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November 6, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Religion and Philosophy
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When I heard the news yesterday about the horrible attack at Fort Hood in Texas, the first thing that came to my mind was an Iranian retaliation.  A few weeks ago, some high ranking commanders in the Iranian Republic Guards were killed and the Iranian Government blamed the United States involvement in that incident.  Of course at the time, this was all breaking news, so I had absolutely no idea that the Ft. Hood perpetrator was a Muslim born in America from Jordanian descent.  I just knew what I read about Iran having cells all over the world that they can activate in a minute’s notice.

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Maybe my thought about an Iranian retaliation was based on the fact that, at first, the media reported that there were three shooters with two in custody.  Obviously, if there are three shooters, it is unlikely that mental illness would be part of the equation for the killings.  As more information became available through the media, we learned that the shooter was a military psychiatrist.  Like the song that asked, “who is gonna bodyguard the bodyguard”, I asked myself “who counsels the counselor”.  I actually thought that maybe the shooter through is job counseling soldiers had heard so many horror stories that as a result he was suffering from traumatic stress disorder himself. 

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Now that we have a better picture of the shooter and what was taking place in his life in the last six months, the Iranian retaliation theory has come back into my mind.  Where are these Iranian cells hiding?  Are they at your college, church, workplace, hospital, supermarket?  Do they have access to your drinking water?   Are they in the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard?  Who knows?  Now, I have no fact to prove that this act was in retaliation for what took place in Iran a few weeks ago.  This is just my opinion from my own analysis.  What I do know, however, is that every day it seems we are getting a lot closer to an ultimate showdown between the west and Islam or the west and Christianity if you may.  I know this from analyzing current events and reading the bible.  Still some will say there is no God.

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Say a prayer for the loved ones of those who were killed yesterday.

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Is a showdown between Islam and the West inevitable?

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Do you think Iran was behind the recent attack?
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November 6, 2009 - Friday 

Category: Life
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Brenna Nance

Since we are on the subject of racial profiling, I want to share something that occurred two months in this small, quiet, little town which we reside in.

 

The day after Labor Day, just a few house down from ours, Kilian and I witnessed numerous law enforcement vehicles; county sheriff, local police, and unmarked, federal agents, outside of our neighbor’s house.  In addition, there was law enforcement on 4-wheelers, driving through a field.  Our other neighbor was with us and I thought this is a sting operation of some sort.

 

We asked one of the officers what happened and they said a young black male broke into a house and beat up a white girl.  This man is at large and on foot.  Not only was law enforcement looking for this man, but the residents of our town were driving around trying to “capture” this man.

 

This man-hunt went on all day, the next day, actually the whole week.  However, in the State of Oklahoma, we have the open public records act, so usually our local newspaper would announced such a crime, but there was nothing there.

 

Also, comes to find out that two local residents had stated to me, that they are not part of the KKK, THEY ARE THE KKK, and for me not to be surprised that if they captured him, he might be swinging on one of my trees!  I told Kilian this is bullshit!  We just purchased this place and now we live amongst admitted KKK members!

 

Later on, we found out the real story.  This young woman had “partied” with this man, took him home (her aunt’s house) and he spent the night.  The next morning, she went to the store, came home, and forgotten he was there.  So they had a lover’s quarrel and he took off, not on foot but his own vehicle.  So she made up a story about a “break-in committed by a black man”.

 

Was she arrested for false reporting?  NO!  Does this town still think of the black man as a criminal, YES!  There is even a sketch of him posted at the local store. All those man hours from law enforcement looking for a black man who did not committed a crime, IS RACIAL PROFILING!

 

WHERE IS THE JUSTIFICATION? 

 

She should have been charged and arrested for false reporting, and the sketch of the man needs to be taken down.  I pray that this man escaped from the clutches of evil.  I pray that they did not capture him, hanged him, chopped him up, and buried him outside of town.  Because no one knows who he is, except for that little bitch.

 

And I also know for a fact, that if someone broke into my house, and beat me up, law enforcement wouldn’t have spent so much time looking for the person.  They wouldn’t treated me as a victim, they would have questioned me to death, given me the fifth degree, and make their own assumptions.

 

And for the young man on this blog, that was not reasonable cause and probable cause that was fucking harassment based upon their racial profiling. 



Why is the KKK not treated like a regular Terrorist organization?


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November 5, 2009 - Thursday 

Current mood:  angry
Category: Life
Using the term pig is not actually referring to Kyle.  In fact, I like Kyle.  Anyway, here is another true story as a follow up to yesterday's blog.

James Lord


I am writing this in response to the recent TCOOO Blog regarding police racial profiling. It’s actually not so much of a response as an addition. This is a real life story that happened to myself and Viniyard from the TCOOO family in the city of Hollywood, Florida last February while both him and myself.

We both lived in the same neighborhood in Jamaica (Harbour View to the world!) for awhile, and coincidentally happened to be in the city of Hollywood at the same time. Realizing it had been awhile since we had been in the same place due to our various travels, we decided to link up and grab some dinner while we were both in town. He picked me up at the house I was staying at, and because we were unsure of our exact plans, we drove down the road a bit and stopped in a parking lot (this was about 6 in the evening). While discussing our dinner plans and listening to some tracks I produced that he had voiced earlier that day, one of Hollywood’s finest rolls into the lot, lights and sirens, and turns his highbeams on into the car, ordering Viniyard to hand over the keys and get out of the car (ordering me to stay inside).

Shortly after he made Viniyard get out of the car, backup, also with lights flashing drove around to the other side and ordered me to get out of the car after exchanging a few words with the other cop. I get out of the car and the cop begins his search, asks me a few questions about what I’m doing up there, how Viniyard and I know each other, where we’re heading, etc… Lots of questions are asked of both of us, including asking the same questions multiple times. Our ID’s are taken, and warrant checks ran. Then it got real weird…

Both of us came up clean on the warrant checks, and in the initial searches. Eventually, the cops traded positions and the cop who was searching and questioning Viniyard turned his attention to me and the other cop to him. Before preparing to search me a 2nd time, the cop who was searching Viniyard asked if I had been, and the other cop told him “yeah, but search the white guy again, jiggle his balls and shit.” At this point I was scared that they were up to something, especially after making jokes about molestation while conducting a search.

One of the cops noticed Viniyard trying to look for a badge number and started trying to incite him into an argument to see if he could get him to react (which aside from making his points to the officer, he didn’t, since we know the cops will do all sorts of crazy things, as seen in the now-infamous Oscar Grant video). One cop then, without any probable cause and despite everything up to that point checking out, demands to search both the car and the trunk. Again, both turn out to be clean.

Eventually after making us stand out in the night during a cold-front and running every check and search under the sun, they finally admitted they had nothing on us and told us to get a move on, warning us not to let them see us driving there again.
Essentially, these completely unprofessional, immoral, and based on their comments likely homosexual police officers abused their authority and treated two law-abiding citizens as criminals despite no probable cause of anything, except that red flags apparently when up after seeing a black Jamaican and a white man with dreads (as I had locks at the time) sitting in a car, and learning that we both knew each other from JA.

In other words, being a minority of any sort is apparently proof that you are committing crimes. Especially now that I have cut my locks, I have been targeted by police in the US for my appearance as a Muslim, yet no matter what happens, I’m always proven to be in the right, hence I don’t have even as much as a parking ticket on my record, let alone arrests for anything. However, as a law abiding citizen of the United States (granted I don’t spend a whole lot of time in the US for these reasons), it has become clear to me that police who are supposed to protect and serve the public instead choose to treat us like enemies.

Anyone who claims racial profiling is not real or is overstated has obviously never witnessed or been subjected to how common it is. Racial profiling is one of the reasons why referring to America as “the land of the free” is quite a stretch, I’ve traveled to a good variety of countries, and very few treat their citizens the way America does, especially those citizens who happen to be some minority (be it racial or religious).

Is racial or Religious profiling ever justified?

"It is a sad day when the former chief law enforcement officer of New York City pleads guilty to eight federal felonies," U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a prepared statement.


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Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP
Bernard Kerik won praise for his leadership of New York City's police in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. On Thursday, he pleaded guilty to several criminal charges.

Lawrence Kobilinsky, an acquaintance of Kerik and a forensics professor and chairman of the Department of Sciences at John Jay College in New York , was trying on Thursday to grasp the idea of the tainted American icon going off to prison for a while.


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November 4, 2009 - Wednesday 

Category: Life
The following is from Officer Kyle.  Nothing added, nothing taken away.

Kyle


BTW, a few hours ago I stopped a car while i was on my way back to the office from an interview.  I was on the interstate in a work zone.  There are signs and flashing lights for the work zone and the reduced speed (60 mph) and the fact that the fine is increased to $250 for traffic violations in the work zone is posted every 0.5 miles. Our Sheriff has really gotten on us about making sure we ABSOLUTELY do not speed through the work zone unless we are running Code 3 (Lights and Sirens).  I had a Silver 2003 Tahoe pass me in the work zone running 85 in a 60.  I turned on the lights and siren and pulled them over.  It was dark and the vehicle had heavily tinted windows, so I had no idea who was inside nor how many people were inside.  I approached from the passenger side to keep from standing in traffic and tapped on the passenger window to let the driver know i was there.  The 34 year old black female driver immediately launched into a tirade, yelling the first thing she said to me, before i even was able to identify myself. 

"WHY YOU BE PULLING ME OVER?!?!?!?  I AIN'T DID NOTHIN' WRONG!  IT'S 'CAUSE I'M BLACK, AIN'T IT WHITE BOY?! THAT'S PROFILING!! RACIST COP, I AIN'T GOT NO DRUGS."

To which I calmly replied (and I was VERY calm because after her last comment i suspected she had drugs in the vehicle and I did not want her doing anything until the K-9 arrived) "I am Detective xxx with the XXX county Sheriff's Office, the reason i stopped you was that you passed me in excess of 80 MPH in a 60 MPH posted work zone.  I need to see your license and Registration."  After more cussing and mumbling, she told me she did not have a license as it was suspended last year.  i walked back to the car and called for a K-9 unit to assist me with a search.  He found Crack and marijuana in the vehicle.  Now according to her, the only reason i arrested her was that she was black.  Nevermind the 3 felonies or passing me in a work zone, it was all about her color. 

I had no idea what color she was, she went by me too fast for me to even see, but the only reason i stopped her according to her was because she was black.


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Now people, please note that apart from the fact that the lady mentioned that she did not have any drugs, Kyle had no reason to be suspicious.  These ladies were not acting nervous.  He did not smell any drugs.  He did not see any drugs, weapons or large sum of money.  Just the fact that she mentioned she did not have any drugs was enough to get officer Kyle suspicious and call in a K-9 unit. 


Reasonable Suspicion:

Reasonable suspicion is a legal standard in United States law, that a person has been, is, or is about to be, engaged in criminal activity based on specific and articulable facts and inferences. It is the basis for an investigatory or Terry stop by the police and requires less evidence than probable cause, the legal requirement for arrests and warrants. Reasonable suspicion is evaluated using the "reasonable person" or "reasonable officer" standard, in which said person in the same circumstances could reasonably believe a person has been, is, or is about to be, engaged in criminal activity; such suspicion is not a mere hunch. Police may also, based solely on reasonable suspicion of a threat to safety, frisk a suspect for weapons, but not for contraband like drugs. A combination of particular facts, even if individually innocuous, can form the basis of reasonable suspicion.


Probable Cause:

In the context of warrants, the Oxford Companion to American Law defines probable cause as "information sufficient to warrant a prudent person's belief that the wanted individual had committed a crime (for an arrest warrant) or that evidence of a crime or contraband would be found in a search (for a search warrant)." "Probable cause" is a stronger standard of evidence than a reasonable suspicion, but weaker than what is required to secure a criminal conviction. Even hearsay can supply probable cause if it is from a reliable source or is supported by other evidence.


"Probable cause got flaws like dirty drawers" - Lauryn Hill.


Based on the definition for "Probable Cause" and "Reasonable Suspicion", did the fact that the lady told Kyle that she did not have any drugs reason enough for him to call in a K-9 unit?





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November 3, 2009 - Tuesday 

Category: News and Politics

Seven African-American lawmakers are currently under investigation  by the House Ethics Committee.

Not a single white lawmaker is currently the subject of a full-scale ethics committee probe.

The ethics committee declined to respond to questions about the racial disparity, and members of the African-American politicians have long complained that they’re treated unfairly when ethical issues arise. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are still fuming over Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to oust then-Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) from his chairmanship of that committee.

Last week’s actions by the House ethics committee are sure to add fuel to the fire.  The committee — which has one African-American lawmaker, Rep. G.K. ButterfieldRep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), who is white, but agreed to open Maxine Waters and Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.), Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Donald Payne (D-N.J.) and Del. Donna Christensen (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) are also included in the second of those investigations.

A document leaked to The Washington Post last week showed that nearly three dozen lawmakers have come under scrutiny this year by either the House ethics committee or the Office of Congressional Ethics, an independent watchdog created in 2008 at the insistence of Pelosi. While the list contained a substantial number of white lawmakers, the ethics committee has not yet launched formal investigative subcommittees with respect to any of them — as it has with the seven African-American members.

The OCE has also been a particular target of ire for the Rep. Jane Harman (D-Calif.), this lawmaker claimed, “because she has plenty of money to defend herself,” and the outside groups don’t want to take a risk. The Democrat said the ethics committee would be going up against Harman’s lawyers and “going up against” the powerful American Israel Public Affairs Committee if they push the OCE to pressure the ethics committee to act.

Harman was allegedly recorded on a 2005 federal wiretap discussing with an Israeli operative her bid to become Intelligence Committee chairwoman. Harman has denied any wrongdoing, but an attempt by the ethics committee to get a transcript of the taped call was rebuffed by the Justice Department.

What especially galled black lawmakers was that the ethics committee voted to move forward with the Waters and Richardson probes following the OCE referrals, while Graves — who OCE also thought should be investigated by the ethics committee — saw his case dismissed.

Even worse, the ethics committee issued a 541-page document explaining why it wouldn’t look into allegations that Graves invited a witness to testify before the Small Business Committee — on which he sits — without revealing his financial ties to that witness.

“It is kind of crazy,” said an aide to one senior black Democrat. “How can it be that the ethics committee only investigates African-Americans? It doesn’t make sense.”



Do you find it strange that so many Black lawmakers are being investigated yet not one white lawmaker is under investigation?
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October 30, 2009 - Friday 
or wherever you came from?

Seriously, a lot of you are jumping on the "Obama the Socialist" bandwagon.  But if he does turn out to be a socialist, what are you going to do about it?  Are you prepared to do a return trip on the mayflower?  Do you have the courage to return to the land of your forefathers? 

Not all Jamaicans were happy when Manley introduced Democratic Socialism to Jamaica.  You know what they did about it?  They packed up and left Jamaica.  They left to England, Canada and of course the United States.  They did not pick up arms and claim they were defending the constitution from enemies within and without.  They did not scream for impeachment of Michael Manley.  They just left.

So unless you are a native American, please don't whine and bitch about anything that Obama does.  If you don't like it, then fix up the Nina, the Pinta and Santa Maria and go  back to the land of your forefathers.  America is not yours, you have no founding fathers.  Some of you are quick to point out that there is no Santa Clause, no God, no tooth fairy.  Yet you continue to believe that, that which was never lost was found.  Wake your pathetic ass up.




So Americans, what is your plan if you see a swift ship to Socialism?

Europeans, are you prepared to welcome your cousins back home?


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October 29, 2009 - Thursday 

Category: News and Politics



Every criticism Manley faced, Obama is facing the same right now.



Can the private sector thrive in a Socialist system?  Why or why not?
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October 28, 2009 - Wednesday 

Current mood:  hopeful
Category: News and Politics
Democratic Socialism:  The Jamaican model.

I have blogged before that Jamaica's best years were in the Seventies.  At no time before or after did Jamaica thrive as they did during that decade.  Of course the fact that Jamaica had very friendly relationship with Cuba, i.e. Castro, did not sit well with the United States. Yesterday I did a post about the role the Al CIAda played in the demise of Jamaica and I titled the post "The American Ego" knowing of course, that the American ego would force many Americans to justify wickedness and blatant cruelty.

The funny thing is, as you watch this video (hopefully your egos wont prevent you from watching this one), you will see that the vision Manley had for Jamaica under "Democratic Socialism" is the same plan Obama has for America.  That is because Obama is smart enough to know that, capitalism is Babylon's system and "Social Living is the best".






There is nothing new under the sun
Everything you see as already been done.

Yesterday was the first post along these lines, today is the second.  It will get more interested as I post more this week.  By the end you will see why 2012 is so important.  The world wont end per se as the Mayan calendar suggests.  The world as we know it however, will be no more.

Change you can believe in
Here is a good reason
Poor people need him
It's Obama's season  -  Jango Fresh

After watching the video, do you see the similarities between Michael Manley and Barack Obama?



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October 27, 2009 - Tuesday 

Category: News and Politics

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October 23, 2009 - Friday 

Current mood:  angry
Category: Music
Newspaper reports from South Africa said yesterday that legendary reggae music icon, Lucky Dube, was killed because he was mistaken for a Nigerian.


But the Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa, Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), who spoke to the Southern Africa correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday reacted with shock to reports that Dube was shot because his killers thought he was a Nigerian.

He said it was unacceptable that South Africans would perceive Nigerians with such hatred.

According to him, this perception was in spite of Nigeria's contribution to the liberation of South Africans from the oppressive Apart-heid regime.

"This kind of situation is unacceptable to us as a people and government," Marwa said.

He said what the perception meant was that once "one is a Nigerian, you are not safe here in South Africa" .

The matter, according to him, would be tabled at the Review Meeting of the Nigeria-South Africa Bi-National Commission later this month in Abuja.

"This matter has to be tabled and concluded with before the situation escalates out of hand. What if Nigerians at home also decide to set up South Africans?", he asked rhetorically, saying "we must stop it now and get the relationship back to where it should be, friendly and acceptability of brotherliness."

He emphasised that "we are the same people who have toiled together in the past and are still toiling now."

"We have thousands of Nigerian professionals and entrepreneurs who engage in hard, decent and legitimate businesses and contribute to the economy of South Africa.



"If they have laboured hard to legitimately earn their pay, they reserve the right to afford whatever luxury cars of their taste and live out the best life-styles of their desire. It is their entitlement and definitely not a crime for you to live well if you work hard for it.

"Nigerians should not be seen as criminal elements. Are they saying that because as a Nigerian who rides a flashy car he should be killed? We will not accept that. We will resist it," he said.

Marwa assured Nigerians who called the high commission on the matter that "we are on top of the matter" and urged them to remain law abiding citizens.
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Except for the Maroons of Jamaica, The Haitian Revolution in 1804 and of course the great Nat Turner, Blacks have never hated or kill their oppressors like they hate and kill other Blacks.  So I have to ask:


Is it in the black gene to hate and kill other Blacks?




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