My Take: Syria - May 31, 2012

My Take: Syria

Thursday, May 31, 2012

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    This is and has always been some really sad, troubling news out of Syria that really makes one irate over watching these innocent women, children and men being slaughtered in their homes and in the streets.

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    I’m not sure what it is going to take to make the world wake up and do something besides run their mouths over all this mess… But I’m still holding hope in the belief that the world will finally wake up and step in and SERIOUSLY do something about all these Syrian Massacres/War Crimes.

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    Yeah… you’re a real hero there, President Obama. NOT!!! You never have and NEVER will be the man President GW Bush was when he was in office either. I say this because President Bush put right ahead of politics and Party. You, President Obama… Not so much.

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    It seems to me that you’re too dang worried about your reelection this year and the political winds of the day to worry about anything like this.

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    President Obama, I just got to ask you... How in the world do you sleep at night knowing that 1000’s are being murdered in Syria… and you’re not seriously trying to end it? HOW!!!?

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    It took the World Powers and bad politics to pull you into the Libyan conflict… so I guess that’s about what it is going to take to get you off your duff and do something this time around too.

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    God forbid you lose face in the political arena and look weak, again… LIKE YOU REALLY ARE!

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AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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Image Credit: Iran Press TV website

Latest SpaceX News

Dragon to Depart Station early Thursday morning

Original Post Date:  Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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Image Credit: SpaceX

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The Expedition 31 crew of the International Space Station spent much of the day Tuesday working with the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle, reviewing procedures for the departure of the first commercial spacecraft to visit the station and packing it with items for return to Earth.

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Dragon, which delivered 1,014 pounds of non-critical cargo on its demonstration flight to the station, was cleared unanimously Tuesday by the station’s Mission Management Team for unberthing early Thursday.

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In reverse order of how Dragon was captured and berthed Friday, the crew will use the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach the vehicle from the Earth-facing port of the station’s Harmony node at 4:05am, move it away from the station and release it at 5:35am for return to Earth. The SpaceX team in Hawthorne, Calif., will run Dragon through about five hours of orbital operations before commanding it to a splashdown for recovery off the California coast.

Note: I’m pretty sure the above times are Central. But… just in case… You might check in an hour or so early in case I’m wrong or they get going earlier than said. It Happens!!!)

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Looks to me like Dragon will be coming down sometime between 8:30am CDT and 11:30am CDT. More on this sometime this evening…

But for now, keep up with the latest at links below...

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Watch the Mission LIVE at…

NASA TV

NASA Schedule on landing

- Coverage of the SpaceX/Dragon Unberthing from the ISS

1:30am - 2:30am CDT

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- Coverage of the SpaceX/Dragon Deorbit Burn and Pacific Ocean Splashdown

9:15am - 11:00am CDT

(AGAIN: I’m pretty sure the above times are Central. But… just in case… You might check in an hour or so early in case I’m wrong or they get going earlier than said.)

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* Keep up with the Latest Mission Info…

From NASA HERE

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POST UPDATE:
Thursday, May 31st
10:45am CDT
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10:42am CDT is the official Splashdown Time for Dragon this Thursday morning. Congrats go out to ALL the SpaceX team and NASA on a VERY successful, 1^st time commercial mission.

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Welcome Home Dragon!

AubreyJ………
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All info compiled from the NASA.gov website

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Round three of USELESS TALKS in Russia in a few weeks - Everyone, (but mainly Israel,) all hush-hush

Image Credit IAF

Next round, (round three,) of USELESS TALKS is due to continue in the Russian Capital of Moscow, on June 18^th/19^th.  And with everyone, (but mainly Israel,) all hush-hush on everything… well………

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I had these comments, in part, in my last 2 post on topic:

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Post One (After 1^st meeting I wrote) - There better be some serious results come out of the next meeting in Baghdad this coming May 23^rd… For if it is all the same as has happened in past meetings, all talk and achieving no hard results at all, well… Times Up!!! And all hell’s going to surely break loose…

Post Two (After the 2nd meeting I wrote) -  These gullible IDIOTS for Diplomats we have… who have gone through two highly unproductive meetings in the past month… and the best they can come out of them with is that they see HOPE in the promise of another meeting... NEXT MONTH!

YOU DUMB A$$ES!

I’ll say it one more time…

Times UP… End Game’s UP!

Iran is SOOO fixing to get the crap bombed out of them.

Any day now too…

I’ll also note that I have said in past post that I thought many at the top in Israel would have surely come out and trashed the Obama Administration as they have done many times before… but I was wrong.  After the last meeting in Iraq… NOTHING!

So… the way I see it… If history holds true… whenever Israel gets into that lockdown of the mouth/info mode… you can usually bet that someone is fixing to get their BUTTS KICKED! Any day now too…

AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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Presidential Election 2012 - Texas Primary

Today we have the…

Texas Primary

Tuesday, May 29^th, 2012

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Romney Campaign file photo

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While waiting on the election results to come in tonight… check out these reports I ran across earlier today…

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- FoxNews.com brings us the following report and it starts off like this… Mitt Romney, after weathering an onslaught of rotating primary challengers over the course of the last year, is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination as early as Tuesday… In doing so, his campaign will complete its shift, from knocking off Republican rivals one by one to challenging a single Democratic opponent, President Obama…

Read this report in full HERE

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- The Washington Post has this report and it starts off like this… This day is mostly about math for Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney… Not fuzzy math or new math but the simple one-plus-one addition kind of math. By day’s end, if all goes as expected, the former Massachusetts governor will finally have a mathematical lock on the Republican presidential nomination… Never mind that he’s been the frontrunner since the Iowa and New Hampshire contests in January and the presumptive nominee since his last major opponent — former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum — suspended campaigning on April 10… Even so, “I need to get 50.1 percent or more” Romney said ahead of the Tuesday GOP primary in Texas expected to push him above the required 1,144 delegate threshold…

Read this report in full HERE

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States left to vote - (Pledged/Unpledged) Delegates up for Grabs:

Today, Tuesday, May 29^th we have Texas voting (152/3). On June 5^th we have 5 primaries and they are California (169/3), New Jersey (50/0), Montana (0/26), New Mexico (20/3) and South Dakota (25/3). Utah (40/0) will be the last state to vote and that will be on June 26th.

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Keep up with the latest at…

* FoxNews.com - 2012 GOP Primaries/Caucuses

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* C-SPAN

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-- Delegate Count Totals --

    As of Wednesday morning

            May 30th, 2012

       Info tallies from Fox News/AP

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CANDIDATE	DELEGATES
1)  Mitt Romney	1191 - WINNER!
2)  Rick Santorum	265
3)  Newt Gingrich	138
DELEGATES NEEDED	1,144

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POST UPDATE:

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

9:00pm CDT

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CONGRATS MITT!

You FINALLY did it!!!

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Now that this part of the election cycle is finally over, (our OFFICIAL Candidate to run against President Obama is Mitt Romney,) let’s move on now with making Obama a ONE TERM PRESIDENT!

AubreyJ………

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NOTE: I will not be posting on the elections coming up in June simply because Mitt has already won the nomination. But… you can still keep up to date with the latest election news and results at links above…

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Photo for the Day - May 28, 2012

A U.S. Army paratrooper provides overwatch security to fellow paratroopers and Afghan soldiers after a firefight in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, May 17, 2012. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Insurgents use the agricultural areas surrounding Combat Outpost Giro for various activities.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod

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On this Memorial Day

I take a Moment to Honor

Our most Recent Fallen Heroes

Honors servicemembers who have laid down their lives in the line of duty

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We do not see it in the MSM much these days… but many of our bravest are still giving their all in Afghanistan.

True American Heroes… Each and every one of them.

AubreyJ………

Memorial Day 2012

Memorial Day is more than just a well-earned

Three-day weekend…

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Image from Arlington National Cemetery Face Book Page

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During his Memorial Day proclamation, issued on Friday, May 25th… President Obama said… “Memorial Day is a time for Americans to honor the memory of the service members who died in the nation’s wars and an opportunity to pray for the day when such wars no longer occur.”    Read more HERE

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During his Weekly Address to the nation, on Saturday, May 26th… President Obama said in part… “In town squares and national cemeteries, in public services and moments of quiet reflection, we will honor those who loved their country enough to sacrifice their own lives for it.     Read more HERE

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Memorial Day Message

“What does Memorial Day mean to you?”

Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia, senior enlisted advisor to the Charmin of the Joint Chiefs, delivered this message on the eve of the 2012 Memorial Day holiday.

This video posted on YouTube by DODvClips 
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Take a moment this Memorial Day to honor all of those that gave their all in the service of this great country of ours.
God Bless Them All.

AubreyJ.........

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Have a safe Memorial Day/Weekend everyone…

After two highly unproductive meetings… diplomats can only HOPE in the promise of another meeting... NEXT MONTH!

IAF file photo

Friday, May 25, 2012

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* Here’s an interesting report I ran across today at DEBKA.com and it starts off like this… Israel has withdrawn its pledge to US President Barack Obama not to strike Iran’s nuclear sites before the November presidential election after he rejected its minimal demands for nuclear negotiations with Iran….

Read the rest at link below…

Israel revives military option after Obama rejects its nuclear demands of Iran

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* The following is from YNETnews.com and it goes in part like this… Even though Wednesday's talks were unproductive, diplomats saw hope in the promise of another meeting.

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"It is clear that we both want to make progress and that there is some common ground," European Union foreign policy Chief Catherine Ashton, who is formally leading the talks, told reporters. "However, significant differences remain. Nonetheless, we do agree on the need for further discussion to expand that common ground."

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Saeed Jalili, Iran's top nuclear negotiator, offered a lukewarm assessment of Wednesday's negotiations, in light of European and American refusal to lift tough sanctions against Iran as Tehran had hoped. "The result of the talks was that we were able to get more familiar with the views of each other," Jalili told reporters…

You can read their full report at link below with even more wonderful news out of Iran…

Traces of uranium enriched up to 27% found in Fordo bunker, signaling Tehran may becloser to militarized nuclear production.

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My Take on part of the YNET News report:

Are these Dumb A$$es for REAL!!!?

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These gullible IDIOTS for Diplomats we have… who have gone through two highly unproductive meetings in the past month… and the best they can come out of them with is that they see HOPE in the promise of another meeting... NEXT MONTH!

YOU DUMB A$$ES!!!

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I’ll say it one more time…

Times UP… End Game’s UP!

Iran is SOOO fixing to get the crap bombed out of them.

Any day now too…

AubreyJ………

Aubrey J. Fawcett

AubreyJ.org

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SpaceX Mission Updates: Thursday, May 24, 2012

SpaceX Mission Updates

SpaceX/Dragon on track for Station Rendezvous/Berthing

EARLY Friday Morning, May 25^th

- NASA TV’s LIVE Coverage starts: 1:00am CDT

Post Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012

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Image Credit: SpaceX

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While we wait for Friday’s Hookup

Watch some LIVE Video from the ISS

Note: Video feed may cut off from time to time, but check back… It’s on more than not!

WATCH NASA TV at link below this video for the LIVE Coverage

Scroll down for NASATV

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POST UPDATE:

Well good early Friday morning, all…

Dragon Authorized to Proceed Toward Station

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 01:27am CDT

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The International Space Station mission management team completed a thorough review of the progress of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and at 9:38pm CDT unanimously authorized the International Space Station and Dragon flight control teams to proceed toward rendezvous and berthing about 10:20am CDT Friday morning. [The actual Capture Time will be around 6:30am CDT.]

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The SpaceX mission management team reported all spacecraft systems are ready for the final stages of rendezvous and completion of the final COTS demonstration objectives… and space station managers reported the orbiting outpost is ready for the commercial spacecraft's arrival.

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Dragon has nearly completed its fly-around of the station, crossing behind the station and beginning its final approach.

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POST UPDATE:

Has this been COOOL to watch or what!!!?

Station Crew Captures Dragon

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 10:41am CDT

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The International Space Station Expedition 31 crew successfully captured the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the station's robotic arm at 8:56am CDT. The feat came 3 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 23 seconds after the mission's launch. The station was 251 miles over northwest Australia when capture occurred.

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Would like to add that it isn't over yet… The actual final berthing process of Dragon to the ISS will still not be over for another hour or so… but it looks to me to be getting near the end now! Still going on though so keep watching!

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NASA TV coverage began at 1am CDT this EARLY Friday morning and is still on.

Click out the LIVE Video coverage below…

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POST UPDATE:

Well--That’s about it for the day…

Station Crew Captures/Berths Dragon to ISS

Friday, May 25, 2012 - 11:15am CDT

 Image credit: SpaceX

At 11:02am CDT, DRAGON was officially… finally hooked up to the International Space Station.

Official, final Berthing Time… 11:02am CDT

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Well THAT was a LONG Night and morning… No I had to take a few hrs nap in between… lol Getting old man!

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NOTE: I’m not going to do another post on Dragon until it is time to come home in a few days. But… keep up with the latest on the mission, Hatch opening/closing and such at links below…

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That’s it for me…

AJ OUT!

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Watch the Mission LIVE at…

NASA TV

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-- NASA TV’s SpaceX/Dragon Mission Schedule --

Friday, May 25th

1:00am CDT - SpaceX/Dragon ISS Rendezvous and Berthing Coverage begins

Saturday, May 26th

5:30am CDT - SpaceX/Dragon Hatch Opening Coverage begins

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* Keep up with the Latest Mission Info…

From NASA HERE

* Read info about overall mission- HERE

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AubreyJ………

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All info compiled from the NASA.gov website

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OK… One more time!

In case you missed it…

Station Crew Video of the Dragon Grapple and Berthing

Expedition 31 crew members aboard the International Space Station captured this video of the approach, grapple and berthing of the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module.

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Photo for the Day - May 24, 2012 - Carpenter's Flight

-- Carpenter's Flight --

50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 Spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. 

In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 Spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch.
(Translation… “I gotta do WHAT?”)

Image Credit: NASA

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