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SSI Exclusive: Hiding mass murder behind "national security." What Newsweak & the FBI didn't want you to know about PATCON and the OKC Bombing.
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"And now we know what a cabal of New York editors under pressure from a frightened FBI and nervous White House can do to the story of the greatest crime ever perpetrated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation -- they can gut it ..." ...

"So I wrote on Monday in this article which linked to a published but gutted version of the original Newsweek story ..."

"'What was it, specifically,' I was asked later in numerous emails and phone calls, 'that Tina Brown cut out?' From sources I had a pretty good idea ... But that was only based on trusted but secondhand sources."

"Well, now I can answer that question. Sipsey Street has obtained a copy of the unedited article written by R.M. Schneiderman." ...

Vanderboegh: What Newsweek and the FBI dont want you to know about PATCON Submitted by: David Codrea Website: http://www.davidcodrea.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
... "Vanderboegh's latest exclusive includes 'items expunged from the story,' and his conclusion is nothing less than knock-your-wind-out startling:" ...

Role of militias
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... "I recently attended a conference where one of the speakers informed us of the true intent of the militia. He pointed out that the militia is not our government or our military. Too often we think of a militia as our military or police force, but I want to remind everyone that we are the militia."

"We the People have been charged to protect our freedoms. You might be thinking why would We the People need to protect our freedoms? Isnt that what the military is for? To a certain extent, yes."

"However, our brilliantly intelligent forefathers understood that someone needs to guard the guardians. ..." ...

Gun Control: The silence of Obama Submitted by: rick schwartz Website: http://www.weprotectyourkids.com	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Fall is time when the thoughts of many Americans turns to hunting. In fact, when I arrived at my sisters house yesterday for a Thanksgiving visit with the family, my nephew was unloading a five point buck hed taken just that morning. But when we think of hunting, it also brings up the frequently uncomfortable (for Democrats) subject of gun control." ...

Wolf experience on Vancouver Island holds harsh lesson Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"A newly-published essay about wolf predation on Vancouver Island by renowned Canadian researcher Valerius Geist an authority on deer and other wildlife is raising eyebrows and some hackles among Northwest outdoorsmen and women." "Geist offers some facts and personal observations about wolves that the reintroduction advocates seem to overlook, but that have elk and deer hunters alarmed." ...

Turkey Shoot Complicated by Warning Shot Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"wtae.com reports a Pennsylvania home owner shot and killed a Turkey Day home invader: one Elijah J. Malanosky. Absent any complicating details (there are always complicating details), it looks like a righteous shoot. Unfortunately, the homeowners better half made what could be a fatal mistake. Legally speaking . . ." ...

Self-Defense Tip: Never Shoot Alone
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"Warren Zevon famously asked his father for lawyers, guns and money. The latter two are perpnip. If youre carrying or holding firearms or folding, youre a target for a violent attack. When you go to places where these items are acquired, traded or displayed, theres a strong possibility that someone will seek to relieve you of them without asking your permission or exchanging anything worthwhile in return. To wit this from [kirh.com]: 'Wagoner County Sheriff Bob Colbert said 73-year-old Kenneth Payne of Wagoner [above] was shot multiple times and had at least four guns stolen around 8:30 a.m. while he was at the Fort Gibson Wildlife Management Area Shooting Range east of Wagoner on Toppers Road . . .'" ...

Toledo Blade: Robber Killed by Store Clerk While Scooping Up Cash Is 'Victim'
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"I admit that I haven't kept up with trends in establishment press local crime coverage. But an item at Toledo-area blogger Maggie Thurber's place about a robbery-related story in Monday's Toledo Blade caught my attention. I hope the perspective Maggie saw on display is an outlier. I'm concerned that it may not be."

"You see, someone robbing a convenience store in the Glass City was killed during the attempt, and the 'Blade Staff' in the unbylined story called him a victim -- twice:" ...

NJ: N.J. Sen. Weinberg introduces measure opposing federal Right-to-Carry bill proposal
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"Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) announced Friday she has introduced a legislative resolution condemning the 'National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011,' saying that the federal proposal would undermine New Jerseys gun control laws and states' traditional role in deciding the best gun control strategies for each individual state."

"'Historically, states have been given the right of self-determination when it comes to gun control,' Weinberg said. 'Regardless of how you feel about New Jersey's gun control laws, the federal legislation which was recently passed by the House would set a terrible precedent, and opens the door for Second Amendment activists elsewhere in the country to override New Jersey's own laws. ...'" ...

MI: Retired Officer Fires Fatal Shot During Break-In
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"A pair of would-be burglars pick the wrong house to rob on Detroit's West Side. Neighbors tell Fox 2 two men tried to break into a home on the 9000 block of Coyle Friday afternoon."

"As it turns out, that home belongs to a retired Detroit Police officer. Neighbors say when the suspects broke into the home, the man fired his gun, killing one of the suspects. The other suspect managed to run away and is still on the loose." ...

CA: Deputies: Suspect shot dead in home invasion
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"It was a wild scene in Orange County as a woman shoots an intruder while her boyfriend is tied up and deputies say a neighbor busted in with a gun and also opened fire." ...

"Deputies said two men broke into the home at about 12:30 a.m. Witnesses said they were tying up the man inside, when his wife pulled a gun."

"Deputies said she exchanged gunfire with one of the intruders, was shot in the arm, but kept firing. Then, a neighbor rushed over and shot at the suspect until he was killed." ...

MS: MPD Says Burglar Shot and Wounded Friday Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Meridian police say a burglar was shot by a homeowner Friday morning." "Officials say the resident arrived home between 10:30 and 11 a.m. to find someone in his house in the 2400 block of 37th Avenue." "Police spokesman Mike Vick said the homeowner fired once, injuring the suspect in the hand." ...

PA: Cokeburg man killed during break in (follow-up)
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"A Cokeburg man was shot and killed early Thanksgiving Day after he broke into a Centerville residence, state police said."

"... Elijah Malanosky, 30, was shot and killed by the homeowner, whom police did not identify, when Malanosky charged at him after breaking into the mans single-story residence on Route 40 around 4:30 a.m." ...

"Lieberum said that the homeowners wife heard noises that sounded like someone forcing entry into the couples home and she woke her husband, who went to investigate."

"When Malanosky spotted the homeowner, he lunged for him and in response the homeowner fired a single round from a weapon he was carrying for protection, striking Malanosky in the upper torso." ...

It's time for the attorney general to go
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"Most of you already know my opinion of U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, so this column should come as no surprise to you. From day one, Holders decisions and practices have left a bad taste in my mouth." ...

"On Nov. 8, Holder testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, answering questions regarding a flawed arms trafficking investigation called Operation Fast and Furious. According to investigators, the operation used a practice known as 'gun walking,' in which federal agents allowed individuals to purchase illegal weapons and freely walk away with them in the hope that the guns could be traced to arms-trafficking ringleaders." ...

Grassley digging and digging and digging into Fast & Furious
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"Senator Chuck Grassley says his staff is 'diggingevery day' into the federal program that failed to track guns in the U.S. that were sold to Mexican drug runners."

"'Trying to follow every lead that we can,' Grassley says, 'and these leads have brought us a long ways now, compared to when we started.'" ...

"'For instance, the February 4 letter from the Justice Department said that there wasn't anything to 'Fast and Furious' and it was that way even after we showed them documents showing them they were wrong,' Grassley says. 'They still wrote us letters in March, saying there wasn't anything to it.'" ...
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Submitter's Note: Outside 'The Beltway' that is known as lying to Congress or "perjury".

Tamara Holder Smacks Down Hannity On Fast And Furious Witch Hunt (video available) Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft	There are no comments on this story Post Comments \| Read Comments
"Sean Hannity usually chooses sycophants for the discussions that appear on his show as debates (though not always). But he clearly got more than he bargained for on the November 19, 2011 show when he hosted attorney and Fox News contributor Tamara Holder to discuss the ~~Eric Holder witch hunt~~ Fast and Furious controversy and Republicans' demand for the Attorney General's resignation." ...

Rick Perry says Eric Holder should resign, or be fired immediately
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"After initially balking at the opportunity to demand the immediate resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder, Republican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry has joined the crowd demanding that Holder step down."

"'Holders proclaimed ignorance leaves Americans to draw one of two conclusions: Either he is guilty of extraordinary bureaucratic incompetence or he is guilty of a cover-up meant to shield him from the consequences of an operation that has left at least one federal agent dead and continues to imperil many more,' Perry wrote in a Washington Times op-ed published on Monday. 'Either way, it is high time for Mr. Holder to step down. If he refuses to resign, Mr. Obama must fire him immediately.'" ...

ATF Death Watch 122: How to Demonize American Gun Laws Without Really Trying
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"elfronterizo.com.mx takes America to task for allowing its citizens to buySHOCK HORRORa .50 caliber Barrett rifle. ... Mexican incidents involving weapons such as this [alleged attack on a military helicopter] have lit red lights and the cases are stacked on the desks of several officials.' Yes, well . . ." ...

"The ATF proclaimed the incident as a watershed of some sort; change the outcome of a battle, yada yada yada. The House Oversight Committees investigators inspected the damaged craft and included 'the Mexican helicopter incident' in their report. Guess what?"

"The attack was linked to . . . wait for it . . . Operation Fast and Furious. ..." ...

FL: Gun law shows Florida's political, cultural divide
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"To the mostly Democratic residents of South Florida's cities and suburban communities, it may seem like a common-sense move to prevent gun violence."

"Elsewhere in Florida, it's more likely viewed as the latest liberal lunacy from the People's Republic of Broward. You can lump Palm Beach County in the liberal territory as well, in the mind of many Floridians."

"The elected Democrats who make up the overwhelming majority of Broward's delegation to the Legislature, along with two Palm Beach County counterparts, are proposing legislation to undo a brand new state law that forces local governments to repeal their bans on firearms in government buildings and parks." ...

CA: Richmond to pay $1.5M in suit over police killing
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"The city of Richmond has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a mentally ill man killed in a struggle with police in 2008 ..."

"Uriah Dach, 26, died after being subdued by four Richmond police officers April 22, 2008, at a mental health center ..."

"Police were called to the center just after 3 a.m. after Dach allegedly threatened a woman living there. The 6-foot-3, 350-pound Dach was 'out of control' and 'highly agitated,' officers said at the time. He also had a history of run-ins with police."

"Four officers used pepper spray, shock weapons and batons to subdue him. At one point they administered a Taser shock for 72 seconds straight, followed by several additional jolts, Dach's attorneys said." [emphasis added] ...

FL: Man punched, pepper sprayed in Marco patrol car settles lawsuit for $50,000 (videos available)
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"A 23-year-old former East Naples man punched and pepper sprayed by a Marco Island Police officer in the back of a patrol car in 2008 has settled his civil rights lawsuit for $50,000." ...

"The settlement brings to an end a Feb. 18, 2008, incident dramatically captured on squad car video, which showed Polanco and two friends gasping for breath, coughing and crying after being pepper sprayed. Polanco is heard reciting the Lords Prayer, pleading for help."

"'Certainly, putting three people in the back of a vehicle who are all combative is not a good idea,' said Chief Don Hunter, who took over this summer. 'You don't strike persons who are handcuffed ...'" [emphasis added] ...

AZ: Grandpa Arrested After Black Friday Brawl (video available)
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"Police swarmed a Buckeye Walmart Thursday night after a man inside was tackled to the ground during a rush to grab video games -- and there are differing stories about what led up to his arrest." ...

"Witnesses told Fox 10 Friday morning that a grandfather was with his grandson and wife looking at video games. ..." ...

"The grandson was trampled on in all the mayhem -- even cutting his lip. His grandpa put the game in his waistband so that he could lift the boy out of the crowd, according to some witnesses."

"Witnesses said that's when a police officer grabbed the man and slammed him to the ground possibly thinking he was stealing the game." ...

NJ: Daily poll: Do you agree with the grand jury's decision not to charge the Jersey City cop involved in fatal crash?
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"Jersey City Police Officer Rick Garrison will not face criminal charges in the death of 82-year-old Helen Antczak, the Bayonne woman who was struck and killed when Garrison barreled down Avenue E on Feb. 20 and crashed his car."

"Garrison was off-duty at the time."

"A grand jury 'no-billed' the case, meaning the members did not find enough evidence in the case to allow it go to trial ..."

"Apparently the grand jury was told of a litany of medical issues that Garrison was dealing with at the time of the accident, and apparently it was argued that the accident was out of his control." ...
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Submitter's Note: You know what? I've got a "litany of medical issues" that I'm dealing with, and as a result I don't effing drive!

CA: 5-Year-Old Handcuffed, Charged With Battery On Officer
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"Earlier this year, a Stockton student was handcuffed with zip ties on his hands and feet, forced to go to the hospital for a psychiatric evaluation and was charged with battery on a police officer. That student was 5 years old."

"Michael Davis is diagnosed with [ADHA]. His mother says it has led to fights at school. But when the school district said it had a plan to change Michael's behavior, his mother says things went wrong." ...

"Gray says the school ... wanted to change that behavior by having Michael meet with a school police officer."

"'He could come out and talk to Michael and the kids are normally scared straight,' said Gray, describing how she says the school district proposed the meeting."

"But the meeting didn't go as planned." ...

WA: Juvenile detention officer arrested in serial Parkland gropings
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"A juvenile detention officer has been arrested in connection with the sexual assaults of at least eight women in the Parkland area, police said Thursday."

"Deputies arrested the 35-year-old man Wednesday night. ..." ...

"The suspect was booked into Pierce County Jail on one charge of rape, two charges of indecent liberties and seven counts of assault with sexual motivation." ...
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KABA Note: I know it is traditional for news organizations to shield the identity of rape victims but when did they start protecting the rapists?

WA: Washington State Patrol sergeant alleges abuse due to race, religion
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"A Washington State Patrol sergeant is suing the agency, alleging it treated him unfairly in several work-related matters in part because he is white and Mormon."

"David Divis seeks undisclosed damages in a lawsuit filed Nov. 14 in Pierce County Superior Court."

"He contends that, among other things, he was treated differently during a disciplinary action and lost advancement opportunities because of what he called the State Patrol's discriminatory practices."

"'Defendants took adverse employment action based on plaintiff's race and/or religion,' his lawsuit states."

"In an interview, his attorney, Warren Martin, said agency politics also played a part in his client's troubles." ...

OH: Ohio's Popular Deer-Gun Season Opens November 28
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"Ohio's popular deer-gun season opens statewide on Monday, November 28, offering hunters a full week to harvest a whitetail. The upcoming season will again include an extra weekend of gun hunting on December 17-18 ..."

"Deer can be hunted with a legal muzzleloader, handgun or shotgun from one half-hour before sunrise to sunset through December 4 and December 17-18. With a pre-hunting season population estimate of 750,000 white-tailed deer, the ODNR Division of Wildlife anticipates 115,000 to 125,000 deer will be killed during the nine-day season. Approximately 420,000 hunters are expected to participate in this year's season, including many out-of-state hunters." ...

OH: Ohio's Young Hunters Get Results during Special Two-Day Deer Hunt
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"Young hunters across Ohio enjoyed success during the eighth annual Youth Deer-Gun Season, held Saturday and Sunday, November 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife."

"Hunters aged 17 and under, harvested 8,681 deer during the special two-day season, as compared to 8,445 last year. Counties reporting the greatest number of deer killed were Tuscarawas-321, Guernsey-316, Coshocton-287, Muskingum-277, Holmes-275, Licking-248, Harrison-227, Knox-214, Belmont-207, and Washington-195." ...

NJ: Blind Man in New Jersey Challenged Again on Guns
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... "Mr. Hopler ... is once again fighting for his right to keep and bear arms despite having been totally blind for most of his adult life. He has repeatedly persuaded judges to let him keep his collection of more than a dozen handguns, but doing so has been more complicated since 2008, when he was handling a .357 Magnum he owned and shot himself in the shin." ...

"... Last year, after Mr. Hopler recovered from his wound, another judge ruled that he could keep his remaining guns but ordered him to complete a course on the safekeeping of weapons and have his sobriety evaluated."

"... Mr. Hopler complied with those orders ... But the prosecutors office is again trying to have all of his gun permits revoked ..." ...

Canada: If youre going to shoot an intruder, use a legal gun
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... "Its hard to imagine a more legitimate self-defence scenario than this. An older man, inside his own home, has already been attacked and seen his property destroyed when he uses a measured degree of force against the attacker, ending the confrontation. Legally, its textbook perfect, and Foster did exactly the right thing to protect himself and his property. Except for one minor detail: The handgun was not properly registered."

"According to reports, Foster had owned the gun for more than 40 years ... Foster could have registered it when the current firearms laws went into effect in the 1990s. He declined to do so, and will serve 9 months of house arrest after pleading guilty to the reduced charge of assault with a weapon." ...