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Sustaining Spring in Egypt
'Just Jobs' for Growth and Stability
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The emerging Egyptian democracy and the Arab Spring are now synonymous in the eyes of the world, and, most importantly, in the eyes of the Egyptian people. But any sustainable democratic success rests on the transformation of the Egyptian economy, which over the past several decades produced jobless growth that was unstable, unequal, and ultimately unsustainable. In fact, the success of the Arab Spring across the Arab world probably rests over the long haul on Egyptian job growth that is stable and sustainable—providing a template and a vision for economic, social, and democratic political reform.
This is why the Just Jobs Network, coordinated by the Center for American Progress is holding its first annual meeting in Cairo, on May 27, 2011. The meeting will discuss key challenges and mechanisms for good job creation in Egypt, in the Arab world, and around the globe as a necessary basis for broad-based, sustainable economic growth.
Policy experts; government leaders; representatives from local, regional, and international unions; nongovernmental organizations; and think tanks will come together to discuss challenges and solutions for just job creation in Egypt and lessons that can be extrapolated for developing countries worldwide. Among others, the Norwegian State Secretary Gry Larsen, former European Union commissioner for trade and former first secretary of state in the United Kingdom government Lord Peter Mandelson, Director of the Center for Trade Union Worker Services Kamal Abbas, and Vice President of Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress Michael Ettlinger will all be in attendance.
The unrest in the Middle East and North Africa highlights both the importance and the urgency of creating enough just jobs in the short and long run. Just jobs, complete with labor rights including the right to organize and collective bargaining, appropriate remuneration, social protections such as health care and pensions, and opportunities for economic mobility, are key for broad-based growth and stability. By helping to raise living standards, just jobs serve as instruments for promoting global stability and security.
Supporting an increase in just jobs in developing countries is a win-win for developed countries as well. Standards of living converge on an upward trajectory. Rules and regulations ensure this happens across the globe. And the resulting economic and political stability rebounds to benefit developed and developing countries alike. This meeting is the first step in helping policymakers develop pragmatic and specific steps to power forward this virtuous circle.
For this kind of economy to take hold and flourish in Egypt and around the globe will require sustained focus by policymakers with potential lessons for nearby Tunisia and other Arab states in North Africa and the Middle East. A framework for the cooperative effort required is the first priority of the first annual meeting of the Just Jobs Network.
Sabina Dewan is Director of Globalization and International Employment at the Center for American Progress. To learn more about the Just Jobs program, go to the Center's Just Jobs page.
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I'm six years old and walking up a snowy trail lined with would-be Christmas trees.
My dad is walking ahead of me, saw in hand. With giant strides, my dad's boots crunch through the icy top layer of snow. I run to keep up with him, skipping and leaping through knee-deep drifts, trying to match my footprints with my father's.
It's two weeks before Christmas. Some neighbors already have their trees cut and decorated in their homes. Driving through town at night, I can see the twinkle lights and angel toppers blinking through front windows. To an impatient six-year-old kid who wants Christmas right now, the anticipation is a kind of cheery torture.
But no matter how much I beg to rush the holiday, the answer is "wait." Putting up our Christmas tree exactly two weeks before Santa's arrival is our tradition.
Driving along country roads in my dad's green pickup truck and looking for just the right tree farm is also a tradition. After hiking along the forested fields, we finally find a tree that might do. We circle it, eyeing the specimen up and down for correct height (enormous) and fullness (more enormous still).
With scripted accuracy, my father says, "There's a bare spot with some broken branches. We could turn that side to the corner wall." And without calling offstage for the next line, he adds, "I'm going to start cutting. Stand over there." My father directs me to a high ground where I'm least likely to be brained by a falling spruce.
Later on our way home, we stop by my Uncle Joe and Aunt Susie's house, unannounced. My Aunt Susie looks at the monster tree in the back of the pickup truck and mutters some mild expletive (well, maybe not so mild) at my father's festive insanity. My Uncle Joe just shakes his head and laughs, his secret high five to my dad. My aunt and uncle invite my dad inside for coffee or a beer, a soda for me, and soon we're back on the road and heading home.
This is the way it happened each year, more or less.
Eventually, my sister would ride along, too. Maybe we would stop at my grandparent's house on our way home or visit with some guy my dad once worked with or spent time with in the Army. "We're in the neighborhood, so let's see if they're home," was a standard self-invitation for my dad, and one that always seemed to work.
Each year the size of our family Christmas tree would increase exponentially. One Christmas, there was more tree in the living room than there was living room. When sitting on the sofa, a visitor would need to inhale deeply and edge sideways to avoid a jolly molesting by needles or a merry singeing by red hot lights bulbs.
It was all part of how Christmas happened in our family.
My father was deeply devout in recognizing the reason for the season.
But the season was a also reason to celebrate our homespun family traditions year after year, creating a sort of enduring etching of a time and place and being with the people you love.
Looking back on that long-ago day with my father, perhaps he was re-tracing a childhood walk through another snowy forest even more long ago with his own father. Maybe my grandfather once followed his own dad's footprints in the snow.
It's a little less than two weeks out from December 25.
This weekend I'll lug our artificial spruce up from the basement. We'll play Christmas music, drink cocoa and unwrap the ornaments we stowed last year—the silver cradles engraved with each child's name, the paper decoration my husband made when he was ten, the felt angel embroidered with my initials.
Later, I'll bake shortbread cookies using a recipe card typed out by my husband's grandmother. My mother will call to remind me to buy a bayberry candle to light on Christmas Eve and another to light twelve days later. Over the holidays, I'll stop by my sister's farm for a cup of coffee and probably a beer.
And sometime between now and then, I promise to take a walk through the woods with my children.
We'll search for an enormous spruce tree. We'll wish Pap Pap a Merry Christmas. We'll follow the footprints home.
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HONOLULU - A public hearing in the Hawaii House resumed Friday with lawmakers bickering over an unclear schedule and how best to allow more than 4,000 people to testify during a special session called to consider a bill that would legalize gay marriage.
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee took a strict stance as a joint committee hearing resumed Friday morning, saying people absent when called would not get to testify about the bill, which passed the Senate earlier in the week. But Rep. Karl Rhoads reversed course after complaints from lawmakers on the panel, shouting from audience members and a brief recess to reconsider the issue.
"I'd like to finish this hearing sometime this century," Rhoads told a packed audience in a 200-seat auditorium in the Hawaii Capitol.
As the panel recessed, Rep. Marcus Oshiro stood up in the back of the room to loudly complain that the public hadn't been properly notified about the meeting, which began Thursday morning and took recess after midnight Friday. The Democrat, who has reservations about the bill but isn't part of either the judiciary or finance committees hosting the hearing, told reporters that lawmakers were violating the spirit of the process by making it more difficult for people to testify.
"The confidence of the general public was shaken," Oshiro said.
When the meeting resumed, Rhoads said everyone would get to speak in order of registration numbers given when they signed up. Rhoads said people who miss their number being called will be allowed to testify only after all 5,181 registered witnesses have been called. Exactly 1,000 numbers were called during the first portion of the hearing Thursday, which ran for more than 14 hours.
The House judiciary and finance committees are considering a bill passed by the state Senate to legalize gay marriage, which already is allowed in 14 other states and the District of Columbia. The legislation is the centerpiece of a special session called by Gov. Neil Abercrombie with a goal of allowing same-sex couples married in Hawaii to receive federal benefits as granted by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this year.
The length of the committee hearing has implications for the rest of the special session. The director of the Hawaii Health Department has asked for two weeks to implement legislation before ceremonies begin, while the bill itself states that ceremonies could begin Nov. 18.
Rep. Bob McDermott, a Republican opposed to the bill, said lawmakers owe it to the public to listen to testimony, noting that it has overwhelmingly opposed the special session and legalizing gay marriage.
"It's a dog-and-pony show, and they don't want to hear what the public has to say," McDermott said of the lawmakers organizing the hearing.
With two minutes allotted for each speaker, the rest of public testimony could take 139 hours - nearly six days if the hearing were to run continuously.
Lawmakers spent part of the hearing questioning Steve Levinson, a retired Hawaii Supreme Court justice who wrote a 1993 opinion saying that not allowing marriage violates discrimination laws in the Hawaii Constitution.
Levinson, who supports the bill, was asked about everything from that opinion to hypothetical challenges should lawmakers pass the bill.
"I would bet my house that if there were a legal challenge to the sufficiency afforded clergy that that challenge would fail," Levinson said when asked about a religious exemption clause that would prevent ministers from having to solemnize gay weddings.
The hearing also had lighthearted moments, including three sisters from Molokai who flew in to testify, then used most of their time to sing lawmakers religious songs, accompanied by an ukulele.
"We just came to tell you that we love you," sang Ruth Manu, Juanna Piialii and Judy Caparida.
After the songs, Rep. Sharon Har hugged the women and told them: "That was exactly what we needed."
"Democracy is taking place in the basement," said Abercrombie, who said he doesn't believe people are trying to prolong or delay the hearing.
He said if the hearing takes a long time, it means a lot of people want to participate in the process.
"I'm impressed with the sincerity and conviction of all the testimony," he said.


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LEWISTOWN - During a brief workshop meeting on Thursday, the Mifflin County Commissioners announced the following agenda items for their Sept. 20 business meeting:
A resolution approving a program modification to the 2009 and 2010 Community Development Block Grant programs because the Mann Edge Terrace Senior Housing project will not be ready for occupancy until October 2013. James Lettiere, community development administrator, explained that the modification is necessary because 2009 CDBG funds were used for the project, meaning the building had to be occupied by the end of this year. He said by transferring $17,736 to the 2010 CDBG funding, the occupancy requirement can be moved to next year.
An application by Wayne Township for 2012 Liquid Fuels allocation in the amount of $9.955.63.
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency 2012 Emergency Management Performance grant agreement in the amount of $75,629, which will be used for 50 percent of the Emergency Management Agency's staff salaries and benefits.
Purchase of service agreements for use, if needed, by Children & Youth with Youth Services Agency of Pennsylvania, York; and George Junior Republic in Pennsylvania, Grove City.
Recommendation from three request for proposals for the updating of the county's Hazmat Mitigation Plan.
Retirement of Michael Hoskavich as a corrections officer effective Sept. 27.
Promotion of Charles Lyter to full-time corrections officer effective Sept. 9.
A proclamation recognizing "Child Passenger Safety Week."


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CHICAGO-For 12 days dozens of protesters from diverse backgrounds have been camped out around the clock in front of the Federal Reserve here. Outraged by corporate greed, many say they were motivated to act after seeing the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.
They say they speak for the 99 percent of Americans left out, and refuse to remain silent. Their ranks swell to over 100 in the afternoons and over 300 marched down Michigan Avenue Sept. 30. Their numbers are growing and they vow to stay until things change.
One of the demonstrators is Avi Morales who has been laid off from Jewel-Osco supermarket for over 2 months. She was walking by the protest one day and began talking to people. She liked what she heard and stayed.
"I have no job and I'm not in school so I'm here a lot," said Morales, the daughter of a Unite Here hotel worker. "It's hoped that we are making a difference just by being here and it's better than being at home.
"It's exciting, I feel like I'm making a difference. When I go home all I can think about is coming back," said Morales.
Another of the demonstrators is Eric, unemployed for two months, who came in with friends from Goshen, Indiana. "I'm here because I don't have a job and I might as well support something," he said.
Eric's father worked in the recreational vehicle industry and has now been out of work for three years. Before the economic crisis, the RV industry was a major employer in Northern Indiana, but today that area has one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation.
"I saw all these people here and figured we might be able to actually change something," he said.
Another Hoosier named John said he was there because of corporate greed. He lost his home to the banks two years ago. He was originally paying $750 on his mortgage but the banks weren't satisfied and doubled his payments, eventually forcing him out.
"A lot of people are hurting and I'm here to support them," said John.
Elisa is a flight attendant and has been a member of the Association of Flight Attendants for 16 years. She says she has been waiting for this moment for two years.
"With the stall in our government, it really makes me mad when they talk about wanting President Obama to fail. But what I hear is they want the American people to fail. And so far they're doing a very good job," she said.
Elisa said she was most concerned about "the unions, teachers pay, health care and our educational system, I'm concerned about the lobbyists, about our politicians being bought and paid for. I want the money out of politics."
Elisa said she and the protesters are getting a lot of encouragement from those passing by and by the steady stream of donations and food.
"People have been saying, thank you for doing this!" she said.
Jenny is a professional writer who said that until a week ago she was feeling terrible about her life and future.
"I didn't feel safe going to grad school, I'm stuck in a dead-end job with no benefits and severely underpaid. I didn't even feel safe having children because what is going to be left for them?"
Jenny saw what was happening with the Wall Street protests and discovered Occupy Chicago and "everything changed overnight."
"I'm not angry or alone anymore. I feel strong for the first time in 10 years," she said.
As a Lutheran, Jenny is deeply motivated by her religious beliefs and by joining the protest has been "living my faith like never before. I've been praying to God to use me and this is the way."
Jenny said she hopes the end result will be a repeal of "corporate personhood" and "we'll tax the hell out of the rich, and that compassion and love will be injected back into the world, that's been missing."
Corporate influence in politics is what brought Austin McLean to the protest, and he's been there almost since the start.
"The corporations are controlling who can run for office and the general population has no say," he said.
McLean works at a non profit children's treatment center and is worried budget cuts will curtail badly needed services. "The least I hope for is that people wake up and start talking about this," he said. "I'm ready to stay here for as long as it takes."
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Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center recently presented the 2003 W.J. "Jerry" Pennington Award to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in recognition of the organization's leadership, dedication and service to the hospital's mission and the children it serves.
Seattle: Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center recently presented the 2003 W.J. "Jerry" Pennington Award to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in recognition of the organization's leadership, dedication and service to the hospital's mission and the children it serves. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's mission is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis (CF) and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.
"The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a great friend of children and one of the most generous and long-time partners that Children's has ever had," said Treuman Katz, president and CEO of Children's. "The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's dedication to support state-of-the-art research and multidisciplinary patient care at Children's is helping to extend the average life expectancy of children with CF."
"I am honored to accept the Pennington Award on behalf of the CF Foundation and the 30,000 young people with CF across the United States. The city of Seattle has always been a tremendous resource for the CF Foundation because of the generosity of its citizens and the exemplary medical care and research initiatives available through Children's Hospital," said Robert J. Beall, Ph.D., president and CEO of the CF Foundation. "Children's has been an invaluable contributor to the fight against CF and a wonderful institution with which to work. I look forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with Children's and know that they will be an integral collaborator in the development of new treatments and a cure for CF."
Since 1982, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has provided nearly $16 million for CF research at Children's. At the core is the CF Foundation's Therapeutics Development Network (TDN), a collaboration of 14 clinical and research institutions across the country. The CF Foundation's TDN Coordinating Center, located at Children's under the direction of Bonnie Ramsey, MD, designs and implements the study protocols and performs the statistical analyses and data management for all CF Foundation-funded clinical trials.
"Thanks to a steadfast focus and clear vision, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has had a tremendous impact on children's lives not only in the Northwest, but across the country and throughout the world," said Dina Wells, chairman of the board of trustees at Children's. "When we join forces with other organizations who have a different expertise, but share a similar vision and commitment to children's health, the results are amazing."
The W.J. "Jerry" Pennington Award was established in 1985 in honor of W.J. "Jerry" Pennington. Mr. Pennington, a former president of the Seattle Times, was a distinguished and respected member of Children's Advisory Board and a tireless advocate of the hospital's mission. The Pennington Award was created as a tribute to his name and memory and is given annually to an individual, couple or organization that has had a significant impact on Children's and its mission. The Award is the highest honor bestowed by Children's. Past recipients include:
2002: Dorothy and Robert O'Brien2001: Sharon and Dick Friel2000: Kate B. Webster1999: Children's Miracle Network1998: Faye and Herman Sarkowsky1997: The Seattle Foundation1996: The Auction of Northwest Wines1995: Costco Wholesale1994: Mary M. Gates1993: Bank of America1992: Robert S. Cline1990: KOMO Television and Radio1988: Washington State Elks Association1987: Phil Smart, Sr.1986: Nordstrom1985: Mrs. Burns Lindsey
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When is it no longer appropriate to be nude around kids?
I don't even remember when I last saw my dad or mom naked personally.
Whenever you or they are uncomfortable about it.
When were you last naked around you child? My son is 5 and my daughter is 3 and I think it might be time to cover around my son. Since my daughter is younger and female I might wait a little longer with her.
My son is 6 and I don't shower with him anymore. He isn't curious, but I also think he's too old anymore for me. He has seen me topless though when he walks in. I don't make a big deal out of it and just carry on getting dressed while explaining to him why we should knock.
Both of my kids are weird though and really have no interest in the difference between boys and girls. I mean, they know there is a difference, but never have said what the difference is or been interested in their different parts.
Well, my youngest is 4 and I'm not comfortable being naked around him. I guess it's a personal choice.
I don't remember ever seeing my mother naked. I'm perfectly okay with that.
I've seen my mom naked, though I'd prefer not to have. My oldest is 7, and I don't change around her or shower with her, but we don't make a big deal about nakedness.
Around 3 is when I will no longer let my children see me naked. My husband on the other hand has no concept of modesty, lol, he grew up in a very unmodest family.


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UNFCCC Secretariat Signs MOUs on Exchange of CDM Data
22 May 2008: The UNFCCC Secretariat has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), based in Japan, and UNEP Risoe, in Denmark, to ensure that the organizations receive a faster, smoother flow of information related to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM).
Information on the CDM is available on the UNFCCC CDM website, and any data and resultant analyses by IGES and UNEP Risoe will be made available online free of charge. [UNFCCC CDM website]


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> Any experience with the PTR91?
The Swede
March 27, 2008, 09:05 PM
This weekend I want to pick up either a PTR91 or a STG58 FAL. I have found lots of positive info on the STG58, however I have found some but not much info on the PTR91. Which would you consider a better choice?
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March 27, 2008, 09:18 PM
I don't think there's a clear winner between these two. both are good quality builds.
the PTR is probably (inherently) more accurate, the FAL is much easier to clean. FAL mags are $8 each, PTR mags $2 each. The PTR is probably less ammo sensitive, but may (?) wear out of tolerance quicker (in oh, say 20,000 rounds?).
either way, you are doing well. try to find a chance to handle them both, see which "fits" you better.
March 27, 2008, 09:22 PM
"Still located in Farmington Connecticut, the new company has expanded production capability of the PTR 91 line of rifles. The PTR 91 was developed with the tooling from the H&K licensed G3 arms plant in Portugal, and retains the major design features of this well engineered popular rifle. With most major parts manufactured in the US, the current rifle models feature a retarded-blow back system, .75 dia. Match grade, 4 groove barrel with 1:12 right twist, all black furniture and powder coated barrel. The PTR 91 rifle is now available with either an 18 or 16 barrel and several stock types, and new models are currently being developed. This rifle complies with all 922 US regulations. We have gone to great lengths to produce the most up-to-date rifle on the market today."
Had mine for over 3yrs. I have the ptr91kp Model. My opinion, Its well worth the money.. As for the STG58 FAL, I have no experience with it. some happy owner of one will chime in soon.
March 27, 2008, 09:41 PM
Get the PTR91. It is a better rifle, accepts optics better, and is more accurate. It handles heat better. It is just a better rifle.
The Swede
March 27, 2008, 09:45 PM
Thanks for the replies. I'm just a little leery of knockoffs sometimes, though I did read a review saying it was actually a better rifle than the H&K. I think I'll get the PTR91.
March 28, 2008, 12:15 AM
I don't know if "knock-off" is quite the right term for the PTRs.
They purchased Portugal's (FMP) licensed HK tooling a few years ago when Portugal decided to switch from G3s to G36s. They're about as authentic as the Greek SAR-3s from a while back.
I have one of FMPs last series of receivers that was imported back in 1998 or so. It's very nice and probably exactly like the one on that PTR.
March 28, 2008, 12:17 AM
How badly do they chew up brass?
March 28, 2008, 12:31 AM
I've had nothing but satisfaction for my PTR91. With the B-square mount and a decent optic you'd be hard pressed to buy anything better for anywhere near the cost.
March 28, 2008, 12:42 AM
B-Square mount
You can get these for less if you look around.
March 28, 2008, 01:38 AM
It is a better rifle, accepts optics better, and is more accurate. It handles heat better. It is just a better rifle.
I completely disagree. With the DSA mounts available I think the FAL accepts optics way better than the PTR. The PTR can be more accurate, but thats it's only strength.
The PTR is made of stamped steel, has no last shot bolt hold open, the safety is out of reach for most without changing your grip, the magazine release is probably one of the least conveniently placed that I know of, the charging handle is heavy and also inconveniently placed, they have the worst triggers ever (but that can be fixed for around $70). Optics mouting options are a claw mount which puts the scope very high over the bore, or low profile mounts which just don't seem sturdy (maybe superstition on my part). The PTR also seemed to be the hardest recoiling and had the most muzzle climb of any autoloading .308 I've handled (but I realize that is mostly subjective). And it waffles, dents and hurls brass like no other (at least it hurls it all in the same direction, unlike the Mini-14)
The STG58 is forged, has last shot bolt hold open, the safety is every bit as easy to reach as on an AR15, as is the magazine release. The charging handle is possibly the most conveniently placed on any autoloader I've used (I realize that is just opinion) the trigger is nothing special but worlds better than the PTR, DSA makes great mounts for optics, and the adjustable gas system lets you reliably use a wider variety of ammo (especially very light loads which may not cycle in other battle rifles, not something I have experience with, I just shoot 150 gr. surplus, but there was an article I read a while back about how the FAL was much more reliable with 110 gr rounds than other autoloaders due to the adjustable gas system) and it lets you tune the rifle to the ammo to reduce recoil and reduce wear on the rifle.
I had a PTR for a while, tried very hard to like it, decided I would always hate it and sold it for a beater of a FAL and a small profit, and am much happier than I ever was with the PTR.
March 28, 2008, 02:09 AM
Yeah, I don't know how anyone can state that the HK clone will handle different loads better than a FAL. The whole purpose of the gas regulation system of the FAL is to allow use of ANY 7.62x51 or .308 ammo you can FIND. Gotta plug the FAL.
This will make it even more interesting:
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Yes....decisions, decisions!
March 28, 2008, 03:32 AM
As a new owner of an FAL and a previous owner of a genuine HK91 I can assure you that you won't really be disappointed by either rifle. I bought my 91 before the first AWB for well below $1k and sold it when things got financially tight for $2500. If I hadn't needed the money then I would have kept it and I'd still be pleased with it. The diopter sights are by far the best open sights I've used on a rifle.
I decided to go with an FAL because I've always admired them and had many friends tell me how great they are. They were right. I own a DSA now and I have another on custom order (camo, folding stock, DSA extreme mount.) I liked the DSA enough over the 91 that I ordered another FAL rather than a PTR-91. I have to agree that if it's .308 caliber it's going to work in an FAL. To get a more reliable weapon you pretty much have to go with an AK which I didn't want to do. The PTR will chew up brass more if you want to reload unless you add a buffer. My 91 brass was too damaged to reload with unless I really wanted to put in a lot of effort.
Accuracy with either will be what you need out of a rifle. I'm not as accurate with the FAL as I was with the 91 but that's completely because of those great diopter sights. I plan to scope my FAL and I'm sure I'll be shooting better than I was with the 91.
As has been said, you won't go wrong. I have to agree with the thought that before you plunk down any money go to a gunstore and handle both.
March 28, 2008, 07:17 AM
Yeah, I don't know how anyone can state that the HK clone will handle different loads better than a FAL. The whole purpose of the gas regulation system of the FAL is to allow use of ANY 7.62x51 or .308 ammo you can FIND. Gotta plug the FAL.
Yep but the hk system does not need adjustment... if you get a slightly under or overpowered round it would be more likely to fire and eject without tying up the system as with a fal :D
I have a PTR and I like it so far but I have not run her as much as I want to...
I would be happy with an FAL also though and really wish I had a few.
I had always wanted an hk91 but never got one when they were cheap and when the cheap mags came and the PTR was available I grabbed it. I have plenty of mags... To replace the mags I have for the PTR for a FAL I would have to pay the cost of my PTR :D
March 28, 2008, 07:29 AM
I've handled PTR 91s before...
The internals are all HK stamped. It's basically a G3 assembled in America, with the potential for full-auto conversion prohibited, and a potentially more accurate/equally accurate barrel added on.
It's accurate and reliable rifle. You really can't go wrong with it.
Then again, I'm rather biased towards G3-variants :D
March 28, 2008, 09:55 AM
I own both a PTR91 and a bunch of FALs. I live up in Libertyville...about an hour and 15 minutes from you...if you will buy the ammo, I'd be happy to let you shoot both (and an M1A if it is of interest) to help you make a decision.
If you do a search, this topic comes up pretty often...there is a lot of info on the PTR here. In general, the PTR is a GREAT repro of the HK. The issue in my mind is that the HK G3 pattern rifle is very dated...the ergonomics are horrible, the triggers are terrible, the controls are in odd locations and the recoil is more harsh than it needs to be.
I'd highly recommend shooting them before you buy.
See my post here for pictures of comparisons of the rifles
March 28, 2008, 10:56 AM
iamkris, I have to agree with your assessment of the G3 type rifles but one must also put the design into perspective.
When you consider an HK91/G3 type rifle as a full power varient on the AKM rifle theme it makes more sense.
Add good guality optics to a PTR-91 and it is just as accurate, just as reliable, and far less expensive than a genuine Com-Bloc Dragunov sniper rifle.
The PTR is way, way, above the Romanian Sniper rifle varients now offered at attractive prices too.
Is a PTR rifle on par with a well made FN-FAL or M14 varient, no, not even close.
However, The Swede did say he was considering either a PTR or a StG FAL varient.
When comparing those two rifles it would be a real toss up as to which one he might actually prefer and it is quite generous of you to offer a shooting comparison of the rifles in question.
I personally no longer own an FAL varient but I do own several M1A type rifles and a PTR-91
Then again I also own a Russian Saiga in .308 too.
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"Parents have a fundamental right to direct the education of their children," said Matthew D. Staver, founder of Liberty Counsel and Dean of Liberty University School of Law. "This right includes the decision to school their children at home. We must assume that parents will act in the best interest of their children and that parents, not the government, know what is best for their children," he continued.
Staver also addressed the success of homeschooling. Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
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Bernice Mitchell, executive director of the Hilltop Senior Citizens Association, retired from her position recently at the age of 18, or so she told the crowd of more than 85 people gathered in her honor.
"Or maybe we could reverse those numbers, would that be about right?" Iris Lawrence, president of the HSCA, said as the crowd laughed.
Although Mitchell declined to announce to the crowd her true age, she said reversing the numbers would be closer to right.
The HSCA honored Mitchell first with a cheer by the "Hilltop Cheerleaders." They first cheered on the senior citizens center and then Mitchell.
Ruby Person presented a bouquet of red roses to Mitchell to represent the love of everyone at the HSCA for her.
"I'd like to make an acronym of love for you, Ms. Mitchell," Person said. "'L' is to lean and depend on the Lord. 'O' for Our Lord gave his life for us and that is the greatest expression of love. 'V' because we can't value enough what you've done for us. And 'E' for the endless love that has no closure."
Lawrence thanked Mitchell for all her years of service and presented her with a commemorative plaque.
"This is the 30th year of existence for the Hilltop Senior Center, and Mrs. Mitchell has been in the directorship for almost all of those 30 years," Lawrence said.
Several family members, along with many of Mitchell's friends from the senior center, gathered for refreshments and the performances honoring her contributions to the center.
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Trumpeter Alex Toth and singer/saxophonist Kalmia Traver started making music together while studying at the University of Vermont, but the duo's widescreen vision didn't take full form until Brooklyn became home, and Rubblebucket became much more than a day gig.
The outfit – now including trombone player Adam Dotson, keyboardist Darby Wolf, percussionist Craig Myers, guitarist Ian Hersey, drummer Dave Cole and bassist Jordan Brooks – has been defying easy categorization ever since the release of its breakthrough effort, "Omega La La." That collection daringly pushed indie-rock into bed with African polyrythms, big, bold brass and R&B/funk grooves galore.
A new EP, "Oversaturated," and widely lauded appearances at key summer 2012 festivals has pushed Rubblebucket into the "about to explode in a major way" spotlight. Which makes the band's appearance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Reptar and Stepdad in the Rapids Theatre (1711 Main St., Niagara Falls) a special treat. Tickets are $16 advance, $18 on the day of the show (www.rapidstheatre.com).


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A lot of people think gift cards are cold, impersonal and a lazy way to show someone you care during the holidays. I happen to think they make great stocking-stuffer gifts. They're practical and you can't ignore their popularity every holiday season.
Gift cards are the most sought-after type of holiday present for the seventh straight year, according to CardHub.com, a credit-card comparison site. But, there are pitfalls with using gift cards as well. Here are seven tips that should make your holiday gift-card shopping a lot easier, courtesy of John Kiernan of CardHub.com:
Watch out for faux gift cards. Not only do consumers often mistakenly purchase prepaid cards thinking they are gift cards due to the positioning of in-store displays, but a loophole in the CARD Act allows non-reloadable prepaid cards that are received through a loyalty, award or promotional program to expire with no restriction. For context, normal gift cards cannot expire until five years from the date of issuance. It's therefore important for consumers to verify that they are indeed buying/receiving actual gift cards this holiday season and to read any applicable fine print related to their product.
Mobile is hot, but not necessarily ready for prime time. E-gift cards have been gradually gaining traction in recent years, and increased mobile functionality stands to foster more widespread use of such products this holiday season. That's good news for time-crunched shoppers looking to avoid shipping fees on their holiday gifts or buy at the last minute this holiday season.
"E-cards make redemption easier in terms of logistics, time, and salience (once you enter the card number to your account, the money is there waiting to be used)," said Ayelet Gneezy, associate professor of marketing in the University of California-San Diego's Rady School of Management. "In short, this is one domain where I expect digital to provide consumers great value."
However, retailers still have work to do for electronic gift cards to achieve true staying power. "If we want such a behavior not simply to be a temporary buzz, retailers have to work on adding values to gift giving rather than simply selling virtual gift cards online," said Tony Cui, associate professor of marketing with the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management.
"This could include personalization of e-gift cards ... helping gift givers better understand recipients' preferences ... and creating buzz among friend circles. Mobile giving is an interesting topic in gift giving."
Consider discounted gift cards. One might assume that sales and savings don't apply to the gift-card market, as gift cards are more akin to currency than retail products with traditional product margins. That's not the case, however, as you can buy gift cards at discounts of up to 40 percent through online gift card exchanges.
General-purpose gift cards are costly. General-purpose gift cards, like those from Visa and American Express, tend to charge various fees because that's the only way their issuers can turn a profit. Store-issued gift cards, on the other hand, do not need to charge any fees, since the retailer books a profit the moment you buy its gift card.
Scour your drawers for buried gift-card treasure. More than $43 billion in gift cards has gone unused since 2005, according to TowerGroup. That's important to note because those of us who have a lot of unredeemed value sitting in drawers at home can still get something out of it. After all, the CARD Act prohibits a gift card's funds from expiring within five years.
Consumers have three basic options when it comes to unlocking the value of unused gift cards. First, you can sell unwanted gift cards for cash. Second, most stores allow you to trade in old unused gift cards for new ones, which is great news for re-gifting cards that have developed wear and tear as a result of sitting idle for years. Finally, most states have programs that allow you to recoup unused funds from expired gift cards under unclaimed property laws.
Don't pay for shipping. Roughly 30 percent of gift cards from major retailers charge for shipping, according to CardHub data, but these fees can be avoided by utilizing a gift card search tool to identify the retailers that offer free shipping and/or digital gift cards, which can be sent directly to someone's inbox.
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White Zombie (1932) Review
The 1930s were a landmark time for horror movies. Everyone remembers such greats as Dracula, The Mummy, Frankenstein, and Wolf-Man, even if you haven't seen the movies first hand. Not as many people remember that in the same time frame the first zombie film was released, White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi. I once read an article that credited and earlier silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, as the first zombie film. In that movie, made by German expressionists in the 20's, Dr. Caligari controlled the will of a somnambulist, a man who slept all day every day until he was commanded to kill by his master. For my money, White Zombie is the first true zombie film. At any rate, it's the first film to refer to the creatures as zombies and it's the first film to deal with Haitian voodoo-ism as the cause of the cursed state.
Bela Lugosi is as magnetic as ever in his role as the villain in White Zombie. Just a year earlier Lugosi had starred in Dracula as the title role and created a movie icon for the ages. His role in White Zombie was no less mysterious or charismatic, but this one failed to gain the following that his previous success had. Not that it wasn't popular. The company that gained control of the rights to the movie after its initial run continued to re-release the movie in commemorative editions for years to come, all the way up until 1972. However, it still doesn't carry the same mainstream following that the others have, even though it spawned a genre that has a longer, fuller legacy than any of the other classics, aside from Dracula of course. This film did manage to impress a young Rob Zombie, however, who named his band after the film.
The main aspect of White Zombie that differs from the modern day incarnations of the mindless cursed creatures is that the zombies in this movie aren't dead. They're simply put into a trance induced by Lugosi's character Legendre. He uses his powers to enslave the local Haitian populace to work in his sugar mill and makes them work without rest. In this sense the movie lacks the overt racism of its other early counterparts that deal with Haitian voodoo practices. This movie shows the villain, a white plantation owner, exploiting the native black community. In short, it shows the truth of what was happening in Haiti, rather than tap-dancing around it, like in I Walked With A Zombie in 1943. The movie is moody and stylish as hell too, just as good as any of the other highly revered classics. If it wasn't for this movie, I wouldn't be writing zombie movie reviews today. There'd be nothing to write about.


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You certainly can't call Keith Summey wishy-washy.
The North Charleston mayor makes a decision and sticks to it. He wanted Eddie Driggers to be the city's next police chief, and he made it so.
He has that right under the city's strong-mayor form of government.
And he told people gathered for a news conference Friday that he's sorry if he offended anyone in the process, but of course, he's not going to change his mind.
That's no surprise either. He is firmly in charge of his city.
The question that lingers, however, is why he didn't anticipate the blowback from the community he knows so well, or, why he didn't think it would matter.
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Yes, there are clear advantages to getting someone in place to work side by side with outgoing Chief Jon Zumalt. Anybody who's been in a workplace environment where it's gone the other way, where someone's departure creates a months-long vacancy, can appreciate having that luxury.
And no, this is not in any way an indictment of Driggers, whose heart is clearly in the right place. He has the blessing — literally — of Rob Dewey, his boss at Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. He has the endorsement of Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon.
And he appears to have a combination of a big heart and, as mentioned Friday, a penchant for putting thugs in jail, both of which should serve him well.
His qualifications — 30 years with the Sheriff's Office and nearly five years with the chaplaincy — are strong, so strong that he probably would have made it to the finalists, if not the top slot, if there had been an open application process.
But that's not the point.
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Why not invite applications, or nominations from community groups? Maybe not a full-blown $50,000 cross-country search, but at least open up the process a bit? Summey still would have had his ace in the hole, and if he remained convinced Driggers was the best choice, then so be it. But it would have been better, politically speaking, to involve some other people in the process.
He could have harnessed that interest to his — and the new chief's — advantage. Instead, he has inevitably eroded some of the good will his current police chief worked so hard to accumulate — and yes, clearly, there is more work to be done.
It's a little difficult to understand why Summey did it this way. And his explanation didn't seem to change much from his introductions of the new chief Thursday and Friday.
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Stumpff, 612th Air Base Squadron, helps a Honduran first responder don a HAZMAT suit during an American Academy of Pediatric Disaster "Train the Trainer" course at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Dec. 13, 2013. The three-day course provided training to members of the Honduran Academy of Pediatrics, the Honduran Red Cross, Honduran first responders, and members of the Permanent Contingency Commission of Honduras (COPECO) in the planning for and care of pediatric populations post-disaster. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Zach Anderson)
SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras (Dec. 13, 2013) -- Joint Task Force-Bravo's Medical Element (MEDEL) partnered with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to host members of the Honduran Ministry of Health, the Honduran Red Cross, local first responders, the Honduran Pediatrics Association, and the Comision Permante de Contingencias (COPECO) in the first of a two-part American Academy of Pediatric Disaster "Train the Trainer" course here, Dec. 11-13.
"This project has been in the works for more than eight years and is finally coming to fruition," said U.S. Army Captain Jason Stahl, the officer in charge of the pediatric course. "The main concept of the course is a 'Train the Trainer' course for members of the Honduran Academy of Pediatrics, the Honduran Red Cross, Honduran first responders, and members from COPECO (Honduran version of FEMA) in the planning for and care of pediatric populations post disaster."
The AAP provided two instructors from the United States, two instructors from Mexico, and one instructor from Honduras for the course. The training focused on preventative medicine, planning and triage, pediatric trauma, diarrhea and dehydration, infections, nutrition and malnourishment, management and exposure to toxic substances, delivery and care of newborns, and the emotional impact of disasters on children and families.
"It is very interesting. I am a clinical pediatrician and take care of one patient at a time and this training teaches us how to take care of a lot of people," said Dr. Claudia Calix, a Honduran Ministry of Health pediatrician at Hospital Juan Manuel Galvez in Gracias, Lempira. "It teaches us what to do in a mass casualty situation. There are several things we do differently in mass casualty situations, including the importance of triage."
Dr. Carlos Vides, one of the instructors, has been working on achieving this training in Honduras since he attended the course himself in Guatemala in 2005. Dr. Vides coordinated with U.S. Army Colonel Douglas Lougee, one of the instructors for the course in 2005, to bring the training to Honduras.
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I still need to go back and read this thread. Briefly scanned this page earlier. Can always learn from other peoples observations and experiences. Didnt make the thread to debate the value of an Orange Rx receiver. But if people wanna talk about it go right ahead.
I am curious why the plane dropped outta the sky like a poor dead birdie. Happy it didnt explode. Lots of personal meaning to that plane. It was my first ever build. Learned a lot while doing it.
I think my worst ever was my Parkzone BF109....and it was all my fault!
New plane, put together, range checked, everything working.......
Launch, up and away... trimmed out, flying beautifully.....then the prop fell off at full speed with nose cone and prop adapter......Oh lord......in full techicolour slow motion it nosed up, ( tail heavy, as the prop adapter, prop and bits weigh quite a lot, and balance the cg...) tip stalled, and ploughed in. Crruuunnnccchhh..... seemed to go on forever. Nose,wing all bent to bits, chunks out of the airframe.
I'd forgotten to tighten the prop adapter. Never again though! ( till the next time anyway!)
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Just last week I changed prop size on a plane to try for more vert. Flew once, just OK. New battery and as I went to take off, something sounded funny. Yep, loose prop. Don't know why or how, but it was loose. I nearly had what toffa had. Only luck and lucky timing saved me the same fate.
I had forgotten to tighten an aileron connector on a MUS, the mechanical kind not electrical, and when the rod started slipping, the plane did not respond. So, I crashed much like QuadManiac did. EXCEPT mine hit hard ground.
Heh heh... Last spring, on a beautiful Colorado morning, I grabbed my PZ Stinson to go out before the wind came up. I had been up until 2:00AM doing the old "once over" - open it up, check all the connections, reseat the ESC (which comes loose all the time), and the mechanically re-trim all the control surfaces.
I was so happy... it was flying better than it EVER had. No trim required, was tracking like it was on rails, life was good. A couple of nice circuits of the field and I was grinning like a schoolboy on Christmas morning. I throttled up as I came across mid field, and pulled up in to a nice big loop, then at the bottom I pulled up and started an aileron roll and
The wings folded up like a cheap suit. The fuselage, motor still running wide open slammed into the ground like a scud missile, and I watched for what seemed like an eternity as the wings fluttered to the ground.
The only possible response that would not result in instant insanity was to laugh. A lot. I had forgotten to put the pins back in the wing struts.
The fuse was a mess. I considered tossing the whole wreck in the trashcan when I got home, but after $31 of parts, and a bunch of Gorilla Glue, it still flies, really well in fact.
I nominated, and awarded myself the moron of the month trophy (a cold beer).
Fast forward... yesterday at the club I was flying my T-28 with a Power10 mounted up. Coming across the field for a high speed pass, I was flying straight and level (and WOT), and suddenly it jerked almost to a vertical upline, and did "a dance" - and my thumbs never moved. I managed to save it, and brought it down immediately. The RX light (a 6200 that I put in to replace the AR500) was flashing. I THINK that means power loss... but Im not sure, but I sure hope it doesnt happen again. Ultimately flew 4 more times without incident.
A long time ago I experienced that time stands still feeling, flying an IC 60 size pattern plane over a valley, straight and level into a loop except it did not fly out of the loop, just watched it loop itself into the ground eventually after about 15 loops.
He was bummed of course.
Talk about an ETERNITY. That would be unbelievable and frustrating to watch.
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Plus, it headed for the interstate (approx 2.5mi north), and would've crossed it as it progressed. Double difficult to cross over an interstate unless you have an exit to utilize, and it's against the law here for pedestrians to even be on the interstate.
No chance to follow it...but he did give it his best shot. Speaking of "best shot"...the police shooting range is nearby, northwest of the field...he avoided that particular area!
My best ever scratch built scale plane suffered either a radio issue or a control linkage issue and I couldn't turn it around. The wind carried it away until it was a speck. I chopped the throttle and watched the speck glide down into the suburbs. I never found it. It still brings a tear to my eye now.
I've got to call my therapist now.
Well, last week, I watched my p51-d mustang die....sort of. I had been flying at a particular field all day with a different plane....just to get used to the place (first time flying there). Well, on the far left (about 500 feet away) there is a HUGE cedar tree. All day long with my other plane I would go behind that tree, and come out the other side so I could do a flyby for the crowd. It was a boy scout thing and I had 100 people or so watching me. (30 at a given time). Well, all the boys wanted to see the mustang fly so I got it ready and gave her a chuck. To say the least, the mustang is a LOT more responsive than my previous (AXN floater) and I guess I forgot this. I flew down the field to prepare for a nice low fast pass...you know, for the crowd. Well, I rolled too far behind the tree because it never came back out the other side. So I took a guess at her direction and guess wrong. She came back out the side she entered in, did a loop and nosed in at 60mph inverted. It looked and sounded awful. It even took 4 boys to bring the wreckage back! I think the mustang was in the air for MAYBE 30 seconds...haha.
Shockingly, the damage ain't all that bad....at least for what happened. (I attest that to the wet ground, thick grass, and a strategically rebuilt motor mount) She will fly again! I did continue flying the AXN floater... i think I logged 5 hours that day! They boys had a blast as well because I had a buddy box set up with me.
When I first started building foamies i tried what many say to do with gorilla glue hinges... I spent a few hours throwing together a cub style plane and waited for everything to dry.
Later when I went to fly it was great! I took it about 4-5 mistakes high and started some acrobatic moves, some rolls, loops, inverted... it was great!
After throwing it into a roll and then reversing the roll i saw something come off, the plane leveled itself and flew normal so i took it easy and started to bring the plane down just gliding and rudder... a few seconds later a piece of foam fell in the yard with a control horn sticking out, then another right after... and one more... i was wondering what they were until the plane got close and i saw that the elevator, and ailerons were missing...
The apparently tore off and decided they wanted to not fly any more. Luckily the plane somehow kept its balance until i came in to land, not being able to compensate for ground effects it floated for a second and then went straight into the ground...
The best part of the wreck... The servos, motor, esc, receiver, and battery came out of the plane on impact so I didn't have to waste time tearing it apart to build a new one!
I don't use gorilla glue hinges any more...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Did Israeli Lobby Stage a Coup Against Petraeus?
7 comments:
- Jason said...
Interesting take, and great point on the consent to search without a warrant. There's also the unwritten rule that a spy organization's cover story is usually just that - a pretext. But I would never expect a complicit media to actually report the truth of this matter. So we are left to guess and study the scene like C.A. Dupin.
I would also suggest that they're not done with him, as there are potential charges being discussed. It will be interesting to see if he has any loyalists who will stand up against the conspirators. Or, will they become henpecked cuckolds like the rest of this nation and proceed with biz as usual?
As for his adultery, we are all given to sin and his is no worse than our own. As referenced by Elder Porphyrios in "Wounded by Love," the prayer of St. Symeon acknowledges that the one praying is the lowest of the low. At least General Petraeus had the honor and fortitude to own up to this error without excuses.
Has anyone considered that Petraeus did not betray his wife or country, these Zionist Israelis have the power as the article alludes to, to alos eliminate Pteraeus' family, his mistake was in being honorable, he should have smelled the skunk and resigned not taking the post at the CIA. I believe he is an honorable man, one of many from the "long gray line."
- James said...
I would beg to differ with Tiriionson in his apparently assuming that Petraeus is an honorable man. The U.S. has had a Zionist Occupied Government for many years. I would contend that men don't rise as high as Petraeus did in the U.S. military and still retain their honor, at least not a Christian honor, an honor that among other things entails a refusal to lead others, in fact many others, in blatantly unjust wars.
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- Jason said...
I agree with your sentiment but it's entirely possible that Petraeus had blinders on when it came to the big picture. He's an ambitious dude both socially and professionally, which dictates a bit of tunnel vision. Perhaps he was waking up to understand the power structure a little more. His 2010 testimony certainly betrays a bit of naivete.
Now the career and reputation that he's worked so hard on is destroyed. He might be charged with felonies and is now confronting the scourge of a scorned woman. If Hoffman's theory on the mental situation with Broadwell is true, and Petraeus realizes he was duped - well, that'll be an eye-opener. And he's driven enough to seek redemption.
- James said...
Perhaps, I should state for the record that I judge no man. Nevertheless, I have real trouble with the statement in your first post that, "At least General Petraeus had the honor and fortitude to own up to this error without excuses." Honor and fortitude in owning up to his error which may for all we know have been a litany of "errors" -- aka: mortal sins at least in the objective order -- AFTER he was exposed. What would have been the opposite of this supposed "honor" and "fortitude?" after he had his back up against the wall? Idiotically digging himself in deeper by claiming his emails didn't mean what they expressly stated and or implied; or that she was lying or that it was her fault? As for his being "driven enough to seek redemption," (as opposed to, for example, committing suicide?) I have no idea. I do know that he may seek a false redemption as opposed to a true redemption. I hope he chooses or has chosen the latter.
I do agree with your statement that, "it's entirely possible that Petraeus had blinders on when it came to the big picture." I find that doubtful, but will certainly grant that pride is capable of blinding us to all kinds of things that might be incredibly obvious to an impartial outside observer.
And finally, one last mention as regards this honor business. I think it has been incredibly dishonorable for our military leaders, not to mention our political leaders, to have brazenly lied to us about 9-11. I would contend that in all likelihood nearly every single high level American military person and politician has lied (at the very least by their silence) to the American people as to who did 9-11.
It was primarily Israel along with her Zionist network in the U.S. May God be the judge of our military and politicians who have withheld the truth from us for so long. Certainly, fear of losing their own life and or the lives of their family members would certainly be a powerful deterrent to telling the truth. Nevertheless, a lie is a lie and in the case of the immense and dastardly 9-11 lie, an incredible amount of horrors have been unleashed at home and abroad as a direct or indirect result of this lie. And as the acceptance of the 9-11 lie sustains us in bondage to parasite Israel, it could very well end up getting us into that more and more spoken of Third World War. Not exactly an honorable road to go down!
- Jason said...
I definitely agree with you on 9/11and all things related. I'm holding out the small hope that Petraeus took those lessons learned from his military academy days and somehow recalls them to become inspired enough to lay down the truth about it all - as in producing actual proof (classified docs) that shows exactly what happened on not just that date, but ever since. Really, he's got nothing to lose at this point.
But that's my own naivete. While I hope for the best, wouldn't shock me at all if he ends up in the corporate brass of a place like Halliburton or as a high-paid lobbyist.
- Andrea Muhrrteyn said...
Petraeus Fired to stop his support for Sustainable Security, exposing Nobel's 'War is Peace' Fraud.
A submission made to Washington DC FBI Director, James McJunkin on 19 November, asks the FBI whether the FBI's Petraeus-Broadwell investigation was used as a convenient excuse to fire Petraeus, to prevent Petraeus from implementing a Sustainable Security Peace Plan, submitted to the CIA, as part of court documents, filed in United States Court of Appeals for Armed Forces, involving Wikileaks and Pfc Manning; on 15 October 2012.