24 victims were release by a recent raid on an al-Qaeda safe house in Iraq where numerous types of torture was being committed against the victims, and U.S. military officials recovered an assortment of crude drawings depicting the torture methods being practiced at that location.  Also, soldiers seized various tools for torture including meat cleavers, whips, and wire cutters.  The Department of Defense the Baghdad safe house as being al-Qaeda torture chamber.

During the recent raid soldiers found a man suspended from the ceiling by a chain. According to the military, he had been abducted from his job and was being beaten daily by his captors. In a raid earlier this week, Coalition Forces freed five Iraqis who were found in a padlocked room in Karmah. The group, which included a boy, were reportedly beaten with chains, cables, and hoses.

You can view the booklet recovered HERE.

Join my guest, Lee Culpepper, and myself (along with Mrs. Pistachio) tomorrow on Political Pistachio Radio as we discuss the indoctrination of the youth of America through secular progressive teachings. We will also discuss the voucher plan that has been so far defeated by liberalism out of fear that it may make our schools actually have to compete with private schools, the teacher that decided to show Brokeback Mountain to her 12 year old students in Chicago, the teen accused of a hatecrime and jailed without bail for distributing anti-gay pamphlets on campus, and a whole plethora of issues affecting both us and our children as it pertains to the agenda to change America!

Are you ready for the truth? On Political Pistachio Radio the truth will be told!

Our guest, Warren Lee Culpepper, is currently writing his first book, Alone and Unafraid: One Marine's Counterattack Inside the Walls of Public Education. Additionally, he is a contributing columnist for The North Carolina Conservative, MichNews, The HinzSight Report, The Publius' Forum, and Culpepper: Marine Teaching Maniac.

Deal May Legalize Millions of Immigrants

By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, Associated Press Writer

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The Bush Administration and key members of Congress have been bargaining over the immigration issue secretly.  Today they came to an agreement, legalizing millions of illegal aliens.  Key points of the agreement mandates bolstered border security and a high-tech employment verification system to prevent illegal workers from getting jobs.

President Bush claims that the proposal will "help enforce our borders but equally importantly, it'll treat people with respect."

Senate Majority Leader of Treason Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that he doesn't know if the immigration legislation is going to bear fruit and if they are going to be able to pass it."

Both sides of the illegal alien invasion issue are immediately critical of the deal that contains a large amount of compromise.  I call is unfair to those that have entered this nation legally, and I consider the bargain overly permissive.
 
The new immigration system under this proposal would admit future arrivals seeking to put down roots in the United States based on their skills, education levels and job experience, limiting the importance of family ties. A new class of guest workers would be allowed in temporarily, but only after the new security measures were in place, which is expected to take 18 months.  The bill essentially grants illegals who are already in this country to be treated without legal prosecution, though they will not necessarily receive amnesty. 

Conservative Republicans disagree, saying "I don't care how you try to spin it, this is amnesty," according to Senator Jim DeMint, R-S.C.

The proposed agreement would allow illegal immigrants to come forward and obtain a "Z visa" and after paying fees and a $5,000 fine, ultimately designed to enable them to get on track for permanent residency, which could take between eight and 13 years. Heads of households would have to return to their home countries first.

They could come forward right away to claim a probationary card that would let them live and work legally in the U.S., but could not begin the path to permanent residency or citizenship until border security improvements and the high-tech worker identification program are completed.

Low-skilled guest workers would be required to return home after short stays on a special visa of two years. They would be allowed to renew their visas twice, but would be required to leave for a year in between each time. If they wanted to stay in the U.S. permanently, they would have to apply under the point system for a limited number of green cards.

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. claims this deal to be the first step toward immigration reform.

Mitt Romney states the plan is the wrong approach, saying it conferred "a form of amnesty" on illegal immigrants, which is unfair to folks like my wife who have legally immigrated to the United States.

Former Republican Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee said the bill should be canned and a new one should be written that secures the border.  "With this bill, the American people are going to think they are being sold the same bill of goods as before on border security," Thompson said in a statement.

I say take away the free medical, the free welfare, the free food stamps, and the free openings in the border, and they will leave gladly.

Last night during the Republican Debate in South Carolina on Fox News Channel something became clear to me. The liberals have succeeded in dividing conservatives, and Islam has succeeded in dividing America.

I saw a political cartoon in Monday's paper that showed Osama bin Laden (or is it Usama bin Laden? I never know anymore) sitting in a cave with an Islamic cleric sitting beside him. The cleric says, "The Democrats say the war is lost. . . they want to withdraw their troops now. . . they've lost their will to fight. . . their country is hopelessly divided!" In the next panel the cleric says, "Congratulations," as a banner reading MISSION ACCOMPLISHED unveils above them.

It seems the only people in the political realm remaining steadfast is the Bush Administration. Sure, they have fallen short because in this war what should have happened was many more troops, much more equipment, aerial bombardments, full use of our technology, and a show of military might that should have ended the conflict in a few months, rather than this slow police action that is creating nothing more than the division we see in America Osama (Usama) desired when he orchestrated 9/11. It is simple. They wish to convert us, or kill us. We wish not to be converted or killed. Answer: we go at them at full strength with all of our fire power, we profile them in this country and we quit allowing the idiocy flowing from the politically correct, anti-war loon's mouths from convincing us to do any different.

During the debate I got a chuckle when Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee slipped in a criticism of the anti-American, treasonous, cowardly congressional members at the debate, saying Congress has "spent money like John Edwards at a beauty shop." This, of course, was a slap at Edwards who caught everyone's attention for spending $400 of campaign money on a haircut.

California Rep. Duncan Hunter, the candidate I believe this nation needs (but will probably have to settle for honorable mention when it is all over because of the cash machines that inhabit the first three spots) wrote the border fence bill signed by President Bush in October. He rightly criticized the Bush administration for not moving more quickly to build the barrier.
He stated, "We need to be able to ask people when they want to come into America: Knock on the front door because the back door's going to be closed," Hunter said.

McCain sought to solidify his position as the frontrunner in the South Carolina polls by saying he is willing to be the last man standing in favor of war (this coming a few months after he called the troops deaths over their "lives wasted". McCain stated at one point, "If we fail in Iraq we will see Iraq become a center for Al Qaeda, chaos, genocide in the region and they will follow us home; Americans are frustrated because of the mishandling of this war, but America's vital national security interests are at stake."

Romney began strong, then fell behind under criticism. Rudy Guiliani stood fast on his positions, but made the highlight reel when he cornered Ron Paul (the major idiot on the stage) and told him to take back what he insinuated in regards to the reasons for terrorist plots against America. That's right, there was an idiot on the stage in favor of cutting and running, and actually blamed America's presence in the Middle East for 9/11.

Uh, I think Ron Paul's seeking nomination for the wrong party.

In the end, the candidate in my mind that won was Duncan Hunter. Hmmmm, I think Jenn is right. We need a Duncan Hunter/Cary Cartter ticket.

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and by the way, while I am thinking about it, check this out:

Exciting things are coming up for Political Pistachio Radio.

Political Pistachio Radio has landed some important guests for upcoming shows.

This coming Saturday, May 19, 2007 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern, which is appropriately Armed Forces Day, we have a proud veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and a founding member of Catholic Veterans Against Kennedy, Kerry, and McGovern. Paul Couturier will be our guest to discuss the ongoing war in Iraq - and be aware, he is far from being politically correct - and he is still active duty so though I urge callers to call in and ask him questions, we must be respectful of his position as a current active member of the military.

On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern, we will have Warren Lee Culpepper who is currently writing his book, "Alone and Unafraid: One Marine's Counterattack Inside the Walls of Public Education" on as an expert guest to discuss how our children are being indoctrinated in public schools, especially in light of this recent lawsuit in Chicago over a teacher showing Brokeback Mountain in a class of twelve year olds (not only because of the gay agenda attached to that film, but the R-rating). He is not only a fellow blogger at Culpepper: Marine Teaching Maniac, but is also a contributing columnist for The North Carolina Conservative, The HinzSight Report, The Publius' Forum, and Mich News dot com.

The Saturday after that, June 2, 2007 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern, we will have a very special guest: Cary Cartter of http://itisobvious.blogspot.com - or as some of you know it: I'm Thinking of the "O" Word (I meant Obvious, what were YOU thinking?). He will be on the show to discuss Election 2008, his write-in candidacy, and what is needed to return our nation to Conservative Values.

Saturday, June 9, 2007 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern, myself and Mrs. Pistachio are currently negotiating with a potential guest with an extensive military background, extensive weapons knowledge, and the author of a Clancy-style book that is taking the nation by storm.

The day before Father's Day, June 16, 2007 at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern, Gary Moore of "Playing With The Enemy" may join us (waiting for final affirmation). He was interviewed by Political Pistachio Radio on April 7, 2007 and that show has been the most listened to of all PPR episodes. He will be back to join Mrs. Pistachio and myself the day before Father's Day (which is almost exactly one year prior to the release of the Major Motion Picture release of the movie based on his book about World War II, Baseball, and a field of broken dreams). Maybe we'll be able to get him to tell us who the big star is that the movie landed for one of the starring roles! Oh, and his publisher has authorized me to have a book giveaway that day. Two PPR listeners will win a personally autographed copy of Playing With The Enemy during that episode. Details on how to get in on this contest will be provided at a later date.

Are you prepared to learn the truth?

Tune in on Saturday, if you dare!

Christian influence in political debate in recent times has taught Christians that they cannot legislate morality. However, when a debate arises on a real issue, and Christians take a stance, the secular American republic assumes that Christians are trying to force their moral values down the country's throat.

Rosie O'Donnell, in a now infamous episode of The View, compared Christianity to Islam, saying that Radical Christianity was as much of a threat as Radical Islam.

She is gay, and The Church's stance on her sexual orientation, I am sure, provided a lot of fire behind her statement. But is she so naive to believe that Christianity, like Islam, would wish for her to be placed in jail for her independent sexual decisions?

Morality has its place in society, but it cannot be legislated. However, as much as those that are not Christian desire that Christianity not be imposed upon them, so do Christians believe that secularism should not be imposed upon them.

Let's take Gay Marriage as an example. Though Christians feel that being gay places the individual outside of God's teachings, a Christian, under the envelope of "Freedom and Liberty for all" and responsible common sense, will not impose any law, nor support any law outlawing homosexuality. There may be some fringe radicals that will call for it, but based on biblical teachings and American liberty, gays are rest assured that their orientation decision is protected. However, marriage is a Christian institution, and though it is used by the entire society as a means of creating a union between a man and a woman, its Christian roots is well known and respected. Gay Rights activists are currently trying to convince our governing body to force homosexuality upon a Christian practice. Civil unions through the government is one thing, but marriage has Christian ties and should not be compromised by gays. This is not legislating morality, this is protecting a Christian institution from secularization.

It seems to me that liberals think that conservatives would like to be able to legislate morality. They misunderstand abortion to be one such issue, when in reality conservatives see it as a genocide issue just as much as an issue of morality. And what is morality. Let's really think about this. Morality, as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary, is: a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behaviour and character, or the quality of being right, honest or acceptable. So in a sense, being a law abiding citizen is being moral. So really, the argument by the secular progressive liberal left is not about legislating morality. It is about legislating their morality over Christian or Conservative morality.

Jenn from ScrewLiberals dot com says that she is a huge fan of responsible decision making. I concur.

Now, let's take this a step further. Liberal America wishes to crush Christianity, or at least numb the effects of The Church on society, yet they also demand that we make certain concessions to our Muslim citizens - even if it means allowing them to impose their moral system on us.

Fact is, Islam is spreading through Europe, and gaining strength here in the United States as we sit and quibble over the Democrat's "getting their point across" with wasteful legislation that is doomed to be vetoed. The heart of the matter is that no nation is legitimate in the eyes of Islam without obeying the main teachings of the Sharia. No religion is more worldly than Islam. No religion keeps its keeps its eyes more fixed on the way the world is run. Politics is combined with religion in Islam. Islam is a complete way of life, and they are willing to impose their ideology on the West by force.

The Islam religion is the main frame of reference for the constitution and laws of predominantly Muslim countries because they believe that it is God, not man, that rules. God is the source of all authority, including political authority. Virtue, not freedom, is the highest value.

Islam provides no distinction, as Christian religions do, between what should be rendered unto Caesar and what is rendered unto God.

In Islam, everything is rendered unto Allah.

The Ayatollah Khomeini in Iran says that Islam rejects the idea of a nation based on the approval of laws in accordance with the opinion of the majority. Islamic states are autocracies under the Sharia, and pressure for any other political arrangement is punishable by death. The Sharia is sufficient in itself for the governing of society, according to Islamic leaders. The Sharia's ability to govern extends to the totality of "religious, political, social, domestic, and private life."

An Islamic Superstate is the goal, with state power and religious power fused, centering on a caliph as the leader chosen by Allah for his people. Such a caliphate has been no more since the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, but fanatical Muslims like Obama bin Laden calls for its restoration.

An Islamic State ruled by the Sharia leaves little room for representative government. There is no separation of church and state in Islam. Islam is a complete way of life. Muslims advocating the separation of religion from politics are considered to be unbelievers, and Muslims are ordered to kill these apostates.

This is one of the major reasons we must remain in Iraq. The people that have welcomed Democracy and support the American presence are apostates in the eyes of the leaders of Syria, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and so forth. We are not only there to control terrorism, take away Iraq as a safe haven for terrorism, and protect America from its enemies, but we are also present in that region to protect the citizens of Iraq from their neighbors. A pull-out from Iraq would open the nation up for a blood bath, embolden our enemies, and strenghen the Islamic cancer growing in Western Society. The values at the heart of American law and society is changing as the Muslims seek a majority. In Europe, increasing Muslim populations may herald substantial change in these societies.

In the United States Christian moral value helped forge our supreme values and are embodied in the Constitution and the law of our land. The Muslim world has its own set of values, and it is their goal to replace our Western values with theirs.

Muslim populations are expanding in Europe and the call for Islamic values will be carried westward with them. Christians look down upon homosexuality and request that gay marriage not become the law. Islam looks down upon homosexuality as a sin punisible by death, and homosexuals are stoned to death for their sexual orientation. And trust me, if able here in America, Islam would have no problem legislating morality.

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Tune in to Political Pistachio Radio tomorrow at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern for more on my commentary regarding this, and many other, issues that now face our society.

When Stupidty Meets Violent Ways

I was talking with a Liberal co-worker today, and he says to me, "I don't understand why you are so against Universal Health Care. Who, in their right mind, is against free health care?"

The dude really believes that Universal Health Care is free medical care for all! Even after I explained how tax rates in countries with social programs including Universal Health Care dominating their life are 50% and higher, he shrugged it off.

Then he claimed that the terror attacks around the world are being perpetuated because of our presence in Iraq. Being at war with terrorism, according to him, breeds more terrorism.

Liberalism is in control of Congress and is currently in the process of selling out our nation. Liberalism subscribes to the touchy-feely idea of nurturing, rather than competition or challenge. They believe that all a person needs is a little understanding, a pat on the back, and they will be as friendly as a butterfly.

After all, says Rosie O'Donnell, these terrorists are mothers and fathers too.

Islamic Terrorists have one goal. They desire spreading the ideology of Islam across the world by force. And by pulling out of one of the War on Terror's most important battles, the one in Iraq, we are essentially rewarding terrorists for their violent ways, which will, in turn, give way to more violence by way of terrorism.

And what is even worse, we have traitors in our midst willing to help the terrorists reach their goal (you know, those fine Americans that now dominate Congress). But what is even more frightening, as proven by the situation on Monday at Fort Dix, New Jersey, is that the terrorists are here, living among us, because we accomodate them any way we can. We have become a decaying society willing to bend over backwards to welcome the enemy and give them footwashing facilities in Kansas City, prayer rooms in Minnesota, special schools in New York, and special privileges wherever they decide they need them. We are so busy searching for social programs and "green" products to make us feel like we are doing good things for everyone that we have failed to do anything about the enemy crossing our borders and infiltrating our government. They have permeated our society in the guise of Feminism, illegal immigration, environmentalists, abortionists, and the like. Through their religion of liberalism they wish to change America. They wish to dismantle our sovereignty. They wish to sell our souls, and hand our nation over to the Sharia Law.

I realized this many years ago, and a little over a year ago I created Political Pistachio to join the battle against the enemy. On May 6, 2006, I wrote my first post titled, "What is a Political Pistachio," explaining in the post what you can read above under the title. My second post was about a conversation I had with a friend about the liberal left and our bleeding border. The first ever commenter on this site, Bushwack, wrote that they won't do a thing about it until a WMD crosses the border and is detonated in the U.S. He was right, and that is what fueled me to keep on fighting, keep on writing, and provide commentary on what I deem to be the truth.

This Saturday Political Pistachio Radio will return to its normal time at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern. I will address the latest on the political war over the war on terror, more Global Warming lies, liberal lunacy, a little more on abortion (such as how Nancy Pelosi has been told by the church not to call herself Catholic anymore because of her pro-abortion stance), how Mexico is strong against Central American Illegal Aliens, America's pursuit of "Pleasure", and how I wound up in a head-0n struggle against the illegal alien issue on my job (including a statement in Spanish against me by a Mexican that proclaim "Our Community, Our Rules." How will I get this all in during a one hour show? Tune in on Saturday and find out.