Target Centermass

Day: June 30, 2004

  • Report: Al-Qaeda Spells Out Iraq Attack Strategy in Handbook

    It seems that an al Queda document covering their early 2004 strategy in Iraq has been found and authenticated.

    “We consider that the Spanish government cannot suffer more than two to three strikes before pulling out (of Iraq) under pressure from its own people,” said the document obtained Wednesday by AFP from Raido France Internationale’s regional office in Beirut.

    “If these (Spanish) forces remain after the strikes, the victory of the socialist party would be near-guaranteed and the pullout of Spanish forces from Iraq would be on its agenda,” said the document, distributed ahead of the March 11 attacks in Madrid.

    Pegged the Spanish.

    But most of the chapter is about Spain, considering that the pullout of Spanish troops would “constitute a pressure on the British (military) presence that (Prime Minister) Tony Blair would not be able to bear.”

    Underrated the Brits.

    “They should not carry out any operation targeting the daily life of the Iraqi people or its future, such as the basic services or education, except for oil which should not be exploited under occupation,” it said.

    So, we’re not the only ones playing the “hearts and minds” game. Hmmmm … seems like continued terror and suppression might be a hard sell compared to freedom and a better, safer life for future Iraqi generations.

    We might pull this off yet, if we stand fast at the ramparts. I still call it iffy; we may have pulled off the freedom of South Vietnam had not the American left seized defeat from the jaws of victory after Tet.

  • NYC Issues GOP Convention Protest Permits

    The unionists, abortionists, socialists, pacifists and miscellaneous useful idiots are picking up their protest permits to turn New York city into a circus during the Republican’s national convention.

    Late Wednesday, police announced additional permits to groups including the Christian Defense Coalition, Planned Parenthood (news – web sites), the Middle East Peace Coalition and People for the American Way. Demonstrations, prayer vigils and rallies by these organizations would be held from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.

    But United for Peace and Justice and city officials are to meet again Friday to discuss the anti-war group’s application for a rally and march for 250,000 people on convention eve, said Bill Dobbs, a spokesman for the group.

    What? No sign of ANSWER? And who is going to give anybody the Brooklyn Bridge for a protest?

    Don’t get me wrong — I have nothing against protesting. Protesting is a fundamental right in our nation. I guess my problem is with the silly protesters. I don’t know what the union people will do or how they’ll protest. Heck, I don’t even know what they’ll be protesting, as I’ve seen nothing anti-union from Bush to date. However, the abortionists will have their same silly signs and silly chants and coathangers. The communists, socialists and pacifists will have their own silly signs and silly chants and many will generally look like they need showers and are just trying to leap back to the Sixties.

    Here’s an idea, protester person, shower, shave (that goes for male and female), dress normally and carry a sign that, without falsehood, profanity and exaggeration, expresses a valid point. That is how to get mainstream America to take notice. Freaks may get more media attention, but the average American looks at the photos and television segments, only to sigh and mutter, “Great, more freaks.” No message conveyed.

  • Local News: Man Found Dead Inside Portable Restroom

    The Dallas Morning News is reporting a body showing up in an unusual location.

    Irving police are investigating the death of a man found inside a portable restroom near the 5100 block of Riverside Drive, officials said Wednesday.

    An Irving Parks and Recreation Department employee discovered the man shortly after 3 a.m. during a routine check near a parking lot inside Campion Trails, police said.

    The unidentified man is described as a white male in his 40s. Police said they are investigating the death as a possible homicide due to signs of trauma to the body.

    Investigators are also looking at the possibility that the man’s injuries occurred at another location.

    Police said they were still investigating the man’s identity, time and cause of death pending autopsy results.

    Anyone with information can call the Irving Police Department at (972) 721-2518.

  • Reaping the whirlwind

    USNews.com: Fouad Ajami: Reaping the whirlwind (6/28/04)An intriguing look at what the Saudis face now that the terror they allowed to be loosed upon the world comes home.

    You can’t bless terror in the streets of Jerusalem and condemn it in Arabia: Once emboldened, as they have been in recent years, the religious extremists were bound to think that the battle for Arabia itself might yet be won.