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The day after the House voted to halt all aid to rebels fighting to overthrow the Sandinista government of Nicaragua, U.S. Ambassador to Honduras John D. Negroponte urged the president's national security adviser and the CIA director to hang tough. The thrust of the envoy's "back channel" July 1983 message to the men running the contra war against Nicaragua was contained in a single cryptic sentence: "Hondurans believe special project is as important as ever." "Special project" was code for the secret arming of contra rebels from bases in Honduras -- a cause championed by Negroponte, then a rising diplomatic...

As the culture war in America rages on, with the latest front being the college campus, it’s important to take note of how far we’ve come in a relatively short time. With the horrific events of 9/11 serving as a wake up call, our country has seen a tremendous upswing in nationalistic pride. We are experiencing a resurgence in patriotism and love of country not seen since World War II. Modern day patriots, no longer willing to remain silent with regards to the direction our country is headed, now seek to alter that course. Ideological differences are at the heart...

Alvarez's estranged wife said he threatened her and her family and threatened to abduct their 3-year-old son, although he never physically assaulted her, according to a request for a temporary restraining order that was granted Dec. 14, The Associated Press reported. "He threatened to take our kid away and to hurt my family members," Carmelita Alvarez said. "He is planning on selling his vehicle to buy a gun and threatened to use it. He is using drugs and has been in and out of rehab twice." [SNIP] Alvarez, a U.S. citizen, watched as the train barreled into his SUV shortly...

So now that it's almost certain Senator John Kerry will be the Democrats' candidate of choice, how low will they go to regain the office of the presidency? Despite the claims of John Kerry that theirs is a positive message, that only the Democrats can unite this divided country and restore hope for a better tomorrow, we've already been given a preview of things to come. The party best known for soiling the highest office in this great land continues to treat that office with a level of disrespect and contempt never before seen by this generation. The petty, partisan...

Americana Hollywood Style: Should Americans Boycott America-Bashing Actors? by Jim Brachman If you're not already aware of writer and public speaker Jon "Alvy" Alvarez and his website, www.pabaah.com, you soon will be. PABAAH, which stands for Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti-American Hollywood, goes into detail about which actors said what about whom and when. Mr. Alvarez was good enough to answer a few questions for us...