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New Scam Targets Military Spouses

May 31st, 2007 . by TexasFred

New Scam Targets Military Spouses

American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops.

The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross.

The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military spouse, identifying herself as a representative of the Red Cross, and telling the spouse that her husband was hurt in Iraq and was medically evacuated to Germany. The caller then says that doctors can’t start treatment until paperwork is completed, and that to start the paperwork they need the spouse to verify her husband’s social security number and date of birth.

It is hard to determine how many spouses have been targeted by this scam, Goldburg said, as there are many ways for spouses to report problems like this. However, one confirmed report was enough for the Red Cross to act, she said.

“We know that it happened to one person; it was probably going to happen to others, and we wanted to be prudent and alert people,” she said.

American Red Cross representatives typically do not contact military members or dependents directly and almost always go through a commander or first sergeant, according to a Red Cross news release. Military family members are urged not to give out any personal information over the phone if contacted by unknown individuals, including confirmation that their spouse is deployed.

In addition, Red Cross representatives contact military members or dependents directly only in response to an emergency message initiated by a family member, the news release said. The Red Cross does not report any type of casualty information to family members; the Defense Department will contact families directly about family members’ injuries.

It is a federal crime, punishable by up to five years in prison, for a person to fraudulently pretend to be a member of, or an agent for, the American Red Cross for the purpose of soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material, according to the news release. Any military family member that receives such a call is urged to report it to their local family readiness group or military personnel flight.

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DefenseLink News Article: New Scam Targets Military Spouses

This can’t be said enough, DO NOT put any personal information like that on the web or give it out in an email, NEVER!

There are criminals out there that have NO ill feeling about ripping off a soldier or that soldiers family, and I would personally love to get hands on them but since that’s not going to happen, be careful and trust no one with your most personal, and vulnerable information…

Police: Man tried to buy girl for sex

May 31st, 2007 . by TexasFred

By REBECCA LOPEZ / WFAA-TV

DALLAS — Dallas police have arrested a man they say was trying to buy a little girl as a sex partner.

Undercover officers arrested Kevin Russell Moake, 49, around midnight on Mockingbird Lane. He allegedly contacted a woman in Dallas saying he wanted to purchase an eight-year-old girl.

Moake, a Flower Mound resident, told the woman he had been trying to find a child in Mexico for some time. They discussed a price of $2,000, but she told him it could take several weeks.

Earlier this month, the woman put Moake in touch with an undercover Dallas Police officer. Police said officer and Moake talked and set up a time to exchange a child for money.

The suspect offered to pay up to $100 for the child. Moake allegedly told the undercover officer that he wanted to spend the night with the little girl. Moake told the officer he could pick her up in the morning, police said.

The two met around midnight Wednesday in the parking lot of a fast food restaurant. The officer asked Moake for the money and he complied. That’s when officers arrested him.

Police are investigating Moake to see if he has sexually assaulted other children.

E-mail rlopez@wfaa.com

Full Story Here: Police: Man tried to buy girl for sex

I want to commend Rebecca Lopez for this story, it’s right on time too, it coincides perfectly with the story about LiveJournal dumping out some of the pedofreaks from their site…

Some of these freaks are going to realize, soon I hope, we ARE looking for you, we’re coming after you, we’ll post your name, address, email, phone number, picture and anything else we can find in our effort to protect the children of this nation from the sick perverts like this, we’ll hunt you down and if you step over the line we’ll turn you over to the police, and I hear that pedofreaks have a really tough time trying to survive in prison, that’s just too bad isn’t it??

And I want to say, JOB WELL DONE to the Dallas Police Dept. for their work on this matter, now just don’t blow it guys, lock the investigation down hard and put this pervert away for a LONG time…

If there are any updates on this on the afternoon news, or if the News sources here in Dallas post a pic, I will get it on here…

UPDATE @ 1:40PM: As promised, a pic of the pervert that Dallas P.D. arrested in this case, good job Dallas P.D…. This is what a pedofreak looks like…


Kevin Russell Moake

Mass deletion sparks LiveJournal revolt

May 30th, 2007 . by TexasFred

Thousands of LiveJournal customers are rebelling against the company’s recent decision to censor hundreds of sex-themed discussion groups, a broad swath that has led to the removal of literary critiques and fan-written fiction about Harry Potter.

LiveJournal, which is owned by San Francisco-based Six Apart, confirmed Wednesday that it deleted around 500 journals this week in hopes of better “protecting children.” It said the deletion was prompted by activist groups, including one called Warriors for Innocence that claims to track sites promoting pedophilia, the sexual abuse of minors, and other illegal activities. READ THE REST HERE

The main player in the “Mass deletion” is a very good friend of mine. Sue at Sue’s View, she is also Jarhead John’s sister.

She has been tireless in pointing out pedophiles on the internet to Law Enforcement. She has helped put MANY sites out of business, and I for one am grateful to know her. WELL DONE SUE!!!!! Keep up the good work.

Evidently the pedo-freak supporters have launched a major offensive trying to discredit Sue. This will not work.

Check this site out.

Time for the real supporters of what is right to come to her aid. Head on over to Sues view or Warrior’s for innocence  

A special note to the pedo-freaks and their supporters that come over to gain insight to the group behind Sue.

Freedom of speech is one thing, Children are off limits.

Your sick lifestyle is the cause of your frustration and the cure is simple: Obtain large caliber loaded pistol, insert barrel into your mouth and pull trigger. This would be best for all involved…

Shamelessly stolen from: American and Proud

There’s 2 things that really strike me as way strange here, if you read the articles and the links, one is that Sue and JJ are SO powerful, they personally FORCED a corporation to dump all those peds and ped related sites, all by themselves, I am totally impressed by that power, it is strong in those young Jedi!!

And the other thing I find totally hilarious is the description they have for me, I am the ALL POWERFULL TexasFred, I am the head of the racist, Nazi, gun toting Confederates that are overpowering the pedofreaks, and I am, according TO the pedofreaks, a close associate of Absolute Zero…

This guy on Dark Christianity that they all seem to think is such a marvelous ‘researcher’, well, he’s basically an idiot that doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground…

Fred’s Fantastic Five… 05-30-07

May 30th, 2007 . by TexasFred

WILMETTE, Ill., May 29 — Through four elections, Debbie Thompson has supported Representative Mark Steven Kirk, a Republican and staunch backer of the Bush administration’s policies in Iraq. But Ms. Thompson, a mother of two from this affluent suburb of Chicago, says her views on the war have evolved, and she now wants Mr. Kirk to change, too.

Full Story Here:
Some Hitherto Staunch G.O.P. Voters Souring on Iraq

Seems to me that there’s a lot of this GOP dissatisfaction going around as of late, and it also seems our extremely hard headed president could care less…

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush envisions a long-term U.S. troop presence in Iraq similar to the one in South Korea where American forces have helped keep an uneasy peace for more than 50 years, the White House said Wednesday.

Full Story Here:
Bush Sees South Korea Model for Iraq

And once again Bush shows the world what a moron looks like, South Korea has a definitive border with North Korea, and that border is what we defend, right or wrong… Where’s the border in Iraq Mr. Bush, where do you propose we draw a line??

WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime kept climbing in 2006, a top FBI official said Wednesday, previewing a report detailing nationwide increases in murders, robberies and other felonies for a second straight year. The rising crime rate, in an FBI report expected next week, counters Justice Department attempts to tamp down violence by sending more funds to local police and studying U.S. cities for clues on how the increase began.

Full Story Here:
FBI: Violent crime still increasing

The TexasFred solution to violent crime: get a gun, get a permit to carry that gun, become highly proficient with said gun, carry that gun everywhere you go, be prepared to USE that gun against those that would do you harm, and if you DO have to use that gun in self defense, know that you did what you must and that you did the right thing, place all doubt behind you and sleep well…

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana wants thousands of state and local government workers to send back $10 million in unemployment pay they received while still collecting regular pay after Hurricane Katrina. A state audit found lax control by the state Department of Labor was the main reason the 5,439 ineligible workers were able to collect up to $258 a week, Legislative Auditor Steve Theriot said.

Full Story Here:
Gov. workers wrongly got $10M after Katrina

And the question remains to be answered, will they repay the money?? I mean, it’s Louisiana after all, and if they DO pay it back, (snicker snicker) who’s going to guarantee that Louisiana will return it to it’s proper coffer??

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize an additional $30 billion to fight AIDS in Africa over five years, doubling the current U.S. commitment. The money would provide treatment for 2.5 million people under the President’s Emergency Program for AIDS Relief, Bush said.

Full Story Here:
Bush Seeks $30 Billion for AIDS Program

With this nation strapped to the max for cash by Mr. Bush’s ‘Debacle in Iraq’, just where the hell does he think we’re going to come up with an additional $30 BILLION American tax dollars to fight AIDS in Africa?? Something has got to give and I’m afraid it’s going to be the Bush approval numbers again, $30 BILLION doesn’t just grow on trees, and to be totally honest with you, I don’t give a damn WHAT happens in Africa, they have had a population a lot longer than we have, why haven’t THEY evolved, and on their own made some sort of stunning contribution to the world?? Like, oh, I don’t know, maybe figuring out that they shouldn’t be screwing monkey’s and getting some kind of killer disease and then passing it on to other humans maybe?? Just sayin’…

Many Katrina Evacuees Are Still Jobless

May 30th, 2007 . by TexasFred

HOUSTON (AP) - Nineteen months after Hurricane Katrina sent evacuees from New Orleans streaming into Houston, more than 5,000 heads of households among them are still unemployed despite the city’s booming economy, officials say.

The number of jobless is contributing to the sense among some Houston-area residents that the storm’s victims are a drain on the city and have worn out their welcome.

After the storm, a quarter-million evacuees were brought to Houston, welcomed by Mayor Bill White, who threw open the Astrodome. Even before the storm, many were desperately poor, unemployed and on welfare or food stamps.

Many had been holding out hope that they would be home in New Orleans by now, but the city’s rebuilding has been painfully slow, and about 100,000 are still here. They have settled in more or less permanently, some still on food stamps.

About 12,000 families are still getting federal aid for housing, the city said. Of that group, about 5,500 heads of households are unemployed, not counting those who are elderly and disabled, city officials said.

Full Story Here:
Many Katrina Evacuees Are Still Jobless

I am going to say this, in a way that’s NOT nearly as nice as the MSM did, what the folks of Houston are seeing, as are we here in the Dallas area is this, the laziest bunch of trash to be washed out of New Orleans, the very dregs of New Orleans society…

Any SOB in Texas that WANTS to work has a job, there is NO EXCUSE other than the fact that these people are purely too damned lazy trash and are best described as welfare leeches, and maybe the state of Texas needs to send em right back TO New Orleans, because you can bet that they were likely on food stamps and welfare while there too, and they can go help ‘Chocolate Ray’ rebuild his ‘Chocolate City’…

People like this are nothing more than slugs, professional victims that make a living by bleeding those of us that DO WORK, that’s all they know and they were allowed to ply their trade, such as it is, pretty much unhindered in Louisiana, simply because the traditionally Dem government in Louisiana found it much easier to just GIVE them an existence than it was to encourage them to build a LIFE, a real, productive and valuable life…

Immediately after Katrina I was all for giving folks any kind of ‘HAND UP’ that they could possibly need, but over a year and a half into this thing and anyone still drawing welfare because of Katrina needs to be cut off, completely CUT OFF, hunger is one hell of a motivator…

And when your options are work or starve, you’ll work…

Maybe the crooks that RUN Louisiana need to try this too, and they could start with themselves, because for damn sure, the pols in Louisiana have themselves on every ‘dole’ they can find, it’s what happens in Louisiana, it’s an ingrained trait there now, it’s gone on since at least the days of Huey P. Long, it’s called Louisiana politics, and it’s more crooked than a dogs hind leg…

Dad shoots teen he mistook for intruder

May 30th, 2007 . by TexasFred

STRATFORD, Conn. - An off-duty New Haven police officer shot and critically wounded his 18-year-old daughter, apparently mistaking her for an intruder after she sneaked out of their Stratford home and re-entered through the basement.

Eric Scott, 41, on the New Haven force for nine years, has not been charged in the Tuesday shooting.

“Mr. Scott was under the impression his daughter had gone to bed for the night,” Stratford Capt. Thomas Rodia said. “He did not expect his daughter to be outside or down in the basement.”

Investigators said Tasha Scott left her home late Monday to meet a boyfriend. She triggered a backyard motion sensor light as she tried to enter through a basement door.

Awakened by the light, Eric Scott spotted someone moving in the basement bathroom, police said. He fired his department-issued pistol once, hitting the teen in the knee. The bullet traveled up her leg and lodged in her thigh area, police said.

Full Story Here:
Dad shoots teen he mistook for intruder

OK, there are a couple of things wrong with this story, for one, the girl shouldn’t have been sneaking out of the house to meet her boyfriend, that is her mistake and she is seriously paying FOR that indiscretion…

My biggest problem is with her Dad though, he fired on an unidentified individual, in HIS home, in the dark apparently, and has inadvertently wounded his own daughter, and for that, there is NO excuse…

For one thing, you NEVER fire on an unidentified target, ever, that is one of the most important rules of shooting, ALWAYS identify your target…

And the father had the upper hand, regardless of whether it was his daughter or if it truly had been an intruder, the father was in HIS house, his environment and he should have been in control of this situation, he’s a trained police officer, he should know all this, but he fires blindly in the dark on the assumption that there was an intruder in his basement??

There have been very few days in the last 35 years that I haven’t carried a weapon of some sort, I am almost never without a sidearm, at any time, and I have always had a house full of kids too, and none of them have EVER been mistaken for an intruder, with gun ownership there comes responsibility, and you’d think that as a cop this father would have been a bit more aware of all the whys and wherefores, and I have to ask the question of why did he fire on an unidentified target, that is the part that really blows my mind…

But I’ll bet you some BIG money, that girl will NEVER try to sneak in OR out again…

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