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Good grief. I'm ashamed to say I'm a Christian after reading the vile replies to this article. Wouldn't Jesus be proud of your fine attitude? You people make me want to hurl.

As usual, english interpretations are sadly lacking in the actual flavor of the native speaker, but with phrases like: "...The Session emergency called by Najafi to remedy the situation semen low in recent days..." We can begin to understand the minds behind the news.

They have more faith in our government than I do, sadly. I'm not sure anybody in Washington is even paying much attention.

Lord forgive me for saying so...but right here is a situation that could be carefully studied and solved with perhaps a single assassination.

THIS is precisely how they manage to get their agenda past the majority of the sleeping public. Could have said "drugs" also, but with marijuana being legalized lately, the words "mental illness" will work just fine. The point being...by the time the political correctness crowd gets around to "defining" mental issues...tens of thousands of people could have been removed from the general population under the authority of this badly-defined act. Maybe you've not kept up with the number of people criminalized by the "war on drugs" who have had their lives ruined, disrupted, and blighted...without cause. Very few people paid attention because drugs are an unwanted part of any decent society...but notice that the criteria are getting a little closer to home. How many of us, particularly those of us over 50...have not had a doctor prescribe medications that some other people might find questionable? Personally, I find the cute little asian chef at the Benihaha Restaurant to be a little on the scary side, flicking knives around like they are made of pasta. He could slit the throats on a party of six without even alarming the patrons at the next table. I wonder what kind of mental screening these young cutthroats receive? THERE SHOULD BE A LAW...

Wow. I'm flabbergasted...

I beg everyone to consider: Think about what will happen when they decide to start rounding up dissidents and confiscating guns. There will be a knock on the door by tactically-dressed ninja law enforcement, and once inside they will kill your dogs and rip you and your family from your beds. If your neighbors even know or learn about what is happening to you...it is very unlikely that they will grab their guns and step out to defend you and yours, for a variety of reasons. Once the ninja LEOs put the word around about drug operations, little will be said. This could be going on right now for all we know, based on the deaths of particular persons involved in particular activities. At some point they will embrace the chaos and accelerate the process. We live in interesting times!

Greetings! I've noticed that when I click on a topic, the page that comes up is always the last post on the last page...even if I've not read any of the thread before. Is this something I can fix somehow?

Look at the things they do under the guise of "The War On Drugs". Lately they've managed to kill some innocent people, but very few people stand up in protest. It's against the DRUGS, so people are scared to oppose such things. The gestapo is knocking down doors in the middle of the night...but it's OK, it's just the DEA!

I brood about things like this quite a bit lately. I have a question: At what point, do you think...will the American people resolve to stand up and USE their weapons? What level of atrocity will be required before we all rise up as a people and put down the rabid government? I worry about this, because we Americans are notorious for being in denial...and the thieves continue to loot the wealth of the country and it's citizens. How bad will it have to be?

Marijuana use is far more widespread, across the total spectrum of society, than you will ever find revealed. Regardless of what you might hear, it is far less harmful than the public is lead to believe. There is far more money to be made in keeping cannabis illegal, and keeping the law enforcement and corrections industries in business. This is no big news...just google around and see what companies make campaign donations. Who gets upset about job security when marijuana laws go soft. Who gets the bribe money. Some folks might be appalled to learn the truth about drug laws in America, and how they are manipulated because they want others to believe them good. Meantime, while there's a whole lot of self-righteous people honking their horns...they are blind to the billion-dollar underground economy that they encourage. The gangs and cartels they support. The destruction of families, lives, and reputations. The basic reason for drug control is good on it's face, but is sadly lacking in common sense.

"Texas is a free and independent State, subject only to the Constitution of the United States..." This is all I need to know, learned this in 1971 in Texas History from Mr. Tolivar...an esteemed black faculty member of grace and wisdom - with a great booming deep voice that reached for blocks when the windows were open. Back in those days we still had windows that opened. Being Texas, I can say that we Texans have no problem leaving the rest of the country behind, politically. Texas has something like the 15th (?) largest economy in the world already, and even if it took awhile to negotiate treaties and re-establish international commerce...I have no doubt that these could be arranged while the people waited in a patient, self-reliant manner. Imagine! A peaceful transition! What a concept! But I also know that the "Call girls" in Washington would not stand for it. How much violence would they pour upon the heads of Texans? We would all be ready at the boundary lines when the troops came, with deer rifles and shotguns and those handguns they've tried to take for years now...but it would literally be a battle of brother against brother all over again. Would it be worth it? Time to stop arguing semantics, and make some decisions. Do we think we could convince Washington to let us go peacefully? Could we take steps to DISTANCE ourselves from Washington's laws? Are we going to start negotiating our own trade agreements, treaties, and alliances? Develop a military? Could we stop a federal incursion? How much blood do we want to spill? Anybody got a link to this petition? I agree that if nothing else, we need to let our leaders know that we are not happy. There needs to be something for the history books.

Thanks for the quote. Been singing this song myself for many years now, but denial can in fact possess an entire nation. I seem to run into a lot of folks who say: "Well, that's not a world I would want to live in"...which suggests that many Americans are either suicidal, or are counting their blessings to not live long enough to have to suffer with it. I suspect it's the latter. This is the mentality that caused young people to travel to the new world so many years ago. Where can WE go?

Ah...they just HAD to monkey around with Shabibi's carefully crafted economic policies, and now they are ticking off the very people who stand to benefit the most. I WANT to say "Raise hell and throw the bums out!" but then...I look at our own recent election. Who are we to talk? Why are we humans so hesitant to stand up for change? Where is the gene for slavery? Why are people so willing to relinquish control of their lives to a government/religion/family/region/language/etc. etc. etc. ??? Does slavery in humans equate to domestication in animals? We will suffer pain, ignorance, starvation, murder, disarmament...all manner of atrocities - complain about it mightily...and do nothing about it.

Folks can say what they want about Shabibi...but I'm glad he has spoken up!

Well Now! For a change...we MIGHT hear a few particles of news this week! I certainly look forward to hearing from Shabibi. He's been quiet, and that speaks volumes. Now he's starting to talk, and he doesn't say things he can't back up. OOOOOOOO! I can't wait!

Ooops...thanks for moving me to the right place!

Maliki seems focused on the Baathists, for comrades or enemies I can't be sure... He does like to remind people of those days.

Fox News Link British ExxonMobil executive shot to death in front of wife on a street in Brussels suburb Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/10/26/british-exxonmobil-executive-shot-to-death-in-front-wife-on-street-in-brussels/?test=latestnews#ixzz2AQ73XG7z BRUSSELS – So far, it's still a mystery. A British oil executive gunned down in front of his wife in the Belgian capital of Brussels. Helmeted assailants escaping on a motorcycle. No arrests. A driver of a white van who has not been found. A court order for police not to reveal the details. Was the killing of Nicholas Mockford, a 60-year-old executive for ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, a car-jacking gone wrong? A muffed purse-snatching? Or was it a cold-blooded professional hit for reasons yet unknown? Mockford, a British national living in Belgium, was shot dead on Oct. 14 as he left an Italian restaurant in Neder-over-Heembeek — a village in medieval days that has since been swallowed up by the expanding capital. He died in the street as his wife cradled him in her arms and a neighbor tried to resuscitate him. In the beginning, the investigating judge imposed an order on police preventing them from releasing any detail on the case, which police said was not unusual in a serious murder case. As a result, initial news reports were sparse. But on Thursday, authorities switched course and decided to enlist the public's help, releasing a brief description of the crime. Mockford and his wife, Mary, left Da Marcello restaurant about 10 p.m., the report said. They crossed the street toward their car, identified by news reports as a Lexus. When they reached the car, an assailant "threatened" Mrs. Mockford, hit her several times in the face, and tried to yank her bag away, police said. Suddenly, a second assailant fired four shots at Mockford, who died at the scene, according to police. On Oct. 16, the VTM television channel interviewed a neighbor who asked not to be identified. "I heard the sound of two, well I don't know, like tack, tack," said the man, whose image was blurred. "I thought that was strange and went outside. I saw a woman lying on the sidewalk across the street. She was shouting 'Help! Help!' There was also a man lying next to a car." The man said Mrs. Mockford mentioned a white van, so neighbors originally thought her husband had been the victim of a hit-and-run accident. "I stayed with the man, but he stopped breathing," the neighbor said. "I resuscitated him and he came to. Then he became unconscious again and at that moment the ambulance arrived. He said after ambulance workers had cut open the man's clothing, he saw the man "had a bullet in his chest and a bullet in his shoulder. There was also blood on his head." Investigators have asked that the driver of the van report to police, saying it had crossed the couple's path shortly before the attack. The assailants, who wore motorcycle helmets, initially escaped on foot but were later seen on a motorcycle, the police report said. Mockford's family is not convinced that the motive was robbery. A British newspaper, the Daily Telegraph, quoted an unnamed relative as saying the family believed the killing had the hallmarks of a professional hit, although they could not imagine a motive. A spokesman for ExxonMobil said Friday the company was "shocked by the very tragic death." The company, headquartered in Irving, Texas, did not immediately respond to further requests for comment. Mockford grew up in Leicestershire in the English Midlands. He reportedly moved abroad years ago, living in Belgium and Singapore. He is believed to have worked for ExxonMobil since the 1970s and was head of marketing for interim technologies for ExxonMobil Chemicals, Europe, promoting new types of greener fuel. He had been married to his wife, who is Belgian, for 15 years. His three adult children from his first marriage live in Britain, the Telegraph said. Mockford was also a sailor and a golfer. A sailing team of which he was a member reportedly won a race in the English Channel last year. And for the last seven years or so he had been a member of the Steenpoel Golf Club, a nine-hole course just outside Brussels. The club secretary, Andrew Watson, told The Associated Press that Mockford was a keen if ordinary golfer, showing up about once a week. "Everybody at this club is completely shocked," Watson said. "He was a very easy going guy. Very polite, very pleasant." Mockford never mentioned anything about enemies or any work-related conflicts, Watson said. "Absolutely not!" Watson said. "He never had a bad word about anyone." ___ Don Melvin can be reached at — http://twitter.com/Don_Melvin. About the only line I didn't find in this article was "silenced weapons"...

None of this is about God, that's for sure. In centuries past, the Arab people were among the most brilliant and civilized, but times have changed. They are now ignorant savages bound by a religion that is designed to keep them that way. The Egyptians and Nubians were once the same way. The earth turns and look what happens. They won't be happy until they get a fight. That's what they want, and they are bound and determined to bring it, whether we want to play or not. Granted, "They" usually refers to their elite, who will be sheltered from the havoc that will ensue...but it's starting to look like somebody in the Western World better take charge, pay attention, and put politics aside in favor of survival. Mankind has never been able to rule itself for long, without bloodshed of some form. That darkness has not yet been bred out of us. There will always be Nazis, or Al Qaeda, or Mongol Hordes. And in the midst of all this turmoil, here goes the United States with their pants down...so to speak. Oh boy.

This is Maliki's mouthpiece speaking, and we don't know much of what goes on over there, but this is the typical Maliki obfuscation tactic: say so much, repeating yourself endlessly, with technical terms, references to cautions and safety concerns, constitutionality, etc., so forth, and so on... that nothing gets done in the end. Typical. Endless delay. IMO, they need another election, pronto. Maybe the people have seen enough to know what traits they need to get rid of. Purge the slowpokes and get on with life in the modern world, fellas! Then, I remember sadly that these people have a bad habit of killing their enlightened ones...

Ha! There's something wrong with this little SteveI gem. Hard to pin down...but it sounds a lot like a legal disclaimer. A few subtle statements...but I believe he's downplaying the RV. Like maybe he's heard something disappointing, and is scrambling to cover his rear. "...do one of two things, stay positive and hang in there (my choice), or be negative and keep dwelling on something that has not happened yet" "Remember, Ray and I are not in any way promoting this a sure thing. That needs to come from your heart and due diligence" For the first time, I see him blatantly dredging up some fluff as an excuse to criticize people outside his website. His focus is no longer the Dinar...but his detractors. I wonder what's going to happen when he finally pulls the plug just to spite everybody? I'm not sure I'm comfortable with some of his rabid fans washing up in here...

Don't forget that part of the ObamaPlan is for allowing the government access to your banking accounts. They may not NEED the IRS!

Oh...don't forget that Obamacare includes government access to your banking account! Just in case there's no tax refund to take it out of. And since your job insists on direct deposit, it's looking like they will get their money before you ever see it. They may as well streamline the process and have your employer send the funds to the govt. directly. Oh wait, ...

You know...I would actually think better of Obama if someone found a bag of weed in his desk drawer. Lately, I think his hypocrisy on THAT topic has been revealed...reason to re-examine some of the other juicy rumours... For instance, I had not heard of this woman from the church, and of her son. This is dark indeed.