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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Presiding Judge of the Surveillance court tells Congressman Nunes he's good-to-go.
Now if we can only get Sessions off of his arse.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 15:27 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Late Friday, right on time.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/16/2018 16:33 Comments || Top||

#2  What separation of powers concerns? Perhaps Congress should yank funding from the FISA court until it complies. How is that for separation of powers?
Posted by: U. Snavique2820 || 02/16/2018 17:01 Comments || Top||


Shackled Florida gunman appears in court, ordered held without bond for killing 17 in school massacre
[DailyMail]
  • Nikolas Cruz, 19, was ordered held without bail during his first court appearance on Thursday

  • The teen faces 17 counts of premeditated murder - charges that carry the death penalty in Florida

  • Cruz killed 17 and injured more than a dozen when he opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida Wednesday afternoon

  • Details are beginning to surface about Cruz, whose adoptive mother died in November from pneumonia, adoptive father died several years ago

  • Cruz was kicked out of the the high school last year for allegedly getting into a fight with boyfriend of his ex-girlfriend, was going to school for at-risk youth

  • A man also reported Cruz to the FBI last year for writing an online post saying he was going to be a shooter

  • He has also been connected to a white supremacist organization, the Republic of Florida, though local sheriff rejects

  • When gunfire rang out Wednesday afternoon, several students said they knew the gunman would be Cruz

  • Many pointed to Cruz's disturbing social media,where he allegedly posted pictures of animals he killed

  • President Trump said in a tweet Thursday morning that there were signs that the shooter was 'mentally disturbed' - and entreated Americans to report similar people to the authorities

  • Defense attorneys said Cruz suffers from autism, depression and significant psychological problems

  • Fetal Alcohol Syndrome also suggested
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/16/2018 00:47 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  The fact is, you can't spot people like this in advance - because for every shooter who exhibits such behavior, there are hundreds who never progress beyond being unpleasant shits.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 02/16/2018 2:02 Comments || Top||

#2  He has also been connected to a white supremacist organization, the Republic of Florida

Tallahassee police say they can find no connection between Cruz and the ROF.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 02/16/2018 2:40 Comments || Top||

#3  I think if Florida with local officials could have interviewed him after the 'I want to be a shooter' comment, the police could have gotten a court order to temporarily confiscate his weapons.

Really, if the FBI had brought Florida into it and the State had put out a message to schools, Cruz would have been identified.
Posted by: lord garth || 02/16/2018 8:13 Comments || Top||

#4  In the meantime, someone needs to bring the best criminologists and psychiatrists in the country together and brainstorm this damn thing. Start with teenage males and go from there. Think family, health, meds, drugs, diet, faith, guns, sex, teevee, bullying, gaming, everything.

Did I mention lifestyle, or the potential of gender confusion ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 8:19 Comments || Top||

#5  The students KNEW it was him as soon as the shooting started. Why didn't any of the adult men have a concealed carry license? So many people knew this freak was a ticking time bomb, yet no one did anything.
Posted by: Jumbo Anginens6597 || 02/16/2018 9:24 Comments || Top||

#6  ...because as an advanced civilization we believe in human sacrifice*. Wouldn't want to hurt the accused's feelings a priori would we?

* except when duly convicted beyond any reasonable doubt and then the usual suspects will spend inordinate amount of resources to delay or stop justice. Unless you blow up a federal office building with a day care center in it, then the 'wheels of justice' discover relative motion just short of the speed of light.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/16/2018 10:15 Comments || Top||

#7  The Bureau of Precrime Investigation is knocking.
Posted by: KBK || 02/16/2018 10:35 Comments || Top||

#8  They have a lot of nerve charging him with premeditated murder if the knew he was premeditating it and never lifted a finger to stop him. How about some law enforcement types losing their jobs for negligence?
Posted by: Abu Uluque || 02/16/2018 11:53 Comments || Top||


A federal agent shoots and kills intruder inside her Pinecrest home
[Miami Herald] A burglar busted through the glass doors of a house in the upscale village of Pinecrest early Monday morning, only to face a deadly barrage of bullets from the homeowner ‐ a high-ranking Miami federal agent.

Authorities said Maria Otero, the branch chief of the Miami office of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, killed Robert Young III after he broke into her home at 1:29 a.m. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Young had a weapon, or what he used to break the window.

"We’re still combing through the house," Miami-Dade police Sgt. Carlos Rosario, a spokesman, said early Monday. "I have no information on the intruder being armed."

Otero, 55, has been in law enforcement for 25 years. After the shooting she was placed on administrative leave, which is standard practice according to CBP Spokesman Michael Silva.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Shouldn't that be under "Darwin Award"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 02/16/2018 2:31 Comments || Top||

#2  There is probably more to the story.
Posted by: jvalentour || 02/16/2018 6:32 Comments || Top||

#3  I have to admit, after all the FBI news over the past year, my first reaction was what dirty business was she up to? This probably does a disservice to the agent, but shows what the recent shenanigans have done to the FBI's reputation.
Posted by: Mercutio || 02/16/2018 7:58 Comments || Top||

#4  It’s the second time in the past month that a law enforcement officer in that part of Southwest Miami-Dade was forced to confront a suspect at the officer’s home.

In January, Doral police officer Gary King and his wife were followed home after they had gone shopping and out to dinner. King said he spotted a car tailing him, but the vehicle was out of sight when the couple parked in the driveway of their Palmetto Bay home.

Targeting LEO's?
Posted by: Jeremiah Gleretle3997 || 02/16/2018 10:59 Comments || Top||

#5  There probably is more jvalentour, but if the guy was B/E, hoorah for our fed shooter.
Posted by: Blackbeard Bumble5724 || 02/16/2018 14:56 Comments || Top||


-Land of the Free
Air Force Academy First Sergeant Reprimanded For Telling Cadets To Dress Properly
[DAILYCALLER] Progressive social justice trends appear to be creeping into the Air Force Academy, as an academy first sergeant was reprimanded for instructing cadets to maintain a professional appearance, emails reveal.

"Observations made by USAFA [United States Air Force Academy] permanent party members regarding cadet grooming standards have become increasingly unfavorable," First Sergeant Zachary Gay Pareeh apparently wrote in a leaked email to cadets. "Going forward, I expect you all to do your part in reversing negative perceptions about cadet personal appearance that circulates USAFA and diminishes your credibility as a member in the profession of arms."

The first sergeant then advised the cadets in his charge to be like Mike.

"Before Michael Jordan became a clothing brand mogul, he was actually pretty good professional basketball player," Gay Pareeh wrote, "In the later years of his career, and before the NBA’s dress code existed, he would consistently appear at pressers in a suit and tie. He was never seen with a gaudy chain around his neck, his pants below his waistline, or with a backwards baseball hat on during public appearances."

"Michael Jordan understood the value of a professional appearance," he told the cadets.

"Cadets, how do you want to be seen? If the answer is not as a military professional, then perhaps you are in the wrong place," Gay Pareeh concluded his email.

A colonel then embarrassed the first sergeant publicly, accusing Gay Pareeh of committing "microaggressions."

"On behalf of all [Cadet Wing] Sr Leadership and permanent party members, let me apologize for the email sent earlier today by our First Sergeant," Col. Julian Stephens wrote to cadets. He called the comments "disrespectful, derogatory, and unprofessional," he promised to address this microaggression immediately.

It appears that the original email was brought to the colonel’s attention by someone else at the academy. "Please continue to be vigilant," the colonel said, adding that everyone should treat one another with "dignity" and "respect."

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Jeepers!

Dress Professionally!

No reprimand there.
Posted by: newc || 02/16/2018 0:50 Comments || Top||

#2  Oy vey, oy vey, oy vey.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 02/16/2018 2:26 Comments || Top||

#3  So... You believe that being 'By The Book' is too reactionary and not appropriate for a 'future' pilot entrusted with a multi-million dollar high performance aircraft? Un-believe-able.
Posted by: magpie || 02/16/2018 4:20 Comments || Top||

#4  Col. Julian Stephens shouldnt be trusted to fly a desk even
Posted by: Bright Pebbles || 02/16/2018 7:55 Comments || Top||

#5  No,the problem here is cultural appropriation, to wit, using Michael Jordan as a role model. /sarc
Posted by: Mercutio || 02/16/2018 7:55 Comments || Top||

#6  Unbelievable!

We are so screwed!
Posted by: CrazyFool || 02/16/2018 8:18 Comments || Top||

#7  Note:
Gould had also heard about the theft of Macon's medal. He asked Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Richard Clark to assign someone the task of finding a replacement medal. The two bases' efforts were "independent, but almost simultaneous," he said.

Maj. Julian Stephens, the air officer commanding for Cadet Squadron 14 and a liaison for the Hubert L. "Hooks" Jones Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., took up the challenge. "It was the least I could do for what the Tuskegee Airmen did for me as an African American," said Stephens, a 1996 Academy graduate and native of Sandusky, Ohio. "The barriers they broke down and the things they had to deal with well overshadow anything we have to deal with today. I felt that it was my duty to help in some fashion." ...

Posted by: Clurong Peacock9529 || 02/16/2018 8:26 Comments || Top||

#8  MICROAGRESSIONS? Col, with all due respect, Fuck you, that's nonsense.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891 || 02/16/2018 8:32 Comments || Top||

#9  Thanks, Obama!
Posted by: Raj || 02/16/2018 10:03 Comments || Top||

#10  One woman's point of view: There's a reason that so many say, "I love a man in a uniform" or "There's nothing like a guy in a tux." What usually goes along with the uniform or the tux is perfect grooming. Yes baby yes!
Posted by: warthogswife || 02/16/2018 10:32 Comments || Top||

#11  Thanks, Obama!

Raj nails it. I suspect this kind of nonsense won’t be fashionable much longer at the military academies (remember the Communist 2nd lieutenant who got in trouble for his West Point graduation day shenanigans last year?).
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/16/2018 13:17 Comments || Top||

#12  remember the Communist 2nd lieutenant who got in trouble for his West Point graduation day shenanigans last year?

How much trouble did he really get into, besides some bad publicity? They never kicked him out and until this shit results in demotions and expulsions, we can continue to 'thank' Obama for pissing on these institutions. We should start with this boob Col. Stephens.
Posted by: Raj || 02/16/2018 16:24 Comments || Top||

#13  A fair point, Raj. I searched his name in the Rantburg archives, and ditto on the web. I found nothing more recent than the Navy anti-communism posters at the Army-Navy game last December. So presumably West Point and the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, where he was posted, are either still investigating or don’t feel a need to let us know what they have done.
Posted by: trailing wife || 02/16/2018 18:26 Comments || Top||

#14  Reason to dress sharp:

Posted by: CrazyFool || 02/16/2018 19:40 Comments || Top||


Africa Subsaharan
Ramaphosa Sworn in As President of South Africa
[All Africa] Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as former First World Country South Africa's new president on Thursday, following the resignation of former incumbent and scandal-ridden Jacob Zuma.

Ramaphosa was elected without a vote after being the only candidate nominated in the parliament in Cape Town, Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng said, though opposition parties boycotted the vote.

The new president is expected to deliver the postponed state of the nation address on Friday evening. The South African parliament announced the ceremonial details on Twitter.

Corruption issues 'on our radar'

A number of scandals surrounding Zuma had seriously damaged the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC). Zuma was removed as president effective immediately after he handed in his resignation letter on Thursday.

Ramaphosa said tackling corruption and mismanagement in state-owned enterprises would be a priority of his administration. "I will try to work very hard not to disappoint the people of South Africa," he said following his election.

"The issues that you have raised, issues that have to do with corruption, issues of how we can straighten out our state-owned enterprises and how we deal with state capture are issues that are on our radar screen," the 65-year-old added.
"State-owned enterprises".... I believe we may have found the problem.
Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:


Arabia
Putin prefers Aramco to Trump’s sword dance
[Atimes] Hardly 10 months after honoring the visiting US president, the Saudis are open to a Russian-Chinese consortium investing in the upcoming Aramco IPO

The big news is the Russian offer to the Saudi authorities to invest directly in the upcoming Aramco initial public offering – and the Saudis acknowledging the offer. Even bigger news, surely, is that Moscow is putting together a Russian-Chinese consortium of joint investment funds plus several major Russian banks to be part of the Aramco IPO.

Chinese state oil companies were interested in becoming cornerstone investors in the IPO, but the participation of a Russia-China joint investment fund takes matters to an entirely different realm. Clearly, the Chinese side is willing to hand over tens of billions of dollars.
Posted by: 3dc || 02/16/2018 10:11 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  This is a good damn reason for energy independence!
Posted by: 3dc || 02/16/2018 13:00 Comments || Top||


Saudi cleric endorses Valentine's Day as 'positive event'
[DAWN] A prominent Saudi holy man endorsed Valentine's Day, long forbidden in the ultra-conservative kingdom, calling it a "positive social event" that was not linked to religion.
Okay. I'm snowed.
The comment from Ahmed Qassim al-Ghamdi, former chief of the inquisitors religious police in the holy city of Makkah, comes as 32-year-old Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
...Crown Prince of Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
as of 2016....

pursues a far-reaching liberalisation drive that has upended years of conservative tradition.

"It is a positive social event and congratulating people for it is not against sharia (law)," Ghamdi told Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television.

"It is an act of kindness to share greetings on Western national and social holidays, including Valentine's Day, exchange red roses with others, as long as it is towards peaceful people who do not share animosity or are being at war with Moslems."

Such comments from the Saudi holy manal establishment would be inconceivable around two years ago, when the inquisitors religious police wielded unbridled powers and were notorious for enforcing sex segregation.

In recent years, Saudi Arabia launched a series of reforms, including gradually diminishing powers of the inquisitors religious police to arrest. Prince Mohammed, who has vowed to return the country to "moderate Islam", has further cut back the political role of hardline holy mans in a historic reordering of the Saudi state.

Florists openly sold red roses and Valentine's Day memorabilia in cities such as Jeddah on Wednesday without any trouble from the inquisitors religious police, previously notorious for disrupting celebrations.

The declining presence of the inquisitors religious police has been met with relief from many of the country's young, but it has also sparked concern over a possible backlash from arch-conservatives.

But opposition to the prince's reforms has been muted ‐ at least publicly ‐ after his crackdown on dissent, including arrests of prominent holy mans with millions of followers on social media.

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [6 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Saudi Arabia


Caribbean-Latin America
Nicolas Maduro vows to attend Summit of Americas
[Al Jazeera] Venezuela's president vowed on Thursday to show up at the Summit of the Americas in Peru in April after he was told this week not to bother coming.

Maduro has accused conservative governments in Latin America - specifically Argentina
...a country located on the other side of the Deep South. It is covered with Pampers and inhabited by Grouchos, who dance the Tangle. They used to have some islands called the Malvinas located where the Falklands are now. They're not supposed to cry for Evita...
, Colombia and Peru - of siding with the United States in allegedly planning his overthrow and takeover of the country's vast oil resources.

"They're the most unpopular governments on the planet," said Maduro.

Venezuela is home to the world's biggest crude reserves. Despite years of spiraling oil prices, detractors also accuse the Venezuelan supremoship of financial mismanagement as the country is gripped by hyperinflation, food shortages, and economic turmoil.

The Venezuelan government accuses rival states of imposing devastating economic warfare through sanctions.

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [2 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  So sucessful and his but buddy hugo been at fucking Venezuela out of everything including humanity.

Someone should give him a weggie.
Posted by: newc || 02/16/2018 0:51 Comments || Top||

#2  The Venezuelan government accuses rival states of imposing devastating economic warfare through sanctions.

No, Nicholas - you're just a socialist fuckup.
Posted by: Raj || 02/16/2018 0:55 Comments || Top||


Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia
Half of Ukrainian front line deaths in January were suicides
A total of 22 Ukrainian soldiers on the front line in the Donbas region died by non combat causes, according to a news report by the pro Russian website Russkaya Vesna.

Russkaya Vesna reported news released by the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense.

In January, a total of 11 deaths were from suicide, six of which were alcohol related. Another six soldiers attempted suicide.

Three soldiers died in firearms handling causes. A total of seven deaths were attributed to accidents.

Three officers and six contractors were among the dead counted in the report.

Posted by: badanov || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  That happens when corruption run rampage in the upper officers and political ranks.
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance || 02/16/2018 1:08 Comments || Top||

#2  It also "happens" when you get your news from a "pro-Russian website".
Posted by: Mercutio || 02/16/2018 7:53 Comments || Top||


China-Japan-Koreas
China nearly done militarizing South China Sea
[ATimes] Leaked close-up images of China's artificially created features and facilities on contested reefs have sparked a firestorm in the Philippines


Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s rapprochement with China, a gambit that has traded security concessions for economic and investment largesse, has once again been undermined by developments in the South China Sea.

Undisclosed sources, most likely from the Philippine defense establishment, gave the Philippine Daily Inquirer a new cache of satellite images which show China has virtually completed its militarization of the artificially-created islands it controls in the contested maritime area. The high-resolution photos were published on the liberal newspaper’s website on Monday.

LINK TO PHOTOS
Posted by: 3dc || 02/16/2018 10:34 || Comments || Link || [7 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Japanese did something similar in the Central Pacific before '41 with some additional work in the next couple of years.
Posted by: Procopius2k || 02/16/2018 13:20 Comments || Top||

#2  Keep fracking so that by the time the chinese drill for oil in the South China sea it costs them serious money.
Posted by: rjschwarz || 02/16/2018 17:25 Comments || Top||

#3  China’s Mare Nostrum
Posted by: Alaska Paul || 02/16/2018 19:26 Comments || Top||


Home Front: WoT
Gertz: FBI investigating Confucius Institutes
The FBI is investigating scores of Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes around the country over concerns the institutes are part of covert spying and influence operations.

The centers, mainly located on American college campuses, ostensibly were set up to teach Chinese language and culture. But they have become centers for spreading pro-China propaganda and influence activities, including organizing Chinese communist student groups that challenge human rights activists and others.

FBI Director Christopher A. Wray told a Senate hearing this week the FBI is investigating the institutes.

"We do share concerns about the Confucius Institutes. We’ve been watching that development for a while," Mr. Wray said, adding that the institutes are "one of many tools that [the Chinese] take advantage of."

"We have seen some decrease recently in their own enthusiasm and commitment to that particular program, but it is something that we’re watching warily and, in certain instances, have developed appropriate investigative steps."

Continues.
Posted by: Anomalous Sources || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under: Commies

#1  It appears as if the trade answer is “we’re aware of the problem and are looking into it.” For almost any situation.
Posted by: Skidmark || 02/16/2018 5:36 Comments || Top||

#2  But shouldn't you worry more about Russia?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru || 02/16/2018 5:46 Comments || Top||

#3  Confucius say:

Frog that give ride to scorpion shouldn't be surprised when it sting.
Posted by: charger || 02/16/2018 16:10 Comments || Top||

#4  All about political activities, nothing referencrd about criminal activities. Leftist Deep State scum.
Posted by: Omeger Gray6606 || 02/16/2018 18:40 Comments || Top||


India-Pakistan
Nepal: Former revolutionary sworn in as prime minister
[Al Jazeera] A year and a half after his first stint as prime minister abruptly ended, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli returned on Thursday to the seat of government in the capital.

Oli, 65, was sworn in at the Singhadarbar building as Nepal's 41st prime minister having secured nearly a two-thirds majority in the historic parliamentary elections held late last year. He enjoys an unprecedented mandate to rule Nepal under a two-year-old post-war constitution.

Last October, the former communist revolutionary who spent 14 years in jail engineered a surprise left alliance that brought him an election victory.

However,
by candlelight every wench is handsome...
the chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist), the largest party in the parliament known by its acronym UML, faces a host of challenges in delivering his election promise of political stability and economic growth.

Political analyst Jhalak Subedi told Al Jazeera the inauguration marked a significant step towards Nepal's republican journey after the autocratic monarchy was abolished in 2008.

"In the last 70 years, we have gone through a lot of political changes ... from monarchy to federal republic. For the first time in our history, a body elected by people was able to deliver a constitution. This is the result of many political struggles in Nepal," he said.
Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Commies


ATC reserves judgement in Zainab murder case
[DAWN] An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Thursday reserved its judgement in the rape and murder case of six-year-old Kasur girl Zainab Amin.

The verdict will be announced on Saturday, Feb 17.

Zainab's rape and murder last month had sparked outrage and protests across the country after the six-year-old, who went missing on January 4, was found dead in a trash heap in Kasur on Jan 9. Her case was the twelfth such incident to occur within a 10 kilometre radius in the city over a 12-month period.

The Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

government had declared the arrest of prime suspect Imran Ali on January 23.

ATC-I Judge Sajjad Ahmad, who presided over Ali's trial ‐ held daily at Lahore's Kot Lakhpat Jail starting Feb 10 ‐ had indicted the accused in the Zainab rape and murder case earlier this week.

The trial court recorded testimonies of 36 prosecution witnesses. A special team of prosecutors tried the suspect.

The accused had initially denied guilt when charges were framed against him, and had opted to contest the trial. However,
we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
he made a confession soon after and was indicted on Feb 12. On Feb 14, the ATC recorded his complete statement.

Before the commencement of Wednesday's proceedings, Prosecutor General of Punjab Eihtesham Qadir Shah had provided the suspect with a state lawyer after his private defence counsel withdrew power of attorney following the confession made by Ali.

Advocate Mehar Shakeel Multani had told news hounds outside the jail that he could never think of defending a criminal and had therefore decided to withdraw his power of attorney. He said the suspect had misled him about his innocence.

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [3 views] Top|| File under: Govt of Pakistan


Two pistols used in Asma murder: report
[DAWN] The forensic report of two pistols allegedly used in the murder of medical student Asma Rani has matched with the postmortem report and the empties, according to sources.

They said that one pistol was recovered from accused Sadiqullah and the other from the house of alleged controller Shahzeb.

The medical student had received three bullets which matched with shells, official sources said. Earlier, it was being assumed that she was shot at and killed with one pistol. They said that the two pistols belonged to the accused Sadiqullah and Mujahidullah.

They said that the first pistol was recovered from Sadiqullah and another from the house of Shahzeb, which belonged to Mujahidullah who had left it with him before leaving for Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
. They said that in the dying statement Asma had little time therefore she could only name Mujahidullah. However,
a lie repeated often enough remains a lie...
both the accused had been nominated in the FIR by Asma’s brother Irfan who was an eyewitness in the case, said the sources.

They added that both the accused had been nominated under sections 302/34. The section 34 pertains to common intention of two or more people, they said.

The sources said that in normal cases first the blue warrants were issued by Interpol for the arrest of any person, but on the request of the interior ministry and keeping in view sensitivity of the case red warrants had been issued. They said that the accused, Mujahidullah, could not hide for long in Saudi Arabia, as he could be easily identified being alien after expiry of his visa.

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Two more cases against spinal fluid scam suspects
[DAWN] Hafizabad police have registered two more cases against the suspects involved in the spinal fluid scam under Section 6/7 of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) along with other relevant sections.

Earlier, the suspects had been booked in a case on the report of father of one of the victim women. There are now three cases registered against the suspects.

Polygraph tests of two main suspects -- Nadeem and Sajid Masih -- were also conducted at the Punjab
1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard
2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers
3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots....

Forensic Science Laboratory in Lahore on Wednesday. At least three suspects will now be presented before the Gujranwala Anti-Terrorism Court on Thursday (today).

Hafiz Ahmed Jamal, the front man for Hafizabad police, told Dawn that ringleader Nadeem and Masih had been taken to the forensic laboratory for their polygraph test since Nadeem had consistently been changing his statements during the interrogation whereas a link between the two was also to be established as Sajid had denied any association with Nadeem.

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  What can spinal fluid be used for? Why tap the fluid if it's not for medical testing for the victim?

The only crime I can think of is if the fluid was tapped and then billed to the victims without any actual testing. I note that the article did say that the victims were "unwilling".
Posted by: Seeking cure for ignorance || 02/16/2018 16:28 Comments || Top||

#2  New hires at the fake cancer clinic mischievously sent on a wild goose chase?
Posted by: Bertie Lumumba3675 || 02/16/2018 17:59 Comments || Top||


International-UN-NGOs
Desmond Tutu aka 'The Red Bishop' Retires As Global Ambassador of Scandal-Hit Oxfam
[All Africa] Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has instructed his office to write to Oxfam International to inform them of his retirement as their global ambassador.

Tutu expressed his disappointment in Oxfam on Thursday, after allegations of immorality and possible criminality involving humanitarian workers linked to the charity surfaced on Tuesday, according to a statement.

"He is also saddened by the impact of the allegations on the many thousands of good people who have supported Oxfam's righteous work," the statement read.

The scandal has also led Oxfam's chief executive Mark Goldring to resign just hours after his deputy, over a scandal involving aid workers' use of hookers in Haiti, following the devastating earthquake in 2010, AFP reported.

According to the report, a survey of 120 staff across three countries found between 11 and 14% witnessed or experienced sexual assault. Seven percent of staff in South Sudan witnessed or experienced rape or attempted rape involving colleagues.

Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 00:00 || Comments || Link || [4 views] Top|| File under:

#1  Et tu, Tutu?

Toodleloo!!
Posted by: charger || 02/16/2018 0:02 Comments || Top||

#2  Sammy Davis Jr. wants his bottom lip back.
Posted by: Fred || 02/16/2018 0:12 Comments || Top||

#3  It is always a sad day when a lucrative, long-running scam comes to an end.

"He is also saddened by the impact of the allegations on the many thousands of good people who have supported Oxfam's righteous work suckers"
Posted by: SteveS || 02/16/2018 8:27 Comments || Top||


Government
IRS still paying bonuses to tax cheat employees
[Wash Times] The IRS is still paying bonuses to nearly 2,000 bad employees, including more than two dozen who were actual tax-cheats themselves, the agency’s inspector general said in a new report this week.

The audit suggests the tax agency’s efforts to crack down on bonuses have not fully succeeded, according to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.

IRS screening did stop more than 1,000 employees with tax problems from getting bonuses, but 1,962 employees with discipline problems ‐ and 26 who had been found to have intentionally cheated on their tax returns ‐ were still paid bonuses in 2016 and 2017, topping $1.7 million.

Other employees who weren’t in full compliance but hadn’t been flagged for discipline also snuck through, the inspector general said.

The IRS promised to study the issue.

But top lawmakers on Capitol Hill said that wasn’t good enough.
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#1  Someone please tell me why this SOB still has a job at the IRS ?
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 9:22 Comments || Top||

#2  A few things:

1) There are 80,000 IRS employees. This is what happens when government gets too big (we now that).

2) Their computer systems aren't Skynet self-aware, but a fair number of their employees spend all of their times assessing the accuracy of the computer generated notices. I deal with them often enough to make it part of my living. Apparently this system isn't tied to the one that determines employee bonuses.

3)This is what I would have done to the Commissioner.

Posted by: Raj || 02/16/2018 9:59 Comments || Top||

#3  Phil was "skilled in the art of war and military tactics" .....but not in the nuances of unassisted human flight.

Excellent !
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 10:03 Comments || Top||

#4  I'd give Phillip a 6.5 - he didn't quite stick the landing.
Posted by: Raj || 02/16/2018 11:57 Comments || Top||

#5  Well Raj, lets face it. Phillip will never be an Olympic skater.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 18:44 Comments || Top||


Home Front: Culture Wars
Canada Hosts A Pride House At The Winter Olympics In South Korea
[NPR's The Torch] It's not the only Pride House in South Korea, but it's the first in the world to be embraced by a national Olympic committee: Alongside poutine and beer, Canada Olympic House offers a message of inclusion and gender diversity by hosting a space for LGBTQ fans, athletes and friends.

The idea for this Pride House, organized in collaboration with South Korean activists, is based on the tradition of Olympic delegations opening hospitality houses to showcase their home nations' culture and history and welcome fans. Rather than focusing on a particular nationality or team, the Pride House welcomes all.

"The mission of Pride House," says Keph Senett, a trustee with Scottish-based Pride House International, is to create a "place where people can go and watch games, and hang out and eat food and all that ‐ sort of experience the games in a safe and welcoming way."

As for Team Canada, Senett said, "They are saying very clearly, 'We support this mission.' "

Canada's hospitality house ‐ created out of a gateball clubhouse (a game similar to cricket) ‐ has a ski-lodge vibe. It offers lounge chairs, fire pits and table hockey games outside. When we visited, a capacity crowd had gathered in a pub-like area inside to watch Team Canada play (and defeat) the U.S. women's hockey team.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 08:55 || Comments || Link || [5 views] Top|| File under:

#1  To duomi are uomini flyin'...
Patrolmen eye Sgt. O'Brien...
The lioness licks
In her mane-hating cliques
While the lion lies down with the lion.

Not, etc. Just an excuse to say "uomini."
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 || 02/16/2018 10:31 Comments || Top||

#2  This is all so embarrassing.
Posted by: Canuckistan sniper || 02/16/2018 18:52 Comments || Top||

#3  I shall remember Canadians in a different light.
Posted by: Besoeker || 02/16/2018 19:00 Comments || Top||



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