Archive for July 6th, 2011
Mexican officials want US officials behind Fast and Furious tried in Mexico.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ircWNLcFBVI
Mexico is pissed….and with good reason. The more that is known about the Fast and Furious fiasco, the more apparent it is that the US screwed up and allowed 2500 assault rifles and revolvers to be transported into Mexico by thugs. These guns were supposed to be traced to high level mob-type gun traffickers (and drug cartel members) but for some reason….ATF agents just sat back and let the bad guys be bad guys and in the process, numerous people were murdered with these weapons (including a US border patrol agent…RIP Brian Terry ). Now Mexican officials want the ones responsible for Operation Fast and Furious (aka Project Gunrunner) to not only be tried in the US but also in Mexico.
Ay caramba! This could get very interesting…especially with 2012 right around the corner.
The investigation should go as far up as Obama himself but we all know that “The One” is bubble-wrapped and probably won’t be touched. At the very least, Eric Holder’s name should be listed at the top of the page of usual suspects. Holder remains eerily silent lately….trying to fly below the radar. I bet he hasn’t slept much lately.
Will Obama throw Holder under the bus? My guess is yes.
I hope Holder likes tequila and tacos.
Thoughts on Casey Anthony
Caylee Anthony
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you should know by now that Casey Anthony has been found not guilty in the murder of her daughter Caylee Anthony. I know this isn’t a political subject but it has been bugging me and I would love some opinions. I watched a good bit of the trial and watched the closing arguments and was convinced that Casey was guilty and would be convicted. What did I miss? I know I wasn’t the only one that wanted Casey to pay for the murder of her precious little girl but…did she really kill Caylee? Am I being swayed by the way Casey behaved after Caylee went missing. What kind of mother would party and romp around when her daughter has disappeared? The jury obviously felt like the prosecution did not prove their case. I should have more faith in our justice system.
I am most definitley not a legal expert…nor do I want to be.
What are your thoughts on the trial and the verdict?
One thing is for sure…sweet little Caylee is dead and someone is responsible.
What now?
Wednesday Open Thread: July 6th, 2011
Today in History: July 6th
1917 – World War I: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”) and Auda ibu Tayi capture Aqaba from the Ottoman Empire during the Arab Revolt
1933 – The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game is played in Chicago’s Comiskey Park. The American League defeats the National League 4–2
1939 – Holocaust: the last remaining Jewish enterprises in Germany are closed.
1942 – Anne Frank and her family go into hiding in the “Secret Annexe” above her father’s office in an Amsterdam warehouse.
1947 – The AK-47 goes into production in the Soviet Union
1957 – John Lennon and Paul McCartney of the Beatles are introduced to each other when Lennon’s band the Quarrymen performs at the St. Peter’s Church Hall fête in Woolton.
1989 – The Israeli 405 Bus slaughter in which 14 bus passengers are killed when an Arab assaulted the bus driver as the bus is driving by the edge of a cliff.
2006 – The Nathula Pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
So…what’s on your minds this Wednesday?
What are people talking about in your part of the world?
