http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/229/ en-us Sun, 28 Jul 2002 05:14:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/723493/posts The Boys On The Tracks Book Excerpt: A new look at the 1987 deaths of two Sal County Teens. Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. By Mara Leveritt November 29, 1999SourceMara Leveritt StatementWhat Readers Can Do By all accounts, the engineer did a masterful job of bringing his train to a stop. It had taken a screaming, screeching half mile. By the time the engine shuddered to a standstill, Conductor Jerry Tomlin was on the radio notifying an approaching train on a parallel track to stop because some boys had been run over. He also called the dispatcher. "Have you got injuries?"... Arkansas Writers' Project, Inc. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/723493/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jul 2002 05:14:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619886/posts The original mega-thread: CIA Fires Officer For Leaking Classified Information to Media I think this is as big as rathergate.   Dana Priest's Pulitzer has just turned to dust. Not only that,  the Pulitzer's are finally dust themselves...it is up to us and others to find out, because  the Drive-By Media will ignore the story. Let's Play Connect the Dots Let’s connect some dots in the Mary McCarthy CIA leak tale, shall we? (Hat tip: WordWarp).Mary McCarthy leaks the secret CIA prisons story to Dana Priest, in what may have been a sting operation.Mary McCarthy and Joe Wilson served at the... various FR links & quotes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1619886/posts#comment Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429959/posts 1 Best Free Web Browser Internet Explorer is a good browser but it has become such a target for malicious exploits that it is now a major security risk. Quite separately, the browser itself is now looking dated with most alternative products offering tabbed browsing and other productivity enhancements. There are several excellent alternatives but Mozilla Firefox is the stand-out pick. It's safer than Internet Explorer, so safe in fact that many users have reported no spyware infections since they started using the product. It's also browses faster than Internet Explorer and since the release of version 1.0, it's stable... Techsupportalert http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1429959/posts#comment Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:41:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1558234/posts The debate over homosexual "marriage" often becomes focused on whether homosexuality is a learned behavior or a genetic trait. Many homosexual activists insist that "science" has shown that homosexuality is inborn, cannot be changed, and that therefore they should have the "right to marry" each other. Beginning in the early 1990s, activists began arguing that scientific research has proven that homosexuality has a genetic or hormonal cause. A handful of studies, none of them replicated and all exposed as methodologically unsound or misrepresented, have linked sexual orientation to everything from differences in portions of the brain,1,2 to genes,3 finger length,4... Concerned Women for America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-backroom/1558234/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jan 2006 00:14:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550345/posts Most people reading this have strong stomachs, so let me lay it out as baldly as I can: Much of what we loosely call the western world will survive this century, and much of it will effectively disappear within our lifetimes, including many if not most western European countries. There’ll probably still be a geographical area on the map marked as Italy or the Netherlands— probably—just as in Istanbul there’s still a building called St. Sophia’s Cathedral. But it’s not a cathedral; it’s merely a designation for a piece of real estate. Likewise, Italy and the Netherlands will merely be... The New Criterion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1550345/posts#comment Sun, 1 Jan 2006 22:52:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547415/posts Bipartisan congressional negotiators squelch independent counsel's findings Though it has had scant attention from the mainstream media, a bipartisan effort to squelch an independent counsel's final report on Clinton-era abuse of the Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department has gotten the attention of Web activists and commentators, causing a growing call for the release of the document that is said to including damning evidence against the 42nd president and his administration. Over 10 years ago, independent counsel David Barrett was charged with investigating former Clinton Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros in relation to his lying to the... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1547415/posts#comment Tue, 27 Dec 2005 03:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526553/posts The foreign policy of the Democratic Party verges on deliberate defeatism: afraid of American "dominance" in the world, many Democrats would prefer that America tie wars than win them. Because they would like to see America put in its place -- this isn't an overstatement; just listen to the Democrats' constant complaints about America's lone "superpower" status -- their contribution to the war effort is defined by deep ambivalence. They don't necessarily want their country to lose, but they are not so sure if they want it to win either. They often define this ambivalence as "patriotism": we're henpecking and... The American Prowler http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526553/posts#comment Tue, 22 Nov 2005 05:51:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526309/posts Wilsongate: Motive, Means, and Opportunity The Buried Story Behind PlamegateBy Fedora Introduction Since Robert Novak mentioned Valerie Plame’s CIA background in July 2003, the media has focused on trying to trace the leak of Plame’s name to the White House, but has devoted less follow-up to another newsworthy angle in Novak’s original story. Novak wrote: The CIA's decision to send retired diplomat Joseph C. Wilson to Africa in February 2002 to investigate possible Iraqi purchases of uranium was made routinely at a low level without Director George Tenet's knowledge. . . Wilson never worked for the CIA, but his wife,... Original FReeper research http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1526309/posts#comment Mon, 21 Nov 2005 22:28:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523435/posts CHENEY FIGHTS BACK Wed Nov 16 2005 18:56:46 ET Excerpts As Prepared For Delivery Tonight by Vice President Cheney THE VICE PRESIDENT: "As most of you know, I have spent a lot of years in public service, and first came to work in Washington, D.C. back in the late 1960s. I know what it’s like to operate in a highly charged political environment, in which the players on all sides of an issue feel passionately and speak forcefully. In such an environment people sometimes lose their cool, and yet in Washington you can ordinarily rely on some basic measure of... Drudge Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523435/posts#comment Thu, 17 Nov 2005 00:05:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523019/posts Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Bill Tierney, a former military intelligence officer and Arabic speaker who worked at Guantanamo Bay in 2002 and as a counter-infiltration operator in Baghdad in 2004. He was also an inspector (1996-1998) for the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) for overseeing the elimination of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles in Iraq. He worked on the most intrusive inspections during this period and either participated in or planned inspections that led to four of the seventeen resolutions against Iraq. FP: Mr. Tierney, welcome to Frontpage Interview. Tierney: Thanks for the opportunity. FP: With the... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1523019/posts#comment Wed, 16 Nov 2005 13:49:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1517817/posts New Orleans Levee Failure Analysis - Part V Contents Introduction and Basic Levee Construction, Section and Elevation Details Section 1. Pre-Landfall Flooding in Kenner and Western Metairie of East Jefferson Parish Section 2. Analysis of the 17th Street and London Canal Breaches and Post Katrina Flood Sequence in Downtown New Orleans Section 3. Surge Sequence for the Industrial Canal Basin, Analysis of the Five Major Breaches and east Orleans Parish Flooding Section 4. Flood Sequence for St. Bernard Parish and the Lower Ninth Ward, MRGO Reach Failure Analysis Section 5. Contributory Causality, Political and Funding Issues Leading to Levee Failures... numerous http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1517817/posts#comment Tue, 8 Nov 2005 04:54:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1052520/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1050959/posts What they're saying about "Onward Muslim Soldiers" - An expose of militant Islam.JihadWatch ^ The FREEPERS Guide To Islamic Terror Websites - CYBERTERRORISM (And It's Sponsors)     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1052371/posts Palestinian Children Say the Deadliest Things FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | 1/06/04 | Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook, Jerusalem Post     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1051593/posts The Myth of Mecca (oldie but goodie)pol usa ^ | 9/27/2001 | By Jack Wheeler     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1051529/posts ISLAM IN AMERICA, PART 1 WorldNet Daily.com ^ | 1-3-04 | Sherrie Gossett     http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1049887/posts Palestinian Authority Sermons 2000-2003(Barf Alert; CODE RED)Memri ^ | December 26, 2003 No.24 | By:... various FR links http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1052520/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2004 15:32:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1256475/posts What Wilson Didn’t Say About AfricaJoseph Wilson's Silent PartnersBy Fedora with help from a few FReeper friends Former ambassador Joseph Wilson has been a leading spokesman for critics who accuse President Bush of basing his case for war against Iraq on forged documents purporting that Iraq attempted to buy uranium from Niger. Wilson’s charge has been discredited by a Senate investigation,1 but what remains unanswered are questions arising from what is now known about French intelligence’s role in pushing the forged documents on British and US intelligence. The role of France and Wilson in undermining Bush’s case for war looks... Original FReeper research http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1256475/posts#comment Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:32:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502941/posts The chain of events that gave rise to a grand jury investigation FOR TWO YEARS, THE political class in Washington has followed with intense interest the story of Joseph Wilson and the events that led to the compromising of his wife's identity and undercover status as a CIA operative. The rest of the country seems to have responded with a collective yawn. That will soon change if special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald issues indictments of senior White House aides in his investigation of the alleged leaking of Mrs. Wilson's name.The narrative constructed to date by the mainstream media is uncomplicated: The... The Weekly Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1502941/posts#comment Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:03:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489838/posts This is part four of a five part series examining the Hurricane Katrina levee failures. Part 1 is a timeline sequence of who reported what flood events, to whom, and when it was reported. It can be found here: Part I: Hurricane Katrina Flood Report Sequence Part 2 is a discussion of the levee system's viability, or lack thereof, prior to Hurricane Katrina. It can be found here: Part II: Pre-Katrina Levee Assessment Part 3 is a discussion of the overall storm surge sequence, levee failure modes, and causal limitations relating to the 17th Street Canal and London Canal seawall... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1489838/posts#comment Fri, 23 Sep 2005 12:02:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478997/posts The near total evacuation of the major American port city of New Orleans, Louisiana was accomplished between Tuesday afternoon, August 30 and Friday afternoon, September 2, 2005. This evacuation occurred while other search, rescue, relief and evacuation operations were simultaneously being conducted throughout the Gulf Coast between approximately Lafayette, Louisiana, on the west and the Florida panhandle on the east -– an area of about 90,000 sq. miles, or the size of the entire nation of Great Britain. I'd say this amazing achievement is the opposite of slow. I'd say that it's a stunning accomplishment and one that demonstrates superb... Yahoo News Photos http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1478997/posts#comment Wed, 7 Sep 2005 03:45:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477374/posts 1) Why Didn't Louisiana Follow it's Emergency Plan? Why isn't anyone talking about this? 2) Why hasn't anyone mentioned that a Pre-Requisite for a Federal Response BY LAW is that State Law is Executed and the Emergency Plan is Executed FIRST? 3) Why did the Governor abandon the City of New Orleans for the Safety of Baton Rouge, before the Plan was Executed? 4) Why, when the federal Government was acting in accordance with the Stafford Act, did the State of Louisiana, by its Governors acts, delay making requests when being told this storm was going to hit? 5) Why... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477374/posts#comment Sun, 4 Sep 2005 22:48:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/586112/posts Okay fellow FReeper Researchers! I love doing research here on FreeRepublic. But I am always in search of new Research sites. So… Here are some of the sites I use when I am researching. What are your favorite research sites? Black Book Online: Bankruptcies, reverse look-ups, phone directories, real estate, businesses, death records, criminal records, sex offenders, state records, federal records, non-profits, aviation, vessels. Global Environmental Policy Research Tools: General information on using the internet for environmental research (including other collections of web resources), International governmental collaboration (treaties, international organizations, ...), Nongovernmental organizations, Information on National Governments (sorted by region), ... Bump in the night http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/586112/posts#comment Sat, 8 Dec 2001 02:37:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476485/posts   Get Off His BackBy Ben Stein Published 9/2/2005 11:59:59 PM A few truths, for those who have ears and eyes and care to know the truth: 1.) The hurricane that hit New Orleans and Mississippi and Alabama was an astonishing tragedy. The suffering and loss of life and peace of mind of the residents of those areas is acutely horrifying. 2.) George Bush did not cause the hurricane. Hurricanes have been happening for eons. George Bush did not create them or unleash this one. 3.) George Bush did not make this one worse than others. There have been far... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1476485/posts#comment Sat, 3 Sep 2005 17:16:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474357/posts Countering the commonly held notion that Americans who don’t have health insurance can’t afford it, the Census Bureau reports that nearly one-third of those without insurance live in households with an annual income of $50,000 or more. About 16 million Americans in $50,000-plus households – more than 13 percent of the total – lack insurance, as do 8 million earning more than $75,000 a year. The number of uninsured people in $75,000-plus households actually went up by 114 percent over a recent 9-year period, while those in households with incomes under $25,000 fell by 17 percent. The new Census Bureau... NewsMax http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1474357/posts#comment Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:17:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/989201/posts Every day it seems another American soldier is killed in Iraq. These grim statistics have become a favorite of network news anchors and political chat show hosts. Nevermind that they mix deaths from accidents with actual battlefield casualties; or that the average is actually closer to one American death for every two days; or that enemy deaths far outnumber ours. What matters is the overall impression of mounting, pointless deaths. That is why is important to remember why we fight in Iraq -- and who we fight. Indeed, many of those sniping at U.S. troops are al Qaeda terrorists operating... Tech Central Station http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/989201/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:43:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459184/posts Jihadi Journalist: The Real Peter Jennings By Debbie Schlussel While the rest of the world is blindly singing the praises of Peter Jennings, here's a reality check: Peter Jennings did more for the cause of Islamic terrorism than any media figure today. And that's nothing to celebrate, honor, or even memorialize. Before there was Al Jazeerah, there was Peter Jennings. From the beginning of Jennings career until his death, Jennings' biased coverage went beyond the pale, bending over backward in "understanding" the terrorists who hate us-- from seeing "their side" when he covered the seige and then murder of innocent... Debbie Schlussel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1459184/posts#comment Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:36:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455164/posts A headshot and bio is standard protocol to get an audition for a TV show or a play. But are they really necessary to buy a house? They are in some neighborhoods of Los Angeles where, in addition to offering as much as $75,000 over the asking price, buyers are sending flowery bios, pictures, and letters to sellers."I just oohed and ahhed my way from room to room," read one letter to Jane Centofante, who was selling her 2,000 square-foot home in Westwood, a tony L.A. suburb, for a cool $1.49 million. "I gather from your [house] that you are... CincyPost http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455164/posts#comment Tue, 2 Aug 2005 04:36:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455246/posts   Air Enron (Michelle Malkin)  -- According to Lombino's latest article, Air America's current owners have known about ... a large cash infusion from Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club, a non-profit organization funded primarily by government grants.  Despite the near-total MSM blackout, this story just keeps getting more and more interesting.  Previous:Air Deadbeat: the saga continuesThe Air America loopholeAir America is scramblingAir America: Don't blame usAir America: Stealing from poor kids?!    RADIO MAN CATCHES $TATIC (con man blamed for Air America $500K snafu) -- A top staffer at the Gloria Wise Boys & Girls Club in The Bronx "conned" the... various FR links & blogs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1455246/posts#comment Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:11:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453846/posts The Hero of Chappaquiddick: a profile of liberal Democrat Ted KennedyLocal Columnist Jack WardOn the anniversary of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal, Edward M. (Teddy) Kennedy wanted to make sure everyone was reminded of the incident. Since Sen. Kennedy wants to remind us of history, I feel obligated to mention the anniversary of Kennedy's troubled past.Teddy is the last son of Joe and Rose Kennedy. The older, famous sons John (JFK) and Robert (RFK) are icons in Democrat politics. But as Cleo O'Donnell, a wife of a former Kennedy campaign aide said, "Teddy Kennedy was the weak kitten in... Register-Pajaronian (Watsonville, Santa Cruz County) (Column not on website) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1453846/posts#comment Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:35:55 GMT