Can Pakistan guard its nukes from Islamists?

The brazen attack on a Pakistani naval air base has sent shockwaves through the nuclear-armed country, raising concerns about the military’s ability to protect sophisticated weaponry .

The ease with which six Taliban militants stormed the PNS Mehran base in Karachi, close to the city’s busy commercial airport, and destroyed two newly US-supplied P-3C Orion maritime surveillance aircraft has unnerved Pakistan’s military establishment.

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c7c98ddc-84b1-11e0-afcb-00144feabdc0.html

Bacteria 'linked' to Parkinson's disease

The bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers have been linked to Parkinson's disease, according to researchers in the US.

Mice infected with Helicobacter pylori went onto develop Parkinson's like symptoms.

The study, presented at a meeting of the American Society for Microbiology, argues that infection could play "a significant role".

The charity Parkinson's UK said the results should be treated with caution.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13469716

Heritage Flight--Joint Service Open House--Andrews AFB 5/22/2011

F-15 Eagle, P-51 Mustang, and A-10 Thunderbolt II

Jimmy Carter: I'm A Superior Ex-President

Carter is wrong. For now, he is the worst ex-president we have ever had. I don't care how much moral preening he shows off while building habitats for poor folks. He has spent too much of his post-presidential time slamming this country while in other countries. He was a running joke as president, and it follows he has been a failure as an ex-president.

Former President Jimmy Carter isn't letting modesty stand in the way of his assessment of his post-presidential life.


"I feel that my role as a former president is probably superior to that of other presidents," Mr. Carter said in an interview with NBC News.

http://hotair.com/archives/2011/05/22/carter-im-the-superior-former-president/

Supreme Court orders California to release tens of thousands of prison inmates

Please, please release all of them in San Francisco.


The Supreme Court ordered California on Monday to release tens of thousands of its prisoners to relieve overcrowding, saying that "needless suffering and death" had resulted from putting too many inmates into facilities that cannot hold them in decent conditions.

Justices upheld an order from a three-judge panel in California that called for releasing 38,000 to 46,000 prisoners. Since then, the state has transferred about 9,000 state inmates to county jails. As a result, the total prison population is now about 32,000 more than the capacity limit set by the panel.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, speaking for the majority, said California's prisons had "fallen short of minimum constitutional requirements" because of overcrowding. As many as 200 prisoners may live in gymnasium, he said, and as many as 54 prisoners share a single toilet.

Kennedy insisted that the state had no choice but to release more prisoners. The justices, however, agreed that California officials should be given more time to make the needed reductions.

In dissent, Justice Antonin Scalia called the ruling "staggering" and "absurd."

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/sc-dc-0524-court-prisons-web-20110523,0,2337401.story

Chicago man alleged to have helped plan Mumbai attack

U.S. prosecutors on Monday outlined an elaborate plot that allegedly preceded the 2008 attack on Mumbai, saying a Chicago businessman helped make it possible for militants to scout their targets.

The trial of Tahawwur Rana began weeks after the killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. special forces that raised questions about whether Pakistani authorities knew the al Qaeda leader was in their country and about their commitment to fighting militant groups.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/23/us-pakistan-usa-trial-idUSTRE74M0D720110523

Politically Correct Bullshit Going to Court

t’s known as the candy-cane case. And it’s all about religious discrimination.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments today in Morgan v. Swanson. The case demonstrates just how badly political correctness has corrupted our public schools and illustrates the extremes to which radical school administrators will go to impose their ideological, anti-religious views on our children.

The lawsuit was filed by the families of several elementary-school students in Plano, Texas. The suit states that, although the schools hold birthday and “winter break” parties, no Christmas parties are allowed. Moreover, the schools ban all “references to and symbols of the Christian religion and the celebration of the Christian religious holiday, Christmas,” at the winter-break parties. Even “red and green Christmas colors” are banned. And students were explicitly instructed “not to write ‘Merry Christmas’ on greeting cards sent to United States soldiers [or to retirement homes] because that phrase might be offensive.”

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/267810/candy-cane-cops-hans-von-spakovsky

Obama's Mole Rats at Work

Obama digging up dirt on potential opponent Chris Christie


President Obama's re-election campaign is trying to dig up dirt in the Garden State.

Despite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's repeated pronouncements that he will not seek the GOP presidential nomination, Obama operatives are compiling a dossier of what they call "opposition research" -- material that could be used to damage Christie if he changes his mind, The Post has learned.

The Obama campaign is trying to keep its efforts from public view, concerned they would only elevate Christie's already impressive standing within the Republican Party, sources said.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/research_destroy_yhiecoqPgh4cpbgEZ4gmmM

Liberal Tool supports Gadhafi

Cynthia McKinney is a publicity whore. She has made a habit of criticizing her home country every chance she gets--and the MSM always gives her a forum to speak.

A former U.S. congresswoman slammed U.S. policy on Libyan state TV late Saturday and stressed the "last thing we need to do is spend money on death, destruction and war."

The station is fiercely loyal to Moammar Gadhafi and her interview was spliced with what appeared to be rallies in support of the embattled Libyan leader.

http://articles.cnn.com/2011-05-21/world/libya.mckinney_1_moammar-gadhafi-economic-policies-mckinney?_s=PM:WORLD