This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than the enemy who is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I will. My rifle and I know that what counts in war is not the rounds we fire, the noise of our burst, or the smoke we make. We know that it is the hits that count. We will hit. My rifle is human, even as I am human, because it is my life. Thus, I will learn it as a brother. I will learn its weaknesses, its strengths, its parts, its accessories, its sights and its barrel. I will keep my rifle clean and ready, even as I am clean and ready. We will become part of each other. Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and I are the defenders of my country. We are the masters of our enemy. We are the saviors of my life. So be it, until victory is America's and there is no enemy. - Marine Corps Rifleman's Creed.
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).
-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.
The Obama administration is poised to announce a decision, as early as Friday, on where the 9/11 conspirators and five other detainees will be tried, a senior military official and other sources with knowledge of the planning told Fox News.
A “mixture” of venues are planned for the detainees now being held at the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the senior military official told Fox News, though it isn’t yet clear where those trial venues will be.
Sources also told Fox News that details will be announced regarding the case of Abd al-Nashiri, the alleged planner of the 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors in 2000. Two legal sources describe Nashiri as being in poor physical condition.
The Helmet Project is a very cool Website. If you ever wondered what the helmet of your favorite college or NFL team look like in the past, just go to the site. You can even see some made-up helmets, like Penn State with a logo.
Another note on the game, specifically on the coverage by NBC, the praise for Jimmy Clausen is getting worse every game. Praising Clausen for his ability to make comeback wins in the 4th quarter is more of an indictment of Notre Dame. They are losing for most of the quarters they play. That is not a good thing.
Hollywood couldn’t have scripted it better: Halloween night, the din of Autzen Stadium, crisp fall temperatures and No. 10 Oregon versus No. 4 USC in arguably the Pac-10’s biggest game of the season.
“It’s going to be crazy,” Ducks quarterback Jeremiah Masoli said. “It’s going to be one of those Autzen nights times 100.”
Oregon (6-1, 4-0) sits alone atop the conference standings with no league losses, threatening the hold the Trojans (6-1, 3-1) have had on the Pac-10 title for the past seven years.
The Ducks have won six straight games since an embarrassing 19-8 loss at Boise State in the opener, a game that got uglier when running back LeGarrette Blount punched a Broncos defensive end as he was leaving the field.
The eagles born out of thunder, he flies through the night, don’t you mess with his eggs now, or you’ll see us fight, because we have feathers, but the muscles of men, because we’re Bird of War now, but we’re also men.
It goes without saying that the Washington Redskins are a rancid football team. But now the team, read Daniel Snyder, has reached new lows, aside from losses to Detroit and KC.
Here are some of the highlights of the new lows for the Redskins:
Two fans wearing “Dumb” and “Dumber” shirts with photos of Snyder and VP Vinny Cerrato claimed security guards made them invert their shirts.
Fans were prohibited from chanting “We want Gruden.”
Redskin linebacker Robert Henson, berated Redskins fans on his Twitter page. It Tweet: “All you fake half hearted Skins fan can .. I won’t go there but I dislike you very strongly, don’t come to Fed Ex to boo dim wits!!”
“half hearted” Henson, learn to tackle and to properly use phrasal adjectives. You not good at either.
Having just completed the paperwork necessary to refinance a home mortgage, it is appropriate to share a few thoughts.
First, there is a reason people hate lawyers, to wit, the preposterous number of signatures required. For a simple refinance, same residence no second mortgage, it required a total of 32 signatures and 14 initials to consummate all of the necessary documents.
Second, why is it essential to disclose one’s race and ethnicity to borrow money?
Third, it was in sum a positive move. The refinance resulted in a 5-1 ARM at %4.5.
yojoe out
P.S. Premier Lending Group, Brian Baker, was very helpful in making this loan happen.
The Trojans get another victory over Notre Dame with a final score of 34-27. The standout player for USC was tight end Anthony McCoy, with 5 receptions for 153 yards.
If you want to know what is wrong with Charlie Weis, one need only to listen to the comments he made coming off the field.
We ran a combination route where Golden got doubled, which we thought he would, over on the right-hand side. He did, over on the right-hand side. We were going to to to a high-low or to the left and when Duval came out of the break he slipped coming out of the break. He was open, but he slipped, slipped, slipped coming out of the route.
Translation:
I am a great coach. I made the correct call. I had an unbeatable scheme. It was all Duval Kamara’s fault.
Again, you can not expect Weis to turn the program around in just five seasons. It has taken a number of head coaches to get their teams to national championships. Nick Saban did it in his 4th season, Pete Carroll did it in his 3rd season, Bob Stoops did it in his 2nd season, and Urban Meyer did it in his 2nd season. Well, those are all less than the five seasons Weis has had, but it is different for Weis. Not sure how it is different, but it is.
It can not be Charlie Weis’s fault, he is just too great of a coach. Remember Charlie Weis making history last season by losing to Navy for the first time in 44 years. That was also Willingham’s fault. Don’t blame Weis.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis gathered his players after the final practice before the 25th-ranked Fighting Irish face No. 6 USC on Saturday and made a prediction.
“I said, ‘Saturday night, fellas, you’re going to be the lead story in the country one way or another. You’re going to be. So which lead story do you want to be?”’
The storyline he’d probably like to see most is Jimmy Clausen having the game of his life to beat the Trojans, ending a record seven-game losing streak by the Irish to USC to become a leading Heisman Trophy candidate. The one he’d like to see least? Another USC blowout, putting his job in jeopardy.
For a delicious meal of Milk Steak you will need the following ingredients, remember to buy the most succulent meat and the freshest milk :
T-Bone Steak
1 Gallon Boiling Milk
Bring the milk to a rolling boil, then add the steak. It is best served boiled over hard. For a side dish you should consider a bowl of jelly beans, raw.
It will not be the defense, it will not be the history, it will not be the running game or wether when USC plays Notre Dame. The only comparison that will matter is the goldenness of the quarterbacks for the teams. While Jimmy Clausen claims to be the golden boy from SoCal. the photographs clearly demonstrate that Matt Barkley is much more golden.
If he’s got a 100 percent clean bill of health and the phalanx of involved parties agrees he’s fine (coach Urban Meyer said there were 12 people in the room Monday to discuss Tebow’s concussion recovery), do it. No more interested party than Bob Tebow, Tim’s father, said that if his son were cleared to play — and he stressed Thursday afternoon that the decision has not been made — he would not spend Saturday wincing at Tim’s high-impact playing style.
Dreadnaught prediction: If Tebow plays Florida wins, if Tebow is out LSU gets the win. bodog has LSU by 8 points.
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Decision On Venue For Guantanamo Detainees To Be Announced
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