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Rogue Elements within the RCMP
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 suspected links to al-Qaeda. Mr. Easter said Prime Minister Jean Chr’tien is taking seriously American assertions the RCMP tipped off U.S. authorities to arrest Maher Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian citizen, last September when he arrived at New York’s Kennedy Airport en route to Canada. From Canada.com OK, so a foreign national arriving in the United States was denied entry and returned to his country of birth, where he still held citizenship. And unnamed Canadians provided the information about … Read entire article »
Filed under: Crime and Punishment, Other Countries, War on Terror
Odes to Rachel Corrie
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 of slag oh behemoth of oil and steel that flattened young miss corrie cold hearted beast; but do you feel you dug in the wrong quarry? there’re those who’ll claim i’m cruel, ’tis true; but i haven’t lionized her nor cast the blame on sharon’s tool and cry they’ve zionized her her death was sad, her life too brief she did deserve much better but have her ‘friends’ shown equal grief for those in uday’s shredder? By “Mr. Bingley” at Tim Blair’s, via Michele. Michele has a video … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Mocking, War on Terror
QUAGMIRE!
Administration In Crisis Over Burgeoning Quagmire Washington 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 bogged down. Fanatical elements of the former Nazi regime who, in their zeal to liberate their nation from the foreign occupiers, call themselves members of the Werwolf (werewolves) continue to commit almost-daily acts of sabotage against Germany’s already-ravaged infrastructure, and attack American troops. They have been laying road mines, poisoning food and water supplies, and setting various traps, often lethal, for the occupying forces. It’s not difficult to find antagonism and anti-Americanism among the population–many complain … Read entire article »
Filed under: Odd News
Not All Heros Are Men
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 and was rescued by U.S. Special Forces in April and has been in a military hospital ever since. REUTERS/U.S. Army-Brett McMillan From Yahoo. Private Lynch was not the gun toting, combat maven that we had originaly speculated. She was seriously injured in combat, appears to have been questioned and tortured by high ranking Iraqis, and has now returned both to the United States, and today to her home in West Virginia. The Bronze Star is an appropriate … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Our Best: Military Women, War on Terror
Traditional French Celebration
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) AP Via tacitus. Germans parading down the Champs Elysees. I feel better. Things have returned to normal. … Read entire article »
The Allied Occupation of Germany, Post-WWII
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. Berzarin, who was rumoured to have been waylaid in Charlottenburg during an incident in June 1945. Buildings housing Allied and Soviet staffs were favourite targets for Werewolf bombings; an explosion in the Bremen police headquarters, also in June 1945, killed five Americans and thirty-nine Germans. Techniques for harassing the occupiers were given widespread publicity through Werewolf leaflets and radio propaganda, and long after May 1945 the sabotage methods promoted by the Werewolves were still being … Read entire article »
Filed under: American History, History, Iraq, Military, War on Terror, World War II
Random Thoughts
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 worst? Do the Olsen twins ever go to all you can eat buffets? And, doesn’t the way Karen Carpenter died just make you want to puke? I LOVE the Alice Cooper ad for Staples. School’s out for the summer! Does anyone, anyone, give a rat’s ass about the Scott Peterson trial? Does NASA really stand for Not Aiding Spaceflight At all? You do realize, the French are what was left when the Burgundians and the English left? Why are they called “boy … Read entire article »
Filed under: Mocking, Original writing, Satire
The Ohrdruf Photos
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 II not get lost. I would encourage every net user who has some materials from that era to consider posting them. I would ask you to talk to the vets from that era, and post their stories. Even their memories of the people in their unit, names, funny stories, etc. The oral history of the War is dying, and needs to be recorded before it is lost forever. I found the following on a web site … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Military, Original writing, World War II
Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 132 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
On Y!CN
- Radioactive Gravel from Japanese Nuke Disaster Used in Buildings
- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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Gay Marriage – 01
July 27th, 2003 | Comments Off
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 involvement in marriage is the legal recognition of a contract between two people. Period. Governmental recognition of marriage occurs on the state level. Federal involvement in the matter is spotty at best and normally follows the states’ leads. In 1998, the Defense of Marriage Act was passed by a significant margin in Congress and signed into law by then President Clinton. It forbids the Federal government from recognizing same-sex partnerships. That is the first major … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Gay Marriage, Original writing, Society