With concerns rising about a possible
Israel war with Iran this fall, the U.S. and Israel will soon hold
a major military exercise. "The US and Israel will commence the
largest-ever joint air defense drill of its kind in Israel on October
21, an army source said on Tuesday," reports the Jerusalem Post.
"The exercise, named Austere Challenge 12, was originally scheduled
for last spring but was postponed due to regional tensions with Iran.
On October 14, large numbers of American soldiers are expected to begin
arriving in
Israel, where they will set up aerial defense positions on Israeli
territory and on US Navy vessels off the Israeli coastline. The
three-week drill will simulate various missile defense scenarios, and
is expected to end with a live-fire interception of a decoy incoming
Patriot missile....At the end of August, the US said it would decrease
the original number of American forces due to take part in AC12. An
Israeli defense source said at the time that the exercise will still be
the largest of its kind to date, adding, 'Defense cooperation between
Israel and the US has never been better.' In 2009, the IDF and US
European Command held the Juniper Cobra 10 air defense exercise, which
involved 1,400 US soldiers and the same number of IDF soldiers. The
drill went through three phases: a field training exercise; computer
simulation command post-exercise to test interoperability
capabilities; and a live-fire exercise involving a Patriot missile
interception." http://flashtrafficblog.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/u-s-israel-to-hold-major-military-exercise-october-21-israel-also-to-hold-earthquake-disaster-drill/
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Joe Biden has been left with little
to smile about after the latest Rasmussen tracking poll found that Mitt
Romney has overtaken President Barack Obama.
The
poll, released today but conducted before Biden's hectoring, smirking
debate clash with Paul Ryan, is the latest indication that Romney's
gains after his strong debate performance mark a shift in the U.S.
presidential race rather than merely a temporary bounce.
Read more:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2216706/U-S-vice-presidential-debate-2012-Joe-Biden-attacks-Paul-Ryan-debate-Danville-Kentucky.html#ixzz297Tchcgt
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The Obama administration has now publicly announced that it deployed
U.S. troops near the Syrian border in neighboring Jordan without ever
seeking congressional permission, supposedly in an effort to help the
Jordanian government deal with refugees from Syria while ensuring that
the civil war does not spill over into the broader region. Concerns
about chemical and biological weapons falling into the “wrong hands”
were also cited to justify the latest deployment, but some lawmakers are
upset, warning that the U.S. is now even closer to overt military
intervention in Syria.
http://thenewamerican.com/usnews/foreign-policy/item/13189-without-asking-congress-obama-puts-us-troops-on-syria-border
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[This is the ad which shows Obama using the very same campaign talking points that he used in 2008. It's almost funny.]
http://thehayride.com/2012/09/maybe-the-best-ad-of-the-political-season-so-far/?utm_source=Nooner%2C+9-5-12&utm_campaign=Nooner+1-25-12&utm_medium=email
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On the day before a
state law would have mandated its employees pay 20 percent of their health care costs, the school board
unanimously approved
a teacher union contract that called for 12.5 percent health care
contributions in 2011-12, and 15 percent to 17.5 percent in 2012-13.
If government union school employees
paid the same
amount toward their health care costs as federal employees in Michigan
(27 percent), taxpayers would save at least $500 million a year.
Then, in June 2012, the school board agreed not to privatize its custodians, which cost $240,000, according to
MLive.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/17665
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For Michigan voters, the following chart explains the particulars of the ballot initiatives you will see on your ballots.
http://miballot2012.org/grid
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NYC Soft-drink makers, restaurateurs and other businesses
are suing to block the city's move to end the sale of super-sized,
sugary drinks in many eateries.
The American Beverage Association and others sued the city Friday. City officials had no immediate response.
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Soda-Industry-Sues-Over-Sugary-Drinks-Crackdown-173946051.html?dr
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From the UK Daily Mail: Biden, his smirk and those $20,000 dentures join the internet virals hall of fame
As Joe Biden and Paul Ryan tore into
each other over chewy topics like Iran and tax during last night's TV
debate, there was only one subject preoccupying tens of thousands of
viewers - the Vice President's glaring toothy grin.Within
minutes of the debate starting, Twitter was abuzz with users taken
aback by Biden's behaviour and sent out mocking messages.
Finger-wagging: Some found Biden's unusual mannerisms off-putting and disrespectful
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Talk
about chickens coming home to roost. Talk about the Mother of All
Fiascos. It's the revenge of Osama bin Laden from the bottom of the
ocean, and the message is plain: al-Qaeda is very much alive, and
America is a paper tiger.
The
Middle East is beginning to fall apart -- Iran just sent a spy drone
over Israel's sensitive defense installations, and the IDF waited hours
to react; Turkey forced down a Syrian arms plane, and al-Qaeda's Al
Zawahiri openly assaulted the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi in a six-hour
attack, working through al-Qaeda in the Maghreb (AQIM), while the
glorious Libyan friends did nothing as our ambassador was being raped
and murdered. The guards called for help, and nobody responded. A
police car fled the scene. The other ten cop cars requested by the
consulate never showed up.
The Libyan regime knew. It had to know.
In
Afghanistan, our soldiers are being murdered by the same Afghan troops
we are training to take over after we leave. They can see the weak
horse and the strong horse, and they are trying to tell the strong horse
what side they are on. These folks used to be on our side, but they
know which way the storm is blowing.
Remember:
host governments are always responsible for the safety of accredited
diplomats and soldiers. Always, always, always. Embassies have a U.S.
Marine color guard -- not for protection, but for a symbolic presence.
Read more:
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/10/benghazi_osamas_revenge_on_obama.html#ixzz29B36XkEE
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In an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller, Klein said sources
close to the Clintons tell him that Bill Clinton has assembled an
informal legal team to discuss how the Secretary of State should deal
with the issue of being blamed for not preventing the Benghazi terrorist
attack last month.
White House spokesman Jay Carney
told reporters
during a press conference Friday that responsibility for the consulate
in Libya fell on the State Department, not the White House.
Klein said relations between the Clintons and President Obama have
reached a new low, most recently with Obama ignoring Bill Clinton’s
offer to help him and Vice President Joe Biden prepare for the debates
with the Republican ticket.
“He had very clear ideas on how they should do that,” Klein told
TheDC. “He never once got a response. And it absolutely sent him into
orbit. He was furious that he would be treated this way, especially
after what he did, in his view, at the Democratic convention in giving
that nomination speech for Obama.”
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State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland ended a series of
questions about the terrorist attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi,
and the ensuing Obama Administration claims that it was caused by an
anti-Islam film, by saying that she’s paid to be “dumber” than other
government officials.
“Look, I’m generally dumber than most of the rest of the government,”
Nuland told reporters yesterday. “I mean, that’s what I’m paid to be.”
The comment drew a laugh, but Nuland was serious about not taking any
more questions on the topic. “We’re not going to parse this any
further,” she said sternly. “We’re just not.” (You can watch video of
Nuland’s briefing above.
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/10/12/state-department-spokeswoman-says-shes-paid-to-be-dumb-when-talking-about-terror-attack-in-benghazi/
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Let freedom Ring has a new ad explaining the possibility of very
large fines hampering faith-based charities from aiding the poor due to
the excessive fines levied by the HHS mandate. One such organization is
Catholic Charities of Chicago which could face a fine of upto $5 million
for violating Obama’s new HHS mandate. The mandate, which went into
effect Aug. 1 as part of the health care reform law, requires all
employers to provide coverage in their health care plans for
contraceptives, including some that can cause abortions, and
sterilizations.
That’s
2,700 employees X $2,000 fine per employee = $5.4 million http://www.theminorityreportblog.com/2012/10/12/new-video-obamacare-fining-charities/
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Wonderful news that the Clinton camp and the Obama gang is not communicating real well these days...hope it spills over into more public awareness so those who support Obama ONLY because of Clinton will change their position !!!!
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