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2-101 Soldiers detain suspected terrorists, find cache

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division detained two suspected terrorists and discovered a weapons cache Jan. 28 at approximately 4:30 p.m. while conducting a patrol in southern Baghdad.

The cache consisted of five AK-47s with magazines, two 9mm pistols, one rocket propelled grenade, one bayonet, one Iraqi Army protective vest, two U.S. military maps of Baghdad and a DVD with anti-coalition propaganda.

The two suspected terrorists were detained for questioning.

Bomb explodes near candy store, kills 10

ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq – An explosion rocked several businesses and a candy store in Iskandariyah the morning of Jan. 29, killing 10 civilians and wounding three.

Elements of 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division’s quick response force responded to the blast to investigate.

The incident is under investigation by Iraqi authorities.

ABC news crew injured in IED attack

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Two members of an ABC news crew, embedded with the 4th Infantry Division, were injured when an improvised explosive device struck their armored personnel carrier north of Taji during a combined operation of Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces.

The two reporters, ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt, and an Iraqi Soldier, were injured in the attack at approximately 12:25 p.m. Jan. 29.

The wounded were evacuated to a military hospital for further treatment.

“Our immediate priority is the well-being of the two injured reporters and the Iraqi Soldier,” said Lt. Col. Jonathan Withington, Multi-National Division – Baghdad spokesman.

The incident is under investigation.

I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslims. —Sahih Muslim 19.4366

Lard Boy Prescott At It Again
John Prescott the pie eating, jag driving cock meister of a deputy PM is meddling with England again. He has plans to abolish the 34 shire counties and 230 district councils and replace them with single tier authorities.

Link to http://thecep.org.uk/news/ and in there words:

There has been an England, and a people who have called themselves the English, continuously since at least 937, when King Alfred's grandsons defeated a Northumbrian coalition, including Danes and Scots, in the battle of Brunanburh. The county or shire - a term now made familiar to hundreds of millions of cinema-goers as the bucolic homeland of the hobbits - is one of the oldest continuous units of territorial self-government in the world. What people call "the law of the land', that is, English common law, was there already when the Normans came, and still survives. From Magna Carta in 1215 to the English revolutions of the 17th century, the human and civil rights - including individual property rights - that would come to be seen as characteristic of "western civ" advanced furthest and fastest in England. The English parliament was the mother of parliaments. These things are true. They distinguish Britain, and especially England, from continental countries shaped by the legacy of Napoleonic administration, devastating wars on their own territory, and successive occupations. It is not a mere chimera that generations of continental Europeans, from Montesquieu to Jean Monnet, and generations of Americans have admired. The legacies of these things live on, in what British people say and do every day. --- Timothy Garton Ash

The Shire is based on rural England and not any other country in the world. The toponymy of the Shire’ is a parody of that of rural England, in much the same sense are its inhabitants: they go together and are meant to. After all the book is English, and by an Englishman. --- JRR Tolkien

The Counties are more ancient than the language we speak, a thousand years old and often based on far older kingdoms and tribes, going back to the dawn of our history. As the root of that history they are the stable identity needed in a time of change; yet they have been cast aside....[]... the effective destruction of thousand year old Counties is ignored. Ancient cathedrals would not be demolished because they were no longer needed for worship, but the Counties, even older, are considered no more than an "administrative convenience" to be abandoned when new areas are created. --- Father F Francis

And a link to the story in The Telegraph There is a simple reason to be wary of this move, and that can be summed up in 2 words "John Prescott"

Denmark's largest newspaper, Jyllands-Posten, published twelve cartoons of Islam's Prophet Muhammad as part of a movement to ensure free speech in a secular society. Of course now we have the calls of a boycott and rewards have been offered for the deaths of the artists - no sense of humour some people.

One large dairy company is being specifically targeted: Arla Foods. More on that over at Dhimmi Watch here.

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen refused to meet with ambassadors from eleven Muslim countries, saying,

“This is a matter of principle. I won’t meet with them because it is so crystal clear what principles Danish democracy is built upon that there is no reason to do so.” He added: “I will never accept that respect for a religious stance leads to the curtailment of criticism, humour and satire in the press.”

Way to go for Mr. Rasmussen - whats the odds some looney tune with a hair up his ass decares a Salman Rushie style Fatwa against him for not caving in. Anyway the Danes need our help.

Simply: Buy Danish. Here's a list of some of the Arla Foods products that Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries are boycotting. You know what to do...

Arla Foods
Rosenborg - Blue cheeses
Denmarks Finest - Havarti (an imported mild and creamy yellow cheese)
Lurpak - Butter
Dofino - Havarti (produced in Wisconsin)
Mediterra - Feta

Arla Foods website is here. They also have posted some media releases and other material about the boycott. (Thanks to Lost Budgie blog and others for the story and links etc...)

One to make you think about the Priorities of New Labour. Norman Baker MP has tabled an early day motion(EDM 1487) - GOOGLE AND CENSORSHIP WITHIN CHINA - 26.01.2006

That this House deplores Google's decision to launch a censored version of its search engine in China; believes this can only encourage China to continue its draconian policy on freedom of expression and democracy; and calls on the Government to make clear to the Chinese authorities its strong concern and doubt about China's commitment to bring democracy and freedom of expression to its people in the light of its continued policy to only allow companies that have signed a censorship agreement to run internet-based businesses within the People's Republic of China.

- And how many MP's have taken the time to sign it? One, yes one and thats Mr Baker himself. So here is an idea, ping a mail or write to your local MP and ask them to sign that motion and to put aside the governments desire for large amounts of trade with China and instead speak up on human rights and censorship.

CONDUCT OF THE HON. MEMBER FOR BETHNAL GREEN AND BOW -12.01.2006

EDM 1362 put forward by Martin Linton

That this House expresses its dismay at the decision of the hon. Member for Bethnal Green and Bow to absent himself from his constituency and from Parliament by appearing on a national reality television programme Celebrity Big Brother; notes that the attempt by The Guardian newspaper to raise an enquiry on behalf of a constituent went unanswered by his office other than by his press adviser who, not surprisingly, could not help the constituent; welcomes the internet protest campaign entitled `Get Back to Work, George' which calculates that his absence has cost the British taxpayer over £1,134; further notes that he has missed a debate on the Crossrail Bill, which will have direct consequences for thousands of his constituents, as well as numerous other debates; and further notes the message on his party's website which, under the title Cultural Events, says, `We must now reach out to people who do not go to political meetings... however, this must be done with the utmost subtlety'.

** Well done that MP, glad to see that Saddams poodle (or is that cat) is going to get his collar felt.

Finally Britain Has Gone Mad. Yes I have tried to defend my nation but fuck it all to hell in a hand basket, the loonies have taken over the asylum.

There is a bill going through that will detail the rights of animals and cats, dogs and other family pets are to have five statutory “freedoms” enshrined in law — and owners who flout the regulations could face jail or a fine of up to £5,000.

Margaret Beckett(her of the executing animals a few years back during the foot & mouth outbreak), the Environment Secretary, is to produce detailed codes of conduct telling pet owners how to feed their animals and where they should go to the toilet, along with ways of providing “mental stimulation”. Owners of “sociable” pets should provide them with playmates, the codes will say.

Link to The Times Online. Now this is the bit I liked: The five freedoms laid down by the Animal Welfare Bill are: appropriate diet, suitable living conditions, companionship or solitude as appropriate, monitoring for abnormal behaviour and protection from pain, suffering, injury and disease. The law will be enforced by “pet police”; council employees with powers to enter property and seize animals. This is a significant shift from the present situation, where prosecutors have to prove a domestic animal is being mistreated.

So more council pen pushers to poke their damn noses into our lives, to enforce regulations however they feel, and yep we will have to pay for it all out of our council tax rises. Check out that last bit, now they dont even need proof to come into your house to check if tiddles the cat is not playing with his or her wool ball enough. Give it time and we will have stress advisors for the pet dog giving evidence in court cases that your pet dog was off his food and feeling suicidal due to not getting walked enough.

Another bit of interest: The Bill applies to all vertebrates, but a code of conduct for invertebrates, such as lobsters, may follow. - Lobsters, hang on we eat lobsters and other invertebrates.

Janet Nunn, chief executive of the Pet Care Trust, said that owners should keep all vets’ bills and other documentation to prove that they were looking after the animal properly. Here we go, now its going to mean even more paperwork for Joe Public. Welcome to Nanny State GB.

Fat Lardy Cunt With A Small Cock

Some links: http://longrider.blog-city.com/the_pet_police.htm
http://devilskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/01/rescued-from-misery-by-nulabour.html
http://mreugenides.blogspot.com/2006/01/april-1st-has-come-early-cats-dogs-and.html
Couple of late additions, some cartoons from the Thomas the Wraith blog - link on the sidebar.

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