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The Weather Channel Mess

January 18, 2007 | James Spann | Op/Ed

Well, well. Some “climate expert” on “The Weather Channel” wants to take away AMS certification from those of us who believe the recent “global warming” is a natural process. So much for “tolerance”, huh?

I have been in operational meteorology since 1978, and I know dozens and dozens of broadcast meteorologists all over the country. Our big job: look at a large volume of raw data and come up with a public weather forecast for the next seven days. I do not know of a single TV meteorologist who buys into the man-made global warming hype. I know there must be a few out there, but I can’t find them. Here are the basic facts you need to know:

*Billions of dollars of grant money is flowing into the pockets of those on the man-made global warming bandwagon. No man-made global warming, the money dries up. This is big money, make no mistake about it. Always follow the money trail and it tells a story. Even the lady at “The Weather Channel” probably gets paid good money for a prime time show on climate change. No man-made global warming, no show, and no salary. Nothing wrong with making money at all, but when money becomes the motivation for a scientific conclusion, then we have a problem. For many, global warming is a big cash grab.

IA, CF shut down terrorist group ‘The Council’

Thursday, 18 January 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070118-01
Jan. 18, 2007

BALAD RUZ, Iraq – After a nine-day operation in the Turki Village area, soldiers from 1st Brigade, 5th Iraqi Army, together with 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, defeated “The Council,” a known terrorist group which has historically targeted families and tribes with violence throughout the region. Coalition Forces continue to maintain a presence to further the peace and stability of the area.

“The group, made up of former Ba’ath Regime members, Al Qaeda and Sunni extremists, refused to participate in any political dialogue and preferred attacking innocent civilians in the Diyala province, killing as many as 39 civilians in one kidnapping and mass murder in November,” said Col. David W. Sutherland, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division commander, and senior U.S. Army officer in the Diyala province. More than 50 of the council’s terrorists responsible for the November murder of 39 civilian were captured during the recent operations.

“The fear of the people and the weapons used by these individuals are used to attack the core of Iraqi values and beliefs. They are interested in preventing individual human rights and freedoms that the people of this region want so much,” Sutherland said.

The families and tribes that form the basis of this society recognize this achievement, Sutherland added. Phone calls to report criminal activity to the Police Coordination Center has increased 131 percent since the beginning of the operation.

More.

IP Captures Leader Of AQI Cell in Samarra
Friday, 19 January 2007
Multi-National Corps – Iraq

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070119-05
Jan. 19, 2007

BAGHDAD – Iraqi Police Forces captured the suspected leader of several Al Qaeda in Iraq terror cells during operations with Coalition advisers Jan. 18 in Samarra. The suspect was detained on suspicion of directing several improvised explosive device and small arms attacks against Iraqi security and Coalition forces.

The insurgent and his followers are reportedly involved in the continuing, indiscriminate violence against civilians, and resulting economic and security instability, in the area.

Iraqi Police confiscated numerous assault rifles, ammunition and IED components during the operation. Iraqi forces also detained one additional person for questioning.

The increasing capability and determination of Iraqi Security Forces to provide for their own security was demonstrated by this successful operation to capture insurgents responsible for attacks, violence and criminal activity in the area.

There was minimal damage done to the objective. There were no Iraqi civilian, Iraqi forces or Coalition forces casualties.

IA captures high-level illegal armed group leader Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

Friday, 19 January 2007

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070119-03
Jan. 19, 2007

IA captures high-level illegal armed group leader Multi-National Corps – Iraq PAO

BAGHDAD – In an Iraqi-led operation, Special Iraqi Army Forces captured a high-level, illegal armed group leader during operations with Coalition advisers Friday in eastern Baghdad.

Iraqi forces detained him based on credible intelligence that he is the leader of illegal armed group punishment committee activity, involving the organized kidnapping, torture and murder of Iraqi civilians.

The suspect is also reportedly involved in the assassination of numerous Iraqi Security Forces members and government officials.

The suspect allegedly leads various illegal armed group operations and is affiliated with illegal armed group cells targeting Iraqi civilians for sectarian attacks and violence.

He is believed to be affiliated with Abu Dura and other Baghdad death squad commanders.

The operation occurred in the Baladiat area of Baghdad.

Two additional suspects were detained by Iraqi forces for further questioning.

Anyone hearing this stuff in the MSM?

Iraqi Security Forces continue creating, maintaining capabilities
Thursday, 18 January 2007

BAGHDAD — A joint press conference was held at the Combined Press Information Center in the International Zone Wednesday to discuss security operations and training in Iraq.

Rear Adm. Mark Fox, acting Multi-National Force-Iraq spokesman, and Brig. Gen. Terry Wolff, commanding general Coalition Military Assistance and Training Team, both touched on how progress was being made on the new plan made by President Bush.

“This institutional training mission is a critical component of our strategy to assist the Iraqis in creating and maintaining a viable and professional military capability,” said Fox.

There have been improvements already made into the training and size of the Iraq security forces.

“In 2006, we made significant strides in force generation and all components of the Iraqi military,” said Wolff. “The Iraqi security force currently sits at 327,000 trained and equipped policemen and Iraqi military.”

Despite these advances, Iraqi forces are still going through a change so patience and diligence will be needed in the coming months.

“What we’re seeing here right now is, we’re in the midst of a transition from the initial training and equipping phase into a partnering phase and ultimately with the goal of the Iraqi Army’s capability to deploy and to conduct autonomous operations and control their own battle space,” said Fox.

The importance of a unified Iraqi military and police force is not just for security but for uniting the country as a whole.

“I don’t think you can overstate the importance of the institution of the army as a unifying institution in Iraq, when you have people who come from all over the nation and now put on a common uniform and serve together,” said Fox.

While Coalition training teams are still advising, Iraqis are showing the initiative by taking the lead when it comes to some of the training.

In most of the Iraqi owned training installations it is all being run by Iraqis, said Wolff. From the financing down to the cadre, it is all in their hands.

Despite the adversities that Iraqi security force has dealt with, both Fox and Wolff remain optimistic that the advances made show that Iraq is well on its way to a secure future.

(By U.S. Army Spc. Scott Kim, Combined Press Information Center)

Tip leads to hostage release, weapons cache
Wednesday, 17 January 2007

Multi-National Corps – Iraq
Public Affairs Office, Camp Victory
APO AE 09342

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20070117-10
Jan. 17, 2007

Tip leads to hostage release, weapons cache
By Capt. David Levasseur 2nd BCT, 1st Inf. Div. PAO

BAGHDAD – An early morning tip phoned in to the Iraqi police led not only to the release of a kidnapping victim, but also to a sizeable weapons cache in western Baghdad Jan. 14.

The tip was called in by a concerned citizen stating they knew of a person who had been kidnapped and the kidnappers were driving a Hyandai Starek minivan. Iraqi police immediately put out a call to all units to look for the vehicle that had license plates matching those given over the phone.

About an hour later, the 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police identified the vehicle and apprehended the driver. The driver refused to cooperate and would not reveal the location of the kidnapping victim.

A second tip, shortly after Iraqi police found the vehicle, provided the probable location of the home where the victim was being held.

Shortly before 11 a.m., ements of the 1st National Police Battalion raided a home in the western Baghdad neighborhood of Bayaa. There they found the kidnap victim and a large weapons cache.

The victim was interviewed before being released to his family.

“This raid was planned and executed entirely by the Iraqi national police,” said Maj. Blaine Wales, the team chief for the 1st Battalion, 7th Brigade, 2nd Iraqi National Police Transition Team.

The weapons cache consisted of 31 mortar and artillery rounds, 12 rolls of detonation cord, one can of ball bearings, three blocks of C4 explosive, 100 blasting caps and fuses, two completed improvised explosive devices, multiple batteries of all types, four handheld radios, nine cellular phones and seven completed electronic circuit boards similar to those found in roadside bombs.

An explosive ordnance disposal team was brought to the site to examine the materials and destroy some of the munitions.

The van used in the kidnapping and another vehicle located at the cache site were confiscated by the Iraqi national police.

Way to go Big Red One!

My alma mater as it were.

Well done.

Muqtada Al-Sadr Aide Arrested in Baghdad

By KIM GAMEL
Associated Press Writer

28 alleged insurgents detained in Iraq raids

Stars and Stripes
Mideast edition, Thursday, January 18, 2007

Twenty-eight suspected insurgents were captured by U.S. and coalition forces during a series of raids of safehouses throughout Iraq on Wednesday, a Multi-National Force-Iraq news release said.

No American or coalition servicemembers were killed or injured during the raids, officials said.

More.

Ford Class

Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter made it official yesterday; the Navy’s next-generation aircraft carrier will bear the name of the late President Gerald R. Ford, making each subsequent carrier of that design part of the Ford class. The new carrier, on which construction has already begun, will be commissioned in 2009. The USS Gerald R. Ford will then replace the one of a kind USS Enterprise, which has been active for more than 50 years, and join the Navy’s 9 other nuclear carriers, all of the Nimitz class. Also coming online in 2009 is the USS George W. Bush, the tenth and final Nimitz class carrier.

You can read all about the Ford class here.

“65 people who are going to be able to get more press than the hundreds of thousands who have come back and said they’re proud of their service.” – White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, about Appeal for Redress

Spread the word about Appeal for Redress’s false claims that they are a grassroots campaign. They are anything but a grass roots organization. They are a well-organized, orchestrated, and funded machine.

Send this link to everyone you know in and around the military, the media, op-ed columnists, etc.

http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/007574.html

Greyhawk at Mudville lays out the path that this group has taken in order to look like a legit grassroots movement. They are trying to cover up his discovery even as you are reading this.

If you do not think that it’s important to spread the word, the false story about Appeal for Redress keeps getting distributed. Just GoogleNews “Appeal for Redress”.

I copied all of the above from Blackfive.