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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (631316)	10/12/2011 8:05:29 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578196

Iran got caught plotting a terror attack on American soil .... boy, they're lucky Obama is President, huh?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (631316)	10/12/2011 8:16:31 AM
From: Brumar89	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578196

SmartPower: Within Minutes of Discovering Iran's DC Bomb Plots, Obama Rules Out Military Retaliation Unlike the Democrat losers who launched "Wag the Dog" invectives at the Bush administration whenever an attack was foiled, I'll take the Obama White House at its word. If the reports are accurate, Iran just escalated its offensive against America tenfold by targeting diplomatic personnel and facilities in Washington, DC. No longer content with existential threats against America and killing our soldiers in Iraq, Tehran's Islamo-Nazi regime just upped the ante. FBI and DEA agents have disrupted a plot to commit a "significant terrorist act in the United States" tied to Iran, federal officials told ABC News today. The officials said the plot included the assassination of the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the United States, Adel Al-Jubeir, with a bomb and subsequent bomb attacks on the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Washington, D.C. Bombings of the Saudi and Israeli embassies in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were also discussed, according to the U.S. officials. ...U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said in an announcement today that the plan was "conceived, sponsored and was directed from Iran" by a faction of the government and called it a "flagrant" violation of U.S. and international law... "The U.S. is committed to holding Iran accountable for its actions," Holder said. Senior Obama administration officials said the U.S. currently does not have any information indicating that either Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei or President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad necessarily knew about the assassination plot and said the U.S. will pursue a path of response that would not include the possibility of an armed conflict with Iran. Yes, you read that right: the Obama administration immediately ruled out the possibility of a military response. That a foreign government would plot to kill a foreign leader on American soil could be seen as an act of war, but Obama administration officials say the path the U.S. government will purse will align with American interests – and a military response and possible armed conflict with a third Muslim nation would not be part of that. So if I understand SmartPower™, it's basically to cower and tell your enemies that you won't retaliate. Once again, the Democrat Party lives up to its longstanding nickname -- The Party of Weakness. After all, President Bowsalot doesn't exactly strike an intimidating figure on the world stage. Thought experiment: would the Mullahs have tried this gambit during a Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush presidency? I think we all know the answer to that question. Because nothing strikes fear into terrorists like the thought of Eric Holder reading them their Miranda Rights. directorblue.blogspot.com

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (631316)	10/12/2011 9:03:06 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578196

Wall St to lose 10,000 jobs Great news for you, huh? by Publius From Reuters: New York City’s securities industry could lose nearly 10,000 jobs by the end of 2012, according to a report by New York state’s comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the Wall Street Journal said. In a report due for release on Tuesday DiNapoli also said bonuses were likely to shrink this year, reflecting lower profits on Wall Street, the WSJ reported. Financial firms play a major role in New York’s economy and its budgets. DiNapoli’s office estimates that one in eight city jobs and one in 13 state jobs rely on securities firms. Big financial firms have been cutting jobs this year as the industry tries to cope with worsening market conditions and increased regulatory scrutiny. Read the whole thing here.