18 September 2010

Wanna-Be Venezuelan Spies in New Mexico

From the KOBTV4 video below:
The Venezuelan government was not involved. An FBI agent posed as Venezuelan official Luis Ramirez. Argentine born Pedro Mascheroni and his wife Marjorie Roxby Mascheroni approached the agent with a proposal for a nuclear Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) device to kill power in Manhattan, New York.

NPR reports that Pedro Mascheroni was disgruntled about the Department of Energy decision not to fund his pet project in the 1980's and lost his clearance over 20 years ago.

Other reports mention his pet project was a laser-fusion project and he was laid off during a 1980's reduction of force by the agency. He continued to be disgruntled to the point of calling the Department of Energy his enemy and having that in common with Hugo Chavez, leader of Venezuela.

Both reports say that documents related to the case were unsealed on September 17, 2010. SmokingGun.Com has not posted them yet.

Pedro was still in jail at the time of the reports. Marjorie was released by a judge and is under heavy surveillance.

The Albuquerque Journal covers some additional details:

And Mascheroni had other plans for Hugo Chavez's government, court documents say. He suggested an explosion over New York that could produce an "electromagnetic pulse" to knock out the metropolis' electrical power and a laser that could blind satellites; in Venezuela, a secret underground reactor for enriching uranium below an open, above-ground nuclear power plant, along with an underground facility for undetectable tests of "micro-bombs"; and making Venezuela Latin America's defense "umbrella" able to retaliate against attacks with nuclear bombs.

Read more:ABQJOURNAL NEWS/STATE: Ex-LANL Scientist Accused of Spying http://www.abqjournal.com/news/state/1803123state09-18-10.htm#ixzz0zshO3iw1

In a departure from the other stories, they say the FBI agent used the name "Luis Jimenez".

Update: Even Slashdot beat me by a day :(

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17 September 2010

The 2010 Republican Primaries. Where to Start?

Sadly, she is not the brains of this operation.

Might as well start with Arizona. Those people are stupid for renominating McCain. If you want a Democrat, just get one with a D behind their name.

Now, for the crazy. Charles Krauthammer, in what I hope is a temporary fit of Washington Post nativeism, goes after the Delaware Republican Senate nominee, O'Donnell during an evening visit to FOX news:

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR: I'd vote Republican but, you see, I think what Laura is missing the point that what's at stake here is control of the Senate. This is not an ordinary year. This is not an ordinary Democratic administration. This is a Democratic administration with a very ambitious social Democratic agenda. They want to change America. They've had 18 months. They have passed, for example, Obamacare, which will change America structurally and in a way that will not be reversible. Now they have ambitions to do the same with energy, with education, with taxation. They're going to appoint Supreme Court justices.

The paramount objective of any Republican and conservative today is to gain control of one or other of the Houses and stop it, and that's why what's important is winning seats. I think it's a huge mistake to jeopardize a seat in Delaware which was absolutely in the pocket without almost any contention and to jeopardize it with a much weaker candidate, who may or may not win, and I think is overwhelmingly likely to lose.

No, Chuckie, the objective is to get back a conservative government. Nominating and electing a pantywaist whiner does not gain that, especially when there is no real difference between him and the Democrat bearded Marxist running to represent Delaware in the US Senate. (The funny thing about that Politico article is that they picked the same Republican nominee that Krauthammer preferred, as if he already was the nominee in May.) If you want to join in with the country club establishment Republicans you are doing it at the wrong time. Either take a pill and get sane or listen to Michael Steel and shut up.

Hey, stupid, she's hot.

In one day O'Donnell raised one million dollars for her campaign and closed the polling gap with her Marxist opponent to around 10%.

Mouthpieces of the other parties, keep talking the way you are, all you can do at this point is help. Where 'libertarian leaning' Reason's Moynihan got the idea that O'Donnell was a long shot, who knows. She earned 53% of the Republican vote. Oh yea, she was a "long shot" at Washington, DC cocktail parties. He also thinks she is insane, for reasons like expressing personal choice in masturbation habits, refraining from them herself when she was in her 20s. His article is an interesting blend of Democrat and National Republican Senatorial Committee talking points. She filed a lawsuit against a former employer for violating policy by not allowing her time off for a Masters program, which Reason equates with falsely claiming to have a Master's degree. Perhaps Reason sees her as a threat to their patron Saint, and ally of Dennis Kucinich (Marxist from Mars), Ron Paul (R-TX) who, with them, thinks the only possible reason to oppose the Ground Zero Mosque is racism. At the same time, they cheer on Sen. Harry Reid's cuckold border policy of opening only the US side of the US/Mexico border.

On second thought, Reason is the best source for the hysterical opposition view to O'Donnell, as their latest boss, Matt Welch, has declared Esquire Magazine as an official judge of "side show freak" certification. If you want the liberaltarian view from the DC Beltway, that is the place to go.

Were there any other races happening this week? Apparently yes (via my blog buddy).

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Five Suspected Terrorists Arrested in London in Advance of Pope Visit

Pope's visit: Five arrested in alleged terror plot

Scotland Yard today arrested five men over an alleged terrorist threat to the pope.

The men were arrested in London at 5.45am on the second day of the pope's visit. Sources say they are believed to be Muslim.

The suspects, aged 26, 27, 36, 40 and 50, were held under the Terrorism Act 2000 at business premises in central London. They were taken to a central London police station, where they will be interviewed by detectives.

The article mentions that they are "believed to be Muslim." Shock!
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Counting On Stupid

This cartoon sums up well what I was going to write about Obama's attempted hijacking of the Bush tax cuts.

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16 September 2010

Supreme Court Bends Over For Islam

You really need to check this out at Amy's blog:

Shockingly, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer told George Stephanopoulos on GMA that he's not prepared to conclude that -- in the Internet age -- the First Amendment condones Quran burning

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New Mexico Imam Causes Cartoonist Molly Norris to go into Hiding

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15 September 2010

Google Engineer Spied On Teen Users

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14 September 2010

Burka Ban Passes French Senate 246-1

France's Senate backs National Assembly and bans women from wearing the burka in public

By PETER ALLENLast updated at 8:24 PM on 14th September 2010

Wearing a burka in public is set to become illegal across France after senators passed a nationwide ban.

The country’s upper house voted by 246 votes to one in favour of the measure, although there were a number of abstentions.

This means that a measure banning full face Islamic veils, also including the niqab, taken by the National Assembly, the lower house, in July was ratified.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1312016/Frances-Senate-bans-women-wearing-burka-public.html#ixzz0zXEne5vO

Updated: Wheaton Metro Closed Again - Non-Electrified Escalator

~~I suspect Catwoman~~ The Plot Thins:

UPDATE 8:36 a.m.: A Metro spokesperson tells ABC 7 News the escalators at the Wheaton Metro station were not electrified, as previously reported, and there was no danger to passengers because the power was out. After an extensive interview with the mechanics who worked on the escalators, a Metro spokesperson says the mechanics claim they never told Metro customers that electricity was running through the escalators, which is why they were out of service in the first place. The elevators were also out of service at this time.

Most recent video as of this post:

Updated: Wheaton Metro riders trapped in elevator for 30 minutes - @TBD Neighborhoods | TBD.com:

"Update 6:20 p.m: Adding to the woes at the Wheaton Metro Station today is Metro's announcement that the entire station is closed. Just in time for rush hour, too."

14 September 2010: On the air this AM, Courtney Robinson reported that the escalator was electrified and the elevators were inoperative. The potentially lethal station was closed again, just in time for rush hour. See update at the top.

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13 September 2010

Thai Military Sniper Takes Out Red Shirt

From Military.Com

Man shot, killed in Springfield | TBD.com

Man shot, killed in Springfield | TBD.com see map below:

"UPDATE 6:56 a.m.: Fairfax County police have confirmed they are investigating a homicide.

UPDATE 6:28 a.m.: Fairfax County police say the shooting is not a home invasion and appears to domestic in nature.

ABC 7 News reports it's possible that two men and a woman were living in the residence, located at 6810 Field Masters Drive. A neighbor says her daughter heard a woman scream around the time the shooting took place.

The residential neighborhood appears to be very quiet and is located nearby Orange Hunt Elementary School.

Police say this was a targeted attack and that there's is no apparent danger to residents in the area.

No word on any suspects or a motive in the shooting."

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12 September 2010

I met WJLA's Courtney Robinson Today!

While uploading all those pictures from the Mall, I met the lovely Courtney Robinson of WJLA, Channel 7 news as she rooted for the Patriots, awaiting the start of the Redskins game.

Courtney Robinson

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