Where do you go to school? I had that hammered into me in grade school.
Hammered is probably the right word since it was PC indoctrination, not education.
To the point: Reject the Lie of White "Genocide" Against Native Americans
The next step in Swedish in Swedish criminal procedure is questioning by the Prosecutor, then comes the filing of charges. There are other countries in Europe with similar systems.
If they'll forcibly ground the Presidential plane from a sizable country, do you really think they wouldn't stoop to trumping up some rape charges and put a little pressure on Sweden too?
The plane of the President of Bolivia was not forcibly grounded. If you want to claim that, which country used fighter jets to force it down? It was denied transit of airspace. Do you deny that nations control their airspace?
The sexual assault allegation against Assange came from women that everyone acknowledges were his sex partners, not from the US embassy. Rape is a serious crime in Sweden, why do you think Swedish prosecutors wouldn't investigate the allegations?
How do you think the US could influence the course of Swedish justice? Do you have any proof, or just a conspiracy theory with no actual evidence?
You seem to be freely inventing allegations to tarnish the US instead of facing the facts against Assange.
Assange owes an apology for the President of Bolivia for Assange SWATTing him.
Assange owes answers to a Swedish court over sex assault charges.
Assange owes an apology to the UK for his criminal flight from justice, resulting in much waste of resources.
Assange owes an apology to his supporters for repeated misconduct and abuse..
The UK court that approved extradition found that the offenses he was being extradited for constituted sexual assault, making he eligible for extradition.
Assange is a fugitive from justice in self-selected luxury confinement rather than face extradiction to Sweden to face a Swedish court over charges of sexual assault.
Are there any other accused rapists you cheer for fleeing justice?
"sigh"??? Really? Sigh?
A case could probably be made against Assange for aiding and abetting in the theft and compromise of Australian and Commonwealth defence secrets due to the assistance he provivded Snowden.
Agreed, a safe deposit box. But just about any medium will do: cd, dvd, tape, memory stick, hard disk,
A copy in the fire safe in addtion to the safe deposit box is even better. (I've see backup media eaten.)
From the article: "Late last year the Spanish government passed a law that set extreme fines for protesters convening outside of government buildings. In response to the controversial Citizen Safety Law, which will take effect on July 1
I thought the Generalissimo was dead? Or are we back to him "valiently holding on in his fight to remain dead"?
Obama indistinguishable from GWB? Not on this planet.
I will agree with you about the silence of the Democrats (and the anti-war movement). They've demonstrated much of their opposition was purely political and not based on principle.
Why would any Republican be afraid of HRC? She is one in all but name. Iraq War cheerleader, surveillor, wall street's best friend. Seriously, what is there for the GOP to hate policy wise? Yeah, we know they hater her personally, but from a policy perspective, she's the dream GOP candidate.
The answer to understanding your view is in your email address:
obamaisaneocon@nothingchanged.org
You are well into the fringe Left if you Obama is a neocon, and that Hillary Clinton is "the dream GOP candidate" even when she is downplaying her more extreme Progressive views. It simply isn't true.
You may recall that the US asked Afghanistan to hand over Bin Laden and the Taliban refused? The US only attacked and invaded Afghanistan after it had been repeated attacked by al Qaida, which was embedded in the Taliban government, and the Taliban rejected the US ultimatum? Many Afghans were happy to be rid of Taliban.
Sure, just try and talk to them about a social contract to reduce the harm that comes from widespread ownership of firearms
Widespread legal ownership of firearms isn't a problem. The problem come from illegal possession and misuse of firearms.
The spread of concealed carry laws shows that law abiding citizens aren't the issue. Incidents among citizens licensed for concealed carry of firearms are rare, contradicting the predictions of doom from some.
In your version of the social contract the strong can be predators while the old or infirm are defenseless. No thanks.
What makes him dangerous is filling his head with dangerous thoughts.
What makes him danerous is that his head was filled with dangerous thoughts BEFORE the FBI ever spoke to him. He had stated his interest in Jihad, killing, and dying for the cause. He demonstrated his willingness to carry through his stated intent and actually attempt an attack. Youve got this wrong.
The vast majority, if not all, of the people whom the FBI have entrapped in the past are some of the more vulnerable members of society: people without a strong social support structure, part of a marginalised community, often poor, often unemployed, and so on.
That's a fine assertion. Do you have any proof? There have been at least hundreds of arrests and convictions for offenses related to terrorism. If what you claim is true there should be some proof.
Do the poor, unemployed, or marginalized have a right to engage in terrorism? Is there some reason they shouldn't be stopped from killing people? Aren't the rights of other people in society to not be attacked equally important?
It's a fundamental axiom of modern policing that the best way to stop crime is to stop people from becoming criminals in the first place. If someone is at risk of becoming a criminal, the best thing you can do is divert them away from that as early as possible.
If you bother to look into this, including the story I linked to, you'll see the FBI tried to divert him. They got him to a Muslim cleric to try to talk him out of it. He persisted.
For the FBI to turn a non-criminal into a criminal is not just a failure, it's sociopathic.
You are fabricating things out of whole cloth. Is there a DSMV label for that?
I doubt there would have been any attack unless he was "radicalized" by the FBI.
The first of many holes in your theory is that the accused indicated his interest in dying in attacks before any contact with the FBI.
.... came to the attention of federal investigators after posting a Facebook message on March 19, 2014, that read: "Getting ready to be killed in jihad is a HUGE adrenaline rush! I am so nervous. NOT because I'm scared to die but I am eager to meet my lord,"
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He could have not had his enlistment in the US military canceled because of a Facebook post, and could have been taken in and counseled and put through boot camp instead of being manipulated like a foreign asset for months until he committed the crime that was orchestrated for him.
Basic training provides instruction on basic military skills, including weapons. To provide that training he would be given weapons and ammunition. I can't believe you think that is a good idea. You know about the Fort Hood attack, don't you? There have been other attacks as well.
The purpose of the military means it is best to keep people like him out.
Apparently you didn't comprehend the story either. According the TFA
I am amused to inform you that you aren't quoting from TFA. If you follow the link in the story summary it brings you to a story that doesn't contain the paragraph you quote, or even a number of the key words. You are quoting from a different story at the same source. Since you didn't provide a link, allow me:
Man charged with plotting bombing at Kansas military base
So, it turns out that I comprehended the story, and you didn't. What you did do was bring in new facts in a different story from a reputable source, and helpful ones for the discussion.
So yes, it appears he may be mentally ill. That doesn't make him less dangerous.
Imam Omar Hazim of the Islamic Center of Topeka told The Associated Press that two FBI agents brought Booker to him early in 2014 for counseling, hoping to turn the young man away from radical beliefs. Hazim said the agents told him that Booker suffered from bipolar disorder, characterized by unusual mood swings that can affect functioning.
Hazim said he expressed concerns to the FBI about allowing him to move freely in the community after their first encounter.
If he is in fact mentally ill that potentially raises new difficultes involved with involuntary commitment or possible criminal defenses. In either case the state's position is much stronger since he attempted an attack rather than simply writing about it. There isn't much room for doubt that he is a danger to himself (suicide bomber) and the community.
But there is more to it than that. It appears that there are more people involved in this plot. I doubt they will all be mentally ill. What will you have to say if it turns out to be 2 sane guys with different values and 1 mentally ill guy with different values? Even if this one individual is mentally ill, that doesn't necessarily mean that this plot wouldn't have been of interest to him if he wasn't.
BLISS is ignorance.
