Changing the Clip on a Spyderco Para-Military 2

The Spyderco Para-Military 2 has four positions for the mounting of the clip.  To change the clip to another position you will need a T7 Torx screwdriver. I ordered mine from Amazon.com.  The total price for a 6-piece set was $5.31 plus shipping.  To reposition the clip, remove the three screws, then retighten in the new desired position.  Easy as that.

  

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Why President Obama Will Not Close Guantanamo Bay

As regular readers of Dreadnaught will recall, President Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay within one year.  Then the president learned that it may not be so easy to close.  Congress then opposed the closing and withheld the necessary funds and limited the president’s ability to close GTMO.

Now, in a recent WP article, there are some answers about the president’s decision to not shutter GTMO,

Administration officials lay blame for the failed initiative on Congress, including Democrats who deserted the president, sometimes in droves. The debate, they said, became suffused with fear — fear that transferring detainees to American soil would create a genuine security threat, fear that closing Guantanamo would be electoral suicide. Some Democratic lawmakers pleaded with the White House not to press too hard, according to administration officials.

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Review of Spyderco Captain

I recently purchased a Spyderco  Captain.  This is my third Spyderco.  I purchased this knife from PDQ Blades.  Great customer service and fast shipping.

This knife is no longer made by Spyderco, but you can still find it on ebay and other sites.

USC Football Preseason Rank 2011

The times have changed at USC.  The ESPN 2011 top 25 rankings does not include the Trojans.  These are not the days of Pete Carroll.

Fight On!

yojoe

New Addition to Blogroll: lifeofdunbar

Are you a government employee, federal or state?  If so, you will enjoy the reflections in the newest addition to Dreadnaught’s blogroll: lifeofdunbar

Sample:

This blog is for those who possess the faculties of reason yet somehow thrive in service to their country.

A respite for those who understand the government and who are frightened by that very fact.

Enjoy

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USC Sanctions

There was no good news for USC football when the NCAA handed down its sanctions.  The Trojans will face the following:

• 2 year bowl ban
• 4 years of probation
• Loss of scholarships

The Trojans may also lose their 2004 National Championship.

Fight On!

Basketball For Whites Only

Not since the Louisiana magistrate denied marriage for interracial couples have we seen such an unenlightened point of view,

But here’s the kicker: According to a press release the newspaper and other Augusta media outlets received from the new league, “only players that are natural-born United State citizens with both parents of Caucasian race are eligible to play in the league.”

Thank you Moose Lewis, for setting back race relations at least 50 years.

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PETA Protests Waterboarding Of Chickens At GTMO

Yes, the title of this post is real.  PETA is attempting to protest the McDonald’s aboard the Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  The claim: McDonald’s is “hot-waterboarding” chickens.  Yes, chickens.

PETA–along with members of McDonald’s own animal welfare advisory panel–has urged the company to require its suppliers to upgrade their slaughter methods to eliminate the worst abuses that birds suffer by switching to a modern method that the company already uses in Europe, but the group’s pleas have been to no avail.

“It is not a stretch to say that the way McDonald’s birds are raised and slaughtered is torture,” says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. “These birds are basically hot-waterboarded when they are drowned in a vat of scalding, blood- and feces-contaminated water: The difference is that they never survive.”

What information does PETA think these chickens have that the servicemembers at GTMO are trying to extract from them?  Are there chickens that are members of Al Qaeda?

yojoe out

USC Football: No Norm Chow For Now

It was previously reported that Norm Chow would be joining Lane Kiffin at USC.  Apparently Chow is not interested in moving across town to USC, he will remain at UCLA.

Norm Chow declined the chance to switch teams again in Los Angeles’ fierce football rivalry.

Chow said Thursday he’ll stay at UCLA for his third season as offensive coordinator, rebuffing overtures from Lane Kiffin to return to Southern California.

After a couple of uneasy days during which the Trojans openly courted Chow, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel was grateful to learn his widely respected offensive mastermind had passed on a lucrative contract offer at USC.

yojoe Fight On!

Media Reaction To USC Head Coach Lane Kiffin

The reaction to USC hiring Lane Kiffin as the new head coach of the Trojans has drawn impassioned reactions from all media sources.

• Gene Wojciechowski – Kiffin has no credibility
• Dan Wetzel – I don’t think this was the worst move by the Trojans
• Peter Schrager – Lane Kiffin is leaving Tennessee in a state of rubble and shrapnel
• Dennis Dodd – Lane Kiffin? Lane Kiffin? Really? Ha ha! No, seriously, really?
• Michael Rosenberg – Well, I really have to hand it to the USC Trojans: They aren’t even faking it anymore.
• Stewart Mandel – Welcome to college football in 2010.

yojoe Fight On!

USC Football: Kiffin, Chow, Orgeron Back At USC

According to ESPN,

Tennessee’s Lane Kiffin has been named the next head coach at Southern California, athletic director Mike Garrett announced on Tuesday.

Kiffin replaces Pete Carroll, who jumped to the NFL as coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

“We are really excited to welcome Lane Kiffin back to USC,” Garrett said in a statement. “I was able to watch him closely when he was an assistant with us and what I saw was a bright, creative young coach who I thought would make an excellent head coach here if the opportunity ever arose. I’m confident he and his staff will keep USC football performing at the high level that we expect.”

It is also being reported that Kiffin will bring his father, Ed Orgeron, and Norm Chow, in what is being called a “blockbuster deal.”  Sorry UCLA.  For those claiming USC would not win without Norm Chow, that is now a worry of the past.  Norm Chow and Matt Barkley, that will be a formidable team.  Yes, Matt Barkley confirmed he is staying at USC.  And so is C.J. Gable.

That should also cover recruiting with Orgeron, word is he is already working.  As for defense, it does not get better than Monte Kiffin.

yojoe Fight On!

H/T: TrojanWire

No Money To Move Detainees From Guantanamo Bay

From the WSJ Law Blog,

A little less than a year ago, when President Obama set a one-year deadline for closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, it seemed to many like a realistic goal.

But the wind-down has been anything but smooth. Members of Congress have objected to efforts to bring the detainees to the U.S., judges have thrown up roadblocks, and the Obama administration has stumbled over presenting a clear and coherent plan, (stumbles which reportedly led to the departure of White House counsel Greg Craig.)

The latest hurdle: the administration is short on cash.

It’s true: Earlier this month, lawmakers balked at the administration’s proposal to buy a rural prison in Illinois in which to house the detainees. And the administration’s efforts to find money on its own have so far come up short. Click here for the NYT article.

As a result, writes the NYT’s Charlie Savage:

[O]fficials now believe that they are unlikely to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and transfer its population of terrorism suspects until 2011 at the earliest — a far slower timeline for achieving one of President Obama’s signature national security policies than they had previously hinted.

The main problem, it seems, lies in the fact that necessary fixes to the Thomson Correctional Center can’t start until the feds buy the prison from the state of Illinois. But the federal Bureau of Prisons doesn’t have the $150 million it would take to buy the prison. And Congress has made fairly clear it’s not playing ball – at least not until the spring at the earliest.

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Guantanamo Bay Detainees To Move To Illinois

The White House sent members of the Illinois congressional delegation a

memo covering a series of questions they generated in the wake of President Obama’s order for the federal government to purchase the Thomson Correctional Center in Illinois for a prison to house detainees at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba.

Thomson would be converted to a federal prison run by the Bureau of Prisons

with the detainees held in a part of the complex to be run by the Defense Department.

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Haditha Update: LtCol Jeffrey Chessani To Retire As Lieutenant Colonel

LtCol Jeffery Chessani, USMC, was the battalion commander when a number of Marines were accused of killing 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.  LtCol Chessani was originally charged with dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order.  The charges were later dismissed by a military judge.  LtCol Chessani then faced a Naval Board of Inquiry to determine if he could retire as a lieutenant colonel or be reduced to the rank of major.

The board determined,

that Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani “demonstrated substandard performance of duty, but did not commit any acts of misconduct,” a Marine Corps spokeswoman, Maj. Erin Wiener, said in an email.

The panel, formed as a Board of Inquiry, made its decision on the sixth day of the hearing to determine whether Chessani was derelict in his duties following the civilian deaths in Hadithah on Nov. 19, 2005.

Marine Corps prosecutors contended that Chessani, who at the time commanded 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, balked at investigating the killings and didn’t file complete reports about the incident even after local Iraqi leaders complained of war crimes days after the deaths.

A broader investigation of the Iraqi deaths didn’t happen until January 2006, a few months before a Time magazine article detailed the killings, which happened when a 3/1 squad swept through several houses after a roadside bomb detonated, killing one Marine and injuring several others during a patrol. The Marines also had shot and killed five men in a car near the explosion. The dead included nine women and two children, and the U.S. military eventually made $38,000 in condolence payments to families.

Chessani’s defense attorneys defended his actions, telling the panel that the blast was one of a series of coordinated attacks by insurgents that day. Chessani, who they described as a respected officer, visited the scene the following day and notified his superiors of the civilian deaths, but the higher command did not investigate further, they said.

On a related note, LtCol Chessani’s lawyer Brain Rooney is running for Congress.  Having served with Rooney, I can say that he would make a great representative for the people of Michigan.

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H/T – CAAFLog

Charlie Weis And His Comments About Pete Carroll

Weis is now backing away from the reckless comments he made about Coach Carroll.

Weis later claimed his comments were meant to be general statements about false Internet rumors and their impact on coaches’ lives.

 

These are the statements that Weis make about Coach Carroll,

“Let me ask you this question: You guys know about things that go on in different places. Was I living with a grad student in Malibu, or was I living with my wife in my house? You could bet that if I were living with a grad student here in South Bend, it would be national news.

“He’s doing it in Malibu and it’s not national news. What’s the difference? I don’t understand. Why is it OK for one guy to do things like that, but for me, I’m scrutinized when I swear. I’m sorry for swearing; absolve my sins.”

African Albinos: Limbs Being Sold For $75,000

Just when we thought it could not get any worse in Africa, after the reports of witches being burned to death, we learn of albino dismemberment.

From AP,

“Wherever I go people start talking about me, saying that my legs and hands can fetch a fortune in Tanzania,” said Owido, 36, a mother of six. “This kind of talk scares me. I am afraid of going out alone.”

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USC UCLA Pregame: UCLA Mascot Attacked By USC Students

The Men of Troy will face their cross-town rivals the Bruins of UCLA on 28NOV09.  The Trojans are favored, on bodog, by 13 points.   UCLA has not defeated USC since 2006.

One of the enduring traditions between these two schools is attempting to paint the other school’s mascot.  The students of USC succeeded this year when they painted the UCLA Bruin, Joe Bruin, Cardinal and Gold.

Tommy Trojan will be guarded by students until the start of the game.  Tommy is also wrapped to protect him.  You can watch the vigil on TommyCam.

yojoe Fight On!

Stick A Fork In Fat Man Charlie Weis, He Is Done At Notre Dame

As mentioned on Dreadnaught here, here, here, here, and here, Charlie Weis must be fired.  Charlie lost today to UConn.  Yes, he lost to Navy and UConn in the same year.  Charlie, what happened to the the “decided schematic advantage“?

Wait, maybe you were misquoted.  You intended to say that with you as head coach, Notre Dame would have a “decided schematic disadvantage.”  That is what they have.  Take your cash, your FUPA, your barely-.500 winning percentage,  and your condescending attitude and go back to Jersey.  You are a joke!

yojoe out

Unclear Motive?

According to Fox News,

Ventura County authorities say the 39-year-old resident of Thousand Oaks, whose name wasn’t released, has made a habit of recruiting boys on MySpace to yell profanities at him, slap him and spit at him.

According to authorities his motive “wasn’t clear.”

His motive was not clear?  His motive could not be more perceptible: he is a repellent ne’er-do-well bent on satisfying his sexual immorality.

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It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The D.E.N.N.I.S. System

Quotes from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The D.E.N.N.I.S. System

The D.E.N.N.I.S. System:

• • • D – Demonstrate Your Value
    • E – Engage Physically
    • N – Nurturing Dependence
    • N - Neglect Emotionally
    • I – Inspire Hope
    • S – Separate Entirely
• Mac
  • He has banged a lot of chicks.
  • Separate entirely.
  • Men stuff!
  • I’m swooping in on your chick.
  • So they can get to know each other more better.
• Sweet Dee
  • He’s not D.E.N.N.I.S.ing me.
  • Of course we have engaged physically.
  • I don’t need you, I don’t need anybody.  Shut up!
• Frank Reynolds
  • I would have gone in and bought a box of Magnum condoms.  Thus demonstrating I have a monster dong.
  • I’ve got my Magnum condoms, I’ve got my wad of hundreds, I’m ready to plow.
  • Hello, Dr. Toboggan.
  • She don’t have a boyfriend.
  • I’m ready to plow.
  • That’s good, call me that from now on, Mantis.
• Dennis Reynolds
  • I have a system, a fool-proof system for getting any chicks undying love and affection for life.  I’m talking about the D.E.N.N.I.S. system
  • The D.E.N.N.I.S. system is a comprehensive approach for seduction I have developed for years.
  • I personally try to engage the girl physically without ever having gone on a date.
  • And then, naturally, we bang.
  • Have her car towed, or slash her tires.
  • Welcome to hell.
  • You been humping these chicks when I’m done with them?
  • And then, naturally, we bang.
• Charlie Kelly
  • Smooth. Very very smooth stuff, very classy.  I’m learning a lot from you dude.
  • Your getting played big time, big time.
  • You don’t want to call the police.

Guantanamo Bay Detainees 9/11 To New York 5 Others To Military Commissions

Attorney General Eric Holder, on 13NOV09, announced that the 9/11 defendants (Khalid Sheikh Mohammed “KSM,” Waleed bin Attash, Ramzi Binalshibh, Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, and Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi).

AG Holder also announced that five cases would be headed for the military commissions:

-Omar Khadr, born in Toronto, who was 15 when captured after allegedly killing an American soldier during a 2002 battle in Afghanistan. He is accused of killing U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Speer of Albuquerque, N.M., with a grenade. Authorities say he is the son of a slain al-Qaida financier.

-Ahmed Mohammed al-Darbi, who allegedly has met with Osama bin Laden, trained at an al-Qaida terrorist camp, and plotted to blow up a ship in the Strait of Hormuz or off Yemen. After his capture, al-Darbi says American troops subjected him to beatings, excruciating shackling, painfully loud music, isolation and threats of rape.

-Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi, who is accused of acting as al-Qaida’s accountant, paymaster and supply chief during the 1990s when the terror network was centered in Sudan and Afghanistan. He allegedly worked later as a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.

-Noor Uthman Muhammed, who is allegedly a member of al-Qaida, trained at a camp in Afghanistan and later become a weapons instructor. From 1996 to 2000 he allegedly was deputy commander of at a terror training camp, where he oversaw its operations.