Unacceptable … Over 60,000 Sexual Predators Missing & Unaccounted for in the US

As the John Couey sex offender trial continues in the abduction, rape and murder of innocent Jessica Lunsford, we are presented with the fact that there are over 60,000 missing and unaccounted for non-compliant sex offenders wondering around America. This is completely unacceptable.

What are the politicians in this country waiting for? Why is more deference not given to this problem. If our children are our greatest natural resource, then why are we not doing everything possible to protect them?

Read the full story at Missing & Exploited including efforts by the NCMEC to create updated registries and a list of states that need to do much more in this battle against these predators.

Kathleen Feeney, American Tourist Missing in St Maarten Since March 1, 2007 (Update Found Safe)

FYI: Many people have been searching for info on the most recent missing female American tourist in Saint Maarten and coming to an older missing person case. However, the link below provides information on the case of missing Leta Lynn Cordes.

LETA LYNN CORDES, ANOTHER AMERICAN TOURIST MISSING IN SAINT MAARTEN

 50 year old Kathleen Feeney, an American tourist visiting St Maarten is missing. She was last seen by her mother when Feeney arrived on St Maarten on the Carnival Cruise ship Imagination.

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Police spokesman Ricardo Henson said on Monday that Feeney had been seen last by her mother on March 1, after she arrived on the Carnival cruise ship Imagination.

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She was in the Philipsburg area, but when it was time for the ship to set sail she was nowhere to be found. Authorities say she was wearing black short pants, a black T-shirt, a black straw hat and white sneakers when she was last seen. (The Daily Herald)

UPDATE I: Missing cruise visitor found in good health

Fifty-year-old Kathleen Feeney of New Jersey in the United States of America (USA) told The Daily Herald just hours after she was found by police that the story of her going missing on the island was “just a mix-up.”

Although there was no crime involved and the missing New Jersey woman was found safe, another disturbing thing was brought up during this investigation. Exactly how was an individual allowed to move around without a passport? Isn’t this the reason why upgrades to passports were recently made. Sure Kathleen Feeney was just a victim of circumstance; however, I am sure there are others with the worst of intentions taking note of what she was able to do without having a passport.

She said she had simply missed her cruise ship the Carnival Valor on March 1 when she arrived on the island and after several failed attempts at getting an airline ticket at Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA), she had rented a hotel room and stayed while trying to sift through the different pieces of information she had been given about how a person in her position would be able to travel, considering that her passport had been left on board the ship.

Eric Johnson abducts his Child and Crashes Plane into Ex-Mother-in-Law’s House

This is truly a bizarre and tragic story out of Indiana. It started off as a missing person case and became much worse. Almost at the very moment that Beth Johnson was reporting to police that her ex-husband had taken her daughter; the tragic plot was already set in motion. Eric Johnson abducts his 8 year old daughter, straps her into to his airplane and then crashes the two of them into his ex-In-laws home. Police believe that the act was intentional.

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Daily Commentary – Tuesday March 6th, 2007 – Global Warming Summit Postponed Due To Cold Weather

Dana discusses how a :

• Global Warming Summit Postponed Due To Cold Weather

To his surprise, the many climate models and studies failed dismally in establishing a man-made cause of catastrophic global warming. Meanwhile, increasing evidence indicates that most of the warming comes of natural phenomena. Dr. Allegre now sees global warming as over-hyped and an environmental concern of second rank.

The world would be better off, Dr. Allegre believes, if these “denouncers” became less political and more practical, by proposing practical solutions to head off the dangers they see, such as developing technologies to sequester C02. His dream, he says, is to see “ecology become the engine of economic development and not an artificial obstacle that creates fear.”

The Word according to John Edwards: Jesus Would be Appalled that you would Pretend Know what he thinks

The Word according to John Edwards:

John Edwards once again making stupid and ignorant comments all in the name of political aspirations. Edwards, please do not speak for Jesus, you can barely speak for yourself. Actually Mr. Edwards, lying would probably appall Jesus. Presidential wannabe John Edwards made the following statements regarding what would appall Jesus.

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards says Jesus would be appalled at how the United States has ignored the plight of the suffering, and that he believes children should have private time to pray at school.

Edwards, in an interview with the Web site Beliefnet.com, said Jesus would be most upset with the selfishness of Americans and the country’s willingness to go to war “when it’s not necessary.”

“I think that Jesus would be disappointed in our ignoring the plight of those around us who are suffering and our focus on our own selfish short-term needs,” Edwards told the site. “I think he would be appalled, actually.”

In this same interview John Edwards states he does not think that America is a Christian nation. This man thinks he knows what Jesus might think? OK.

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Funny, wonder what he would say about your “selfish short term needs” of your lavish 28,200 square foot home? Exactly what planet do you live on Edwards that says Americans do not care about helping others? The United States is one of the most generous at helping others in the world.

There is altogether too much talk about the United States being ungenerous with foreign aid. We show up as 21st in the rankings, in per capita terms, according to one estimate. These figures neglect remittances, where the U.S. is a very clear first with $28.4 billion a year sent to other countries. The bottom line: when it comes to other nations, the United States is the most generous country in the world.

Here is a list of some of the top givers, people that Edwards would deem selfish. I guess John Edwards is also unaware if the United States Agency for International Development that “extend a helping hand to those people overseas struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to live in a free and democratic country.” I guess John Edwards also did not receive the memo that in 2004 Americans gave over $248 billion to charities.

In 2004, Americans gave over $248 billion to charity. Our dollars helped support religious causes, environmental concerns and educational charities. But in a nation that’s obsessed with competition, it’s impossible not to ask: Where do people give the most?

As it turns out, there are profound regional differences both in how much money people give to charity and in what kinds of organizations they help support. According to a recent study by the Giving USA Foundation, which is part of the American Association of Fundraising Counsel in Glenview, Ill., American households donate an average 2% of their income to charitable causes each year. (Forbes)

Maybe Jesus would only be appalled at individuals that would use his name in a negative way for political purposes. Very few things would appall Jesus, that most likely would.

• Sister Toldjah: You can always tell when the campaign season rolls around, because Democrats start talking about their ‘faith’ as if it’s old hat.
• Hot Air: If that’s what John Edwards’ personal Jesus teaches, he is as confused as Edwards is. I wonder if his hair is as nice.
• Blue Crab Boulevard: And so we have John Edwards playing a self-righteous and self-serving mockery of “What would Jesus do?”. Or in this case, what would Jesus denounce.

(Hat Tip: Klaas)