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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Mousavi's statement number 5 to Iranian people

Mousavi's statement number 5 to Iranian people

فوري/بيانيه شماره 5ميرحسين موسوي خطاب به مردم شريف ايران:نگذارید دروغگويان و متقلبان پرچم دفاع از نظام اسلامی را از شما بربايند

http://elections.7rooz.com/englishnews/Mousavi%27s_statement_number_5_to_Iranian_people

Date: June 20, 2009

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

God commands you to return what you've been entrusted with to its owners, and to judge in justice when you judge among the people. [Koranic quote]

Honorable and intelligent people of Iran,

These days and nights a turning point is being forged in the history of our nation. People are asking each other and also me, when amongst them, what should be done and in which direction we should go. I consider myself responsible to share what I believe with you, to talk to you and learn from you. Let us hope that we will not forget our historical mission and will not shirk from the burden of duty put on our shoulders by the destiny of generations and ages.

Thirty years ago a revolution succeeded in our country in the name of Islam; a revolution for freedom, a revolution for the rekindling of the compassion of human beings, a revolution for truth and honesty. During this period, and especially during the life of our perspicacious Imam, vast investments of life, property, and honor were made to consolidate this blessed monument, and precious achievements were attained. An illumination, never experienced before, encompassed our society and people arrived at a new life that was sweet for them, in spite of most difficult hardships. I am confident that people who have seen those days will not consent to anything less.

Have we people become unworthy, resulting in our not experiencing that exhilarating atmosphere anymore? I had come to say that is not the case; it is not too late yet and our path is not far from that illuminated atmosphere. I had come to show that you can live spiritually within today's world. I had come to retell the warnings of our Imam about ossification. I had come to say that bypassing the law results in tyranny; to remind that attention to human beings' generosity does not weaken the foundation of the regime, but strengthens them. I had come to say that people expect truth and honesty from their servants [a government dedicated to serving the people] and a lot of our troubles have arisen from lies. I had come to say that backwardness, poverty, corruption, and injustice is not our destiny. I had come to invite to the Islamic Revolution as it was, and to the Islamic Republic as it should be.

I was not eloquent in this invitation, but the noble message of [original 1979] Revolution was so pleasant, even coming from my inadequate expressions, that it excited the younger generation, a generation that had not seen those times and felt a distance between themselves and this great inheritance, and reconstructed scenes only seen during in the times of the [Iranian Revolution] movement and the Holy Defense [the Iran-Iraq war]. The spontaneous movement of the people chose the color green as its symbol. I confess that I followed them in this matter. And the generation that was accused of being far from religious roots, arrived at Takbir among its slogans and leaned against "Victory Comes from God and an Opening is Around", "O Husayn" and the name of Khomeini to prove that this fine tree brings similar fruit whenever it bears fruit. Nobody had taught them these slogans except the Innate Teacher [God]. So unfair are those whose little interests makes them call this miracle of the Islamic Revolution fabricated by foreigners and a "velvet revolution".

But as you know, all of us were confronted with lies and fraud in the way of renewing the life of the nation and realizing the ideals that have roots in the heart and soul of our old and young, and our prediction of the consequences of lawlessness materialized in the most explicit shape possible and in the shortest time.

The great participation in this election was, in the first degree, indebted to the efforts for creating hope and trust among the people, to obtain a befitting response to the existing administrative crises and the widespread social dissatisfaction, whose accumulation can target the bedrock of the Revolution and the Regime. If this good faith and trust coming from the people is not answered by protecting their votes, or the people can not react in a civil and peaceful way to defend their rights, there will be dangerous pathways ahead, responsibility for which lies with those who can't stand peaceful behaviors.

If the high volume of cheating and vote manipulation, that has put a fire to the foundations of people's trust, is itself introduced as the proof and evidence of the lack of fraud, the republicanism of the regime will be slaughtered and the idea of incompatibility of Islam and republicanism would be practically proven. Such a fate will make two groups happy; one group being those who arrayed their troops against the Imam [Khomeini] from the beginning of the Revolution and assumed that the Islamic government is the same as Tyranny of the Rightful and, in their false surmise, want to bring people to Heaven by force, and the other group being those who, by claiming to defend the rights of the people, basically consider religion and Islam to be blockers for realization of republicanism. The wondrous craft of the Imam was rendering the witchcraft of these dualisms null and void. I had come to neutralize the efforts of the witches who have found a new life.

Now by endorsing what happened in the elections, the government officials have taken responsibility for it, and have set limits on the results of any further investigation and auditing, in such a way that such an investigation should not annul the election or change its results, even while the number of votes cast in 170 voting centers has exceeded the number of people eligible to vote there. In this situation, we are being told to follow up on our objection with the Guardian Council, but this council have proven their lack of neutrality in their acts, before, during, and after the election. But a prerequisite for any fair arbitration is observing impartiality.

I still strongly believe that the request for annulment of this election and a renewed election is a given right and it should be investigated impartially by a board trusted nationally, instead of rejecting the possibility of any positive results from the investigation beforehand; or propose the possibility of bloodshed in order to keep people from rallying and demonstrating; or the National Security Council, instead of answering the righteous question about the role of plainclothes in attacking people and public property, and inflaming public movements, resolves to [pyschological projection] and blaming others for the tragedies that have happened.

As I look at the scene, I see that it has been set to achieve more than just forcing an unwanted government on the nation, it is set to achieve a new type of political life in the country. As a companion who has seen the beauty of your green wave of participation, I will never allow anybody’s life to be endangered because of my actions. At the same time, I stand by my firm belief of this election being null and void, and insist on reclaiming people’s rights, and in spite of the little power I possess, I believe that your motivation and creativity can still result in following up your legitimate rights in new and civil guises. Be confident that I will stand by your side at all times. What this brother of yours advises for finding these new solutions, especially to the beloved youth, is: Don’t let the liars and fraudsters steal the flag of defending the Islamic regime from you; Don’t let "the delinquents and the strangers" [quote from Ayatollah Khomeini, quotation marks ours] confiscate from you the precious heritage of the Islamic Revolution, which is built from the blood of your honest fathers. With trust in God and hope for the future and relying on your capabilities, continue your social movements based on freedoms explicitly stated in the constitution and stay away from violence, as you have been doing. In this road, we are not up against the Basij members; Basiji's are our brothers. In this road, we are not up against the Revolutionary Guard members; they are protectors of our Revolution and regime. We are not up against the military; they are the protectors of our [country's] borders. We are not up against our sacred regime and its legal structures; this structure guards our Independence, Freedom, and Islamic Republic. We are up against the deviations and deceptions and we want to reform them; a reformation that returns us to the pure principles of the Islamic Revolution.

We recommend those involved [the office-holders] to, in accordance with Article 27 of the constitution, not only facilitate non-violent gatherings in order to achieve peace in the streets, but also encourage such gatherings and release radio and television from the shackle of ill-speaking and biased behavior. They should let the voices, before becoming cries, to get corrected and balanced in this flowing media in the shape of good argumentation and disputation. They should let the press criticize, report the news as it is, and in short provide a free space for people to express their agreements and disagreements. Let us let those who like to say Takbir's say them, and let us not treat them as opposing us. It is perfectly clear that in this case, there won't be a need for the presence of military and regulatory forces in the streets, and we won't come face to face with scenes that upon watching them or hearing about them brings pain to the heart of everyone interested in the Revolution and the country.

Your brother and companion, Mir-Hossein Mousavi

______

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

ان الله يامركم ان تؤدوا الامانات الي اهلها و اذا حكمتم بين الناس ان تحكموا بالعدل

مردم شريف و هوشمند ايران

این روزها و شب‌ها نقطه عطفی در تاریخ ملت ما در حال شکل گرفتن است. مردم از یکدیگر و درمیان جمعشان از اینجانب سوال می‌کنند که چه باید کرد و به چه سو باید رفت. بر عهده خویشتن می‌بینم که آنچه را باور دارم با شما در میان بگذارم، با شما بگویم و از شما بیاموزم، باشد كه رسالت تاریخی‌مان را از یاد نبریم و شانه از بار مسئولیتی که سرنوشت نسل‌ها و عصرها بر دوش ما گذاشته است خالی نکنیم.

سی سال پیش از این در کشورما انقلابی به نام اسلام به پیروزی رسید؛ انقلابی براي آزادی، انقلابی براي احياي کرامت انسان‌ها، انقلابی براي راستی و درستي. در اين مدت و به خصوص در زمان حیات امام روشن ضمير ما سرمایه‌های عظیمی از جان و مال و آبرو در پای تحکیم این بنای مبارک گذارده شد و دست‌آوردهای ارزشمندي حاصل آمد. نورانیتی که تا پیش از آن تجربه نکرده بودیم جامعه ما را فراگرفت و مردم ما به حیاتی نو رسيدند که به‌رغم سخت‌ترین شداید برایشان شیرین بود. آنچه مردم به دست آورده بودند کرامت و آزادی و طليعه‌هايي از حیات طیبه بود. اطمينان دارم کسانی که آن روزها را ديده‌اند به چيزي كمتر از آن راضي نمي‌شوند.

آیا ما مردم شایستگی‌هایی را از دست داده بودیم که دیگر آن فضای روح انگیز را تجربه نمی‌كردیم؟ من آمده بودم بگویم چنین نیست؛ هنوز دیر نیست و هنوز راهمان تا آن فضای نورانی دور نیست. آمده بودم تا نشان دهم می‌توان معنوی زندگی کرد و در عین حال در امروز زیست. آمده بودم تا هشدارهای اماممان را درباره تحجر بازگو کنم. آمده بودم تا بگویم گریز از قانون به استبداد می‌انجامد؛ تا به ياد آورم كه اعتنا به کرامت انسان‌ها پايه‌هاي نظام را تضعيف نمي‌كند، بلكه استحكام مي‌بخشد. آمده بودم تا بگویم مردم از خدمتگزارانشان راستی و درستي می‌خواهند و بسیاری از گرفتاري‌هاي ما از دروغ برخاسته است. آمده بودم تا بگویم عقب‌ماندگي، فقر، فساد و بي‌عدالتي سرنوشت ما نیست. آمده بودم تا بار ديگر به انقلاب اسلامی آن گونه که بود و جمهوری اسلامی آن گونه که باید باشد، دعوت كنم.

من در این دعوت بلیغ نبودم، ولی پیام اصیل انقلاب حتی از بیان نارسای من آنچنان دلنشین بود که نسل جوان را، نسلی که آن روزگاران را ندیده بود و میان خود و این میراث بزرگ احساس فاصله می‌کرد، به هیجان آورد و صحنه‌هایی را که تنها در ایام نهضت و دفاع مقدس دیده بودیم بازسازی کرد. حرکت خودجوش مردم رنگ سبز را به عنوان نماد خویش برگزيد. اینجانب اعتراف می‌کنم که در این امر پیرو آنان بودم. و نسلی که به دوری از مبانی دینی متهم می‌شد در شعارهای خود به تکبیر رسید و به «نصر من الله و فتح قريب» و «یاحسین» و نام خمینی تکیه کرد تا ثابت کند این شجره طیبه هرگاه که به بار می‌نشيند میوه‌هایش شبیه به هم است. این شعارها را کسی جز آموزگار فطرت به آنان نیاموخته بود. چقدر بی‌انصافند کسانی که منافع كوچكشان آنها را وا می دارد تا این معجزه انقلاب اسلامی را ‌ساخته و پرداخته بيگانگان و «انقلاب مخملين» بنامند.

اما آن چنان که می‌دانید همگی ما در راه این تجديد حيات ملي و تحقق آرمان‌هایی که در دل و جان پیر و جوان ما ریشه دارند با دروغ وتقلب روبرو شدیم و آن چيزي كه از عواقب قانون‌گريزي پيش‌بيني كرده بوديم به صريح‌ترين شكل ممكن و در نزديك‌ترين زمان تحقق يافت.

استقبال عظيم از انتخابات اخير در درجه نخست مرهون تلاش‌هايي بود كه براي ايجاد اميد و اعتماد در مردم صورت گرفت تا براي بحران‌هاي مديريتي موجود و نارضايتي‌هاي گسترده‌اجتماعي، كه انباشت‌شان مي‌تواند كيان انقلاب و نظام را نشانه برود، پاسخي شايسته فراهم شود. اگر اين حسن‌ظن و اعتماد مردم از طريق صيانت از آراي آنها پاسخ داده نشود و يا آنها نتوانند براي دفاع از حقوقشان به نحوي مدني و آرام واكنش نشان دهند مسيرهاي خطرناكي در پيش خواهد بود كه مسئوليت قرار گرفتن در آنها بر عهده كساني است كه رفتارهاي مسالمت‌آميز را تحمل نمي‌كنند.

اگر حجم عظيم تقلب و جابه‌جايي آرا، كه آتش به خرمن اعتماد مردم زده است، خود دليل و شاهد فقدان تقلب معرفي شود، جمهوريت نظام به مسلخ كشيده خواهد شد و عملا ايده ناسازگاري اسلام و جمهوريت به اثبات مي‌رسد. اين سرنوشت دو گروه را خوشحال خواهد كرد؛ يك دسته آنان كه از ابتداي انقلاب در مقابل امام صف‌آرايي كردند و حكومت اسلامي را همان استبداد صالحان ‌دانستند و به گمان باطل خود مي‌خواهند مردم را به زور به بهشت ببرند و دسته ديگر كه با ادعاي دفاع از حقوق مردم اساسا ديانت و اسلام را مانع تحقق جمهوريت مي‌دانند. هنر شگرف امام باطل كردن سحر اين دوگانه‌‌انگاري‌ها بود. من آمده بودم تا با تكيه بر راه امام تلاش ساحراني را كه دوباره جان گرفته‌اند خنثي كنم.

اكنون مقامات كشور با صحه گذاشتن بر آنچه در انتخابات گذشت مسئوليت آن را پذيرفته‌اند و برای نتایج هرگونه تحقیق و رسیدگی بعدی حد تعیین کرده‌اند، به صورتی که اين رسيدگي‌ها موجب ابطال انتخابات نشود و نتایج آن را تغییر ندهد، حتی اگر در بيش از 170 حوزه انتخاباتي تعداد آراي به صندوق ريخته شده بيشتر از تعداد واجدين شرايط باشد. از ما خواسته مي‌شود كه در اين شرايط شكايت خود را از طريق شوراي نگهبان پيگيري كنيم، حال آن كه اين شورا در عملكرد خود چه قبل، چه حين و چه بعد از انتخابات عدم بي‌طرفي خود را به اثبات رسانده است و نخستين اصل در هر داوري رعايت بي‌طرفي است.

اينجانب همچنان قويا اعتقاد دارم درخواست ابطال انتخابات و تجديد آن حقي مسلم است كه بايد به صورتي بي‌طرفانه از طريق يك هيئت مورد اعتماد ملي مورد بررسي قرار گيرد، نه آن كه پيشاپيش امكان ثمربخش بودن آن منتفي اعلام شود، يا با طرح احتمال خونريزي، مردم از هرگونه راهپيمايي و تظاهرات بازداشته ‌شوند، يا شوراي امنيت كشور به جاي پاسخگويي به سوالات مشروع در خصوص نقش لباس‌شخصي‌ها در حمله به افراد و اموال عمومي و ايجاد التهاب در حركت‌هاي مردمي به فرافكني بپردازد و مسئوليت فجايع به وجود آمده را بر عهده ديگران بگذارد.

اينجانب چون به صحنه می‌نگرم آن را پرداخته شده برای اهدافی فراتر از تحمیل یک دولت ناخواسته به ملت، که تحمیل نوع جدیدی از زندگی سیاسی بر کشور می‌بینم. من به عنوان يك همراه که زیبایی‌های موج سبز حضور شما را ديده است هرگز به خود اجازه نخواهم داد بر اثر عمل من جان کسی درمعرض خطر قرار گيرد. در عین حال بر اعتقاد راسخ خويش مبنی بر باطل بودن انتخاباتی که گذشت و استيفاي حقوق مردم پای می فشارم و عليرغم توانايي‌هاي اندكي كه در اختيار دارم براين باورم كه انگيزه و خلاقيت شما مردم همچنان مي‌تواند حقوق مشروع تان را در چهره‌هاي مدني جديد مورد پيگيري قرار دهد و محقق كند. مطمئن باشيد كه اينجانب همواره در كنار شما خواهم ماند. آنچه اين برادر شما در در يافتن اين راه‌حل‌هاي جديد، خصوصا به جوانان عزیز توصيه مي كند اين است که نگذارید دروغگويان و متقلبان پرچم دفاع از نظام اسلامی را از شما بربايند و نا اهلان و نامحرمان، میراث گرانقدر انقلاب اسلامی را که اندوخته از خون پدارن راستگویتان است از شما مصادره کنند. با توكل به خداوند و اميد به آينده و تكيه بر توانمندي‌هايتان حركات اجتماعي خود را پس از اين نيز براساس آزادي‌هاي مصرح در قانون اساسي و اصل امتناع از خشونت پيگيري كنيد. ما در اين راه با بسيجي روبرو نيستيم؛ بسيجي برادر ماست. ما در اين راه با سپاهي روبرو نيستيم؛ سپاهي حافظ انقلاب و نظام ماست. ما با ارتش روبرو نيستيم؛ ارتش حافظ مرزهاي ماست. ما با نظام مقدس خود و ساختارهاي قانوني آن روبرو نيستيم. اين ساختار حافظ استقلال ، آزادي و جمهوري اسلامي ماست. ما با كجروي ها و دروغ گويي ها روبرو هستيم و در پي اصلاح آنيم؛ ا صلاحي با برگشت به اصول ناب انقلاب اسلامي .

ما به دست اندركاران توصيه مي كنيم براي برقراري آرامش در خيابان ها مطابق اصل 27 قانون اساسي امكان تجمع هاي مسالمت آميز را نه تنها فراهم كنند، بلكه چنين گردهم آيي هايي را تشويق كنند وصدا و سيما را از قيد بدگويي ها و يك طرفه عمل كردن ها رها سازند. بگذارند صداها قبل از آن كه به فرياد تبديل شود به صورت استدلال و مجادله احسن در اين رسانه جاري، تصحيح و تعديل گردد. بگذارند جرايد نقد كنند، خبرها را آنچنان كه هست بنويسند و در يك كلام فضايي آزاد براي مردم جهت ابراز موافقت ها و مخالفت هاي خود آماده سازند. بگذاريم آنهايي كه علاقه دارند تكبير بگويند و آن را مخالفت با خود تلقي نكينم. كاملا مشخص است كه در اين صورت احتياجي به حضور نيروهاي نظامي و انتظامي در خيابان ها نخواهد بود و با صحنه هايي كه ديدن آنها و شنيدن خبر آنها دل هر علاقمند به انقلاب و كشور را به درد مي آورد، روبرو نخواهيم بود.

برادر و همراه شما - میرحسین موسوی

Kalameh, available from http://www.kalemeh.ir/vdcf.cd1iw6dexgiaw.txt

City Council's Attorney Found Asleep In Trash Can

City Council's Attorney Found Asleep In Trash Can June 19, 2009

Police: No Charges Will Be Filed

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. -- A southern
Indiana lawyer said he's embarrassed and has apologized for being found asleep headfirst in neighbor's trash can after a night of drinking.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Recent www.exlorecarroll.com columns by Kevin Dayhoff


Published June 21, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
It's halfway through June, and for those of us who love Maryland's melting heat and humidity, many are wondering — where is summer?

For me, though, thoughts turn to the birth of Frankenstein.

First things first. In 1816, there really was a "year without summer." Carol Lee, in her book, "Legacy of the Land," explains that the year without summer caused quite a bit of hardship in Carroll County. "Farmers in Maryland and elsewhere would remember 1816 as ... 'eighteen hundred and starve-to-death.' " According to Lee, there were freezing temperatures well into June.

What caused the year without summer? According to a July 2002 article in Smithsonian magazine, "Blast from the Past," by Robert Evans, the agricultural and economic catastrophe of 1816 was a volcanic winter, caused by the eruptions of Mount Tambora on the island of Sumbawa, in what we now know as Indonesia, April 5-15, 1815.

... village folk that it's not a bad idea to keep a torch handy on these cool summer nights.
When he is not playing with laboratory-harnessed lightning, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff at gmail.com or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net. ...

Historic Blue Ridge College bell dedicated In Union Bridge
Published June 20, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
UNION BRIDGE — Several hundred folks braved threatening weather June 20 to witness the unveiling and dedication of the historic 1900 Blue Ridge College bell in Lehigh Square, the original site of the college which had thrived in Union Bridge from 1898 to ... ...

When city got 'sole' in the 1920s, it was cause for a celebration
Published June 14, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
... be the guest speaker. There will be a retirement ceremony for worn flags. Guests may bring old flags for retirement. When he is not waving the flag, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at kevindayhoff AT gmail.com or visit him at http://www.westminstermarylandonline.net/....

Remember when you could walk to work in Westminster?
Published June 7, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
When he's not on a "walk-about" in Westminster, Kevin Dayhoff may be reached at...

Company H: from the Frizellburg greenhouses to the sands of Omaha Beach
Published June 3, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... (have) come a long way from the old parade field in Frizellburg.”

Dayhoff: New councilmember tackles alleged hit and run driver
Published June 1, 2009 by Westminster Eagle, Carroll Eagle
... Westminster city police arrived and took control of the situation. The accident is under investigation. All in a day’s work.

In 1925, planting the seeds of employment, production
Published May 31, 2009 by Carroll Eagle
When he's not roaming the streets of historic Westminster looking for old factories…

Celebration of memory and change
Published May 26, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
This year’s Westminster Memorial Day ceremonies witnessed many changes over the past — although the solemn tradition of 142 years continued. On Memorial Day the normal hustle and bustle of downtown Westminster paused to remember fallen veterans, and ... ...

Dayhoff: Maryland National Guard Company H, had its beginnings in the flower business
Published May 22, 2009 by Westminster Eagle
... We are deeply indebted to those who fought and died to give us the unalienable right to live free and cherish liberty in the pursuit of happiness. Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster.

Mulkey is one of many, yet a special son of Carroll County
Published May 22, 2009 by Carroll Eagle, Westminster Eagle
Recent www.exlorecarroll.com columns by Kevin Dayhoff

20090622 SDOSM Recent exlorecarroll columns by Kevin Dayhoff
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SCOTUS Rules Narrowly in Voting Rights Case

SCOTUS Rules Narrowly in Voting Rights Case

Washington Post News Alert

Monday, June 22, 2009

Supreme Court Rules Narrowly in Voting Rights Case

The Supreme Court has ruled narrowly in a challenge to the landmark Voting Rights Act, exempting a small Texas governing authority from a key provision of the civil rights law. The court avoided the major constitutional questions raised in the case over the federal government’s most powerful tool to prevent discriminatory voting changes since the mid-1960s.

For more information, visit
washingtonpost.com

20090622 SDOSM SCOTUS Rules Narrowly in Voting Rights Case

State Police Helicopters Rescue 12 From Raging River

NEWS RELEASE
DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND STATE POLICE
HEADQUARTERS: PIKESVILLE, MD 21208
(410)486-3101 TTY For Hearing Impaired (410)486-0677
Toll Free: 1-800-525-5555
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 22, 2009

STATE POLICE HELICOPTERS RESCUE 12 FROM RAGING RIVER

(Harpers Ferry, WVA) – One dozen people, most of whom were children, are likely tired but thankful this morning after they were rescued from the raging waters of the Shenandoah River late last night when two Maryland State Police helicopters appeared out of the darkness and hoisted them to safety.

The stranded victims are said to have included ten children and two adults, ranging in age from four to 41 years old. The Maryland State Police does not have the identity of the victims. They were released to the care of the Friendship Fire Department from Jefferson County West Virginia after they were rescued.

Shortly before 10:00 p.m. yesterday, Jefferson County Fire and Rescue received a call from someone who heard people screaming for help in the Shenandoah River near Bull Falls, not far from Harpers Ferry. The Friendship Fire Department responded to the scene and found that the raging waters and large number of rocks in the river at that location prevented any type of rescue by boat or rope line. The fire department called for help from the Maryland State Police Aviation Command.

Trooper 3 from Frederick was dispatched to the scene with Pilot Russ Zullick and flight paramedic Sergeant Donald Lehman on board. When the crew arrived on scene, they called for Trooper 5 from Cumberland to assist with hoist operations.

The scene was dark and dangerous. A mountain was on one side of the river bank and trees were along the river on the other side. There were also trees growing from rock islands in the middle of the river.

Using their spotlight to illuminate the area below, the crew of Trooper 3 began their rescues with victims clinging to a rock that was only one foot above the river rapids. The children were being splashed by the water and appeared to be in imminent danger of hypothermia and exposure. Hovering over the scene, Pilot Zullick and Sgt. Lehman dropped the rescue basket to the rocks four times and hoisted five victims into the helicopter. The victims were flown to an elementary school in Harpers Ferry where they were turned over to fire and EMS personnel.

Trooper 5 from Cumberland arrived on the scene, with the crew of Pilot Scott Russell, Training Pilot Chris Pysz, and flight paramedic Trooper First Class Larry Levasseur. Also on board were two members of the Cumberland Fire Department HEAT Team who are trained in aerial rescue operations.

While Trooper 3 was off-loading patients, the crew of Trooper 5 took over rescue operations for the remaining victims. TFC Levasseur repeatedly dropped the rescue basket to the victims clinging to rocks throughout the river. Three more victims were taken to the landing zone for treatment and Trooper 5 returned to the river and hoisted the remaining four victims to safety.

All the victims are expected to survive their ordeal. It is believed the group had been rafting or tubing in the river when the fast moving rapids caused them to become stranded on the rocks.

CONTACT: Greg Shipley
Office of Media Communications
410-653-4236


Gordon Brown vs. Obama on Iran By Christopher Ruddy

Gordon Brown vs. Obama on Iran By Christopher Ruddy Saturday, June 20, 2009

The president of the United States should be the leader of the free world.

In the past week, we have discovered he is not.

That mantle has been firmly grasped by Gordon Brown, the prime minister of Britain.

This week, as it became clear to any fair-minded observer that the Iranian election had been stolen by the mullahs to give the Iranian presidency to the radical Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the new Obama administration offered very shallow support for democracy.

Read the rest of Christopher Ruddy’s analysis here: Gordon Brown vs. Obama on Iran By Christopher Ruddy Saturday, June 20, 2009

http://www.newsmax.com/ruddy/iran_gordon_brown/2009/06/20/227450.html

20090620 Gordon Brown v Obama on Iran by C Ruddy
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

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Friday, June 19, 2009

"cbellantoni" posts a suggestion for a Twitter picture for Major Garrett:

Christina Bellantoni, White House correspondent for Wash Times, posts a suggestion for a Twitter picture for Major Garrett:

Here's a profile pic for @majoratWH - who needs one! on Twitpic

http://twitpic.com/7hvod

Click on the image to go to cbellantoni's Twitpic's page...

Hat Tip - of sorts: anamariecox ... @cbellantoni)

Originally Posted on Twitpics June 15, 2009

Articles on the LPGA at Bulle Rock in Explore Harford

Articles on the LPGA at Bulle Rock in Explore Harford

http://www.exploreharford.com/

LPGA swings away for last time in HdG
Published June 17, 2009 by The Aegis, The Record
... golf are among the reasons many are sad to see the tournament go. “I think the people up here are really supportive of it,” David Delaney of Baltimore said. Delaney also referenced the effect the LPGA has on the real estate market. “It’s great for the area,” ... ...

More than golf to sample at Bulle Rock
Published June 12, 2009 by The Aegis
... example of how gorgeous and fortunate Harford County is.” Harford County Executive David Craig enjoyed food from Deer Creek Beef as he made his rounds during ... to showcase Harford County’s best restaurants,” Craig said. “Even if the LPGA leaves, ... ...

Final championship rounds to be played at Bulle Rock; LPGA's last hurrah in HdG
Published June 5, 2009 by The Aegis
... he said. “We have had great support from [Havre de Grace] Mayor [Wayne] Dougherty and [Harford County Executive] David Craig. The volunteers that we recruit from the area are behind us 100 percent,” he said. “It’s ... ...

20090617 SDOSM Articles on the LPGA at Bulle Rock in Explore Harford

Commissioner Zimmer will be holding his town hall meeting series this summer

Commissioner Zimmer will be holding his town hall meeting series this summer

PRESS RELEASE

June 19, 2009

Michael D. Zimmer
County Commissioner
Office of the Commissioners
CARROLL COUNTY MARYLAND
225 North Center Street
Westminster, Maryland 21157-5194


Westminster 410.386.2044
Baltimore 1.888.302.8978
Fax 410.386.2485
TT 410.848.3017

Commissioner Zimmer will be holding his town hall meeting series titled, “I Am Glad You Asked” again this summer. The following are the dates and times:

Thursday, July 16th at 7:00 pm at the Mount Airy Library, Large Meeting Room
Monday, July 20th at7:00 pm at the Eldersburg Library, Large Meeting Room
Wednesday, August 19th at 7:00 pm at the Westminster Library, Large Meeting Room

The format will consist of a presentation by Commissioner Zimmer followed by an open dialogue with the audience. Commissioner Zimmer will accept questions prior to the meeting if an individual is unable to attend.

Please feel free to contact Amanda Miller at 410-386-2044 or by e-mail amiller AT ccg.carr.org if there are any questions.


20090619 SDOSM Press Release I am Glad You Asked

Al Redmer to speak to Harford County Republican Women

Republican women to meet Saturday in Bel Air

http://www.exploreharford.com/news/908/republican-women-meet-saturday-bel-air/

Staff report Posted on
http://www.exploreharford.com/ 6/18/09

The monthly meeting of the Harford County Republican Women is set for June 20 at 11:30 a.m. at the Tower Restaurant in Bel Air.

The group will be discussing the words of Charles Lollar, Chairman of the Charles County Republican Committee and a previous month's guest speaker. Lollar has served his country as a Marine and is a prominent business man and activist in his community.

Over the past few meetings, the Harford County Republican Women's group has had guest speakers who are “gearing up” for the 2010 elections.

The guest speaker for June 20 is Al Redmer, a prominent name in Maryland politics and will share his expertise on the “how tos” of running a successful campaign.

Additionally, the organization will be finalizing the plans for a spring-summer fund-raiser: a Bull Roast and Shrimp Feast at Jarrettsville Gardens on June 27, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $35 per person. Tables of 10 are available.

For further information, please contact the club's president, Paula Mullis, at 410-679-6115 or Donna Smith at 410-864-8909.


20090618 SDOSM Al Redmer to speak to Harford County Republican Women

PETA miffed at President Obama's fly 'execution' - Carol E. Lee - POLITICO.com

PETA miffed at President Obama's fly 'execution' - Carol E. Lee - POLITICO.com

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PETA miffed at President Obama's fly 'execution' find it here: http://tinyurl.com/mqlmd2 Hat Tip: @HowardKurtz

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23886.html


"The president has been getting lots of kudos for a lightning-fast, Mr. Miyagi-worthy swipe he employed to slay a pesky house fly that was buzzing him in mid-interview during a taping with CNBC that aired Wednesday."

[...]

But now People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, calling it an "execution," wants the commander-in-chief to show a little more compassion to even "the least sympathetic animals."

"'Believe it or not, we've actually been contacted by multiple media outlets wanting to know PETA's official response to the executive insect execution,' a blog on the group"s website explained. 'In a nutshell, our position is this: He isn't the Buddha, he's a human being, and human beings have a long way to go before they think before they act.'"

"The group has sent Obama a device that traps a fly so it can then be released outside..."

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23886.html#ixzz0ItLXfyj6&D



Wednesday, June 17, 2009

This week in The Tentacle



This week in The Tentacle

Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The fall'll probably kill ya!
Kevin E. Dayhoff
On Monday, the ever-perpetual campaigner in chief, President Barack Obama, took his health care reform road show to Chicago for a 55-minute speech before the American Medical Association’s annual convention.

Jungle Adventures
Tom McLaughlin
Matang, Sarawak, Malaysia – “Froggy went a courting he did ride, uh hum, froggy went a courting he did ride, sword and pistol by his side, uh hum”

Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Illogical! Even Stupid
Roy Meachum
Donna Kuzemchak was never known for demure behavior. She was a fiery acolyte during ex-Mayor Jennifer Dougherty's term; understanding the measure of the woman she supported, she scarcely raised a peep directly against the boss lady. She did not start Jeff’ Holtzinger's four years as a happy camper, which everyone understood.

Simple Answer, Complex Solutions
Farrell Keough
Much discussion has been taking place surrounding the subject of Smart Growth. New plans for zoning, building, growth, and government regulations.

Monday, June 15, 2009
Rest Easy, Good and Faithful Servant
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Sadness settled over the Middletown Valley this weekend. As longtime residents of the Town of Middletown hear the news, voices were hushed in conversation and steps along Main Street lost some of their bounce.

Stereo Daze
Steven R. Berryman
As complex as life and electronics are these days, I cannot help but look back fondly to my first big job and the consumer world of the 1970s, before computers, cell phones, and even home theater and large screen televisions.

Friday, June 12, 2009
All About Sex
Roy Meachum
On stage at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre until a week from Sunday is a Tony Award winner for Best Musical. "Spring Awakening" is all about sex, not simply among teenagers but all human beings. It is a 21st Century production that provides the question, answered in "Hair" 40 years ago.

Voices Heard
Joe Charlebois
The Frederick County Board of Education must have just received their shipment of ZA 10 batteries. For those who don't know what ZA 10's are, they are batteries used in hearing aids.

Thursday, June 11, 2009
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month (Inclusion)
Patricia A. Kelly
President Barack Obama has declared June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. I received a copy of the proclamation from someone I believe disapproves. I’m not sure myself that it’s necessary, but it certainly brings to mind concepts such as fairness, inclusion, personal freedom, acceptance, respect, even integration.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Michael Kurtianyk
On Saturday, June 6th, my wife Brenda joined nearly 45,000 other participants in the 20th Annual Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure. She left at 6 A.M. and joined others from our neighborhood and car pooled all the way to DC.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Obamamobile hits a bump
Kevin E. Dayhoff
With the checkered flag in sight, late last Monday afternoon, with only minutes to spare before the 4 o’clock deadline set by Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caused the fast-tracked Obama economic recovery plan for Chrysler – and GM - to hit a speed bump.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Hypocrisy in Politics! Once More!
Roy Meachum
There goes Donna Kuzemchak again. Reaching for votes in the Democratic primary, Ms. Kuzemchak wants people to believe there was “corruption of implementation of those retirement plan changes.”

'Work To Ride, Ride To Work.'
Nick Diaz
Next Monday, June 15, American roadways will see up to triple the normal number of riders, as beginner-to-expert motorcycle enthusiasts become motorcycle commuters. These commuters will be doing us all a favor by not only commuting via an efficient personal form of transportation, but by doing so on a vehicle with a much smaller footprint than our cars and trucks.

Monday, June 8, 2009
The Summer of Our Political Discontent
Richard B. Weldon Jr.
Looks like it’s shaping up to be a scorcher. No, I don’t mean the summer temperature. I’m talking about the tone of public discourse.

Just Get Over It!
Steven R. Berryman
Finally, some answers to persistent probing questions as to what is apparently the death of the old two-party political system, and the promised bipartisanship of our Messiah-president. As stunningly simple as it sounds, no matter the issue or facts at hand, get used to “We won, you lost; just get over it!”


20090617 SDOSM This week in The Tentacle

Shostakovich 7th Symphony




Shostakovich 7th Symphony

Retrieved June 17, 2009

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKOZEW9SfdU

Valery Gergiev conducts Shostakovich's 7th Symphony which salutes the sacrifices made during the Great Patriotic War as survivors of the Siege of Leningrad describe the first performance of this great symphony





20090617 Shostakovich 7th Symphony

Krugman Was Huge Advocate of Housing Boom


Krugman Was Huge Advocate of Housing Boom

Busted! Krugman Was Huge Advocate of Housing Boom

Hat Tip: FoxNation


“All day Paul Krugman has been involved in a brouhaha over a 2002 column which seemed to be advocating a housing bubble to get us out of the recession. He says he wasn't calling for a bubble, just that he was just explaining Alan Greenspan was trying to do.”

Read The Full Article, Actually, Krugman Was A Huge Advocate Of The Housing Boom Joe WeisenthalJun. 17, 2009

“… Mark Thornton has gone through Krugman's entire archives and undermined this defense…”

http://www.businessinsider.com/actually-krugman-was-a-huge-advocate-of-the-housing-bubble-2009-6

20090617 SDOSM Krugman Was Huge Advocate of Housing Boom

Dispatch from Bodymore, Murderland By: Gregory Kane

Related: 20090601 Baltimore police try to quell violence downtown

Dispatch from Bodymore, Murderland By: Gregory Kane

Examiner Columnist 6/15/09

Whitey, don’t let the sun set on you in Bodymore, Murderland. That’s neither an official or unofficial slogan for Baltimore yet, but it’s not because some of our more dysfunctional citizens aren’t trying to make it so.

Bodymore, Murderland IS the unofficial city nickname. It comes to us courtesy of those who appeared in the first “Stop Snitching” DVD, and they should know: They’re responsible for many of the dead bodies and the murders.

The overwhelming majority of those bodies are black ones, dispatched by black perps. But the few white bodies may end up giving Baltimore a notorious reputation as a city where whites just aren’t safe.

Some of those white bodies are still alive, no thanks to their attackers. George Williams, a police officer from Brick Township, N.J., is a white guy who survived after a group of black teens kicked his head “back and forth like a soccer ball” he said in one news story during a late-May incident in downtown Baltimore. Williams said the teens accused him of uttering a racial slur to justify the attack, but he denies making any derogatory racial remarks.

Williams’ case sounds similar to that of Sarah Kreager and Troy Ennis, a white couple who were assaulted on a Baltimore transit bus in late 2007. A group of middle-school teens were the culprits in that case, who accused Ennis of using the racial slur and Kreager of spitting on one of the students.

[…]

How do we account for black teens in this day and age, who’ve seen little to none of the racism and segregation that their elders have seen, harboring such a sense of racial grievance and dudgeon? Might it be black leadership? (Although I’m fond of calling it “black misleadership.”)

Bad as the cases of Williams, Kreager and Ennis were, they pale in comparison to the ones of Zachary Sowers, Jennifer Morelock and David Woycio. Three black teens robbed Sowers; one beat him so badly that it left him comatose for nearly a year before his wife, Anna Sowers, had his doctors remove him from life support.

Morelock and Woycio were a white couple from Carroll County who ventured into the western section of Baltimore in the spring of 2006. Both were shot dead. A police officer, acting on a tip, stopped then-17-year-old Davon David Temple to question him as a possible suspect.

According to the cop, Temple agreed to a search of his cell phone’s contents. The officer found this text message in the cell phone’s inbox: “I shot 2 white people around my way 2day and one of them was a woman.”

[…]

In three years, not one Baltimore elected official has protested the disgrace of a guy who might be a confessed murderer walking the streets. Not the current mayor, Sheila Dixon. Not Gov. Martin O’Malley, who was Baltimore’s mayor when this shameful incident happened and who criticized Baltimore State’s Attorney Patricia Jessamy for everything BUT this one decision.


Read the entire column here: Dispatch from Bodymore, Murderland By: Gregory Kane

And be sure to follow all Gregory Kane’s columns in the Washington Examiner. He tells it like it is.

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/gregory-kane/Dispatch-from-Bodymore-Murderland-48061142.html

20090615 Dispatch from Bodymore Murderland by Gregory Kane

Meanwhile in other news from the Examiner:

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Smithsonian Videos and articles

Smithsonian Videos and articles

June 17, 2009

Constructing the Guggenheim

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1494875046?bclid=1213949676&bctid=23927441001

Videos from the 1950s show architect Frank Lloyd Wright at the site of the Guggenheim Museum

The Historic Neighborhoods of Buenos Aires
Take in the sights and sounds of the European influences of Argentina’s capital city

Cooking with Crickets
Chef Darin Nesbit demonstrates how to cook cricket-crusted redfish

Home Movies of the Patton Family
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The entertainment curator at the American History Museum shows cinematic highlights from the museum's collections, including Dorothy's red slippers and Superman's cape

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Weekly Standard sold to Washington Examiner parent company

Washington Examiner Political Digest

Weekly Standard sold to Washington Examiner parent company

June 17, 2009

Clarity Media Group CEO Ryan McKibben announced today that the company had acquired The Weekly Standard magazine, which he characterized as “one of the most highly respected publications of public policy and political commentary in America.”

According to McKibben, Clarity Media Group intends to build on the editorial strengths of The Weekly Standard's current staff and increase the magazine's circulation and ad pages. “We have the highest regard for the editors and staff of The Weekly Standard, particularly founder William Kristol and executive editor Fred Barnes. The Weekly Standard's content deals with the most critical public policy issues of our time, in an intelligent and compelling way.” said McKibben.

Weekly Standard editor William Kristol issued the following statement with respect to the ownership change: “I want to express my personal gratitude, and that of my colleagues, to Rupert Murdoch. His generous support and (if I may use the term) liberal disposition have made whatever we've accomplished possible.

We at the Weekly Standard are truly pleased to be joining forces with Clarity Media Group. We're very much looking forward to working with them to produce an even better magazine with a stronger web presence and even larger readership. First-rate owners are hard to come by. We've had one. We're getting another.”

Other print publications owned by Clarity Media Group include the Washington Examiner and the San Francisco Examiner.

Washington Examiner editor Stephen G. Smith reacted to news of the acquisition, “I'm thrilled to be associated with The Weekly Standard. I know and admire Bill Kristol and Fred Barnes, and eagerly read their magazine every Sunday evening. I'm certain the new arrangement will benefit both Washington-based publications.”


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Iranians warned not to use sites such as Twitter

Iranians warned not to use sites such as Twitter

Like many, I have been following the unrest in Iran by Twitter… It has been quite a phenomenon. However, on an ominous note:

Telegraph.co.uk: “Iranians warned not to use sites such as Twitter” By Damien McElroy, Foreign Affairs Correspondent 17 Jun 2009

Iranians who have been using websites such as Twitter to record every twist and turn of the political crisis faced the threat of state retribution yesterday from the country's feared Revolutionary Guard.

The elite military force issued a statement alleging it had identifed websites run by companies it charged were backed by the US and British secret services.

It warned that it would take action against people stoking "tensions" using new media, such as the micro-blogging website Twitter, which has been a key tool in the dissemination of news at a time of upheaval and censorship.

The Revolutionary Guard, set up in the wake of the 1979 revolution to defend the Islamic Republic from "internal and external" threats has struggled to contain an explosion of news and comment published on websites.


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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/5561345/Iranians-warned-not-to-use-sites-such-as-Twitter.html

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Rural Democrats differ with Barack Obama - Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com

Rural Democrats differ with Barack Obama - Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Martin - POLITICO.com

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Angered by White House decisions on everything from greenhouse gases to car dealerships, congressional Democrats from rural districts are threatening to revolt against parts of President Barack Obama's ambitious first-year agenda.

"They don"t get rural America," said Rep. Dennis Cardoza, a Democrat who represents California's agriculture-rich Central Valley. "They form their views of the world in large cities."

Cardoza's critique was aimed at Obama's Environmental Protection Agency, but it echoes complaints rural-district Democrats have about a number of Obama administration decisions.

"I wouldn't say it's a complete strikeout, but they've just got a few more bases to it when it comes to the rural community," said Louisiana Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu.

A rural revolt could hamper the administration's ability to pass climate change and health care legislation before the August recess.


http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0609/23828.html#ixzz0IhYzc0XE&D

NASA Cancels Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch

2:17 AM EDT Wednesday, June 17, 2009
NASA Cancels Space Shuttle Endeavour Launch
NASA has called off Wednesday's launch attempt for space shuttle Endeavour because of another hydrogen gas leak.

For more information, visit washingtonpost.com

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