Drug-War Goons Gun Down Granny

Criminal Injustice, Drug War, Private Property

It goes without saying that the late Kathryn Johnston, a heroic 92-year-old pistol packing Atlanta resident, had every right and reason to open fire on the goons who were in the process of breaking down her front door. But they were the law, so they shot her dead.

Armed to the teeth, wearing bulletproof riot vests, and carrying riot shields, these big, “brave” men killed a very old lady in her own home. She was armed with a “rusty old revolver,” meant to repel the neighborhood rapists and drug dealers.

The goons have backup. Although neighbors say Miss Johnston lived alone, the Assistant Chief of the Atlanta Police Department and the County district attorney are claiming their “undercover officers bought illegal drugs from a man at the house in the afternoon and the officers returned in the evening to execute a ‘no knock’ warrant, which is used in cases where officers believe that a suspect may have time to hide evidence or escape if given time to answer the door…”

According to FMNN columnist, Radley Balko

a ‘no-knock’ raid occurs when police forcibly enter a private residence without first knocking and announcing that they’re the police. These raids are often launched on tips from notoriously unreliable confidential informants. Rubber-stamp judges, dicey informants, and aggressive policing have thus given rise to the countless examples of ‘wrong door’ raids we read about in the news. In fact, there’s a disturbingly long list of completely innocent people who’ve been killed in ‘wrong door’ raids.
No-knock raids are typically carried out by masked, heavily armed SWAT teams using paramilitary tactics more appropriate for the battlefield than the living room. No-knock raids have been justified on the flimsiest of reasons, including that the suspect was a licensed, registered gun owner (NRA, take note!)

Basically, the protocol followed is for the police to announce themselves, wait a couple of seconds, and then force the door. Imagine how scared and confused a 92-year-old woman would have been. She probably knew nothing about the “no-knock” abomination and failed to spot the “comforting” sight of the marked patrol car in front of the home she thought was her castle, but was in fact the government’s.

'Obsession' By Muhammad

Islam, War

“‘Obsession’ is a new documentary about ‘Radical Islam’s War against the West.’ The unfortunate title, however, conjures a Calvin Klein fragrance, not a serious examination of the foundations of Jihad. To the faithful, Jihad is not an obsession; it’s a religious obligation. It’s not a ‘compulsive preoccupation’ with an ‘unreasonable idea or emotion,’ to follow the dictionary’s definition of ‘obsession; it’s the sixth pillar of Islam, exhorted to in over a hundred verses in the Qur’an; Jihad isn’t like a scent, picked up and chased in a pheromonal frenzy; it’s what Mohammad described as the Muslim’s highest duty.
That’s the problem with ‘Obsession’: Jihadists cite Mohammad and the Qur’an faithfully; ‘Obsession’ is mum about their muse…”

The excerpt is from my new WorldNetDaily.com column, “‘Obsession’ By Muhammad.” Comments are welcome.

‘Obsession’ By Muhammad

Islam, War

“‘Obsession’ is a new documentary about ‘Radical Islam’s War against the West.’ The unfortunate title, however, conjures a Calvin Klein fragrance, not a serious examination of the foundations of Jihad. To the faithful, Jihad is not an obsession; it’s a religious obligation. It’s not a ‘compulsive preoccupation’ with an ‘unreasonable idea or emotion,’ to follow the dictionary’s definition of ‘obsession; it’s the sixth pillar of Islam, exhorted to in over a hundred verses in the Qur’an; Jihad isn’t like a scent, picked up and chased in a pheromonal frenzy; it’s what Mohammad described as the Muslim’s highest duty.
That’s the problem with ‘Obsession’: Jihadists cite Mohammad and the Qur’an faithfully; ‘Obsession’ is mum about their muse…”

The excerpt is from my new WorldNetDaily.com column, “‘Obsession’ By Muhammad.” Comments are welcome.

Darwinism Vs. Intelligent Design

Christianity, Pseudoscience, Reason, Religion, Science

C-Span broadcast a book forum at the Cato Institute, featuring the author Michael Shermer, Director of the Skeptics Society, with comments by Jonathan Wells, Senior Fellow at the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. Wells is also the author of The Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwinism and Intelligent Design. That tells you all you need to know about his position.

It’s probably safe to say that I come down on Shermer’s side. I’ve always admired his work. However, evolution is one topic I’m agnostic about. Joy! I love a good intellectual debate (although this one was a tad short)—all the more so when I have no dog in the fight.

Both men are extremely bright and cordial. I question Wells’ inability to come up with a theory that’ll fill the lacunae he finds in Darwinism. He claims he is not obliged to fill in the gaps. My knowledge of the theory of science is limited, so I can’t tell you whether the onus is on him to furnish a competing, overarching explanation.