Reckless Wednesday
Where do I start.
October 23rd, 1983
241 dead at Marine BLT Barracks.
I'll start here.
I personally lost friends that day. My last year of service to this country.
Make no mistake about it.
This murder, was the result of President Reagan's off shore Naval shelling of Lebanese villages.
The very reason for the Naval shelling was that President Reagan knew without a doubt that there was a build up of Terrorists, who by his intelligence reports were about to begin a world wide presence of plague on this planet.
As well Reagan knew without a doubt that these particular 'Radical Muslim Terrorists' were beginning a worldwide effort to bring death to any and all who did not subscribe to their 8th Century beliefs.
These Low Life Motherless Maggots were the beginning of AL-Quida.
If all that was not enough.
Last year, the 30th Anniversary of This Most Tragic of Tragic occurrences.
Not One Damn Mention In Any American Bought and Sold News Media.
A Shame on Every Level.
President Reagan's immediate resolve regarding this Mass Murder was to literally turn the entire Middle East into 'Glass'.
What went terribly wrong was the opposition President Reagan received from the far left wing Democrats.
Honestly.
As far as I am concerned, all Democrats are Left Wing Idiots.
I will state again.
I am of no political party affiliation.
Never have been.
Never will be.
By standing Reagan down on his plan to immediately take out Al-Quida, this country was put in harms way on every level.
Straight up.
As well, his actions would have ceased Russia's incursion taking place in Afghanistan. In essence the world at large would have been a much safer place today.
Regarding Russia's presence in Afghanistan in 1983, that war also brought to birth The Taliban. Trained by our then Boy Bin Laden.
So it goes without say that Reagan's plan, if implemented, would have as well disbanded and halted any further training of Taliban.
As I wrote, somewhat extensively over two years ago regarding my Pakistani Army Officer/ISA Information Officer Friend.
In his very word's;
"Ryan. Pakistan Plays America's Bitch and takes your money while ISA trains 8 to 12 year old's as Taliban fighters".
It is only at this point that America is just, finally figuring this out.
To date.
The U.S. still turns over to Pakistan in access of $1.6 Billion a year.
Not bad work if one can procure it.
One would think that at a certain point, that some kind of leadership in The United States would rise to the occasion of completely putting an end to the Dangerous Treacherous and Ridiculous actions that are seemingly the norm.
But Oh The Fuck No.
Today in America.
We have occupying our White House a Radical American Terrorist on every level who has absolutely no control what so ever regarding any damn thing.
I am sure that on a daily basis this President laughs his ass off regarding all that is right and pure about my America.
Yet 46% of this country backs this American Terrorists and his friends.
Secretary of State, John Kerry.
In my eyes nothing more than a war criminal regarding his treasonous role in Vietnam.
I mean really.
The Communist North Vietnamese President credits John Kerry for winning The Vietnam War for Communist North Vietnam.
In fact John Kerry has an entire room dedicated to himself at The Communist North Vietnamese War Memorial.
America.
These are the people running this country.
My belief is that the people who surround and protect this President, The Secret Service, are actually sickened by what they witness on a daily basis.
For myself I can not for the life of me come to any other conclusion regarding the break down of protocol and procedure regarding the Secret Service.
I mean really.
A three time convicted felon.
Armed and Dangerous in an elevator with The American President.
An individual with an extensive record employed as an 'Armed Guard' detailed on that particular day to be on duty, with The President of The United States.
Really.
Come on America.
Liveleak Below are graphic images of the Islamic State Jihadist killed by the Kurdish Forces (Peshmerga) on August 8th.
Kurds On Da Job
Suspicious/For Sure Enemy Of America
Quite some time back this individual hooked up onto my site.
He started to send me nice little quotes.
Nice day.
Things of that nature.
Said he was Turkish.
Come to find out that he is in fact Egyptian.
As Well Muslim.
Very Muslim.
Today I did somewhat of a back track regarding this man.
The tracking took me not only to a Masque in Egypt, But as well a History on his site of my recent movements for the last 4 years here in America.
Hmmm.
If All this was not enough.
In one of his circles, there are 3 people.
One of those 3 are President Barack Hussein Obama.
Now today I find this young man has included me in his circles.
So I click his site.
He is hooked up to the above individual who claims to be from Turkey but is from Egypt.
Egypt is second in page views right under America.
Again.
What I find very very strange are my movements over the last 4 years documented on this individuals Blogger site.
خالد محمد
Works at انا
Attended الثا. نویه
Lived in القا هره
12 followers|820 views
Below is the exact area where the above individual hangs out as it were.
Again.
I am receiving a shit load of reads from this exact area.
Al Mehwar Al Markazi
Giza, Egypt
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https://maps.google.com/?ll=29.972382,30.942953&q=29.972382,30.942953
To Get A Real Up Close and Personal Read On This Individuals Stomping Grounds Simply Google and Paste The Above Address In Red In Google Search.
My take On The Above Individual Is That He Is A Very Dangerous Man and For Sure An Enemy Of The United States.
Quite Possibly I Am Wrong.
But...
The other day.
I'm chillin in a beautiful scenic place.
I start thinking.
About peoples Hate and Intolerance.
Peoples frightening actions against other humans.
My thoughts take me back 20 years.
I metaphorically attach to the vapor trail of religion.
I think about Muslims.
I think about Jews.
I think about Christians.
About Hindus.
About Buddhists.
All very peaceful folk.
Except one.
My Muslim brothers and sisters.
Who, collectively as a religion, has exhibited the most malice, hateful driven, blood thirsty, murderous actions that I can literally remember.
Based on a period in time that ran roughly from 1071 to 1291.
A time encapsulated in hate, driven by the Crusades.
Which, thank God were put to silence.
Now today.
The 21st Century.
Animal Murder based on the Death Toll remnants of The Crusades and writings about it in the most outdated of dictum. The Quran.
Murder is carried out against innocent civilians, women, children, who, with absolutely nothing to do with any such heinous, seriously outdated dogma.
Carried out by coward sub-creaton, low intelligence swine.
Yo.
Muslims.
What are Ya All so damn angry about?
Were 6 million of your own forced into box cars, less conducive on a human level regarding standards lower than those used to transport swine?
Were you and yours rounded up from your own country and sold into hundreds of years of slavery?
The Blacks.
The Irish.
Exactly.
Here in 21st Century Planet Earth.
What is your direct beef as it were?
In prison.
If one is of Muslim faith.
One is afforded many more privileges than other inmates.
The exact reason that Black inmates convert to the Muslim faith.
Honestly.
Regarding myself.
On a daily basis, at best just an ordinary Joe Blow.
From all I witness over the last 20 years Muslims.
You are self pitied sub-creaton swine.
Your soul intent and purpose is to not only spread misguided hate, but to as well, commit heinous, less than animal acts on ordinary, defenseless human beings.
Now your on mission to find military families in America and come after us.
Yo.
Islamic Coward Faggot Bitches.
Here I am.
Come and find me.
Like My Marine Brother Below Explains.
I am one disgruntled.
Pissed off.
Certified crazy.
American Veteran.
I Straight Da Fuck Up Roll A & D. (Armed and Dangerous)
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You Will
Die Slow
Die Hard
Die Screaming
And
Find Your Way In Less Than A Nano To 92 Muslim Virgin Hoes.
Feel Me?
So Far?
Sniveling Swine Bitches.
22,658,000
That Is The Number Of Veterans In America.
Trust Me Islamic Muslim Assholes.
We Waiting On Ya Bitches.
Ya All Scared Shitless Of The Israelis?
Ya Ain't Even Began To Imagine The Realty Of Dealing With Us.
Semper Fi.
Oh Yeah.
Go Get Your Nasty Ass Swine Selves Circumcised.
Filthy Stinking Islamic Pig Bitches.
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God Bless Women.
There is a new
weapon being used against the brutal ISIS forces terrorizing Iraq and
Syria. Kurdish women are fighting the Islamic State terrorists and are
demonstrating that they are formidable in battle. They also bear a
significant psychological advantage – dying at the hand of a woman
supposedly means the jihadist won’t get his automatic 70 virgins and go
to heaven. Aw.
Kurdish women, according to Syria Deeply, are no stranger to fighting in battle, and are “regarded as some of the most liberal in the region.” Because of the violence that women in the area have been suffering at the hands of the Islamic State militants, female Kurdish soldiers have been signing up in increasing numbers to fight back, reports the Wall Street Journal.
The PKK has long been classified by United States Intelligence as a terror group due to its actions against the government of Turkey. They do not work together in an official capacity. But the extreme violence of ISIS is making allies out of enemies in an effort to stop a common threat. According to The Mirror, Iraqi terror expert Nasser Kataw notes: “There has been a re-drawing of battlefield alliances as people who were once enemies have joined together to try and defeat the scourge that is the Islamic State.”
These women of the 2nd Peshmerga Battalion are pushing into Iraq in a seek and destroy mission of the ISIS forces “who have captured 3,000 non-Muslim girls and women who will be forced into marriage with IS soldiers, sold as sex slaves [redundancy?] or shot if they refuse to convert to Islam.” The capture of the women and girls follows the decree by the ISIS jihadists that all non-Muslims, primarily Christians and Yazidis, must “convert or die,” as previously reported by The Inquisitr. Most fled. Many have been buried alive or executed. The ones who have survived are now being sought by the Kurdish fighting women.
These warrior women have already proven successful in helping to retake a crucial strategic site earlier in the week, the Mosul dam, in what The Wire is calling “the biggest blow to the radical Sunni group yet.” The Kurdish women are intimidating and fierce. And they hate what ISIS is doing to their people.
Another female soldier, Ruwayda [name changed], fights for a different Kurdish organization, but, like the women of the 2nd Peshmera Battalion, she and other of these Kurdish women are angry about the “jihadists’ repression of women.” She tells Syria Deeply: “I believe in a greater cause, which is protecting our families and our cities from the extremists’ brutality and dark ideas.”
“The jihadists don’t like fighting women, because if they’re killed by a female, they think they won’t go to heaven.”A writer for CDN adds: “(note to ISIS fighters: you are not going to heaven anyway.)”
Reaction on Twitter has largely been in praise of these Kurdish women, who are being hailed as heroes:
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ISIS.
Fuck You And Your MuthuFuckin Mamma.
Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai
إبراهيم ابن عواد ابن إبراهيم ابن علي ابن محمد البدري السامرائي
Yo.
al-Badri al-Samarrai.
ISIS Coward Faggot Bitch Leader.
Suck My.
Long Fat.
Irish JewBoy Christian Dick.
Your Islasmic Hoe Mamma Already Has.
Oh Yeah.
Have A Nice day.
Bitch.
| Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi | |
|---|---|
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi delivering a sermon in the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul (July 2014).
| |
| Born | alleged by jihadist websites[1] to be Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai[citation needed] Arabic: إبراهيم عواض إبراهيم علي محمد البدري السامرائي 1971 (age 43–44)[2] Near Samarra, Iraq[2] |
| Residence | unknown, moves constantly within Iraq and Syria |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Other names | Abu Du'a[3] |
| Occupation | Leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and predecessor organizations |
| Predecessor | Abu al-Baghdadi |
| Religion | Salafiyya Islam[4] |
Criminal charge
| Abu Du’a is a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under U.S. Executive Order 13224. He is also listed at the United Nations Security Council 1267/1989 al-Qaida Sanctions Committee. |
| Spouse(s) | former spouse: Saja al-Duleimi (detained in Lebanon), another Iraqi wife and a Syrian wife[5][6] |
| Children | One known daughter (detained in Lebanon) [5] One son |
| Allegiance | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Leader) |
Reward amount
| US$10 million by Rewards for Justice [3] |
Capture status
| Fugitive |
Wanted by
| United States,[3] Iraq |
| Killings | |
| Victims | Rewards for Justice: Abu Du’a has taken personal credit for a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq since 2011 and claimed credit for the June 2013 operations against the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, the March 2013 suicide bombing assault on the Ministry of Justice, among other attacks against Iraqi Security Forces and Iraqi citizens going about their daily lives. |
| Country | Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, others |
| Target(s) | Civilians, Journalists, Government forces |
| Weapon(s) | armed insurrection, suicide bombs, IEDs, chemical weapons |
Ibrahim ibn Awwad ibn Ibrahim ibn Ali ibn Muhammad al-Badri al-Samarrai
إبراهيم ابن عواد ابن إبراهيم ابن علي ابن محمد البدري السامرائي
Yo.
al-Badri al-Samarrai.
ISIS Coward Faggot Bitch Leader.
Suck My.
Long Fat.
Irish JewBoy Christian Dick.
Your Islasmic Hoe Mamma Already Has.
Oh Yeah.
Have A Nice day.
Bitch.
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Americas President Less Than Six Years Ago
Just keppin it 100 Mr. President.
I personally haven't one bit of dislike for
people of The Muslim Faith.
My Dislike Is Against Chicken Shit Cowards Of The Muslim faith Who Slaughter Humans In The Name Of Some Reprehensible Fake God.
I'm gonna pull up on the stick
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Yo.
As of today' Rasmussen Poll.
48% of You Ragged Idiots Still Support Your Boy Barry O.
Just Gotta Be This Wonderful Great Damn Economy.
Right?
Well Guess What Schmucks.
Today Your Lucky Damn Ass Day.
The White House Is Giving Away Free Lemonade.
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Work Place Violence?
Alton Nolan
Racist Muslim
Oklahoma Work Place Terrorist
Oklahoma Work Place Terrorist
Mumia Abul - Jamal
Cop Killing Convicted Felon
Just The Person I Want To Deliver A Commencement Speech
At My Kidz College
This is America today.
Where Convicted Felons run free through the American Halls of Justice.
Revered and Respected.
The Brutal Angry Killer
Of
An
American Patrol Officer.
Of
An
American Patrol Officer.
Shot Between The Eyes.
Murdered
In
The
Street
Like A Dog.
In
The
Street
Like A Dog.
Rank rolls down hill America.
One of The Presidents
Very
Best of friends.
Jimmy Hoffa Jr.
An individual who is known to surround himself with Criminals.
A person who hates what is right in this country on par with The President and his very best of Criminal friends.
I state all of this without one single iota of malice or hate.
This is just who this man, The President is.
What is the surprise America?
And back in D.C.
What is my government' seemingly greatest concern?
The Washington Redskins.
Honestly.
Buy Ya All Books.
Send Ya All To School.
This Is The Best You Idiots Can Come Up With?
I have friends.
Navajo.
Comanche.
Seminoles.
Apaches.
They tell me.
They're Indians. Damn Proud Indians
They tell me.
Do Not Dismiss Their Heritage.
Pleeze.
While in Russia the Antonov 225 Transport Aircraft can not hit the tarmac quick enough to deliver V. Putins Chinese produced replacement testicles.
Cause I gotta tell Ya All.
Vladdy laughing his balls clear da fuck off.
Daily.
Make no mistake about it.
The
direction this country is going lays great amounts of latitude for the
likes of China and Russia to make monumental leaps forward in the gamed
called World Domination.
America is lead by Far Left Extremists lead by the Likes of Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dorhn.
Ayers The Puppet Master of Baby Barack Barry O. Hussein.
The Ayers Of Today And The Ayers Of Yesteryear
Target Practice
Just Stretchin
The Envelope
Of
Poetic License
Just Stretchin
The Envelope
Of
Poetic License
Niner Niner Eight One Niner
Alpha Tango Bravo...
It's A Go
Gotha
Green
Alpha Tango Bravo...
It's A Go
Gotha
Green
The Above
Killers
Of
American
Law Enforcement
Cop Killers
According To Reliables
I'm Just Sayin
Word On Da Street
Chicago Illinois
So It Goes
Ayers
Dorhn
Watch Your Backs
As I Have Stated Once Or twice On This Blog.
Do Gangstas Run Dis MuthuFucker?
Hell Yeah!
America.
Ya All Surprised.
Can't Figure
It Da Fuck Out.
Morons.
Distant.
Detached.
American President.
Say It Ain't So Slappy.
Finally.
John McCain.
Flappin Some Jack.
Good For You Senator.
Keep It Up.
I want to some what disclaim here for a sec.
A few blogs back I stated that there are, must be boots on the ground in Syria due to American Aircraft bombing ISIS into the stone-age.
I stated this for the simple fact that usually when American Military Aircraft is over confirmed hostile, typical boots on the ground would be Force Recon Marines / MOS / TRAP
Silly fuckin me.
First Force Recon Marines Not On Da Ground In Syria
Yeah.
Boots On Da Ground
Damn Ass Right
What Ya Say 'Prez'
Oh
Can't Find Your Balls
Barry O
Lips Glued To The Pyrex Pipe
Sir.
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Dats Right
Spoken Like A True Marine
Fuck You ISIS and Your Coward Ass Bitch Hoe Mamma
Maggot Face Fecal Waist Off Spring
Damn MuthuFuckin Right Marine
Semper Fi Brother
In actuality, American Fly Boyz are conducting their campaigns on their own.
30k Miles High.
In The Dark of Dark.
Multiple Mach.
Bombz Away.
For sure Marine Colonel North.
This makes absolutely no sense what so ever.
No on the ground direction.
A real why bother scenario.
Oh Well.
That's Our Commander In Chief.
Oh Yeah.
Secret Service.
Would Ya All Get On The Ball and Protect My President.
Regarding The Presidents Secret Service Personnel.
These Proud Men and Women Have Always Served With Honor.
Think About This America.
As One Of These Brave and Devoted Individuals Who On A Daily Basis Witness What I Can Only Write About.
Individuals That Come From Serious Military and Law Enforcement Background.
Who Will At Any Moment Lay Their Life Down In Front Of Death To Protect This President.
Yet The Man They Are Commissioned To Die For Could Actually Care Less Regarding Them, As Well Witness Their Boss Indulge In Daily Practices That Are The Antithesis Of All That These Brave Men and Women Believe In.
Just A Thought.
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Very Nice To See You Back In Da Swamp Turkey.
Don't Ever Be A Stranger.
Many Thanks To Ya All In 23 Countries and Counting For Tuning In Daily To Da Swamp.
God Bless Ya All.
Whoever Your Beautiful God Is.
Ryan. Out.
The Tail End
Total My Bad.
Props and Creds Out To All The Chinese Students Who Are Standing Up For Freedom and Justice In Their Country.
Oh Yeah.
Another Total My Bad.
Pleeeezeee
Ya All
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I Know.
Not A Landslide.
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I State All This For The Simple Fact That At Times
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Hong Kong Is Ready for Democracy, but China Isn’t Ready for a Free Hong Kong
Police officers face off with pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014
Alex Ogle—AFP/Getty ImagesChina is not ready for a democratically governed Hong Kong it fears it cannot totally control
For
me the most heart-breaking aspect of the current unrest in Hong Kong
has been to see our police force, kitted out in full riot gear like Star Wars
Stormtroopers with gas masks donned, firing pepper spray and tear gas
indiscriminately into the faces of crowds of very young unarmed student
protesters, most of whom had their arms in the air to show that they
were not holding any weapon. These pictures have shamed our city and its
government in front of the whole world.
Hong Kong has a long tradition of peaceful protest, dating back to the outpouring of grief following the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, and now including annual June 4 candlelight vigils, and pro-democracy marches that take place each year on the July 1 anniversary of the return of sovereignty to China. Hong Kong protesters don’t hurl rocks and Molotov cocktails, they don’t burn tires or set fire to police vehicles, they don’t smash windows and loot shops. Fulfilling their side of the bargain, they have trusted that the police will fulfill theirs by managing the demonstration with a light touch and supporting their right to peaceful demonstration.
See Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protesters Clash With P
As I write, the protest is ongoing. This is no longer just about the Occupy Central movement, which planned to block roads in Hong Kong Island’s main business district. Peaceful sit-ins have spread uptown and across the harbor to Kowloon. The numbers of students are being swelled by supporters of all ages and walks of life.
For the time being, our government seems to have recognized the error of its ways. Riot police have withdrawn and the mood of the crowds is more relaxed.
The question now is, Can trust be repaired? What will it take to defuse the current standoff?
First, the governments in Hong Kong and Beijing must acknowledge that Hong Kong’s people have a right to be angry. Our constitution, the Basic Law, promises that we will have the right to elect our head of government and all members of our legislature by universal suffrage. Yet, 17 years after the return of sovereignty to China, we are still being told that we are not really ready for full democracy. We can have one person, one vote — to elect our next head of government in 2017 — but the two or three candidates allowed to stand for election must all be prescreened by a nominating committee loaded with pro-Beijing sympathizers.
Having waited so long, Hong Kong people are outraged at this insult to their intelligence. Not surprisingly, it is young people, the students, who are most incensed. They can see that Hong Kong is slipping down a perilous slope toward becoming just another Chinese city. This is about their future, the preservation of their way of life and the core values and freedoms they want to be able to pass on to their children and grandchildren.
The truth is Hong Kong is more than ready for democracy; it is China that is not ready for a democratically governed Hong Kong it fears it cannot totally control.
Hong Kong’s government has paved the way for the current crisis by acquiescing in a phony process of public consultation on constitutional reform, the results of which were completely ignored by Beijing. The vast majority of protesters want nothing less than for our current head of government, C.Y. Leung, and his senior ministers, to step down. Realistically, this won’t happen — at least anytime soon. In the meantime, he and his team must come up with something that will give the protesters a reason to pack up and go home. And they must come up with it soon.
