It appears the Far Right fringe is literally starting to go insane

Seriously, how can anyone even contemplate doing this let alone actually carrying it out. Especially as a political statement. This is terrorism plain and simple and the person who is responsible needs to be brought to justice. #seb #politics #terrorism #Republicans

Reshared post from +Think Progress

No words. Absolutely despicable.

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Arkansas . . . → Read More: It appears the Far Right fringe is literally starting to go insane

Stephen Colbert on the Conservative rush to blame the Oslo attacks on Muslims.

If you’ve been paying attention then you already know that the people of Norway are mourning one of the worst acts of violence since World War II to take place in their country. In the immediate aftermath the Conservative pundits wasted no time in declaring it an act by radical Muslims only to find out . . . → Read More: Stephen Colbert on the Conservative rush to blame the Oslo attacks on Muslims.

Osama’s death is no victory worth celebrating.

So I promised on Twitter that I would comment on the big news from the weekend. Which, on the off-chance that you somehow missed it, is that after almost 10 years we finally managed to track down and murder Osama bin Laden. When President Obama made his announcement there was lots of images in the . . . → Read More: Osama’s death is no victory worth celebrating.

DHS’s new two-level terror alert system: “Panic” and “Shit Your Pants”.

Puc of old threat level system.

What those color codes really meant. Click to embiggen!

Remember the old Department of Homeland Security color-coded threat level system? The one that went from Green (nothing to see here) to Red (kiss your ass goodbye) which no one ever paid attention to because it was never set to any colors other than Yellow . . . → Read More: DHS’s new two-level terror alert system: “Panic” and “Shit Your Pants”.

The TSA incompetently posts its secrets on the Internet.

What a sad fucking joke the Transportation Security Administration has turned out to be. Not only they do engage in security theater that does little to nothing in preventing actual threats, not only have they removed any desire I might have had to fly anywhere anytime soon, but now they’ve gone and posted their entire . . . → Read More: The TSA incompetently posts its secrets on the Internet.

I’ve never seen faith move mountains, but I’ve seen what it can do to skyscrapers.

Iraqi woman orders the rapes of 80 women to make them into suicide bombers.

Here is what unwaivering belief in a paradise in the afterlife can lead someone to do:

A WOMAN suspected of recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers has confessed to organising their rapes so she could later convince them that martyrdom was the only way to escape the shame.

Samira Jassam, 51, was arrested . . . → Read More: Iraqi woman orders the rapes of 80 women to make them into suicide bombers.

Do you Support Terrorism

Here’s the test…

Beware terrorists bearing nipple rings!

It seems the TSA thinks terrorists wear nipple rings. That’s the only reason I can see for the following news item about a woman being forced by the TSA to remove her nipple rings before she could board her flight:

Hamlin said she was trying to board a flight from Lubbock to Dallas on Feb. . . . → Read More: Beware terrorists bearing nipple rings!

Child Soldier or Terrorist?

In the past I have tried to retain a neutral position regarding this story.  I am a suporter of our and our Allies actions in Afghanistan, past and future; however stories like this make it hard to have faith in our allies.

Was Omar Khadr Coerced? (National Post)

Even thought the Khadr family history is . . . → Read More: Child Soldier or Terrorist?