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Former Special Ops officer: Report issued within 24 hours after Bergdahl disappeared said he left a note
posted at 7:21 pm on June 5, 2014 by Allahpundit
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I know I've been droning on about the note all day but I need to flag this, as it's the first time someone's gone on record on camera about it. Let me recap why this is important. Three days ago, the New York Times cited a "former senior military officer" for the claim that Bergdahl had left a note behind in his tent the night he disappeared saying "he had become disillusioned with the Army, did not support the American mission in Afghanistan and was leaving to start a new life." Pretty strong evidence of desertion; in fact, it's the only hard evidence of Bergdahl's motives that allegedly exists. The same day, Fox News reported that two unnamed former members of Bergdahl's unit also claim that he left a note, and that the note suggested not only desertion but an intent to renounce his citizenship. All of this came as a shock to Saxby Chambliss, the ranking GOP member on the Senate Intelligence Committee, who had read the classified file on Bergdahl and saw nothing in there about a note.
That's when things started to get weird.
JUST IN – Saxby Chambliss says WH told senators in briefing that NYT reporting that Bergdahl left a note when he abandoned camp is wrong.
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) June 4, 2014
I asked Jake Tapper, who's interviewed multiple members of Bergdahl's unit, how many of them have mentioned a note. Answer:
@allahpundit zero
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 5, 2014
The military's classified 35-page report on Bergdahl's disappearance also says nothing about a note. The Times was surprised by that and went back to its original source, the "former senior military officer," to ask what gives. Here's what he told them:
Asked about what appeared to be a disconnect, the retired officer insisted that he remembered reading a field report discussing the existence of such a letter in the early days of the search and was unable to explain why it is not mentioned in the final investigative report.
Did the letter mysteriously disappear or did it never exist at all? Before you answer, watch Newsmax's interview with retired Special Ops Maj. Rusty Bradley, who helped search for Bergdahl, below; the key bit comes at around 5:45. Like the Times's source, he claims that a report issued within 24 hours of Bergdahl's disappearance mentioned a note. (Actually, Bradley fits the basic description of the Times's source. Is he their source?) The fog of war could, I guess, explain an early factual error, but … how would that error have been made, exactly? I would think that when a soldier first goes missing, the men around him would give him every benefit of the doubt in assuming there's an innocent reason for his disappearance. He could have been injured or collapsed somewhere on base; he could have been captured by jihadis. He could be in terrible danger. If there are suspicions that early in the process that he disappeared for malignant reasons, I'd guess there's probably a good reason.
But then, where's the note? And why is the White House telling Congress it doesn't exist?
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Bigbullets on June 5, 2014 at 7:23 PM
It doesn't exist……. Now…
sandee on June 5, 2014 at 7:25 PM
And why is the White House telling Congress it doesn't exist?
Because he's somebody's child?
Wethal on June 5, 2014 at 7:26 PM
The Bergdahl note was in Michael Hastings pocket.
portlandon on June 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM
The Bergdahl note was in Michael Hastings pocket.
portlandon on June 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM
I'm not a tin hatter but now his death even seems more suspicious…
sandee on June 5, 2014 at 7:30 PM
Well, at least they succeeded in pushing the VA scandal off the news cycle.
307wolverine on June 5, 2014 at 7:31 PM
Ok…somebody is going to have to search Sandy Berger's pants, and it isn't gonna be me.
Left Coast Right Mind on June 5, 2014 at 7:31 PM
But then, where's the note? And why is the White House telling Congress it doesn't exist?
These must be rhetorical questions because the answers are easy considering Obama's consistent MO.
The note doesn't fit the WH narrative. Obama has gotten away with so many lies (thank you MSM and Congress), that he feels no compunction at all now and says what he wants to say.
As to where the note is—at the moment MHO is that someone is hanging on to it on the off-chance that it is needed to salvage a narrative or career (including Obama's).
Marie Harf
Daily Press Briefing
Washington, DC
June 5, 2014
Sergeant Bergdahl / Concerns about Health and Physical Security
Prisoner Exchange / Agreement with Qatari Government / Assurances / Mitigated Risk / Commitment to Close Guantanamo
Violence / U.S. Working Closely with Afghan Government / Importance of Good Relationships with Neighbors
1:44 p.m. EDT
MS. HARF: It's a full house. I have several things at the top.
QUESTION: Great, thanks. I'd like to start with Sergeant Bergdahl.
MS. HARF: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: As we understand it, the Administration has told members of Congress that Sergeant Bergdahl would have been killed by the Taliban had the details of the negotiations made public before the handoff happened. Is that your recollection of the situation as – or not your recollection, but your understanding of the situation as well?
MS. HARF: Uh-huh. A couple points on that. As you know, there was the classified briefing last night. I'm not going to be able to go into all the details of what we told Congress. But in terms of concerns about his physical security, just a few points: Of course, partly because of the video, there were concerns about his health, but separate from that is physical security, right. But in terms of health, we've made our concerns very well known that there were a number of reasons in that video to believe that his health was declining.
But further, in terms of physical security, we – once we had in place the agreement with the – through the Qataris about how this could proceed, there were real concerns that if this were made public first, his physical security could be in danger more by either the Taliban walking away or about an individual Taliban member who perhaps was guarding him – again, I'm speaking generally, not in reference to any specific piece of information – but someone guarding him that possibly wouldn't agree and could take harmful action against him. So as we needed to move quickly, all of these factors played into that.
QUESTION: Do you have any sense – when we're talking about the conditions under which he was held, do you have any sense of how many people were guarding him?
MS. HARF: I can – I don't have that in front of me.
QUESTION: Okay. Any kind of details on —
MS. HARF: We know that the conditions weren't great, obviously. For five years, he was held by the Taliban. We know that the conditions, obviously, were not particularly good. I'm happy if there's – to see if there's more detail to share.
QUESTION: It's been noted that he came out kind of squinting and shying away from the light, raising questions of whether he was kept underground or in some kind of very dark area for a while.
MS. HARF: I don't have more details. I'm happy to see if there are more to share.
QUESTION: Can we go back to the original question? Because the way it was phrased talked about "would have been killed." My understanding of what the Administration's representations have been to Congress is not that he would have been killed, but he could have been killed.
MS. HARF: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: Is that your understanding?
MS. HARF: I'm not going to get into all of the specifics about —
QUESTION: No, no. No, no. Yeah —
MS. HARF: — exactly what we told Congress or what we knew about his physical security. Obviously, some of that is based on information we can't share.
QUESTION: Right.
MS. HARF: So I think I just laid out the reasons we were concerned about it and the possibility that harm could come to him, particularly if, once we concluded the agreement, it was made public.
QUESTION: No, no, I get it. I just —
MS. HARF: So – and I'm not just going to go into any more details about what we did or didn't tell Congress.
QUESTION: No, that's fine. But the point I'm trying to get across is that what you – your concern was about a possibility that he might come to harm, not a certainty, correct?
MS. HARF: Well, I don't think we can ever be certain of anything, but I think we were gravely enough concerned by information we had, both from the video about his health and other information about his physical security, that we needed to move very quickly.
QUESTION: Yes, got it.
QUESTION: Do you think it's accurate to say that there was a threat against his physical security?
MS. HARF: I think it is absolutely accurate to say that. I think there was – there's – I mean, you're being held by – captive by the Taliban; I think that should go without saying. But there were reasons, particularly recently, where we were increasingly concerned and we believed time was of the essence.
QUESTION: Marie, just to follow up on the proof of life video. If you were so concerned about Bergdahl's health, why did you wait six months to rescue him?
MS. HARF: Well obviously, as folks know – and we talked about this a little bit yesterday – there have been talks about how we could possibly get him home for years now. So we've been concerned for some time; we've been in talks for some time. Nobody was waiting for anything. These are complicated negotiations.
To Arshad's question yesterday – he asked if we'd ever directly talked about the Taliban with this – we had. Those talks ended in early 2012. These were part of the broader talks, but we had talked directly about this with the Taliban. So no one was waiting. We knew time was of the essence. Again, recently – we believe new information came to light that meant it was even more of the essence, and we were able to move forward.
QUESTION: But the impetus of the deal – and many would argue it's a bad deal – is because his health was deteriorating; you had to act. What took so long?
MS. HARF: I first take notion with the issue that – or take issue with the notion that many would argue it was a bad deal. I haven't seen a lot of polling on it. I think many people would argue that it was important to get him home.
Second, there were health concerns, but there were also the concerns about physical security, as we've said. And look, this is the one American POW we had in Afghanistan. This – as General Dempsey said, our best and probably last opportunity for a variety of reasons to get him home, and I think I'll defer to the head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on that assessment.
QUESTION: But the fact that it took six months, when you say "last opportunity" —
MS. HARF: What do you mean by six months?
QUESTION: Well, the proof of life video was released in December.
MS. HARF: Mm-hmm. And we've had several proofs of life for him throughout his time in captivity, and we've been negotiating through that time.
QUESTION: Has there been videos released since December?
MS. HARF: Since – proof of life videos? No, not to my knowledge. Maybe I'm missing something here.
QUESTION: So that's the question. His health was in such grave danger in December when the video was released and government officials saw it. What took so long?
MS. HARF: Well, first – two points, Lucas. The first is when it was released we were negotiating. We were trying to get him home. So it's not like we were sitting here doing nothing and the video came out and we thought, "Oh, we should try to get Sergeant Bergdahl home." That's absolutely not the case.
Secondly, health was a part of this, right, but the other concern recently was about his physical security. So as I think other folks have said, you can't make definitive health judgments based on a video. It appeared that it was much worse. That's why we believed it was important to move forward with this.
We wanted to make sure we got the assurances from the Qataris, and I have a little more on that today: that we demanded a complete travel ban; we demanded certain security measures be put in place to substantially mitigate the threat that these individuals may pose to the U.S. and our interests. Those demands were met prior to doing this. Those demands were important to us. We wanted to make sure we negotiated for them.
This isn't to say – I think Elise asked yesterday about house arrest. Not under house arrest. It's possible someone will see them on the streets of Qatar. But those types of activities don't threaten our national security interests, and that's the standard here about substantially mitigating the threat that they will pose. We're confident in the Qataris that the restrictions agreed upon, and these individuals will be restricted from activities that pose a threat to our national security.
QUESTION: But yesterday you also said, quote, "I think people have confusion about – that eventually what was going to happen anyway."
MS. HARF: Yep.
QUESTION: Can I —
QUESTION: So if these Guantanamo —
MS. HARF: Well, let me finish his, and then we'll – yes, please.
QUESTION: If these detainees or prisoners of war, whatever you want to call them, were going to be released anyway, why was this such a great deal?
MS. HARF: Because we got the one American POW in Afghanistan home. And my point yesterday – and this is a broader conversation I think at some point we will all be having about Guantanamo Bay and how we eventually close it – is that the notion that these were the worst of the worst – and look, these were not good guys. I am in no way defending these men. But being mid- to high-level officials in a regime that's grotesque and horrific also doesn't mean they themselves directly pose a threat to the United States.
So I think when we were talking yesterday about eventually Guantanamo Bay will have to be closed, we've said that's important. Even former President Bush said that was important. It was opened under his tenure. And we have identified the worst of the – I mean, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is the worst of the worst. These people that we've identified, about 30, will be tried, will be prosecuted. So we need to be very clear when we talk about this. And if you look at the recidivism rate under this Administration with the protocols we've put in place – with the standards we've put in place, it's dropped dramatically from where it was in the previous administration. So I think we need to be very clear when we talk about this issue and the threat from here on out, Lucas.
QUESTION: Last one. Earlier today the President said that this was a – Sergeant Bergdahl's release was a controversy whipped up in Washington. Do you – does the State Department believe that?
MS. HARF: Well, I do think it's illustrative that the President and the Secretary overseas, working on Ukraine, working on Syria and other issues, and that people overseas haven't really been focused on that. People in the rest of the world are focused on other issues and they're focused on the future of Afghanistan. I think that there has been a lot of noise in Washington, much of it political, about this.
Look, this is a tough choice. This is an important issue. We should have debates about it. Nobody is saying that. The President wasn't saying that. But I think it's frustrating at times to see – look, none of this – none of this was new. There have been press reports publicly about the notion of a swap for Sergeant Bergdahl particularly with these guys for years. The questions about how he disappeared have been out there for years. And in that time period, many of the people now criticizing this said it was – said it could be a good idea. They said that they would pursue it.
So it just calls into question some of the criticism and the political nature of it. I'm not saying all of it is. I'm not saying it's not right to have discussions about it.
QUESTION: Do you think Sergeant Bergdahl's platoon mates from OP Mest, do you think they're part of the controversy?
MS. HARF: I think – look, I think that the people who served with Sergeant Bergdahl, everyone who served in Afghanistan, has volunteered to go to a really tough place and wear the uniform of their country. Obviously we won't know the full story about what happened to him without his side of it. We've been looking at this and we will look at this. The Army has committed to undertaking, based on all of the information – including his platoon mates, including his – to determine what happened. And if there was misconduct, he'll be punished.
QUESTION: Because according to this controversy and these press reports you're talking about, since June 2009 part of that narrative was Sergeant Bergdahl was left behind and his soldiers had to live with that for the last many years.
MS. HARF: What do you mean?
QUESTION: Since June 2009, you said there's other press reports out there that said Sergeant Bergdahl was captured while on a patrol, and a lot of people assume that the Army had left him behind.
MS. HARF: I don't think anyone – look, I think what I was referring to is there have been – this has been a very publicly discussed case, both what may or may not have happened when he went into captivity by the Taliban and the potential for a prisoner swap with some Guantanamo detainees. So I think what I was referring to is that now, even though all of this has been out in the public domain, now suddenly some people are trying to use this to score political points. Not everyone. It is a fair topic to debate. But I think that's probably what you heard the President refer to. There are people overseas that some of us – some of them look at some of the things that are being said on Twitter right now, including about people like me, and are shocked by it. That's not real discussion and debate at all.
QUESTION: But if the Guantanamo detainees were going to be let out anyway, then we got something for nothing?
MS. HARF: No. Flip it, Lucas. If they were eventually likely going to be released, if we could get the one American POW we had back for something that was going to happen eventually, without firing a shot, without putting another American serviceman in harm's way to get him back through some sort of riskier operation, I think many people, including many members of Congress, have spoken up throughout the years that they think that would be a deal they would take.
QUESTION: Are the suspects in Qatar at the moment going through any kind of reintegration process?
MS. HARF: I don't have more details on that. Again, I had a little more additional details today about the restrictions. We're confident in the assurances the Qatari Government has given us.
QUESTION: Sergeant Bergdahl is having his reacclimation process. I was just curious if they were going through one as well.
MS. HARF: I don't want to equate them, Lucas. Thanks.
QUESTION: Marie, can I —
MS. HARF: Wait. Arshad had a question, and then Jo.
QUESTION: It goes back to the – did the Taliban threaten to kill Sergeant Bergdahl if the deal leaked?
MS. HARF: I'm not going to get into that kind of level of detail about what we may or may not know.
QUESTION: Do you believe that – to your knowledge, do you believe that to be correct?
MS. HARF: I'm not going to comment in any way on that.
QUESTION: Can I go – can I ask you about the buckets of people and the five Taliban who were in this bucket which was eligible for review?
MS. HARF: Mm-hmm.
QUESTION: I'm just wondering: Is it not correct that also within this bucket there are people that the Administration doesn't know what to do with because some of the evidence against them cannot be submitted into the courts because it's too tainted because of the procedures under which it was taken?
MS. HARF: I don't have all the details on that middle group of people. But what I do know – and I think some folks – some of – former, actually, prosecutors at Guantanamo and others have been out there talking about the process who know more about it than I do. But where we were able to get enough evidence to charge people there, we have said we're going to, and that's the first bucket of about 30 people. And it's been how many years now – 13, 12 – since many of these guys have been there? We've had a lot of time to build cases. So for that middle group, as I said yesterday, it's unlikely that they will be added to the group that's going to be prosecuted.
QUESTION: But is that not because they're not considered the worst of the worst? I believe there are some people who are considered very dangerous within that group.
MS. HARF: And that is accurate to say.
QUESTION: It's more that you can't get the evidence to prosecute them?
MS. HARF: Well, right. I'm not saying – I'm not speaking for that group broadly. I was speaking for those five when I would say these five aren't the worst of the worst.
QUESTION: You stand by that: They're not the worst of the worst?
MS. HARF: It doesn't mean they're good guys. I am in no way – it's not my job to get up here and defend them. I think – and look, they were mid- to high-level officials in an incredibly repressive, violent regime, and it's because – that's why they were brought to Guantanamo, not because of their ties to al-Qaida – some of them may have had some – but because of their role in the Taliban very early on in the war.
QUESTION: So it's not your —
MS. HARF: But that doesn't mean they directly threaten the United States national security. We feel like we've sufficiently mitigated that.
QUESTION: So it's not your contention then that they were among this group of hardened —
QUESTION: The Camp 7 guys.
QUESTION: — yeah, terrorists that could not be released, could not be approved for their release, but couldn't be prosecuted?
MS. HARF: I'll see if there's more details for you on that. Again, these guys – we believe for these five what's important now is that we believe we have sufficiently mitigated the risk, through our agreement with the Qatari Government that they will not be able to threaten the U.S. national security in the future.
QUESTION: For one year.
QUESTION: Can I just get back to the proof of life video that —
MS. HARF: Yeah.
QUESTION: — you mentioned earlier that was shown to the senators last night? Have you seen it yourself?
MS. HARF: I have not, no.
QUESTION: Is it anybody's intention to release it generally to the public to see it?
MS. HARF: I can check.
QUESTION: Can you —
QUESTION: I wanted to ask just because there were some reports I was listening to on the radio this morning that said that it showed Sergeant Bergdahl looking dazed and that had the – presumably, if – when the President saw it, there would have been no doubt in his mind that this was a guy who was under severe – who was severely ill. Is that the —
MS. HARF: Well – in terms of the proof of life video?
QUESTION: Yes.
MS. HARF: Oh, okay.
QUESTION: The proof of life video.
MS. HARF: In general, what we can say about the video is that how he appeared in the video did raise very serious concerns with us about his health.
QUESTION: Can you tell us how he appeared? What was his condition? We haven't —
MS. HARF: I can see if there's more – I haven't seen it, so I'm happy to see if there's more detail I can share. I can say that – like I said yesterday, none of us can imagine what would happen to us after four and a half years in Taliban captivity. I think you saw it from the video yesterday of him boarding the helo. So —
QUESTION: Marie —
MS. HARF: — I'll see if there's more detail I can share.
QUESTION: Marie, if his health was such a great concern, what took so long to act?
MS. HARF: You're asking the same question over and over again, Lucas. We've been negotiating for his release for years now, and we needed to make sure we had the assurances. We've been in active negotiations through the Qataris on this, particularly on this last round. And as soon as we were able to get in place the agreement for the transfer to Qatar, as soon as we were able to operationalize it, right – so first we made the agreement with Qatar, and then we had to operationalize it. As soon as we could get him on that helo, we did. Believe me, the United States military acts as quickly as it can.
QUESTION: Can you go back to something you said a minute ago? I believe you said that there had been direct negotiations or talks with Taliban about Sergeant Bergdahl.
MS. HARF: Including about Sergeant Bergdahl. We've had them on – broadly speaking, as we know, on the reconciliation issue. Those ended in early 2012.
QUESTION: Do you know how long they went on?
MS. HARF: I can check and see when they started.
QUESTION: Do you know why they broke down?
MS. HARF: We talked about it a little bit at the time. If you remember, the opening of the office came much later. But we talked about it a little bit at the time. I'm happy to go check the historical record.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. HARF: I obviously was not here.
QUESTION: Thanks. And maybe if they had been receptive to it at that time.
MS. HARF: Well, we do – I mean, look, we have had talks ongoing with them, and we have had – I don't want to use the word "opportunities," but we were talking with them because we believed there was a way we could maybe move forward and get him home. For a variety of reasons they broke down in the past several times, and thankfully we were able to get him home this time. I will see if there's more historical detail. A lot of this is before our time here.
QUESTION: One more question on Guantanamo?
MS. HARF: Uh-huh.
QUESTION: I'm trying to understand the status of the detainees currently held at Guantanamo. So you said the Administration has plans to put 30 of the entire population —
MS. HARF: It's about 30. I don't have the exact number.
QUESTION: — on trial. So I'm assuming —
MS. HARF: Prosecution.
QUESTION: — yeah – the rest should be released, right?
MS. HARF: So 78 of the rest are – have already been approved through the review process for transfer.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. HARF: And there are a handful remaining that we're still determining what to do.
QUESTION: Okay.
MS. HARF: We've been very clear that we will transfer those we can. Part of that involves finding third countries almost always – sometimes the home country, but third countries to send them to.
QUESTION: So it's mainly finding a country? It's not making a decision to release them?
MS. HARF: Well, on the 78 that have already been a decision made, that is – the challenge there is finding countries, either their home countries – some cases they don't want to go back or the home country doesn't want them, so we look for third countries. We've talked about that a lot in here. For the prosecution side, that's obviously a prosecution process which is a little difficult but we'll move forward with as we can. And then there are still decisions to be made about that bucket in the middle, which is not – which is a smaller number.
QUESTION: How is that decision being made?
MS. HARF: Well, it's —
QUESTION: I mean, what's the process?
MS. HARF: It's an interagency process that takes into account a variety of factors. If we have enough evidence to charge people, you've seen we will do so. If we don't and we believe people can be slated for transfer, then there's a whole process in terms of threat mitigation that we go through through the periodic review board, interagency process, and we'll go through that with all of them.
QUESTION: And how were you able to determine that these five Taliban leaders do not pose any threat, but you're still going through the cases of the rest of those people?
MS. HARF: Yeah. Well, it takes a while to go through these. Obviously, we have a commitment to close Guantanamo Bay, and so obviously that's a process we're going through right now.
So the entire interagency national security team – including of course the Secretary of Defense, because Guantanamo Bay falls under the Defense Department – undertook the threat assessment, did a risk assessment of how we could best mitigate it, what assurances we could get from the Government of Qatar; that while these are not good guys and are, in many cases, pretty bad guys, they could not – we've sufficiently – substantially, I think, is the word I'm supposed to use – mitigated the risk that they will return to the fight against American national security interests.
Look, the future of Afghanistan is up to the Afghan people and the next Afghan Government to decide. What – we've said that eventually there needs to be a political settlement there, a solution that involves Afghans talking to Afghans, reconciliation, what they will do with the Taliban going forward. That needs to be decided between them.
QUESTION: Do you think this swap deal will encourage Taliban to try to capture more American soldiers? Because it seems it was successful in releasing some of the detainees.
MS. HARF: I think I'm – I am getting a lot of the same questions for the past two days, and I'm happy to keep answering them. Look, I think the United States military has been crystal clear that they will take action against the Taliban when it threatens our interests. I don't think the Taliban is in any way confused about the power of the United States military to go after them or the willingness of them to do so.
QUESTION: One more on Gitmo.
QUESTION: Can we talk —
MS. HARF: Yeah.
QUESTION: Last one —
MS. HARF: Guys. Wait. Shh. Let's do, like, three more on this, and then I'm going to move on. So Lucas gets one more, you get one more, and then we're going to move on.
QUESTION: Thank you.
MS. HARF: You're welcome.
QUESTION: Do detainees at Guantanamo Bay, when they leave, have to sign any kind of pledge not to reenter the battlefield, take up arms against the United States or our allies?
MS. HARF: I'm not going to go into more details about the specifics of the agreement with the Government of Qatar. Again, suffice to say we are confident that the details —
QUESTION: I just meant in general.
MS. HARF: I'm – in general, I'm not going to go in to specifics about what they have to do when they get out.
QUESTION: But wouldn't it make sense (inaudible) – can you say that they did not sign a pledge?
MS. HARF: I'm not commenting on a pledge one way or the other, Lucas. What I'm saying is that the processes we put in place and the mitigation that we put in place to ensure they can't return to the battlefield, we are confident in. Our recidivism rate has dropped substantially since the previous administration because of these processes, so we're confident in that going forward.
QUESTION: The first question regarding the buckets that you used to – for the Guantanamo Bay prisoners or whatever we can call them – you mentioned 78 and then 30. But this doesn't add up to 146 or 149.
MS. HARF: Yeah, 149. So there's that middle group that we have not made a determination one way or the other about what will happen to them. As I said, it's unlikely that most of them, if any, will be put into the category of prosecution, but we're still looking at their cases.
QUESTION: So the rest are – we don't know what's happened —
MS. HARF: We're not – yeah. We don't know yet.
QUESTION: The question regarding the terms of with Qatar, it is – those terms are valid for one year or more?
MS. HARF: Yeah. So as we've talked about in here, it's one year, certainly. And again, the – we are confident they will enforce the restrictions. We are confident that we will be able to have that in place.
QUESTION: (Inaudible.) And my last question is what Lara asked yesterday. Did they – did Taliban pick those five people? Or how it was then this swap?
MS. HARF: I didn't get any clarity on that. I'm happy to check on that.
Daily Press Briefing- June 5, 2014
June 5, 2014: U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing by Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf in Washington, DC.
canopfor on June 5, 2014 at 7:37 PM
"Jake, how many of the troops did you ask about the note?"
VegasRick on June 5, 2014 at 7:37 PM
But then, where's the note?
With Barky's birth certificate, selective service registration, passport info and standardized test scores.
ThePrimordialOrderedPair on June 5, 2014 at 7:38 PM
And why is the White House telling Congress it doesn't exist?
You trust 'em, dontcha?
AUINSC on June 5, 2014 at 7:41 PM
I predict Bergdahl will end up dead in the hospital from "the severe health condition" he was in just like Obama claimed. If I were him, I would have food tasters for everything given him to eat or drink. His life means nothing to providing cover for our Imperial president. This man is walking dead…I assure you.
trs on June 5, 2014 at 7:43 PM
If there was a note then there isn't one now.
The special ops guy is just another one of the psycho military guys or something.
Mark Boabaca on June 5, 2014 at 7:43 PM
MS. HARF: Well, on the 78 that have already been a decision made, that is – the challenge there is finding countries,
either their home countries – some cases they don't want to go back or the home country doesn't want them,
so we look for third countries.
We've talked about that a lot in here. For the prosecution side, that's obviously a prosecution process which is a little difficult but we'll move forward with as we can. And then there are still decisions to be made about that bucket in the middle, which is not – which is a smaller number.
QUESTION: How is that decision being made?
MS. HARF: Well, it's –
QUESTION: I mean, what's the process?
canopfor on June 5, 2014 at 7:45 PM
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canopfor on June 5, 2014 at 7:47 PM
I want to say how much I respect Special Ops Maj. Rusty Bradley and all the platoon members who have gone on public record and spoken truth to power. It's about time someone did.
I'm not surprised that members of the military were the ones to do this. The feckless members of Congress, Pentagon brass, and federal civil employees have let Obama take his pen and his phone and act as a de facto dictator.
I want to say how much I respect Special Ops Maj. Rusty Bradley and all the platoon members who have gone on public record and spoken truth to power. It's about time someone did.
I'm not surprised that members of the military were the ones to do this. The feckless members of Congress, Pentagon brass, and federal civil employees have let Obama take his pen and his phone and act as a de facto dictator.
INC on June 5, 2014 at 7:49 PM
I'm proud of them too.
VegasRick on June 5, 2014 at 7:58 PM
Benghazi, Bergdahl…so many things in common. Americans killed by jihadis, Americans helping jihadis, Obama lying to the people, Rice lying to the press, stonewalling on Who Knew What and When, indefensible policies defended, laws brazenly violated, the country held up to shame once again, GOP weasels posturing. Maybe somebody can start squealing "What difference does it make?" sometime soon.
Wonder how long before Bergdahl's book comes out and he declares himself gay.
spiritof61 on June 5, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Sorry to go off topic..but I got a SchadenBoner™ just because Jake responded directly to Allah on the Twitter….
BigWyo on June 5, 2014 at 8:00 PM
"Jake, how many of the troops did you ask about the note?"
Interesting how that follow up wasn't asked, isn't it? It's almost like there's an agenda or something.
Sorry to go off topic..but I got a SchadenBoner™ just because Jake responded directly to Allah on the Twitter….
BigWyo on June 5, 2014 at 8:00 PM
That's nice……………
VegasRick on June 5, 2014 at 8:02 PM
Pvt Eddie Slovik also 'wrote a note'. It's what got him SHOT! My guess is that the 'newer, kinder Army' doesn't keep notes anymore.
GarandFan on June 5, 2014 at 8:03 PM
Interesting how that follow up wasn't asked, isn't it? It's almost like there's an agenda or something.
xblade on June 5, 2014 at 8:01 PM
I hope bergdahl comes back to the US and becomes a spokesman for the talibon. Poster boy for what liars the press and this administration is.
VegasRick on June 5, 2014 at 8:04 PM
Whew! Step away from the computer for a few hours these days and…
The thick plottens.
de rigueur on June 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM
He could have been injured or collapsed somewhere on base; he could have been captured by jihadis. He could be in terrible danger. If there are suspicions that early in the process that he disappeared for malignant reasons, I'd guess there's probably a good reason.
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that Bergdahl walked away twice before. Ah yes, here it is. Perhaps that contributed to their suspicion that he went AWOL rather than that he collapsed somewhere on base, no?
rcpjr on June 5, 2014 at 8:05 PM
Marine: Bowe Bergdahl Haunted Us All
'He's back and my friends are still dead.'
When I fought in Afghanistan there were many stories about how Bowe Bergdahl was captured. In one video released by the Taliban, Bergdahl said he had lagged behind on a patrol and been taken. For years, it stood as a kind of accusation against his comrades in Blackfoot Company: They had left him behind. But, on the day Bergdahl disappeared, June 30, 2009, there was in fact no patrol, according to other soldiers who were there. On that night, instead of patrolling, they slept in the earthen bunkers of OP Mest, an outpost scraped from a hillside in Afghanistan's rugged and remote Paktika Province. Life at OP Mest had been miserable: weeklong rotations in the scorching heat, no showers, no food except for Meals Ready-To-Eat.
The next morning, Sergeant First Class Larry Hein took muster. Then the misery really began. Bergdahl was gone. At 9:00 a.m., Hein called over the radio to report a missing soldier. Bergdahl was then classified DUSTWUN—Duty Status: Whereabouts Unknown. A little before 5:00 p.m. that afternoon, the senior officer responsible for Paktika ordered that "all operations will cease until the missing soldier is found. All assets will be focused on the DUSTWUN situation and sustainment operations." Drones and intelligence aircraft were diverted; recovering Bowe Bergdahl became Blackfoot Company's central mission.
Beginning that August, Bergdahl's battalion lost six soldiers in a three-week period—all of these fatalities occurred on a mission that was related to, or influenced by, the effort to find Bergdahl. In this remote part of an increasingly remote war, suffering and loss—the senselessness of Afghanistan—often played out in Bergdahl's name. By March of 2010, Bergdahl's infantry battalion had returned home without him. Before they left, the Army mandated they sign non-disclosure agreements. Bergdahl's story wouldn't be theirs to tell.
'No one's serious about a rescue mission. It'd be too risky. Maybe if Bergdahl had actually been captured they'd do something, but he deserted.'
I served in the Marines, in Iraq and in Afghanistan, and later, in special operations in Afghanistan's rugged Paktika Province, for a good part of 2010 and 2011, working out of a remote firebase a few kilometers from the Pakistani border. At night my colleagues and I would climb on our bunkered roof, a tumbler of scotch or a cigar in hand, and watch the drone strikes against al-Qaeda and Taliban leadership in South Waziristan. During those days, Bergdahl's case loomed ever-present. The irony that an iconic figure in a war that had largely been deserted by the American people was probably a deserter himself was never lost on us. It seemed just our luck.
Resist We Much on June 5, 2014 at 8:06 PM
Abdullah Bergdahl's note didn't fit The Narrative. It had to go.
ROCnPhilly on June 5, 2014 at 8:07 PM
I'd really hate to be some one that actually saw/read this note right about now….
BigWyo on June 5, 2014 at 8:07 PM
The Bergdahl note was in Michael Hastings pocket.
portlandon on June 5, 2014 at 7:29 PM
and McCrystal knew that Hastings had it .
No wonder Hastings is dead and McCrystal has started jumping up and down around his lord .
Smells fishy…
workingclass artist on June 5, 2014 at 8:14 PM
…see!…now that's a beard!
KOOLAID2 on June 5, 2014 at 8:14 PM
How bad does the Obama regime have to be where decent and civilized people believe the tollybahn over the president?
Not as bad as it is going to get.
jukin3 on June 5, 2014 at 8:16 PM
Maybe somebody can start squealing "What difference does it make?" sometime soon.
spiritof61 on June 5, 2014 at 7:59 PM
Asked why he claimed to be the only member of Congress to receive a legally-required briefing on the Taliban trade for Bergdahl, Harry Reid said that already.
de rigueur on June 5, 2014 at 8:16 PM
Michael Hastings said he was working on a big story. He thought he was being followed and his car tampered with just… before his tragic, totally coincidental, fatal car accident. Too bad he's not around to comment on this story he knew better than anyone…
Luckily, the Obama administration has assured us that no one really knows what happened except Abdullah Bengdahl, himself. I'm sure he'll tell us the real story as soon as he's told what it is.
ROCnPhilly on June 5, 2014 at 8:18 PM
But then, where's the note?
Bo ate it.
He thought it was Malia's homework.
Has anyone else noticed that Bergdahl's deal closed not long after HHS said Manning's sex-change operation had to be covered by some fed agency?
Given that Obama was going to give away the store, was the HHS ruling for Manning the only thing holding up Bergdahl's deal? I wonder if Bergdahl is eyeing Hillary for a name change.
BuckeyeSam on June 5, 2014 at 8:20 PM
Obama certainly has a penchant for documents just "disappearing." Just try and find them.
There isn't much about Obama and associated with him that doesn't suggest falsehood.
Lourdes on June 5, 2014 at 8:24 PM
For those who've forgotten the details, Michael Hastings' death was generating a lot of speculation when it happened almost a year ago. The car crash in which he died was certainly… odd.
de rigueur on June 5, 2014 at 8:26 PM
What difference does it make?
right2bright on June 5, 2014 at 8:32 PM
But then, where's the note? And why is the White House telling Congress it doesn't exist?
Sandy Berger went on a special mission?
There Goes the Neighborhood on June 5, 2014 at 9:36 PM
This is slightly off-topic but I feel that the constant use of the term "tin hatter" with a derogatory connotation is a direct slap at the memory of that great American, Tom Terrific!
IndieDogg on June 5, 2014 at 11:38 PM
Notice how everyone but the administration is involved in wild speculation? Pay no mind to his squad mates that Bergdahl deserted, only Bowe personally knows what happened. But then again they say pay no mind to his squad mates that soldiers died conducting search and rescue operations even though they were personally there. Me so smart. You so dumb.
I trust Major Bradley. I've read his book, Lions of Kandahar, about some of his fighting experiences in Afghanistan. I'm sure many at Hot Air would find it a good read.
Gymistokles on June 6, 2014 at 5:05 AM
As time passes it is not difficult to tell who the liars are. In fact it is a no brainer. Where is the note? Trust but verify. I am afraid that no one will ever find it, because it most probably has been destroyed. Too many people knew about it. Too many knew they were looking for a deserter and some gave their lives for that thankless job. Obama has created such a sick and twisted version of America and our elected officials just let it happen. How much longer are we citizens going to put up with this?
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Some 5 mins down the road is the famous "Assalam" ferry that ran aground on its way to the canary islands and was abandoned in Tarfaya in april 2008. It belongs to the famous Spanish shipping company, Naviera Armas that many people know of. The ship is still there rusting away with all the many cars and belongings inside. I cant miss the chance and head over to take some snaps. Its a great sight and shameful at the same time since many people lost everything they had on that ship. Some time after a tug boat was sent over to tug the ship out but it hit the same place as the assalam and sank!
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Okay, I guess I'm just lazy or tired of looking for the answer. How do you attach cleats for handles to the side of boxes? Glue and screw or what? Photos if ya got them please.
Okay, I guess I'm just lazy or tired of looking for the answer. How do you attach cleats for handles to the side of boxes? Glue and screw or what? Photos if ya got them please.
Glue and screw from the inside!
glue and staples - 1 1/2 inch long about 6-7 each side
Amazing. I'm sitting here talking to my wife about having just posted this question. Within five minutes, 11 views and two replies. I'm sold on this web site. It's like having two brains. Just put in a question and you all have the answers. Thanks tons.
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Im with AmericasBeekeeer, glue an screw from the inside out. and of corse Paint.
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And before painting apply nice bead of caulking between cleat and box
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I use deck screws and exterior carpenter glue. 2" ones at the ends of the cleats because they can go into the sides and 1 1/4" ones in the middle so they don't go through. Drill and countersink the ones on the ends at least (and all if you can) so they don't split. Don't screw the end ones in too tight.
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I suggest beveled cleats. The top slopes down away from the box for water runoff. The bottom slopes up towards the box for a firm finger grip. Same cutting time on the table saw, just set the blade for preferred angle.
We just use a staple gun 1 1/2 in staples. No glue and they take no time to place on. No problem with them pulling out or anything and we move um a bit with hive movers. They are cleats...try not to make it complicated. Oh...we run them even with the tops, but we run migratory lids. If you are using telescoping lids make sure your cleats are down far enough so the lid slides on all the way.
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Same as Alpha. Right on top the cleat protects the flimsy rabbet, and allows the top box to be tipped up quickly without lifting or sliding.Very important when placing patties .
But we do run a bead of glue , and we use 2 inch staples and pound them over on the inside. It will blow out a bit of wood sometimes, but I feel the extra holding power is worth it. We mostly use boom loaders to lift our hives and the cleats never come off doing it this way.
When we hand loaded hives, I liked the cleats the way Odfrank described.
But with the top of the cleat beveled, when you try to tip up the top box,down she goes!!
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Thirty plus years ago I installed my cleats with nails or T-nails, both of which I had some problems with them backing out due to wood swelling and shrinkage. Now I use glue and screws. I install them low right above the handhold so that I can sink my fingers deep and also allow for T/scoping covers.
odfrank - I like the idea of slope top and bottom. I'll be using that from now on. Thanks!
Glue (TiteBond II) and crown staples.I use a piece of scrap as a spacer and that also keeps the cleat lined up (glue is slippery) for fastening.
Paul VanSlyke
I also like the cleat flush with the top of the super to protect the weakest part of a super.
Here are my steps:
1. Run a heavy glue bead on the solid cleat.
2. Hold the solid cleat in place with two pipe vises.
3 Pre-drill through the top two lock corner joints using a 1/8" drill. Do not drill into the end grain of the super's side.
4. Place an 8d, 2.5", galvanized nail in the drill hole and hammer it in flush.
You will need a total of 8 of the 8d nails.
5. Hammer in three 6d nails in the lower half of the cleat so that they do not pierce the frame rest. Clinch the 6d nails
(Some people use ring shank nails to stop the nails from backing out.)
Good luck,
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Thank you for the responses. I'm going to make a few boxes with cleats this weekend. I started using my brad nailer to hold things in place for the glue to dry or to allow me to nail or screw things together right away. Box of 5000 brad nails are about the same price as one good clamp. I might glue the cleat on and brad nail in place then put the screws in as you all suggested.
I also like the idea someone had about using caulk. I'll give that a try as well. Caulk seems to work well when I repaired the long cracks on a couple of my brood boxes had. I just used the cheap $2 latex painters stuff. The cracks were on the surface and I just did not want water to get into the crack. Paint would not fill it up.
Thanks again!
Put cleats right at the top of the box. The frame rest area is the weakest part of the box. I use glue and staples. Question? why can't a migratory lid be used with an inner cover?
if you have a table saw..you can do this.
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I would be interested in hearing from beekeepers in Texas or the Southwest concerning AHB. I am in a quarantined county in Texas and cannot move my bees into non-quarantined counties. That is about the only hardship the AFB has caused me.
I think I had a hive of AHB's this spring but requeening seemed to clear it right up. Finding the queen and killing her was not easy or fun but it was not as bad as I thought it would be. At this point I am thinking the AHB is much more manageable than we have been led to believe.
Of course I am not advocating getting a hive of AHB but I just am not seeing it as the end of the world as predicted.
Would love to hear from other keepers with experience with AHB or beekeepers in quarantined areas.


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Haven't been on the boards much. Can anyone confirm whether he's been on?
Eh, it's all a matter of perspective. Buddy just happens to be a pessimist. He's the Eeyore of these boards.
There's plenty of people on here who are over-the-top optimists too . . . . .cough . . . cough . . .jak . . . cough
hey I wouldnt be taking shots at parcells lol. He called it. no one else wanted to predict a dominating win and he deserves his props.
Yes I think he was on after the game
Don't know where Buddy is but he has always showed up, maybe he hasn't been available, he is tough on the GMEN and does take a negative approach but for the 9er game he wasn't the only one who had doubts, he will show up.
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electric blue is an emotion people used to have in the 80s. it was similar to today's version of being emo, but instead of writing in your blog or cutting your arms up, you would want to dance around your bedroom to power ballads, most notably 'electric blue' by icehouse.
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The University of Colorado Faculty Council, working through the Committee on LGBTQ Affairs, is sponsoring the second annual one-day symposium on the Auraria Campus (St. Cajetans) on Oct. 25, 2013, from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Creating Equity for the LGBTQ Community in Higher Education: Teaching and Learning for the 21st Century provides a forum for faculty, staff and students at all the University of Colorado campuses to exchange ideas and learn new strategies for being LGBTQ inclusive in the classroom and throughout the university.
At the symposium, speakers will address how the University of Colorado is responding to the rapidly changing legal and social landscape for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Regent Michael Carrigan, Senator Jessie Ulibarri, and university administrators will discuss how increased LGBTQ civil rights are shaping the University's academic and diversity missions. Faculty will share their "best practices" for ensuring that our teaching and learning environments are equitable and inclusive. And students will be participating throughout the day to convey what barriers they are still facing despite the recent legal victories for LGBTQ civil rights and what changes they would like to see at the university.
Headlining the symposium is keynote Glenda Russell, Ph.D., who will be speaking about how the LGBTQ movement has transformed higher education, both in Colorado and throughout the nation. She will discuss the challenges of creating and sustaining an LGBTQ-inclusive campus climate that provides a space where people of all sexual and gender identities can thrive and learn to undo the impact of prejudice.
The symposium is free but advance registration is required. Lunch will be provided for the first 80 registrants. Please visit www.cu.edu/facultycouncil/glbti to register.


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Children who are exposed to the hepatitis B virus (HBV) during birth and early childhood have up to a 90% chance of becoming chronically infected. Up to 25% of those chronic carriers will die as a result of liver disease as an adult. These children are also capable of infecting others when they mature. These risks have made it important to ensure infants born to women with HBV receive the appropriate treatment to protect them from HBV. Annually, in Oregon, an estimated 130-230 infants are born to women infected with HBV. The Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program (PHBPP) was developed to ensure all children, especially those exposed at birth, are protected against HBV.Information on acute and chronic hepatitis B in Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) PHBPP supports local health departments (LHD) as they take the lead role in coordinating perinatal hepatitis B prevention activities in their respective jurisdictions. These prevention services should be provided to all pregnant women identified as having HBV and their infants regardless of their source of payment for prenatal and delivery services. The PHBPP works to protect infants from hepatitis B infection by ensuring:
Promoting health and preventing the leading causes of death, disease and injury in Oregon.


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If you or the Geeklings have been interested in electronics, but you haven't yet worked up the nerve to pick up a soldering iron, Jameco might just be able to help you. The company is a well-known supplier of electronics parts, including a number of educational kits that are perfect for the beginner. Jameco was kind enough to supply a demo kit to me and my family, and my youngest son was happy to tackle the assembly as his first soldering project.
As you'll see below, things worked out pretty well… Continue Reading "Jameco Sky Writer: Your First Soldering Project" »


text: At the National level, I do think favorites are held up a bit and the politiking that the coaches do is perhaps more effective. For me, the result of the season that bothered me the most was Agnes almost winning the SP at Nationals. She fell and she isn't very artistic, yet somehow she gets marked above several decent programs.


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CU-Boulder JILA Fellow David Nesbitt is used to working his way around chemistry laboratories, but working his way around the dance floor is a different story altogether.
Nesbitt was one of eight celebrity dancers participating in the 6th Annual Dancing with the Boulder Stars event held on Oct. 18, 2012 at the Boulder Theater. This annual fundraiser is held by the You, Women, Children, All of us Center (YWCA) in Boulder to raise money for the organization's mission of human services, advocacy, educational programs and racial justice initiatives.
The event is similar to the popular television show Dancing With The Stars, where Hollywood celebrities and professional dancers pair up to rehearse and compete in a dance competition.
Nesbitt said the reason he chose to enter the competition was to pay tribute to his wife.
"My wife is a really good dancer, and I'm more of a fear dancer," he said. "So this was more like paying homage to my wife."
Besides facing the perceived challenge of having two left feet, Nesbitt said time constraints and stepping out of his comfort zone proved big personal tests.
"Part of it was trying to get 13 rehearsals into my teaching and travel schedule," he said. "That was quite a physical challenge, but the other part of it was getting over my fear."
While Nesbitt maintains he had no talent for dancing, both the judges and audience begged to differ. Nesbitt and his professional dance partner Pat Connelly, the director of Blue Moon Dance Company, were the seventh couple to take the stage. The duo danced a beautiful waltz, requiring both precision and elegance, and received praise from the judges and audience.
Nesbitt said that he was blessed to have the support of not only his wife, but also his family, colleagues and students.
"My brothers and sisters were curious but very supportive….It was sort of outside their expectation for me, being the professor of the family. I'm grateful for the people in the biochemistry and several others in the chemistry department," he said. "Also, my graduate students in my quantum mechanics class. It's a scary position, putting myself out there, taking a risk."
Videos of the Dancing with the Boulder Stars performances can be seen on the YWCA of Boulder County's YouTube channel. The organization is also a participant in the 2012 Colorado Combined Campaign.
Image captured from Glimpse MultiMedia video coverage of the event.


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The Office of Migrant Education (OME) administers programs for migratory children authorized under Parts C and B of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended; the High School Equivalency Program (HEP) and the College Assistance and Migrant Program (CAMP) authorized under Title IV, Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended: and Section 418A, Special Educational Programs for migrants and other seasonal farm workers. These programs provide financial assistance to State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, or other institutions serving migratory children of migratory agricultural workers and migratory fishers and, with respect to HEP and CAMP, seasonal farm workers. Programs under these authorities are designed to meet the special educational needs of such children whose schooling is disrupted by moving, and to aid in their continued development to full potential.
The administration of these programs involves providing national leadership for the coordination and integration of services to migrant children at the Federal, State and local levels; administering grants and contracts; participating in the formulation, development, and design of operating programs; preparing program and administrative budgets and other management documents as requested; promoting inter- and intra-agency coordination of programs serving migrant children; preparing responses to program correspondence; directing the program groups, ad hoc and standing teams housed in OME; operating programs and managing components; and establishing organizational procedures for the staff of OME.
OME is headed by a Director who reports to the Assistant Secretary and/or Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education and who advises the Assistant Secretary and/or Deputy Assistant Secretary on matters related to the programs administered by OME. The Director promotes cooperative efforts among various governmental and community officials and groups on matters involving the effective administration of programs administered by OME, and establishes cooperative working relationships with other units in the Department and other agencies, to facilitate identification and dissemination of effective practices.Top


text: Hey all. I did a bit of searching, but didn't come up with much. I'm thinking of converting my new project bike over to a skiptooth system. I have found the Shimano rear conversion sprocket on the Bay. I have seen old crank sprockets being sold by fellow members here. Now, my only missing piece is the chain. Does anyone reproduce these? Or would I have to get a good used one,which seem to demand a pretty penny? If it's gonna be too much trouble, I'll probably just stick with what came stock. Thanks in advance for any help-Mike


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Don't Pursue Feelings. Pursue Christ.
from Joe Thorn May 29, 2017 Category: ArticlesHuman beings are emotional creatures. We love or hate, feel happy or sad, angry or joyful. And yet christians sometimes struggle with integrating emotion into their spiritual lives and end up falling victim to dangerous tendencies when it comes to their emotions. These tendencies occupy two ends of a spectrum... Keep Reading
Grace Unknown, or, It's a Wonderful Life
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 12, 2011 Category: ArticlesMy dear wife is about in the middle of her treatment for her leukemia. Step one they call inception chemo. That involves roughly a month in the hospital with intense chemo. She made it through that and was happily found to be in remission. Now she goes once a month for a week of chemo, what they call consolidation chemo. The goal here is for remission to stick. Keep Reading
Visit Ligonier at The Gospel Coalition This Week
from Karisa Schlehr Apr 11, 2011 Category: EventsAttending The Gospel Coalition 2011 National Conference this week? Stop by the Ligonier booth to meet our team, pick up free issues of Tabletalk Magazine, and learn about Reformation Bible College and our new online study center, Ligonier Connect. We will also have a variety of teaching series and books from R.C. Sproul and other Reformation Trust authors. In addition, check out the conference bookstore for the following titles from Ligonier Ministries and Reformation Trust: Keep Reading
Twitter Highlights (4/10/11)
from Nathan W. Bingham Apr 10, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsHere are some highlights from the various Ligonier Twitter feeds over the past week. Keep Reading
Are There Still Prophets in Our Day?
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 09, 2011 Category: ArticlesYes, and no. Too often we in the evangelical church see the prophet as a sort of white witch, a godly soothsayer that can see into the future and tell us what is going to happen. Not only do we not have anyone filling such an office in our day, there was never anyone filling such an office. Foretelling the future never was and never will be the calling of the prophet. The prophet, instead, is called to speak God's Word to God's people. Keep Reading
Life in Death
from R.C. Sproul Jr. Apr 08, 2011 Category: ArticlesWe do not serve a reactive God. It is certainly true, an abiding truth, that the most fundamental covenant between God and man is this--obey Me and be blessed; disobey Me and be cursed. Praise the glory of His name there is an addendum--if you trust in the finished work of Christ, He will be cursed for your disobedience and you will be blessed for His obedience. Keep Reading
$5 Friday: Abortion, Jonah & More
from Karisa Schlehr Apr 08, 2011 Category: Ministry NewsFind $5 Friday resources on abortion, Jonah, sovereignty, and the Messiah. Sales starts 8 a.m. Friday and ends 8 a.m. Saturday EST. Keep Reading
Thriving at College: An Interview with Alex Chediak
from L. Michael Morales Apr 07, 2011 Category: Ligonier AcademyWhat are the ten most common mistakes college students make and how can they avoid them? Alex Chediak answers these questions and more in his newly released book, Thriving at College. Recently, Michael Morales, Dean of Admissions for Reformation Bible College, interviewed the author to explore the issues facing college students today. Keep Reading
Preaching Christ
from R.C. Sproul Apr 07, 2011 Category: Tabletalk MagazineThe church of the twenty-first century faces many crises. One of the most serious is the crisis of preaching. Widely diverse philosophies of preaching vie for acceptance among contemporary clergy. Some see the sermon as a fireside chat; others, as a stimulus for psychological health; still others, as a commentary on contemporary politics. But some still view the exposition of sacred Scripture as a necessary ingredient to the office of preaching. In light of these views, it is always helpful to go to the New Testament to seek or glean the method and message found in the biblical record of apostolic preaching. Keep Reading
VIDEO: CrossReference: Discover Christ in the Old Testament
from Karisa Schlehr Apr 06, 2011 Category: Ligonier ResourcesDavid Murray and HeadHeartHand have created a new discipleship resource that is set to be released in just a few weeks. CrossReference aims to help Christians discover and enjoy Christ in the Old Testament. This first series of ten short teaching films centers on Christ's appearances in the Old Testament as the Angel of the Lord. Every Wednesday for the next few weeks, check out the Ligonier blog, Challies, or HeadHeartHand for a time-limited streaming version of each episode. View the first two episodes: Keep Reading
The Priority of Preaching
from Daniel Hyde Apr 06, 2011 Category: Book Reviews"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, 'Your God reigns.'" (Isa. 52:7) I am a firm believer that the ministry of preaching is the greatest calling any man can have in this life. To be a jar of clay housing the inestimable treasure of the gospel is a privilege I can never fully explain. Because of this I am a firm believer that there can never be enough good books on preaching. Christopher Ash's book, The Priority of Preaching (Christian Focus/Proclamation Trust Media, 2009) is one such book. Keep Reading


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The Tyrannosaurus rex has always been known as a predator with a huge body, sharp claws and scaly skin. But a new discovery suggests the dinosaur may have had a softer side.
Fossils of a new tyrannosaur species have recently been discovered in northeast China. The fossils have imprints of fluffy feathers, making it the largest feathered dinosaur ever found.
Dr. Corwin Sullivan is a scientist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing, China. He is a coauthor of the study. "This opens the possibility that there were more feathered dinosaurs out there," Corwin told TFK. "Perhaps even T. rex."
A Feathered Giant
Scientists have named the new tyrannosaur species Yutyrannus huali. The name is a blend of Latin and Mandarin Chinese. It translates to "beautiful feathered tyrant." Experts believe an adult Y. huali would have weighed more than 3,000 pounds and measured about 30 feet long, reaching as high as T. rex's chest.
Though the fossils show patchy spots, scientists believe the species had feathers over much of its body. "The dinosaur would have looked pretty shaggy, I think," Sullivan said. "I imagine it would look and feel more like fur than the feathers we see on birds today."
A team of Chinese and Canadian scientists studied three well-preserved fossils. They were the remains of one adult dinosaur and two young dinosaurs. Experts say the creature lived about 125 million years ago. That's about 60 million years before T. rex. Much smaller dinosaurs with feathers have been discovered in recent years, but this is the first clear sign of a huge feathered dinosaur.
Cretaceous Era
The large size and soft feathers of Y. huali would have made flying impossible. But the feathers would have served another purpose. Experts believe the hair-like feathers acted as warm insulation, almost like a winter coat.
"Large-bodied animals typically can retain heat quite easily, and actually have more of a potential problem with overheating," Sullivan said. "That makes Yutyrannus a bit of a surprise."
The Cretaceous Period is known to have been generally warm. However, Y. Huali most likely lived during the middle part of the Early Cretaceous, when temperatures are thought to have been somewhat cooler.
Since T. rex is related to this newly found feathery species, experts say chances are good that T. rex had feathers as well. But fuzzy doesn't equal cuddly. These dinosaurs would have been just as fierce.


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Junior Olympic volleyball team forms in Pine River area
There's a new sports team in town — the Pine River Area Renegades Junior Olympics (JO) 17s volleyball team.
JO volleyball — or club volleyball — is competitive youth volleyball that allows kids ages 10-18 to continue to play and improve their skills during the off-season.
Although JO is not affiliated with the school (a JO team can be organized and started by anyone with the desire to do so), one major end-goal is to help build a highly competitive high school team.
The club season lasts approximately five months and the teams are small. This allows players to receive many hours of focused skills training and development.
There are significant fees to participate in a program like this, but the Renegades have received generous donations from the Pine River Ladies Auxiliary, Dave Mrocek and ERC Staffing.
The JO structure affords local volleyball players an opportunity to face-off against teams with which they would not normally compete. For example, the Pine River Area Renegades have matched up against the likes of Rockford, Little Falls, Becker, Litchfield, Central Lakes College and others, and travel to places like the College of St. Benedict, Bethel University, Bemidji, Monticello and more.
Jen Howard coaches the Pine River Area Renegades, which consists of area 16- and 17-year-old volleyball players.
The team will play April 14 at Bethel University and April 28 at Bemidji.


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Amazing quilt
What a great job you've done. It looks beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful! I keep telling myself to find the courage to make a Dear Jane. When I do I sure hope it ends up looking as nice as your's. Good job!
Your quilt is stunning!
That is absolutely the BEST dear jane quilt I have ever seen. I love what you did with the colors forming their own pattern. And the borders are just wonderful. Congratulations on you exquisite quilt!
Congrstulations on a spectacular heirloom.Please be sure to have your work documented.There are several groups out there who are part of the University of Michigan who are doing a country wide quilt documentation project.This one is worthy of being a part of that history. Absolutely well done!!
Awesome quilt!
Stunning! Job well done!
You are an amazing example of a true artist. This is truly stunning!


text: List them, and the reasons why Joe absolutely needs to be looking long and hard at them. I'll go first. 1. Nocioni (SF). Annoying. Hard nosed. A poor man's Jon Barry. Everything Tay is not. 2. Chris Kaman (C). Big. Local. Ugly. Legit when healthy. 3. Spencer Hawes (C). Versatile. Inside-outside. Yes, all 3 of these guys are white.


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Press Release – 21.02.2012
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Council of Europe's Anti-Racism Commission publishes new report on Italy
Strasbourg, 21.02.2012 – The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) today published a new report on Italy. ECRI's Chair ad interim, François Sant'Angelo, said that, while progress has been made in some areas, there is significant room for improvement in combating hate speech and protecting Roma and migrants from violence and discrimination.
Italy has now an effective legislation against discrimination and racist violence in sport. UNAR, the National Office against Racial Discrimination, is increasingly active. The courts have annulled a number of discriminatory measures taken by the Government and some mayors.
There is more racist discourse in politics; migrants, in particular, are regularly equated with insecurity. This reflects discriminatory policies (for example, several aspects of the "pacchetto sicurezza"). Although the most questionable measures have been abandoned, the impact on public attitudes is obvious. In some cases, there have been violent attacks against Roma and migrants.
Most Roma experience marginalisation, notwithstanding some municipalities' and regions' programmes for social inclusion. Even legal settlements are relegated far from urban centres. As for illegal settlements, their demolition and forced evictions have resulted in increased discrimination in everyday life.
Despite progress made in the field of asylum, the pushback ("respingimento") policy of returning to their country of origin boats intercepted on the open sea between Italy and Libya, which was introduced in May 2009, appears to have deprived individuals of the possibly of applying for international protection. There have been problems also following the events in North Africa in early 2011: excessively rapid returns and poor reception conditions.
Anti-Muslim prejudice and antisemitism persist and private landlords reportedly discriminate against vulnerable groups.
In its report, ECRI has made a number of recommendations, among which the following three require priority implementation and will be revisited in two years' time:
The report, including Government observations, is available here. It was prepared following ECRI's contact visit to Italy in November 2010 [press release – 30.11.2010] and takes account of developments up to June 2011.
ECRI is a human rights body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts, which monitors problems of racism, discrimination on grounds of ethnic origin, colour, citizenship, religion and language, as well as xenophobia, antisemitism and intolerance, prepares reports and issues recommendations to member States.
For more information on ECRI: www.coe.int/ecri
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2 Lonestar ECNL teams headed to National Championships!
Jun 10 2014 - Jeny Mather
The U23 ECNL team played FC Dallas Saturday night in Dallas to 1-1 draw. We then played the 2nd leg in Austin Sunday night; the way the conference worked out the team who won on Sunday would advance to the National Championships. The game was great end to end. Both teams hit the crossbar and posts and it looked like it was going to go to overtime. In the 82nd minute FC Dallas hit a great shot to go up 1-0. Lonestar threw everything at FC Dallas trying to tie the game. In the 90th minute Sophia Mundy tied the game up on a goal mouth scramble. With the emotion of the game Lonestar went for it pressing and winning the kickoff. The ball was sent into Jamie French who looped it over the FC Dallas GK to win the game 2-1 in the 92nd minute!
"The team now advances to Richmond Virginia July 13-14th where they will play for the National Championship. I am really proud of this group for fighting and staying organized. When we gave up that goal we quickly changed our shape and the team responded," said JD Cochran Coach of the U23s. "After scoring the equalizer I decided to go for it and just pushed everyone forward since there was only a minute left. The team responded again! Thanks to James Crowder, KC Crabb and Jared Chandler for helping the team last night!"
This will be the 6th time Lonestar Girls Program has gone to a National Championship. The 91's won in 2010, the 96's won in 2011, 96's placed in 2012 and 2013 and are going again this year!
Good Luck to both the 96's and U23's at the National Championships.
The 96's are playing in Seattle Washington June 24-29th for their National Championship.
Tremendous work ladies!
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Ward appointed to Explore Minnesota Tourism Council, Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee
Assistant Majority Leader Rep. John Ward, DFL-Baxter, was recently re-appointed to the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council and appointed the Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee.
Explore Minnesota Tourism works with the tourism industry to increase awareness of the economic contributions of the tourism industry. The Explore Minnesota Tourism Council is focused on areas critical to the development and growth of Minnesota tourism. Program development and public policy issues at both the state and federal level are also addressed.
"Tourism impacts so many Minnesotans, especially in our area, so I'm very pleased to have been re-appointed to the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council," said Ward. "By investing in tourism marketing, we can make Minnesota a priority destination, help our tourism industry create jobs, and generate new tax dollars. I look forward to working with my great colleagues on the council to improve tourism in our great state."
When Minnesota became a state in 1858, the federal government granted sections 16 and 36 of every township, or their equivalent, to the state for the use of schools. The Minnesota Constitution established the Permanent School Fund (PSF) to ensure a long-term source of funds for public education in the state. The PSF consists of the accumulated revenues generated from the land. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible for managing the school trust land, which currently totals about 2.5 million acres, plus an additional 1 million acres of severed mineral rights.
The Minnesota Legislature established the Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee (PSFAC) to review DNR land management policies, advise DNR on the management of trust land, and recommend necessary changes in statute, policy, and implementation in order to insure provident utilization of the permanent school fund lands.
"These lands belong to the school children of Minnesota," Ward said. "We have every obligation to manage these lands properly and ensure that our children and their schools receive as much money from them as possible. I will continue to work and support efforts to do just that."
Ward encourages constituents to contact him with any questions, comments, concerns or ideas on any legislative topic. He can be reached at 651-296-4333 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Constituents can also visit Ward's legislative page at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15253 and sign up for email updates at http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/join.asp?id=15253.


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Spags is no better than Fewell. It was the players who made him look good during the Super Bowl run. He has been awful ever since. This is not a coincidence.
Excerpt: "The Carolina Panthers have a new General Manager in Dave Gettleman, but their pilfering of the New York Giants may have only just begun. The Charlotte Observer reports that the team met with Giants defensive assistant Al Holcomb on Thursday regarding their vacant linebackers coach position.
Holcomb, who joined the Giants in 2009 as their defensive quality control coach after interning with the New York Jets in 2007 as part of the NFL's minority internship program, was promoted to defensive assistant to Perry Fewell in 2011 and helped the team to a Super Bowl XLVI victory.
Prior to entering the NFL, Holcomb was a defensive coach for several smaller Pennsylvania college teams, including Lafayette, Kutztown University and Bloomsburg, who played for the Division II National Championship in 2000." Read more...
Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Save yourself the stress, the team is committed to Fewell.