Ah, yes, when Mounties go bad. But, wait… they’re going rogue to turn over information about suspected terrorists to the United States.Solicitor General Wayne Easter did not discount the possibility yesterday that rogue elements within the RCMP passed intelligence to American authorities that led to the arrest and deportation of an Arab-Canadian to Syria for [...]
The Blogosphere strikes again! A collection of poetry dedicated to St. Pancake, Rachel Corrie. My fav:
if i had the wit or skill
of a famous old composer
i’d pen a paen to the kill
wrought by that bulldozer
oh sing, oh muse, of that bitter face
we saw burning up a flag
contrast the angel some would place
on that slippery pile [...]
QUAGMIRE!
Jul 28th, 2003
Administration In Crisis Over Burgeoning QuagmireWashington DC, August 12, 1945 (Routers)President Truman is coming under increasing fire from some Congressional Republicans for what appears to be a deteriorating security situation in occupied Germany, with some calling for his removal from office.Over three months after a formal declaration of an end to hostilities, the occupation is [...]
Not All Heros Are Men
Jul 22nd, 2003
Pfc. Jessica Lynch receives the Purple Heart from Lt. Gen. James B. Peake, U.S. Army surgeon general, during a ceremony at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, July 21, 2003. Lynch also received the Bronze Star and the Prisoner of War Medal. Lynch was captured during combat in Iraq [...]
Traditional French Celebration
Jul 17th, 2003
of Bastille Day
German Gen. Holger Kammerhoff, head of the five-nation Eurocorps (standing in the command car at front), leads the traditional Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees in Paris Monday, July 14, 2003. (Photo/Michel Euler) APVia tacitus.Germans parading down the Champs Elysees. I feel better. things have returned to normal.
Some notes on the fighting and attacks that occurred in Germany through 1947.Minutemen of the Third Reich.(history of the Nazi Werewolf guerilla movement) The Werewolves specialised in ambushes and sniping, and took the lives of many Allied and Soviet soldiers and officers — perhaps even that of the first Soviet commandant of Berlin, General N.E. [...]
Random Thoughts
Jul 7th, 2003
Just some thoughts that rattled around in my brain until they stumbled out into the light of day.Are there any other sports in this year’s Olympics besides women’s beach volleyball?I didn’t know Alan Alda was still alive and now he’s going to be on West Wing?Of drugs, sex and rock and roll, which is the [...]
The Ohrdruf Photos
Jul 3rd, 2003
Bigwig at Silflay Hraka continues his posting of these photos, from the Nazi camp at Ohrdruf. The irony is that this town is also known for its association with J.S. Bach. Beauty and the beast. I am mirroring his material here because I believe it is important that this and other materials from World War [...]
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Gay Marriage – 01
Jul 27th, 2003
I’ve talked about this issue in the comments of other blogs, and thought it was time I opined here.Like so many things in life, passionate beliefs do not an argument make. Each side on this issue feels its beliefs are self-evident and the others are just so very wrong. The reality is somewhere else.The government’s [...]
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