Happy Independence Day Open Thread

Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Comments Off

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For Independence Day 2008: The Acrid Stench of Treason

Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under History, Iraq, Islamicfascism, Revisionism, War On Terror, military | 4 Comments

Cross posted from Radarsite
Bush used phony patriotism to start war

From the Chicago Sun Times
http://www.suntimes.com/news/greeley/1034720,CST-EDT-greel02.article
ANDREW GREELEY agreel@aol.com
The Russians call World War II “The Great Patriotic War.” The current longest of our wars could well be called the same thing. It is a war that originated in the orgy of patriotism (”U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!”) that followed [...]

Jesse Helms aka ‘Senator No’, Dies at 86

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Cross posted from Wake up America, hat tip to Jay.
Former North Carolina U.S. Senator Jesse Helms, also known as “Senator No”, died at 1:18 a.m. Friday. No cause of death has been released as of yet.
According to ABC News, he was dubbed “Senator No” by the Raleigh News & Observer, and his response was, [...]

Camp Victory In Iraq, General Petraeus Presides Over 1,200 Military Re-enlistments

Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under History, War On Terror, military | Comments Off

Update: Awesome video!

Cross posted from Wake up America
General David Petraeus swore over 1,200 men and women, On July 4, into their next term of service, at Camp Victory in Iraq.
The ceremony is but one of many mass re-enlistments occurring to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer U.S. Military forces which began on July 1, [...]

New Study Finds Greenland Ice Melt ‘not changing’ and may be dropping

Posted on July 4, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 1 Comment

This peer reviewed new study in the journal Science puts yet another fork into the man-made global warming fear machine. See also July 2007 U.S. Senate Report: Latest Scientific Studies Refute Fears of Greenland Melt
I have a story coming tonight in print on a new paper tracking the impact over time of those iconic [...]