Quick bit for the weekend as off out to sample some fine ales at a local brewery on Saturday and off out later today for the odd half or twelve!
Shame on Comedy Centrals South Park losing their nerve on showing the prophet Mo, but people crapping on the US flag is okay. Seems that they only stand up for free speech so far, could be worse at least they have not taken any money off Nu Labour as yet..Seems that this was down to the corporate management lacking a set and nothing to do with the writers of South Park according to a news report on El Beebs teletext.
Bad taste joke: Simon Weston has set up his own site for ex soldiers from the Falklands War, its called Friends Reignighted dot com.
Some good news as new laws come into effect today making it an offence to glorify terrorism, and I have to also make a comment on the cool cartoon that I saw on Sabrepoint(posted below). Talk about hitting the nail on the head, recommend everyone check the site out as it rocks.
The Terrorism Act 2006 allows groups or organisations to be banned for those offences and covers anyone who gives or receives training.
The act designates nuclear sites as areas where trespass can become a terrorist offence.
Human rights campaigners argue the law is drawn far too widely and it faced stiff opposition in the House of Lords....(no doubt we will hear lots more from the terrorism huggers in groups like Liberty and lefty reporters like dhimmi John Simpson at El Beeb. - In fact they have already been bleating about the poor oppressed Al Quada types from Tipton etc -
Doug Jewell, of the human rights group Liberty, told the BBC the rules on glorification were "too broad".
He said: "Anyone supporting violence to remove a regime anywhere in the world now or in the past would theoretically get caught up."
The act also creates new offences of undertaking terrorism training, preparation or planning of a terrorist act and disseminating terrorist publications. Still it makes it easier to catch jihadists plotting our deaths from the safety of the mosque and that has to be a good thing.
** Update: Seems our friends in Australia are having problems with some barbarians who just wont accept that to live in Australia who have to show some allegiance to that state: like in Britain we will take your benefits but we want it all on our terms and fuck you if you think we are going to hold any respect for you for helping us.
GOOD NEWS FROM IRAQ
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Insurgent Killed; Four Suspects Captured
KIRKUK, Iraq – Bastogne Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division killed one insurgent and wounded another following an attack in Hawijah, Iraq April 12.
Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment passed through a traffic control point during a combat patrol, when insurgents fired three rocket propelled grenades (RPG) at them. The Soldiers quickly spotted a white pick-up truck with the two insurgents inside and returned fire. The driver of the truck headed to a nearby village with the Bastogne Soldiers in pursuit.
Aviators in OH-58 helicopters secured the area from above while the Bastogne Soldiers searched the city for the truck. They located the truck with the body of one of the insurgents inside, and found a trail of blood from the other insurgent who had fled with the RPG launcher. The Soldiers were unable to locate the wounded insurgent. Bastogne Soldiers turned the body of the dead terrorist over to the Iraqi Police and resumed their patrol.
In another incident April 12, Soldiers spotted a suspect emplacing an improvised explosive device along a road near Hawijah. The Soldiers watched as the suspect, riding a blue motorcycle, stopped alongside the road, emplaced the bomb, and then drove to a mud hut where he linked up with another man. Following a short discussion, the two suspects settled in among a herd of sheep so they could witness the explosion.
When Coalition Forces arrived at the site, the two suspects fled from their hiding place, leaving a transmission device and camcorder under a nearby bush. After a short search, the Soldiers, along with an explosive ordnance disposal unit, confirmed the existence of the IED as well as a secondary bomb placed on the road nearby.
Bastogne Soldiers tracked and detained the two suspects, confiscating a camera phone the insurgents had on them. As the Soldiers continued their search of the area, they discovered two more individuals with IED making materials. All four suspects were detained for questioning.
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Three suspects detained, one man killed in Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Based on actionable intelligence, Coalition forces raided a house in Baghdad at approximately 10:00 p.m., April 13, killing one man and detaining three suspects during a search for al Qaeda terrorists. As troops approached a potential safe house, two suspects located in an adjacent courtyard opened fire at the troops. Coalition forces returned fire at the two suspects, killing one man and detaining the other.
The man who was killed was later identified as a retired officer in the Iraqi Air Force serving under the Saddam Hussein regime. The male who initiated the gunfire is a suspected al-Qaeda terrorist for whom the troops were searching, as well as the retired officer’s son.
Coalition Forces then searched the house and detained two more males and found the shooter’s pistol, an AK-47 and ammunition for both weapons.
No women or children were injured during this operation.
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Iraqi Forces take lead in Operation Cobra Strike
FOB ISKANDARIYAH, Iraq – Iraqi Army Soldiers are gradually taking the lead in all operations in Haswah and Iskandariyah, stabilizing the northern Babil province.
Soldiers from 4th Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 8th Iraqi Army Division, recently conducted Operation Cobra Strike with Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division.
“We are increasingly pushing the Iraqi Army to the foreground while we stay in the background,” said Capt. Colin Brooks, commander, Co. B, 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Regt.
Cobra Strike was a mission intended to locate the suspected leader and financier of a terrorist cell working in the area. The suspected terrorists were implicated in murders, kidnappings and the emplacement of roadside-bombs throughout Haswah and Iskandariyah.
Led by Capt. Hazem, commander, 4th Co. , Iraqi leadership planned the scheme of maneuver for the operation. Coalition Forces were on hand to provide an advisory role and blocking positions on the outer cordon of the objectives.
“It was good to actually plan an entire mission without the help of others,” said Hazem. “Although the Cobras are our brothers, my men needed to do something like this to prove to everyone that we are capable of defending our region.”
The Cobra Soldiers and their Iraqi counterparts, the Sabers, have conducted combined missions since 2nd Bn., 8th Inf. Regt., arrived in theater in early December. This was the first mission solely orchestrated by the Iraqi Army.
“It is critical that they are seen as a credible fighting force in the region,” said Brooks. “We are approaching the day very soon that they take control of the area's battle space and have minimal help from Coalition Forces.”
Hazem maintained efficient communications during the operation with his Soldiers, who were working at two separate objectives, and with Brooks. The successful planning resulted in the capture of the cell leader. The financier was not at home during the operation.
“Every time we catch an intended target, the confidence increases in my men,” Hazem said.
The successes the Iraqi Army continues to achieve has resulted in a clear transition of enemy attacks intended more towards Iraqi Security Forces rather than Coalition Forces, Brooks said. It is a testament that they are a viable threat.
“Our goal is to work ourselves out of a job in the Haswah and Iskandariyah area,” Brooks remarked. “We are almost there. (The IAs) can see a brighter future, and they are proud to play a role.”
“I couldn't be any more proud of the way my men have performed,” added Hazem. “Terrorists are not welcome in Iraq . If they want to test us, they will end up in jail like the man we captured this night.”
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Weapons cache discovered in Mosul
MOSUL , Iraq – Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers discovered a large cache of weapons and IED making materials April 13 in Mosul based off a tip from a local citizen.
Soldiers from the 172nd Stryker Brigade seized more than 70 rocket-propelled grenade warheads, 26 mortar shells, more than 20 grenades, seven sniper rifles with scopes, and several thousand rounds of AK-47 ammunition.
The Soldiers also found 10 pounds of plastic explosive, detonation cord and various other components for constructing IEDs.
The confiscated items were transported to a secure location for disposal.
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IED emplacers captured near Bayji
TIKRIT, Iraq – Task Force Band of Brothers Soldiers captured two men near Bayji and safely destroyed an IED the men were setting up April 12.
A coalition aircraft saw the men stringing wire from the IED to a nearby hiding place and a patrol from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division was sent to investigate.
The Soldiers captured the terrorists without incident and the men led the troops to the hidden IED.
An explosive ordnance disposal team safely conducted a controlled detonation of the three artillery shells that comprised the IED.
From the Gates of Vienna site, very funny and just had to post it(enjoy)
The Gates of Vienna News Service has just announced the release of its latest UmmaPollTM. Between April 1st and April 11th, 1,228 Muslim men and 3 Muslim women [don’t know how those got in there. — ed.] were polled by telephone in Karachi, Jeddah, Qom, and Jakarta. The results are listed below.
1. What is your impression of infidels?
39% They are the sons of apes and pigs.
44% The trees say: oh Muslim, oh servant of Allah, there is an infidel behind me, come and kill him!
17% Shut up. Can’t you see I’m busy amputating this guy’s hand?
2. What is the best way to treat an infidel?
22% Stomp him.
29% Hang him.
49% I say we stomp him! Then we tattoo him! Then we hang him! And then we kill him!
3. What would you do if your sister married an infidel?
14% Stone her.
18% Hang her.
68% Wait! How much did you say the dowry was?
4. How many teeth do you have?
9% Four.
12% Seven.
79% Hang on; let me consult the Koran.
Note: This scientifically-conducted poll has a ±2.5% margin of error. ©2006 GOVNS. All rights reserved
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