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In a nutshell: the perpetrator is now the victim. It's the Left's overriding modus operandi and we see this played out in our society every day, from the current prezident and all the way down to the thug on the street. No one is accountable for their actions and personal responsibility is sacrificed at the altar of equality and "social justice" (WTHTM).
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Cloward-Piven is strategy is a political strategy outlined in 1966 by American sociologists and political activists Richard Cloward and Frances Fox Piven that called for overloading the U.S. public welfare system in order to precipitate a crisis that would lead to a replacement of the welfare system with a national system of "a guaranteed annual income and thus an end to poverty". Cloward and Piven were a married couple who were both professors at the Columbia University School of Social Work. The strategy was formulated in a May 1966 article in the liberal[1] magazine The Nation titled "The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty".
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Sort of a 'flat-earther' awakening, but Fox's 'Talking Points' tonight is supposed to endorse something akin to the Cloward-Piven theory. I reckon this might indicate screaming mad Irishmen can eventually be convinced of the obvious.
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Like most socialist schemes it just turns out the opposite. They'll create more poverty, not less. Why work if there's a adequate guarantee income? We already have a large proportion of the population already practicing that. Soon workers creating resources (not to be confused with government workers who consume resources) will be the minority. The only way the central planners can keep feeding the beast is to print gobs of useless paper money (see-Venezuela).
I'm not part of the PCUSA, but having attended Reformed Theological Seminary, I know something about the history of Presbyterianism in the U.S. The problem started with the Auburn Affirmation, and even before then from the theological liberalism that led directly to that abomination.
Notice that the denomination doesn't just engage in tactical blundering and hot air. To be sure, there's plenty of that to go around. Reliance on LEOs during period of peril to your life or the lives of your loved ones means that the fight is over by the time (8 — 15 minutes) a LEO arrives.
They go beyond their tactical incompetence and recommend bankruptcy of gun manufacturers when their weapons are misused (similar recommendations for Stanley, Kobalt, Craftsman and other manufacturers of hammers probably won't be forthcoming when crimes are committed with hammers). And if that's not good enough, they recommend new laws that would end with confiscation and civil war when SWAT teams are sent to the doors of patriotic Americans who won't allow their means of self defense to be confiscated. So the PCUSA recommends what would inevitably become a bloody mess with cops laying dead in the streets and innocent citizens laying dead in their doorways.
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'Course, y'all heard about the Presbyterian BDS too. Right? They love their Jewish brothers and sisters which is why they are doing everything they can to ruin Israel's economy.
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I'm afraid American Protestant churches have become easy targets for Alinskyite organizers. Kinda makes me squirm in the pews when preachers stray from the Gospel.
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Find a different pew (in a different church), EU.
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The attempts at inclusion and pandering by clergy in regions facing demographic shifts is particularly galling. Increased emphasis on prison ministries, the failure to mention the plight of Israel, along with the absence of discussion of the murder of the unborn are among key indicators. As always, what is NOT discussed or mentioned is oftentimes more revealing than what is.
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I never miss a chance to remind these anti-Israeli (anti-Jewish, really) clowns that Jesus was a JEW, and if he physically showed up on earth today he'd attend a Synagogue (and not a Reformed one, either)
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..and don't forget mom and dad (in both sense of the word).
[StrategyPage] June 20, 2014: AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) has suffered major setbacks since a new government offensive began in April. It's not the end for AQAP, but the group is now a lot less of an international threat than it was in early 2013.
Much of what the UAVs do is to simply report the location of AQAP men, which is often followed by an army raid. The tribes frequently get caught in the middle and suffer casualties and economic losses.
So the recent offensive not only cost AQAP its last few bases in Shabwa and Abyan provinces but also most of the support it had from the local tribes. The tribal leaders have made deals with the government to be "neutral" in the ongoing battle between the government and AQAP. The Islamic terrorists of AQAP are looking for a new home and having a hard time of it. Finding a new home is always difficult; you have to compare the schools and property taxes. Add to that finding good escape routes and it is a nightmare.~
A major reason for the April offensive was intelligence obtained by the Saudis and Americans indicating that many Saudi, Iraqi and Yemeni Islamic terrorists fighting in Syria had agreed to move to Yemen and plot a major operation against Saudi Arabia. After all AQAP was created to overthrow the Saudi monarchy, even though Saudi Arabia has since 2004 proved too hostile an environment for Islamic terrorists to operate in.
h/t Instapundit
After previously trying to justify her six-figure speaking fees by claiming she and Bill Clinton were dead broke when leaving the White House, she's come under fire for stating that she wasn't that well-off. This has led to a spate of stories about whether the Clintons' enormous wealth would weigh on her presidential ambitions in a nation with growing populist sentiment. But the deeper takeaway from her recent dustups isn't her wealth, but that she's an overrated politician.
...Because the Clintons are often viewed in tandem, a lot of people have mistakenly transposed Bill's political acumen onto Hillary. But in reality, her political career has involved winning a Senate seat in New York over a weak Republican opponent in a year that Al Gore carried the state by 25 points -- and squandering a massive lead against candidate Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic nomination battle.
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But, but, but you must remember my vriend, I actually started the movement, not these classless, Arkansas hinterwylders. I have made billons since leaving government from facilitating the industrial takeover of the US trade with the Chinese.
[DAWN] IN calling for a suspension of the military operation in North Wazoo until all civilians have left the area, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... chief Imran Khan ... aka Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems... has spoken sense. The exodus from the conflict zone has, understandably, had an air of panic about it. Bannu has been flooded with people, and thousands of families have literally walked miles since transport was either not available or available at too jacked-up a price. So far, according to the Fata Disaster Management Authority, over 400,000 of the internally displaced have been registered, which indicates that the bulk of the population in North Waziristan has already evacuated. Yet that is not every single non-combatant man, woman and child, and while the loss of civilian life in such situations can never be acceptable, the contours of this particular conflict demand that all-out effort be made to ensure there is no collateral damage, for that would foster further disaffection. The army has said that it has laid siege where Death Eaters are present, which means that fighters can be weeded out; given that, there is no reason why a few days should not be allowed for citizens to depart with their preparations in place.
The fact that Pakistain in general fails to see — partly because it, too, has suffered so grievously — is that these people are already victims of a conflict not of their making. Those affected by earlier military operations in other areas, such as Swat, returned to devastated homes and villages, and had to rebuild their lives from scratch. All that can be done, should be done, now, to ensure that the impact of displacement on the North Waziristan IDPs is mitigated as much as possible. This includes financial and food-related assistance but most of all, it requires an attitude of accommodation. The stance taken by Sindh and Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... towards their compatriots is unsavoury, and should change through putting in place mechanisms whereby the provinces' legitimate concerns are addressed while people fleeing conflict face no closed doors.
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[DAWN] IN the end, perhaps all too expectedly, it was a forlorn hope that better sense would prevail. The Canada-based Tahirul Qadri ...Pak politician, founder and head of Tehreek-e-Minhajul Quran. He usually resides in Canada, but returns to Pakistain periodically to foam at the mouth and lead demonstrations. Depending on which way the wind's blowing, Qadri claims to be the author of Pak's blasphemy law. Other times he says it wasn't him... 's return to Pakistain was marked by scenes of chaos, violence, near-comical grandstanding by Mr Qadri and a thorough overreaction by the PML-N. Mr Qadri is back in Pakistain and, while his true political relevance is still minimal, he and his supporters have taken centre stage and seem determined to milk their second round in the limelight for everything it is worth. Even now, with his purported and so-called 'revolution' seemingly under way, it is difficult to make sense of Mr Qadri's politics or his demands. In essence, it appears to boil down to the following: remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf... and his government and replace them with a pro-establishment, undemocratic set-up simply so the real decision-makers in this country remain unelected, anti-democratic forces. Beyond that, there is little on grounds of policy that appears to so agitate Mr Qadri against the PML-N.
Amusing too is the presence of Mr Qadri's newfound allies. Former chief minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi was prominent yesterday among the cohort defending Mr Qadri and lashing out against the government. And yet, those with memories longer than what Mr Elahi would perhaps like Paks to have will recall what his government in Punjab did when Shahbaz Sharif ...Pak dynastic politician, brother of PM Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab... attempted to return to Pakistain after years in exile in 2004. Like yesterday, much of Lahore was shut down and barricaded and an overwhelming show of force by the Punjab administration and police forced the younger Sharif brother to leave Pakistain a couple of hours after returning. What apparently was perfectly acceptable for Shahbaz Sharif in 2004 is not palatable for Mr Qadri in 2014, at least if Mr Elahi's claims are to be paid any attention to. Somehow, while farce repeats itself in Pakistain every few years, the principals who once stood on one side of history try to wriggle across to the other side of history with a scurrilous disregard for propriety and consistency.
Yet, for all the patent self-serving theatre and faux threats individuals like Mr Qadri would like to serve up, there is also a separate fundamental reality that cannot and should not be forgotten: if anti-democrats are out to destabilise the country's politics, it is really the government that should rise above such challenges and reinforce its democratic credentials and regard for the democratic project. Unhappily, the PML-N appears to have failed spectacularly in this area thus far. Prime Minister Sharif and the PML-N are not just the country's elected leadership in present times, they are also the principal custodians of the democratic project and transition to democracy. Condemnable as the anti-democrats' assault on democracy may be, democracy will only be strengthened if democracy's custodians demonstrate restraint and unflinchingly adhere to the law and the Constitution.
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[DAWN] It's a true saying that politicians do not need enemies; they just need time as they are their own worst enemies.
The statement holds true for practically all political parties in Pakistain. It took the PPP five years at the top to wipe out its presence from three provinces.
Quick quiz: which legal entity has been the only one willing to take on the corruption of the Palestinian Authority to try and make life better for the average Palestinian? Why, the Israeli government, of course.
Very much worth the read.
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If you enjoyed Menenberg, you may also like John Koskinen's My Time at the IRS.
[Ynet] Under pressure from settlers, defense establishment failed to complete separation barrier in area where teens were kidnapped.
Idiots. Of the Cloud Cuckoo Land variety.
The kidnapping of Israeli soldiers and citizens, whether in order to murder them or as a bargaining chip to secure the release of Paleostinian prisoners, is a working premise the defense establishments have been dealing with for many years.
That's because the defence establishments aren't idiots.
This threat is handled in a variety of patterns such as information, movement and transportation procedures and a roadblock system.
The Seam Zone project stood out as part of Israel's preparedness for the wave of terror which hit us in the second intifada. It focused on setting up the barrier aimed at preventing Death Eaters from infiltrating Israel but also reducing the friction between the large population centers by separating between then.
Surprisingly and unfortunately, due to considerations which had nothing to do with security, this measure is absent from the Gush Etzion region where the teens were kidnapped.
There are some 65,000 Israelis living in the Gush Etzion area, almost one-fifth of the Israelis in Judea and Samaria. Whoever passes through gets the wrong impression that it is a friendly vicinity, with no Paleostinian population and security-related threats and filled with weapon holders.
But the truth is that the overwhelming majority of residents, about 40,000, are haredim living in Beitar Illit. Add that to thousands of high school and yeshiva students, most of whom lack military training and are unaware of the nature of the threats surrounding them.
This bloc of communities is located between Bethlehem and Hebron, and the main traffic route — Highway 60 which crosses it — continues to an area characterized by massive support for Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,. For example, a center for Salafi activity has developed in recent years in the town of Yatta near Hebron, forcing the Paleostinian Authority's security organizations and the IDF to invest many efforts against the hostility of part of the population.
This fact makes it difficult, for example, to arrest those responsible for the killing of IDF soldier Gal Kobi in Hebron nine months ago and policeman Baruch Mizrahi* two months ago. These are two serious incidents which have joined the wave of attacks suffered by the bloc.
*It was just revealed that the Mizrahi miscreants were caught a month ago. And Bibi himself announced their house is to be knocked down.
Despite this history, and despite the investment of hundreds of millions of shekels in the basic infrastructure of the fence, the defense establishment chose to inform the High Court of Justice in 2009 that it did not intend to complete its construction.
A defense establishment announcement that it would resume the construction of the fence in Gush Etzion in 2013 was subject to a political and PR counter-attack from the bloc's leaders.
Fools.
Their objection is based on the understanding that they would not get the High Court's approval to build the fence in the suggested greedy outline which is very lacking in its security aspects.
Ah. Correction: greedy fools.
The council heads took Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin and many others on a tour, as part of a huge PR and political effort to prevent the erection of a fence on a security outline in the Gush Etzion area.
The council head argued that "the fence might separate between the eastern part of the bloc and its western part, leave several communities outside the fence, destroy the fabric of life with the Paleostinians and create a narrow passageway around the road to Jerusalem and the lowland."
In other, more accurate words, the construction of the fence would have created a clear border and prevented the expansion of the settlements northward to Jerusalem and eastward to the Herodium area.
The defense establishment couldn't cope with the pressure, and Deputy Chief of Staff Yair Naveh announced that the fence would not be built.
The council head rushed to declare, "We are happy and excited to receive the news that after an long battle against the completion the separation fence, we managed to influence its freezing. I welcome the decision and believe we will be able to maintain our good relations with our Arab neighbors."
Are he and his council still quite so pleased with themselves now?
This isn't the only incident in which settlers' political considerations overpowered security needs. A remarkably similar decision was made in regards to the construction of the fence in Ma'aleh Adumim, where another 40,000 Israelis live.
No one could have guaranteed that the completion of the fence would completely prevent abductions in light of the terror organizations' huge motivation. Hamas and Hezbollah have managed to kidnap soldiers engaging in operational activity on Israeli territory. But it can reduce the potential of this threat and others threats.
In addition to our hopes to bring the boys back safely, we must demand that the Israeli government and defense establishment recognize these threats, as long as we are far from an agreement with the Paleostinians, prepare for them according to security considerations and ward off extraneous considerations.
Colonel (res.) Shaul Arieli is a member of the Council for Peace and Security and one of the Geneva Initiative negotiators.
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I suspect Lee Smith has it right, but such a complex scheme could have never been hatched in the simian mind of our Champ. Actually, I doubt he writes any of his own material. I'd wager John Brennan was the author and finisher of the Iraqi fate. Smith's conclusions are at least partially validated by the hands-off approach toward the obviously monitored combat preparations of ISIS.
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Lee acts somewhat surprised that the MSM has given up all journalistic reporting standards; that they no longer engage in any investigative reporting. Instead, they carry water for progressive politicians and give them cover. We no longer have a free press. A largely unreported story is the one about linkages between the MSM and progressive money (Soros comes to mind) and organizations. Now that would be a story.
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Wonder how concerned about performance if instead of bonuses with their civil service tenure, they got a four contract not subject to administrative renewal or were subject every four years to a centralized selection board who's mission was to cut 10 percent (or more) from that year's group?
A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
Rantburg.com and borderlandbeat.com correspondent and author Chris Covert presents his first non-fiction work detailing
the drug and gang related violence in Mexico.
Chris gives us Mexican press dispatches of drug and gang war violence
over three years, presented in a multi volume set intended to chronicle the death, violence and mayhem which has
dominated Mexico for six years.
Rantburg was assembled from recycled algorithms in the United States of America. No
trees were destroyed in the production of this weblog. We did hurt some, though. Sorry.
by Herschel Smith
[StrategyPage] June 20, 2014: AQAP (Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) has suffered major setbacks since a new government offensive began in April. It's not the end for AQAP, but the group is now a lot less of an international threat than it was in early 2013.
[DAWN] IN the end, perhaps all too expectedly, it was a forlorn hope that better sense would prevail. The Canada-based 
Amusing too is the presence of Mr Qadri's newfound allies. Former chief minister of Punjab Pervaiz Elahi was prominent yesterday among the cohort defending Mr Qadri and lashing out against the government. And yet, those with memories longer than what Mr Elahi would perhaps like Paks to have will recall what his government in Punjab did when 
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