Tuesday, July 30, 2019
The 90 Miles Mystery Video: Nyctophilia Edition #1
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The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #698
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
you could be inspired, you could be appalled.
This is not for the faint of heart or the easily offended.
You have been warned.
Monday, July 29, 2019
How a High Tech Heist Gave China F-35 'DNA' for Its J-20 Stealth Fighter
Although the two electro-optical systems pictured above are not identical, they share quite a few similarities in shape and placement: compared to the Eurofighter or Su-57’s electro-optical systems and Infrared Tracking Systems (IRTS), respectively, which are also mounted on top of the fuselage, the differences between the Lockheed Martin and J-20’s Systems are relatively minor.
On August 1st of last year, China celebrated the founding of the People's Liberation Army by allowing some high-resolution photos of the next-generation J-20 stealth fighter to leak, complete with a tasteful photoshopped-on patriotic dragon painting just below the canopy which just screams "Happy Birthday, PLA."
The new photos of the J-20 provide an up close and personal look at the fuselage of the new interceptor. But the photos also appear to show a sensor system that looks awfully similar to the Lockheed Martin Electro-Optical Targeting System (EOTS) on the front of the F-35 Lighting II.
There’s a reason for this: In 2007, Lockheed Martin dealt with something of a cyber Ocean’s 11 when Chinese hackers stole technical documents related to the development of the F-35. The details on the hack, eventually revealed in documents leaked by Edward Snowden, are just one example of Chinese attempts to steal foreign aviation technology; as recently as 2017, Chinese hackers went after Australian F-35 defense contractors, nabbing even more info on the cutting-edge fighter.
Although the two electro-optical systems pictured above are not identical, they share quite a few similarities in shape and placement: compared to the Eurofighter or Su-57’s electro-optical systems and Infrared Tracking Systems (IRTS), respectively, which are also mounted on top of the fuselage, the differences between the Lockheed Martin and J-20’s Systems are relatively minor. The system’s positioning under the nose of the aircraft also reinforces that the J-20 is probably designed for both long-range strike missions against ground targets and interceptor duties. However, the J-20 EOTS appears to be less capable than the F-35 equivalent, judging by the size and layout of the J-20 EOTS enclosure.
Much about the J-20 is shrouded in secrecy, but the plane is most likely powered by the same two AL-31F engines which are used in the Su-27, a Russian fighter that is capable of a top speed of Mach 2.3. But the J-20 could also be flying with indigenous (but less reliable) WS-10B engines, due to a lack of Russian engines or as a stopgap until the more powerful WS-15 jet engines are ready for operational use. And while parts of the design of the J-20 appear to resemble the F-22 and it’s stealthy curves, these similarities could be skin deep as the angularity on the jet inlets and wings remain quite different, and the J-20 lacks all-aspect stealth. Recently the Indian Air Force claimed they could track the J-20 using the Su-30MKIs electronically scanned ‘Phazotron Zhuk-AE’ radar.
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After Ugly Split With Hubby, Omar’s Extended Criminal Record Exposed; Turns Out She Has A Rap Sheet A Mile Long
And with the rumor mill swirling over multiple reports that Omar married her brother in an apparent case of immigration fraud, the last thing the embattled Congresswoman wants is more public scrutiny on her personal life.
But here we are.
In the same week that Omar abandoned her current hubby, her mugshot from a previous arrest was released. It turns out Omar was arrested in 2013 for trespassing:
From Front Page Mag:
Omar had gone, along with a large crowd of other Somalis, to the Hotel Ivy, where former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was staying. Alpha News notes that “according to the police report, hotel staff requested police assistance in clearing the lobby, saying that anyone without a hotel room key was not welcome on the premises and needed to leave immediately. The officer handling the incident said the majority of people who were asked to leave were compliant. However, Omar, when approached, was ‘argumentative’ and refused to leave.”
Even when the other Somalis began to leave, Omar, according to the police report, “remained defiant” and refused to go; finally she was arrested for trespassing.
But that was only the beginning.
With her political star rising, Omar’s past is suddenly catching up with her. And it includes a rap sheet a mile long.
From Front Page Mag:
Omar was recently ordered to pay back thousands of dollars of campaign funds that she spent on personal expenses. According to National Review, Minnesota’s Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board “ordered Omar to reimburse her former campaign committee for $3,500 in personal accounting and travel expenses, and levied a $500 civil penalty against her for misspending the funds.”
Nor is that all: Minnesota’s Alpha News reports that Omar “was arrested in 2013 for trespassing and booked at Hennepin County Jail ‘to prevent further criminal conduct,’ according to a newly uncovered police report.” …
Then there are the traffic violations:
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THE TWO LEGAL QUESTIONS ROBERT MUELLER — AND THE MEDIA — AVOIDED
It doesn't matter whether you believe President Trump is a lying obstructionist. Or a victim of a politically charged prosecution. The two questions were about fundamental due process standards for all American citizens. Which includes Presidents we like. And don't like.
The law, and the standards by which prosecutors work, should apply to all Americans equally. Whether that person is a politician or a poet. A CEO or a janitor. Principles should matter more than partisanship when it comes to how prosecutors do their business.
The two moments — two exchanges, actually — no major media outlet bothered to replay all day Thursday or Friday in the Mueller endless partisan postmortems were not the type that would light up Twitter. Or work their way through the hyper-partisan silos of social media. But they had everything to do with law and order. And due process.
The first exchange occurred in the House Judiciary Committee hearing. Representative Guy Reshenthaler (R – PA) is no stranger to the law: he served in the US Navy Judge Advocate General's Corp during the Iraq War, and as a district court judge stateside.
He began his questioning by going back in time to Independent Counsel Ken Starr's tenure, and a statement from former Attorney General Janet Reno.
Reschenthaler: Mr. Mueller, are you familiar with the now expired Independent Counsel Statute? It's a statute under which Ken Starr was appointed.
Mueller: I am not that familiar with that, but I'd be happy to take your question.
Reschenthaler: Well, the Clinton administration allowed the Independent Counsel Statute to expire after Ken Starr's investigation. The final report requirement was a major reason why the statute was allowed to expire. Even President Clinton's AG, Janet Reno, expressed concerns about the final report requirement, and I'll quote AG Reno. She said, "On one hand, the American people have an interest in knowing the outcome of an investigation of their highest officials. On the other hand, the report requirement cuts against many of the most basic traditions and practices of American law enforcement. Under our system, we presume innocence and we value privacy. We believe that information obtained during a criminal investigation should, in most cases, he made public only if there is an indictment and prosecution, not in a lengthy and detailed report filed after decision has been made not to prosecute. The final report provides a forum for unfairly airing a target's dirty laundry, and it also creates yet another incentive for an independent counsel to over investigate in order to justify his or her tenure and to avoid criticism that the independent counsel may have left a stone unturned."
There was a pause. It was clear where Reschenthaler was heading.
Reschenthaler: Mr Muller, those are AG Reno's words. Didn't you do exactly what AG Reno feared? Didn't you publish a lengthy report unfairly airing the targets dirty laundry without recommending charges?
Mueller: I disagree with that.
Reschenthaler wasn't finished.
Reschenthaler: Okay. Did any of the witnesses have a chance to be cross examined?
Mueller: I'm not gonna answer that.
Reschenthaler: Did you allow the people mentioned in your report to challenge how they were characterized?
Mueller: I'm not going to get into that.
We all know the answer was no, and wondered why Mueller couldn't just admit to what we all knew. The exchange continued.
Reschenthaler: Okay. Given that AG Barr stated multiple times during his confirmation hearing that he would make as much of your report public as possible, did you write your report knowing that it would likely be shared with the public?
Mueller: No.
Reschenthaler: Did knowing that the report could, and likely would be made public, did that alter the contents that you included?
Mueller: I can't speak to that.
No one listening thought those answers were credible. Reschenthaler continued.
Reschenthaler: Despite the expectations that your report would be released to the public, you left out significant exculpatory evidence. In other words, evidence favorable to the president, correct?
Mueller: I actually would disagree with you. I think we strove to put into the report exculpatory evidence, as well.
Reschenthaler was making a point that few media analyst made during the length post-hearing analyses: that Mueller's report was unchallenged by any legal defense team, and untested by cross-examination.
But the former JAG lawyer wasn't finished.
Reschenthaler: Isn't it true that on page one of volume two, you state, when you're quoting the statute, you had an obligation to either prosecute or not prosecute.
Mueller: Well, generally that is the case.
Reschenthaler: Right.
Mueller: Although most cases are not done in the context of the president.
Reschenthaler: And in this case, you made a decision not to prosecute, correct?
Mueller: We made a decision not to decide whether to prosecute or not.
That use of double speak – we made a decision not to decide - made Mueller look not merely evasive, but downright duplicitous.
The cross-examination of Mueller continued.
Reschenthaler: So essentially what your report did was everything that AG Reno warned against.
Mueller: I can't agree with that characterization.
Reschenthaler: What you did is you compiled nearly 450 pages of the very worst information you gathered against the target of your investigation, who happens to be the President of the United States. And you did this knowing that you were not going to recommend charges, and then the report would be made public.
Mueller:
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