(AFP) – Islamist forces based in northern Mali vowed Monday to avenge France’s fierce military offensive against them on French soil.
“France has attacked Islam. We will strike at the heart of France,” said a leader of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), an offshoot of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). (more…)
The French have lost substantial ground since their decision to try to push back against the Islamists. Most of the “Western Trained” state army officers have defected to the other side. al-Qaeda is within 250 miles of the Capitol, Bamako. This is the heartland of both AQIM and al-Shabab elements. Both of which were the main benefactors from the Libyan weapons depots, including surface to air missiles.
The French military, which began battling in Mali on Friday, expanded its aerial bombing campaign of northern Mali, launching airstrikes for the first time in central Mali to combat the new threat. But it failed to halt the advance of the rebels, who now are only 250 miles from the capital Bamako, in the far south. Before France sent its forces in on Friday, the closest known spot the Islamists were to the capital was 420 miles away near the central belt, though they might have infiltrated closer than that. (link)
al-Qaeda is bragging by posting pictures of the dead French military via twitter., and sending out press releases.
Plea from sanctimonious Hollande to the U.S.A. begging for help in 3…… 2……
(France 24) — France’s military intervention in Mali will be increased to 2,500 French soldiers, defence ministry sources said Tuesday, as the offensive in the divided African country entered its fifth day.
French President François Hollande held a press conference during a state visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday, during which he outlined France’s three goals in Mali. (more…)
Please watch this video before proceeding. This is OCTOBER 16th.
Brace yourselves – President Obama will announce his gun restrictions tomorrow. He will pander to his base and be surrounded by children, parents, educators and community activists to maintain the optic of pressure against the opposition to his efforts. His Executive Orders will be portrayed as “brave”, “compassionate”, “bold”, and “courageous”, to defend the nations children from horrible extremist gun owners.
WASHINGTON DC – President Obama will unveil his gun violence proposals Wednesday at the White House, according to people who have been briefed on the event. Obama has invited gun control groups to the White House Wednesday, representatives of three groups that have received invitations told POLITICO.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney announced this afternoon that President Obama will unveil a “concrete package” of gun control proposals including assault weapons bans, high capacity ammunition magazine bans, and closing loopholes on background checks.
Carney said that the president will be joined by Vice President Joe Biden as well as children who wrote to the president after the Newtown shootings. (more…)
Hat Tip BrutalHonesty: Worth the minute.
Use this thread as an open thread just for Zimmerman Case stuff. A place to just dump, collect, or discuss general information about the Trayvon Martin VS George Zimmerman Case.
“The sensationalized, fact-deficient coverage of this case has achieved the
desired results. The networks got their ratings. The politicians got their
talking points. And if it means innocent people get caught in the middle of the
racial enmity they’ve fomented, obviously it’s considered acceptable collateral
damage. Congratulations, geniuses. Job well done.” Jim Treacher, The DC Trawler
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A Politico report (below) says that Vice-President Biden will outline nineteen possible Executive Actions that President Obama could take. I Had an interesting conversation earlier today about this. On one hand you have people saying that President Obama cannot use his executive power to “change” gun laws; Call those people Traditional Reference Thinkers.
On the other hand you have people who recognize President Obama has previously ignored his own Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) regarding the use of Executive Orders and bypassing congress; Call those people Non-Traditional Reference Thinkers.
Example Here……. and HERE…… and the most staggering example HERE, when he became the first president in history to override his own Office of Legal Counsel and found new lawyers willing to agree with him.
“Presidents have the legal authority to override the legal conclusions of the Office of Legal Counsel and to act in a manner that is contrary to its advice, but it is extraordinarily rare for that to happen. Under normal circumstances, the office’s interpretation of the law is legally binding on the executive branch”.
(*Note, how rare is it for the President to ignore the Top Legal Advice of the OLC? It’s never happened before….EVER. That’s how rare !…. ) (more…)
