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To: KLP who wrote (357094)	4/1/2010 4:58:58 PM
From: SmoothSail	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793963

Iran Buying Embargoed Arms in Italy Revealed Written by Reza Kahlili on April 1st, 2010 The Italian media reported today that the Italian anti-terrorist police have arrested Italian and Iranian individuals suspected in trafficking arms to Iran. The investigation shows a complex web of Iranian front companies all over Europe where they routinely shop for arms through the black market looking for willing suppliers who would risk for a profit. According to the investigation the Iranian spies had shopped for sniper scopes, various types of munitions, explosive chemicals, helicopters, parachutes, helmets and scuba gear worth millions of dollars. Some of those sniper scopes transferred to Tehran ended up in the hands of Taliban. The German police started an investigation after tracing the serial number of the sniper scopes recovered from Taliban militants firing on the German forces.Manoucher Mottaki, Iran’s foreign minister, immediately rejected the charges and called the arrest as politically motivated. Having served in the Revolutionary Guards as a CIA spy, I know first hand of the Iranian operation. Their operation involves all of Iran shipping line and Airline offices, Banks, Schools, Mosques, cultural centers, embassies and consulates. However this is not all, almost every company in business for imports and exports with Iran serves as a front company. Agents of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence along with the Guards’ Quds forces are spread through the above channels and operate in conjunction with each other. Their operation involves buying arms, assassinating opposition members and expanding their terrorist network. While in Europe, I witnessed Mosques used as recruitment centers, Consulates used for transfer of cash and explosives and front companies used to station Quds force officers. Mr.Mottaki has continuously denied such acts on the behalf of the Islamic Regime, however a former Guard member himself was involved in two assassination attempts while serving in Turkey as the regime’s ambassador in Ankara, and that is one distinction all Iranian diplomats share. The questions still remains though, when will we realize that we are dealing with a kind of government that not only has no respect for its own citizens but also is bent in destroying the West and nothing short of regime change in Iran by supporting the aspirations of the Iranian people will work. The West has tried sanctions for the past thirty years and the net result has been Zero. Its time to take drastic measures and look for just one outcome and that is regime change in Iran. atimetobetray.com

To: KLP who wrote (357094)	4/1/2010 7:28:48 PM
From: Neeka	2 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793963

I participated in a town hall type live chat with AG Rob McKenna this afternoon and was asked to submit my opinion on a poll. The question was whether I did or did not support his filing suit to stop the HC bill. The results ended up 50/50 for and against. IOW 50% of the viewers supported bigger govt. What amazes me is how many citizens are willing to throw the Constitution under the bus for "free" hc. They obviously don't understand the cost of liberty. And I'm very confident that our arguments are going to prevail at the end of the day. There may be bumps on the road here and there. There are a lot of technical issues here. But this is fundamental — this is one of the most fundamental cases ever brought before the Supreme Court or the courts of this country on the separation of powers. And on the powers of the states that attorney generals historically defend in smaller ways every day in our court system than the intrusion of the federal government. But this is far beyond anything ever done before. So, I actually believe that at the end of the day, we're going to have a majority. We're going to have at least a five to four decision in our favor. We have to get there first.