JUSTIFIED SELF-DEFENSE?

Alan Note: WAKE UP AMERICA and stop attacking those who defend us INSIDE AMERICA at great risk to themselves, whether these veterans below or the Border Patrol Agents we threw in jail for shooting at a drug runner. Are we holding the "freedoms and rights" of those who are our enemies as more sacred than our own? Enemies who are not "criminals" as the Clinton Administration tried to present them, to be entered into our judicial system but fanatical self-declared and proven KILLERS driven by a virulent "religion" (actually Mohammadanism, a dictatorial and oppressive "ism" like Communism or Naziism). Want to add Zionism? Be my guest. The pot calling the kettle black changes nothing. Is the IGNORANT, internationally inexperienced, misguided liberal left so intent on protecting the enemy (claiming to protect our best interests) that they drive us to desperate action that contravenes our laws but has become ever more imperative as those harming us gleefully hide with virtual impunity and immunity behind the ACLU, the Dimwitted Democrats in Congress and Senate and laws intended to protect the decent citizens of America. Mindless submission to high principles, reminiscent of Christians in Roman times going meekly to slaughter in the arenas or the way those protecting Nature, uncaring of humans and animals, uncompromisingly prevent ANY brush clearance and literally FUEL fires like those in California, only leads to good men being driven to take drastic action. Leaving the fanatically minded do-gooders, satisfied they have upheld their "noble" aims! Uncaring they helped cause a BILLION dollars worth of often irreparable damage and emotional misery to hundreds of thousands of their fellow citizens. Protecting Nature - as they perceive it. Many would differ - but do they care? In some respects, they share the same kind of fanatical mindset and dedication held by the terrorists. Both bringing misery and destruction of life and property - and loss of some good Americans to a 'holier than thou' judiciary. What these veterans did is no different than a homeowner shooting an intruder in the still of night. EXCEPT the average American understands that kind of self-defence but is clueless about defending us against a much more dangerous and present threat of a nebulous concept they cannot envisage - terrorism. MS13 gang members may come closest to the American psyche of visualizing terrorists but even here, so few know of these ruthless imports that this only reaches a comparative few. Specially with the "blame America first" crowd and the Democrats and the well-funded Moslem lobbyists, many of whom have infiltrated the Democrat lawmakers' staffs and offices, all combining to dilute the reality of terrorism, specially Islamic Jihad, in American minds. THIS will shortly destroy America, NOT knowledgeable veterans or diligent border agents driven beyond any point of tolerance by lack of action by those tasked to protect our country and intense ("illogically protected") activity of those intent on destroying us. The loss of ALL life so far in Iraq, Afghanistan and in the near future in Iran will be a drop in the OCEAN of lives lost if we continue in denial of the Islamic threat to the whole world. And allow ourselves to be manipulated by the enemy and thump those who cross "high-falluting" lines of principle like these veterans, border agents and in some areas homeowners who shoot an intruder! WAKE UP AMERICA or die in our sleep. No two ways about it, only a matter of time frames. Patriot or Vigilant by Robert Haddick Did a group of experienced military officers, comprised of intelligence analysts, Iraq war veterans, and reservists, some who are also police officers in Los Angeles, form their own "vigilance committee" to hunt down al Qaeda suspects operating inside the U.S.? If true, what drove these men to risk their careers, their reputations, and their personal freedom to break strict laws on the handling of top-secret documents? The San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper is uncovering some details from a secretive military court-martial that occurred in July: "Marine Gunnery Sgt. Gary Maziarz said patriotism motivated him to join a spy ring, smuggle secret files from Camp Pendleton and give them to law enforcement officers for anti-terrorism work in Southern California. "He knew his group was violating national security laws. But he said bureaucratic walls erected by the military and civilian agencies were hampering intelligence sharing and coordination, making the nation more vulnerable to terrorists. [...] "'I decided to make a difference and act,'" Maziarz testified during his court-martial in July at Camp Pendleton. "Now Maziarz and his alleged conspirators are being investigated by the FBI, National Security Agency and Naval Criminal Investigative Service. "Details of Maziarz's case emerged after he pleaded guilty to mishandling more than 100 classified documents from 2004 to last year. The overall breach could be far larger: Investigators believe that as far back as the early 1990s, the intelligence-filching ring began taking hundreds of secret files from Camp Pendleton and the U.S. Northern Command, which tracks terrorist activity in the United States. Among the alleged conspirators are two colonels in the Marine Corps Reserve, one a detective for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the other a veteran in the LAPD. A commander in the Naval Reserve who worked as an intelligence analyst at U.S. Northern Command headquarters is also an alleged conspirator. What do they know that we don't? Why did these men feel compelled to act outside the bounds of established procedures and break the law in this manner? One possibility is that the conspirators all suffer from hyperactive imaginations. Reinforced by a group-think process that swirled out of control, they might have dreamed up an al Qaeda threat inside U.S. territory that the rest of the nation's law enforcement community just didn't see. The other possibility is that Gunnery Sergeant Maziarz is right: that the 9/11 Commission and all of the other investigations following the 2001 attacks really have failed to achieve the kind of information-sharing among government agencies needed for effective protection against terrorist plots. The conspirators, experienced veterans in their fields and with much to lose, decided to do something effective, i.e. act outside the accepted system. Another cultural divide in America Over a million Americans have served in the Iraq and Afghanistan war zones. That's a large number but it is only a tiny sliver of the U.S. population. Many of the war veterans return home and become aware of a large cultural divide in the country. They find out that most Americans don't have any experience or knowledge about military life. The war veterans are confused by how the media portrays them and their day-to-day life in the war zone. Many veterans complain about the lack of shared sacrifice in American society, about the depravations they suffer during a 15-month tour in Iraq compared to the casual and frivolous life enjoyed in suburban America. Perhaps most important, many of the war veterans have actually seen real jihadists, either armed with an AK-47 or smirking from a street corner as the U.S. soldiers drive by. For the vast majority of Americans back home by contrast, an al Qaeda terrorist is an abstract and increasingly mythical concept as the harsh memories of September 2001 fade into misty oblivion. Pay attention to the war veterans There was apparently no such fading memory for Gunnery Sergeant Maziarz and his alleged conspirators. This is also likely the case for many thousands of additional U.S. combat veterans who have seen the violent face of the jihadists. America's war veterans are for the most part intelligent, perceptive, and aware of the debates that go on about America's foreign policy. And they have far more practical experience to bring to these discussions than the vast majority of Americans. Gunnery Sergeant Maziarz has confessed to crimes and will suffer criminal punishment as a result. His alleged conspirators are likely in legal jeopardy and may soon join him in the brig. This is as it should be for breaking the law. But those government officials responsible for protecting the country against terrorist attack have a responsibility to perform their jobs diligently and competently. Rogue "vigilance committees" can form whenever this is not the case. Let us hope that the strange case of Gunny Sergeant Maziarz occurs just this one time. Those leaders charged with protecting America have their responsibility in this regard. And those Americans who are back from fighting the jihadists may be monitoring the performance of America's law enforcement leaders closest of all.