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Khalid Sheik Mohammed a terrorist Master-Mind … This takes about 2 minutes to read; worth reading …

The single most prominent characteristic of contemporary America is that common sense has been abandoned to political correctness and "feelings."

As President George W. Bush's top speechwriter, Marc Thiessen ( The Kelly File on FOX ) was provided unique access to the CIA program used in interrogating top Al Qaeda terrorists, including the mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM).

Now, his riveting new book, Courting Disaster:  How the CIA Kept America Safe (Regnery), has been published.  Here is an excerpt from Courting Disaster:

"Just before dawn on March 1, 2003, two dozen heavily armed Pakistani tactical assault forces move in and surround a safe house in Rawalpindi.  A few hours earlier they had received a text message from an informant inside the house.  It read: "I am with KSM."

Bursting in, they find  the disheveled mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in his bedroom.   He is taken into custody In the safe house, they find a treasure trove of computers, documents, cell phones and other valuable "pocket litter."

Once in custody, KSM is defiant.  He refuses to answer questions, informing his captors that he will tell them everything when he gets to America and sees his  lawyer.  But KSM is not taken to America to see a lawyer Instead he is taken to a secret CIA "black site" in an undisclosed location.

Upon arrival, KSM finds himself in the complete control of Americans. He does not know where he is, how long he will be there, or what his fate will be.  Despite his circumstances, KSM still refuses to talk.  He spews contempt at his interrogators, telling them Americans are weak, lack resilience and are unable to do what is necessary to prevent the terrorists from succeeding in their goals.  He has trained to resist interrogation. When he is asked for information about future attacks, he tells his questioners scornfully: "Soon, you will know."

It becomes clear he will not reveal the information using traditional interrogation techniques.  So he undergoes a series of "enhanced interrogation techniques" approved for use only on the most high-value detainees.  The techniques include waterboarding.  He begins telling his CIA de-briefers about active al Qaeda plots to launch attacks against the United States and other Western targets.

He holds classes for CIA officials, using a chalkboard to draw a  picture of al Qaeda's operating structure, financing, communications, and logistics.   He identifies al Qaeda travel routes and safe havens and helps intelligence officers make sense of documents and computer records seized in terrorist raids.  He identifies voices in intercepted telephone calls, and helps officials understand the meaning of coded terrorist communications. He provides information that helps our intelligence community capture other high-ranking  terrorists.

 

KSM's questioning, and that of other captured terrorists, produces more than 6,000 intelligence reports, which are shared across the intelligence community, as well as with our allies across the world.  In one of these reports, KSM describes in detail the revisions he made to his failed 1994-1995 plan known as the "Bojinka plot" to blow up a dozen airplanes carrying some 4,000 passengers over the Pacific Ocean.

 

Years later, an observant CIA officer notices the activities of a cell being followed by British authorities appear to match KSM's description of his plans for a Bojinka-style attack.  In an operation that involves unprecedented intelligence cooperation between our countries, British officials proceed to unravel the plot.

On the night of Aug. 9, 2006, they launch a series of raids in a northeast London suburb that lead to the arrest of two dozen al Qaeda terrorist suspects.   They find a USB thumb-drive in the pocket of one of the men with security details for Heathrow airport, and information on seven Trans-Atlantic flights that were scheduled to take off within hours of each other:

 

* United Airlines Flight 931 to San Francisco departing at 2:15 PM

* Air Canada Flight 849 to Toronto departing at 3:00 PM

* Air Canada Flight 865 to Montreal departing at 3:15 PM

* United Airlines Flight 959 to Chicago departing at 3:40 PM

* United Airlines Flight 925 to Washington departing at 4:20 PM

* American Airlines Flight 131 to New York departing at 4:35 PM

• American Airlines Flight 91 to Chicago departing at 4:50 PM

They seize bomb-making equipment and  hydrogen peroxide to make liquid  explosives.  And they find the chilling martyrdom videos the suicide bombers had prepared.

 

Today, if you asked an average person on the street what they know about the 2006 airlines plot, most would not be able to tell you much. Few Americans are aware of the fact al Qaeda had planned to mark the fifth anniversary of 9/11 with an attack of similar scope and magnitude.   And still fewer realize the terrorists' true intentions in this plot were uncovered thanks to critical information obtained through the interrogation of the man who conceived it:  Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.

 

This is only one of the many attacks stopped with the help of the CIA interrogationprogram established by the Bush Administration in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

 

In addition to helping break up these specific terrorist cells and plots, CIA questioning provided our intelligence community with an unparalleled body of information about al Qaeda.

 

Until the program was temporarily suspended in 2006, intelligence officials say, well over half of the information our government had about al Qaeda-how it operates, how it moves money, how it communicates, how it recruits

operatives, how it picks targets, how it plans and carries out attacks-came from the interrogation of terrorists in CIA custody.

 

Former CIA Director George Tenet has declared:   "I know this program has saved lives.  I know we've disrupted plots.  I know this program alone is worth more than what the FBI, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the  National Security Agency put together have been able to tell us."

 

Former CIA Director Mike Hayden has said: "The facts of the case are that the use of these techniques against these terrorists made us safer.  It really did work." Even Barack Obama's Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, has acknowledged:  "High-value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qaeda organization that was attacking this country." Leon Panetta, Obama's CIA Director, has said: "Important information was gathered from these detainees. It provided information that was acted upon."

 

John Brennan, Obama's Homeland Security Advisor, when asked in an interview if enhanced-interrogation techniques were necessary to keep America safe, replied:  "Would the U. S. be handicapped if the CIA was not, in fact, able to carry out these types of detention and debriefing activities, I would say yes."

On Jan. 22, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13491, closing the CIA program, and directing that, henceforth, all interrogations by U. S. personnel must follow the techniques contained in the Army Field Manual.

The morning of the announcement, Mike Hayden was still in his post as CIA Director.  He called White House Counsel Greg Craig and told him bluntly: "You didn't ask, but this is the CIA officially non-concurring."  The president went ahead anyway, overruling the objections of the agency.

 

A few months later, on April 16, 2009, President Obama ordered the release of four Justice Department memos that described in detail the techniques used to interrogate KSM and other high-value terrorists.  This time, not just Hayden (who was now retired) but five CIA directors - including Obama's own director, Leon Panetta objected.  George Tenet called to urge against the memos' release.  So did Porter Goss.  So did John Deutch.

 

Hayden says: "You had CIA directors in a continuous unbroken stream to 1995 calling saying, 'Don't do this.'"

 

In addition to objections from the men who led the agency for a collective 14 years, the President also heard objections from the agency's covert field operatives. 

 

A few weeks earlier, Panetta had arranged for the eight top officials of the Clandestine Service to meet with the President.  It was highly unusual for these clandestine officers to visit the Oval Office, and they used the opportunity to warn the President that releasing the memos would put agency operatives at risk. 

 

The President reportedly listened  respectfully, and then ignored their advice  With these actions, Barack Obama arguably did more damage to America 's national security in his first 100 days of office than any President in American history.

I just finished reading “Enhanced Interrogation” by James Mitchell and it echoes the information above.  But how many people know ?

 

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SOME STATES ( Maryland , Michigan & Arizona ) ARE ALLOWING MUSLIM STUDENTS TO PRAY DURING SCHOOL HOURS.

 

IF THEY ALLOW THAT, THEN WE SHOULD BRING BACK OUR FLAGS INTO THE CLASSROOMS AND ALLOW OTHERS TO PRAY TOO! TIME FOR THE CHRISTIANS TO SPEAK UP DEMAND THEIR RIGHTS.

 

When we get 100,000,000, that's one hundred million, willing Christians to BOND together, voice their concerns and vote, we can take back America with God's help.

 

Become one of the One hundred million. Then let's get 200 million. It can be done just by sending this email to your friends.

 

Do the math. It only takes a single willing heart and a fed up SOUL. God Bless America and Shine your light on Her!

 

In 1952 President Truman established one day a year as a "National Day of Prayer."

 

In 1988 President Reagan Designated the first Thursday in May of each year as The National Day of Prayer.

 

In June 2007 (then) Presidential Candidate Barack Obama Declared that the USA "Was no longer a Christian nation.

 

In May 2009 President Obama dismissed our 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of "not wanting to offend anyone"

 

Sept. 25, 2009, a Muslim Prayer Day was held on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building, the site where U.S. Presidents have been inaugurated since 1981. There were over 50,000 Muslims In D.C. that day President Obama dismissed our national day of prayer and now it is okay for an event at our capitol for Islamists??

 

I for one was offended.  But wait, it did not stop!!!

 

February 17-19, 2015, A Muslim prayer was recited at the start of the second day of the White House summit on “Countering Violent Extremism,” but no other religious text was presented during the portion of the event that was open to the press. Imam Sheikh Sa’ad Musse Roble, president of the World Peace Organization in Minneapolis , Minn. , recited a “verse from the Quran”following remarks by Obama administration officials and Democrat members of Congress.

 

Former President Obama encouraged schools to teach the Quran for extra credit, while at the same time, we cannot even talk about the Bible, God, pray, or salute the American Flag.

 

The direction this country was headed should strike fear in the heart of every Christian. 

 

How refreshing and beautiful our First Lady Melania Trump was in Melbourne, Florida on February 18, 2017.  Instead of the normal “pumping up” of the crowd, Melania chose to start the rally off with the Lord’s Prayer.  It sounded more like the start of a football game after the National Anthem rather than what we would expect to hear after a prayer. 

 

Make a “joyful noise unto the LORD thy GOD”!  The “sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” of Madeline Murray O’Hair and ACLU efforts in 1962, "School Prayer was removed from the U.S. public education system by slowly changing the meaning of the First Amendment through a number of court cases over several decades” should be confronted and reversed..

  Lion's Cage

A little girl was leaning into a lion's cage.  Suddenly, the lion grabs her by the collar of her jacket and tries to pull her inside to slaughter her, all under the eyes of her screaming parents.  A biker jumps off his Harley, runs to the cage and hits the lion square on the nose with a powerful punch.  Whimpering from the pain the lion jumps back letting go of the girl and the biker brings the girl to her terrified parents, who thank him endlessly. A reporter has watched the whole event.

 

The reporter addressing the Harley rider says, "Sir, this was the most gallant and bravest thing I've seen a man do in my whole life."   The Harley rider replies, "Why, it was nothing, really.  The lion was behind bars.  I just saw this little kid in danger, and acted as I felt right."

The reporter says, "Well, I'll make sure this won't go unnoticed.  I'm a journalist, you know, and tomorrow's paper will have this story on the front page.  So, what do you do for a living, and what political affiliation do you have?"    The biker replies "I'm a U.S. Marine, a Republican and I voted for Trump".

 

The journalist leaves.

 

 The following morning the biker buys the paper to see if it indeed brings news of his actions, and reads, on the front page:

 

  U.S. MARINE ASSAULTS AFRICAN IMMIGRANT & STEALS HIS LUNCH.

 

  And THAT pretty much sums up the media's approach to the news these days.

What else are they hacking for $$$$ ???

 

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This after we have repeatedly been told that they are such an asset..................................imagine that!

 

Just open each state to see the numbers...you will be astounded!!

 

 

Well here's what the real cost is state by state.

 

 

Below are state-by-state detailed infographics on how much illegals burden you and your state:

This after we have repeatedly been told that they are such an asset..................................imagine that!

 

Just open each state to see the numbers...you will be astounded!!

 

 

Well here's what the real cost is state by state.

 

 

Below are state-by-state detailed infographics on how much illegals burden you and your state:

Well well well. Look who the Hawaii judge met with before ruling against Trump's executive order

 

SHADOW GOVERNMENT: Silent Coup against  #Trump includes the  #Judiciary. They need to be stopped. "According to reports, Watson met with President Obama a day before he issued a temporary restraining order on President Trump's new executive order."

Redstate News

Nevada assemblywoman, 3 others are registered foreign agents for Saudi Arabia

 

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Philosophy 101:

 

As we grow older and wiser we realize a $300 or $30 watch - - - they both tell the same time. 

 

Whether we carry a $300 or $30 wallet/handbag - - - the amount of money inside is the same. 

 

Whether we drink a bottle of $300 or $30 or $3 wine - - - the hangover is the same. 

 

Whether the house we live in is 300 or 3,000 or 30,000 sq. ft. - - - the loneliness is the same. 

 

And we realize our true inner happiness does not come from the material things of this world. 

 

Whether we fly first or economy class, if the plane goes down - - - we go down with it. 

 

Whether we fly first or economy class, if the plane reaches its destination - - everyone arrives at the same time. 

 

Therefore . . . we should realize that when we have mates, buddies and old friends, brothers and sisters, with whom we can chat, laugh, talk, sing, talk about north-south-east-west or heaven and earth -- that is true happiness! 

 

Six Undeniable Facts of Life: 

 

1. Don't educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so when they grow up they will know the value of things, not the price. 

 

2. Best wise words: "Eat your food as your medicines. Otherwise you have to eat medicines as your food." 

 

3. The one who loves you will never leave you because, even if there are 100 reasons to give up, he or she will find one reason to hold on. 

 

4. There is a big difference between a human being and being human. Only a few folks really understand that. 

 

5. You are loved when you are born. You will be loved when you die. In between, you have to manage! 

 

6. If you just want to walk fast, walk alone; but, if you want to walk far, walk together! 

 

Six Best Doctors in the World:

 

1. Sunlight 

2. Rest 

3. Exercise 

4. Diet 

5. Self Confidence 

6. Friends 

 

And, finally:

 

The nicest place to be is in someone's thoughts,  the safest place to be is in someone's prayers.

 

May God give you all a good night & day!

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him,

 

"Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

 

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

 

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican.

 

"I am," replied the man. "How did you know?"

 

"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct. But I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me." 

 

The man smiled and responded, "You must be an Obama-Democrat."

 

"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"

 

"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are -- or where you are going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."

HIS IS SIMPLY AWESOME. WHAT A TALENT!!!!!!!!!!!

 

The Lone Ranger rides again

 

 

This is world-class guitar playing  and Campbell makes it look easy. The sounds of  Glen Campbell on guitar and the symphony orchestra playing Rossini's  "William Tell Overture" will take you back to those golden days of  yesteryear, when the strains of the Rossini's masterpiece coming over  the radio meant the  Lone Ranger show was about to begin.   

 

 

 

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Rabbit hole leads to incredible 700-year-old Knights Templar cave complex

 A direct quote from the largest contributor to left wing actions and the democratic party agenda. 

 

DOES SHE BELONG BEHIND BARS?  YOU READ, YOU JUDGE!

 

Clinton Foundation Tax Return & Distributions

Look at the email below! I actually went online to the website of the National Center for Charitable Statistics to verify if this was real or not.   It is!    Can you believe the audacity Hillary has to stand before the American people and praise the good work of the Clinton Foundation?

This needs circulation.  Hopefully even her supporters will be able to see the deception.    These are figures from an official copy of the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Foundation for the tax year 2014.  Anyone may obtain a copy of the tax return from the National Center for Charitable Statistics website! 

Total revenue (line 12)                    $177.8 ($177.8 million)

Total  grants to charity  (line 13)    $5.16 Million ($3.5 M less than last year)

Total expenses of                          $91,281,145.00 

Salaries (line 15)                            $34,838,106.00   

Fundraising fees (line 16a)                $850,803.00

Other expenses (line 17)                  $50,431,851.00 

They list  486 employees  (line 5)  SO IT TOOK  486  PEOPLE WHO ARE PAID $34.8 MILLION AND $91.3 MILLION IN FEES AND EXPENSES, TO GIVE AWAY  $5.1 MILLION WHICH IS LESS THAN  3% OF TOTAL REVENUES! 

Line 22 shows ending year net assets/fund balances of $332.5 MILLION which is up $85.2 MILLION from last year’s tax return!

  AND THEY CALL THIS A CHARITY!!! 

Here's the link to the National Center for Charitable Statistics copy of the Clinton Initiative filing of the IRS Form 990 if you want to check it out: 

 

http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990_pdf_archive/311/311580204/311580204_201412_990.pdf 

DateLine: 1836 Alamo Mission @ San Antonio, Texas

 

 REMEMBER THE ALAMO!.  Alamo Christian Mission in San Antonio. 

Battle of the Alamo
Part of the Texas Revolution
The Alamo, as drawn in 1854.
Date February 23  – March 6, 1836 Location San Antonio, Mexican Texas Result Mexican victory
Belligerents
Mexico	Republic of Texas
Commanders and leaders
Antonio López de Santa Anna Manuel Fernandez Castrillon Martin Perfecto de Cos	William Travis † James Bowie † Davy Crockett †
Strength
1,800[1]	185–260
Casualties and losses
400–600 killed and wounded[2][3][4]	182–257[1]

 

The Battle and Slaughter at the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio López de Santa Anna launched a numerical overwhelming assault on the Alamo Mission near San Antonio de Béxar (modern-day San Antonio, Texas, United States), killing all of the brave Texiandefenders. Santa Anna's legendary cruelty during the battle inspired many Texians—both Texas settlers and adventurers from the United States—to join the Texian Army. Buoyed by a desire for revenge, the Texians defeated the Mexican Army at the Battle of San Jacinto, on April 21, 1836, ending the revolution.

About 100 couragous Texians were then garrisoned at the Alamo. The Texian force grew slightly with the arrival of reinforcements led by eventual Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William B. Travis. On February 23, approximately 1,500 Mexicans marched into San Antonio de Béxar as the first step in a campaign to retake Texas. For the next 10 days, the two armies engaged in several skirmishes with minimal casualties. Aware that his garrison could not withstand an attack by such a large force, Travis wrote multiple letters pleading for more men and supplies, but the Texians were barely reinforced by fewer than 100 men.

In the early morning hours of March 6, the massive Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. After repelling two attacks, the outnumbered and outgunned Texians were unable to fend off a third attack. As Mexican soldiers scaled the walls, most of the Texian soldiers withdrew into interior buildings. Defenders unable to reach these points were slaughtered by the Mexican cavalry as they attempted to make desperate escape. Between five and seven Texians may have surrendered; no quarter was given and they were quickly executed. Most eyewitness accounts reported between 182 and 257 Texians died, while most historians of the Alamo agree that around 600 Mexicans were killed or wounded. Several noncombatants were sent to Gonzales to spread word of the Texian defeat. The news sparked both a strong rush to join the Texian army and a panic, known as "The Runaway Scrape", in which the Texian army, most settlers, and the new Republic of Texasgovernment fled from the advancing Mexican Army....