general public does, show a broad willingness to adopt American customs, and have income and education levels similar to others in the U.S.

Even so, the survey revealed noteworthy pockets of discontent.

While nearly 80 percent of U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings of civilians to defend Islam can not be justified, 13 percent say they can be, at least rarely.

That sentiment is strongest among those younger than 30. Two percent of them say it can often be justified, 13 percent say sometimes and 11 percent say rarely (This adds up to 26% on the suicde bomber side of the equation).

"It is a hair-raising number," said Radwan Masmoudi, president of the Washington-based Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy, which promotes the compatibility of Islam with democracy.

He said most supporters of the attacks likely assumed the context was a fight against occupation - a term Muslims often use to describe the conflict with Israel (Unless they live in Iraq where it is used against amreican soildiers).

U.S. Muslims have growing Internet and television access to extreme ideologies, he said, adding: "People, especially younger people, are susceptible to these ideas."

Federal officials have warned the U.S. must guard against homegrown terrorism , as the British suffered with the London transit bombings of 2005.

Even so, U.S. Muslims are far less accepting of suicide attacks than Muslims in many other nations. In Pew surveys last year, support in some Muslim countries exceeded 50 percent, while it was considered justifiable by about one in four Muslims in Britain and Spain, and one in three in France (All of these countries have suffered home grown terrorism).

"We have crazies (Most Judeo-Christian crazies do not want to die themselves) just like other faiths have them," said Eide Alawan, who directs interfaith outreach at the Islamic Center of America in Dearborn, Mich., one of the nation's largest mosques. He said killing innocent people contradicts Islam.

Andrew Kohut, Pew director, said in an interview that support for the attacks represented "one of the few trouble spots" in the survey (Do you think).

The poll briefly describes the rationales for and against "suicide bombing and other forms of violence against civilian targets" and then asks, "Do you personally feel that this kind of violence is often justified to defend Islam, sometimes justified, rarely justified, or never justified?"

Those of all ages backing at least some suicide attacks were about evenly divided between men and women, with support stronger from those who were U.S.-born and less educated, and those who attend mosques at least weekly.

Only 5 percent of U.S. Muslims expressed favorable views of the terrorist group al-Qaida, though about a fourth did not express an opinion (Not saying something is also an answer).

Most said they are concerned about a rise in Islamic extremism in the U.S. and around the world.

Only 40 percent said they believe Arab men carried out the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 (There is also a group who do not believe man landed on the moon).

By six to one, they say the U.S. was wrong to invade Iraq , while a third say the same about Afghanistan - far deeper than the opposition expressed by the general U.S. public (In my opinion, this would seem to be support for Muslim extremists).

Just over half said it has been harder being a U.S. Muslim since the 9/11 attacks. Nearly a third of those who flew in the past year say they underwent extra screening because they are Muslim(Since 25% of their peers think suicde bombs are ok the extra screening may have saved their life).

Forty-seven percent said they consider themselves Muslim first, rather than American. Forty-two percent of Christians and 62 percent of white evangelical Protestants identified themselves primarily by their religion in earlier surveys.

The survey estimates there are roughly 2.35 million Muslim Americans (Thats about 587500 who believe in suicide bombings for either themselves or others). Among adults, two-thirds are from abroad while a fifth are U.S.-born blacks.

By law, the Census Bureau does not ask about people's religions.

Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,050 Muslim adults from January through April, including in Arabic, Urdu and Farsi. Subjects were chosen at random, from a separate list of households including some with Muslim-sounding names, and from Muslim households that had answered previous surveys.

The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 5 percentage points.

This Stuff Upsets The "Brady Bunch"

Home invasion gone wrong for (illegal alien) criminals.


Two illegal aliens, Ralphel Resindez 23 and Enrico Garza 26, probably believed they would easily overpower a home alone 11 year old Patricia Harrington after her father had left their two story home.

It seems the two crooks never learned two things, they were in Montana and Patricia had been a clay shooting champion since she was nine.

Patricia was in her upstairs room when the two men broke through the front door of the house. She quickly ran to her father's room and grabbed his 12 gauge Mossberg 500 shotgun. Resindez was the first to get up to the second floor only to be the first to catch a near point blank blast of buck shot from the 11 year old's knee crouch aim. He suffered fatal wounds to his abdomen and genitals. When Garza ran to the foot of the stairs, he took a blast to the left shoulder and staggered out into the street where he bled to death before medical help could arrive.

It was found out later that Resindez was armed with a stolen 45 caliber handgun he took from another home invasion robbery. The victim, 50 year old David Burien, was not so lucky as he died from stab wounds to the chest.



Remember - When seconds count, the police are only minutes away........

Somehow This Poem Sticks With Me

Tommy

by Rudyard Kipling

I went into a public-'ouse to get a pint o' beer,
The publican 'e up an' sez, "We serve no red-coats here."
The girls be'ind the bar they laughed an' giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an' to myself sez I:
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, go away";
But it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's "Thank you, Mister Atkins", when the band begins to play.

I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but 'adn't none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music-'alls,
But when it comes to fightin', Lord! they'll shove me in the stalls!
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, wait outside";
But it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide,
The troopship's on the tide, my boys, the troopship's on the tide,
O it's "Special train for Atkins" when the trooper's on the tide.

Yes, makin' mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an' they're starvation cheap;
An' hustlin' drunken soldiers when they're goin' large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin' in full kit.
Then it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, 'ow's yer soul?"
But it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it's "Thin red line of 'eroes" when the drums begin to roll.

We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An' if sometimes our conduck isn't all your fancy paints,
Why, single men in barricks don't grow into plaster saints;
While it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Tommy, fall be'ind",
But it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind,
There's trouble in the wind, my boys, there's trouble in the wind,
O it's "Please to walk in front, sir", when there's trouble in the wind.

You talk o' better food for us, an' schools, an' fires, an' all:
We'll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don't mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow's Uniform is not the soldier-man's disgrace.
For it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' "Chuck him out, the brute!"
But it's "Saviour of 'is country" when the guns begin to shoot;
An' it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' anything you please;
An' Tommy ain't a bloomin' fool -- you bet that Tommy sees!

Maybe it's my years of government service, but this poem seems to say it all.

Reporters Jobs Are To Sell The News, Not Deliver The Story

VIRGINIA TECH IS NOT THE WORST SCHOOL MASSACRE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES

For those who doubt; Google "Worst US School Massacre"

You should soon be able to identify the "Bath School Disaster" which occurred in Bath Township, Michigan on May 18, 1927.

On this day, Andrew Kehoe, a member of the school board of the Bath Consolidated School, who was upset by a an additional tax levied to construct an additional school building used three dynamite and/or pyrotol bombs in his attack at the school. The majority of his victims were grade school students in the second through six grades killed when one of his explosive devices went off under the North wing of the school.

Andrew Kehoe thereby committed the single deadliest act of mass murder in US history. This is a fact any high school reporter could have identified on the Internet with less than five minutes of effort.

Kehoe also used a firearm to initiate his second explosive device which he detonated by shooting into at the scene of the school explosion.

There was a third device found in the remains of the school that did not detonate. During the scene search to ensure all victims had been located another 500 pounds of dynamite and/or pyrotol was discovered in the schools South wing.

To initiate this disaster, Kehoe killed his wife and burned down his house and farm buildings. While the local firefighters were responding to the fire at Kehoe's farm the initial explosion detonated under the North wing of the school. Later, Pyrotol was also discovered to have been used in the destruction of Kehoe's farm property.

Let Us Suppose

Today, I drove to Florida from North Carolina. During the trip, the news revealed that the professional ball player killed recently in an automobile wreck was driving "under the influence of alcohol."

That is polite talk for the police term "drunk on his ass."

Not only was he drunk, he was traveling at about 70 mph and talking on his cell phone when he hit the vehicle in front of him and killed himself. Marijuana was also found in the vehicle by the investigating police officers.

Now here is the "Let Us Suppose" part of this blog.

Let us suppose this same drunk had hit a bus full of children causing multiple deaths up to and including everyone on the bus. For a round number lets say a total of 22, including 21 students plus the driver.

How long would the resulting hullabaloo last and what would determine the length of the ruckus?

Unless someone really famous was on the bus, I believe the hullabaloo would more than likely over for the world in general within seven days after the last funeral.

Perhaps even sooner if Brittany Spears does something stupid.

There would be no politicians beating their war drums increasing the restrictions on vehicle usage, alcohol purchases, cell phone usage, and/or marijuana usage. The only people upset would be members of Mothers Against Drunken Drivers (MADD).

There are a lot more drinking drivers than there are MADD members.

In my example, the 22 subjects who died on the bus are just as dead as if they had all been killed with a firearm.

Sudden unplanned deaths are pretty similar in my opinion. Either way, you are dead without a chance to say goodbye. Your worldly journey is over regardless of you plans or goals. Whether you enjoyed your life or not.

As I see it, the difference between alcohol related deaths and firearm related deaths is that a lot more people in this country enjoy their vehicles, alcohol and cell phones and/or marijuana than enjoy firearms.

Because of this, politicians are not going to lobby for laws that affect the masses, including lawmakers themselves. This is regardless of the fact that misuse of vehicles, alcohol, cell phones and/or drug abuse kill many more people in this country than firearms.

However, their is another major difference that politicians as well as many citizens overlook for various reasons.

The use of a motor vehicle, the use of alcohol and the use of cell phones are a privilege.

The use of firearms in this country is a right as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution.

For Those Who May Have Forgotten (Or Perhaps Never Knew)

Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America

Articles in addition to, and amendment of, the Constitution of the United States of America, proposed by Congress, and ratified by the several states, pursuant to the Fifth Article of the original Constitution

Amendment I
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Amendment II
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Amendment III
No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Amendment IV
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Amendment V
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

Amendment VI
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence.

Amendment VII
In Suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

Amendment VIII
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.

Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Amendment X
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.



In keeping with my truth statement at the top of my blog, you may want to actually research into what our government representatives actually meant to accomplish when they insisted on these specific Amendments so soon after they survived their traitorous war against their old government!

Dial 911 and Die

A little background on me: At the end of last year, 2006, I retired possibly for the last time. My first 30 years after highschool graduation, were spent serving in the United States Navy from were I retired as a Master Chief Petty Officer. Then for the next 15+ years, I was a fulltime law enforcement either as a Florida State Probation Officer or lastly, as an Airport Police Officer. During my active duty navy tenure I had also served as a reserve police officer for about another 8 years with the Highway Patrol and as a Deputy Sheriff.

I have been involved with firearms as a shooter, collector and instructor for about 50 years. I do not consider myself as an expert but perhaps as more of a learned person. I have also realized that the more I learn, the less I realize I know.

Today I was searching the internet and I happened upon a book call "Call 911 and Die". That is a very interesting idea because we all know that when you call 911 help has to come.

But does help "have" to come or does help "maybe" come. And if help does in fact come from how far away does it come and in what manner.

As a first responder police officer, I was taught rudimentary emergency first aid. HOWEVER, my department put very little medical equipment into the patrol cars because they always told us we could call the fire department. That takes time if you think about it, maybe more than the victim has.

What about the nights when the department is working with less than the minimum officers needed or when their are more emergencies than officers..........who is going to come when?

Then there were the LA Riots when the police were pulled out of the riot zone and not allowed to respond.

My purpose here is to let each person who reads this become aware that you are responsible for your own personal safety. In fact, courts have ruled that in many cases all over the United States that police have "No Duty To Protect Individual Citizens":

This person was not allowed to arm herself for protection IAW New York City Law but after acid was thrown in her face, the City of New York was not liable for failing to protect her.[Riss v. City of N.Y., 293 N.Y. 2d 897 (1968)].

This was a teacher assaulted and killed on school property by a student enrolled in the school. Again, police neither the city nor the police had a " special duty" to protect. [Keane v. City of Chicago, 98 Ill App2d 460 (1968)].

California ruling, No liability to provide sufficient police protection. [Hartzer v. City of San Jose, App., 120 Cal.Rptr 5 (1975)].

The U.S. Supreme Court declared that local law enforcement had no duty to protect a particular person, but only a general duty to enforce the laws. [South v. Maryland, 59 U.S. (How.) 396, 15 L.Ed., 433 (856)].

This one is an actual 911 incident. Subject and friends suffered multiple assults after being told via 911 the police would respond. [Warren v. District of Columbia, D.C.App., 444 A.2d 1 (1981)].

In your continuing search for knowledge, you might want to check out this book. You may even want to send a copy to some of your friends.

Dial 911 and Die (Paperback)
by Richard W Stevens
http://www.amazon.com/Dial-911-Die-Richard-Stevens/dp/0964230445

As a challenge for those who think I am nuts and just made this up.. Google "Call 911 and Die" and see what the latest news is on that topic.