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Chelsea E. Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning, December 17, 1987) is a United States Army soldier who was convicted in July 2013 of several violations of the Espionage Act
and other offenses, after releasing the largest set of restricted
documents ever leaked to the public. She was sentenced to 35 years in
prison and dishonorably discharged. She will be eligible for parole
after serving one third of her sentence, and together with credits for
time served and good behavior could be released eight years after
sentencing.Assigned in 2009 to an army unit based near Baghdad, Manning had access there to databases used by the United States government to transmit classified information. Manning was arrested in Iraq in May 2010 after Adrian Lamo, a computer hacker, told the FBI that Manning had confided during online chats that she had downloaded material from these databases and passed it to WikiLeaks. The material included videos of the July 12, 2007 Baghdad airstrike and the 2009 Granai airstrike in Afghanistan; 250,000 United States diplomatic cables; and 500,000 army reports that came to be known as the Iraq War logs and Afghan War logs. Much of the material was published by WikiLeaks or its media partners between April and November 2010.
Manning was ultimately charged with 22 offenses, including aiding the enemy, the most serious charge. She was held at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico, Virginia, from July 2010 to April 2011 under Prevention of Injury status – which entailed de facto solitary confinement and other restrictions that caused domestic and international concern – before being transferred to Fort Leavenworth, where she could interact with other detainees. She pleaded guilty in February 2013 to 10 of the charges. The trial on the remaining charges began on June 3, 2013, and on July 30 she was convicted of 17 of the original charges and amended versions of four others; she was acquitted of aiding the enemy. On August 21 she was sentenced to 35 years in prison, with a credit of 1,293 days for her time in pre-trial detention, including 112 days' credit for her treatment at Quantico. She will serve her time at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas in the United States Disciplinary Barracks...
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http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/James_Bond
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"...The Walther PP (police pistol) series pistols are blowback-operated semi-automatic pistols.
They feature an exposed hammer, a traditional double-action trigger mechanism, a single-column magazine, and a fixed barrel which also acts as the guide rod for the recoil spring. The series includes the Walther PP, PPK, PPK/S, and PPK/E.
The various PP series are manufactured in either Germany or the United States.[1] Since 2002, the PPK variant is solely manufactured by Smith & Wesson in Houlton, Maine, United States, under license from Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen. In the past, this particular model has been manufactured by Carl Walther GmbH Sportwaffen...
| Cartridge | 7.65x17mm Browning SR (.32 ACP) 9x17mm Short (.380 ACP) .22 Long Rifle 6.35x15mm Browning SR (.25 ACP) 9x18mm Ultra (PP-Super) |
|---|---|
| Action | Straight blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 256 m/s (840 ft/s) (PP 9x17mm Short/.380 ACP) 320 m/s (1,049.9 ft/s) (PP 7.65x17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 305 m/s (1,000.7 ft/s) (PP .22 LR) 244 m/s (800.5 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S 9x17mm Short/.380 ACP) 308 m/s (1,010.5 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S/PPK-L 7.65x17mm Browning SR/.32 ACP) 280 m/s (918.6 ft/s) (PPK/PPK/S/PPK-L .22 LR) 325 m/s (1,066.3 ft/s) (PP-Super) |
| Feed system | Magazine capacity: PP: 10+1 (.22LR), 8+1 (.32 ACP) 7+1 (.380) PPK: 8+1 (.22 LR), 7+1 (.32 ACP) 6+1 (.380). |
| Sights | Fixed iron sights, rear notch and front blade |
"...[Ian] Fleming had been issued a .25 ACP Baby Browning
during the Second World War when he was in Naval
Intelligence and felt it was an appropriate side arm for
an intelligence officer on an undercover mission.
In an interview published posthumously in the
December 1964 issue of Playboy Magazine, Fleming
admitted that he was not an expert in the field of
firearms, and "Quite honestly, the whole question of
expertise in these matters bores me. Obviously, I want
to know the facts. If a Gaylord holster is better than a
Berns-Martin, I want to know about it, but there is
where my interest rather ends." The reference would
be to the holsters of Chic Gaylord, a well-known holster
maker of the period who in fact DID make shoulder
holsters to suit Fleming's choice of pistol for Bond, the
Walther PPK.
| Cartridge | 7.62×51mm NATO |
|---|---|
| Caliber | 7.62 mm (0.308 in) |
| Action | Gas-operated, short stroke gas piston,[2] open bolt |
| Rate of fire | 500–650 rounds/min (rpm) |
| Muzzle velocity | 2,800 ft/s (853 m/s) |
| Effective range | 1,200 yd (1,100 m) |
| Feed system | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links |
| Sights | Iron sights |
"Shortly before the publication of From Russia, With
Love in 1956, Fleming received a fan letter from an
author and gun collector, Geoffrey Boothroyd. He told
Fleming that he admired the Bond novels apart from
the hero's choice of weapon. Boothroyd felt the
Beretta 418 was "a lady's gun" with no real stopping
power.[2] He also objected to the choice of holster.
Boothroyd proposed that Bond should use a revolver
like the Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight. It had
no external hammer, so it would not catch on Bond's
clothes. The Smith & Wesson could be kept in a
Berns-Martin triple draw holster held in place with a
spring clip which would decrease Bond's draw time.
Boothroyd also said the suppressors Bond occasionally
used were rarely silent and actually reduced the gun's
stopping power.
Fleming thanked Boothroyd for his letter and made a
few points of his own in his reply. He felt that Bond
ought to have an automatic instead of a revolver.
Fleming agreed that the Beretta 418 lacked power, but
pointed out that Bond had used more powerful
weapons when necessary, such as the Colt M1911 .45
cal auto pistol he uses in Moonraker. Fleming also said
that he had seen a silenced Sten gun during the war
and the weapon had hardly made a whisper.
Ultimately Boothroyd recommended the Walther PPK
7.65 mm as being the best choice for an automatic of
that size, with its ammunition available everywhere. He
suggested, however, that 007 ought to have a revolver
for long-range shooting. Fleming asked Boothroyd if he
could lend his illustrator, Richard Chopping, one of his
guns to be painted for the cover of From Russia, With
Love. Boothroyd lent Chopping a Smith & Wesson .38
revolver that had the trigger guard removed for faster
firing.
Fleming had Bond's Beretta caught in his trousers at
the end of From Russia, With Love, an event that
almost costs the secret agent his life. In the next
novel, Dr. No, a Major Boothroyd recommends that
Bond switch guns. Major Boothroyd chose the Walther
PPK 7.65mm after testing the Walther PPK, the
Japanese M-14, the Russian Tokarev, and the Sauer
M-38.
Bond keeps his Walther PPK automatic in a Berns-
Martin triple-draw shoulder holster, which was a split-
front spring-retention holster adaptable only to
revolvers.[3] The design of the holster was centered
around the cylinder of a revolver, where the spring clip
would "grip" the pistol. This mistake was possibly due
to an error in Fleming's notes, transposing the Walther
PPK for the Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight to
which the Berns-Martin holster was suited.
Fleming lore says that Fleming had bought such a
holster and had it sent to Jamaica
It has been argued over the years that Q-branch could
have modified this legendary holster to accommodate
automatics, but the company's brochures of the
period were marked "no shoulder holster made for
automatics..."
Novel Year Firearms
Casino Royale 1953
.25 Beretta automatic with a skeleton grip, Bond's
issued sidearm.
Colt Police Positive .38 with sawn barrel. Bond keeps
one under his pillow while he sleeps.
long-barreled Colt Army Special .45 probably
referring to the Colt New Service revolver,[original
research?] which Bond keeps under his Bentley's
dashboard.
.35 calibre gun carried by the SMERSH gunmen.
Live And Let Die 1954
Beretta .25 with skeleton grip, Bond's issued
sidearm.
Colt Detective Special. Bond takes this off Tee-Hee's
corpse and uses it to kill two more of Mr. Big's men in
the car park.
Remington Model 30 carried by "The Robber," a
minion of Mr Big.
Champion speargun. Bond uses this to fend off an
octopus during his swim to Mr. Big's island.
Moonraker 1955
.38 Colt Detective Special, Bond's gun he uses when
training at the Services Shooting Gallery.
.25 Beretta, Bond's issued sidearm.
long-barrelled .45 Colt Army Special which Bond
keeps under his Bentley's dashboard.
Luger, Hugo Drax's sidearm.
Diamonds Are Forever 1956
.25 Beretta automatic with skeleton grip, Bond's
issued sidearm.
.38 Police Positive carried by Wint. Other henchman,
Kidd, also has one while in Spectreville.
.45 Colt, carried by Kidd. Actually a Colt New
Service, as the Army Special was not chambered in
.45" caliber.
Two long-barrelled revolvers with ivory butts, carried
by Seraffimo Spang in Spectreville.
Jeep mounted Bofors 40 mm gun.
From Russia, With Love 1957
.25 Beretta automatic, Bond's issued sidearm.
Darko Kerim's 88 Winchester sniper rifle concealed
in a walking stick. Used to assassinate Krilencu.
Red Grant's .25 electric gun hidden inside a
hollowed-out copy of War and Peace.
Dr. No 1958
Walther PPK, Bond's new issued sidearm.
.25 Beretta. James Bond is forced to hand this gun
over to Admiral Sir Miles "M" Messervy, his superior.
Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight for "long-
range work." Bond decides to take this to Crab Key
island instead of the PPK as there will be no time for
close encounters.
Spandau. This weapon is on the boat that went in
search of Bond, Quarrel, and Honeychile Rider.
Smith & Wesson .38. Bond finds this gun on Crab
Key and uses it to kill three of Doctor No's men.
US Army Remington Carbine 300, the gun Bond
finds on Doctor No's men.
Goldfinger 1959
Bond carries his Walther PPK in a hollowed-out copy
of "The Bible to be Read as Literature."
long-barrelled Colt .45 which Bond keeps in a trick
compartment under the driver's seat in his Aston
Martin.
Bazooka used by US forces.
Bond finds a Colt .25 and a Luger belonging to
Goldfinger and one his guard on the plane.
For Your Eyes Only 1960
"From a View to a Kill"
long-barrel .45 Colt Bond's issued sidearm as he
hunts for a Russian spy.
Luger, Russian spy sidearm.
22 Target Pistol, Mary Ann Russell's sidearm.
"For Your Eyes Only"
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm
Savage 99F. Bond is given the gun by an R.C.M.P.
police Colonel, a "Colonel Johns:" "Never send a man
when you can send a bullet."
Tommy Guns carried by Gonzales men.
Crossbow carried by Judy Havelock.
"Quantum of Solace"
No gun is mentioned or used.
"Risico"
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Spearguns. Carried by Columbo's men.
Luger, The side arm carried by Columbo's men.
Unknown Light machine gun being used by one of
Kristatos's men.
"The Hildebrand Rarity"
Champion speargun. Bond used this to kill a
Stingray in the Seychelles.
Thunderball 1961
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Colt .25. Sidearm of Emilio Largo.
The Spy Who Loved Me 1962
As this book is told from the point of view of the
"Bond girl," Bond's gun is not identified.
Smith & Wesson Police Positive. Bond gives this gun
to Vivienne Michel "in case she needs it."
Submachine gun. Bond mentions in an anecdote
that he used a submachine gun on his last mission in
Canada, and that he fired from the hip which is "the
correct way to fire" an automatic weapon.
Bond keeps a gun under his pillow as he sleeps, but
this gun is never identified.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
German Schmeisser. This is used by the Unione
Corse in the assault on the Piz Gloria.
You Only Live Twice 1964
Walther PPK, which Bond is not allowed to take with
him when he faces Dr. Guntram Shatterhand.
Japanese M-14 carried by a Japanese policeman.
The Man With The Golden Gun 1965
A cyanide gun with which a brainwashed Bond
almost assassinates Admiral Sir Miles "M" Messervy,
his superior.
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Scaramanga's gold-plated single-action Colt .45
that fired silver-jacketed, 24-ct gold dum-dum bullets.
Scaramanga's gold-plated Derringer that fired
venom-coated bullets.
Octopussy and The Living Daylights 1966
"Octopussy"
Dexter Smythe recounts an incident after World War
II where a Webley Revolver is used.
"The Property of a Lady"
No gun is mentioned or used, though the cyanide
water pistol from The Man With The Golden Gun is
mentioned.
"The Living Daylights"
AK-47, used by the KGB assassin Trigger. Bond
identifies it as a "Kalashnikov," but incorrectly as a
"submachine gun"; the AK is an assault/automatic rifle.
Bond quips that it would turn the target into
"strawberry jam."
"007 in New York"
No gun is mentioned or used.
Kingsley Amis
Colonel Sun is a novel by Kingsley Amis published by
Jonathan Cape on 28 March 1968 under the
pseudonym "Robert Markham". Colonel Sun is the first
James Bond continuation novel published after Ian
Fleming's 1964 death. Before writing the novel, Amis
wrote two other Bond related works, the literary study
The James Bond Dossier and the humorous The Book
of Bond.
Novel Year
Colonel Sun 1968
Firearms
4000 model rocket launcher
9x19mm Parabellum Luger, silenced version used
by thugs.
Beretta M 1934, Lee-Enfield rifle, Thompson, and
Mills Bombs, all used by Listas.
Stokes Mortar, used by Col. Sun's gang.
Sawn-off Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight,
carried by De Graaf.
John Gardner
On 20 March 1974 an attempt was made to kidnap
HRH The Princess Anne. The Walther PPK of the police
officer protecting her jammed and was subsequently
withdrawn from service. When John Gardner was asked
to write a new series of James Bond continuation
novels, one of the first things he decided was to
update Bond's trusty Walther PPK. Gardner devoted
two pages in his first James Bond novel Licence
Renewed to the debate over whether to use a revolver
or an automatic, and what make and model, before
finally settling on an older FN M1903 in 9 mm Browning
Long (9x20mmSR). Even Bond himself admits that it is
an old gun. The original hardback cover illustration by
Richard Chopping shows the FN pistol.
After criticism from fans for choosing an old gun,
Gardner replaced the gun three more times,
eventually sticking to the ASP 9 mm for the rest of the
series. As he intended to downplay the gadgets in his
books, Gardner compensated by bringing to the series
a colorful arsenal of weapons from around the world.
Novel Year Firearms
Licence Renewed 1981
FN M1903 9 mm. Bond chooses this to replace his
Walther PPK, which is now banned by the service.
Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum. Bond keeps
one of these (illegally) in his Saab 900 Turbo, and uses
it during a car chase, firing it through his car's
gunports.
Antique dueling pistol.
Colt Python .357 Magnum. Bond uses this briefly in
an airborne shootout with Murik's men.
MBA Gyrojet.
For Special Services 1982
Heckler & Koch VP70 9 mm. After criticism from
fans over the choice of an old gun, Gardner replaced
Bond's FN M1903 with a more modern DAO 9 mm
polymer pistol.
Icebreaker 1983
Heckler & Koch P7 9 mm becomes Bond's issued
sidearm in this adventure.
Role of Honour 1984
ASP 9 mm. Gardner finally settled on the ASP as
Bond's issued sidearm .
Nobody Lives Forever 1986
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm .
No Deals, Mr. Bond 1987
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm .
Scorpius 1988
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm .
Browning Compact 9 mm
Win, Lose or Die 1989
Browning 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
Licence to Kill 1989
Walther P38K, Bond's issued sidearm.
Brokenclaw 1990
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
The Man from Barbarossa 1991
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
Death is Forever 1992
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
Never Send Flowers 1993
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
SeaFire 1994
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
GoldenEye 1995
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm. This was used in
place of the PPK (which is used in the movie) to better
fit Gardner's continuity, AK-74, Browning BDM, Uzi.
COLD 1996
ASP 9 mm, Bond's issued sidearm.
Raymond Benson
Walther P99 used in the later Brosnan and early Craig
films
When James Bond expert Raymond Benson was asked
to take over writing the series, he briefly gave Bond
back his Walther PPK. Benson also brought the series
in line with the films and concurrently replaced Bond's
PPK with the Walther P99 in the film novelization
Tomorrow Never Dies. However, in some following
books Bond would use both weapons: the PPK for
concealment, and the P99 for situations that did not
require a concealed weapon.
Novel Year Firearms Notes
Blast from the Past (short story) 1997
Walther PPK; Browning 9mm Cheryl Haven's weapon;
Uzi carried by Adolf.
Zero Minus Ten 1997 Walther PPK
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 Walther PPK
Walther P99 Unlike the film, where Bond finds
the gun in the field, Bond is officially issued the P99 by
Q-Branch.
The Facts of Death 1998 Walther PPK
Walther P99 Bond uses both, dependent on the
situation. This would be the case for the remainder of
the Benson novels.
"Midsummer Night's Doom" (short story)
1999 Walther P99
"Live at Five" (short story) 1999 Walther P99
The World Is Not Enough 1999 Walther PPK
Bond does not use the P99 in this novel, despite being
his weapon of choice in the movie.
High Time to Kill 1999 Walther PPK
Walther P99
Doubleshot 2000 Walther PPK
Walther P99
Never Dream of Dying 2001 Walther PPK
Walther P99
The Man with the Red Tattoo 2002 Walther PPK
Walther P99
Die Another Day 2002 Walther P99
Young Bond/Charlie Higson
Novel Year Firearms
SilverFin 2005
.22 Browning Rifle, used by Bond in a school
shooting competition.
Derringer, sidearm of 'Meatpacker'.
Hunting Rifle and Shotgun, used by the Hellebores
and MacSawney.
Blood Fever 2006
9mm Beretta, sidearm of Zoltan the Magyar
Unknown rifle, picked up by Bond during a firefight
but not fired as it wasn't loaded.
Thompson submachine gun, supplied to Ugo
Carnifex by Zoltan the Magyar.
Double or Die 2007
Apache[Note 1], used by the Smith brothers on
numerous occasions.
Also unnamed pistols picked up from the sailors
Hurricane Gold 2007
MP 28, used by El Huracan's men.
Unknown revolver, used by Bond who picked it up
from a dead Mexican police officer.
Unknown rifle, used by Mexican soldiers and Mrs
Glass henchmans.
By Royal Command 2008
Tokarev TT-33, used by Cristo Orabessa.
Enfield revolver, used by Bond while escaping Baron
von Schlicks castle.
Luger P08 pistol, favored weapon of Vladimir
Wrangel.
^ The Apache is a combination of a revolver, knife,
and a knuckle duster that was used by the Apache
gang in 19th century Paris.
Sebastian Faulks
Novel Year Firearms
Devil May Care 2008 Walther PPK Bond's main
gun.
Jeffery Deaver
Novel Year Firearms
Carte Blanche 2011 Walther PPS .40 S&W
Bond's main gun.
Films
Eon Productions films
The scene from the novel Dr. No is replayed more-or-
less verbatim in the 1962 film, ensuring the Walther
PPK a place in cultural history. Bond shows a great deal
more fidelity to his side arm in the films than in the
novels, even going so far as to take on an international
arms dealer and hi-tech arms enthusiastic Brad
Whitaker armed only with an eight-shot, 7.65 mm
semi-automatic.
During the 1963 production of From Russia with Love,
photographer David Hurn was commissioned to
photograph the actors of the film in their costume.
When the theatrical property Walther PPK did not turn
up for the shoot, Hurn volunteered his own Walther LP
53 air pistol and said he would airbrush out the long
barrel; the airbrushed stills appearing in a US "JAMES
BOND IS BACK" poster. However, Renato Fratini a film
poster artist saw the original stills of the weapon and
used it in his U.K. posters with the weapon appearing
in several more film posters up to The Man With the
Golden Gun. On 14 February 2001, Hurn had his LP 53
(serial number 054159) in its original presentation
case and letter of provenance auctioned off at
Christie's where the weapon fetched in excess of US
$435,000.[7][8]
A link to the Internet Movie Firearms Database's
category that shows all of the guns used in every
James Bond film to date is found here.
http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/James_Bond
From Tomorrow Never Dies to Casino Royale, Bond
used a Walther P99. However, in Quantum of Solace he
reverted back to his Walther PPK (possibly a tribute to
the classic Bond films).
Film Title Year Firearms
Dr. No 1962
Beretta Model 1934, Bond handed this to Q when he
was forced to use a Walther PPK. This prop, in .380
ACP, was used to represent the .25 ACP Beretta 418
from the novel.[9]
Walther PP, although it is called a Walther PPK, Bond
is seen with the longer barreled PP in Dr. No.[10]
FN Model 1910 with suppressor. (This pistol was
apparently used because there was no PPK in the prop
department that could be fitted with a suppressor at
the time.)
Colt Model 1911A1, suppressed version used by the
Three Blind Mice assassins and Professor R.J. Dent,
though Bond calls it a "Smith and Wesson" in the film.
In the scene where Bond is firing at Dr. No's 'Dragon'
he begins firing the PPK then the gun switches mid
scene to an M1911 pistol (with an incorrectly
functioning slide).
Walther P38, used by one of the Three Blind Mice
assassins.
Colt Police Positive, used by Quarrel
Smith & Wesson Model 10, used by Dr. No's guards
Sten Gun, used by Dr. No's men during Quarrel's
death and the decontamination scenes
Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight in .38 Special
that Bond uses on Crab Key
Lee-Enfield No.4 bolt-action rifle, seen in the hands
of Royal Navy sailors towards the end of the film.
L4A2, used by Dr. No's men on the high powered
boat when Bond meets Honey Ryder.
From Russia with Love 1963
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm. Also used by
Kerim Bey, head of MI-6's "Station T" in Turkey, and by
some Soviet agents on the train, perhaps because
Makarov PM's weren't available for the film.
AR-7 "sniper" rifle, kept in his attache case.
Chambered in .22 Long Rifle. Q identifies it as ".25
caliber."
MP40, Carried by SPECTRE guards on Blofeld's boat.
Also seen in the hand of a SPECTRE assassin sent to
kill Bond via helicopter and later by the assassins sent
to kill Bond via boats.
Mauser C96, Used by Red Grant in the gypsy bazaar
to protect Bond from Krilencu's men.
Walther P38, Soviet guard at the Russian consulate
fires one during Bond's attack.
Llama XVIII Especial, Grant pulls this pistol from an
ankle holster and uses it to intimidate Bond on the
Orient Express. Rosa Klebb also draws one, with pearl
grips, during her last-ditch attempt to steal the Lektor
from Bond's hotel room.
Very Flare Gun, used as a weapon in the boat
scenes to ignite gasoline in the water. This gun can be
seen at Planet Hollywood, Orlando, Florida, where it is
incorrectly labeled as being used in Thunderball. He
used a pen flare from Q in that movie.
Beretta 418, When Tatiana Romanova picks up Rosa
Klebb's dropped gun it has become a Beretta, she
uses it to kill Klebb.
Goldfinger 1964
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Walther P38, used by several guards and Bond
himself.
MP40, used by Goldfinger's guards in the gunfights
in Switzerland and in Kentucky
Mauser Karbiner 98k rifle, used by Goldfinger's men
during the Fort Knox raid and gunfight.
Smith & Wesson Model 22, carried by Pussy Galore
while inside the air plane she and Bond are flying to
Goldfinger's ranch in Kentucky.
M14, seen carried by US Army soldiers during the
gas attack.
Thompson M1A1 submachine gun used by US Army
soldiers in the Fort Knox gunfight.
Gold-plated Colt Official Police used by Goldfinger.
Thunderball 1965
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Speargun, Used to kill Vargas and during the
underwater battle. Compressed-air powered, it might
be a Technisub Jaguar, or one of the Nemrod
Commando range. Domino uses this to shoot Largo at
the film's climax.
Browning A-5, Used by Bond on Palmyra, he states
it's a gun more suited for women, and shoots a clay
pigeon from the hip.
Colt Detective Special. Largo almost shot Bond with
this one, but Domino harpooned him before he got to
fire a shot.
You Only Live Twice 1967
Walther PPK, Bond's main gun.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, used to "kill" Bond
at the start of the film.
Lee-Enfield No.4 bolt-action rifle, used by a Royal
Navy honour guard at Bond's "funeral" in Hong Kong.
Lee-Enfield No.5 Jungle Carbine, seen in the hands
of one of Blofeld's guards.
Cigarette rocket, used to kill one of Blofeld's guards.
MBAssociates Gyrojet Rifle, used by Tiger Tanaka
and his ninja commandos on the raid on Blofeld's
base.
MP40, Used by several of Blofeld's guards and
briefly seen in the hands of Tiger Tanaka during the
volcano battle.
Smith & Wesson Model 36 .38 caliber revolver, used
when killing an assassin
Webley Mk IV dropped by Blofeld, which Bond uses in
the assault on the control room
On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, used during the
assault on Piz Gloria.
SIG 510 battle rifle, used by Blofeld's forces at Piz
Gloria through the entire film.
Browning Hi-Power, used by Blofeld himself.
Diamonds Are Forever 1971
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
M16 rifle used by Blofeld's guards in the opening
sequence.
Thompson submachine gun, used by Felix Leiter's
men when rescuing Willard White.
Madsen Model 1950, used by Blofeld's guards in the
oil rig battle.
Short-barreled Smith & Wesson Bodyguard. Used by
Blofeld. Peter Franks uses this one as well.
Live and Let Die 1973
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver,
used during the rescue of Solitaire.
Smith & Wesson Model 36 .38 Special revolver, used
by Kananga's henchmen and by Rosie Carver.
MAC 10, used by Kananga's henchmen on the
Voodoo island.
Shark gun used by Kananga, Bond manually
activates one bullet and shoves it down Kananga's
throat,that inflates him,killing him.
The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
"Triggerless" rifle, made by the Portuguese gunsmith
Lazar for an assassin with only three fingers. It was
fired by squeezing a recessed trigger in the butt.
Because it was designed to be fired with only three
fingers, a person with a full hand would cause it to hit
below where he was aiming, something which Bond
made use of in threatening Lazar.
M16 rifle, seen carried by Hai Fat's guards.
2-barreled Remington derringer, carried by Nick
Nack.
Francisco Scaramanga's golden gun, a custom
made, gold-plated single-shot handgun chambered in
4.2 mm caliber. The gun can be disassembled to avoid
detection into a gold cigarette lighter, a gold cigarette
case, a gold cuff link, and a gold pen. Bond does not
actually use this gun.
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977
AR-18, used by skiing KGB assassins in pretitle
sequence.
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Beretta Model 1951, used by Sandor on the rooftop
in Cairo.
Beretta Model 70, used by Bond when he
investigates the pyramids.
Beretta 950 Jetfire, used by Anya Amasova
throughout the movie.
Astra Model 357 (with a compensator), used by Jaws
when chasing Bond and Anya in a car in Sardinia.
Astra Model 902 (Spanish copy of the Mauser C96
with fixed internal twenty-round magazine), also used
by Jaws when chasing Bond and Anya.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, used by the British
sailors during the battle on board the Liparus
supertanker
MGC M16 (replica of the American M16 rifle), used
by the American sailors during the battle on board the
Liparus supertanker.
Moonraker 1979
Smith & Wesson Model 38 Bodyguard carried by the
Flight attendant in pretitle sequence.
German MP40 used by thug during the Venice boat
chase.
Wrist-Dart gun, used by Bond on two occasions.
Holland & Holland Royal side by side shotgun.
Moonraker Laser – A laser gun that can be shot in
space, used by the astronauts.
MAC 10, Used by Jaws when chasing Bond in a
speedboat in South America.
M16 rifle, Used by Hugo Drax's henchmen in the
Aztec Temple Base/Launch Site.
For Your Eyes Only 1981
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm. Also used by
Loque in Cortina and on the beach after he's killed Lisl
with his GP Buggy.
Samopal vz. 58 automatic rifle (metal folding stock
version), used by a guard at Hector Gonzales' house.
Smith & Wesson Model 39, used by some of men at
Gonzales' house, and by one of Columbo's men.
MAT 49, used by two guard's at Hector Gonzale's
house.
Barnett Commando Crossbow, used by Melina to kill
Gonzales.
Uzi, used by one of Hector Gonzales' men trying to
break into Bond's car, and by one of Loque's men in
the boat scene. Also used by General Gogol's guard in
the helicopter.
Biathlon rifle, used by Erich Kriegler.
Beretta Model 1951, used by motorcyle assassins in
Cortina.
Luger P08, used by Claus at the beach. Loque briefly
has one that is kicked out of his hand and
commandeered by Columbo and one of his men.
Apostis is seen attempting to detach Bond's climbing
ropes from a cliff, using the butt of the pistol as a
hammer.
Tokagypt 58, used by Milos Columbo and one of his
men.
AR-18, used by Loque and one of his warehouse
guards and by some of Kristatos' henchmen at the
monastery.
Barnett Wildcat Crossbow, picked out by Melina in
Cortina and used by her at St. Cyrils.
Sterling L2A3 sub-machine gun, seen in the hands
of Milos Columbo's henchmen when assaulting
Kristatos' monastery-hideout.
Octopussy 1983
Walther P5, Bond's issued sidearm. He is clearly
wielding a P5 in the taxi chase, but later tells Q "I
appear to have misplaced my PPK.". This confusion is
most likely a script issue. It would appear that Walther
asked the producers to have Bond use the new P5,
which Walther was trying to market to German police
agencies at the time. However, no one changed the
script. This same gun is used by Connery in the
competing "Never Say Never Again" released the
same year.
MGC M16 (replica of the American M16 rifle), used
by the South American soldiers at the start of the
movie.
Colt Junior, Sidearm of Octopussy and seen in the
title-sequence.
SKS, Carried by marching soldiers and by guards
outside Kremlin Art Depository. Also used by some of
Kamal Khan's men at his palace in India.
BSA Scorpion Air Pistol (used as a dart firing
tranquilliser gun), carried by Octopussy's women.
Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle (No. 4 Mk I), used by
Kamal Khan's men at his palace in India.
Type 56 assault rifle (export model), used by soldiers
accompanying General Orlov to India in helicopter. Also
used by some of the soldiers, and the boarderguards
in GDR.
Armi Jager AP-80 (replica of the Soviet Kalashnikov
AK assault rifle), carried by most of the soldiers in
GDR.
Steyr AUG, wielded by General Orlov's men during
the train yard battle.
Samopal vz. 58 automatic rifle (both standard fixed
stock and metal folding stock versions), carried by a
few soldiers in GDR, both standard fixed stock and
metal folding stock versions are seen. Metal folding
stock versions are seen carried by some of Kamal
Khan's men at his palace in India. Bond takes this gun
off one of Kamal's men and fires it while sliding down a
banister.
Smith & Wesson Model 36, used by Octopussy to
blow the lock off the base of the circus cannon,
revealing the atomic bomb inside.
A View to a Kill 1985
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Type 56 assault rifle (export model), carried by the
Soviet commander of the skiing troops in Siberia. Also
used by two troopers firing at Bond while he's
searching the body of 003.
AK assault rifle (rubber guns), used by the Soviet
troops who is chasing Bond in Siberia.
Samopal vz. 58 automatic rifle (metal folding stock
version), used by the Soviet soldier in the helicopter.
TT-33 pistol, used by one of the henchmen
interrupting Bond and Sir Godfrey Tibett while they
investigate Zorin's laboratory under his stable in
France.
Smith & Wesson Model 19 wielded first by May Day
driving Bond's Rolce Royce after the horse race and
later by Zorin and her, again, when they break in and
set fire to San Francisco City Hall
Tokagypt 58, wielded by Scarpine after the horse
race and later used to knock Bob Conley unconscious
in the mine.
Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless, drawn by
Venz (Dolph Lundgren) in his acting debut.
Remington Model 31 shotgun with a hunting barrel
and loaded with (non-lethal) rock salt which Bond uses
to send off some of Max Zorin's hired goons.
Heckler & Koch P9S, wielded by some of Zorin'z
hired goons at Stacey's house.
Uzi both used by Zorin and Scarpine when the mine
workers are massacred.
Smith & Wesson Model 36, used by Hans Mortner to
fire at Bond and Stacey at the Golden Gate Bridge.
The Living Daylights 1987
Heckler & Koch MP5 paintball markers, used by SAS
guards during the mock Gibraltar operation.
Suppressed Heckler & Koch P9S carried by the
Imposter during the mock Gibraltar operation.
Walther WA2000 sniper rifle. Bond uses this to shoot
the rifle out of Kara Milovy's hands.
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Model 36, carried by butler at the
MI6 safehouse and taken by Necros.
MAC 10, carried by a man at the MI6 safehouse.
Star Model B carried by a Czechoslovakian
policeman chasing Bond near the Austrian boarder.
Walther MPK carried by Czechoslovakian police.
AKM assault rifle (both Hungarian AK-63 D and
Soviet AKMS variants), used with RPG attachments by
pursuing Czechoslovakian military near the Austrian
boarder. And without by Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan.
Bond takes this gun off a Russian soldier and uses it
during the airfield battle.
CZ 83, Necros (used to assassinate Pushkin) and
Koskov's second-in-command in Afghanistan.
Beretta M12 carried by police forces in Tangier.
AK assault rifle (both standard fixed stock and metal
folding stock versions), both variants carried by some
of Kamran Shah's Mujahideen fighters. Kamran Shah
carries a folding stock variant. Some are also carried
by Soviet guards at the Afghan airfield.
Karabiner 98k, carried and used by several
Mujahideen fighters.
RPD, carried by a Mujahideen fighter.
Mosin Nagant Model 1891/30, carried by the Chief of
Snow Leopard Brotherhood.
Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE), carried and
used by many of the Mujahideen fighters.
RPG-7 wielded by Mujahideen in the airfield battle
Colt Model 733 (fitted with a transparent bullet-proof
shield), used by Brad Whittaker.
Suppressed Skorpion vz. 61, used by Pushkin's men
to break into Brad Whittaker's lair.
Licence to Kill 1989
Taurus PT92 9 mm pistol (a Brazilian copy of the
Beretta Model 92FS 9 mm pistol, as per the film's
armorer in "The Making of Licence to Kill" by Sally
Hibin), given to Bond by Felix Leiter during the opening
sequence when Bond does not have a gun on him.
Sidearm of Milton Krest who fires this weapon at Bond,
unsuccessfully, when he jumps into the water after
killing the deck guard
CAR-15 rifle, seen briefly being used by Felix Leiter
and the DEA agents chasing Sanchez in the pre-title
sequence.
Heckler & Koch P9S seen used by one Sanchez's
henchmen, Braun.
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Heckler & Koch MP5 (actually chopped and
converted Heckler & Koch HK94A3), used by Dario in
the pre-credits sequence and later by a guard at
Milton Krest's warehouse. Also used by Krest's men on
his boat, and by one of Sanchez' guards at his house.
Micro Uzi. used by one of Sanchesz' men, Perez.
Sanchez uses this when he tries to shoot Bond off of
the tanker trucks during the final battle.
Ruger Security Six, Ed Killifer draws this gun at
Krest's warehouse.
Speargun. Bond uses this to kill a guard on the
Wavekrest.
Smith & Wesson Model 66, Dario grabs this gun
from one of his henchemen and uses it to fire at Bond
and Pam as they get away on the boat.
"Signature gun", .220 (sic)(probably .220 Swift)
sniper's rifle that is disguised as pieces of a Hasselblad
camera, and only responds to his palm print. Bond
uses this gun in an attempt to kill Franz Sanchez, but
is thwarted by a ninja. When a ninja tries to use the
gun himself, it won't fire. The .220 is also tongue in
cheek at the 220 roll film the gun can take when a
camera.
Beretta 950 Jetfire, carried by Pam Bouvier in a
concealed leg holster, and used by Bond for his "family
reunion" with Q.
Walther P5 seen used by Dario in the climax.
FIM-92 Stinger man-portable SAM, used several
times during the tanker chase.
GoldenEye 1995
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
AKS-74U. Bond uses this gun on two separate
occasions. Xenia uses it to massacre the Severnaya
facility.
AK-74 assault rifle. Bond takes this from a Russian
soldier in Cuba. Xenia has one strapped to her back
before Bond indirectly uses it to kill her. Trevalyan
wields one in the final battle with Bond. The folding
stock version AK-74s that were seen in GoldenEye
were Chinese-made NORINCO Type 56/AKM rifles that
were fitted with AK-74 muzzle breaks and with
Russian-made, AKM magazines made of red bakelite.
Browning BDA. Used by Trevelyan during the
chemical facility shootout.
CZ 52. Used by Zukovsky when Bond visits his bar.
Browning BDM. Trevelyan uses this gun
Makarov PM. Used by a Russian pilot from the
chemical facility, General Ourumov and Natalya.
D-10T 100 mm rifled gun. Fired from the T-55 tank
at Trevalyn's train.
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
Heavily modified AR-18 rifle. Bond uses this during
the opening sequence.
Browning BDA, Used by terrorist pilot during the
opening sequence.
Walther PPK, Bond's issued sidearm.
Sig Sauer P229 Used by Carver.
Glock 17, Used by guards, and Carver in the last
scene.
Calico M950 Submachine gun 9mm. Bond uses this
gun to escape from Carver's Media Headquarters in
Saigon.
Walther P99 9 mm. Bond takes this gun from the
Chinese safehouse before he joins Wai Lin in searching
for the stealth boat. (It became Bond's new sidearm
for the next three films.)
Heckler & Koch MP5. Used by Carver's men, and by
Wai Lin.
Heckler & Koch MP5K. Also used by Carver's men
—most notably in a failed attempt to break into Bond's
car. Bond uses this submachine gun during the final
battle.
Heckler & Koch P7. Dr. Kaufman uses one to hold up
Bond in his hotel room and to kill Paris. Bond later kills
him with it after he is stunned by his phone's taser.
M60E4. Used by Stamper to gun down Devonshire
survivors loaded with the ammunition used by the
Chinese Air Force.
M16 rifle variants used by Carver's men. Stamper
uses an M4 Carbine fitted with an M203 grenade
launcher in the final battle. A henchman in the parking
garage car chase also uses one, and one of the
weapons that shatters the BMW's windshield.
Armsel Striker. One of the many weapons wielded by
Carver's men in the parking garage chase.
Makarov PM. Weapon carried by General Chang's
man.
The World Is Not Enough 1999
Walther P99. Bond's issued sidearm.
Heckler & Koch MP5K. Used by Renard's men.
Heckler & Koch G36. Used by Giulietta da Vinci at
the start of the film
Steyr TMP. Used by Parahawks, Bullion, and Renard's
men.
FN P90. Bond briefly uses this submachine gun
during the shootout in the nuclear test facility. Renard
wields this as well.
Heckler and Koch MP5K. Renard uses this one when
he escapes the nuclear test facility.
Colt Model 1911A1, used by Bond on two occasions.
Also used by Elektra King during the final battle.
SIG-Sauer P228, used by Renard on the submarine
to order his men to keep the sub at level.
Cane Gun. Zukovsky can convert his walking cane
into a single shot rifle. He uses it to free Bond from
Elektra King.
Die Another Day 2002
Walther P99, Bond's issued sidearm.
Type 56-1 assault rifle, Used by North Korean Army
at the start of the film.
AKMS assault rifle, Used by North Korean Army at
the start of the film, some dressed up as AKS-74s
Stechkin APS, Used by Zao.
Heckler & Koch G36K dressed up as an OICW, Used
briefly by Colonel Moon in the DMZ sequence.
Ingram MAC 10. Bond only uses this machine pistol
during the hovercraft chase.
Makarov PM, Used by Colonel Moon during the
hovercraft chase and General Moon in the climax.
Smith & Wesson Model 10, Bond borrowed the
revolver from a fellow agent while in Cuba.
Heckler & Koch MP5K. Used by Gustav Graves men
in Iceland with suppressors.
Heckler & Koch G36. Used by one of Gustave
Graves men in Iceland.
Accuracy International AW sniper rifle, used by Bond
when he and Jinx infiltrated North Korea, though they
never get to fire it.
Browning Hi-Power, in the sailboat scenes.
Beretta 84FS Cheetah, Jinx's gun used at the Isla
Los Organos clinic and when onboard Gustav Graves'
plane.
Beretta 3032 Tomcat, Jinx's gun used at the ice
palace in Iceland.
Casino Royale 2006
Walther P99, Bond's issued sidearm (in 9x19mm
a.k.a. 9mm Parabellum).
Heckler & Koch USP Compact, Used by Mollaka, and
bathroom henchman.
Browning Hi-Power, used by Bond in the embassy in
Madagascar, taken from a local diplomat.
Walther PPK was featured in promotional photos.
Also used by Bond during the fight with Fisher
completing his first kill and commence Craig's first
prologue in the gunbarrel sequence. Also used by a
Steven Obanno's thug in the Splendid Hotel.
AK assault rifles, used by Ugandan "freedom
fighters".
AKM assault rifles, used by some of the Ugandan
"freedom fighters".
Type 56-1 assault rifles, used by some Ugandan
"freedom fighters".
WASR 3, used by the embassy guards in
Madagascar.
Glock 17, Carlos steals this gun from a Police holster
in an equipment room at the Miami Airport.
Colt Law Enforcement Carbine, Used by the Miami-
Dade Police at the Miami International Airport.
Sig-Sauer P226, Suppressed versions used by
Venice henchmen.
Heckler & Koch UMP, two UMP45 .45 Caliber models
with suppressor used during the Venice scene leading
to the drowning death of Vesper Lynd. A suppressed
UMP9 9mm model used by Bond to maim Mr. White.
Jericho 941, Used by Gettler.
Nailgun, Used by Gettler and Bond in the Venice
scene.
Quantum of Solace 2008
Heckler & Koch UMP. This gun was pictured in
promotional shots for the movie as well as the movie's
trailer. It was fitted with a suppressor. An unsuppressed
version was used by Bond in the opening car chase.
M249 SAW, used by villains in car chase scene.
Walther PPK, Bond's main sidearm.
SIG-Sauer P226, used by Mr. White's sleeper agent
Craig Mitchell. Bond also uses this gun in climax scene.
Removed from guard in elevator during his escape.
Rohrbaugh R9, Camille's pistol.
Uzi, used by dock guards in Haiti.
Heckler & Koch G36, Some of General Medrano's
men use this 5.56mm assault rifle in the boat chase.
Heckler & Koch MP5K-PDW with UMP-style stocks,
used by General Medrano's guard on the yacht. Also
used by CIA officers in a bar in Bolivia, when they try to
arrest Bond.
Heckler & Koch MP5, used by CIA officers in a bar in
Bolivia, when they try to arrest Bond.
Colt Model 933, used by some CIA men in Bolivia.
SG 540, used by one of General Merdrano's
henchmen in the boat chase in Haiti.
SIG P210, Bond acquires the SIG P210 with gold
inlayed engraving from General Medrano's room when
he tries to rescue Camille. Bond uses it to aid their
escape when he sees a hydrogen fuel cell that he
blows up to create a route out. He later uses it to
threaten Greene before leaving him in the desert.
Skyfall 2012
Walther PPK/S, Bond's newly issued sidearm. This
time in 9mm Short (.380 ACP) rather than the usual
7.65 mm (.32 ACP). Q provides Bond with a signature
version that only his palm print can activate to shoot.
Walther PPK. Bond uses this in the pre-titles
sequence, but throws it away when it doesn't have any
more ammo.
Glock 18. Patrice's gun that fires depleted uranium
shells.
Olympic Arms K23B Tactical assault rifle. This is Eve
Moneypenny's gun in the pre-titles sequence.
Custom sniper rifle. Patrice uses this one before he
falls to his death.
Bond's father's hunting rifle was provided for the film
by Anderson-Wheeler gun makers. The rifle was a
double barreled 500 Nitro. [11]
Heckler & Koch HK416. 10.4 inch barrel variant used
by Silva's men during the attack on Skyfall and used
by Bond after retrieving it from one of their bodies.
John Rigby Dueling pistol. Silva and Bond use one to
when Silva invites Bond to shoot a glass off Severine's
head.
Non-Eon films
Title Year
Never Say Never Again 1983
CZ Model 25. Bond uses this submachine gun in the
opening sequence.
Walther P5, Bond's main gun. Coincidentally, Roger
Moore used the same make of gun in Octopussy, also
released in 1983. Connery's gun can be seen in Planet
Hollywood in London, where it is inaccurately labeled
as a Walther PPK.
Ingram MAC 10. Used by Bond and Felix Leiter in the
final battle.
Casino Royale 1967
1903 Springfield. Used in a failed attempt to
execute James Bond.
Backwards-firing Walther PPK. Used by George Raft
who accidentally shot himself with this one.
Sten Gun Mark 5. Used by Dr. Noah's guards.
Submachine gun used by Vesper Lynd To kill Evelyn
Tremble.
Colt M1911 with silencer. Used by SMERSH agents
to kill Le Chriffe.
July 25, 2013
June 29, 2013
an awesome jam
Artist: Humble Pie
Song: 30 Days In The Hole
Lyrics:
Roll my tape
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Thirty days...
Anyone doin' that one?
I'm doin' that one
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
all right all right all right all right, yeah
Chicago Green, talkin' 'bout Black Lebanese
A dirty room and a silver coke spoon
Give me my release, come on
Black napalese, it's got you weak in your knees
Sneeze some dust that you got buzzed on
You know it's hard to believe
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
That's what they give you
30 days in the hole
I know
Newcastle Brown, I'm tellin' you, it can sure smack you down
Take a greasy whore and a rollin' dance floor
It's got your head spinnin' round
If you live on the road, well there's a new highway code
You take the urban noise with some Durban Poison
It's gonna lessen your load
30 days in the hole
That's what they give you now
30 days in the hole
Oh, yeah
30 days in the hole
All right, all right
30 days in the hole
What you doin' boy?
You here for 30 days
Get, get, get your long hair cut
And cut out your ways
Black napalese, it got you weak in your knees
Gonna sneeze some dust that you got busted on
You know it's so hard to please
Newcastle Brown can sure smack you down
You take a greasy whore and a rollin' dance floor
You know you're jailhouse-bound
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
Oh, yeah
30 days in the hole
30 days, 30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
30 days in the hole
June 25, 2013
SNOWDEN & MANNING—Found at this
Found at this
See more on Know Your Meme
Then it all sounded just like what we had been informed of years ago.
Found at this other
The NSA ran a wiretap operation so vast that this doesn't amount to much, simply applying the old methods to the cellular era. I am no expert in telephony, but I met one at the VA Hospital in Battle Creek, I cannot find the new revelations to hold any great import, we were told about them in 2005, with no political trauma occuring.
I think the NSA and Mr. Snowden are both doing what they think is best. Snowden's reputation ought not be so quickly marred, his military record, and performance of duty over the span of years is singular and other than the actions and record of E-4 Bradley Manning, where the Uniform Code of Military Justice makes whistle-blowing something else entirely, to his misfortune.
What Snowden revealed was the activity of the secret court, something I never read about in history having existed during WWII, the last Constitutionally appropriate military action of our nation. Parsing words over the shedding of blood, ours and the ones who receive the smart bombs and bunker busters is gutless, and always occurs in a faraway hellhole our children ought never lay eyes on. U.S. Representatives live in a more royal manner that King George III ever dreamed possible. The innovation that is the internet pulls the wool over many the eyes of many,who think their voice is getting through, and registering somewhere up the food chain, that each new outrage to our rights and privileges is necessary because of the evil cunning of each possible foe. We don't need more avenues to lay our bitching on we need more damn say in the government of the people, by the people; it must allow more citizens a VOTE! How can any man or woman understand the needs and promote the good desires and ambitions of 700,000 people which each Rep. now shepherds. REPRESENTATION; do it with polls, demographics, MEDIA CAMPAIGNS TO BESMIRCH the sitting president for the actions taken by farflung individuals somewhere in the huge bureaucracy, it is unfathomable, just the sort of atmosphere to guarantee the people get left out. Winning and losing these garish elections requires ever more pomposity, both parties have the same means—computer data, poll data evolving on solid scientific ground, reliable to know what someone may want to hear, but there it becomes so reliable and inhuman, if someone is going to represent he must have first hand knowledge of his flock. If the number of our representatives were increased, and mathematics and science and computers can provide the answer to what ratio is truly humanly appropriate to the task of apportionment the Constitution requires these very same men to perform who stage catfights each Sunday on talk shows which used to provide information instead of party lines and trying to sell the viewer on a viewpoint consisting of pure opinion. If the prize of winning each single seat were not so dear to the conduct of future policy making; and good women and men might take office feeling the burden of all in his charge instead of joining long-range tactical efforts to win back every inch for his contributors who support the obscenely expensive, wasteful campaigns which mimic the world tour of rock band instead of any meaningful experience of what is most pressing to the people of his district, and pledging to vote correctly for them and doing so.
It is awful handy to put burden on the judicial branch, even this quasi animal FISA, who is issuing orders that should come from the sitting executive administration. going to the bar of justice ought be the last resort for the powerless, not the design of caprice. As we now live with Roe v Wade, where the court had to pick up the slack for a Congress worried about votes and PR, instead of science and doing what is right for women.
That Congress passed the FISA statute in actual peacetime is an absurdity.
Let the judge carry the ball, he can't get hurt, Federal Judge—he's in for life. This is the reasoning of a scoundrel kind of business. Where are the deciders?
I AM CONVINCED within myself, this nation must enlarge Congress. the Capitol Building is the seat of government because our Representatives and Senators work there, while it is a cherished part of our landscape and heritage, it is not the Constitutional Mandate the legislative branch convene there. We are allowed to have a Representative for every 30,000 or more souls of us.
The size of the House of Representatives is now fixed by statute, not for any practical purpose but to seat there asses comfortably within the Capitol Building. They are out of touch because their jobs have become too dear to them, but it is to them to evolve, let's have some plumbers and farmers serve—there are so many locations in this nation for a larger House of Representatives to convene, it is ridiculous and a mark against those in office that we must suffer lawyers and judges to be our our masters.
All in all I feel bad for Manning too, all that he LEAKED was stuff little kids like me saw on the RCA color TV set, a beautiful piece of furniture at that time—all wood finished in maple made in the USA; in VietNam the first amendment was adhered to; even I, a dumb little kid knew it was haywire. When Desert Storm was in the planning stage, Pres. George HW Bush put the press in a cubbie hole controlled by the military who lead them around like sheep up until this very day in fact.
"Select journalists were allowed to visit the front lines in "press pools." These reporters had to be accompanied by U.S. military...
The Pentagon televised daily briefings primarily conducted by Lieutenant General Thomas Kelley. White House Chief of Staff John Sununu said the only time information was withheld was when it threatened national security.
The press did attempt to fight back to the administration's access policies during the Gulf War. Bureau chiefs from print and television collaborated on a letter to President Bush communicating concerns about the restrictions in Saudi Arabia particularly. Ted Koppel, host of ABC's "Nightline" criticized the administration's policies stating, "I'm not sure the public's interest is served by seeing what seems to have been such a painless war, when 50,000 to 100,000 people may have died on the other side."
I met a vet in Battle Creek VA, whose conscience still stung—one task he was in on was the burying alive Iraqi forces hunkered down in bunkers underground because of the massive air campaign, using bulldozers and other heavy machinery they ended those dudes like trapped moles, which is cool if you know they would certainly be shooting back were it not for the greatest combined air forces in military history.
It eats at me how the whole process of sending our children to fulfill the goals put before them works. When FDR made his famous declaration of war speech, it was after Congress had already acted, 2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991, the President lobbied heavily to get not a Constitutional declaration of war but license to wage war; and any license according to Sir William Blackstone's Dictionary is:
"The permission granted by competent authority to exercise a certain privilege that, without such authorization, would constitute an illegal act, a Trespass or a tort. The certificate or the document itself that confers permission to engage in otherwise proscribed conduct."
The Gulf War debate can be analyzed here— here
The secrecy used in policy making has eroded our rights and our reputation in the wide world. Kennedy made note of this. that's not conspiracy theory, it's a fact—listen:
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