Greetings,
After more than 1 year we are back, having finally learned how to post articles on the blog ourselves.   Stacey and I now have a web site which we invite you to visit.  www.marksmanshipmatters.com We have written numerous feature articles during the past year and we will start posting them here soon.  We hope that you will join us for some interesting and sometimes passionate dissertations on current events as well as other exciting topics. 
Larry and Stacey Mudgett

When WWII Started- 1979

When WW III Started - 1979 

This is not very long, but very informative You have to read the catalouge of events in this brief piece. Then, ask yourself how anyone can take the position that all we have to do is bring our troops home from Iraq, reset the snooze alarm, go back to sleep, and no one will ever bother us again. In case you missed it, World War III began in November 1979...

US Navy Captain Ouimette is the Executive Officer at Naval Air Station, Pensacola , Florida . Here is a copy of the speech he gave last month. It is an accurate account of why we are in so much trouble today and why this action is so necessary.

AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!

That's what we think we heard on the 11th of September 2001 (When more than 3,000 Americans were killed) and maybe it was, but I think it should have been 'Get Out of Bed!' In fact, the alarm clock has been buzzing since 1979 and we have continued to hit the snooze button and roll over for a few more minutes of peaceful sleep since then.

It was a cool fall day in November 1979 in a country going through a religious and political upheaval when a group of Iranian students attacked and seized the American Embassy in Tehran . This seizure was an outright attack on American soil; it was an attack that held the world's most powerful country hostage and paralyzed a Presidency  The attack on this sovereign U. S. Embassy set the stage for events to follow for the next 25 years.

America was still reeling from the aftermath of the Vietnam experience and had a serious threat from the Soviet Union when then, President Carter, had to do something. He chose to conduct a clandestine raid in the desert. The ill-fated mission ended in ruin, but stood as a symbol of America's inability to deal with terrorism.

America 's military had been decimated and down sized since the end of the Vietnam War. A poorly trained, poorly equipped and poorly organized military was called on to execute a complex mission that was doomed from the start.

Shortly after the Tehran experience, Americans began to be kidnapped and killed throughout the Middle East . America could do little to protect her citizens living and working abroad. The attacks against US soil continued.

In April of 1983 a large vehicle packed with high explosives was driven into the US Embassy compound in Beirut When it explodes, it kills 63 people. The alarm went off again and America hit the Snooze Button once more.

Then just six short months later in 1983 a large truck heavily laden down with over 25 00 pounds of TNT smashed through the main gate of the US Marine Corps headquarters in Beirut and 241 US servicemen are killed. America mourns her dead and hit the Snooze Button once more.

Two months later in December 1983, another truck loaded with explosives is driven into the US Embassy in Kuwait , and America continues her slumber.

The following year, in September 1984, another van was driven into the gate of the US Embassy in Beirut and America slept.

Soon the terrorism spreads to Europe . In April 1985 a bomb explodes in a restaurant frequented by US soldiers in Madrid

Then in August 1985 a Volkswagen loaded with explosives is driven into the main gate of the US Air Force Base at Rheine-Main, 22 are killed and the snooze alarm is buzzing louder and louder as US interests are continually attacked.

Fifty-nine days later in 1985 a cruise ship, the Achille Lauro is hijacked and we watched as an American in a wheelchair is singled out of the passenger list and executed.

The terrorists then shift their tactics to bombing civilian airliners when they bomb TWA Flight 840 in April of 1986that killed 4 and the most tragic bombing, Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie , Scotland in 1988, killing 259.

The wake up alarm is getting louder and louder.

The terrorists decide to bring the fight to America . In January 1993, two CIA agents are shot and killed as they enter CIA headquarters in Langley , Virginia

The following month, February 1993 , a group of terrorists are arrested after a rented van packed with explosives is driven into the underground parking garage of the World Trade Center in New York City . Six people are killed and over 1000 are injured. Still this is a crime and not an act of war? The Snooze alarm is depressed again.

Then in November 1995 a car bomb explodes at a US military complex in Riyadh  Saudi Arabia killing seven service men and women.

A few months later in June of 1996, another truck bomb explodes only 35 yards from the US military compound in Dhahran , Saudi Arabia . It destroys the Khobar Towers , a US Air Force barracks, killing 19 and injuring over 500. The terrorists are getting braver and smarter as they see that America does not respond decisively.

They move to coordinate their attacks in a simultaneous attack on two US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania .  These attacks were planned with precision. They kill 224. America responds with cruise missile attacks and goes back to sleep.

The USS Cole was docked in the port of Aden, Yemen for refueling on 12 October 2000 , when a small craft pulled along side the ship and exploded killing 17 US Navy Sailors. Attacking a US War Ship is an act of war, but we sent the FBI to investigate the crime and went back to sleep.

And of course you know the events of 11 September 2001. Most Americans think this was the first attack against US soil or in America . How wrong they are. America has been under a constant attack since 1979 and we chose to hit the snooze alarm and roll over and go back to sleep.

In the news lately we have seen lots of finger pointing from every high official in government over what they knew and what they didn't know. But if you've read the papers and paid a little attention I think you can see exactly what they knew. You don't have to be in the FBI or CIA or on the National Security Council to see the pattern that has been developing since 1979.

I think we have been in a war for the past 25 years and it will continue until we as a people decide enough is enough. America needs to 'Get out of Bed' and act decisively now. America has been changed forever.  We have to be ready to pay the price and make the sacrifice to ensure our way of life continues. We cannot afford to keep hitting the snooze button again and again and roll over and go back to sleep.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor , Admiral Yamamoto said '... it seems all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant.' This is the message we need to disseminate to terrorists around the world.

This is not a political thing to be hashed over in an election year, this is an AMERICAN thing. This is about our Freedom and the Freedom of our children in years to come.

If you believe in this please forward it to as many people as you can especially to the young people and all those who dozed off in history class and who seem so quick to protest such a necessary military action. If you don't believe it, just delete it and go back to sleep.

All

This is an excellent article.  I have a slightly different view of history however.  I believe that WWIII started the day that WWII ended.  The US and a few allies fought the Communists led by the USSR.  WWIII was largely a cold war because of Mutually Assured Destruction.  Once the USSR had the "bomb" an all hot war was deemed impractible.  There were many prolonged battles fought as a part of the World War between the US and the Communists.  Battles that the news media thought were wars.  The Communists fought in an effort to spread their philosophy to the entire world.  The US fought in an effort to preserve freedom in far off places.  One of the battles of WWIII was fought in Korea.  Another battle was fought in Viet Nam.  There were many smaller battles along the way but these were among the most prolonged. 

 

Finally the USSR went broke and dissolved.  We declared victory and forgot about having our children hide under their classroom desks during simulated nuclear attack drills.  Weather or not WWIII is really over remains to be seen.  As the US goes bankrupt and reduces our defense capabilities to a small fraction of what is required to keep us safe and our old enemies grow stronger through the sale of oil, we may find that WWIII never ended at all.  We may have simply been living in state of prolonged truce.

 

In 1975 I told Jeff Cooper that America was going to be attacked by Muslim terrorists.  I predicted that these attacks would begin in 1976.  Jeff mentioned my warning in a magazine article which was later printed in "Gunsite Gossip".  I missed the mark by three years.  Our embassy in Iran was seized in 1979 and the first battle involving the US in WWIV had begun.  The continued history of Muslims attacking the US in years to follow is well known.  Although the US did not really take notice of WWIV until 1979 we can trace the conflict back to 1948 when the Arab states attacked Israel. 

In fact I suppose we can trace the roots of the conflict back about 1,400 years or so. 

 

While WWIII remains in an uneasy truce, WWIV rages on through out the world.  Most of the armed conflicts in the world today involve Muslims attacking their neighbors.  While we are on the subject I would also mention seeing Muslims dancing in the streets and having parties all over the world to celebrate the murder of 3,000 Americans on 911.  News polls conducted in so called moderate Muslim countries indicated that 95 percent of the people on the street were glad that we were attacked.  A recent poll found that almost 2/3 of Muslims living in the US supported the actions of suicide bombers.  We are constantly being told it is a small group of extremists that are involved in terrorism.  I would suggest that there are a small group of Muslims who are so extreme that they do not want us dead.  These are the few.  These are the exception.  These are the handful who do not support Jihad.  Those who would not dance on our graves are the rare exceptions not the terrorists and their supporters.  The Koran states in over 20 passages, those who will not accept Islam, smite their necks. 

 

Larry Mudgett

Obama's Plan to Overwhelm the System

Barack Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is purposely overwhelming the  U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos -- thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.

Barack Obama is my college classmate (Columbia  University, class of '83). As Glenn Beck correctly predicted from day one, Obama is following the plan of Cloward & Piven, two professors at Columbia University. They outlined a plan to socialize America by overwhelming the system with government spending and entitlement demands. Add up the clues below. Taken individually they're alarming. Taken as a whole, it is a brilliant, Machiavellian game plan to turn the United States into a socialist/Marxist state with a permanent majority that desperately needs government for survival ... and can be counted on to always vote for bigger government. Why not? They have no responsibility to pay for it.

-- Universal health care. The health care bill had very little to do with health care. It had everything to do with unionizing millions of hospital and health care workers, as well as adding 15,000 to 20,000 new IRS agents (who will join government employee unions). Obama doesn't care that giving free health care to 30 million Americans will add trillions to the national debt. What he does care about is that it cements the dependence of those 30 million voters to Democrats and big government. Who but a socialist revolutionary would pass this reckless spending bill in the middle of a depression?

-- Cap and trade. Like health care legislation having nothing to do with health care, cap and trade has nothing to do with global warming. It has everything to do with redistribution of income, government control of the economy and a criminal payoff to Obama's biggest contributors. Those powerful and wealthy unions and contributors (like GE, which owns NBC, MSNBC and CNBC) can then be counted on to support everything Obama wants. They will kick-back hundreds of millions of dollars in contributions to Obama and the Democratic Party to keep them in power. The bonus is that all the new taxes on Americans with bigger cars, bigger homes and businesses helps Obama "spread the wealth around."

-- Make Puerto Rico a state. Why? Who's asking for a 51st state? Who's asking for millions of new welfare recipients and government entitlement addicts in the middle of a depression?‚ Certainly not American taxpayers. But this has been Obama's plan all along. His goal is to add two new Democrat senators, five Democrat congressman and a million loyal Democratic voters who are dependent on big government.

-- Legalize 12 million illegal immigrants. Just giving these 12 million potential new citizens free health care alone could overwhelm the system and bankrupt America. But it adds 12 million reliable new Democrat voters who can be counted on to support big government. Add another few trillion dollars in welfare, aid to dependent children, food stamps, free medical, education, tax credits for the poor, and eventually Social Security.

-- Stimulus and bailouts. Where did all that money go? It went to Democrat contributors, organizations (ACORN), and unions -- including billions of dollars to save or create jobs of government employees across the country. It went to save GM and Chrysler so that their employees could keep paying union dues. It went to AIG so that Goldman Sachs could be bailed out (after giving Obama almost $1 million in contributions). A staggering $125 billion went to teachers (thereby protecting their union dues). All those public employees will vote loyally Democrat to protect their bloated salaries and pensions that are bankrupting America. The country goes broke, future generations face a bleak future, but Obama, the Democrat Party, government, and the unions grow more powerful. The ends justify the means.

-- Raise taxes on small business owners, high-income earners, and job creators. Put the entire burden on only the top 20 percent of taxpayers, redistribute the income, punish success, and reward those who did nothing to deserve it (except vote for Obama). Reagan wanted to dramatically cut taxes in order to starve the government. Obama wants to dramatically raise taxes to starve his political opposition.

With the acts outlined above, Obama and his regime have created a vast and rapidly expanding constituency of voters dependent on big government; a vast privileged class of public employees who work for big government; and a government dedicated to destroying capitalism and installing themselves as socialist rulers by overwhelming the system.

Add it up and you've got the perfect Marxist scheme -- all devised by my Columbia University college classmate, Barack Obama, using the Cloward and Piven Plan.

-Wayne Allyn Root

Unfortunately I am not optimistic.  Many Americans have understood BHO's plan since day one.  Most people however do not have a clue.  The cycle of evolution that all governments follow has never been broken.  To believe that we can break the cycle at the ballot box is wishful thinking.  BHO still has 45 percent of the American people giving him a high approval rating.  Give amnesty to twenty million illegal aliens, add a little voter fraud and he can be reelected.  

I believe that if BHO saw that he was not going to win reelection he would create a national emergency, declare martial law and suspend elections.  The Marxists have never been so close to taking over America.  Anyone who thinks that they will be stopped by something as trivial as elections does not know history.  I think that we have a duty to leave no stone unturned in our effort to save our nation by the political process.  We must protest, complain to our elected officials, work to elect Constitutional Candidates, vote, and educate others.  Do I think that we have a chance?  Probably not.  In the end we will have fought honestly and legally and they will subscribe to the doctrine that "The end justifies the means".  They will do anything, beyond what we can even imagine, to grab more power and wealth.

Even if we were attacked by our government and forced to fight a second revolution or a second civil war and we won, there is no guarantee that we would end up with a system as good as the one that our founders created.  I believe that our nation was divinely inspired but I wonder if God will continue to see America as worth saving.  I pray that he does because God may be our only hope.

You asked for my thoughts so I pulled no punches.  I think that our government will follow the evolution of all governments through out history.  To believe otherwise is naive.  I hope that I am wrong of course but as a student of history I do not think I will be.  I think that the most we can accomplish now is to slow the destruction of our Republic through our continued efforts.  Perhaps the best chance for our nations survival may occur if the government grabs too much to fast.  If they miscalculate and cause resistance, we might have a chance of restoring the Constitution through struggle.  That is obviously a long shot but then again, this is America. 

The next three years may be the most interesting in the history of this nation.  Be well and remain alert.

God Bless America -- Live Free or Die

Larry Mudgett

US Constitution, an Inspired Document

Friends and Family 

 

Like you, we also believe that our Constitution and our Founding Fathers were divinely inspired.  We believe that with out a belief in God it is impossible to fully appreciate the Constitution in all of its glory and greatness.  I swore an oath to uphold the Constitution when I joined the Army, again when I joined the police department and again when I joined the "Oath Keepers".  Stacey swore that same oath when she joined the police department and again recently.  Stacey and I take classes on the Constitution here in Utah and we carry a copy with us at all times.  Even now I would not be at all surprised if the end of my life came about while defending the Constitution. 

 

At a time in our history when our elected officials scoff at, laugh at, ignore and trample on the Constitution we remember the words of Jefferson.  From time to time the tree of liberty must be watered with the blood of patriots and tyrants.  We believe that such a time may be near.  If a revolution to restore our Constitution and our form of government should occur we will not hide.  The restrictions on the liberty of the people and the taxes imposed by King George were nothing compared to what is being forced upon us today and as these things became much worse over the next few months and years I will not be surprised to see half the country resist. 

 

Americans may soon be forced to take sides with what is becoming a Fascist administration, or side with those who believe in the Constitution of the United States.  I remind people that after the Revolutionary War 100,000 Americans were exiled because they were on the wrong side.  So it may be again.  Moderation and sitting on the fence may not be possible.  As the otherwise very disappointing George Bush said, "you are with us or you are with the Terrorists".  The battle cry may soon become, Your are with the Constitution or you are with the Marxists. 

 

Being the best country on Earth among despicable nations is not enough. Having a better government than Mexico does not inspire us.  Today and tomorrow we celebrate our Declaration of Independence from England and King George.  Let us pray that our nation will return to the spirit of 1776 and that we may restore our Republic and our Constitution to their former greatness with out violence.  This is the reason that Stacey and I have become Prescient Delegates , give lectures, support the 912 project and the oath keepers and work for other grass roots organizations.  We want to see the revolution occur at the ballot box.  We are hopeful but cautious.

 

We trust that this letter finds you well and we look forward to hearing from you soon.  "Happy Independence Day" and may God Bless America and send her people on the right path.

 

Larry and Stacey      

Salt lake Police Study Understates Illegal Alien Identity Theft

All

Based on 35 years in Law Enforcement and having a wife with 11 years in law enforcement, a son with 17 years in law enforcement and a brother in law with 30 years in law enforcement and having worked for four full time Chiefs, 4 interim Chiefs and dozens of Deputy and Assistant Chiefs I have some strong opinions about police administrators.  Many are excellent men and women who could get into a patrol car and go out and work the streets just like any other officer.  The Utah County Sheriff is one of these.  LAPD Chief Gates was one of these.  I could name many others like Chief Hillman and of course Chief William Parker of LAPD legend.  All administrators and honest Law Enforcement Officers.  Unfortunately these officials are increasingly rare.  I have also worked for Chiefs and administrators who were little more than politicians.  Chief Willy Williams come to mind.  Chief Williams was so unqualified that he never did pass the California Peace Officers Standards and Training Exam to become a law enforcement officer in the state of California despite being appointed to the job of police chief which he held for 4 years.   

 

Now these are merely my opinions that I am stating here but those opinions are based on considerable experience.  I have seen Chief Burbank being interviewed or making statements on the news many times.  My impressions are not positive.  He appears to be a "politically correct" politician.  I have yet to agree with him on any subject.  If you read the federal immigration laws carefully you will find that it is a violation of federal law to create a sanctuary city or state, something which Chief Burbank appears to support.  Doing anything to encourage illegal immigration is in fact a violation of fed law.  The fact that the current administration in DC elects not to prosecute city and state officials for supporting the invasion of our nation does not mean that doing so is not a violation of existing law. 

 

If Chief Burbank has in fact failed to accurately report the cost of illegal immigration to the voters and tax payers of Utah he should be required to step down.  In a "just society" the consequences would be much more serious.

Larry Mudgett         

 

June 9, 11:51 PM 
Salt Lake City Immigration Examiner Ronald Mortensen

Did Salt Lake City Police Chief Chris Burbank cook the books on illegal alien identity theft?

That is what some people are asking after reviewing a study commissioned by Chief Burbank.

By relying uniquely on Salt Lake City Police Department (SLCPD) crime statistics, the study significantly understates the actual rate of illegal alien driven, employment-related identity theft because under Chief Burbank, the SLCPD does not aggressively pursue illegal alien crimes, including identity fraud. 

As reported in the New York Times, a senior Social Security Administration official estimates that 75% of all illegal aliens have fraudulent Social Security numbers which is a felony.

Click here to read the rest of the article. 

http://www.examiner.com/x-32429-Salt-Lake-City-Immigration-Examiner%7Ey2010m6d9-Salt-Lake-City-police-study-understates-illegal-alien-identity-theft#comments

FBI Data Again Shows More Guns= Less Crime

All 

Every one knows that more guns in hands of law abiding citizens equals less crime.  That is beyond dispute and has been know for decades.  The governments attempts to disarm the law abiding has absolutely nothing to do with crime, in fact these anti gun politicians know that restricting gun ownership always increases crime.  This is all about government dependency and political power.  People who have the means to defend themselves are less dependent on the government.  Government derives their power from dependency.  Increasing dependency is what the welfare state is all about.  Increasing dependency is the motivation behind the health care takeover, social security and most government programs.  If you think that the average politician does what he does because he cares about the people he is making dependent on the government, think again.  It is all about power. 

 

"So called "gun control" is about government power and dependency and nothing else.  Remember when they take away your means of self defense they will likewise take away your right to self defense as they have done in England.  The definition of a free man is one who is not disbarred from owning weapons.  Fortunately more and more Americans are getting this message.  According to polls, In 1968, 80 percent of Americans thought that handguns should be banned in this country.  Today that number has dropped to 20 percent.  This educational process was primarily accomplished by the NRA.  Do give up on the NRA.  They have made many mistakes but they are the 800 pound gorilla  in the room and have done more than all others to help us keep the second amendment.

Larry and Stacey Mudgett

FBI Data Again Shows More Guns = Less Crime 
 
  Anyone needing proof that fanaticism for gun control hasn't waned on Capitol Hill, that anti-gunners are -- as Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) put it last year -- only waiting to "pick the time," should watch the video of Mexican president Felipe Calderon's speech to Congress last month, versions of which have been posted on youtube.com. When Calderon asked that the federal "assault weapon" ban be re-imposed, a very large number of U.S. Representatives and Senators present gave him a standing ovation.
However, on May 24th the FBI released crime statistics that should cause the applauding anti-gunners to sit on their hands. The statistics indicate that between 2008 and 2009, as gun sales soared, the number of murders in our country decreased 7.2 percent!  That amounts to about an 8.2 percent decrease in the per capita murder rate, after the increase in our nation's legal and illegal population is taken into account. And it translates into about a 10.5 percent decrease in the murder rate between 2004, when the ban expired, and the end of 2009. And finally, it means that in 2009 our nation's murder rate fell to a 45-year low. 
 

Amnesty, Now or Later?

All

Considering the current argument between our political parties about whether we should give illegal aliens amnesty before or after we secure our Southern border I think that some clarification is in order.  Apparently BHO wants to hold off securing the border so he can use that as leverage to get Republican Congressmen to vote for his amnesty program.  The probability that he will ever secure our border is approximately zero.  This did not happen when Ronald Reagan gave amnesty to nearly 3 million illegal aliens and it is not going to happen now when BHO gives amnesty to 23 million.  Fair says 23 million, La Raza says 40 million, our lying federal government says 12 million, no one really knows how many are here.

 

If our government actually secured the border in exchange for amnesty, would that be acceptable with you?  Once you grant these 20, 30 or 40 million people amnesty (citizenship) they will be allowed to bring in their families as they did in 1986.  That would be perhaps another 100 million illiterate, unskilled, Spanish speaking, Democrat Party voters.  Our current population is about 330 million.  What effect do you think that 120 or 140 million Mexican immigrants would have on our economy, our schools, our crime problem, our health care system, our culture.  They would comprise approximately 1/4 of our entire population.  English would become a second language.  The radical extreme left wing of the Democrat Party would hold power for the foreseeable future.  The government could get a majority of the people to support any extreme measures they wish to put into place.   

 

We must not allow the politicians to make this an argument about when to give amnesty.  Our fight must be to resist amnesty at all costs.  No amnesty.  Not now.  Not ever.  Not in exchange for securing the border or any other false promises from the government.  If we lose this fight you might as well run up a white flag and start handing over

everything that you have to the government or prepare to resist.  America will, quite literally, become part of Mexico.

 

Larry and Stacey Mudgett