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From: Kerry Burgess
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Subject: Bill Gates-US DOD-Microsoft-Corbis the cowardly International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States of America
To: hotline@dodig.mil; inspector.general@usdoj.gov; us.marshals@usdoj.gov
From: Kerry W. Burgess (official United States Marshals Service federal undercover identity created to investigate and prosecute and convict the criminal activity against the legitimate operations of the United States Department of Defense and against the legitimate operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; an identity completely compromised by forces hostile to the United States of America)
History is written by the victor.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
General Jack D. Ripper: Were you ever a prisoner of war?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Well, yes I was, matter of fact, Jack, I was.
General Jack D. Ripper: Did they torture you?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Uh, yes they did. I was tortured by the Japanese, Jack, if you must know; not a pretty story.
General Jack D. Ripper: Well, what happened?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Oh, well, I don't know, Jack, difficult to think of under these conditions; but, well, what happened was they got me on the old Rangoon-Ichinawa railway. I was laying train lines for the bloody Japanese puff-puff's.
General Jack D. Ripper: No, I mean when they tortured you did you talk?
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake: Ah, oh, no... well, I don't think they wanted me to talk really. I don't think they wanted me to say anything. It was just their way of having a bit of fun, the swines.
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Pearl Harbor (2001)
Admiral Kimmel: [reading signal] "U.S. Navy believes attack on Pearl Harbor imminent." Well... they're only an hour late.
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DA-ST-88-04603
A Soldier adjusts a ground laser locator designator (GLLD) in the high grass during field maneuvers. The GLLD projects a laser beam to find the exact range, azimuth and elevation of enemy targets. These coordinates are then called into the artillery command post for target engagement.
Photographer's Name: UNKNOWN
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An Army Scout reports back to his command post on the situation taking place in battle area
Location: FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA (CA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
Camera Operator: TSGT GREG MERRITT
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Independence Day
:20:05
Command, this is Neighbourhood Watch.
We are in position.
:20:09
Tracking monitors are locked on.
:20:12
We are going to visual recon.
:20:14
Roger.
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/pinkfloyd/oneofmyturns.html
PINK FLOYD LYRICS
"One Of My Turns"
Day after day, love turns grey
Like the skin of a dying man
Night after night, we pretend it's all right
But I have grown older and
You have grown colder and
Nothing is very much fun any more.
And I can feel one of my turns coming on.
I feel cold as razor blade
Tight as a tourniquet
Dry as a funeral drum,
Run to the bedroom, in the suitcase on the left
You'll find my favourite axe
Don't look so frightened
This is just a passing phase
Just one of my bad days
Would you like to watch T. V.?
Or get between the sheets?
Or contemplate the silent freeway?
Would you like something to eat?
Would you like to learn to fly?
Would you like to see me try?
Would you like to call the cops?
Do you think it's time I stopped?
Why are you running away?
http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F10.html
Mountain of Madness
Original Airdate on FOX: 02-Feb-97
Burns: Tell me, Simpson. If an opportunity arose for taking a small shortcut, you wouldn't be adverse to taking it, would you?
Homer: Uhh, not as such.
Burns: Neither would I. I've always felt that there's far too much hysteria these days about so-called cheating.
Homer: Yes, a lot of -- hysteria.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courts-martial_in_the_United_States
Courts-martial in the United States
Courts-martial in the United States are criminal trials conducted by the Military of the United States. Most commonly, courts-martial are convened to try members of the U.S. military for violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, which is the U.S. military's criminal code. However, they can also be convened for other purposes, including military tribunals and the enforcement of martial law in an occupied territory. Courts-martial are governed by the rules of procedure and evidence laid out in the Manual for Courts-Martial and Military Rules of Evidence, respectively.
a military judge determines questions of law, and the members of the panel (or military judge in a judge-alone case) determine questions of fact.
From 6/19/1968 ( my 1st United States Navy Medal of Honor date of record and I am United States military fighter jet ace-in-single-day during Vietnam War ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) is: 1777 days
From 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) to 3/13/1978 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is: 1777 days
From 9/2/1974 ( I returned to planet Earth after my 18 January 1974 first landing planet Venus ) To 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) is 644 days
From 6/7/1976 ( my first landing Saturn moon Phoebe and the Saturn moon Phoebe territory belongs to me and my wife ) To 3/13/1978 ( United States Department of the Army Order 31-3 General Of The Armies of the United States applies to me personally and professionally as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) is 644 days
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_of_the_Armies
General of the Armies
General of the Armies and General of the Armies of the United States are the highest possible ranks in the United States Army.
After World War II, which saw the introduction of U.S. "5-star" officers who outranked Washington, both Congress and the President revisited the issue of Washington's rank. To maintain George Washington's proper position as the first Commanding General of the United States Army, he was appointed, posthumously, to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States by congressional joint resolution Public Law 94-479 January 19, 1976, approved by President Gerald R. Ford on October 11, 1976. The law established the grade as having "rank and precedence over all other grades of the Army, past or present,"clearly making it superior to General of the Army. The Department of the Army Order 31-3, issued on March 13, 1978 had an effective appointment date of July 4, 1976. The rank ensures that no United States military officer outranks George Washington
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleet_Admiral_%28United_States%29
Fleet Admiral (United States)
Fleet Admiral of the United States Navy (FADM), or more commonly referred to as Fleet Admiral, is a five-star flag officer rank and is presently considered the highest possible rank in the United States Navy.
The insignia for Fleet Admiral comprises five stars in a pentagon design with a thick rank stripe, below four smaller stripes, on the service dress blue uniform.
The Fleet Admiral rank is reserved for war-time use only
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service
United States Marshals Service
The United States Marshals Service (USMS) is a United States federal law enforcement agency within the United States Department of Justice (see 28 U.S.C. § 561). Although the Marshals Service itself dates only to 1969, the office of U.S. Marshal is the oldest federal law enforcement office in the United States.
The USMS is the enforcement arm of the United States federal courts. U.S. Marshals protect court officers and buildings and ensure the effective operation of the judicial system. The US Marshals Service assists with court security and prisoner transport, serves arrest warrants and seeks fugitives.
Regional Organization
The U.S. court system is divided into 94 Districts, each with a U.S. Marshal, a Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal (GS-15) (and an Assistant Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal (GS-14) in certain larger districts), Supervisory Deputy U.S. Marshals (GS-13), and as many Deputy U.S. Marshals (GS-5 and above) and Special Deputy U.S. Marshals as needed.
The US Marshal of a US Circuit Court is the US Marshal in whose district that court is located.
The Director and each United States Marshal is appointed by the President of the United States and subject to confirmation by the United States Senate. The District U.S. Marshal is traditionally appointed from a list of qualified law enforcement personnel for that district or state. Each state has at least one district, while several larger states have three or more.
Titles
United States Marshal—for the top executive Marshal's Service position (political appointment) in a Federal judicial district.
Chief Deputy United States Marshal—the senior career manager for the Federal judicial district who is responsible for management of the Marshal's office and staff.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
General "Buck" Turgidson: General Ripper called Strategic Air Command headquarters shortly after he issued the go code. I have a portion of the transcript of that conversation if you'd like me to to read it.
President Merkin Muffley: Read it!
General "Buck" Turgidson: Ahem... The Duty Officer asked General Ripper to confirm the fact that he *had* issued the go code, and he said, uh, "Yes gentlemen, they are on their way in, and no one can bring them back. For the sake of our country, and our way of life, I suggest you get the rest of SAC in after them. Otherwise, we will be totally destroyed by Red retaliation. Uh, my boys will give you the best kind of start, 1400 megatons worth, and you sure as hell won't stop them now, uhuh. Uh, so let's get going, there's no other choice. God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural... fluids. God bless you all" and he hung up.
[beat]
General "Buck" Turgidson: Uh, we're, still trying to figure out the meaning of that last phrase, sir.
President Merkin Muffley: There's nothing to figure out, General Turgidson. This man is obviously a psychotic.
General "Buck" Turgidson: We-he-ell, uh, I'd like to hold off judgement on a thing like that, sir, until all the facts are in.
President Merkin Muffley: General Turgidson! When you instituted the human reliability tests, you *assured* me there was *no* possibility of such a thing *ever* occurring!
General "Buck" Turgidson: Well, I, uh, don't think it's quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.
From 7/23/1973 ( I passed the United States Multistate Bar Examination ) to 11/17/2001 ( premiere US film "Behind Enemy Lines" ) is: 10344 days
10344 = 5172 + 5172
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) to 5/1/1973 ( my graduation from University of Oxford at Lincoln College includes law degree ) is: 5172 days
From 5/21/1969 ( I am Princeton University medical doctor degree graduate ) to 11/17/2001 ( premiere US film "Behind Enemy Lines" ) is: 11868 days
11868 = 5934 + 5934
'59-34' ( my birth date UK )
From 6/8/1996 ( United States Navy warship USS Cole DDG 67 commissioned into US Navy active service and I was the first Commanding Officer of United States Navy warship USS Cole DDG 67 ) to 11/17/2001 ( premiere US film "Behind Enemy Lines" ) is: 1988 days
From 7/16/1963 ( my wife ) to 12/24/1968 ( I was United States Apollo 8 spacecraft United States Navy astronaut in orbit of Earth's moon ) is: 1988 days
From 7/20/1969 ( I was United States Apollo 11 Eagle spacecraft United States Navy astronaut landing on Earth's moon ) To 11/17/2001 ( premiere US film "Behind Enemy Lines" ) is 11808 days
11808 = 5904 + 5904
From 3/4/1959 ( my birth date UK ) To 5/3/1975 ( United States Navy aircraft carrier warship USS Nimitz CVN 68 commissioned into United States Navy active service ) is 5904 days
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Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
USA 17 November 2001 (San Diego, California) (premiere)
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Under Siege
:02:00
Well, it's going to be a zoo.
:02:03
Chief Ryback.
:02:04
Send him in.
:02:11
Get in your dress uniform.
:02:13
You know how I feel about ceremonies.
I thought this time--
:02:16
If I had your ribbons,
I'd wear them to bed.
:02:19
Yes, sir.
:02:20
Get in your whites.
I'll introduce you to the President.
:02:23
-I appreciate that, but--
-That's not a good idea.
:02:26
For once, Commander Krill and I
are in total agreement.
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Thirteen Days (2000)
USA 19 December 2000 (premiere)
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Independence Day
:04:02
David,
:04:03
you unlocked part of their technology.
:04:05
- You cracked the code.
- No, no. All I did was stumble on their...
:04:10
..signal. I don't know
how helpful I can be.
:04:14
Why don't you show him
what you've discovered so far?
:04:18
Figure out what they haven't thought of yet.
:04:21
We'll see if you're as smart
as we all hope you are.
:04:35
What code?
2003 television miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" DVD movie:
00:25:40
Gaius Baltar: It may interest to know that the final results for the C.N.P. project are: Working close to 95% efficiency throughout the fleet. Hold your applause, please.
Caprica Number Six: No applause for me? I doubt you would've ever completed the project without me.
Gaius Baltar: Yes, well, you helped a bit.
Caprica Number Six: I rewrote half your algorithms.
Gaius Baltar: All right, you were extremely helpful. But let's not forget you got something out of it. All that poking around inside the Defense mainframe. Should give you a huge advantage bidding for the contract next year.
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Memorable quotes for
Independence Day (1996)
President Thomas Whitmore: The only mistake I ever made was to appoint a sniveling little weasel like you Secretary of Defense. However, that is a mistake, I am happy to say, that I don't have to live with. Mr. Nimzicki... you're fired.
1991 film "Flight of the Intruder" DVD movie:
00:46:05
US Navy Lieutenant Commander Virgil 'Tiger' Cole - USS Independence CV 62 US Navy A-6 Intruder bombardier navigator: SAM's are the scene here, man. SAM sites are the most righteous targets we got. You ever fly Ironhand?
US Navy Lieutenant Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton - USS Independence CV 62 US Navy A-6 Intruder pilot: No. No, no. No, not me. I... I don't let them shoot rockets at me for sport.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II
F-4 Phantom II
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the U.S. Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. Proving highly adaptable, it became a major part of the air wings of the United States Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. It was used extensively by all three of these services during the Vietnam War, serving as the principal air superiority fighter for both the Navy and Air Force, as well as being important in the ground-attack and reconnaissance roles by the close of U.S. involvement in the war.
The F-4 Phantom has the distinction of being the last United States fighter flown to attain ace status in the 20th century. During the Vietnam War, the USAF had one pilot and two WSOs, and the USN one pilot and one RIO, become aces in air-to-air combat. It was also a capable tactical reconnaissance and Wild Weasel (suppression of enemy air defenses) platform
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Weasel
Wild Weasel
Wild Weasel is a nickname for aircraft of the United States Air Force tasked with the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission. Initially known by the operational code "IRON HAND" when first authorized on August 12, 1965, the term "Wild Weasel" derives from Project Wild Weasel, the USAF development program for a dedicated SAM-detection and suppression aircraft. Originally named "Project Ferret", denoting a predatory animal that goes into its prey's den to kill it (hence: "to ferret out"), the name was changed to differentiate it from the code-name "Ferret" that had been used during World War II for radar counter-measures bombers.
In brief, the task of a Wild Weasel aircraft is to bait enemy anti-aircraft defenses into targeting it with their radars, whereupon the radar waves are traced back to their source so that the Weasel or its teammates can precisely target it for destruction.
http://www.microsoft[TERRORIST ASSET].com/presspass/exec/billg/speeches/1999/02-18Cohen.aspx
Remarks by Secretary of Defense William Cohen and Bill Gates
Thursday, February 18, 1999
Redmond, Washington
DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN: Thank you, Bill. (Applause.)
Bill, thank you very much. And Bob Herbold, thank you for inviting me to come here today. (The next comment refers to the former Army officer who is now in MS training) I had mixed emotions about you leaving the military and coming to work here. (Laughter.) And I'll tell you, I gave you mild applause. (Laughter.)
I might also point out that we have some seats that say, "Reserved for the Cohen staff," that anyone who does not want to stand up can use. Though I like the notion of having standing room only -- (laughter) But if you'd like to have a seat, we have plenty of room up front.
Coming to the Microsoft campus was something of a unique experience, as we landed in a big helicopter and I was commenting that they probably think this is "Red Dawn" -- (laughter) -- or an invasion by aliens, coming in this large helicopter.
But I always think, when I go to a campus, of my oldest son when he graduated from Bowdoin College so many years ago. He always told me about the story of the most popular professor on campus. He was popular -- he was a religion professor -- but he was popular because he always asked the same question every year on the final exam -- (laughter) -- "Discuss the wanderings of St. Paul." And the students, of course, loved him because they would wait until the final couple of days, they'd cram and they'd ace the exam the next day. Except my son's final year, when all the students walked into the classroom, they sat down, and they looked at the exam question and, you know, you could see the hands started to shake, butterflies, some became ill, and they all walked out of the room within about three or four minutes, totally dispirited, except for one student, who sat there and wrote and wrote and wrote.
The question on the exam was, "Discuss the meaning of Christ's Sermon on the Mount." And so the student took the full three hours to fill out his blue books. He finally handed them in to his professor and he walked out the center aisle with what Mark Twain would call the "calm confidence of a Christian holding four aces." (Laughter.)
And the professor looked down at the exam book and it said, "To the experts I leave the meaning of Christ's Sermon on the Mount. As for me, I should like to discuss the wanderings of St. Paul." (Laughter.)
So, I thought I might wander a little bit with you this afternoon, and take you on a journey perhaps that some of you have not experienced.
2003 television miniseries "Battlestar Galactica" DVD movie:
00:43:48
Kellan Brody - television newscaster: We don't have any further information yet. There are no remaining ships able to leave Caprica. But no actual enemy has been sighted yet. Officials are saying there doesn't seem any doubt -
Gaius Baltar: What have I done? What am I going to do? There's no way out.
Caprica Number Six: I know.
Gaius Baltar: I'm sure you know. That's your doing, isn't it? Wait. Wait. There has to be another way out of here. I mean - I mean, you must have an escape plan. You're not about to be destroyed by your own bombs, are you? How are you leaving?
[ United States Department of Defense the cowardly and severely Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization US Title 18 & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis the International Terrorist Organization violently against the United States federal government actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government with all Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis staff partners contributors employees contractors lawyers managers of any capacity as severely treasonous criminal accomplices and that are active unlawful obstructions, combinations, or assemblages, or rebellion against the authority of the United States that actively make it impracticable to enforce the laws of the United States in the United States and in the Severely Treasonous and Criminally Rebellious State of Washington by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings ]
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090730-N-2344B-014 GULF OF OMAN (July 30, 2009) Operations Specialist 3rd Class David Bevels stands the auto track manager and identification operator watch in the Combat Direction Center aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Briana C. Brotzman/Released)
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090730-N-2344B-014
From 5/23/1986 ( Sterling Hayden - deceased ) To 5/1/1995 ( ignoring lawful orders from United States of America National Command Authority and also unknown to the assigned command crew who acted to carry out those lawful and justified orders from United States of America National Command Authority the United States of America Commander-in-Chief Bill Clinton I personally prevented a United States Navy fleet ballistic missile submarine from launching a salvo of nuclear warheads to justifiably destroy Seattle Washington and Redmond Washington and the surrounding region and with deep remorse I regret my actions that prevented the lawful and justified destruction of Seattle Washington and Redmond Washington and the surrounding region with United States of America federal military nuclear weapons ) is 3265 days
From 10/12/2000 ( United States Navy warship USS Cole DDG 67 seriously damaged and United States Navy sailors killed as a scheduled terrorist attack by Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-George Bush the cowardly violent criminal because I am the first Commanding Officer of United States Navy warship USS Cole DDG 67 as United States Navy Fleet Admiral Thomas Reagan ) To 9/11/2009 ( the widely publicized US Coast Guard-Potomac River Washington DC incident & Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal has never been a legal citizen of the United States of America & Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis actively instigate insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government ) is 3256 days
From 7/24/2001 ( premiere US video "Eyes Are Upon You" ) To 6/23/2010 ( Bill Gates the cowardly violent criminal again contracted a criminal to murder me this day by gunfire through a window or as I walked outside along the city sidewalk where they constantly track my movements just so that can make me know they are harassing me and that they have no intention of stopping their cowardly criminal activity directed at my person ) is 3256 days
From 10/28/1955 ( Bill Gates the transvestite and the Soviet Union prostitute and the cowardly International Terrorist violently against the United States federal government actively instigates insurrection and subversive activity against the United States federal government and United Nations chartered allies ) To 9/26/1964 ( premiere US TV series "Gilligan's Island"::series premiere episode "Two on a Raft" ) is 3256 days
From 11/10/1983 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - Microsoft Windows announced ) To 10/9/1992 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Under Siege" ) is 3256 days
From 8/7/1996 ( RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT ORGANIZATIONS - the fraudulent Mars rock by Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Communist-NASA with continuing intent to pirate the tremendous commercial value of my private property ) To 7/7/2005 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-George Bush the cowardly violent criminal bombs London England with extensive damage and many fatalities and many injuries ) is 3256 days
From 5/21/2001 ( date hijacked from me:premiere US film "Pearl Harbor" ) To 4/20/2010 ( Bill Gates-Microsoft-Corbis-Barack Hussein Obama the cowardly violent criminal destroys the Transocean Deepwater Horizon oil drilling platform with several fatalities ) is 3256 days
From 5/12/1965 ( date hijacked from me:I am active duty United States Navy aviator and United States Astronaut ) To 4/11/1974 ( Tricia Helfer ) is 3256 days
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alibi
alibi
Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/subterfuge
subterfuge
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
Synonyms: deception, scheme, trick, dodge, ruse.
A deceptive stratagem or device
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_'Rats_desert_a_sinking_ship'_mean
What does 'Rats desert a sinking ship' mean?
When there were wooden ships in common use, there would always be rats on board. If the ship were to sink the rats would jump off and swim away because they knew the ship was sinking and that they needed to swim to safety/shelter.
The phrase is now used to refer to people who ditch a lost cause because they weren't committed to it. Unlike the captain and men on the ship who would have tried to save it the rats just fled. Unlike the creators of a cause would try and keep the cause afloat (if you'll excuse the pun) whereas the tag along followers just there for the ride (again an interesting pun - thus why this phrase fits so nicely) would just ditch it.
