April 19, 2003
Happy Easter to those who celebrate, uncles, neigbhor and grandma are all visiting tomorrow. Hope everyone has a safe Sunday.
A farmer's lesson by John McCaslin
a href="http://www.townhall.com/columnists/ollienorth/on20030418.shtml">Dispatch from the front by Oliver North
Standing on Dangerous Ground by Chuck Colson
*** Standing Up for Equality by Bill Steigerwald
font clor="red">*** (Everybody’s) Tricky Kurdish Issue by Michael Radu
France II by Lowell Ponte
*** Democracy's serfs by Paul Craig Roberts
*** American Youth: The Latest Tool of the American Left by Kerri Houston
It's not freedom from religion by Rebecca Hagelin
Patriotism in the (generation) gap by Suzanne Fields
EDITORIAL: THE NEXT SCREWING by David Horowitz
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April 14, 2003
***Days of Darkness, With Death Outside the Door By Peter Baker
Washington Post Foreign Service
Monday, April 14, 2003; Page A01
I cry just listening to how happy the families are. So many of them are parents themselves and I'm so utterly happy that their families have their children and parents back. Good job guys. Beautiful, wonderful, joyous, proud job guys.
On another note, here is something that surprises me: a perspective on the lavish accomadations of Saddam's palaces. US Troops actually had to slaughter sheep in order to feed emaciated zoo animals. I am constantly amazed and awed by our guys. They're fantastic, I'm so completely proud of them.
At Palace, a New Case of Shock and Awe: Iraqis Find Unfathomable Opulence at Hussein Complex After Sneaking Onto Grounds By Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, April 12, 2003; Page A27
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April 13, 2003
Birthday was friday, lucky me! Huge article update. I decided to create a seperate page for all the articles, simply b/c I have that many. If it wasn't posted in the last month, it will be available here for your reading pleasure. (Okay, so the joke is probably all over the 'net, but I still hope you enjoy.
BUSH AGREES WITH FRANCE (AP) Washington DC 8:00 AM (EST), Thursday, 13th of March 2003 President George Bush has made an announcement that we will not attack Iraq.
The President has announced that as of today, he is agreeing to additional inspectors to be deployed throughout the country of Iraq. We will be sending about 250,000 of them. The additional inspectors will include:
24,000 members of the 1st Infantry Division
18,000 members of the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
15,000 members of the 82d Airborne Division
More than 5,000 members of the 4th Armored Division with their M1-A1 All Terrain Vehicles.
Additional U.S. Army personnel, as needed for inspections.
A variety of U.S. Air Force personnel for aerial recon missions and other 'surveillance' activities.
A significant number of United States Marines to aid with inspections.
United States Coast Guard personnel to inspect coast lines.
An undisclosed number of Rangers, Green Berets, Navy SEALs , Recon Marines, Delta Force, and other Special Operations personnel to inspect Iraqi 'hide aways'.
Special air deliveries to aid the inspections will be made by aircraft from the USS Constellation, USS George Washington, USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Enterprise.The President stated: "With these additional inspectors, the inspections should be completed in a few weeks."
I did a quick search on Google.com and ended up at Gospelcom.net where it was stated that Autumn Parker is the author of the poem below. It makes one very proud to be an American so thank you to Ms. Parker for the inspiration.
I am a small and precious child, my dads been sent to fight...
The only place I'll see his face, is in my dreams at night.
He will be gone too many days for my young mind to keep track.
I may be sad, but I am proud.
My daddy's got your back.I am a caring mother. My son has gone to war...
My mind is filled with worries that I have never known before.
Every day I try to keep my thoughts from turning black.
I may be scared, but I am proud.
My son has got your back.I am a strong and loving wife, with a husband who had to go.
There are times I'm terrified in a way most never know.
I bite my lip, and force a smile as I watch my husband pack...
My heart may break, but I am proud.
My husband's got your back...I am a soldier... Serving Proudly, standing tall.
I fight for freedom, yours and mine by answering this call.
I do my job while knowing, the thanks it sometimes lacks.
Say a prayer that I'll come home.
It's me who's got your back.
--Copyright 2003 by Autumn Parker.
Now, more articles:
The anti-war crowd has some explaining to do byJonah Goldberg
Random Thoughts by Thomas Sowell
Scotsmen in Iraq by John McCaslin
France is Almost Finished By Guy Milliere
A New Generation Gap by Chuck Colson
Thank you, France Edwin J. Feulner, Ph.D.
Ruled by scoundrels Walter Williams
I love Thomas Sowell: This is an article series titled "The Grand Fraud", the articles debunk the myths surrounding affirmative action.
The grand fraud
The grand fraud II
The grand fraud III
The grand fraud IVNot another Vietnam by Rich Lowry
Support Our Troops (a speech delivered at Wyoming State University) by Matt Murphy
Iran and the War in Iraq By Ayelet Savyon
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April 10, 2003
4:10pm Central Time
I wrote a poem in class today, it's really very presumptuous and I've got no right to write from the perspective that I do, but I did and though it's in desperate need of re-vamping I'll put it up at some point in time. Until then: more updates!!!!!
Yesterday’s News by Victor Davis Hansen
Saving Private Lynch from an artificial legacy by Kathleen Parker
Pity, poetry and praise for the noble warrior by Suzanne Fields
Liberation! by David Horowitz
On freedom, UMich, Cuba, Africa, Guns, etc. by Ross Mackenzie
Kerry Justice by Ramesh Ponnuru
Townhall switched part way through the day and updated, so a bunch of the articles I liked are now buried. Dratted. Hope you enjoy these ones though!!
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7:10am Central Time
Wow, did you watch? Did you fuc**ng see?! (What was with the shoes?) I swear (repeatedly). No, seriously, that was amazing. Watching that. WHY didn't we watch clips in school? F**k the school system here. We'd watch if it was something bad but people dancing in the streets, a replay of France's liberation from the Nazis and the destruction of the Berlin wall?** No, can't watch that at all, it gives the impression that America is good heaven forbid! (Oh, shoot, just said 'heaven' watch out!) No, people throwing flowers at our soldiers in Baghdad, Kurds celebrating in the north, British soldiers playing soccer with citizens in Basra? Hex-naw, that's horrible, it's bad, it shows that the Left was actually wrong. I rant, must continue with the update.
**(HAH! FRANCE and GERMANY, screw them both, they irritate me as of late. France mostly, Germany still has a chance to make a comeback).
(More updates later today...aren't you happy? Go to townhall.com b/c today is a good day for reading.)
KQ, a radio station here in MN can link you to "Adopt a Platoon" put forth by Military Moms.
Thank our troops! at the Center for Individual Freedom's message board.
You Call This Liberation?:
Have you seen the litter in downtown Basra?
Read this, the last paragraph at least. It's a good article.
A New Generation Gap, about abortion, a damned good article (different from 'very' good).
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April 9, 2003
Marines topple Saddam statue in Baghdad's center
How the government control of Baghdad collapsed
Coalition Pounds Iraqi City of Tikrit
Iraqi prisoners of war tell of murder
Some Voices From Iraq War Wednesday
A thousand welcomes for allied troops
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April 2, 2003
I love America. I love our troops. I still hate the Fedayeen and Saddam.
11 Bodies Found With Rescued U.S. POW By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer
NASIRIYAH, Iraq - Eleven bodies — some believed to be Americans — were found with prisoner of war Pfc. Jessica Lynch when she was rescued in a U.S. commando raid on an Iraqi hospital, a military spokesman said Wednesday.
Bush welcomes POW rescue, worries about others from AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush was "full of joy" over news that US troops snatched an injured female comrade from Iraqi captors, but he worries about other prisoners of war, the White House said.
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April 1, 2003
12:00 PM Central
I hate the Fedayeen.
Rescue effort for Bliss unit left 9 Marines dead, 8 missing by Diana Washington Valdez, the El Paso Times.
"U.S. Marines were sent to rescue wounded members of the 507th Maintenance Company on March 23, the day Fort Bliss unit was attacked in Iraq, but nine of the Marines who took part in the rescue effort were killed and eight others are missing, Pentagon officals said Sunday."Dead US soldier hung on public display --AFP
"US Marines moved into the southern Iraqi town of Shatrah today to recover the body of a dead comrade which had been hanged in the town square, officers said...Hundreds of troops were dispatched on the operation after intelligence reports indicated the body of a dead American, who was killed in a firefight last week, had been paraded through the streets and hanged in public.11:00 AM Central
Mara, ask me about the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
The frustration is astounding. I really need to write something about this but I find myself empty of any words to express my contempt of those who stick their heads in the sand and tote about thier goddamn morals and how we, America, are the evil ones and...lord, excuse me for written profanity...I eventually will go on. Maybe drop it in as a reply to all the BS we get swamped with in MN PS Education. Here are the articles that riled me up, they're all from or can be accessed through Frontpagemag.com
March 31
***Raid Finds al-Qaida Tie to Iraq Militants Raid on Iraqi Militant Group Indicates Ties to al-Qaida but Leadership on the Run to Iran
"A U.S.-led assault on a compound controlled by an extremist Islamic group turned up a list of names of suspected militants living in the United States and what may be the strongest evidence yet linking the group to al-Qaida, coalition commanders said Monday."***U.S. Body Reveals "Torture Hospital" Secrets By Brad Hunter
"At least one of the bodies of the four American soldiers discovered in a shallow grave was "brutalized and mutilated," Pentagon sources revealed yesterday."***France is Not a Western Country Anymore By Guy Milliere
"French-bashing is everywhere in the American media. I am French, and I must say if Americans knew completely what's happening in France, the French-bashing would be far harsher."*** Battlefield Europe By Walter Russell Mead
The battle of Iraq is over. The battle of Europe has begun.***Moment of Truth (For the Anti-American Left) By David Horowitz
April 1
***How the War is Going By Colonel Jack Jacobs
"The war in Iraq has hardly begun, and already there is an unpleasant exchange between the Department of Defense and its critics about the pace of the war (slower than the speed of light), our lack of success (almost two weeks and it’s not yet over), and casualties (a number greater than zero). There have been mistakes made, but to determine who made them, it is instructive to look briefly at how this war is being fought."***A Helicopter Gunner's View By Wallace Nunn
"I look at the conduct of this war not as a journalist, but from the perspective of an enlisted door gunner, who served in Vietnam. What has been accomplished in my opinion is extraordinary."Subject: The War in Iraq as Remedial Education By Steven Plaut
"...The war in Iraq may be many things, but it is first and foremost a process in education and illumination for the TV audiences of the U.S. and the West...It (the war) firstly proves better than any previous events how clearly the Western Left and the so-called "peace" movement are really little more than a movement of anti-Americanism."*** Support Our Troops By Matt Murphy
"In remembering why we have come to support our troops today, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on something most of us never think about: our extraordinary luck in being Americans. We are, in a sense, lottery winners. There are something like 6.3 billion human beings currently living on the planet. Assuming that most of us were born sometime in the last half century, this works out to a roughly 1-in-20 chance of being born in the United States of America."