these hit a few Syrian bad dudes a couple of years ago
RIIICO LAAAWS
https://www.wsj.com/articles/secret-u-s-missile-aims-to-kill-only-terrorists-not-nearby-civilians-11557403411
Secret U.S. Missile Aims to Kill Only Terrorists, Not Nearby Civilians
Weapon doesn’t explode, but brandishes knives to shred target; it was used in high-profile strikes in 2017 and this year
A specially modified Hellfire is intended to limit damage compared to typical missiles. Left, a car destroyed by a U.S. drone airstrike that targeted suspected al Qaeda militants in 2012 in Yemen. Right, a U.S. airstrike using a modified Hellfire killed al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri in Syria in 2017.Photo: From left: Khaled Abdullah/REUTERS; New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness
May 9, 2019
WASHINGTON—The U.S. government has developed a specially designed, secret missile for pinpoint airstrikes that kill terrorist leaders with no explosion, drastically reducing damage and minimizing the chances of civilian casualties, multiple current and former U.S. officials said.
Both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Pentagon have used the weapon while closely guarding its existence. A modified version of the well-known Hellfire missile, the weapon carries an inert warhead. Instead of exploding, it is designed to plunge more than 100 pounds of metal through the tops of cars and buildings to kill its target without harming individuals and property close by.
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/agm-114r9x.htm
== AGM-114 R9X Hellfire Blade Bomb
CIA used a secret missile to kill terrorists ‘With No Explosion’ the Wall Street Journal reported 09 May 2019. The missile’s development, which reportedly began under former US President Barack Obama, was aimed to avoid civilian casualties during US campaigns in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia and Yemen. The AGM-114 R9X doesn’t explode but instead deploys six sharp blades, hitting and shredding targets without harming people and material nearby. Unlike fragments from an explosion, a blade has a specific maximum range - its length.
Effective targeting of the adversary is the most important and decisive part of successful warfare. Target selection requires military planners and strategists to develop tactical, operational and strategic target sets that destroy the adversary’s centers of gravity to compel capitulation, surrender or defeat. The U.S. Department of Defense [hereinafter DOD] defines collateral damage as, “unintentional or incidental injury or damage to persons or objects that would not be lawful military targets in the circumstances ruling at the time. Such damage is not unlawful so long as it is not excessive in light of the overall military advantage anticipated from the attack.”
Targets are not engaged if the act of engaging the targets would result in excessive damage to non-hostile targets. In many modern combat zones, America’s adversaries strategically locate their forces within urban environments, providing them with possible asymmetric ground advantages. Urban environments negate many traditional U.S. military advantages, such as massive firepower, by exploiting the U.S.’s unwillingness to risk injury to nearby friendly forces, cultural sites, or noncombatants. An innovative class of conventional weapon was needed to give commanders the desired effect on targets while avoiding excessive collateral damage. Such a weapon would remove limits on missions and allow US forces to engage adversaries in close proximity to damage-sensitive areas.
>modified Hellfire killed al Qaeda deputy leader Abu Khayr al-Masri in Syria in 2017
amen brother
>If you made burgers out of dogshit and paid a lot for advertising could you sell it in Germany?
https://www.livescience.com/14669-poop-meat-safety.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_and_Ethel_Rosenberg
American citizens who were convicted of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union. The couple were convicted of providing top-secret information about radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines and valuable nuclear weapon designs. Convicted of espionage in 1951, they were executed by the federal government of the United States in 1953 at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York, becoming the first American civilians to be executed for such charges and the first to receive that penalty during peacetime.
In March 2016, Michael and Robert (via the Rosenberg Fund for Children) launched a petition campaign calling on President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to formally exonerate Ethel Rosenberg. In October 2016, both Michael and Robert Meeropol spoke with Anderson Cooper in an interview which aired on 60 Minutes. In January 2017 Senator Elizabeth Warren sent Obama a letter requesting consideration of the exoneration request. In 2021 Ethel's sons restarted the campaign to pardon Ethel, as they were more optimistic that President Biden will consider this favorably. Ethel Rosenberg: A Cold War Tragedy by Anne Sebba was published by Orion Books on 24 June 2021.
Holy fiat, it prints money!
As he often does, Everitt had gone to bed at around midnight on Sunday, July 24. Between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on Monday morning, Everitt heard Bandit letting out loud guttural meows in the kitchen.
At first, he didn't think much of it. He assumed she'd seen another cat out back.
Suddenly, she raced into the bedroom, jumped onto the bed and began pulling the comforter off of him and clawing at his arms. Everitt, surprised by the unusual behavior, knew something was wrong.
"She had never done that before," Everitt said. "I went, 'What in the world is wrong with you?'"
Still unsure of what Bandit wanted, he got out of bed, put his robe on and walked down the hallway to the kitchen. When he flipped on the light switch, he saw two young men outside his back door. One was holding a handgun while the other used a crowbar to try and pry the door open.
Everitt ran back to his bedroom, picked up a 9mm pistol and returned to the kitchen. Luckily, the would-be intruders had already fled on foot.
I love these corny farm biology lessons.
>rig for Red October
>Parasites Without Borders
>https://bcmfamily.bcm.edu/2017/04/05/bnai-brith-international-recognizes-dr-peter-hotez-for-distinguished-career/
B’nai B’rith recognizes Dr. Peter Hotez for distinguished career
World-renowned neglected diseases expert and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez, received the Distinguished Achievement Award from B’nai B’rith International this March.
The award recognizes Hotez’s accomplishments in the fight against neglected tropical diseases, the most common infections of the world’s poor that not only occur in the setting of poverty, but also can cause poverty because of their adverse impact on child growth and intelligence, pregnancy and work and productivity. He received the award at a dinner reception in his honor at the Hyatt Regency Houston Galleria.
“Through science, he does what news reporters do with the pen. He looks out for the little guy,” said Jeff Cohen, executive editor of the Houston Chronicle and one of the tribute co-chairs of the event.
Hotez, who also serves as the Texas Children’s Hospital Endowed Chair in Tropical Pediatrics, has dedicated his work to developing vaccines for neglected tropical diseases such as Chagas disease, hookworm infection and schistosomiasis. He has authored more than 400 original papers and is the author of “Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases” (ASM Press) and “Blue Marble Health: An Innovative Plan to Fight Diseases of the Poor amid Wealth” (Johns Hopkins University Press).
“Dr. Hotez can see the suffering of a billion people that most of the world either chooses not to look at or doesn’t know about,” said Dr. Gary Michelson, last year’s recipient of the award, at the reception. “He has a gigantic heart that’s filled with compassion and love for these people. His is the voice you hear for those people who are voiceless.”
In 2014, Hotez was selected by the White House and the U.S. State Department as a U.S. Science Envoy, a program that selected renowned and distinguished American scientists to promote the United States’ commitment to science, technology and innovation as tools of diplomacy and economic growth. During his time as a U.S. Science Envoy, Hotez focused on establishing science diplomacy initiatives between the U.S., the Middle East and North Africa.
“Since coming to Baylor and Texas Children’s Hospital, he has made his mark in Texas just as he has around the world,” said Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of Baylor College of Medicine. “He is an advocate for the poorest people who are suffering from devastating diseases and do not have the ability to advocate for themselves. He is a public health champion who focuses on the incredible importance of vaccines to keep people healthy.”
“He’s a brilliant physician-scientist; I would say a unique physician-scientist,” said Dr. Mark Kline, chair of pediatrics at Baylor and physician-in-chief at Texas Children’s. “The things that he does are not duplicated by anyone else in the world.”
“It is a momentous occasion in our organization’s history to recognize such an outstanding physician scientist who has dedicated his life to improving the lives of those around the globe,” said B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin as he presented Hotez the award.
Hotez graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biophysics and earned his biochemistry Ph.D. in 1986 from Rockefeller University. He received his M.D. from Weil Cornell Medical College in 1987.
“I will remember this as one of the great nights of my life,” said Hotez as he received the award.
Hotez reflected on the topic of science and public engagement in today’s world and introduced a concept he called ‘science tikkun.’ Tikkun olam is the Jewish concept that refers to repairing the world.
“The idea behind ‘science tikkun’ is to try to unify these two ideas of repairing the world through public engagement and at the same time conducting scientific activities,” Hotez said.
“I came tonight because Dr. Hotez is a national treasure,” said United States Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. “He is clearly someone who exudes the basis of our existence and that is to help humanity.”
She then presented Hotez with a Congressional Resolution and a flag that was hoisted in front of the United States Capitol in his honor on Feb. 27, 2017.
>dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Peter Hotez
https://www.bcm.edu/education/national-school-of-tropical-medicine
>“Since coming to Baylor and Texas Children’s Hospital, he has made his mark in Texas just as he has around the world,” said Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of Baylor College of Medicine. “He is an advocate for the poorest people who are suffering from devastating diseases and do not have the ability to advocate for themselves. He is a public health champion who focuses on the incredible importance of vaccines to keep people healthy.”
https://www.chron.com/business/medical/article/Baylor-Medical-School-CEO-slams-Trump-s-travel-ban-10894718.php
Baylor College of Medicine CEO slams Trump's travel ban
Dr. Paul Klotman, president and CEO of Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, estimated "dozens" of faculty or researchers and students appear to be caught in the controversial White House immigration ban.
"We, as a global research institution, have lots of people from all over the world," Klotman said in an interview Monday. "This whole thing has been a giant, messy distraction."
The medical school in one of the nation's largest and most prestigious and has 10,000 faculty, clinicians, researchers, medical students and trainees.
Klotman said "dozens," if not more, at his institution are affected by the ban that was enacted swiftly Friday night against refugees and people from seven mostly Muslim nations seeking to enter the United States.
That could include those in Houston whose families are overseas or those who might not return home for a visit for fear of not being able to re-enter the U.S.
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that immediately shut the door to Syrian refugees indefinitely and all other refugees for 120 days. The action also barred entrance for at least 90 days to anyone from Syria, Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Libya and Sudan.
Initially the executive action blocked even legal permanent U.S. residents holding green cards but that part of the order appeared to be lifted on Sunday. The order still presumably affects foreign students, workers and other visa holders from the targeted countries.
It is unclear if there are any Baylor College of Medicine students or faculty still in their home countries who were scheduled to come to Houston for jobs or education. But Klotman said it would not surprise him.
"We get the best and the brightest from these countries," he said. "This is the last thing they need."
On Sunday his office sent out an institution-wide email that said it was working to understand the new immigration policy and the impact of a federal judge's ruling staying the order.
"There likely will continue to be changes in this policy over the coming days and weeks which is why it is important for us to carefully monitor the political and legal issues while providing support to all members of the Baylor community. If anyone potentially affected by the order is scheduled to leave the county on business, please contact the Office of the General Counsel for guidance," the email said.
Klotman said Monday that even students in countries not named in the ban were feeling the chill.
"It makes them nervous about their future in the country," he said.
The order caught even some within the White House off guard. Travelers overseas were pulled from line as they boarded planes and others who were in midair were detained when they landed.
Chaos was reported in many airports and days of protest have followed both in Houston and across the nation.
Klotman minced no words about the unfolding drama. As a CEO and administrator, he said, he thought there needed to be more forethought of the fallout.
"It was done like an amateur," he said.
>Paul Klotman
>Ivermectin
man, in the midst of superspam shillstorm, anons snap together like a bolt of lightning
>Kenneth Polite [assistant attorney general for the criminal division, USDOJ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Polite
Antifa Is Older Than You Might Think
As white supremacist and other extreme right wing groups continue to grow, so too has an aggressive effort to defeat them. In the U.S., racist and sometimes violent supporters of President Donald Trump are often met, and overwhelmed, by groups of anti-fascists, some of whom refer to themselves as Antifa. Occasionally engaging in destructive acts of their own, their cause extends back almost a century, to an infamous street battle with pro-Hitler fascists in 1930s London.
>Durham adds new trial prosecutor to help prosecute accused Hillary dossier fraudster Danchenko
>https://twitter.com/PaulSperry30/status/1554849782258188288
https://www.washingtonjewishweek.com/you-should-know-adam-small/
You Should Know… Adam Small
Think organized crime, and Hollywood fare like The Godfather or Goodfellas might come to mind. But for Department of Justice trial attorney Adam Small, getting the bad guys isn’t fantasy.
It’s all in a day’s work.
The 33-year-old born-and-bred Baltimorean joined the DOJ’s Criminal Division, Organized Crime and Gang Section in the fall of 2011 and has been traveling the country investigating and trying cases ever since.
Small lives in Silver Spring with his wife Rachel Gildiner, director of Gather the Jews, an organization that connects young Jewish adults to social, religious and learning opportunities in the Washington area, and their two children, Samuel, 5, and Vera, 3.
A 2004 graduate of Columbia University with a B.A. in history, Small taught history and English for two years at an independent school in northern New Jersey before attending Georgetown Law School, graduating in 2009. Small then clerked for a United States District Court judge in Baltimore.
We recently caught up with Small to talk about taking on a member of the mob, the differences between D.C. and Baltimore and his love for the Orioles and Ravens.
>Adam Small
What is it like working at the DOJ?
It’s good. It’s busy. I’m a trial attorney, which means that my job is to travel around the country assisting United States attorneys who are working on organized crime and gang cases in their districts. We’re considered subject-matter experts and we help in any way we can. Usually we join a case early on in the investigation and we help prepare all the different documents that go into an investigation, whether that’s grand jury subpoenas, or search warrants, or orders to get cell phone information, that type of thing. We interview witnesses, we put witnesses in the grand jury, which is part of the process to indict a case. Ultimately, if the evidence is there, we’ll seek an indictment and continue to work on the case all the way through resolution, whether that’s by a plea agreement or a trial.
Is dealing with organized crime and gangs glamorous like in the movies?
No. It’s like any other aspect of practicing law. There’s a fair amount of — I don’t want to say drudgery — but there’s just a fair amount of solid work that goes into it. It’s not all swaggering around in the courtroom pointing fingers. Most of the time you’re reviewing documents or meeting with FBI agents or agents from other agencies and reviewing their reports, reviewing their files, and thinking and making decisions, thinking strategically about the case. It’s a lot of fun and it’s challenging, but it’s not like the movies.
Describe the most compelling case you have been involved in at DOJ.
I was very fortunate to be a part of a case that you could say was a little bit like the movies. It was a case in Camden, N.J., involving a made member of what’s called La Costra Nostra — or commonly in pop culture the mafia or the mob — who was involved with taking over a publicly traded company in Texas and then looting it for about $14 million over the course of nine months. I joined that case late in the game, right before it was about to go to trial. I participated in every aspect of the trial and the preparations for the actual trying of the case. The trial lasted for about six months, which is very long for a federal criminal trial. But it was a great experience, and it’s a really interesting case because it involves aspects of organized crime. It involves a financial crime, a fraud. And it also involves obstruction of justice, lying to the court, lots of different twists and turns.
>wtf is a woody Haralson