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Holder dragging his feet investigating Operation Gunrunner JIM KOURI

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Current news media and blogger reports continue to raise questions about the handling of operations involving gun trafficking into Mexico — specifically the allegation that the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has had a policy of permitting, and even encouraging, the movement of guns into Mexico by purchasers. This practice may [...]

Obama boasts of border security success, benefits of amnesty JIM KOURI

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

“The President implying, we’ve done enough, the border is secure, does not make it so. Our border is definitely not secure. The Government Accountability Office has determined that only 15 percent of the border is under operational control. The time has come for real action, not words.” – Congressman Peter King (R-NY)

On Tuesday, [...]

Congress to Hillary: Designate drug cartels as terrorists JIM KOURI

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Top members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to support the designation of certain Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
U.S. Rep. Peter T. King (R-NY), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Michael T. McCaul, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and [...]

Physicians group rejects use of “medical marijuana” – JIM KOURI

Friday, March 25th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

While advocates for decriminalization and legalization of marijuana believe they are making progress in achieving their goal now that several states recognize the use of cannabis as a medical treatment, a group of physicians on Thursday collectively said, “Not so fast.”
Citing the dangers of marijuana, the lack of clinical research on a controlled substance with [...]

Rap star Snoop Dogg blasted for targeting black teens with alcohol – JIM KOURI

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Rap music star and actor Snoop Dogg is being blasted by a watchdog group for his promotion of an alcoholic beverage called “Blast by Colt .45.” The rapper is accused of using his popularity among young blacks to encourage them to drink Pabst Brewing Company’s latest malt liquor drink.
The Marin Institute, an alcohol industry watchdog, [...]

Wikileaks’ leaker faces 22 additional charges and life inprisonment – JIM KOURI

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 by Jim Kouri

After what it described as an intense investigation that’s in its seventh month, the United States Army’s Criminal Investigation Command (CIC) announced Wednesday evening that the primary suspect in the so-called Wikileaks case is facing an additional 22 charges in a case that’s rocked the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities.
According to the Pentagon, Private [...]

Physicians committing fraud to help Wisconsin protesters – JIM KOURI

Thursday, February 24th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Fraud: “An intentional perversion of the truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right; a false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of [...]

Napolitano’s ‘State of Homeland Security’ speech slammed by JIM KOURI

Friday, January 28th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivered the first annual “State of America’s Homeland Security” address at George Washington University in Washington, DC.
“Our young department has matured…our homeland is more secure than it was 10 years ago and indeed more secure than it was two years ago,” said Napolitano.
The former governor of Arizona also [...]

Breaking: Napolitano cancels border virtual fence project – JIM KOURI

Friday, January 14th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Friday is traditionally the day on which bad news or politically harmful information is released by denizens of the nation’s capital, and January 14 is no different: Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano’s office announced that the Obama administration canceled the ‘Virtual Fence’ project along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The reason for this latest cancellation is the continued technical equipment problems and [...]

Heated calls for new gun laws receive cool reception from cops – JIM KOURI

Friday, January 14th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

A poll of U.S. police and law enforcement chiefs shows gun control is not as popular as the media would have you believe.

In the aftermath of the Arizona massacre in front of a Tucson Safeway supermarket on January 8 — a shooting spree that left six dead and nine wounded including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords — politicians, [...]

Activists using Arizona tragedy to further agenda, say gun rights groups – JIM KOURI

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

“When will these [gun control] people stop dancing in the blood of crime victims in an attempt to resuscitate their relevance?” – Gun Rights Group

The leaders of several Second Amendment gun rights groups have openly and repeatedly condemning Saturday’s attempted assassination of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the murders of six people including a federal judge and a 9-year-old [...]

Napolitano ignored radioactive material smuggled across U.S. borders – JIM KOURI

Monday, January 10th, 2011 by Jim Kouri

Using counterfeit documents and posing as employees of a company with a Nuclear Regulatory Commission license, [GAO] investigators successfully crossed the U.S. northern and southern borders with the type of radioactive materials that could be used to make a dirty bomb. – GAO Report to Congress
During her unannounced trip during the New Year’s holiday weekend, Secretary [...]

Obama Administration one of the most corrupt, says Rep. Issa – JIM KOURI

Monday, January 3rd, 2011 by Jim Kouri

US Representative Darrell Issa, the incoming chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, spent the weekend bashing the Obama Administration saying it was one of the most corrupt administrations ever.
The California congressman stated he intends to investigate such incidents as Obama White House promises made to Pennsylvania Congressman Joe Sestak to drop out of his Senate race [...]

Border Patrol agent murdered in Arizona

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 by Jim Kouri

A decorated agent of the U.S. Border Patrol on Tuesday night was shot and killed on the U.S. side of the Arizona-Mexico border while attempting to apprehend suspects who regularly victimize illegal immigrants, according to the leader of National Border Patrol Council Local 2544, the union that represents agents.
Border agent Brian A. Terry, 40, was on a stakeout with three other agents in a remote area north of [...]

Attorney General Holder fights on behalf of Islam – JIM KOURI

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010 by Jim Kouri

At the same time as he investigates patriotic sheriffs, sues state governments that seek a reduction in illegal immigration, and helps terrorists to escape punishment by insisting on civil court proceedings, Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department has taken action at the request of activists at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Justice Department officials on Monday filed a lawsuit [...]