To Waterboard of Not To Waterboard. Obama Can't Make Up His Mind

Well its been some days now since the killing of Bin laden, which was ordered by Obama. And now we are finding out that "waterboarding" was used to get the intelligence which in turn was used to get Bin Laden. 

What is so insane about all of this is the fact that Obama said he would not use "enhanced interogations'" or torture which its called in English. That he was above such practices. He also said he would close Gitmo, and have the terrorists tried in Federal Court. His liberal supporters were overjoyed at these unrealistic announcements.  And then to make matters even worse Obama's main man Holder the Attorney General launched a criminal investigation into the CIA officers who had taken some of the Al-Qaeda leaders for a swim.

So now Holder is considering on making these CIA agents stand trail for obtaining the information which led to the death of a mass murdered, who killed thousands of people from numerous different countries. And its more than safe to say that Bin Laden was the catalyst for all of our military deaths since we went to war in the Middle East.

And then Obama tells Ms. Debra Burlingame who lost a brother in 9/11 that he would not even give his opinion on the matter to Holder, his attorney general. We saw Ms. Burlingame in a Fox interview this afternoon on TV. She related how she had told Obama today at the meeting for 50 of the 9/11 families how she felt about Holders criminal investigation of the CIA agents in question, and could he at least give his opinion to Holder. She said, he said "No." and walked away.

My wife said that Obama could have at least just told her, "I will look into it."  Thats a politican favorite! In short it means no. And left it at that. Presidents and politicians lie all the time, and or make promises they do not keep most of the time.  At least in this world they do. But regardless of that fact, he could have let her down softly.

I once had a reporter ask me why I had refused to meet with two presidents. I told her"Why bother? They will not change their minds. And or they will just say something to make me feel good. And never do it." So why waste good money and precious time?

But never the less, I do admire her for asking the President such a logical question. But unfortunately the outcome was already predicted.  But now we have the Military Tribunals of the terrorists which are to began shortly. If you believe Obama and Company. Which we don't. Al-Nashiri one of the Cole bombers was waterboarded, as were some of the others. So if Obama thought it was cool to use information obtained by torture to get Bin laden, then it goes without saying that it was ok to dip al-Nashiri a few times in the old bathtub too.  And that waterboarding will not be an issue at the Tribunals. Right?

Which means that he will re-instate waterboarding any day now. Right? And drop the ridiculous and politically motivated criminal charges against the CIA agents too. Right?  Don't hold your breath unless you have had some waterboarding experience.

Thank-You President Obama For Having Bin Laden Killed

Bin Laden is dead! Or to be more precise, Bin Laden had half his freaking head blown off! So Thank-You to President Obama, and President Bush!  Bush put the operations that eventually led to the killing of Bin laden, in place and Obama continued that operation to its conclusion.

But Obama took an incredible risk for a politician, let alone for a President. Most professional politicians would never have taken such a risk. Think Clinton. Some are already saying that Obama took the risk because he has taken such a beating these past two years, and he needed a comeback. Maybe so. But the assassination of Bin laden was still a huge risk which could have sunk any chance of Obama ever being rel-elected. Think Jimmy Carter and the failed rescue of the American Hostages in Iran. Old Jimmy Carter's name was mud after that failed rescue attempt.

So many things could have went wrong, innocent people killed, the American units sent to take Bin laden out could have been killed, and or taken prisoners, etc... But to Obama's credit he chose to go ahead with the risky, yet right path. As a result our murdered son, and thousands of other victims have received some long over due justice. Thanks to our courageous troops as well! It would not have been possible without our military.

We are so glad that Obama did not listen to his lunatic left supporters, and dismantle the operation that got Bin Laden. We had begun to think that he had, and had written Bin laden off. I am glad that we were wrong. We just figured that Bin Laden would die in some cave from his sickness. And we would never know.

Our worse nightmare was that Bin laden would be taken prisoner, and would just live his days out in a cell at Gitmo, and or another American prison. While the lunatic left would do everything in their power to have him released. Just like they are currently doing with our son's other killers at Gitmo, and have been since they were captured. So we both prayed and hoped that Bin Laden would be taken out by force.

So Thanks Again President Obama and our Military for giving my wife the Best Mothers Day Gift that she has ever have gotten!!!

Now if only someone will take out President Saleh of Yemen! And I could get my Fathers Day Gift! And the Yemeni People would get their freedom!

Obama Helps Dictator Saleh To Avoid Standing Trial In Yemen For Crimes Against the Yemeni People

I knew that Obama would figure a way to save old Saleh's worthless hide! And he has unfortunately. It now appears that the brutal dictator Saleh who has murdered his own people, had dissidents throw in prison and tortured,  used Al-Qaeda to terrorize his own people and political enemies, and to gain money from the American government, who effectively thwarted the USS Cole investigation, who freed the Cole bombers, and other terrorists, and who let wanted Al-Qaeda sympathizers work and live in Yemen. Just to name a few of Saleh's crimes. 

But I just read anews report from the New York Times that states that a proposal was put together by a six block nation know as the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC), and that this council had the input of the Obama administration. Of course it did. And that the opposition coalition in Yemen accepted the offer. But the opposition is made up of different groups, some who are not happy with the offer at all. And rightly so!

The proposal will let Saleh, and his family escape being tried in a Yemen Court for all his crimes against the Yemeni people.  Saleh and family have driven the country to the brink of total collapse. And they have all become millionaires in the process. Not counting all the Yemenis that Saleh's army and goons have murdered in cold blood. Its Sick, just plain sickening that Obama would take such action to help such a sick and twisted man like Saleh. But then again, Saleh was probably screaming his head off about how he would tell all of his dirty secrets to the courts if tried. Secrets that could make three American presidents look like bigger fools than they were for trusting Saleh in the first place.

The good news is that not all Yemenis have sold out to Obama, and the GCC. The youth movement and the street protesters have refused the offer. And stated that they will continue to protest.

Now it remains to see which opposition group in Yemen will win out. The Yemenis with political aspirations, or the everyday people. I hope for Yemen it will be the common people. Those who will not let Saleh, his family, and his friends escape the consequences that they all deserve so much, for all the pain and suffering that Saleh and company have put the Yemeni people through. And some Americans as well.

To the Protesters still fighting to have Saleh tried in court, Keep Up The Good Fight!

Obama Has Know For Two Years That Saleh's Regime Was Going To Crumble

Classified cables from the American Embassy in Sana, Yemen make it clear that Yemen's revolution was plotted and planned a long time in advance. That our European allies even warned Obama to forget Saleh. Even Yemen's neighbors, Saudi Arabia and Oman tried to warn Obama that all was not well with Saleh. But Obama chose to stick by his old friend despite all the warnings from other nations and the Yemeni opposition, and from members of Saleh's inner circle as well.

Same old story, different day, with a different president. Clinton exclaimed that "We had no credible warnings on the Embassy and USS Cole attack!" Now we know he did. And then Bush, "We had no warning about 9/11!" Now we know he did. And now Obama, "We had no warnings that all of our friendly Middle Eastern Dictatorships were going to be overthrown!" And now we know he did. Some of us have know for years that the Dictator Saleh was hanging on by his fingernails. We and others kept writing Bush and Obama as to why they kept throwing away good money on Saleh when his days were numbered. I am glad though that the press has finally caught on to the fact that Saleh's regime was not the strong and stable government that our presidents have portrayed it as for all these years.

What is so scary is how many times have we heard our presidents, and politicians tell us that they are the professionals, and we have nothing to worry about! And yet they keep doing the same things over and over and expecting different results! We are to believe that the uprisings in the middle east was just a spontaneous event! On One day everyone in the middle eastern countries are all Happy Campers and love their dictators. And the next day they are out in the street screaming for their dictators to be removed from power, and tried for corruption and murder. Yeah! Right! Obama and company were caught asleep at the wheel, and are trying to blame someone else for their own mistakes again. Like I said nothing new there.

 Three years ago we requested a Congressional Hearing into why our nation was supporting the Dictator Saleh, and his regime's part in the failed Cole investigation. It actually looked like for a time that the Hearing would take place. We had credible witnesses from Yemen, and America. Also, FBI agents, former military members, and members from different security agencies as well. But then all of a sudden we received a letter from Cornyn's office stating that there would probably be no such hearing. End of story. No reason why. Nothing. Now we know why, its about that time that Bush began to really amp up the counter terrorism aid to Saleh. And of course after Obama came on the scene, he gave Saleh even more money, and arms, and equipment. There was no way in hell that they could afford to have Saleh and and corrupt regime brought into the spotlight.  So both Bush and Obama made the decision to protect Saleh, instead of standing up for the murdered 17 sailors, and 39 more wounded, and stopping their support of a man who has routinely murdered his own citizens.

Both Bush and Obama had ample time to cultivate relations with Saleh's rivals, but neither one of them pursued that avenue. Even when members of Saleh's rivals reached out to both Bush and Obama. But both Bush and Obama just stuck to the same course regardless of how many times Saleh was caught lying, and or using Al-Qaeda for his own personal agenda. And It did not matter what Saleh did to his own people either, because in the end he still got a free pass. In the end the only people to stick by the brutal dictator Saleh, and his regime was Clinton, Bush, and now Obama.


Like the old saying goes, "you reap what you grow". And now Obama stands to have an even bigger headache than he did in dealing with the New Yemen, when Saleh is gone for good. And its all because three America presidents did not know when to change direction.

Obama Now Wants Saleh To Go!

Obama has maintained his support for the soon to be ex-president Saleh of Yemen even when Saleh's thugs and his military murdered innocent Yemeni protesters. Only because Obama and crew needed Saleh so he could continue his "war against Al-Qaeda". But it now appears that Obama has sold Saleh out, and is trying to broker a deal with the new Leaders of Yemen, who ever that may be. Its even rumoured that Obama is trying to find a place for Saleh and his family to be deported too. Along with his millions of dollars that Saleh and family have stolen from the Yemeni people. But at least Obama can now see what so many others could see for years, that Saleh needs to go! Obama is now backing the Yemenis who want Saleh's vice president to take the reins of power. There is one major problem with that choice though. The Student led Protesters don't want any of Saleh's old cronies and or Family members left behind. I agreed completely with the students. Their slogan should be "Out with the old! In with the New!" If the old VP is allowed to stay he will just be another Saleh with a different face. Or, "Here comes the New Boss, same as the old Boss".

The Students are angry with Obama because he refused to recognize their calls for democracy and Saleh's removal like he did with Mubarak of Egypt another long time ally of America who Obama wasted no time at all in throwing him under the Bus, in favor of the Egyptian people. And the students should be angry at Obama and company, and extremely leery of any proposals that he makes to them. It would not upset Obama at all if the VP was just another crook like Saleh was, as long as Obama gets to run his anti-terrorism programs in Yemen, the VP could continue Saleh's policies of looting Yemen of its resources, clamping down on the press, throwing dissenters in prison, etc...

There are those in Obama's crew who state that Saleh's replacement has to be one of Saleh's old gang, or someone who will continue to let the U.S. run its counter terrorism programs in Yemen, and have the Yemeni military continue its half hearted war against Al-Qaeda. Yet the young protesters have rejected that proposal. So Yemen remains a country on the brink of civil war, and becoming a failed state as well.

I hope the young people have the final say for the future of their country. But they will have to stand firm against all the competing parties that want to control the Yemeni government. Because some of those parties like Obama and crew are more worried about terrorism than things like dictators, and democracy.

Is Obama Encouraging Saleh to Stay in Power?

It sure is starting to look that way! This past Friday it looked as if President Saleh of Yemen was ready to call it quits with-in a matter of hours. But then Saturday rumours of an impending attack by Al-Qaeda surfaced. The attack was supposed to come from Yemen. That announcement immediately got me suspicious. Was our government giving Saleh moral support when Defense Secretary Gates stated that "it would be a real problem" if Saleh was not around anymore to fight Al-Qaeda. That was this Saturday. And now today Saleh has announced that he will stay in power till 2013, and maybe even longer if necessary. Why the change of heart with Saleh? Could it really be that Obama and company are trying to persuade their old terrorist friend Saleh to stick out? And yes he is a terrorist in my book, and the majority of people who know anything about him too. And who to believe about the impending Al-Qaeda attack? Saleh has made a habit of using Al-Qaeda to attack his political enemies, and other tribes that had attempted to rebel against his regime. Our own government is aware of Saleh's use of Al-Qaeda for his own gain. So could Saleh be drumming up an Al-Qaeda attack to garner support from his friend Obama to help him stay in office? Its a no brainer that both Obama and Saleh both would benefit from Saleh staying in power. But then you have those pesky Yemeni people who despise Saleh and want him and all of his family gone, like yesterday. Even Saleh's ex-old friend, and the second number two military man in Yemen thinks Saleh is using his old Al-Qaeda friends again. This general has promised to fight for the protesters, along with his army. Others say that Saleh cannot get the necessary guarantees for him, his immediate family, and extended family that would ensure that they are not prosecuted (and sent to prison where they belong) after they all resign form their governmental positions. I wonder if our own government will make sure that Saleh does not make off with our tax money? I am currently writing a letter to our senator to request that Obama does not give Saleh any guarantees either. What is for sure is that Obama has a ton of money riding on Saleh. From what I have read the CIA has established a new department in the Counter terrorism Center to deal with Saleh's Al-Qaeda in Yemen, and al-Shabab in Somalia as well. The CIA's station is in Sana'a,Yemen. The station has grown from a few dozen people to several times larger. That's not counting all the American Military advisers who are training Saleh's republican Guard, and the Saleh's counter terrorism units. I just read three different reports where some of those specially trained units have thrown down their guns when attacked by Al-Qaeda just recently and deserted. Plus the millions of dollars flowing into Saleh's coffers from America. I really hope that Obama is not trying to keep this brutal murderer in power. Our leaders knew back in 2000 after the Cole attack what kind of man Saleh was and is. Especially after 9/11. But they chose to gamble on him anyway, that he could continue to keep his people oppressed, and maybe be of some use against Al-Qaeda. But then Obama comes along, and could have changed the course of our relationship with Saleh. But he did not. On the contrary, he pumped even more money and goodies into Saleh's decaying regime. And not once have I read where Obama has sent the FBI to request that Saleh extradite our son's killers, or even ask their whereabouts. Nothing at all. But then again Obama and Company have probably finally realized that Saleh has taken them for one big expensive ride. And are hoping that maybe since Saleh is in real trouble this time that he may actually do what they want him to do this time around. And maybe not all will be lost. Its still my hope that Saleh will listen to reason, and resign. That a major civil war does not have to happen. Saleh is gone sooner, or later. The Obama administration needs to accept that, and move on. There is no going back now. They had best start to figure out ways that they can get in good with the new leaders while the "getting is good". Or they may find themselves sitting outside with Saleh and looking in at the New Yemen, for better or worse.

Will Saleh Give Up?

Things have only gotten worse for Saleh in the past 24 hours. As far as I can tell he still has the support of the Air Force, his Republican Guard, and some units of the Army. But it now appears that he has been backed into a corner with his remaining supporters. The Obama Administration is still backing him of course.


Maybe Obama and Saleh are hoping that the Saudis will come to Saleh's rescue. In better times they probably would have just to keep one of their borders secured. But now the Saudis have problems of their own. The same problems that have brought Saleh to where he currently is. I doubt that they would like to add more of those problems to their list.


That leaves Obama to save his old friend Saleh. But Obama has got Gaddafi to worry about now, and two other wars to keep him busy. All Saleh has to do is look at which end of the stick Gaddafi got in dealing with Obama. For years the American Government was willing to overlook the Americans that Gaddafi had murdered. Especially after Bush had Gaddafi removed from the list of countries that supported terrorism. Bush went so far as to sign a Bill saying that no-one else could sue Libya or Gaddafi for the murder of their loved ones. And that Gaddafi's Libya was welcomed back into the world of civilized countries. In no time companies where in Libya drilling for oil. And everyone was happy! Except for all of Gaddafis victims, and their families. But when it comes to small groups of victims murdered by terrorists our own government has an extremely short memory.


Unless our politicians see an opportunity to cover up their own bad actions like they did with Gadaffi last month. When Obama saw that Gaddafi was likely to be overthrown, all of Gaddafi's previous terrorists attacks were suddenly remembered again! Then our politicians conveniently remembered all of the murdered American victims that Gaddafi had killed. I am glad for the families of those victims that our government is finally taking action against Gaddafi. Its just ashamed that our politicians and presidents have to wait till they are sure that there will be no political fallout for themselves to go after a terrorists who has murdered Americans.


Will Obama and our politicans began to get their memories back when Saleh has been overthrown? Will they remember how Saleh compromised the USS Cole investigation which was tied to 9/11, how he freed all the bombers, how some of the bombers were not even tried, how his courts allowed Jihad against our soldiers in Iraq, how know Al-Qaeda members lived freely in Yemen, and how he refused to turn over to American custody any of the Cole bombers. I seriously doubt that they will take any action against Saleh. The less said about the USS Cole, and 9/11 the better for them.


So where will an the old dictator/terrorist Saleh go to retire and to live out his golden years? Some country will give him a safe place for the right price I guess. God knows he has more than enough American money to continue to live like a King. But he had better decide real soon, or someone else will be making that decision for him. And it might be decision that Saleh can't live with. Literally.