Oakland Raiders in Action

No, not those Oakland Raiders. I mean Oakland's Finest, who raided the Occupy Oakland encampment this week in an effort to maintain the city's world-famous beauty and cleanliness.


http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/25/anti-wall-street-demonstrators-march-in-oakland/

A spokesman for the Occupy Oakland group was unavailable for comment.

New Name-Same Old ACORN in Occupy New York

It's New Improved Cheer Acorn


For all of you naive folks who thought ACORN was defunct, think again. They have simply morphed into new groups with new names.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/26/exclusive-acorn-playing-behind-scenes-role-in-occupy-movement/

Student Op-Ed on Hazem Chehabi

I occasionally post articles from the UC-Irvine campus paper, New University. This week's edition has an op-ed by a student that I think is well worth posting. It has to do with the fact that the chair of the UC-Irvine Foundation, Hazem Chehabi, is also an honorary consul for the Syrian government in Orange County. I have written about this issue before. The article is by Erum Siddiqi

http://www.newuniversity.org/2011/10/opinion/ucis-disgraceful-connection/

I don't always agree with what I read in (any) student newspaper since they tend to be liberal. I do agree with this one. Of course, the position of honorary consul is different from regularly posted diplomats. They don't even have to be citizens of the country that appoints them. (Chehabi is Syrian-American.) Their job entails certain minor duties that cannot be covered in a certain geographical area due to limited resources of the concerned govenment. Yet, given what is happening in Syria today, to say nothing about what has been going on in Syria for decades under the Assad rule, I think it is unbecoming at the least to have anyone associated with this regime on the UCI Foundation-let alone be its chair.

Adam Gadahn: More From Amir the Animator

Hat tip to Amir the Animator


Here's another in the series of Adam Gadahn (American Al Qaeda traitor) through the eyes of Amir the Animator. It kind of makes you wonder from whom Gadahn is really hiding.

http://www.youtube.com/user/AmirKhanKS#p/u/3/XUjSedy1aLg

You have to admit; it's a fascinating theory. First, Usama bin Laden. Then Anwar Awlaki. Now Muammar Ghaddafi.

Stay tuned.

Syria Pulls Ambassador: Honorary Consul to Stay

Syrian ambassador to US Imad Moustapha-He's going home.





US Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford-He's coming home.



Syrian Honorary Consul Hazem Chehabi (r)
He's staying.



In the latest tit-a-tat between Syria and the US, Syria has recalled its ambassador to the US after the American ambassador was recalled.

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/24/us-ambassador-leaves-syria-after-credible-threats-against-his-safety/?test=latestnews

Not to worry, however. Hazem Chehabi, Syria's honorary consul in Newport Beach, will still remain. After all, as the head of the UC Irvine Foundation,  he has an important mission on October 29 when he will bestow the UCI Medal on retired Vice Chancellor Manuel Gomez.

http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2011/06/bashar_assad_syria_chehabi_haz.php

In case you didn't know, the UCI Medal is the highest award UC Irvine can bestow. It ranks right up there with the highest award Orange County can bestow. That would be the prestigious Rusty Award from the OC Human Relations Commisssion (pictured below).

Democracy Being Born in Libya

Hat tip to Daily Caller

As they say, "The KIng is dead. Long live the KIng." In the case of Libya, that would be King Shariah. Daily Caller has the latest from Libya.

http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/24/sharia-obama-encouraged-libyan-transitional-council-approves-polygamy-bans-banking-interest/

That was quick.

LA Prepares for Massive Gridlock and Shutdown

Yes, folks, Los Angeles is batting down the hatches for what promises to be a major catastrophe. Deep in the bowels of City Hall, the LAPD and other emergency services are standing by in the emergency center in front of all their computers, cameras and wall maps (I've been there.) . Crews are manning major intersections for what promises to be another historic gridlock in the city's already jammed traffic. The populace is being advised to ensure they have enough groceries and flashlights to survive an extended stay indoors as they are advised not to attempt driving this week.

What is it that LA is facing? A predicted earthquake that will measure 12.5 on the Richter scale? A hurricane? Another riot? No. LA is bracing for another visit by President Obama.

That's right. This week, Obama is taking a break from his presidential duties of watching the revolution in Libya or overseeing the collapse of the economy. This week, he will stop in Las Vegas to tell  bunch of curious by-standers of the benefits of his new government program to bail out home buyers who bought homes they couldn't afford. It was widely speculated that he would announce a government program to bail out gamblers who bet more than they could afford to lose. That will have to wait.

Then it's off to LA, where he will (once again) drop by the homes of a few famous movie stars for one of those fundraisers. And that's not all. He will even appear on the Leno show.

Of course, all that requires certain little things. Air Force One for example and all that fuel to get him and his political buddies out to California as well as all those Secret Service agents. By now, the agents have already made their advance trips to Vegas and LA to make sure all goes smoothly. By now, there have already been practice runs, like providing protection to get Obama from LAX to all the movie stars' homes as well as to the studio in Burbank for the Tonight Show. And don't forget those hotel rooms for all the dignitaries and protection agents.

Most of all, consider that large sections of LA streets will be blocked off to the lowly masses as the President's motorcade speeds by en route to Beverly Hills, Brentwood or wherever those movie stars live-not to mention the route to Burbank.

No, the President won't be meeting with any visiting heads of stae or inspecting any military bases on the trip. It's all about selling his latest give-away project and hobnobbing with stars, starlets and Jay Leno. Then it's back to oh so boring Washington DC and the daily hum-drum of doing the people's business.

If you are wondering about the price tag for all this stuff, so am I.

Welcome back to California, Mr President.

Encouraging Rama Update

Hank Dannecker of 1NewHeart in Jerusalem sends us a great update on the condition of little Rama, a new-born Palestinian baby given heart surgery by Israeli doctors in an Israeli hospital courtesy of the donations of those who support Hank's group and the pro-bono work by the doctors.


http://www.1newheart.org/Sponsored_Children.html

It's been a tough road for Rama since she was born with congenital defects. We have sort of adopted Rama here at Fousesquawk, and we continue to follow her progress. She's a tough little girl. Please keep her in your prayers, and if you can, support 1NewHeart. Their site is linked here under "Worthy of our support".

DHS Pathway for Illegals to Work in US

Can't make this stuff up, folks.

Janet Napolitano, the reigning Fousesquawk Jerk of the Year for 2010, has confirmed that DHS has a plan to reduce that 9% unemployment problem. Here's the plan as reported by American Thinker.


http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2011/10/dhs_job_fair_for_illegals.html

"Ah wunnerful, ah wunnerful ah."

"Agency leeway".

That's right, folks. Just make 'em legal and all those bad statistics will disappear into thin air.

You see, the way Janet figures it, if you can legalize enough illegal aliens and give them jobs, then the American workers who are unemployed will see their numbers diluted. If you provide Agency Leeway to say, a few million illegals and give them jobs, then the unemployment number could actually drop to say, 6%.

OK, I'm just making these numbers up, but then again, so is Janet. She must be making a late push to keep her 2010 Jerk of the Year crown.

Isn't it amazing the law enforcement logic used in this administration? We provide access to Islamic organizations who are unindicted co-conspirators in the Holy Land Foundation trial into the corridors of our national security agencies for briefings. We devise programs to keep illegal aliens from being deported, as ATF facilitates the traffic of guns into Mexico into the hands of the Mexican drug cartels. Why it all makes perfect sense.

Dearborn: What Are the Parents Teaching These Kids?

Dearborn Arab Festival 2011

Every year, Dearborn, Michigan holds its Arab Festival. Dearborn, of course, has probably the highest concentration of Arabs of any city in the US. Keep in mind that not all Arabs are Muslims. There are Lebanese Christians, Coptic Christians from Egypt, Iraqi Christians and others. So why should a Christian street preacher not be allowed to have his say without being hassled? Here is what happened this year.



Keep in mind these are mostly kids acting out here. It kind of makes you wonder what the parents are teaching them at home about tolerance. Do we now have "no-go" zones right here in America?

German No-Go Zones

"Hey, Buddy! That's a no-go zone!"

You see them in France. You see them in Sweden. You  see them in Britain. Even in Germany, a country that knows a thing or two about occupying other countries, you now see the so-called "No-go" zones in large cities. These are the areas of cities where native Europeans, non-Muslims and even police do not enter.

Vlad Tepes and Creeping Sharia bring you this video from Germany.



When  we speak of tolerance, just who is it that is supposed to be tolerant?

"His Excellency" Ghaddafi and CAIR

While we are all talking about the demise of Moammar Ghaddafi this week, it might be timely to remind my readers that a couple of years back, CAIR solicited funds from the dead dictator (while he was still alive, of course). 

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=348417

Apparently, the Nation of Islam, (another admirer of Ghaddafi) is not the only group mourning the "tragic events" in Libya this week,)

* I wonder if that's why CAIR failed to file their financial reports as required for a non-profit.