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Topic: P5+1 talks
Iran Talks: Perception Versus Reality
Iran is well pleased by the outcome of yesterday's revived P5+1 talks and why shouldn't they be? The convening of a new round of negotiations after previous incarnations of this process were pronounced dead because of Iranian intransigence and obfuscation was a victory in and of itself for them. The renewed enthusiasm for talking to a country that has proved time and again that it only uses diplomacy as a method for deceit and delay when it comes to Western efforts to restrain their drive for nuclear weapons was due entirely to the perception that new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is a moderate. That Rouhani has been guilty of playing the same game when he was Iran's nuclear negotiator is a fact that was ignored even as the U.S. and its European allies headed down the garden path with Tehran again. Just by showing up, the Iranians ensured that the meeting would conclude with announcements for another such rendezvous next month.
But just as important for the Iranians was the fact that theirs negotiating partners were so enthralled by the prospect of a new era of relations with Rouhani that they treated the Iranian proposal for ending the dispute as if it were actually something new and worth talking about. The Iranians appear to have impressed the representatives of the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany with a power point presentation that supposedly demonstrated how they could go on enriching uranium, hold onto their stockpile of nuclear fuel and yet somehow be trusted not to build a bomb. But once the Rouhani-inspired rose-colored glasses are off, it's more than obvious to objective observers that the Iranians showed up in Geneva with nothing new to say. That raises the question as to whether the President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry understand this and even if they do, are they sufficiently committed to keeping their word on Iran that they will not be pressured into pretending that this is the prelude to a genuine breakthrough.
A Bad Deal is the Only Kind Iran is Offering
Secretary of State John Kerry sounded a note of appropriate caution this past weekend when he said that although he believed the window for diplomacy with Iran was "cracking open," he believes "no deal is better than a bad deal." His willingness to admit that there was such a thing as a bad deal with Tehran was a sign that there were some limits to the wave of optimism sweeping through official Washington and the foreign policy establishment about the supposedly moderating influence of new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Iran's position on its drive for nuclear capability.
But coming as it did the same day that an Iranian government spokesman made it clear that all Tehran would offer the West tomorrow when the diplomats convene in Geneva for another round of the P5+1 talks was exactly the kind of bad deal that Kerry said he fears, it is by no means clear as to whether his stance is more than rhetoric aimed at soothing the fears of a gathering of supporters of AIPAC to whom Kerry's remarks were directed. It remains an open question as to whether the U.S. would adhere to President Obama's declared refusal to countenance an Iranian bomb and therefore insist that they cease refining uranium and export all of their existing stockpile even if that means passing up the opportunity for an agreement that would end the danger of a conflict over the issue. Just as important, it is also uncertain that even if Kerry means what he says about an American refusal to accept an obviously inadequate agreement whether its European allies would follow suit. As last week's signals from Britain and France to Israel showed, the rest of the members of the P5+1 negotiating team are united mostly by their desire to get out from under their commitments to stopping Iran rather than following through with more sanctions or force if a deal is never reached. If France and France jump ship and join Russia and China in seeking to put the issue aside with a deal that Iran can easily ignore or break, then Kerry's promise may soon be put to the test.
Obama and Iran's Nuclear Red Line
Iran is feeling cocky right now and who can blame them? The replacement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with Hassan Rouhani as regime front man not only improved their imaged but also was enough to trick the West into restarting negotiations aimed at stopping their nuclear program. The assumption in Washington, London and Paris is that Rouhani's new role means that a decade of diplomatic failure is about to end as Iran finally behaves reasonably and agrees to halt their drive to obtain a nuclear weapon. Tehran's long record of using diplomacy as a delaying tactic rather than a path to a solution ought to inspire caution on the part of the P5+1 group that will reassemble in Geneva this week in order to pick up where they left off after the last round of talks failed. But, as I wrote last week, the warnings issued by Britain and France to Israel that Jerusalem should be prepared for a deal that will leave Iran still in possession of a working nuclear infrastructure may be a sign that the West may be so committed to ending the standoff that any deal will do.
But that conclusion doesn't seem to be limited to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu whose warnings about Iran's real intentions have led to his isolation. The Iranians appear to be thinking along the same lines if the latest pronouncement from one of their spokesmen is any indication. Reuters reports that Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi made it clear on Iranian TV that the regime has its own nuclear "red line:"
Of course we will negotiate regarding the form, amount, and various levels of [uranium] enrichment, but the shipping of materials out of the country is our red line.
This is no minor detail. If Iran isn't going to allow the removal of enriched uranium, then a nuclear accord will be one that will be easily evaded and make the entire process a mockery. That makes it imperative that President Obama and other Western leaders show some spine at the talks even if they are desperate to use Rouhani as an excuse to back away from confrontation.
Congress Won't Spoil Iran Diplomacy
With the Western powers set to sit down in Geneva next week for another attempt at diplomacy with Iran, the foreign-policy establishment's hopes for an end to the confrontation between Tehran and Washington are high. But those who have worked to revive the failed Obama administration policy of engagement with Iran are still worried. According to the New York Times, their main concern isn't Iran's long history of deceitful diplomacy whose only purpose is to buy time for their nuclear program by fooling gullible Western envoys. No, the main obstacle to the goal of stepping back from confrontation with Iran over its drive for nuclear weapons is Congress. With the Senate set to consider new sanctions on Iran in the coming weeks, the fear is that Congress will spike any chance for engagement and empower the "hawks" in Tehran to stop new Iranian President Rouhani's supposed efforts to make peace with the West.
While Congress is about as popular as bubonic plague these days, this assessment of the situation which predominates in the Times account is nonsense. Just as it was only Congress that dragged President Obama, kicking and screaming, to belatedly adopt tough sanctions on Iran, it now appears that the only possible restraint on an administration that appears determined to go back down the garden path with the ayatollahs is the continued willingness of the House and the Senate to ratchet up the pressure on Tehran. While the president has posed as the adult in the room when it comes to budget talks, in this case it is the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue that is taking the realistic view. Indeed, if there is any remote chance that Iran will be prepared to give up its drive for nuclear weapons, it will only be the result of congressional action that forced the president's hand.
Euros Signal They're Ready to Appease Iran
Up until now, Iran's diplomatic charm offensive has focused on getting the West to think differently about the Islamist regime now that it has a new front man. But Tehran's efforts are about to cut straight to the heart of the dispute that has made it an international pariah. Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Iran was readying a new offer about its nuclear program intended to persuade the West to drop or at least to scale back the economic sanctions that have crippled its economy. But lest there be much doubt about how gratefully the Iranian proposal will be received in Western Europe, according to a report in Haaretz, French and British diplomats are already telling Israel to be prepared for an interim deal that could give the ayatollahs exactly what they have been asking for all along.
The P5+1 negotiating group, consisting of the U.S., Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany, will meet with the Iranians next week in Geneva to receive the Iranian proposal. This group has tried and failed repeatedly to get the Iranians to at least pretend they were interested in a nuclear agreement for years and has consistently failed. But the appearance on the scene of new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is enough to convince all the parties, some of which were beginning to concede that the chances of an agreement were remote after the last P5+1 fiasco earlier this year, that a new accord is a real possibility. So long as the discussion was merely about the need for more diplomacy, those in favor of a new round of engagement with the Islamist regime had a strong position. But the decision of the Europeans to tell Israel in advance of the Geneva gathering that an "interim agreement" that could conceivably scale back sanctions may happen is a sign that there is more going on here than just giving diplomacy a last chance. The talk about accepting Iranian promises to cut down on their enrichment of uranium and easing sanctions in return is not merely weakening the West's negotiating position. It is a clear sign that Rouhani's outreach efforts are causing the Europeans to adopt a policy of appeasement that may well lead to the realization of a nuclear threat they have long feared.
So Much for Diplomacy; Iran Doubles Down on Nuclear Work
In case the West didn't get the message last week during the latest round of the P5+1 nuclear talks, Iran is making sure President Obama and other leaders understand that they mean what they say about their determination to pursue their nuclear ambitions. Reuters reports that yesterday on what the Islamist regime calls National Nuclear Technology Day, Tehran announced that operations had begun at two uranium mines and a milling plant. If that wasn't enough to set off alarms in Washington as well as in Jerusalem, the Iranians also made it clear they had no intention of stopping the refinement of high-grade enrichment uranium that could be used for bombs.
Western negotiators had arrived at the talks in Kazakhstan last week hopeful about a positive Iranian response to concessions made at the previous session in February. But when the Iranians ignored the Western proposals—which would have loosened sanctions and allowed them to keep a nuclear program in exchange for stopping uranium enrichment—they were "puzzled." But the Iranian strategy isn't much of a mystery. They believe they can continue to stonewall the West by running out the diplomatic clock until they get their bomb.
How Long Will Obama Continue the Diplomatic Charade with Iran?
The P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran resumed today in Almaty, Kazakhstan with Western negotiators hoping that the concessions they made to the Islamist regime in their last meeting would pay off with something they could label as "progress." Acting on behalf of the United States and its allies, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton had offered Iran the possibility of easing up on sanctions if only they would demonstrate that they were telling the truth about not working to build a nuclear weapon. But despite these high hopes and the certain knowledge that the West was willing to compromise about letting them keep some of their nuclear toys, the Iranians showed up today offering Ashton and company nothing.
As they have done in every other negotiation with the West over the last decade, the Iranians stiffed the P5+1 group by arriving at the table unprepared to give an inch, even in exchange for the concessions previously offered. As Laura Rozen reports from Almaty, this left Western negotiators "puzzled" as the Iranians insisted on discussing "modalities for negotiations rather than specific steps discussed at two recent rounds of talks this spring." While the Iranians described their approach as one that offered a new plan for resolving the impasse, what they were really doing was what they have always done: running out the clock. With their reported 10,000 centrifuges continuing to enrich uranium that can be eventually used to build a weapon, they are getting closer every day to realizing their nuclear ambition while the West continues to sputter and demand new opportunities for the ayatollahs' representatives to make fools of them.
This latest fiasco raises the question of how long President Obama, who pointedly said that he did not see the negotiating process with Iran as being open-ended during his trip to Israel last month, will continue the charade that diplomacy has a chance to stop Tehran's nuclear threat.
Obama's Iran Approach Already Failed
In January, Max Boot wrote about the unfortunate decision of the administration to push out one of the country's top soldiers: Marine General James Mattis, the head of the nation's crucial Central Command. As Max said, it appeared that "the White House does not appreciate his blunt advice and thinks he is too hawkish on Iran." Yesterday, we got a good example of the blunt advice Mattis has been offering up when he told the Senate Armed Services Committee "sanctions and diplomatic efforts to stop Iran from gaining nuclear capabilities are not working":
General James Mattis, head of U.S. Central Command, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Iran has a history of denial and deceit and is enriching uranium beyond any plausible peaceful purpose. While it may still be possible to use sanctions and other pressure to bring Tehran to its senses, he added, Iran is using the negotiations to buy time.
Mattis is obviously right about what has happened in the last decade as the United States wasted time on foolish attempts at engagement, weak diplomacy and loosely enforced sanctions as the Iranians ran out the clock, getting closer every day to realizing their nuclear ambition. But the question that should be on the minds of Americans is whether the people who showed the general the door understand this commonsense evaluation.
Western Concessions Boost Iran Confidence
After two days of the latest round of P5+1 talks with Iran, the international coalition has already begun the process of standing down from a confrontational stance toward Tehran. After a decade of diplomatic failure, no one seriously expected this week's sessions to create a breakthrough that might defuse the Iranian nuclear threat. But the West's decision to make two key concessions to the Islamist regime without any reciprocal move on Iran's part is likely to only reinforce its confidence that it can continue to stall until the Iranians reach their nuclear goal. The group comprised of the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany and which is led by European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, dropped their previous insistence that Iran must shut down its nuclear plant at Fordo and also said that it could keep some of its 20 percent enriched uranium that could be converted to use for a weapon.
With those concessions in his pocket, and without having given anything in return at the talks in Almaty, Kazakhstan, it's no wonder the Iranian negotiator called the meeting positive and said the Western position had become "more realistic." American and European diplomats emphasized to reporters their three conditions to the Iranians that would hinder any attempt to create a weapon, but also said agreeing to those minimal steps would lead to the end of some of the toughest economic sanctions on the country.
All this is just one more set of signals that tells the Iranians they have no need to take seriously President Obama's threats about force still being an option in the West's efforts to prevent Tehran from going nuclear. In its new issue, TIME magazine details the story of the administration's evolution toward a position that specifically eschews containment of a nuclear Iran as an option and says the administration is preparing for war. But this week's concessions, combined with the confirmation of a new U.S. secretary of defense who was a longtime advocate of containment (and who could not articulate the administration's current position on the issue in his confirmation hearing even when given three tries to do so), can only bolster the determination of the Iranians to hang on to their program until they run out the clock on the talks and achieve their goal.
Inspections? Iran May Already Have a Bomb
It didn't take long for the optimistic story about Iran's nuclear program in yesterday's New York Times to turn sour. The paper reported on Wednesday that talks were resuming between the International Atomic Energy Agency and Iran about resuming inspections of the Islamist regime's nuclear facilities had resumed. It also noted the report in an Iranian news agency about Tehran diverting its efforts from a bomb to research, a development that might cause the West to treat the issue with less urgency. But, less than 24 hours later, the IAEA announced the talks with Iran had failed and that the United Nations watchdog was still unable to inspect the Parchin site where it suspects military applications of the project including nuclear triggers are being constructed. That means the Iranians are free to go on pushing toward their goal without any annoying inspectors forcing them to hide their work.
This is the sort of development that should cause the Obama administration to drop the air of complacency about the other nuclear talks being held with Iran by the P5+1 group whose goal is to talk the regime out of its nuclear weapons dream. The Iranians have already used those talks to stall the West for over a year and there is nothing to indicate that they view the next round of discussions as anything but another opportunity to buy more time until their bomb is ready.
If that isn't scary enough, as Lee Smith writes today in Tablet, there is yet another reason to believe that the belated sanctions imposed by the West won't be enough to stop Iran: North Korea.
Iran Nuke/Syrian Linkage Is Fool's Errand
The latest round of the P5+1 talks between the West and Iran over efforts to persuade the Islamist regime to give up their nuclear ambitions is scheduled to begin again later this month. Notwithstanding the spectacular failure of this negotiating process last year, speculation is rife as to what, if any, leverage can be exerted over Tehran. According to Haaretz, the scuttlebutt from last week's Security Conference in Munich, Germany is leading some to draw some interesting conclusions about whether the fate of embattled Syrian dictator Bashar Assad is somehow linked to the nuclear program of his Iranian ally.
It's hard to get a grip on what scenarios the rumors emanating from Munich would entail, but the gist of it is that some people are beginning to assume that Iran might be inclined to make some nuclear concessions in order to save the Assad regime. The assumption is based on the idea that both Iran and the United States have a common goal in Syria in keeping radical Islamists from taking power in Damascus that would owe nothing to either country. But given recent developments in Syria and the importance of the nuclear project to the prestige of the Iranian government, the idea that linkage between the two issues will lead to any progress toward Assad's exit or an end to the nuclear threat seems far-fetched.
Down the Garden Path With Iran Again
The Iranian nuclear threat has been on the back burner in recent months, as first the United States and now Israel have been distracted by elections. But the reported comments of Iran's chief nuclear negotiator during a visit to India about Tehran's interest in another round of talks with the West are sure to revive the hopes of those who believe in the existence of a "window of diplomacy" to resolve the issue.
But the question to be asked about this is not so much whether there will be more talks but whether both the Iranians and their Western negotiating partners have the same motive for continuing what can only be described as the charade of a diplomatic process. If President Obama is prepared to engage in a repeat of last year's P5+1 fiasco that took up the better part of a year doing nothing but allowing the Iranians to get that much closer to their nuclear goal, then it will be difficult to argue that he is not doing the same thing as the Iranians: stalling until it is too late to do anything about an Iranian bomb.
Iran Talks Set Stage for 2nd Term Sellout
The New York Times is reporting that for the first time the United States has agreed to direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program. Obama administration officials speaking off the record confirmed the announcement but at the moment the White House is publicly denying it. The one-on-one negotiations will, the newspaper says, not commence until after the presidential elections. While the Times says the delay is at the request of the Iranians, that time frame also works well for the administration. It allows the president to boast that he is doing everything to try and persuade the Iranians to abandon their ambitions during the election campaign while leaving him room should he be re-elected to exhibit the "flexibility" to strike a compromise with Tehran after November that could leave the Islamist regime's nuclear capability intact.
While it can be argued that any opportunity to talk sense to the Iranians should be explored, the problem here is twofold. On the one hand, for the past decade the Iranians have shamelessly exploited every Western diplomatic initiative to buy time for their program to get closer to weapons capability. On the other, given the refusal of the Obama administration to contemplate setting down "red lines" that would set clear limits to how close the Iranians could get to a nuke, there is a very real possibility that any deal they strike will allow the ayatollahs to retain their nuclear program. Such a deal would be represented as a victory for diplomacy that would avert the danger of an Iranian weapon. But the odds are it would only serve as an excuse to lessen the pressure on Tehran and allow it to eventually circumvent any agreement in much the same manner the North Koreans made fools of the Clinton and the Bush administrations' efforts to spike their nuclear program. Assuming that the Iranians even choose to talk or agree to even the most generous deal before inevitably breaking their word, the direct talks set the stage for a second Obama term sellout of Israel.
Can Obama Admit Iran Diplomacy Failed?
Earlier this week White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated the administration's mantra about Iran, saying there was still "time and space" for a diplomatic solution to be found to resolve the impasse over its nuclear threat. While no one, not even the president's loyalists actually believe there is even the slightest hope for diplomacy or sanctions to work, the White House is publicly clinging to this position since the alternative is unthinkable. By that I don't refer to how unthinkable it would be for the future of the world for the ayatollahs to get their hands on a nuclear weapon. From the point of view of the administration, what is truly unthinkable is the prospect of being forced to admit that it has been wrong all along about Iran and must change course in order to avoid a catastrophe.
The spectacle of the administration standing by its determination to keep talking with Iran long after Tehran effectively scuttled the P5+1 nuclear talks has to be discouraging to Israel's government and can, in no small measure, be the reason why the Jewish state seems to be bubbling over with speculation about an attack on Iran sometime before the U.S. presidential election. With even U.S. intelligence now finally admitting that Iran is working on a bomb and with the Islamist regime making it clear it has no interest in agreeing to a compromise agreement on the issue, those trusted with defending Israel's existence may be rapidly coming to the conclusion that they have no alternative but to strike soon before it is too late. Though foreign policy realists and other Israel critics are denouncing the Israeli threats, the only way to convince Jerusalem to stand down and follow America's lead is for President Obama to start speaking honestly about the failure of his belated attempt to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambition. In the absence of such honesty, there is little reason for Prime Minister Netanyahu to go on waiting until the danger cannot be averted.
Obama Must Act on New Iran Intelligence
In 2007, a growing international consensus on the need to stop Iran's drive for nuclear weapons was hamstringed by a puzzling U.S. National Intelligence Estimate that claimed Tehran had abandoned its ambitions. Though the NIE was disputed by Israel as well as by other sources, this report became the bulwark of foreign policy realists determined to downplay or ignore the danger from Iran. But as Haaretz reports, a new NIE issued in the past month indicates not only is Iran working on such a program but they have made alarming progress on military applications of nuclear power.
The report, which was made known to the paper by both Western diplomats and Israeli officials, reportedly shows U.S. intelligence now concurs with their counterparts in the Jewish state that the Iranian peril is far greater than the Americans were previously willing to admit. This finding makes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's public questions about the West's willingness to wait for sanctions and diplomacy to work justified. More to the point, it calls into question the Obama administration's strategy of kicking the can down the road this year until after the elections.
Brits: Two Years Until Iran Gets a Nuke
In 2007, the American intelligence establishment issued a National Intelligence Estimate that claimed Iran was not working toward a nuclear weapon. The finding was criticized around the world and was soon disavowed by the Bush administration. Since then, the evidence compiled by the International Atomic Energy Agency has made it clear the NIE was more a reflection of the post-Iraq caution on the part of U.S. intelligence in which they are reluctant to sound the alarms about potential threats than an actual belief in Iran's good intentions. The refinement of uranium at increasingly high rates and other clues as to work on the military applications of nuclear technology have reinforced the widespread conviction that it is only a matter of time before the Iranians achieve their goal. The only serious debate has been about when that day will arrive.
Thus, the statement by the head of MI6, Britain's foreign intelligence agency, that Iran will achieve nuclear capability within two years is sobering news. Sir John Sawyer's reported remarks give the lie to those who have been attempting to deny the existence of the threat. It also makes clear that whoever wins the U.S. presidency this fall will be faced with a momentous decision that is not being fully discussed in the campaign. Both President Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have said they will not allow Iran to go nuclear. But putting a date on the expected time that Iran will realize its deadly ambition means that by 2014, either man will have to decide whether to use force to prevent Iran from obtaining the means to make good on their pledge to eliminate Israel and to exercise hegemony over the Middle East. Given the utter failure of the president's feckless attempts at engagement and diplomacy to deal with the problem, Americans must ask themselves whether he or his challenger can be relied upon to act.
Running Out of Excuses on Iran
President Obama has repeatedly pledged that he will never allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons. But given that his various attempts at engagement, diplomacy and now sanctions show no signs of working, it is inevitable that speculation about his willingness to use force persists. However, that is the one thing Washington has never seemed willing to contemplate. Though even the president will occasionally say that no options are being left off the table, the administration has been doing its best to argue that military strikes would only give the West a temporary respite. But, as Lee Smith writes in Tablet, the claim that strikes on Iran wouldn't effectively end the threat tell us more about the president's unwillingness to use force than it does about its effect on Iran.
This premise that Iran's nuclear program is basically invulnerable to military attack is wrong. Though its targets are spread out and many have been hardened to render air strikes less deadly, the notion that a concentrated campaign couldn't take them out underestimates American air power. Moreover, the notion that the Iranians would have the personnel, the resources and the will to start from scratch again overestimates their capabilities. The difficulties that are cited as insuperable obstacles to an attack have been inflated out of proportion to the actual problem, because the administration has no interest in undertaking the mission.


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One-pot meth plague on rise in NH
"We have found them out in the woods; we've found them in vehicles; we've found them in multi-family dwellings; we've found them in hotels; we've found them in commercial buildings. That's how portable they are," said Trooper 1st Class Matthew Partington of New Hampshire State Police.
-- A Thornton man was arrested after allegedly cooking meth just feet from a child's portable crib.
-- A 56-year-old Gilford man was arrested on felony drug charges after a raid by local, county, state and federal authorities.
Then, on April 6, 2010, authorities encountered an entirely new way of producing meth, during a raid at a Franklin apartment building. "They call it the one-pot or the shake-and-bake method," Partington said. "It's a much easier process but a lot more volatile."
But what began as a Lakes Region problem has spread across the state, Partington said. "One person will teach a few of their friends how to do it. Those friends teach other people. It's like a pyramid," he said.
"We're not talking about the 'Breaking Bad' traditional or older-school labs that are creating large amounts of meth, clearly for distribution," he said, citing the popular TV show in which a chemistry teacher becomes a drug kingpin. "You can make this stuff in a very small bottle at this point."
"You can have materials that are discarded on the side of the road, and somebody's picking up the trash on the side of the road, and they could shake up a bottle that ends up exploding on them," he said.
This new kind of meth production also poses a risk to first responders - and unsuspecting neighbors - who may be exposed to toxic chemicals or flash fires, if the materials ignite, he said.
"I don't think most people realize how dangerous the chemicals are and how volatile they can be," said Thornton Police Chief Aimee Moller, where police discovered a one-pot lab just four feet from a child's crib.
Meth use is not confined to one demographic, Moller said. "We're seeing some early 20s up into 40s and 50s," she said.
The toll on the community can be enormous, Adams said, from the costs of health care and the justice system to the local businesses that have to be evacuated while first responders clear a dangerous scene.
Then there's the human cost, how it wrecks the lives of addicts and their families, he said. "Meth takes over their life, and that's all they care about.
"They don't care about eating. They don't care about taking care of themselves. It's just their next hit."
"Methamphetamine is one of the most addictive drugs that is out there. It breaks down the human body. I've seen that. I've seen it break apart families," he said.
"To see these young kids sitting in apartments where drugs are spread out all over the place in the middle of the day...," Adams said. "Not only is it dangerous - they can grab these drugs and consume them - but this is their life. This is the environment that they're living in.
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text: 5 Foods to Avoid at the Salad BarBy now, most of us know to stay away from creamy salad dressings, but some less obvious salad sabateurs might surprise you. By Taryn Winter Brill, Everyday Health Staff Writer You're at the salad bar, you have a beautiful bed of greens on your plate, and you want to keep it healthy. Here's what to do. Avoid adding these five foods to your salad: 1. Croutons. They may be small, but they're typically filled with artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives. The majority of croutons found in restaurants are also made of refined grains, which means all of the vitamins and protein have been stripped from them. Adding croutons also means adding calories, so opt for a slice of whole wheat bread or a whole wheat roll instead. 2. Sun-dried tomatoes. What you're really adding to your salad is a ton of sodium. A half-cup can set you back almost 500 milligrams of sodium. Opt for fresh tomatoes instead. 3. Candied nuts. They're often scattered on top of a salad with beets or blue cheese. And they taste so good — because they're drenched in simple sugars! Candied nuts are also filled with fat, sodium, artificial colors, and flavors. So stick to unsalted, plain nuts like walnuts or almonds that contain healthy fats and will keep you full longer. 4. Tortilla strips or wonton noodles. Sure, they add great crunch to your salad, but they also add extra calories, sodium, and trans fats (they're often fried in oil). Instead, go for peppers or carrots for a tasty crunch without all those calories and fat. 5. Shredded cheese. A sprinkle of cheese won't hurt you, but many people throw on at least a half-cup, which can add up to a substantial number of calories. One cup of cheddar cheese has more calories and fat than a large serving of fries from McDonald's! If you're choosing cheese, pick a low-fat cheese and limit the portion size to the size of your thumb. Last Updated: 05/03/2013 | Leave a comment To leave a comment, please log in below using your preferred network. More on Diet and Nutrition Diet and Nutrition 101 Weight Loss Meal Planning Food and Mood Vitamins and Supplements More Articles in 101 Nutrition Guidelines: Getting Started Birth Defects and the Maternal Diet: Is There a Link? Foods that Reduce Bone Density Prevent Osteoporosis Through Your Diet The Link Between Diet and Breast Cancer Fiber: The Diet Workhorse The Right Diet for Heart Health Carbohydrates: Your Diet's Fuel The Facts on Fad Diets The Diverticular Disease Diet The Link Between Diet and Eye Disease Your Diet, Your Health A Heart-Healthy Diet Improves Cardiovascular Health Diet After Colorectal Cancer Diet to Prevent Colon Cancer The Role of Diet in Prostate Cancer Prevention The Skinny on Fat Good vs. Bad Carbohydrates: Know the Difference A Heart-Healthy Diet: Eat the Right Fats Managing Hypertension With Diet The Power of Protein Is Organic Produce Really Better? Food Safety: Reduce Your Pesticide Exposure The Lowdown on Glycemic Load Measuring Body Fat Are Food Additives Really Safe? Mad Cow Disease Update The Keys to Successful Weight Loss A Diet for Better Energy Diet and Diabetes Can Diet Prevent Alzheimer's Disease? The Dangers of Obesity Why Fruits and Vegetables Are Vital A Vegetarian Pregnancy Americans Getting Too Many Calories From Sugary Drinks More Articles Back to Top


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Is Nerlens' Entourage Costing Him the Number One Pick?
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Over the past week, Nerlens Noel has slowly been losing his grasp on the number one pick. Bill Simmons and ESPN's Ryen Russillo discussed Nerlens' draft stock on the latest B.S. Report podcast. Here are the three "red flags" they found around our beloved flat top feller:


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Illinois voters say they would be negatively influenced if a candidate was endorsed by Barack Obama. And if his support isn't an asset in his home state it's hard to imagine where it is.
40% of voters in the state say they'd be less likely to support an Obama endorsed candidate to only 26% who say it would be an asset. The reality at this point is that Obama turns Republican voters off to a much greater extent than he excites Democrats. That's reflected in the fact that 83% of Republicans say an Obama endorsement would be a negative with them while only 49% of Democrats say it would be a positive. Independents also respond negatively by a 38/19 margin.
The numbers on an Obama endorsement are perhaps more relevant with undecided voters. Among those who have not yet made up their minds in the Senate race 21% say an Obama endorsement would resonate positively with them while 33% say it would be a turnoff.
We're hearing a lot of talk about Obama being a one-term president, his presidency is over, etcetera, etcetera. Most of this is premature. But if Obama has become a political liability in Illinois . . . well, he's really in the depths, and it's quite possible he'll never recover.


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Airshow China 2012 is scheduled to run from November 13 to 18 and will feature over 600 exhibitors from 39 countries. Promising to be bigger and better this year, the show hopes to become more recognized by the international aviation and aerospace community. To help make that happen, the show will feature a variety of airborne daredevil fliers.
Officially titled the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, Airshow China is the only international aerospace trade show in China that is endorsed by the Chinese government. That's significant because China is looking for 5,400 new passenger aircraft between now to 2031. To get that many aircraft, China wants to make its own plane, the C919, which has attracted international aviation manufacturers to the show.
"We had to close for entries last month as we did not have any space for more," said Yang Xiangang, vice general manager of Zhuhai Airshow in a South China Morning Post report.
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Latest U-Haul Index Shows Californians Leaving for Texas. It's easy to see why they're fleeing. Tax burdens: California – 12%, National Average – 10%, Texas 8%. It shouldn't be long before Governor Moonbeam finds out his $30 billion tax increase on the wealthy isn't going to do him much good because no one will be left to pay it.
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- deepthinker November 23, 2012 at 12:30 pm
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Texas is growing so fast with the influx from everyone trying to escape liberal land, it could charge an entrance fee.
- I'm With STUPID November 23, 2012 at 12:38 pm
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Tags, title and license fees do just that and you got the right idea. No state income tax but a sales tax of 6.25% is a little high comparatively.
- That Guy November 23, 2012 at 1:25 pm
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But at least with the sales tax you're only paying a tax on what you spend, not what you earn. I've lived in Texas all my life and that 6.25% isn't bad at all.
- poppajoe49 November 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm
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Florida has a 6% sales tax and no income tax, but most, if not all the counties have an extra sales tax added on to the state one. In my county, it's 1%, others are as much as 1.5%.
6.25% sounds good to me.- flashingscotsman November 24, 2012 at 5:13 pm
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6.25% huh? That's just a little over half of what I pay in sales tax here. Not to mention I've paid as much as 11% in state income taxes here. If I made the same money there as I do here, it would be like a huge raise.
- poppajoe49 November 24, 2012 at 10:17 pm
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I know. I moved to FL from NJ, and disposed of the state income tax and 1+% of sales tax. Not quite as big a raise as if I had moved out of California, but still a raise.
- RobertW November 24, 2012 at 10:23 pm
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so things cost pretty much the same in Fl. as they do in NJ?
- poppajoe49 November 24, 2012 at 10:50 pm
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Housing is a little cheaper in FL, property taxes are way cheaper, as is auto insurance, homeowners insurance is much higher.
Most consumer goods, food, clothing, etc, are about the same.- RobertW November 24, 2012 at 10:58 pm
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property taxes are way cheaper, as is auto insurance, homeowners insurance is much higher.
prolly cuz of all the hurricanes and whatnot.
(edit) woot I learned how to italicize!
- I'm With STUPID November 23, 2012 at 12:35 pm
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Well, there goes the neighborhood. I hope it is the conservatives fleeing the new liberal country of California. Texas is bigger than it used to be…more electoral votes.
- flashingscotsman November 24, 2012 at 5:14 pm
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It'll be a Libertarian leaving when I bug out.
- kevindf November 23, 2012 at 1:06 pm
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California will start charging an exit tax like the banana republics do.
- Elrond Hubbard November 23, 2012 at 2:12 pm
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Californians fleeing the Golden State are welcome to Texas (or any other state), just leave your California attitudes behind.
- I'm With STUPID November 23, 2012 at 2:19 pm
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Don't move to the country and start wanting to change the country into the city either!
- I'm With STUPID November 23, 2012 at 2:19 pm
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The pound has to have a $100 fee to turn in a stray animal. My wife told me that people have been letting out strays at my place. So now she is trying to find homes for strays in this economy.
- RobertW November 24, 2012 at 3:26 pm
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seems like you could have a ready source of food available.
- I'm With STUPID November 23, 2012 at 2:21 pm
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I would like to know where these people think they are going to find work?
- StrinaM November 23, 2012 at 3:22 pm
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As long as they aren't progressives who flee then try to change Texas into what they left in California.
- RKae November 23, 2012 at 5:05 pm
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I'll bet that's exactly what is happening. They're most likely your average California idiots who have not learned their lesson.
- flashingscotsman November 24, 2012 at 5:31 pm
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There will be some of those, but mostly later, when the handouts are cut back. For now, it is the productive class, who are beginning to see that this is a waste of time.
- Ruben November 23, 2012 at 5:04 pm
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By and large, Californians will prove the death of Texas. They move in but fail to check their political baggage at the border.
Ask any of the old school Oregonians or Washingtonians who were around in 1970s and 80s during The Great Migration North. Now look at those states.
- ooddballz November 24, 2012 at 11:08 am
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Yup, lived in Portland OR in the earl/mid 80′s. it was a nice place until the Californians "discovered" it.
Even Bud Clark was more eccentric and colorful than damaging. He actually seemed to CARE about the city. (or that was my impression at the time) - Dragonfish November 24, 2012 at 8:56 pm
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70′s-80′s? I remember the 'Don't Californicate Washington' bumper stickers of the mid 60′s. The Great Migration North started during Boeing's expansion in the early 60′s (start of the SST era), slowed way down and reversed when Seattle almost closed down in 68-69.
Started back up in the late 70′s, thanks to Microsoft and the exodus from Cali after the gas crunch.- Ruben November 24, 2012 at 9:47 pm
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Glad you remember there was a lot of that in the 1960s. I don't because I was too young and unaware. It would have been dishonest of me to claim anything more than my memories of the 70s and 80s.
Thanks for adding, Dragonfish!
- drb November 24, 2012 at 3:40 am
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(unless it's the conservatives…then it's ok)
- Not so silent November 24, 2012 at 9:49 am
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You Texans do need to be careful, perhaps a liberal checkpoint on the border. For years these loony lib turds have invaded Washington, Oregon and Colorado and look what happened in those states, They are now Libturd land cause all these morons from Kalifornia know better of course.
If I were in Texas, the only people I would allow would be card carrying conservatives, NRA members, with a JOB, who can support themselves. Turn back the liberals at the border and send them to New Mexico.
Kalifornia is screwed up beyond belief. I want outta here but have to wait a year or two then I am gone. Probably back to the family farm in North Dakota where liberals are given a mean look and a suggestion on how to move out of the state and in a hurry by large guys who carry concealed.
- Ruben November 24, 2012 at 11:01 am
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"For years these loony lib turds have invaded Washington, Oregon and Colorado and look what happened in those states…"
I lived through the Oregonian nightmare. Now, I'm trying to survive the Colorado reality.
- flashingscotsman November 24, 2012 at 5:34 pm
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Check for Obama stickers on their cars. If there IS one, tell them there's no more room in Texas. It's ok, they'll believe it. They're liberals.
- Ruben November 24, 2012 at 11:28 pm
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Glad you brought up the bumper stickers. Anecdotal as this may risk sounding, they're out in greater numbers now that the election has been (ahem) won. Could hardly find them BEFORE, but now more are starting to show up on cars. It's as if Obamazombs were ashamed to let themselves be known, given where the polls were.
Good thing for them that 104% and 108% of registered voters showed up in Pitkin and Gilpin counties and carried it for their messiah.
- RobertW November 25, 2012 at 12:14 am
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I always thought the 'o' would make a nice target, y'know aim small, miss small. but i'm legally prohibited from owning a firearm. that being said, one (such as I) can covertly approach and engage with, oh, idk, say maybe a blowgun or somesuchwhatnotish type dealy bopper, not that I'D EVER DO SUCH A THING, NOR, ENCOURAGE (incite) OTHER LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS to such anarchistic activities as evidenced by the good ppl of the "push-cart war."
just assayin' to say.
- Dragonfish November 24, 2012 at 9:19 pm
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From the 1860′s to the 1880′s (at least) the immigrants from the north were called 'Carpetbaggers'.
From the 1970′s-80′s they were called 'Snowbirds'.
Now, with the influx from Cali, what should their name be? Calbatrosses?
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