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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: FJB who wrote (99108)	1/31/2011 7:56:07 AM
From: lorne	2 Recommendations Respond to of 224729

Calif. man accused in plot on Mich. mosque By JEFF KAROUB Associated Press Posted on Sunday, 01.30.11 miamiherald.com DETROIT -- A Southern California man caught with explosives in his vehicle outside a large suburban Detroit mosque where mourners had gathered for a funeral was planning to try to blow it up, authorities say. Dearborn police Chief Ronald Haddad said Sunday that authorities believe Roger Stockham was acting alone in the plot against one of the nation's largest mosques but still take him "very seriously." He was arraigned Wednesday on one count of making a false report or threat of terrorism and one count of possessing explosives with an unlawful intent. Stockham had a large but undisclosed quantity of class-C fireworks including M-80s, which are outlawed in Michigan, Haddad said. "I was comfortable with the fact that we had taken him off the street - he isn't going anywhere," Haddad said. "I think the society he wanted to impact is safe." Haddad said Stockham was arrested the evening of Jan. 24 in the parking lot of Islamic Center of America, while a large group was gathered inside. He said police received a 911 call from a resident. He said Stockham has "a long history of anti-government activities," though he declined to elaborate. The chief said he called the mosque leader, Imam Hassan al-Qazwini, early Tuesday to let him know of the arrest, and later met with Qazwini and mosque board members. He said members shared concerns about copycat crimes if the arrest was publicized, and Haddad said he understood. "We never want to put something out there that gives someone the 'how-to,'" Haddad said. Qazwini informed worshippers about the incident during his sermon Friday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations' Michigan chapter issued a news release Saturday night and the police followed Sunday morning. Stockham remained jailed Sunday on a $500,000 bond. A preliminary examination is scheduled for Friday. Police didn't know whether Stockham had an attorney. A public records search did not turn up a listed number for Stockham, though Haddad said he lives in Imperial Beach, near San Diego. At a small two-story apartment building in Imperial Beach that records show as Stockham's last address, resident Landon DeBono said Stockham moved out three or four weeks ago, and said something about being in trouble. DeBono called Stockham a "pretty mellow guy" who spent much of his time at the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post bar. "He was always by himself," DeBono told the San Diego Union-Tribune. "Nobody came to visit him." Dearborn, located about 10 miles west of Detroit, is the capital of the Detroit area's Arab-American community, which is one of the largest in the U.S.

To: FJB who wrote (99108)	1/31/2011 8:18:29 AM
From: lorne	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224729

FUBHO...IMO It is important for every American to watch this and understand what it means! An Open Message to Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad youtube.com

To: FJB who wrote (99108)	2/1/2011 7:40:31 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	8 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 224729

Reid confronted by angry voter in gourmet market McLean, VA -- U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV) may never go grocery shopping for his wife again. While shopping this past Saturday afternoon amongst the food aisles at his local gourmet grocer in McLean, Virginia, Sen. Reid came across a fellow shopper who recognized him and asked a question that the senior senator from Nevada plainly did not want to answer. The private citizen acknowledged upfront to the U.S. Senate's most powerful Democrat that he was a Republican and wanted to know from Mr. Reid himself just why the Majority Leader was refusing to allow the just-passed House bill to repeal ObamaCare to come to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote. Mr. Reid, walking beside the store's imported bottled condiments, responded to his questioner that he was focused on his shopping right now and did not wish to discuss the matter. Mr. Reid's Republican antagonist was not to be put off and persisted in his questioning. Leader Reid, who by now was perusing the store's extensive cheese selection, refused to say anything further. Unfazed by the stony silence emanating from the Majority Leader -- and apparently not at all bothered by the unamused look on the face of the plainclothes Capitol Police officer shadowing the Majority Leader -- the persistent questioner was not yet ready to withdraw. In a store crowded this busy Saturday afternoon with shoppers from tony McLean and surrounding Fairfax County, where the federal government-fueled economy makes per capita income and spending here amongst the highest in the nation, people know this gourmet grocery for its line of Prime, Natural, and Kobe-style beef, excellent wine list, fine cheeses and other high-end delicacies. Amongst all this recession chic, Mr. Reid's Republican interrogator decided now was the time to go public. In a voice that could be heard on the other side of this medium-sized food emporium, the shopper with ObamaCare Repeal on his mind -- no shrinking violet he -- loudly declared to his fellow gourmands (many in lines waiting to check-out) that indeed the graying personage standing right there amongst them was none other than "U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid," and, pointing directly at Mr. Reid, said, "This man is personally holding-up the ObamaCare Repeal bill by refusing to allow it to be brought to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote," and which law if left on the books "can eventually bankrupt the United States of America." From the check-out area came applause, apparently at the spectacle. The stony -- now red -- faced Sen. Reid, appearing both annoyed and mortified at being the focus of this unexpected public scolding in the midst of what was to be a quiet moment spent Saturday shopping, tried not to be noticed -- hard to do when one is waiting in a check-out line with someone just a few feet away loudly gesticulating and pointing. Exiting the establishment as soon as practical, Sen. Reid, with more of his security detail now in evidence, hopped aboard one of two waiting black SUV's. The mini-convoy pulled away from the curb and out of the parking lot, out of reach, for now, of interaction with pesky opinionated partisans. ###