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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

HONOLULU NEWS CONFERENCE TUESDAY: Hawaii’ is Al-Qaeda target

Obamacon 2012 Chairman Andy Martin will hold one of his legendary Chicago-style “Bunker Buster” news conferences in Honolulu today, Tuesday November 16th, to release the result of his own independent analysis of terrorist threats to Hawai’i.

Obamacon 2012/Honolulu 2010 ends Tuesday, November 16th. The Honolulu convention has explored all aspects of Obama’s roots in Hawai’i; secondary and college schooling; and religious beliefs and practices. Separately, Martin, a well-known expert on the Middle East, and military and intelligence operations, has been doing field research on the terrorist threat to Hawai’i and President Obama. Martin believes that although most Americans are unhappy with Obama, Islamic extremists are even more angry and determined to attack the president.


“BUNKER BUSTER” HONOLULU NEWS CONFERENCE: Andy Martin says that Al-Qaeda has targeted President Barack Obama in Hawai’i

Martin says most Hawaiians are unprepared for terrorist attacks and believe the threat of “Al-Qaeda in Hawai’i” is illusory

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Andy Martin
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF TUESDAY AFTERNOON NEWS CONFERENCE IN HONOLULU

Obamacon 2012 conference leader/author/film producer Andy Martin says that Al-Qaeda has targeted Hawai’i for terrorist attacks

Martin notes that the arrest of Abdel Shehadeh may have been a “sideshow” in the real planning for an attack on Honolulu

Martin says that recent disclaimers by the FBI suggest that terrorism is a real threat to Hawai’i

Andy predicts that President Obama is at risk in Hawai’i, and that the islands will “most likely” be the next target of attacks

Martin says the Muslim community must be an integral part of any “terrorist watch” in Hawai’i

(HONOLULU)(November 16, 2010) Obama conference leader, author and film producer Andy Martin will hold a Honolulu news conference this afternoon, November 16th, to question whether Hawai’i officials take the threat of terrorism seriously. Martin says the reaction to the recent arrest of Abdel Shehadeh reflects complacency which is not warranted by the available circumstantial evidence. Martin says “Al-Qaeda in Hawai’i” is targeting President Barack Obama when he visits Honolulu. In Chicago Martin is well-known for using “Bunker Buster” news conferences to explode public complacency and to highlight major new revelations.

“The response of the FBI to the arrest of Abdel Shehadeh in Honolulu was kind of interesting” Martin says. “The FBI said there was ‘no evidence of a terrorist plot targeting the Hawaiian islands in this case…’

“We have taken a long, hard look at Hawai’i and feel that it almost certainly will be the next terrorist target for Al-Qaeda.

“Unlike some people who study terrorism, I do not see local Muslims as the enemy. I see them as a resource in fighting extremism. People have a right to worship in peace. President George Bush made that clear. He was completely correct. We must protect that right. But everyone also has a civic duty, Muslims included, to assist in protecting the community from violent attacks on our society.

“Local Muslims were concerned by Mr. Shehadeh’s activity as well they should have been. They must remain on alert.

“Before Hawaiians forget about Mr. Shehadeh, however, we need to revisit his case. Shehadeh was spending $3,000 a month in rent for a Manoa residence. That money was obviously not coming from him. There was an attempt in the media to portray Shehadeh as a hapless terrorist-wannabe. But no one has explained who was footing the bill for the de facto ‘Al-Qaeda in Hawai’i’ terrorist headquarters at 3361 Huelani Drive.

“Who paid the rent at 3361 Huelani drive? Honolulu media have not pursued that question. They are asleep. What does the landlord at 3361 know about Shehadeh? Silence.

“If Shehadeh was a terrorist ‘Sad Sack,’ as media have portrayed him, who was paying for all of his travel? We don't know. His family denies any involvement. Again, no explanation has surfaced for his access to cash. Federal authorities have confirmed that Shehadeh was part of a group. But we don’t yet know if that group has already been prosecuted, or if it is still under observation. Many questions remain.

“Based on my extensive analysis of this case in New York and Honolulu, and my experience with the world of terrorism generally, I would like to put forward our hypothesis.

“First, Hawai’i is a ‘high value, low risk’ terrorist target precisely because locals do not take the threat of an attack seriously.

“Second, the fact that Shehadeh was being maintained at an expensive residence, and seeking to burrow into the University of Hawai’i community, is as of yet unexplained significance.

“Third, President Obama was probably the target of this preliminary assessment into what I characterize as ‘Al-Qaeda in Hawai’i.’

“We have taken an extensive look at Obama’s Christmas rental home in Kailua where he has stayed for the past couple of years. The place is not particularly well protected. We have a photo archive of the ‘Obama Hawai’i White House’ which we took in the off-season. Anyone else could have done the same. President Clinton used to stay at a military facility on his visits. Obama is much more visible and exposed in Kailua. Has the federal government accurately evaluated the threat to the president inherent in his relative openness in Hawai’i?

“The irony in all of this is that most Americans are irritated at Obama for what they believe is his groveling to Islamic interests. But Islamic extremists despise Obama for exactly the opposite reason: Obama has pretty faithfully carried on the Bush war against terrorism. In an interview on Al-Jazeera during the 2008 election I was asked what Obama’s policy would be towards the war in Afghanistan.

“My other panelists were shocked to hear me predict that there would be more, not fewer, predator drones in the air once Obama moved into the White House. I was, of course, completely correct.

“Last week Obama began to leak elements of his ‘revised’ AfPak policy, which calls for substantial combat operations through 2014. My remarks today are analytical, not political. While I am a critic of Obama’s overall approach to government, it is hard to accuse him of starving the AfPak region of military resources. Military people always knew the July, 2011 withdrawal promise was a chimera. {NOTE: Obama's latest AfPak policy modifications may reflect his awareness of a one-term presidency; you saw it here first.] Obama’s attacks must be driving Al-Qaeda batty.

“The result: I fully believe that Al-Qaeda is going to be ramping up its efforts and energy to attack Obama personally. That is why I view the Shehadeh case and the unspoken aspect of his activity in the islands as a critical security risk to the State of Hawai’i. Whether we support or oppose Obama we need to ensure that he is protected.

“The bottom line: Hawaiians need to wake up and face reality: the islands are very possibly the next target of a terrorist attack against the United States. If I had to bet on where Al-Qaeda will strike next, my money would be on a strike in this region,” Martin will state. “Local authorities need to take the threat of an attack much more seriously than they are.”

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Andy Martin has over forty years of familiarity with Asia and the Middle East; he is regarded overseas as one of America’s most respected independent foreign policy, military and intelligence analysts. His analysis of the terrorist threat in Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis, after 9/11 and in Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003 and thereafter, were leading-edge predictions of what Americans faced in the future.

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NOVEMBER 16TH NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Obamacon 2012/Honolulu 2010 Chairman Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, intersection of Atkinson Drive and Kapiolani Boulevard in front of the Hawai’i Convention Center (statue), Honolulu

WHEN: Tuesday, November 16, 2:00 P.M.

WHAT:

Obama conference leader Andy Martin says Al-Qaeda has targeted Hawai’i for terrorist attacks

MEDIA CONTACT:(866) 706-2639; Cell (917) 664-9329

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ABOUT ANDY: Chicago Public Radio calls Andy Martin a “boisterous Internet activist.” Andy is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com

Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and analytical experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.facebook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
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Monday, November 15, 2010

HONOLULU NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY: Martin says Lingle is finished as a Republican Party leader

Obamacon 2012 Chairman Andy Martin will hold a Honolulu news conference today, Monday November 15th, to comment on media reports that Linda Lingle is dreaming of a future career as a Republican Party candidate for federal office. Martin says Lingle is delusional if she thinks Republican Party activists have forgotten her dirty tricks that helped elect Barack Obama. Martin says that when Lingle leaves the governor’s office on December 6th, she’s through as a Republican.


Andy Martin says Linda Lingle is through as a national Republican Party leader

Martin says Republican activists and Tea Party supporters are waiting to repay Lingle for her ongoing dirty tricks in support of Barack Obama’s election to the White House
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Andy Martin
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“Factually Correct, Not Politically Correct”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF HONOLULU NEWS CONFERENCE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15T

ANDY MARTIN SAYS GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE IS FINISHED AS A NATIONAL REPUBLICAN LEADER

MARTIN SAYS LINGLE WAS A SABOTEUR FOR BARACK OBAMA INSIDE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

MARTIN SAYS HE WILL ENSURE THAT LINGLE HAS A CONSERVATIVE/TEA PARTY OPPONENT IF SHE EVER TRIES TO RUN AS A REPUBLICAN AGAIN

MARTIN SAYS LINGLE HAS MANIPULATED HAWAII STATE ARCHIVES TO PROTECT OBAMA FROM EMBARRASSING INFORMATION ON OBAMA’S ORIGINAL TYPEWRITTEN 1961 BIRTH CERTIFICATE


(HONOLULU)(November 15, 2010) Obamacon 2012 Honolulu conference leader Andy Martin will hold a news conference this morning, Monday November 15th, to comment on Linda Lingle’s “California dreamin’” that she has a future role in the national Republican Party. Martin predicts that on December 6th when she leaves office, Lingle is through as a national Republican.

“Normally I would not comment on a local Hawaiian issue,” Martin says. “I am here on a terrorism investigation and an Obama conference. But I have been reading local reports that Linda Lingle thinks she has a future as a national Republican Party leader. Pardon me, but that’s simply ‘California dreamin’. Lingle is delusional.
“I would never suggest to Hawaiian voters whom they should elect as their local officials (including national offices). Overall, Hawai’i voters have shown a unique propensity to take their wealthy state and to beggar their own economy. I expect more of the same from proto-socialist Governor Neil Abercrombie. Hawaii’s wealth is being frittered away in high taxes and socialist programs that are not sustainable, not even in the short term. As a one-party state, the concept of checks and balances is nonexistent.

“Lingle had eight years to build a sold base for the Republican Party. She failed.

“But Lingle’s failure to grow the Republican Party during eight years in office is not why I think she is through nationally.

“Other than John McCain, who ran a pathetic and incompetent campaign for president in 2008, Lingle did more to elect Barack Obama than any other Democrat.

“Lingle’s dirty tricks on the last weekend of the 2008 campaign, when she told Chiyome Fukino to go out and tell the Associated Press that Hawai’i had Obama’s ‘original’ birth certificate and he was ‘legal,’ was a political dirty trick of the first order.

“The Lingle-Fukino axis has kept on trying to rehabilitate Obama as questions about Hawai’i public records have grown into a national obsession. Instead of releasing Obama’s birth certificate after the election, since the original document had obviously become a national archive of the presidency after the election, Lingle has continued to fight in court to prevent release of Obama's records with the bogus claim that Obama is a ‘private citizen.’

“Lingle also signed the Obama ‘Birther’ bill. That law only became necessary because of her own conspiratorial cover-up activity. Lingle has triggered intense national frustration because of her corruption and manipulation of Hawai’i government to protect the ‘Mysterious Mr. Obama.’

“Republicans are not stupid. They are aware that Lingle bolstered Obama just hours before the 2008 election because she was for Obama despite her nominal endorsement of McCain. If Lingle had released Obama’s birth certificate, we would not be facing the constitutional crisis that exists today, where 100 million Americans have doubts about Obama’s origins. There are serious doubts that Obama is constitutionally eligible to hold the office of president. I place a major part of the responsibility for this mess on Lingle’s doorstep.

“We have the ridiculous situation where today’s Star Advertiser (November 15th) has a story saying UH is fighting for the Obama presidential library, when there is not even a simple plaque anywhere in Hawai'i to memorialize the physical structure where Obama was born:

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/108064644.html

“No one can say for certain where Obama was born, if he was in fact born in Hawai’i, because there is no public documentation of his birth here. Obama’s birth is shrouded in lies, all of which have been orchestrated and controlled by Lingle’s manipulation of her power as governor.

“The Tea Party does not control the Republican Party. But Tea Party activists are vocal, and they are waiting to have a whack at Lingle. Just ask party officials in Delaware, Colorado, Nevada and elsewhere, states where Tea Party activism took down establishment candidates.

“Tea Party activists will not allow Lingle to ascend to a national role when she was Barack Obama’s saboteur inside the Republican Party in 2008. Payback time is coming for Ms. Lingle; her dirty tricks against democracy and transparency will doom any future national role or support for her once she leaves office on December 6th.

“Be real Linda. Be real. You carried water for Obama and helped elect him in 2008. You helped stick us with the clown in the White House. You have continued to conceal his birth certificate to defraud the American people and to allow a political fraud to reside in the White House.

“Your career as a Republican is over on December 6th. If you run for the senate, I will see to it you have a conservative opponent,” Martin will state.

“Because I am in Honolulu I just had to tell the people of Hawai’i Linda Lingle is delusional. She should not take a 6-month vacation, she should take a permanent vacation from the Republican Party. Maybe Obama will give her a job. She helped elect him.

“Why is there a total lack of any reasonable introspection and examination of Lingle’s nonsense in the local Hawai'i media? Why do media parrot Lingle’s daydreams as rational political discourse? This state is not only a one-party socialist republic; it is a state devoid of any meaningful and intelligent media activity.”


NOVEMBER 15TH NEWS CONFERENCE DETAILS:

WHO:

Obamacon 2012/Honolulu 2010 Chairman Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, intersection of Kalia Road and Ala Moana Boulevard, (Hilton Hawaiian Village pond), Honolulu

WHEN: Monday, November 15, 10:00 A.M.

WHAT:

Obama conference leader Andy Martin says Governor Linda Lingle is finished as a national Republican Party leader

MEDIA CONTACT:(866) 706-2639; Cell (917) 664-9329

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ABOUT ANDY: Chicago Public Radio calls Andy Martin a “boisterous Internet activist.” Andy is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” http://www.contrariancommentary.com/. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and analytical experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.facebook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
contrariancommentary.typepad.com[NOTE: We try to correct any typographical errors in this story on our blogs; find our latest edition there.]

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com © Copyright by Andy Martin 2010

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Monday, November 01, 2010

NEWS CONFERENCE TODAY/WHEATON Mark Kirk is a military fraud

Illinois political corruption fighter Andy Martin will hold a news conference Monday evening outside Wheaton Bowl, [Wheaton, Illinois] to ask conservative DuPage County Republicans to reject Mark Kirk. Martin says Kirk is a military fraud who has duped the media and who would doom the Republican Party in Washington.

Political corruption fighter Andy Martin says that Mark Kirk is one of the most dishonest officials in Illinois and Washington because of Kirk’s fraudulent military career

Kirk’s campaign is being financed by millions from crooked Wall Street interests that created the current economic collapse

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Andy Martin
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

ATTENTION DAYBOOK/ASSIGNMENT EDITORS

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MONDAY EVENING NEWS CONFERENCE IN WHEATON

Andy Martin says that a vote for Mark Kirk is a vote to disgrace the Republican Party

Martin says that Kirk’s “lifetime of lies” shows pathological tendencies in the GOP candidate

Martin predicts that if Kirk is elected, the “new Republican Party” will be doomed to disgrace and defeat

(WHEATON, IL)(November 1, 2010) Illinois political corruption fighter Andy Martin will hold a Monday evening news conference in Wheaton, Illinois to urge conservative DuPage County Republicans to reject Mark Kirk for the U. S. Senate.

“Mark Kirk lied about his military credentials,” Martin says. “He didn’t lie once. He didn’t lie by inadvertence. He lied over and over again, year after year. He created a false persona, complete with bogus pictures of himself in combat garb. The military fraud scheme was sophisticated: it fooled all of Chicago’s print and broadcast media. Kirk came back from a short visit as a congressman to Afghanistan in January with dramatic stories of being under Taliban fire. It was all a lie.

“Kirk claims he has ‘taken ownership’ of his lies, and claimed that as a ‘Navy officer’ he is responsible for his lies. What military organization would promote a habitual, pathological liar to a position of responsibility? When Admiral Jeremy Boorda was found to have exaggerated his military career, Boorda committed suicide because he knew he had dishonored the Navy. No one is suggesting Kirk should commit suicide. But for him to claim any legitimacy as a leader of the Republican Party is a joke. Kirk knows nothing about honor; he has none.

“Kirk lied about commanding the War Room. Kirk never did. The only think Kirk ever did in the War Room was to violate federal law by sending out campaign notes from a federal building.

“Kirk was ordered by the Pentagon to stop using Navy property in his political campaigns—and launched the only ‘attack’ of his military career. Kirk attacked the U. S. Navy for putting an end to his misuse of federal property. Last month, Kirk was back using phony props in campaign ads to suggest he is a combat veteran.

“What was interesting about comments on the editorial pages of the Springfield and Rockford newspapers was that the editors felt they ‘didn’t know’ who Kirk was. For real. No one does.

“Kirk’s wife, who was a military officer, didn’t know him either. He fooled her too. Kirk lied about his marriage vows. Why would anyone vote for a middle-aged man that no one knows?

“Kirk told Chuck Sweeny of the Rockford register that Kirk had fought ‘in two wars.’ Kirk never ‘fought’ in any war. Kirk lied about coming under fire in Iraq. (Full disclosure: Kirk had the nerve to say he was ‘fighting for Andy Martin’ when Kirk went on a junket to Afghanistan.)

“In 2003 Kirk said he had seen ‘evidence’ of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. There was no such evidence, and there were no such weapons. Kirk’s lies cost thousands of American men and women their lives. (Kirk claims to be an ‘intelligence officer.’)

“After being a close confident of George Bush, last week Kirk turned on Bush and called Bush a ‘liar.’ Was Kirk lying when he praised Bush? Who knows what confused thoughts run through Kirk’s disturbed mind?

“And yet Republicans nationally tell us they have ‘learned from the mistakes of the past’ and they are now ‘new Republicans’ this time, who are committed to ethics. If Mark Kirk is elected to the senate that will be the death knell of the ‘new Republican Party.’ Kirk is a disgrace to Illinois, a disgrace to the Republican Party and a disgrace to the U. S. Navy.

“Why would ‘conservative’ DuPage County Republican leaders ask rank-and-file voters to support Kirk? There is something wrong with the party when we urge voters to cast ballots for a pathological liar and a military fraud.

“Kirk also lied about his ‘teaching career,’ and he has lied about just about everything else in his life. Kirk voted against repeal of ‘Don’t ask, Don’t Tell,’ and then had his former wife come out and say he promised her he would vote the other way after November 2nd. Like John Kerry, Kirk was ‘for’ cap and trade before he was ‘against’ it.

“Barack Obama was a pathological liar, and no one listened when I explained why. Now Obama has devastated the Democratic Party as well as our economy. DuPage County Republicans must reject Kirk to save the Republican Party and to save the honor of our genuine military heroes who are serving in uniform,” Martin will state outside a DuPage rally for Kirk at Wheaton Bowl.

“I am a Republican loyalist,” Martin says. “Kirk has brazenly betrayed the Republican Party. He did so in the past; he will do so in the future. Why reward betrayal? Beats me.”
November 1 news conference details:

WHO:

Illinois political corruption fighter Andy Martin

WHERE:

Sidewalk news conference, Wheaton Bowl, 2031 N. Gary Avenue, Wheaton, Illinois

WHEN: Monday, November 1, 5:00 P.M.

WHAT:

Andy Martin says that conservative Republicans should reject Mark Kirk as a military fraud who dishonored the U. S. Navy

MEDIA CONTACT:(866) 706-2639; Cell (917) 664-9329

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ABOUT ANDY: Chicago Public Radio calls Andy Martin a “boisterous Internet activist.” Andy is the legendary New York and Chicago-based muckraker, author, Internet columnist, radio talk show host, broadcaster and media critic. He has over forty years of background in radio and television and is the dean of Illinois media and communications. He promotes his best-selling book, “Obama: The Man Behind The Mask” and his Internet movie "Obama: The Hawai'i years." Martin has been a leading corruption fighter in Illinois for over forty years. He is currently sponsoring www.AmericaisReadyforReform.com
Andy is the Executive Editor and publisher of the “Internet Powerhouse,” www.ContrarianCommentary.com. He comments on regional, national and world events with more than four decades of investigative and analytical experience. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Illinois College of Law and is a former adjunct professor of law at the City University of New York (LaGuardia CC, Bronx CC).

UPDATES: www.twitter.com/AndyMartinUSAwww.facebook.com/AndyMartin Andy's columns are also posted at ContrarianCommentary.blogspot.com; contrariancommentary.wordpress.com.
contrariancommentary.typepad.com[NOTE: We try to correct any typographical errors in this story on our blogs; find our latest edition there.]

MEDIA CONTACT: (866) 706-2639 or CELL (917) 664-9329E-MAIL: AndyMart20@aol.com © Copyright by Andy Martin 2010

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