Posts Tagged ‘defense’

'Battered spouse' defense allowed in beheading trial

After waiting 1 1/2 years for cable executive Muzzammil "Mo" Hassan to face murder charges in the stabbing and beheading of his wife, prosecutors suffered a blow Friday when a judge ruled that the defense can introduce evidence of "battered spouse syndrome."…… The defense also said the victim verbally antagonized [Continue]

Waters forms legal defense fund to wage fight against ethics charges

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has established a legal defense fund to pay for any expenses associated with her full-throttled battle against ethics charges that she used her position to help a bank in which her husband owned stock. Waters filed paperwork with the ethics committee to form the fund in late August. Her office did [Continue]

Waters forms legal defense fund to help battle against ethics charges

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has established a legal defense fund to pay for any expenses associated with her full-throttled battle against ethics charges that she used her position to help a bank in which her husband owned stock. Waters filed paperwork with the Ethics Committee to form the fund in late August. Her office did [Continue]

Waters forms legal defense fund to help battle against ethics charges

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has established a legal defense fund to pay for any expenses associated with her full-throttled battle against ethics charges that she used her position to help a bank in which her husband owned stock. Waters filed paperwork with the Ethics Committee to form the fund in late August. Her office did [Continue]

Next possible Defense secretary: Hillary Rodham Clinton? (ACK!!!)

Speculation in the nation's capital on who will replace Robert Gates at the Pentagon has centered on an intriguing possibility: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Gates told Foreign Policy magazine that he wants to step down as secretary of Defense sometime in 2011. A Republican, Gates was the only member of President George W. Bush’s Cabinet to [Continue]

Officer’s defense team demanding Obama docs

Officer’s defense team demanding Obama docs

by Bob Unruh The key defense attorney for an Army officer being put on trial for refusing orders he views as suspect because of the possibility Barack Obama is not eligible to be commander-in-chief is demanding documentation from the president. On the G. Gordon Liddy radio show yesterday, Paul Rolf Jensen said the request for [Continue]

Officer's defense team demanding Obama docs

The key defense attorney for an Army officer being put on trial for refusing orders he views as suspect because of the possibility Barack Obama is not eligible to be commander-in-chief is demanding documentation from the president. On the G. Gordon Liddy radio show today, Paul Rolf Jensen said the request for "discovery" in the [Continue]

Congress gutted defense appropriations to fund teacher bailout

The link at Thomas.gov for HR 1586 doesn't work because Congress doesn't want the details of this bill revealed. Congress paid for the teacher bailout with defense cuts. Here are some of the "recissions":Sec. 303. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are rescinded from the [Continue]

Hi-Point .45 ACP Carbine: Are Handgun Caliber Rifles the New Home Defense Shotgun?

Capt. John Raguso keeps threatening to send us a review of Kel Tec’s smokin’ SUB-2000 9mm carbine. Today, Hi-Point Carbines drops the news that their long awaited .45 ACP rifle is ready to rock and roll. These handgun-caliber carbine may be gaining favor over the venerable 12-gauge as the weapon of choice for hom defense. [Continue]

Virginia stands to feel the most pain from defense cuts

Virginia officials reacted with bipartisan dismay on Monday to Defense Department budget shifts that will cost the state thousands of jobs in coming years and will dramatically impact the economies of the Norfolk area and Northern Virginia. Most of the immediate reaction revolved around Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates's proposal to close [Continue]

BWAHAhahaha! I love stupid liberals, aka, the blind leading the blind. (home defense weapons)

This is a thread that's active on Reddit right now. Pity them. No, don't pity them; they deserve what they get. View full post on Latest Articles [Continue]

Best Defense Against Car Theft: Drive a Prius

You hardly need a car alarm if you drive a Prius. That's the conclusion of a new vehicle theft study from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI). According to the report, thieves are after "chrome, horsepower, and HEMIs," but not "sedate family cars and fuel-sippers." HLDI's report calculates the vehicles with the [Continue]

Sarah Palin Legal Defense Fund (I got my "refund" check today…)

The Sarah Palin Legal Defense Fund was formed to help Governor Palin defend herself and her family from the relentless, frivolous lawsuits filed against her by left-wing extremists. This trust is established to help defray the costs of the massive legal fees incurred through these continued political attacks. View full post on Latest Articles [Continue]

Face of Defense: Marine Miraculously Survives Enemy Bomb Blast

SOUTHERN SHORSURAK, Afghanistan, July 21, 2010 – Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Garst continues to do his job here, thanks to an enemy-emplaced roadside bomb that malfunctioned. U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Matt Garst absorbed the direct blast of an improvised explosive device in Shorsurak, Afghanistan, June 23, 2010. Fortunately for Garst, the bomb’s [Continue]

U.S.-Korean Defense Leaders Announce Exercise Invincible Spirit

– The United States and South Korea today announced a series of military exercises designed to send a strong, clear message to North Korea to stop its provocative and warlike acts. Video U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Republic of Korea National Defense Minister Kim Tae-young released a joint statement on the exercises following [Continue]

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