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American Justice–Remember the guy who got on a plane with a bomb built into hisshoe and tried to light it?
Did you know his trial is over?
Did you know he was sentenced?
Did you see/hear any of the judge’s comments on TV/Radio?
Didn’t think so.
Everyone should hear what the judge had to say.
Ruling by Judge William Young, US District Court.
Prior to sentencing, the Judge asked the defendant if he had anything osay.
His response: After admitting his guilt to the court for the record, Reidalso admitted his “allegiance to Osama bin Laden, to Islam, and to thereligion of Allah,” defiantly stated “I think I ought not apologize for myactions,” and told the court “I am at war with your country.”
Judge Young then delivered the statement quoted below, a stingingcondemnation of Reid in particular and terrorists in general:
January 30, 2003, United States vs. Reid. Judge Young: Mr. Richard C. Reid,hearken now to the sentence the Court imposes upon you. On counts 1, 5 and 6the Court sentences you to life in prison in the custody of the UnitedStates Attorney General. On counts 2, 3, 4 and 7, the Court sentences youTo 20 years in prison on each count, the sentence on each count to runconsecutive with the other.
That’s 80 years. On count 8 the Court sentences you to the mandatory 30years consecutive to the 80 years just imposed. The Court imposes upon youeach of the eight counts a fine of $250,000 for the aggregate fine of $2million. The Court accepts the government’s recommendation with respect torestitution and orders restitution in the amount of $298.17 to AndreBousquet and $5,784 to American Airlines. The Court imposes upon you the$800 special assessment.
The Court imposes upon you five years supervised release simply because thelaw requires it. But the life sentences are real life sentences so I needgo no further. This is the sentence that is provided for by our statutes.Itis a fair and just sentence. It is a righteous sentence. Let me explainthis to you. We are not afraid of you or any of your terroristcoconspirators,Mr. Reid. We are Americans. We have been through the firebefore. There I all too much war talk here and I say that to everyone withthe utmost respect. Here in this court, where we deal with individuals asindividuals and care for individuals as individuals. As human beings, wereach out for justice.You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldierin any war You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you asoldier, gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers ofgovernment who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to beyour view, you are a terrorist…And we do not negotiate with terrorists.
We do not treat with terrorists. We do not sign documents with terrorists.We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice.
So war talk is way out of line in this court. You are a big fellow. But youare not that big. You’re no warrior. I know warriors. You are a terrorist.
A species of criminal guilty of multiple attempted murders. In a very realsense, State Trooper Santiago had it right when you first were taken offthat plane and into custody and you wondered where the press and where theTV crews were and he said you’re no big deal.
You’re no big deal.
What your counsel, what your able counsel and what the equally able UnitedStates attorneys have grappled with and what I have as honestly as I knowhow tried to grapple with, is why you did something so horrific. What wasit that led you here to this courtroom today?
I have listened respectfully to what you have to say. And I ask you tosearch your heart and ask yourself what sort of unfathomable hate led youto do what you are guilty and admit you are guilty of doing. And I have ananswer for you. It may not satisfy you, but as I search this entire record,it comes as close to understanding as I know.
It seems to me you hate the one thing that is most precious. You hate ourfreedom. Our individual freedom. Our individual freedom to live as wechoose, to come and go as we choose, to believe or not believe as weindividually choose. Here, in this society, the very winds carry freedom.They carry it everywhere from sea to shining sea. It is because we prizeindividual freedom so much that you are here in this beautiful courtroom.
So that everyone can see, truly see, that justice is administered fairly,individually, and discretely. It is for freedom’s sake that your lawyersare striving so vigorously on your behalf and have filed appeals, will go onin their representation of you before other judges.
We are about it. Because we all know that the way we treat you, Mr. Reid, isthe measure of our own liberties. Make no mistake though. It is yet truethat we will bare any burden; pay any price, to preserve our freedoms. Lookaround this courtroom. Mark it well, the world is not going to long rememberwhat you or I say here. Day after tomorrow, it will be forgotten, but this,however, will long endure. Here in this courtroom and courtrooms all acrossAmerica, the American people will gather to see that justice, individualjustice, justice, not war, individual justice is in fact being done. Thevery President of the United States through his officers will have to comeinto courtrooms and lay out evidence on which specific matters can bejudged and juries of citizens will gather to sit and judge that evidencedemocratically, to mold and shape and refine our sense of justice.
See that flag, Mr Reid? That’s the flag of the United States of America.That flag will fly there long after this is all forgotten. That flag standsfor freedom. You know it always will.
Mr. Custody Officer. Stand him down.
So, how much of this Judge’s comments did we hear on our TV sets? We needmore judges like Judge Young, but that’s another subject. Pass this around.Everyone should and needs to hear what this fine judge had to say. Powerfulwords that strike home.
Ray Russell
HA HA…let’s see the little punk sell insurance now!!
Bob T.
DOCTOR, DOCTOR–A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by hispatients (predominately male) while he was performing colonoscopies:
1. “Take it easy, Doc. You’re boldly going where no man has gonebefore!”
2. “Find Amelia Earhart yet?”
3. “Can you hear me NOW?”
4. “Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”
5. “You know, in Arkansas, we’re now legally married.”
6. “Any sign of the trapped miners, Chief?”
7. “You put your left hand in, you take your left hand out..”
8. “Hey! Now I know how a Muppet feels!”
9. “If your hand doesn’t fit, you must quit!”
10. “Hey Doc, let me know if you find my dignity.”
11. “You used to be an IRS Investigator, didn’t you?”
12. “God, Now I know why I am not gay.”
And the best one of them all…
13. “Could you write a note for my wife saying that my head is not upthere
BIKERNET STEALTH REPORT–The weather has been great around here for the past week. Temps near 70 degrees! We rode with about 10 of our friends on New Year’s day. I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a great New Year’s. With that being said let’s get down to business. I haven’t had a good rant about anything in awhile and I feel I am well over due. There are a few things I would like to get off my chest, so here goes!
First off has anyone other than me noticed that at H-D dealerships that they prefer to call their customers “Enthusiast” now instead of “Bikers?” What is up with that? I guess the “Enthusiast” were the ones who kept them in business in the 80’s? I guess the bikers go to the independent shops now. I don’t know about you but I will still be a biker when all the Enthusiast have disappeared!
The next thing is, I was reading in the “Horse” magazine about the CEO at H-D sending a letter out to all dealers telling them not sell aftermarket exhaust. When I was at the dealership I saw this lame attempt to fool everyone. The CEO says that “Loud pipes are ruining our sport.” Is he saying that H-D owns what he calls THE SPORT? For me I never thought of what we did, riding and being bikers as a sport. It always went much deeper than that it was part of who I was, a part of my soul, not a SPORT! How about you do you think of it as a SPORT?
The real reason for the letter is because aftermarket exhaust makers like Samson and Vance & Hines are kicking their ass at about 4 to 1 selling quality exhaust systems. If I remember right I think Vance & Hines makes one of the Sreamin Eagle exhaust systems and H-D puts their name on it. So I guess it is o.k. to buy that one and you won’t ruin the SPORT! As usaual this wasn’t about anyone ruining anything. It was about the $$$$$ being made! It is beyond me how a company that has made millions off of the “outlaw biker image, now says that loud pipes are ruining the sport.
They have tried to duplicate that “outlaw” style with the bikes they come out with and their accessories such as the custom painted sheet metals kits you can buy. Where do you think they come up with ideas for those paint schemes. Maybe at places like Daytona and Stugis?
Now that I finished ranting I feel a little better. Oh by the way one Christmas present I got was the new Dave Mann collection fron Easyriders. “MEANEST” gave it to me and it is great!
Well enough for now. The sun is shining and it is 70 degrees. Time to go out to the garage and get my jockey shift rigid out and go for a ride!
Until next time, Crack those pipes!
STEALTHMAN
WANT AD PROBLEM–I tried to put up a wanted ad, but it dont look like it worked…
Wanted:
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Mike Heinen
Evansville,IL
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BEAR ON THE ROOF–A man wakes up one morning to find a bear on his roof. So he looks in the yellow pages and sure enough, there’s an ad for “Bear Removers.” He calls the number, and the bear remover says he’ll be over in 30 minutes. The bear remover arrives, and gets out of his van. He’s got a ladder, a baseball bat, a shotgun and a mean old pit bull.
“What are you going to do,” the homeowner asks?
“I’m going to put this ladder up against the roof, then I’m going to go up there and knock the bear off the roof with this baseball bat. When the bear falls off, the pit bull is trained to grab his testicles and not let go. The bear will then be subdued enough for me to put him in the cage in the back of the van.”
He hands the shotgun to the homeowner.
“What’s the shotgun for?” asks the homeowner.
“If the bear knocks me off the roof, shoot the dog.”
BIKERNET CARIBBEAN REPORT–Well, I guess it ain’t over yet. You might not know, but in Puerto Rico we still celebrate an old tradition called the “Tres Reyes Magos” or 3 wise men. It?s very similar to the Santa gig, the 3 wise men bring toys to kids, so yes many of Latin American countries have double toys. So you guessed it, it will be the third weekend that becomes a long holiday. So we go back to Rincon and more surf.
So hows the New year ? Great so far, I spent it surfing. My family has good health and that is all that counts. It was very cool to get away from everything and just surf for a couple days, waves are good, winter is here, and I don’t own a “metric” all is cool.
Actually, I have been wondering how this New year will treat everyone; the schedules are already getting filled, the events rolling down and work is starting to pick up (after this week end) so the R&R will be over. Back to the hustle and bustle of reality.
While all is merry, I want to stop for a second, since I know this is a world wide web site, I want to send my regards and sorrow to all of you who are affected by natures mishap in Asia. No matter who they are, how far, what color or what religion it’s a tragedy for us as humans. Be God with them.I guess no matter how bad things get, they don’t seem to be as bad, be glad.
Speaking of surfing again, I noticed that a couple of the surf publications are owned by Primedia, I guess it would be cool to try get crossover stories on the magazines since a lot of the builders do surf…..
Anyway, the custom of the 3 wise men is that the kids need to get grass for the camels, although some people leave toys to get grass, I’m loading my whole Dually chock full of hay to see if I get a spankin’ new blinging Benz…..
Anyway, I’ll get back to the news in full force next week….Rincon here we go…..
Jose ? Bikernet Caribbean Reporter
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON ANNOUNCES, ?OPERATION EXTEND THE RIDE?–
Harley-Davidson and Buell Extend Warranty Coverage for Deployed Military Personnel in Middle East
MILWAUKEE, WI (January 3, 2005) ? Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Buell Motorcycle Company recently announced the implementation of “Operation Extend the Ride,” a plan to extend warranty coverage to military personnel deployed in support of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
“Men and women from around the world have made great personal sacrifices to serve their countries during military efforts in the Middle East,” said Steve Phillips, Vice President of Quality, Reliability and Technical Service. “Harley-Davidson and Buell want to recognize these military personnel by extending the warranty on Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles owned by those who have served and been unable to ride while they were on duty.”
The program will apply to owners of Harley-Davidson and Buell motorcycles who are coalition military personnel from any country deployed to an area controlled by CENTCOM, or deployed in support of coalition operations in the Middle East from November 1, 2001 and on. If their motorcycle is under warranty, Harley-Davidson and Buell will provide an extension of the factory warranty for the number of days they were deployed to account for the balance of the remaining warranty period. If the warranty on any of their Harley-Davidson or Buell motorcycles expired while they were deployed in the designated areas, Harley-Davidson will offer additional warranty coverage for a period of time equal to the length of their deployment, but not to exceed the original factory warranty period.
Harley-Davidson and Buell owners who believe they are eligible for Operation Extend the Ride should see their local dealer upon return from deployment. Service men and women will need to provide the dealer with a copy of their orders or a signed statement from their Commanding Officer that specifies the period of time for which they were involved in active duty.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company for the group of companies doing business as Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Buell Motorcycle Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services. Harley-Davidson Motor Company produces heavyweight street, custom and touring motorcycles and offers a complete line of motorcycle parts, accessories, apparel and general merchandise. Buell Motorcycle Company produces sport motorcycles in addition to motorcycle parts, accessories and apparel. Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc. provides wholesale and retail financing and insurance programs to Harley-Davidson/Buell dealers and customers.
BREE ON STEEDS POSTER–Bandit,I sent a big tube of posters to you today, UPS, to the Wilmington compoundaddress. You should see them on Thursday.The one in the middle of the batch is signed for you and Nyla. The rest arefor you to distribute as you see fit.
Thanks again for spreading the word. We’ll see you soon up in Cincy. Idon’t even have a jacket for -15…do you?
John
Time to wrap up and head to Pedro for the tail-end of First Thursday.
As Jose mentioned earlier, our condolences go out to anyone who?s suffered from the horrific Tsunami in Asia. It really makes me stop and appreciate all that I have, my loved ones. Time is so precious; moments should not be wasted on hate and superficial acts of carelessness or greed. Don?t waste any more time, let the ones closest to you know how important they are. Hug and kiss them while you can.
Layla
