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A Death in the Family
Nov. 2007
| Christopher Hitchens
Posted on 10/05/2007 3:16:50 PM PDT by nuconvert
A Death in the Family
The Death of a soldier, Second Lieutenant Mark Daily, who enlisted after reading pro-war articles written by Christopher Hitchens, and the impact it had on Hitchens.
- article can't be posted on FR, but it's worth the read -
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/11/hitchens200711?currentPage=1
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: christopherhitchens; fallen; hero; iraq; markdaily
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:16:53 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:17:25 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: nuconvert
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:22:13 PM PDT
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: nuconvert
The generation coming up has many who think and feel the way this young man did. I hope there will be enough for the coming battles our country will have to endure. Prayers up for this man’s family. He answered the higher call and now looks down to watch over us all.
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:24:58 PM PDT
by
originalbuckeye
(I want a hero....I'm holding out for a hero (politically))
To: RDTF
Was it possible that I had helped persuade someone I had never met to place himself in the path of an I.E.D.? Christopher, people miss the point. These evil ***ers are killing people, not anybody else. Not Bush, not Cheney, not the recruiters, not Hillary...nobody but the evil terrorists that call their religion godly.
When our nation cannot unify against this evil we see who sides with the evil. We should act appropriately.
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:28:04 PM PDT
by
Loud Mime
(Life was better when cigarette companies could advertise and lawyers could not)
To: nuconvert
“I consider it no sacrifice to die for my country. In my mind, we came here to thank God that men like these have lived rather than to regret that they have died.”
General George S. Patton
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:30:36 PM PDT
by
Patriot Hooligan
("God have mercy on my enemies because I won't." General George S. Patton)
To: RDTF; nuconvert
Being read on the Hugh Hewitt show as I write this. Look for it to be posted on “Radiobloger.com” or the HughHewitt.com blog. Not sure he can do this but he might since Hugh is firends with Chris Hitchens.
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:32:09 PM PDT
by
HardStarboard
(Take No Prisoners - We're Out of Qurans)
To: nuconvert
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:40:48 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: nuconvert
Thank you for posting that moving tribute. Hitchins has a gift, logic and a soul. It is a shame he denies the one.
Prayers for all the Mark Dailys whose courage keeps us free.
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:46:00 PM PDT
by
sodpoodle
(Despair -Man's surrender. Laughter - God's redemption)
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posted on
10/05/2007 3:47:01 PM PDT
by
eureka!
(Is power so important to the Democrats that they are willing to betray our country? Sadly, yes.)
To: nuconvert
How incredibly sad and moving at the same time. Another American patriot, among America’s finest, now walks with God.
To: nuconvert
Excellent! Thanks for posting it.
To: nuconvert
A Must Read.
James Mitchener wrote about young volunteers like Second Lieutenant Mark Daily: “Where do we get such men?”
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posted on
10/05/2007 5:34:48 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: nuconvert
Christopher Hitchens: He possesses, if I can be excused, a God-given talent for writing.
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posted on
10/05/2007 5:37:01 PM PDT
by
FormerACLUmember
(The ideal tyranny is that which is ignorantly self-administered by its victims.)
To: ExTexasRedhead
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:02:17 PM PDT
by
pissant
(Duncan Hunter: Warrior, Statesman, Conservative)
To: Valin
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posted on
10/05/2007 6:11:14 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("Terrorism is not the enemy. It is a means to the ends of militant Islamism." MZJ)
To: All; originalbuckeye; ExTexasRedhead; Kathy in Alaska; smoothsailing; Calpernia; Lexington Green; ..
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posted on
10/05/2007 7:21:03 PM PDT
by
ALOHA RONNIE
("ALOHA RONNIE" Guyer/Veteran-"WE WERE SOLDIERS" Battle of IA DRANG-1965 http://www.lzxray.com)
To: ALOHA RONNIE
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posted on
10/05/2007 7:48:57 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: nuconvert
Christopher Hitchens has said, of Mother Teresa, "I wish there was a hell for the bitch to go to." The fawning over Hitchens by "conservatives" is nauseating.
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posted on
10/05/2007 8:20:12 PM PDT
by
Thorin
("I won't be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
To: nuconvert
Perhaps the best piece Hitchens has ever written.
Wow. What an incredible man that soldier was. His future could not have been anything but spectacular.
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posted on
10/05/2007 8:32:18 PM PDT
by
finnman69
(cum puella incedit minore medio corpore sub quo manifestu s globus, inflammare animos)
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