Sandra Cantu Investigation: Suitcase Reported Stolen By Church Member

Tracy, CA- Blink on Crime has confirmed there is a solid link to the Clover Baptist Church and the black suitcase Sandra Cantu was found in Monday afternoon. According to a member of the Clover Baptist Church, Fred Williams, a female congregation member reported the bag stolen the day Sandra was last seen:

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Russia Says … Iran Poses No Threat to the United States

This just might be the most ignoant comment of the week … Russia says that the Iran poses no threat to the US; therefore it must be true.  Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, said that the Iran threat was a myth. As Barack Obama reviews the missile shield project, we get these outlandish comments from comrade Kislyak. Iran is no threat to America. If you believe that then we have a bridge to sell you as well. While we are taking a look at threats, Obama might just want to keep an eye on China and Russia as well? Hmm? But we all know from President Obama, that there is no more war on terror.

Iran poses no threat to the United States, Russia said Tuesday, rebuffing a key argument of President Barack Obama on whether to go ahead with a European missile shield bitterly opposed by Moscow. Former president George W. Bush had infuriated Russia by striking a deal to install 10 missile interceptors in Poland and related radar stations in the Czech Republic, saying they were needed to counter “rogue states” such as Iran. The Obama administration says it is reviewing the shield project, studying whether it is militarily justified and cost effective. But Sergei Kislyak, the Russian ambassador to the United States, said that the Iran threat was a myth. “I don’t see any threat to the United States coming from Iran anytime soon,” Kislyak told a conference of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Obama Visits Troops in Iraq … “You have given Iraq the opportunity to Be a Democracy”, Even though Obama Opposed It

I was against the Iran Democracy before I was for it …

There is never a time, whether I voted or supported a president’s policies, that I would ever discourage any President from visiting US military troops. As a matter of fact, it should be a prerequisite that President visit our military at least 3 times a month to show thanks for what our brave men and women do for us and protect us every day. The full text of President Obama’s speech can be read here .

Ok all things previous said regarding Presidents visiting the troops to thank them, how exactly does Obama say the following with a straight face? This coming from the man who opposed the war and opposed the surge. A man who consistently said along with his part that the war in Iraq was a failure. In other words, had Obama been elected President in 2000, Iraq would still be under the rule of dictator Saddam, free elections would not have taken place and Iraq would not have been in the position to be a Democracy. This is head scratching.

Under enormous strain and under enormous sacrifice, through controversy and difficulty and politics, you’ve kept your eyes focused on just doing your job.  And because of that, every mission that’s been assigned — from getting rid of Saddam, to reducing violence, to stabilizing the country, to facilitating elections — you have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country.  That is an extraordinary achievement, and for that you have the thanks of the American people.  (Applause.)  That’s point number one.

Or you can read [with editor’s notes] can be read at Flopping Aces.
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Sandra Cantu Case: Celebrating Sandra

Tracy, CA- I was sent this YouTube memorial tribute to Sandra from a reader. The creator claims to be a family member. I can’t verify that, but it is beautiful and I wanted to share it with you today. I am hearing an arrest in this case is imminent with lots of sordid details to follow, so just for this morning, I wanted to focus just on Sandra.

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Somali Pirates Hijacked U.S. Flagged Cargo Ship Maersk Alabama … 21 Americans Aboard

Pirates have hijacked and seized yet another sailing vessel off the eastern coast of Somalia. This is the sixth ship to be seized within the past week. However, this time it was the 17,000-ton, Danish owned, US flagged cargo ship, Maersk Alabama, with 21 Americans aboard.

The Maersk Alabama, operated under the name Maersk Alva, was hijacked off the coast of Somalia early Wednesday

The U.S. Navy confirmed that a U.S. flagged ship with 21 members of crew was hijacked early Wednesday off the eastern coast of Somalia.

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