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I thought if you brought your gun you got a 100% discount
Original Realmtography (Part 2)
2 years ago
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Sunday, February 10, 2013
China’s one-child policy creates wimpy military recruits, deserters | StratRisks
China’s one-child policy creates wimpy military recruits, deserters | StratRisks: But that no longer appears to be the case for those born in 1979, when China implemented its one-child policy, and in the years that followed. According to several military sources, things changed when those born under that policy began joining the military.
The ratio among all military personnel of only children rose from about 20 percent in 1996 to more than 70 percent in 2006.
These pampered children began quitting the military for all sorts of frivolous reasons. “I don’t want to get a tan” and “I hate military quarters with no air conditioning” were among excuses cited.
In March 2011, Xuexi Shibao (Study Times), the organ of the Central Party School that teaches party ideology, ran an article that said, “Soldiers from the one-child generation are wimps who have absolutely no fighting spirit.”
The ratio among all military personnel of only children rose from about 20 percent in 1996 to more than 70 percent in 2006.
These pampered children began quitting the military for all sorts of frivolous reasons. “I don’t want to get a tan” and “I hate military quarters with no air conditioning” were among excuses cited.
In March 2011, Xuexi Shibao (Study Times), the organ of the Central Party School that teaches party ideology, ran an article that said, “Soldiers from the one-child generation are wimps who have absolutely no fighting spirit.”
Oakland ‘Bomb Plot’ Raises Questions of Entrapment | Politics and Breaking News | Oakland, Berkeley, Bay Area & California | Seven Days
Oakland ‘Bomb Plot’ Raises Questions of Entrapment | Politics and Breaking News | Oakland, Berkeley, Bay Area & California | Seven Days: The San Jose Mercury News also is reporting that the Llaneza has a history of mental illness. And it seems clear that the FBI would have known that fact, since it's readily available in public records.
This morning, Llaneza drove an SUV loaded with a chemical mixture to the Hegenberger Road bank and parked the vehicle under an overhang of the building. He then walked away from the car, met the undercover agent at a “safe distance from the bank” and tried twice to detonate the bomb by calling the cellphone attached to the explosive device. Unbeknownst to Llaneza, the chemicals were inert and the device was incapable of exploding. Federal agents then swooped in and took him into custody.
Llaneza believes recent protests in Oakland made the area an ideal target for an attack if the attempt was made to seem like the work of an “umbrella organization for a loose collection of anti-government militias and their sympathizers.” His hope, the FBI claimed, was to trigger a civil war by prompting a government crackdown after the bombing, which would in turn prompt a right-wing uprising.
After forgoing the San Francisco Federal Reserve as a target because of tight security, Llaneza allegedly proposed attacking the Bank of America branch at 303 Hegenberger Road. From December through February, Llaneza and the undercover agent conducted electronic and physical surveillance of the bank branch. Following a suggestion by Llaneza, the FBI rented a storage unit in Hayward as a preparation space and also provided a sport utility vehicle to be used in the attack. Llaneza genuinely believed the agent was a Taliban emissary, and made plans to escape to Pakistan and then Afghanistan by sea following the attack.
This morning, Llaneza drove an SUV loaded with a chemical mixture to the Hegenberger Road bank and parked the vehicle under an overhang of the building. He then walked away from the car, met the undercover agent at a “safe distance from the bank” and tried twice to detonate the bomb by calling the cellphone attached to the explosive device. Unbeknownst to Llaneza, the chemicals were inert and the device was incapable of exploding. Federal agents then swooped in and took him into custody.
Llaneza believes recent protests in Oakland made the area an ideal target for an attack if the attempt was made to seem like the work of an “umbrella organization for a loose collection of anti-government militias and their sympathizers.” His hope, the FBI claimed, was to trigger a civil war by prompting a government crackdown after the bombing, which would in turn prompt a right-wing uprising.
After forgoing the San Francisco Federal Reserve as a target because of tight security, Llaneza allegedly proposed attacking the Bank of America branch at 303 Hegenberger Road. From December through February, Llaneza and the undercover agent conducted electronic and physical surveillance of the bank branch. Following a suggestion by Llaneza, the FBI rented a storage unit in Hayward as a preparation space and also provided a sport utility vehicle to be used in the attack. Llaneza genuinely believed the agent was a Taliban emissary, and made plans to escape to Pakistan and then Afghanistan by sea following the attack.
75-year-old soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court | The Raw Story
75-year-old soybean farmer sees Monsanto lawsuit reach U.S. Supreme Court | The Raw Story: The firm insists that it maintains patent rights on its genetically modified seeds even if sold by a third party with no restrictions put on its use – even if the seeds are actually only descendants of the original Monsanto seeds.
Man hunt for ex-soldier who shot police chief's daughter and killed policeman | World | News | Daily Express
Man hunt for ex-soldier who shot police chief's daughter and killed policeman | World | News | Daily Express: Asked directly if drones have already been deployed, Riverside Police Chief Sergio Diaz, who is jointly leading the task force, said: “We are using all the tools at our disposal.”
The use of drones was later confirmed by Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Ralph DeSio, who revealed agents have been prepared for Dorner to make a dash for the Mexican border since his rampage began.
He said: “This agency has been at the forefront of domestic use of drones by law enforcement. That’s all I can say at the moment.”
And if they kill him with a drone will SoCal feel relieved?
The use of drones was later confirmed by Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Ralph DeSio, who revealed agents have been prepared for Dorner to make a dash for the Mexican border since his rampage began.
He said: “This agency has been at the forefront of domestic use of drones by law enforcement. That’s all I can say at the moment.”
And if they kill him with a drone will SoCal feel relieved?
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