Atlas Labor Day Vlog

 

 

Much thanks to cinematographer Jackie (#2)
The Garden of the Finzi Continis, indeed

Tiger Hawk makes the case for Benedict Arnold here . My previous thoughts on Brutus here. Which resulted in the ongoing exchange;

         Balderdash!
All those traitors right under the president's nose.  Shakespeare wrote the whole script, all we have to do is recollect!

Imagine, they never said anything. While Bush and his closest confidantes burned, they never said anything.

I am not buying any of this CYA nonsense. It was much darker, much more diabolical than a mere oops. Careers were destroyed. Huge chunks of time and valuable resources squandered and once again the American people lead astray by the fauxmedia-cum-theater.

The spineless right can not give this coup d'etat a free pass while the left (the Shadow party) hides behind the skirts of WaPo and the jihad media.

There may be a dramatic shift in the political landscape. The Armitage shocker will have severe reverbs in the Republican party.

The silver lining is the opposing camp (which had been in purgatory) will emerge (Cheney, Rumsfeld, Bolton et al) and maybe win the internal war to prosecute the war on the global jihad.   By AtlasShrugs.com, at Mon Sep 04, 02:33:00 AM

Secretary Powell not only betrayed his president, he betrayed the trust of his country. His silence is utterly despicable. It would have been dishonorable at any time, but to do so when this president was struggling with a war put the country at greater risk and is inexcusable.

I began to doubt Mr. Powell when he was all for halting the first Gulf War. I lost my respect for the man after Somalia. Now he has added a stink on his reputation than will never be removed. You can discuss the legal ramifications all you want, nothing excuses his behavior.     By JMB, at Mon Sep 04, 05:47:43 AM   

   
So Atlas, why all the ambiguity? :)
Now, as I have said, it is not clear to me that Powell's hands are clean here. However, the Justice Department had asked that everybody who is the subject of the investigation keep quiet about their discussions with investigators. President Bush had issued a declaration that everybody should cooperate fully. He said so publicly. William Taft, the State Department's Chief Counsel, gave Alberto Gonzales the chance to ask about Armitage's testimony (in the NYT's version, anyway), and Gonzales declined because to do otherwise would be improper. Powell would have been at risk of interfering with a Justice Department investigation if he had passed on information that he only had because he was Armitage's boss. Hey, if the information was available to be made public without creating further legal liabilities, why didn't John Ashcroft do it? Same problem.

I'm not defending Powell in this by any means -- my original post was pretty tough on him. But I still think Andy is right about this. From the perspective of 2003 and under the Justice Department's rules of engagement, I'm not sure Powell had any more options than Armitage.

  By TigerHawk, at Mon Sep 04, 06:27:23 AM           

Hey TH! It's 2006 goddamit!  2003ma :-) I think you are inspriring a VLOG here...............stay tuned

It's a great read, go over there.

UGH................Hezbollah, Israel accept UN mediation on prisoners: Annan

Happy Labor day...have a hot dog for me

UPDATE: The navy giving great VLOG hat tip Rich

UPDATE: My first press release, woot!

UPDATE: Missed this dinner, hey Labor day belongs to the kids.

UPDATE: Here's a good indication of the enemy (comment on this video at youTube);

egyptianmafia (2 hours ago)

Wow, you are so smart....I will make sure that I will shit and piss on your coffin...I hope u die a painful death....hopefully another concentration camp thing where you will be the #1 to be burned! and I will make sure ur kids will be there to watch u burn!

:Also interesting from solomonia;

Whether you agree with him or not, don't miss this speech from Ambassador James Dobbins, Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND Corporation:

Moral Clarity and the Middle East

"There’s a popular perception in the United States that in the aftermath of 9/11, the United States formed a coalition and overthrew the Taliban. Wrong. In the aftermath of 9/11, the United States joined an existing coalition which had been trying to overthrow the Taliban for a decade. The coalition consisted of India, Russia, Iran and the Northern Alliance. And with the addition of American airpower, that coalition succeeded in overthrowing the Taliban. That’s what happened...

"At one point the U.N. had circulated the first draft of the Bonn declaration, which is essentially Afghanistan’s interim constitution. It was the Iranian envoy who noted that there was no mention of democracy. “Maybe a document like this ought to mention democracy” he suggested. I allowed as how that was probably a good idea. I have to note that my instructions didn’t say anything about democracy..."

Transcript here and Video here  or here

 

Comments

[EN]

It says this video is no longer available. I'm curious...

[EN]

It says this video is no longer available. I'm curious...

[Richard Davis]

Great Labor Day Vlog!

You're right, "Where have all the real men gone?"

They're right where you said they are, serving our Country, killing Jihadists in Iraq and Afghanistan and all around the world,
Happy Labor Day to all the TROOPS who stand guard for us, on land, sea, and air. YOU'RE the REAL WORKING CLASS HEROES! You're doing the most important jobs in the world.
(and love your families too!)

[Bushwack1]

Mrs Shrugs, I have seen a couple of your posts and 2 of your vlogs, I like the way you think. and you are very cute too.
Have a great labor day and no

[Bushwack1]

ooops "and no" is not supposed to be there....
You got me frazzled us rednecks aint used to the pretty ladies being smart too....

[Bushwack1]

ooops "and no" is not supposed to be there....
You got me frazzled us rednecks aint used to the pretty ladies being smart too....

[jdka]

Grand Alliance of Jews, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs

It is time to form a Grand Alliance of Jews, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs to fight and resist the clear and unacceptable Islamic threat to our cultures and our democratic ways. If our governments and leaders won’t properly recognize the threat and defend us, then we owe it to our families to rise to our own defense. Spread the word throughout the internet, and let this idea take root and grow.

Let us ally ourselves, and give those who threaten our safety the jihad they so desire - culturally, politically, and physically - before it is too late.

“Lead, don’t appease.” Please stop the West from committing suicide.

- Rosemont

[Pamela Geller]

Dave wrote me that typepad bounced this comment;
This would not post in Comments on your Blog:



Bo Gritz Letter to George Bush
1 February 1988, Sandy Valley, NV

Honorable George Bush, Vice President, United States of America, Washington, D.C.
Sir:
Why does it seem that you are saying "YES" to illegal narcotics in America?
I turned over video tapes to your NSC staff assistant, Tom Harvey, January 1987, wherein General KHUN SA, overlord of Asia's "Golden Triangle", offered to stop 900 tons of heroin/opium from entering the free world in 1987. Harvey told me, "...there is no interest here in doing that." General Khun Sa also offered to identify U.S. Government officials who, he says, have been trafficking in heroin for more than 20 years.
November 1986, Scott Weekly and I went into Burma in coordination and cooperation with The White House. Tom Harvey told me you received a letter from Arthur Suchesk, Orange County, CA, dated 29 August 1986. Dr. Suchesk said that Gen Khun Sa had access to U.S. POWs. Harvey said the letter had received "highest attention". He gave me a copy along with other case documents. I was asked if it was possible to verify the information. According to Harvey, the CIA said Khun Sa had been assassinated some months before. Harvey supplied Scott and myself with language under White House and NSC letterhead that would help us gain access to Khun Sa. It worked. Unfortunately, Khun Sa knew nothing about US POWs. He did, however, offer to trade his nation's poppy dependence for a legitimate economy.

Instead of receiving an "Atta Boy" for bringing back video tape showing Khun Sa`s offer to stop 900 tons of illegal narcotics and expose dirty USG officials, Scott was jailed and I was threatened. I was told that if I didn't "erase and forget" all that we had discovered, I would, "hurt the government". Further, I was promised a prison sentence of "15 years".
I returned to Burma with two other American witnesses, Lance Trimmer, a private detective from San Francisco, and Barry Flynn from Boston. Gen Khun Sa identified some of those in government service he says were dealing in heroin and arms sales. We video taped this second interview and I turned copies over in June 1987, to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence; Chairman of the House on Foreign Affairs Task Force on Narcotics Control; Co-Chairman, Senate Narcotics Committee; Senator Harry Reid, NV; Representative James Bilbray, NV; and other Congressional members. Mister Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, is one of those USG officials implicated by Khun Sa. Nothing was done with this evidence that indicated that anyone of authority, including yourself, had intended to do anything more than protect Mr. Armitage. I was charged with "Misuse of Passport". Seems that it is alright for Oliver North and Robert MacFarlane to go into Iran on Irish Passports to negotiate an illegal arms deal that neither you nor anyone else admits condoning, but I can't use a passport that brings back drug information against your friends.

Lance Trimmer and I submitted a "Citizen Complaint of Wrongdoing by Federal Officers" to Attorney General Edwin Meese, III on 17 September 1987. Continuous private and Legislative inquiries to date indicate that the Attorney General's Office has "lost" the document. Congressional requests to the Government Accounting Office have resulted in additional government snares and stalls.

January 20, 1988, I talked before your Breakfast Club in Houston, Texas. A distinguished group of approximately 125 associates of yours, including the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, expressed assurance that you are a righteous man. Almost all of them raised their hand when I asked how many of them know you personally. If you are a man with good intent, I pray you will do more than respond to this letter. I ask that you seriously look into the possibility that political appointees close to you are guilty of by passing our Constitutional process, and for purposes of promoting illegal covert operations, conspired in the trafficking of narcotics and arms.

Please answer why a respected American Citizen like Mister H. Ross Perot can bring you a pile of evidence of wrongdoing by Armitage and others, and you, according to TIME magazine (May 4, page 18), not only offer him no support, but have your Secretary of Defense, Frank Carlucci tell Mr. Perot to "stop pursuing Mr. Armitage". Why Sir, will you not look into affidavits gathered by The Christic Institute (Washington, D.C.), which testify that Armitage not only trafficked in heroin, but did so under the guise of an officer charged with bringing home our POWs. If the charges are true, Armitage, who is still responsible for POW recovery as your Assistant Secretary of Defense ISA, has every reason not to want these heros returned to us alive. Clearly, follow on investigations would illuminate the collective crimes of Armitage and others.

Several years ago a secretary working for Armitage asked me "Why would he have us expunge his official record of all reference to past POW/MIA assignments and activities?" Not knowing, I ventured a guess that maybe he was considering running for public office and didn't feel the POW -Vietnam association would be a plus in his resume. It was about the same time a CIA agent named by Khun Sa turned up dead in Bangkok under "mysterious circumstances". Also about this time, as an agent of NSC's Intelligence Support Activity, I was told by ISA Chief Jerry King, "...there are still too many bureaucrats in Washington who don't want to see POWs returned alive". I failed to realize the fullness of his meaning, or these other events, until in May 1987, Gen Khun Sa, in his jungle headquarters, named Richard Armitage as a key connection in a ring of heroin trafficking mobsters and USG officials. A U.S. agent I have known for many years stopped by my home last month enroute to his next overseas assignment. He remarked that he had worked for those CIA chiefs named by Khun Sa, and that by his own personal knowledge, he knew what Khun Sa said was true. He was surprised it had taken so long to surface.

I am a registered Republican. I voted for you twice. I will not do so again. If you have any love or loyalty in your heart for this nation; if you have not completely sold out, then do something positive to determine the truth of these most serious allegations. You were Director of the CIA in 1975, during a time Khun Sa says Armitage and CIA officials were trafficking in heroin. As Director of Intelligence you were responsible to the American people for the activities of your assistant - even as you should know what some of these same people are doing who are close to you now as our Vice President because I feel these "parallel government" types will only be promoted by you, giving them more reason to bury our POWs.
I am enclosing some documentation that supports the charges made. Chief is a letter from Khun Sa to the U.S. Justice Department dated 28 June 1987, wherein Richard Armitage is named along with Theodore Shackley (your former Deputy Director CIA from Covert Operations) and others. Please also note William Stevenson's article, "Bank of Intrigue-Circles of Power". You, Armitage, and General Richard Secord are prominently mentioned. Stevenson, you might remember, authored A MAN CALLED INTREPID. Also Tom Fitzpatrick's article, "From Burma to Bush, a Heroin Highway", should interest you. Both of these men are prize winning journalists. The book, CRIMES of PATRIOTS, "A True Tale of Dope, Dirty Money, and the CIA", by Jonathan Kwitny, reporter for the Wall Street Journal, details for you the bank connections that Khun Sa mentions. Finally, the basic primer that spells out exactly how this dope for covert operations gambit began, is Alfred McCoy's THE POLITICS OF HEROIN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. All of these should be required reading for the man appointed chief cop by our President to safeguard America from illegal narcotics. These are just a sampling of many works now available that chronical disgraceful conduct by those sworn to protect and defend our Constitution.

Parting shot Mr. Vice President: On 28 January 1988, General Khun Sa tendered an offer to turn over to me one metric ton (2,200 pounds) of heroin. He says this is a good faith gesture to the American people that he is serious about stopping all drugs coming from the infamous Golden Triangle. I, you and Nancy Reagan are really serious about saying "NO" to drugs, why not test Gen Khun Sa? I challenge you to allow me in the company of agents of your choice to arrange to receive this token offer worth over $4 billion on the streets of New York City. It will represent the largest "legal" seizure of heroin on record. You can personally torch it, dump it in the ocean, or turn it into legal medication; as I understand there is a great shortage of legal opiates available to our doctors. I think Gen Khun Sa's offer is most interesting. If you say "YES" then the ever increasing flow of heroin from Southeast Asia (600-- tons-- '86, 900 tons-- '87, 1200-- tons'88) may dry up--not good for business in the parallel government and super CIA circles Oliver North mentioned. If you say "NO" to Khun Sa, you are showing colors not fit for a man who would be President.

What is your decision? I challenge you to demonstrate exactly where you stand with respect to big-business-drugs, parallel government, misuse of U.S. tax-payer dollars in foreign drug supression programs that don't work, no interest in dialogue that will stem the flow of illegal narcotics, return of POWs while they are still alive? I for one am not for a "USA, Inc." with you or anyone else as Chairman of the Board.
Respecting Your Office,
James "Bo" Gritz, Concerned American, Box 472 HCR-31Sandy Valley, NV 89019, Tel: (702) 723-5266

Col. James "Bo" Gritz
HCR 37 Box 472
Sandy Valley, Nevada 89019

James "Bo" Gritz was born 18 Jan 39 in Enid, Oklahoma, and raised by his maternal grandparents. His dad, Pilot-Lieutenant Roy L. was killed in World War II. Bo was born to be a warrior and was in uniform through Cub, Boy, Explorer Scouts, Cadets, and into camouflage as an Army Paratrooper, Ranger, and Green Beret. Bo spent 22-years in the military rising through the enlisted and officer ranks. He served as a Green Beret commander in Southeast Asia from 1964-69. General William Westmoreland featured Bo as "The" American Soldier in his memoirs, A SOLDIER REPORTS. Bo was the Intelligence Officer and Reconnaissance Chief for Delta Force, commanded the first guerrilla forces which expanded into a Mobile Strike Command of 3,000 mercenary and free-world special operations forces. He was decorated 62 times for valor, including the Conspicuous Service Cross, the Combat Infantry Badge, 5 Silver Stars, 2 Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Soldier's Medal, 10 Bronze Stars "V," the Purple Heart, Air Medals for Valor, Army Commendation Medals for Valor, Crosses of Gallantry with Palm, VN Medal of Honor, 2 Gold Medals of Cambodia, 2 Presidential Citations, etc. Bo is a Master Parachutist, Military Scuba and Salvage Diver. Upon return from Vietnam, Bo entered the Ministry and has served God as an Eternal Warrior since. The military further groomed him to be the first military attaché in China (1969-70) and he remains fluent in Chinese Mandarin. He also was school trained in African Swahili. Bo was assigned to the Pentagon General Staff as Chief of Special Activities (1972-73). He was selected to command Special Forces in Latin America (1975-77), and returned to the Pentagon as a Chief of Congressional Relations for the Secretary of Defense (1977-79).

Bo has a Batchelor of Science from the University of Nebraska in Law & Corrections, a Master of Military Science (1971), Master of Arts in Communications from the American University (1974). Bo is a certified Hypnotherapist; has a Nevada Teaching Certificate; is accredited as a 6th Degree Blackbelt and the Chief Instructor for the American Council on Karate Instruction. He is an active FAA Flight Instructor and Commercial Pilot. Bo was asked by the Defense Intelligence Agency to go in search of U.S. POWs in October 1978 and became a Principal Agent for the NSC's Intelligence Support Activity. Bo has worked undercover as an Engineer for Hughes Aircraft Company (1979-80). He entered Burma's infamous Golden Triangle at the request of the White House and returned with the identity of high level Executive Branch officials involved in illegal drug trafficking (1986).

Bo wrote the book, CALLED TO SERVE after being acquitted of federal charges when President George Bush ordered U.S. Attorney William Maddox in 1989 to "Get Bo Gritz!" The book and video (NATION BETRAYED) are available through CFA. Bo has trained Afghan Freedom Fighters (1986); been an Advisor in Saudi Arabia, and conducted special operations in Africa. Bo intervened to end the federal sieges at Ruby Ridge, Idaho (Randy Weaver) in 1992 and the Montana Freemen. He organized Task Force Cross to aid Eric Rudolph in 1998. He has been invited to testify before Congress on five occasions and has been featured in numerous books, articles, and film documentaries on special operations forces.

Bo organized the Center for Action in 1989 to bring accountability and responsibility to government. In 1992, he was the America First Coalition candidate for President of the United States. Bo initiated his SPIKE (Specially Prepared Individuals for Key Events) Training program in January 1993 with the purpose of qualifying American citizens in Special Forces Skills. The 12-phases are now on video and available through the CFA. Bo has written numerous field and technical manuals supporting the SPIKE videos. Besides SPIKE, Bo has conducted several special courses in Airborne, Underwater Operations, Weapons, War Fighting, Intelligence & Operations, Combat Medicine, and Explosive Ordnance Disposal. He will conclude his hands-on training with a Grand Ultimate SPIKE to be held in the Southern Nevada desert, Spring 2002. All previous instruction is on video, supported with hardware and field manuals.

Bo has a new book, My Brother's Keeper, detailing his personal involvements in saving oppressed Americans. This new book is available now in draft form for $30, which includes shipping. In August 2000, Bo made a call for Americans with a desire to serve God to join him as members of the FEW. Bo has written a Newsletter for 10-years for people who cause events to happen rather than wonder what happened. He hosted a radio talkshow, FREEDOM CALL, for seven-years, and desires to be back on the air as soon as his new book is between covers. He is married to Judy Gale from Kentucky. They reside on an airstrip 50-miles southwest of Las Vegas, Nevada with their Abyssinian, Heartmender, and German Shepherd, Hartzall. Their home address is HC-37, Box 472, Sandy Valley, NV 89019, telephone 702-723-5266, fax 723-1356, e-mail bogritz@msn.com. The Gritz' recognize a seventh-day Sabbath and Gods appointed Feasts. Bo and Judy love to ride their Harley Davidson, walk the runway at night, and fly their Cessna-310 Riley Rocket to places of appointment.

[Richard Davis]

Bo Gritz is amazing.

Sounds like Bush #1 allowed a lot of Gritz's vital information and intelligence to be ignored.

A freakin shame.

Sounds like Armitage is a real scumbag.

[mw]

We need more that real men in Iraq.

We need real leadership in Washington D.C.

Not someone who throws the word "accountability" around but fails to understand its meaning.

Vietnam was lost because of a failure of leadership in Washington D.C.

Iraq?

Rumsfeld = McNamara

[Peter VE]

Pamela, honey, you need to get a better mike. I could only hear about half of what you said through the wind noise.
OTOH, of course, the Islamofascists may have broken into your server and fouled up the audio track...

[Richard Davis]

That NAVY video (VLOG) is great!

One of the best homemade videos I've ever seen.

Very very motivating.

Proves that We have THE BEST NAVY IN THE WORLD!

[matoko kusanagi]

are u insane? Powell defended the Fulda Gap.
what have u EVER done but flash your boobies and spew about burkas and hudna and islamofacists.
i am so frackin' sick of your white trash cliff's notes on history and politics.
two-digit.