Monday, June 15, 2015
"A giant thud. A huge yawn."
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25730678
NBC NEWS
updated 7/18/2008 4:23:15 AM ET
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — Salim Hamdan is a small player with a big role.
A former driver for Osama bin Laden, he is about to become the first Guantanamo prisoner to be tried for war crimes in a major test of the U.S. system for prosecuting alleged terrorists.
Hamdan is an unlikely candidate for the history books — a wiry Yemeni father of two with a fourth-grade education who is not accused of a direct role in any terrorist attacks.
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=top-gun
Springfield! Springfield!
Top Gun (1986)
[ Iceman: ] The plaque for the alternates... is down in the ladies' room.
[ Goose: ] Oh, you kill me. You really do.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/osama-driver-arraigned-at-gitmo/
CBSNEWS
By LLOYD VRIES CBS/AP August 25, 2004, 7:53 AM
Osama Driver Arraigned At Gitmo
Osama bin Laden's chauffeur was arraigned Tuesday in the first U.S. military commissions since World War II, appearing at a pretrial hearing as his defense lawyer challenged the process as unfair.
Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a 34-year-old Yemeni, smiled as he appeared without handcuffs or shackles. Instead of prison garb, the bearded detainee wore a flowing white robe and a tan suit jacket with a long shawl over his shoulders.
His lawyers have said he earned a pittance for his family as bin Laden's driver prior to the Sept. 11 attack. But U.S. officials allege he did more, serving as the al Qaeda leader's bodyguard and delivering weapons to his operatives.
Hamdan was the first detainee to appear before a U.S. military commission that allows for secret evidence and no federal appeals, in the first such tribunal since World War II.
The two others charged with conspiracy and to go before the hearings this week are Ali Hamza Ahmad Sulayman al Bahlul
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was weighing whether to send an observer to the commission hearings, the first such proceedings since World War II.
The Geneva-based group has been the only independent organization to have access to the 585 prisoners at the U.S. base accused of links to Afghanistan's ousted Taliban or al Qaeda.
Human rights groups have criticized holding the men as enemy combatants, a classification giving them fewer legal protections than prisoners of war. They also have questioned whether the commissions ordered by President Bush will be fair.
https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=8249953016768192848&hl=en&as_sdt=2006
Al Bahlul v. US, 767 F. 3d 1 - Court of Appeals, Dist. of Columbia Circuit 2014
767 F.3d 1 (2014)
Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman AL BAHLUL, Petitioner v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.
No. 11-1324.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Argued September 30, 2013.
Decided July 14, 2014.
In 2003, the President designated Bahlul eligible for trial by military commission
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/28/nation/na-gitmo28
Los Angeles Times
Well-Known Terrorist Suspects to Be Charged, U.S. Says
Some of the nine who will be indicted in the next two months will be familiar names, an Army prosecutor says.
August 28, 2004 John Hendren Times Staff Writer
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The Defense Department plans to charge nine more detainees with terrorism-related crimes in the next two months, including suspects with names that "the American people will recognize," a chief prosecutor said Friday.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1999-03-03/news/9903030008_1_barbara-bush-longtime-bush-friend-exploratory-committee
SunSentinel
Bush Takes His First Step Toward Run For President
March 3, 1999 By R.G. RATCLIFFE Houston Chronicle Information from The Washington Post was used to supplement this story.
AUSTIN, Texas — -- Gov. George W. Bush announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee on Tuesday, saying only a total flop in his support would keep him from seeking the GOP nomination next year.
"A giant thud. A huge yawn. It turned out it was my mother they were interested in," Bush responded
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[ See also: http://hvom.blogspot.com/2014/08/a-giant-thud-huge-yawn.html ]
http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=19990302&slug=2947100
The Seattle Times
Tuesday, March 2, 1999
Gov. Bush To Explore Presidential Bid
By Michael Holmes
The AP
AUSTIN, Texas - Texas Gov. George W. Bush, eldest son of the former president, announced today he will form a presidential exploratory committee to raise money and measure support for a White House bid of his own in 2000.
http://azdailysun.com/hearing-postponed-in-guantanamo-bay/article_2fbc93c5-4235-561f-bb55-5d1e600c13cf.html
Arizona Daily Sun
Hearing postponed in Guantanamo Bay
August 27, 2004 10:00 pm
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — A U.S. military commission postponed the arraignment Friday of a Sudanese man accused of being an al-Qaida paymaster, and the government's chief prosecutor said charges would be brought soon against nine other suspects, including well-known names associated with the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The hearing was the fourth before the historic commissions — the first such proceedings since World War II. They are coming under heavy criticism over concerns about the panel's impartiality, translation problems and vague guidelines.
The first four prisoners were charged with offenses ranging from conspiracy to aiding the enemy, but upcoming cases will likely include murder. The new cases will go before the commission as soon as the charges are approved.
"There will be nine more charges you'll see soon, one as soon as next week, and the American people will recognize the names of some of these people," said Army Col. Robert L. Swann, the government's chief prosecutor in the military commissions.
All of the 585 prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay are accused of links to Afghanistan's ousted Taliban regime or the al-Qaida terror network, which is blamed for coordinating the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
The defense attorney for Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi complained Friday that prosecutors have been given more resources than the defense. In the four hearings this week, the prosecution often had two and sometimes three attorneys. Al Qosi's attorney has been working his case alone. Her request for an assistant defense counsel was refused by the government.
"To have a full and fair process, you have to be given resources," said Air Force Lt. Col. Sharon Shaffer, al Qosi's defense lawyer, who has traveled to Sudan to gather information.
Al Qosi, 44, is accused of being an accountant and paymaster for al-Qaida and a longtime associate of Osama bin Laden, the terror network's chief. He is charged with conspiracy to commit war crimes.
Presiding officer Army Col. Peter E. Brownback postponed al Qosi's preliminary hearing until Oct. 4. A tentative trial date was set for Dec. 7. Al Qosi did not enter a plea.
U.S. charges allege al Qosi traveled with bin Laden, served as a driver and quartermaster, and worked as an accountant and treasurer for a business intended to provide income and cover for al-Qaida terror operations, including the procurement of explosives and chemicals.
He also allegedly signed checks on behalf of bin Laden.
On Thursday, Ali Hamza Ahmad Sulayman al Bahlul, 36, of Yemen, rejected his appointed advocates and argued to represent himself. He also admitted to being a member of al-Qaida.
Although the remark was ordered disregarded, it could be used against him in a trial. Al Bahlul's request to represent himself is to be considered by John D. Altenburg Jr., a retired Army general in charge of the proceedings.
Inaccurate translations muddled al Bahlul's preliminary hearing — the first step in military commissions, or trials. Several of al Bahlul's words were rendered incorrectly, said Arabic-speaking journalists in attendance and a translator for another charged Guantanamo prisoner.
In Friday's proceedings, Brownback told the translators to translate only what was said, not to explain any questions. Shaffer also complained that al Qosi has said translators have used the wrong words to describe what he has said.
Shaffer's requests to talk to the linguists who provided the information have been refused.
Other problems cropped up at Wednesday's hearing for David Hicks — a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay who allegedly fought with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Hicks pleaded innocent.
Attorneys for Hicks, a 29-year-old Australian cowboy who studied Islam in Pakistan before going to Afghanistan, challenged the impartiality of the panel, including Brownback. A trial was set for Jan. 10.
Brownback is friends with Altenburg, attended his son's wedding and spoke at his retirement roast. Also, Brownback's wife worked in Altenburg's office.
Other members who were challenged included a man who commanded a reserve firefighter who died in the Sept. 11 attacks, an intelligence officer who worked in Afghanistan and a logistician who helped get prisoners from Afghanistan to Guantanamo.
On Tuesday, bin Laden's chauffeur, 34-year-old Salim Ahmed Hamdan of Yemen, declined to enter a plea until motions are filed in November. The issue of impartiality also came up with his defense counsel challenging the impartiality of four of the five panel members and one alternate.
Altenburg will decide whether any of the panel members should be disqualified.
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From 11/2/1965 ( my birth date in Antlers Oklahoma USA and my birthdate as the known official United States Marshal Kerry Wayne Burgess and active duty United States Marine Corps officer ) To 8/27/2004 is 14178 days
http://articles.latimes.com/2004/aug/28/nation/na-gitmo28
Los Angeles Times
Well-Known Terrorist Suspects to Be Charged, U.S. Says
Some of the nine who will be indicted in the next two months will be familiar names, an Army prosecutor says.
August 28, 2004 John Hendren Times Staff Writer
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The Defense Department plans to charge nine more detainees with terrorism-related crimes in the next two months, including suspects with names that "the American people will recognize," a chief prosecutor said Friday.
Army Col. Robert Swann -- head prosecutor for the military commission system put in place to try detainees -- would not say which suspects would be added to the list of 15 at Guantanamo declared eligible to stand trial.
But by declaring that the names would be familiar ones, prosecutors raised the prospect that the government soon could charge "high value" figures such as Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged planner of the Sept. 11 attacks, or Ramzi Binalshibh, the Yemeni who allegedly was his accomplice.
Other possibilities include terrorist suspects known to be held by U.S. officials or allies, including Abu Zubeida, who was linked to a plot by a group of Algerians to bomb Los Angeles International Airport in December 1999, and Tawfiq Attash Khallad, the alleged ringleader of the bombing of the U.S. destroyer Cole in October 2000.
"The American people will recognize the names of the individuals," Swann told reporters at the U.S. Naval base here.
U.S. officials have held and questioned Mohammed and Binalshibh for more than a year at an undisclosed location but have not charged the men.
Putting them on trial probably would end their usefulness for intelligence purposes. On the other hand, the military commission system provides for a death penalty, which could be used to induce detainees to talk.
Talk of a potential new round of charges came as a fourth detainee briefly faced the military commission in its opening week of deliberations.
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi of Sudan, accused of being a longtime associate and paymaster for Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, postponed his plea on charges of murder, conspiracy to attack civilians, terrorism and destruction of property.
A military lawyer asked for additional help and time to prepare for Qosi's Dec. 7 trial date.
Among other activities, Qosi is accused of signing checks on behalf of Bin Laden, exchanging money on the black market and couriering money on behalf of Al Qaeda.
Sitting expressionless in a gray sleeveless shirt, skullcap, chinos and slip-on sneakers provided by the Defense Department, Qosi spoke only when asked if he wanted to keep his appointed military attorney, Air Force Lt. Col. Sharon Shaffer.
He answered that he wanted both Shaffer and the assistant she has sought since February.
Shaffer, who suspended her work on the case for the summer after she was appointed to a new post as a military judge, had planned on dropping the case to avoid any conflict with her subsequent role.
But the government put her back on the case Tuesday and postponed her new duties.
Like many of the six military defense attorneys who took up their first cases this week, Shaffer -- who sat alone with Qosi as she faced three young prosecutors -- complained that she had not been given the resources she needed.
Nevertheless, she said, "I think I will be able to mount a tornadic, zealous defense."
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/us/terror-tribunal-defendant-demands-to-be-own-lawyer.html
The New York Times
Terror Tribunal Defendant Demands to Be Own Lawyer
By NEIL A. LEWIS
Published: August 27, 2004
GUANTÁNAMO BAY, Cuba, Aug. 26— A 36-year-old Yemeni on trial here for conspiracy to commit terrorism threw the military commission proceedings into confusion on Thursday by saying that he was a member of Al Qaeda and declaring that if he was not allowed to represent himself he would boycott the trial and, if forced to attend, would only sit silently in the courtroom.
The defendant, Ali Hamza Ahmed Sulayman al-Bahlul, who has been charged with being a top aide to Osama bin Laden, engaged, through translators, in a polite but aggressive 30-minute colloquy with the presiding officer in which he attacked the fairness of the process and demanded to serve as his own lawyer.
Col. Peter E. Brownback III, the presiding officer on the five-member commission panel, who seemed taken by surprise when told of Mr. Bahlul's request, first read aloud the rules drafted for the military commissions, which explicitly require a defendant to have a military lawyer. He then said: ''So, the answer is that you may not represent yourself.''
A few minutes later, after Mr. Bahlul said, ''You have ruled I cannot serve as my own lawyer,'' Colonel Brownback replied that he did not recall saying that. He then ruled that Mr. Bahlul's request would be forwarded to authorities in Washington.
In addressing Colonel Brownback, Mr. Bahlul at one point asked not to be interrupted. He declared that there was no evidence as important as a confession given freely and that everyone in the courtroom and around the globe should know that he was speaking without being forced.
He then said: ''I am from Al Qaeda. And the relationship between me and Sept. 11 ----''
At that point he was abruptly cut off by Colonel Brownback, who apologized for interrupting but said he wanted to remind his fellow panel members that Mr. Bahlul's statements should not be taken as evidence to be used against him. When Mr. Bahlul resumed speaking, he did not pick up where he had left off and never completed the sentence about his relationship to the Sept. 11 attacks.
Brig. Gen. Thomas L. Hemingway of the Air Force, a commission official, told reporters at the Pentagon in Washington after the session that Colonel Brownback had only been trying to protect Mr. Bahlul. There is, however, no protection against self-incrimination in the military commission proceedings.
The day's events raised the possibility that the proceedings specifically established to provide a more efficient alternative to the nation's civilian criminal courts could become as problem-ridden as the terrorism trial of Zacarias Moussaoui, which is now tied up in knots in federal court in Virginia. Mr. Moussaoui was initially allowed to represent himself with qualified lawyers acting as standby counsel, but the trial judge eventually ruled that the system was not working and ordered him to accept legal representation.
In the two cases heard earlier this week in the first military commissions since the end of World War II, the defendants have spoken only sparingly. Thus the criticism of the system heard from other defense lawyers and the representatives of some human rights groups who have been observing the proceedings.
But on Thursday, Mr. Bahlul himself expressed objections about the fairness of the proceedings, noting at one point that under the tribunals' rules, he is prevented from seeing evidence to be used against him if Colonel Brownback deems it classified or ''protected information.''
''I don't think it's fair that the evidence will not be presented,'' Mr. Bahlul said. ''An accused cannot defend himself without seeing evidence himself or through an attorney.''
The commission planners had expected to deal with that situation by requiring that defendants be represented by a military lawyer with security clearance. Mr. Bahlul was adamant, however, that he would not accept such representation, pointing to the two military lawyers seated beside him and saying, ''They do not represent me.''
The other principal criticism raised by civil liberties and human rights groups is that the proceedings are inherently unfair because there is no independent appeals process. All appeals are to military panels and to the secretary of defense.
Mr. Bahlul is charged with making a videotape celebrating the bombing of the Navy destroyer Cole as a Qaeda recruiting tool.
The day's proceedings were marred by translation difficulties, which have been a chronic problem throughout the week. Translators hired by defense lawyers in the audience provided alternate translations and criticized the choppy versions offered by the tribunal's interpreters.
At one point, Mr. Bahlul suggested that he might accept a Yemeni lawyer, but he mostly seemed to insist on representing himself.
''In short, I would like to represent myself,'' he said, adding that he would not be obstreperous or make inflammatory statements.
''If American law does not allow me to represent myself, and if I will be forced to attend, I will be a listener only.''
Neal R. Sonnett, a Miami lawyer who is observing the proceedings for the American Bar Association, said the problems that arose over Mr. Bahlul's request and the pending decision in Washington were the result of using an entirely new set of rules being ''written on the run.''
The first round of hearings for four defendants is expected to end Friday.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/quotes
IMDb
The Postman (1997)
Quotes
Postman: The President's name... is Richard Starkey!
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=32474
The American Presidency Project
Jimmy Carter
XXXIX President of the United States: 1977 - 1981
Gold Medal for Hubert H. Humphrey Statement on Signing S. 613 Into Law.
June 13, 1979
I have approved S. 613, a bill authorizing that a special gold medal be struck in recognition of Hubert Humphrey's distinguished career, and that as President I present it to Mrs. Humphrey on behalf of the Congress.
Hubert Humphrey's unyielding dedication to the principles of equality and social justice will forever remind us that one person can make a difference in the life and well-being of a whole nation. We have a long road to travel before we fully achieve the goals he sought, but few men or women have paved as much of that road as Hubert Humphrey did. Let us dedicate ourselves to finishing his work.
It is an honor and privilege for me as President to join with the Congress in tribute to this great American.
Note: As enacted, S. 613 is Public Law 96-21, approved June 13.
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=8672
National Museum of the US Air Force
MIKOYAN-GUREVICH MIG-29A
Posted 4/18/2014
The MiG-29 was designed in response to a new generation of American fighters, which included the F-15 and F-16. Designed as an air defense fighter, this dual-purpose aircraft also possessed a ground attack capability. The task of producing a "frontal" or tactical fighter for the Frontal Aviation Regiments of the Soviet Air Force went to the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau (MiG OKB). Employing all the technical data available about the most advanced Western aircraft, the MiG designers started working on the MiG-29 in the early 1970s, and the first prototype made its first flight on Oct. 6, 1977. U.S. reconnaissance satellites detected the new fighter in November 1977, and NATO gave it the designation "Fulcrum."
Production started in 1982, and deliveries to Frontal Aviation units started in 1983. By comparison, the USAF's first operational F-15As arrived seven years earlier in 1976, and its F-16As entered operational service four years earlier in 1979.
Although newer, the MiG-29 still lagged behind the most modern Western fighters in several important areas. For instance, the aircraft designers had little experience in either fly-by-wire controls or lightweight composite materials for airframe construction, and the first MiG-29 versions used a conventional hydraulic flight control system and an aluminum alloy fuselage. Over time, MiG designers addressed these deficiencies, and later variants of the MiG-29 incorporated some fly-by-wire controls and composite materials.
Nevertheless, the MiG-29 presented a formidable threat to Western pilots. The radars used on earlier Soviet fighters had been unable to distinguish aircraft flying below them from ground clutter, and low-flying aircraft could avoid detection. With the Phazotron NIIR N019 Doppler radar (NATO designation "Slot Back") capable of detecting a target more than 60 miles away, infrared tracking sensors, and a laser rangefinder carried on the MiG-29, a pilot could track and shoot at aircraft flying below him. Also, the pilot's Shchel-3UM-1 helmet-mounted aiming device turned the MiG-29 into a very dangerous threat once opponents came within visual range. No longer did a pilot have to turn his aircraft toward a target and wait for his missiles' sensors to "lock-on" before firing. Now, the pilot simply turned his head toward a target, and the helmet aimed the missile's sensors toward the target. This "off boresight" procedure gave the MiG-29 pilot a great advantage at close range.
The aircraft on display was an early model Soviet Air Force MiG-29A (S/N 2960516761) assigned to the 234th Gvardeiskii Istrebitelnii Aviatsionnii Polk (234th Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment) stationed at Kubinka Air Base near Moscow. It was one of the six MiG-29s that made a good will visit to Kuoppio-Rissala, Finland, in July 1986. This event marked the first public display of the MiG-29.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
Armament: One 30mm GSh-301 cannon; six air-to-air missiles (mixture of medium-range, radar-guided AA-10 "Alamo-A;" or close-range, infrared-guided AA-11 "Archer;" and/or close-range, infrared-guided AA-8 "Aphid" missiles); able to carry bombs and 57mm, 80mm and 240mm rockets in attack role.
Engines: Two Isotov RD-33 turbofans of approx. 18,300 lbs. thrust each with afterburner
Maximum speed: Approx. Mach 2.3
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/quotes
IMDb
The Postman (1997)
Quotes
The Postman: Uh... Strangers... I hate this. Do they want to share what they got or take what you got? Do you say 'hi' or do you blow them away?
http://www.tv.com/shows/mad-about-you/romantic-improvisations-21844/
tv.com
Mad About You Season 1 Episode 1
Aired Unknown Sep 23, 1992 on NBC
AIRED: 9/23/92
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119925/releaseinfo
IMDb
The Postman (1997)
Release Info
USA 12 December 1997 (Burbank, California) (premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251114/releaseinfo
IMDb
Hart's War (2002)
Release Info
USA 15 February 2002
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/quotes
IMDb
Top Gun (1986)
Quotes
Maverick: I feel the need...
Maverick, Goose: ...the need for speed!
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=39543
The American Presidency Project
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Toasts of the President and Prince Rainier III of Monaco at a Benefit Gala for the Princess Grace Foundation
February 18, 1984
The President. Thank you very much. Your Serene Highness, Prince Albert, Princess Caroline, Princess Stephanie, Mr. Casiraghi, members of the Kelly family, and distinguished guests:
Tonight we're gathered to honor a woman who touched our lives deeply and to inaugurate the foundation to support in her name the arts she loved so much.
Princess Grace was a woman of great beauty—one of the greatest beauties of our time. Yet she possessed not only outward beauty but inward character, sincerity, strength of purpose, and loving kindness. Throughout her life Princess Grace had a passion for the performing arts. As a young woman she became an actress, and no one will ever forget Grace Kelly in "Rear Window" or "High Society." As a princess, she constantly worked to support the arts in her own Monaco and in America. And now it falls on us to carry on her work.
The Princess Grace Foundation will dedicate itself to the encouragement of emerging artists, the young performers who need support to succeed in their work. The foundation will concentrate on two of the fields that the Princess loved best—the theater and the dance. And the foundation will conduct its work with the same dignity and commitment to excellence that were so characteristic of Princess Grace.
Princess Grace once said that "each individual always has opportunities to do good and, in doing good, to repay the kindness of God who gives us life." So, Princess Grace led her life doing good, spreading joy, uplifting the spirits of so many, and now it's our turn to follow her example. And I just have to believe that by establishing this foundation we, in our small way, will be thanking God for giving us Princess Grace.
Would you please join me in a toast to the memory of our beloved Princess Grace and to the good work of the foundation that bears her name.
The Prince. Thank you, Mr. President. Allow me to express to you and to Mrs. Reagan, not only in my name but also in the name of my children, our deep gratitude and true appreciation for your presence here tonight.
I fully measure the special meaning and value of your gesture as President of the United States of America and, may I add, as a friend of my dear wife. My children and I are indeed honored and pleased to be here with you and Mrs. Reagan on this very special occasion.
We are all gathered here to continue what Grace had begun and do all we possibly can to turn her wish into reality. Many of us know how deeply and genuinely concerned she was in the support and help to emerging young artistic talent. It is certainly wonderful that her many friends and loved ones are here not only to witness but also to take part in this inauguration of the Princess Grace Foundation.
None better than you all can feel and know how important it is for the foundation to continue the legacy of the patronage of the arts that Grace set herself to assure with such care and heart. Most of you share in Grace's great passion for the theater and dance, and your presence here this evening demonstrates to me and to the world that her commitment to the arts will be continued. For this, my children and I are profoundly grateful.
Grace's two great loves were her family and the artistic world that beckoned her from an early age. Her personal endeavors as an artist not only taught her great appreciation of the art but also imbued her in an empathy for the tremendous dedication all artists make to bring light, love, music, and laughter into the world.
This is not just another gala evening, but because it is gratified by your presence, Mr. President, on the occasion of this inauguration, it is an evening to remember. The launching of the Princess Grace Foundation has most certainly a special significance for us all. As of now, we and all those who wish to can actively take part in the fostering of new talents in this country who will one day thrill the world with their art and skill.
As Grace is the inspiration for this great impulse, so the foundation will be the inspiration for countless people who may otherwise be prevented from sharing their talents with those who love theater and dance. It will strive to maintain the same commitment to beauty and excellence that are the hallmarks of Grace's life.
The foundation created in her name has a mission: to encourage and assist aspiring young artists in the fields of theater and dance. To fulfill that mission, the Princess Grace Foundation will provide scholarships and awards to outstanding young theater and dance students or professionals. And, of course, as time goes by, other ways and means of helping and encouraging talents may be discovered to fulfill the mission of this foundation.
And it is not without emotion that I wholeheartedly give my support to the work of the Princess Grace Foundation, confident as I am that it will achieve its goals. For you, Grace's friends and admirers, I express my most sincere gratitude for your unswerving support and the honor you bring to her name.
Thank you.
Note: The President spoke at 10:22 p.m. following the dinner at the Departmental Auditorium. In his opening remarks, the President referred to Stefano Casiraghi, the husband of Princess Caroline.
http://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=top-gun
Springfield! Springfield!
Top Gun (1986)
OK, buddy, what's on your mind?
Holy shit, there's two of them!
Whoo! MIG-28s!
No one's been this close before.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=39542
The American Presidency Project
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Written Responses to Questions Submitted by Oslobodjenje of Yugoslavia on the 1984 Winter Olympic Games
February 18, 1984
Q. Mr. President, this year Yugoslavia is host of the winter Olympic games and the United States of the summer Olympics. We are looking forward to it as an opportunity for strengthening of friendships and understanding among youth of the world. Children in Yugoslav schools even sent a message to the world leaders asking them to stop all wars in Olympic year as was the case in ancient Greece. How important are in today's world such events as Olympic games?
The President. I believe that the Olympic games show the human race at its best. We judge the best athletes in the world according to standards of excellence and sportsmanship, not political and economic doctrine, race, or religion. The Olympics show us what we can achieve when we agree on our goals and pursue them in a spirit of cooperation and understanding. Leaders in government have an obligation to strive for cooperation every bit as hard as our athletes who reach within for the greatest efforts of their lives. Together we should build a safer and far better world for the human family, not just for today but for generations to come. The United States has no higher priority than peace, as exemplified by the Olympic spirit.
Q. How do you see Yugoslavia as a first nonaligned country that will be host of such an event?
The President. As I told President Spiljak during his visit to the United States earlier this month, we greatly admire the effort and care that went into the preparation of the Olympic games in Sarajevo. Athletes, visitors, and Olympic officials have commented that they have never seen a better organized Olympics, and the hospitality of the people of Sarajevo is unsurpassed.
Q. The United States will host the summer Olympic games in Los Angeles this year. What does it mean to you?
The President. It is a great honor. California is my home State, and I know that the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee has spared no effort to offer the world's Olympic athletes and visitors to the games the best possible facilities. All Americans are anxious to welcome the people of the world with the same warm hospitality that was extended to our athletes in Sarajevo.
Q. What is your opinion, Mr. President, about some previous attempts to make the Olympics a stage for political confrontation?
The President. In ancient Greece, the Olympic games were a celebration of human excellence, not of nation states or political systems. That is the great tradition that has brought about the popularity of the modern Olympic movement. We must do everything we can to honor that tradition.
Q. Were you watching the games? Which ones in particular? Were you satisfied with what you saw—the spirit, the atmosphere?
The President. The Olympic events I have seen on TV have been exciting and inspirational. The competition is fierce and requires great stamina, spirit, and skill. Obviously, we cheer for the men and women on our respective teams. But we can and should celebrate the triumphs of all athletes who compete in the true spirit of sportsmanship and give the very best of themselves. So, while we were thrilled at the victories of our American skiers, we cheered with you when Jure Franko skied to a silver medal in the men's giant slalom. It's been a great event.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092099/quotes
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Top Gun (1986)
Quotes
[first title card]
Title Card: On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: May 2006
I was standing there at my assigned spot listening to the dogs barking, knowing that something was going to happen in front of me.
We were on that underground natural gas pipeline and I wasn't too far from where I got my red Ford stuck that time
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE May 2006 excerpt ends]
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: August 18, 2006
I have thought again several times about that memory of getting my red Ford stuck in the mud. It was on that underground pipeline
I can almost picture my pickup sitting there up to the fenders in the mud. That is the time I had to walk out of the woods to find someone to pull me out. It was pitch black that night and I only knew I was on the road by the sound of the gravel crunching under my boots. I had to walk several miles like that.
[JOURNAL ARCHIVE 18 August 2006 excerpt ends]
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/killers/allthesethingsthativedone.html
THE KILLERS
"All These Things That I've Done"
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
I got soul, but I'm not a soldier
Yeah, you know you got to help me out
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner
You know you got to help me out
You're gonna bring yourself down
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner
You're gonna bring yourself down
Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down
Over and in, last call for sin
While everyone's lost, the battle is won
With all these things that I've done
All these things that I've done
Space: Above And Beyond
Ray Butts
22 October 1995
Episode 5 DVD:
00:07:52
Vansen: Maybe, it's just, you know, no one is born that mean. They either put it on for effect, or something happened - something turned them that mean. They can never go back. The worst part is... they know it.
00:08:20
Television recording: "My name's MacBeth... The devil himself could not pronounce a title more hateful to mine ear... No, nor more fearful."
Paul Wang: Isn't this great? I requested it at the beginning of our tour. Took three months to get it.
Television recording: "...prove the lie thou speak'st."
Cooper Hawkes: I don't know what this guy's saying, but he means it.
Paul Wang: Come on! Damned Armed Forces censors. We can kill Chigs, we can earn medals, but we can't watch a fight on TV?
Cooper Hawkes: Popped the V-chip.
Paul Wang: Come on. Just in time. Hey, you idiot, what the hell do you think you're doing?
Raymond Thomas Butts: I saw what you maggots did. Brass says you're not supposed to see this crap.
Paul Wang: May I speak freely, Colonel?
Raymond Thomas Butts: Speak.
Paul Wang: You don't care if we see this. You're just messing with our heads. And being at war, this could be the last time I hear Shakespeare and you took that from me. And if you weren't wearing those oak leaves, *sir* I'd be kicking your ass up between your shoulder blades.
Raymond Thomas Butts: I'll tell you what. I'll drop these oak leaves for just 10 seconds because that's all it'll take to pound some respect into you.
Space: Above And Beyond
Dear Earth
03 March 1996
Episode 17 Season 1 DVD video:
00:08:16
US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel McQueen: Now, I've been getting an earful of bitching and moaning about pilots being deployed as ground pounders. Hear this, C.F.B. This is not the air force. This is the Corps - air-ground combat element of the 51st MEU - every Marine a rifleman. Therefore, you will fight on command - where needed, how needed. Do I make myself clear?
All: Yes, sir!
http://www.boeing.com/history/products/f-15-eagle.page
Boeing
F-15 EAGLE TACTICAL FIGHTER
Historical Snapshot
McDonnell Aircraft formalized the concept for the F-15 in 1967 when the company was selected to enter the second phase of the U.S Air Force's FX competition. Competing against Fairchild Hiller and North American Rockwell, McDonnell used lessons learned during the Vietnam War on the changing nature of jet age air-to-air combat, given that the F-4 Phantom II was earning its reputation as a formidable fighter. On Dec. 23, 1969, after more than two years of intensive testing and evaluation, the Air Force awarded McDonnell Douglas the F-15 Advanced Tactical Fighter contract. The McDonnell Douglas team had placed first among the three competitors in all phases of the competition and had the lowest contract price.
The F-15 is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter known for its incredible acceleration and maneuverability. With a top speed in excess of Mach 2.5 (more than 1,600 mph or 2575 kph), it was the first U.S. fighter with enough thrust to accelerate vertically. The F-15 carries a large complement of missiles — including AIM-9 Sidewinders and AIM-7 Sparrows; the Boeing-built Small Diameter Bomb I, Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and Laser JDAM weapons; and an internal 20 mm Gatling gun — all vital for modern engagements.
On June 26, 1972, James S. McDonnell, founder of McDonnell Aircraft, christened the F-15 "Eagle."
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IMDb
Top Gun (1986)
Release Info
USA 12 May 1986 (New York City, New York) (premiere)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251114/quotes
IMDb
Hart's War (2002)
Quotes
Lt. Lincoln A. Scott: I'd like to exercise my right to address this court, I've been sitting down ever since I got here and I should've said when you quartered us with the enlisted me instead of quartering us properly as officers, but it's ok, because color men expect to jump through a few hoops in this man's army Archer knew that, we all did. there's camp right outside Bacon, where I'm from and that's where the army sends the German POW's, picking cotton, what's strange every once and a while,we'd see them around town going to the movies, eating at diners, but if I wanted to go see the same movie I'd half to sit way up in the balcony, those diners were closed to me, even in uniform this must've happened to half the guys at Tuskegee and the German POW's were allowed to sit there and eat but we kept telling ourselves because no matter what, as long as we did our job, it would all be worth it because the war would end, we could home and be free to walk down any street in America with our heads held high as men, so that's what we did, we did our jobs, we served our country, Archer and I, and what you let happened to him, what you allowed to happen to him is appalling, and so is this.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005024/bio
IMDb
Terrence Howard
Biography
Date of Birth 11 March 1969, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Birth Name Terrence Dashon Howard
http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/h/harts-war-script-transcript.html
Hart's War
It's funny. I was just writing my son... and in the letter I was trying to explain to him... what the word honor means.
https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2541895/united-states-v-khadr/
Court Listener
United States v. Khadr, 717 F. Supp. 2d 1215 (M.C. 2007)
United States Court of Military Commission Review
Filed: September 24th, 2007
Status: Precedential
Citations: 717 F. Supp. 2d 1215
Docket Number: CMCR 07-001
Judges: Rolph, Francis, Holden, Appellate Military Judges
717 F.Supp.2d 1215 (2007)
UNITED STATES of America, Appellant
v.
Omar Ahmed KHADR, Appellee.
No. CMCR 07-001.
United States Court of Military Commission Review.
September 24, 2007.
*1218 For Appellant: Francis A. Gilligan (argued); Major Jeffrey D. Groharing, JA, U.S. Army (on brief); Captain Keith A. Petty, JA, U.S. Army (on brief); Lieutenant Clay G. Trivett, Jr., JAGC, U.S. Navy (on brief).
For Appellee: Lieutenant Commander William C. Kuebler, JAGC, U.S. Navy (on brief; argued); Rebecca S. Snyder (on brief); Dennis Edney (on brief); Nathan Whitling (on brief; argued).[1]
Amicus Curiae for Appellee: Frank W. Fountain (on brief); Madeline Morris (Professor of Law, Duke University)(on brief); Stephen Bornick (Special Editorial Associate for Professor Morris)(on brief); Landon Zimmer (Special Editorial Associate for Professor Morris)(on brief); Allison Hester-Hadded (law student, Duke University)(on brief).
Before ROLPH, FRANCIS, HOLDEN, Appellate Military Judges.
OPINION OF THE COURT AND ACTION ON APPEAL BY THE UNITED STATES FILED PURSUANT TO 10 U.S.C. § 950d
ROLPH, Deputy Chief Judge.
In this appeal by the Government (hereinafter Appellant) we are called upon to interpret for the first time the jurisdictional provisions contained in the Military Commissions Act of 2006 (hereinafter M.C.A.)[2] as they relate to the trial by military commission of a Canadian citizen, Omar Ahmed Khadr, Appellee (hereinafter Mr. Khadr). Mr. Khadr was captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002, is currently detained in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and was pending trial upon charges that were referred for trial before a military commission. This interlocutory appeal was taken after the military judge presiding over Mr. Khadr's trial dismissed *1219 all charges against him without prejudice on June 4, 2007. The military judge's ruling was based upon his sua sponte determination that the military commission lacked personal jurisdiction over Mr. Khadr. Where a court has no personal jurisdiction over an accused appearing before it, it is generally powerless to act. See, e.g., Ryder v. United States, 515 U.S. 177, 187, 115 S.Ct. 2031, 132 L.Ed.2d 136 (1995)(Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals could not decide appeals because not properly appointed); Solorio v. United States, 483 U.S. 435, 442-451, 107 S.Ct. 2924, 97 L.Ed.2d 364 (1987)(describing history of court-martial jurisdiction); Reid v. Covert, 354 U.S. 1, 32-36, 77 S.Ct. 1222, 1 L.Ed.2d 1148 (1957)(no court-martial jurisdiction over civilians accompanying the forces overseas); Toth v. Quarles, 350 U.S. 11, 22-23, 76 S.Ct. 1, 100 L.Ed. 8 (1955)(no court-martial jurisdiction over soldier discharged from service).
Background
Appellant charged Mr. Khadr with various offenses arising during the period from on or about June 2002 to on or about July 27, 2002. The allegations include murder of a U.S. Soldier in violation of the law of war; attempted murder of U.S. military or coalition forces by making and planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in violation of the law of war; conspiracy with Osama bin Laden, Ayman al Zawahiri and other members of al Qaeda, an international terrorist organization, to attack civilians, destroy property, and commit murder?all in violation of the law of war; providing material or resources in support of al Qaeda and international terrorism; and spying, in violation of 10 U.S.C. §§ 950v(b)(15); 950t; 950v(b)(28); 950v(b)(25); and 950v(b)(27) respectively. Each charge and specification alleged against Mr. Khadr asserts the jurisdictional claim that he is "a person subject to trial by military commission as an alien unlawful enemy combatant." See Charge Sheet, Charges I-V (Appellate Exhibit (AE) 1 at 4-7) (emphasis added).
The record of trial, pleadings of the parties, and allied documents contain allegations that Mr. Khadr received one-on-one "private al Qaeda basic training" in Afghanistan during June 2002, consisting of instruction in the use of rocket propelled grenades, rifles, pistols, hand grenades, and various other explosives. See AE 1 at 6; AE 17. In July 2002, Mr. Khadr is also alleged to have participated in "land mine training," which involved the conversion of landmines to IEDs and their strategic placement as weapons to be deployed against U.S. military and coalition forces. Id. On or about July 27, 2002, at a compound near Abu Ykhiel, Afghanistan, Mr. Khadr is alleged to have been a member of a group of al Qaeda members that engaged U.S. military and coalition forces with small arms fire, killing two Afghan Militia Force members, and throwing a hand grenade which killed Sergeant First Class Christopher Speer, U.S. Army. Id. Mr. Khadr, though badly wounded in the engagement, was immediately treated on scene by U.S. military medical personnel. He was thereafter taken into custody, and ultimately transported to the U.S. detention *1220 facility located at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, where he presently remains.
On September 7, 2004, a three-member C.S.R.T. unanimously determined that Mr. Khadr was properly classified as an "enemy combatant" and an individual who was "a member of, or affiliated with al Qaeda," as defined by a memorandum issued by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on July 7, 2004. See Report of C.S.R.T. (AE 11 at 6).
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=15057
Geico Donates Photo to USS Ronald Reagan
Story Number: NNS040907-05
Release Date: 9/7/2004 1:46:00 PM
By Journalist 3rd Class Stephanie Senn, USS Ronald Reagan Public Affairs
ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN (NNS) -- Geico president Tony Nicely donated a framed picture of President Ronald Reagan standing on the weather deck of a battleship to USS Ronald Reagan’s chief petty officer’s mess Aug. 26.
Nicely said this was a way for Geico to express their appreciation toward the military.
“We’ve had a great relationship with the military for many years,” said Nicely. “It’s the military that has made this company what it is today.”
Geico, or Government Employees Insurance Company, used to service only U.S. government employees. In 1958, they expanded their customer base to the civilian sector.
Nicely voiced his admiration for the military during the ceremony.
“We appreciate what the military does for our company and our country,” said Nicely. “I sleep better at night knowing the sacrifices our servicemembers have made for my freedom.”
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251114/quotes
IMDb
Hart's War (2002)
Quotes
Staff Sgt. Vic W. Bedford: Take that you bastard!
Lt. Lincoln A. Scott: Careful Bedford. That's a nigger you're rooting for. Tail's painted red, that means he's 99th, right out of Tuskegee, boy.
- posted by H.V.O.M - Kerry Wayne Burgess 5:42 PM Pacific Time Spokane Valley Washington USA Monday 15 June 2015
