http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/5thcolumn/ en-us Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:05:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108833/posts Obama, Ayers, and ACORN This is a lengthy (10 mins), but very important video. Please watch it to the end and share it. One item that is revealed is that ACORN was FOUNDED by WILLIAM AYERS with a fellow SDS alum and Communist Party leader, Michael Klonsky. You Tube Video http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108833/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 15:05:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108933/posts Below is a letter from the writer, Naomi Ragen, which nails the issues we face on Nov 4th. While the economic issues take center stage, the problem of Islamic theology which causes terror will be much more of an issue over the next four years than the economy. If we as a nation believe in freedom, liberty and the pursuit of happiness we must elect leaders who stand for those values. If we elect Obama, our freedoms and way of life will be destroyed, if not forever, then at least for some considerable time to come. Germany elected Hitler and... A Letter from Israel. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108933/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 17:42:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071288/posts A registrar drew fire for pointing out possible effects of students' registering to vote. A Montgomery County official's attempt to outline state elections law for thousands of Virginia Tech students this week prompted a swift reaction from Barack Obama campaign officials, who worried the statement could have a "chilling effect" on a massive registration effort now under way. Montgomery County Registrar Randy Wertz said he wrote the news release, distributed through the county's Web site, amid concerns that the hundreds of Tech students registering to vote using their Blacksburg addresses would essentially change their permanent address. That, he wrote, could... roanoke.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071288/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:55:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038440/posts SOURCES: BUSH ANGER AT COMING NEW YORK TIMES STORY DETAILING HUNT FOR BIN LADEN... The newspaper planning to expose internal debate surrounding 'highly classified Pentagon order'; Special Operations forces hunt al-Qaida leader in mountains of Pakistan... DEVELOPING.... Thats the Story from drudge, OMG if the Times is gonna report this... Good GOD.... This is Huge. ( yea and Series) This is NOT a good thing for national Security and I am just a housewife. Even I can see and call a Traitor, a Traitor, but the Editor and the signing off authority that Prints this, to bee seen by the... http://www.drudgereport.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2038440/posts#comment Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:09:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035432/posts BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Monday the United States was determined to reach out to the Iranian people despite quarrels with their government over Tehran's nuclear ambitions. ... "The United States has been for some time trying to reach out to the Iranian people in various ways," Rice said. Iranians could travel to Dubai to get U.S. visas, she said, but acknowledged it might not be convenient for them to do so. "We want more Iranians visiting the U.S.," she said, adding that she favoured cultural exchanges such as visits by artists and athletes.... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2035432/posts#comment Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:10:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991033/posts Researchers at Harvard say that publicly voiced doubts about the U.S. occupation of Iraq have a "measureable effect" on insurgents there. Periods of intense news media coverage in the United States of criticism about the war, or of polling about public opinions on the conflict, are followed by a small but quantifiable increases in the number of attacks on civilians and U.S. forces in Iraq... The increase in attacks is more pronounced in areas of Iraq that have better access to international news media, the authors conclude in a report titled "Is There an 'Emboldenment' Effect? Evidence from the Insurgency... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1991033/posts#comment Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:24:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932550/posts ST. PETERSBURG -- Mitt Romney bought himself a victory in the straw poll for Republicans at a rain-shortened barbecue in Vinoy Park. Romney got 893 votes, besting second-place Ron Paul's 534 -- despite Paul's shuttling in supporters on a rented trolley and shuttle. The campaign had a plane sporting pro-Paul slogans and a boat touting him, too. In fact, Paul supporters dominated the crowd, which reached an estimated 1,000 people. Tickets for votes cost $20 each. So how did Romney do it? "I voted 20 times," Derek Gyongzois, 38, of St. Petersburg exclaimed after casting ballots. He said he works... St Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1932550/posts#comment Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:08:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916408/posts Free Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1916408/posts#comment Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901191/posts At the new mainstream voice of the Democratic Party, Jewish lesbian “sallykohn” explains: Daily Kos: Why I Have A Little Crush on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. No, it’s not a joke. And no, this is not an unusual sentiment at Daily Kos. I know I’m a Jewish lesbian and he’d probably have me killed. But still, the guy speaks some blunt truths about the Bush Administration that make me swoon... Okay, I admit it. Part of it is that he just looks cuddly. Possibly cuddly enough to turn me straight. I think he kind of looks like Kermit the Frog. Sort of.... lgf http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1901191/posts#comment Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:18:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892130/posts Schumer: “[L]et Me Be Clear. The Violence In Anbar Has Gone Down Despite The Surge, Not Because Of The Surge. The Inability Of American Soldiers To Protect These Tribes From Al-Qaida Said To These Tribes: We Have To Fight Al-Qaida Ourselves.” (Sen. Charles Schumer, Congressional Record, 9/5/07, p. S 11090) Congressional Record http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1892130/posts#comment Thu, 6 Sep 2007 18:50:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1794598/posts The August 3, 1995 edition of the Wall Street Journal carried an interview with former North Vietnamese Colonel Bui Tin, a member of the North Vietnamese general staff and the man who received the surrender of South Vietnam’s President Duong Van Minh on April 30, 1975. The interview was conducted by Stephen Young, a Minnesota human rights activist. Colonel Tin described the military and political events of the war from his vantage point in Hanoi. What he described was the step-by-step defeat of US forces, not on the battlefield, but in the White House, in the Halls of Congress, in... The New Media Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1794598/posts#comment Sat, 3 Mar 2007 17:46:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1779476/posts An Islamic school is poisoning the minds of pupils with lessons in hate, a former teacher claims. Colin Cook, 57, says textbooks used by children as young as five at the King Fahad Academy in Acton describe Jews as "repugnant" and "apes" and Christians as "pigs". Pupils have allegedly been heard saying they want to "kill Americans", praising 9/11 and idolising Osama bin Laden as their "hero". There are fears that it could become a breeding ground for terrorists with Mr Cook warning: "The school could produce a dangerous harvest." Its sister school of the same name in Bonn has... The Evening Standard (London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1779476/posts#comment Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778073/posts A St. Charles man obtained fully automatic weapons and tried to buy as many explosives as possible in preparation for what an associate called "war," the FBI says in court documents. He bought three rifles and a Claymore anti-personnel mine and negotiated for a case of hand grenades, documents obtained by the Post-Dispatch show. Mousa M. Abuelawi, 22, of Franjoe Court, was arrested Dec. 29 and charged on complaints accusing him of three counts of illegal possession or distribution of a machine gun and conspiracy to violate machine gun statutes. Abuelawi, a Palestinian immigrant free on $50,000 bond, could not... St. Louis Post-Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1778073/posts#comment Fri, 2 Feb 2007 16:59:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760599/posts OTTAWA (CP) - Canadian military officials removed four journalists accompanying troops on an Afghanistan operation earlier this year after complaints from allies, newly released documents show. The abrupt end to the so-called embedding of the reporters, who were extracted by helicopter in early April, suggests the vaunted program is creating friction among Canada's fighting partners. "Media embedded with Canadian troops conducting operations with coalition forces generate discomfort amongst allies," Maj. Marc Theriault, a public affairs officer in Kandahar, warned Ottawa hours before the journalists' removal. In a later communication, he added: "Despite our explanations, most allied nations consider our media... cnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760599/posts#comment Sun, 31 Dec 2006 15:21:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756019/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attacks in Iraq on U.S.-led forces, local security personnel and civilians have surged 22 percent to record levels, the Pentagon said in its latest quarterly report on Iraq published on Monday. The report also noted a rise in civilian casualties and said this was directly linked to the rise of sectarian death squads, which were helped by elements of Iraqi forces. The report was released on the day Robert Gates was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary and as President George W. Bush considers changes to his Iraq policy. Gates replaces Donald Rumsfeld, heavily criticized for his... Reuters via Yahoo!News.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1756019/posts#comment Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:48:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1577166/posts Olympic ideals still relevant in cynical modern world Alan Kellogg,The Edmonton Journal Published: Sunday, February 12, 2006 It's interesting that John Lennon's Imagine has become a sort of Hallmark card at certain international events. It's a sweet and familiar melody, sure, and the sincerity is unmistakable. Boomers still call the shots in most locales. But its lyrics remain deeply radical decades after its conception. On Friday, at the opening of the Turin Games, Peter Gabriel sang it affectingly, with Yoko Ono watching in the wings: "Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do." We're also meant to imagine no... The Edmonton Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1577166/posts#comment Sun, 12 Feb 2006 20:49:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710601/posts Is NBC News the publicity agency for CBS News? While Thursday's CBS Evening News had nothing on Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward's new book, for which he sat for an interview with Mike Wallace set to air on this Sunday's 60 Minutes, the NBC Nightly News led with the “explosive new book” about the Bush administration's “deception” on Iraq. NBC anchor Brian Williams hyped: “It alleges that attacks by insurgents on coalition forces in Iraq are worse than Americans have been led to believe. It also alleges a kind of campaign of deception on the part of the Bush administration.”... Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1710601/posts#comment Fri, 29 Sep 2006 13:52:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700725/posts The enemy within -- and it's not who you think Ottawa Citizen September 13, 2006 COMMENTARY: DAVID WARREN Listening to President Bush speak, on Monday's anniversary of 9/11, after a day of distastefully sentimental memorials, my question was not what have we achieved in the last five years, but rather, what have we learned? Bush and Blair -- the captain and vice-captain of Team West in the war against "the terrorists" so far -- are both now in the twilight of their political careers. Both have recently broken with habitual discretion, and made attempts to name the enemy. This... Ottawa Citizen - Canada http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1700725/posts#comment Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:43:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684898/posts Click on the link and watch. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1684898/posts#comment Wed, 16 Aug 2006 21:13:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1680064/posts I was surfing over at CAIR, and found this Headline/Action Link: "Incitement: USA Today Cartoon Smears Muslims INCITEMENT WATCH: CARTOON SMEARS MUSLIMS AS CHILDREN DIE IN LEBANON" Here is the USA Today Link to the Newest Incarnation of Cartoon-Hell. I don't get it. You think they're just trying to run up the hit count at google? Just in case I have any visitors from CAIR, let me make a couple of points: tactical nukes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1680064/posts#comment Tue, 8 Aug 2006 20:59:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674822/posts Hundreds demonstrate in Haifa against IDF operations: Wave Palestinian flags, call Olmert murderer. Thousands protest in similar rally in Um al-Fahem. Gush Shalom and Hadash activists in TA protest Qana incident; labor party youth movement rallies in support of government More than a hundred leftists, Jewish and Arab, demonstrated in Haifa against IDF operations in Lebanon and Gaza. The protestors, who participated in a number of anti-war rallies in recent weeks, called for an immediate ceasefire, release of kidnapped soldiers, and negotiations with Hizbullah and Hamas. The recent killings in Qana intensified the reactions of the protestors, who referred to... YNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674822/posts#comment Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670723/posts British troops are set to be "tactically withdrawn" from isolated military outposts in Afghanistan following a series of sustained attacks from Taliban fighters, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt. The proposed move, described by commanders as a "rebalancing" of British forces, is to allow them to concentrate their force into a smaller area so that vital reconstruction work can begin. Lt Gen Richards Lt Gen Richards: Withdrawal British troops have engaged Taliban fighters on more than 110 occasions since arriving in Helmand two months ago. Most of the attacks, in which six soldiers have died, have taken place close to the... telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1670723/posts#comment Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:09:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660283/posts So CIA analysts concluded that Osama bin Laden wanted George Bush to win the 2004 election, and this is why he released a video tape just days before the election? If true, this is just more evidence that the spy agency needs a thorough cleaning. National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1660283/posts#comment Tue, 4 Jul 2006 18:04:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645369/posts <p>I am currently stationed here in Iraq and have been here for the past 11 months; I am an adviser to the Iraqis and meet them on a daily basis. I have been in many locations in the country and am involved on a daily basis together with the Iraqis fighting the insurgency.</p> Opinion Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1645369/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jun 2006 04:31:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1622182/posts Neil Young’s new album, Living with War, is an incendiary, moving, totally American document of peaceful protest that is going to make a lot of people crazy one way or another. And there’s no doubt that the centerpiece of the album, a song called “Let’s Impeach The President,” performed as a melodic, rocking, campfire ode will be what causes the most controversy. {snip} Here, for the first time, the lyrics to Neil Young’s “Let’s Impeach the President”: Let’s impeach the president for lying And leading our country into war Abusing all the power that we gave him And shipping all... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1622182/posts#comment Thu, 27 Apr 2006 01:08:30 GMT