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It is just a few days until Easter, the most important date in the Christian calendar. But for 700 Muslims who have gathered in a rural caravan park, this week has a different religious significance. And to some of their neighbours, the thrice-daily calls to prayer are proving a strain on a harmonious relationship. The Iranian Muslims have converged on the Trevelgue Holiday Park in Porth, Cornwall, to celebrate yesterday's Persian New Year. Every day at sunrise, noon and sunset they broadcast their prayers, known as Adhan, on a loudspeaker system. But some residents are complaining that the noise is...

Feb 08 Join me on a trip to Berkeley, CABriefings, Guest Author 1 Comment » Feb 07 Calling all Eagles - Colorado Caravan to BerkeleyBriefings, Events, Motivation 1 Comment » BERKELEY - Facing off over Marine Corps 3 war opponents chain selves to door of recruiting station, and right-wing blogosphere goes ballistic— —Berkeley Marine Protest: Video Shows Confrontation as Cops Remain ‘Neutral’“We’re trying to remain neutral as possible.” Calling all Eagles - Colorado Caravan to Berkeley Yes you guessed it, we’re “NOT NEUTRAL” and lean more towards ballistic.We Leave at 05:00 am Monday 2/11/2008 - Parking lot , Littleton CO.Destination...

Pro-troop rally coming to Yuma FROM STAFF REPORTS July 23, 2007 - 6:54PM Move America Forward, an organization that describes itself as supportive of both the military and the war on terror, will come to Yuma as part of a cross-country caravan for Operation Iraqi Freedom. From Sept. 3-15, the caravan will stop in about 25 locations around the country from California to Washington, D.C., in what a Move America Forward news release describes as a series of "pro-troop rallies." The Yuma rally in what is being called the "Fight for Victory" tour is scheduled to for Sept. 5,...

CALL FOR HELP/ASSISTANCE FROM FREEPERS: From September 3rd - 15th Move America Forward will lead our largest national pro-troop caravan/tour in our organizations 3 1/2 year history. This effort comes at what is arguably the most important time in the debate over the merits and importance of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Congress has required the U.S. Commanding General in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, to report to them by SEPTEMBER 15TH on the progress of "the surge" of U.S. troops in Iraq. We at Move America Forward believe in and support the missions of our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan and the broader...

Tennessee Nana (left), Syncro (top), Me (right), and the GREAT JIM ROBINSON!!!! The Gathering of Eagles Caravan hit HOTLANTA (Atlanta, GA) this morning! LOTS OF PICS! Click HERE to see the full photo album! (if you click on any one of the photos, it will give you a "closer" look!

'These Colors Don't Run' to hold counterprotest By Eric Pfeiffer THE WASHINGTON TIMES March 13, 2007A caravan of military family members is driving cross-country to show their continuing support for the troops, culminating in a large pro-troop rally in Washington this weekend. Calling their effort "These Colors Don't Run," the series of rallies, which was organized by the Move America Forward organization, is making 25 stops before arriving at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Saturday. "Some politicians don't seem to have the will and fortitude to stand behind our troops when they need us most, and that saddens me," said...

MORE PICTURES FROM THE "THESE COLORS DONT RUN CARAVAN" !!! DAY 3, DAY 4, DAY 5 !!! SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH Tucson, Arizona SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH     Del Paso, Texas NOTE: Have yet to receive pictures from an amazing stop at Spec-Ops in Monahans. Will post soon. If you have any please post. Monahans, Texas SATURDAY, MARCH 12TH       Midland/Odessa, Texas           Dallas, Texas CLICK HERE FOR PICS FROM DAY1, DAY2, DAY 3 

My favorite radio station is KRLA 870. I've been listening to them since at least, 2004. Laura Ingraham, Dennis Prager, Michael Medved, and Hugh Hewitt being my primary listens. It was through KRLA, that I learned about an event they helped sponsor here in Los Angeles, along with Move America Forward. On Friday at noon, in Griffith Park, blue state California was awash in red, white, and blue. The National Support Our Troops Tour caravan made a stop, as part of its journey to Washington D.C. for the March 17th protests (which includes The Gathering of the Eagles). I thought...

"These Colors Don't Run" hit Tucson like a striking eagle! What a fantastic group of dedicated people! (Above) The Tucson Korean War Veterans Memorial. It's not the "forgotten" war around here! (Above) Setting up a "River of Flags" because we don't have a sea here in the desert. I don't know how many flags were donated but it was a lot. One was from 1970 and had flown over Fort Huachuca. It was donated by a retired Colonel. (Above) Two eagle flags mark the entrance from the parking lot. The caravan patriots may not have seen these because they parked...

            FIRST SET OF CARAVAN PICTURES ARE IN! THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH San Francisco, California Lafayette, California Vacaville, California Sacramento, California Stockton, California Fresno, California Bakersfield, California FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH Bakersfield, California Los Angeles, California Palm Springs, California Palm Desert, California SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH Blythe, California Phoenix, Arizona

Caravan for U.S. troops shows colors Military families and supporters in Move Forward America speak at Griffith Park en route to a rally next weekend in Washington, D.C. By Valerie Reitman, Times Staff Writer March 10, 2007 Kyle Crowley, an 18-year-old Marine, died in Iraq nearly three years ago. Stricken by stress and grief, his father, Mark Crowley, suffered a near-fatal heart attack about 17 months later, on the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The elder Crowley, now 48, a sheet metal worker from the Northern California town of Tracy, wasn't healthy enough to return to work. He's...

More than 200 demonstrators supporting the Bush administration's conduct of the Iraq war gather to protest a Lafayette hillside display of more than 3,000 crosses representing U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq.

The communist, pro-terrorist group International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism) seems to realize they are facing a hot LZ on March 17. ANSWER has made significant changes in their plans since their initial announcement that they would hold their ‘antiwar’ rally at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Last week they changed the location of their rally from Constitution Gardens (East side of the Vietnam Memorial) to a park one block west of Memorial on Henry Bacon Drive. Yesterday, ANSWER announced they are only going to use the Henry Bacon Drive park as a meeting point for their...

Pro-Troops and anti-war demonstrators both were out at a hillside memorial today in the East Bay suburb of Lafayette. The group Move America Forward staged the demonstration to kick off the "These Colors Don't Run" tour that will be part of a caravan to Washington to join the "Gathering of Eagles" pro-troop rally on March 17. The hillside crosses were put up by opponents of the Iraq war to commemorate U.S. forces who have lost their lives there.

A group of Military families began a cross-country journey in San Francisco Thursday to show their support of the Troops in Iraq. The group called "Move America Forward" is sponsoring the caravan. It kicked off Thursday morning and held the first of dozens of rallies in Lafayette. Organizers said they wanted to protest an unofficial memorial for service people killed in the war that sits on a Lafayette hillside. Two peace groups have planted thousands of crosses across the street from the Bay Area Rapid Transit Station. One man who is took part in the event said his son was...

Andrews Park was awash in red, white and blue today as dozens gathered to show their solidarity with American troops. Vacaville was one stop for a multi-vehicle caravan traveling through Northern California on its way across the country to Washington D.C., picking up new supporters on the way. After Vacaville, the caravan planned to visit Sacramento and Stockton before heading to Fresno and Bakersfield. The caravan is sponsored by Move America Forward, a non-profit group committed to backing the Armed Forces and defeating terrorism. "We're not into politics," said Joseph Williams, a Vacaville resident affiliated with the group whose son...

UPDATED:  March 7, 2007 3:32 PM HERO'S COLORS: Mother of fallen airman plans trip to Washington As the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war nears, an outspoken mother from Lompoc is heading to Washington, D.C., to show her support for the effort that claimed her son's life. Debra Argel Bastian, whose son, Capt. Derek Argel, was killed on Memorial Day 2005 in Iraq, is joining the "These Colors Don't Run" caravan from California to the nation's capital, carrying with her U.S. flags from around the country. "It's time we showed the American public there is a lot of support...

Join up with Move America Forward's “These Colors Don’t Run!” Caravan to Washington, DC, March 8th through 17th! Move America Forward invites you to join us as we launch a national caravan leaving from San Francisco, California on Thursday, March 8, 2007 to Washington, D.C. where we will join "The Gathering of Eagles" for a giant pro-troop rally on Saturday March 17, 2007. Caravan Route - “THESE COLORS DON’T RUN”Click here for detailed Itinerary of Caravan Route!Click above for the detailed itinerary, but here is an overview of the route: THURSDAY, MARCH 8TH: San Francisco, Lafayette, Vacaville, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno,...

Conservatives Plan Convoy to Counter Anti-War Protest Conservatives activists will set out Thursday on a nationwide caravan ending in Washington D.C., to counter anti-war protests scheduled to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the launch of the Iraq war. The "These Colors Don't Run" caravan begins Thursday in San Francisco and moves through the southern United States, stopping for more than two dozen "pro-troop" rallies along the way. The caravan ends in the nation's capital, where the activists will join the "Gathering of Eagles," a counter-protest to the anti-war demonstrations on March 17. "We're going to bring thousands of Americans...

Move America Forward and the Roger Hedgecock Show are teaming up to put on the San Diego Pro-Troop Rally stop for the "THESE COLORS DON'T RUN" national patriotic caravan that travels across the nation March 8th - March 17th to join with the "Gathering of Eagles" event in Washington, D.C. FRIDAY, MARCH 9TH - SAN DIEGO RALLY & CARAVAN SEND OFFWHEN: Friday, March 9th :: 3:00 - 4:30 PM 3:00 PM - Rally Begins 4:30 PM - The rally participants leave in a caravan of vehicles decorated with red, white and blue patriotism to head to Palm Springs/Palm Desert. They...

THESE COLORS DON'T RUN By Judi McLeod Monday, February 19, 2007 Even as the anti-war movement is setting the stage for the mother of all protests next month, Melanie Morgan is turning it around to a nation-wide show of support for American troops. snip "Move America Forward is about to launch a major advertising campaign to rally support for our troops in Iraq." (www.melaniemorganrocks.com). "On Saturday, March 17th, Cindy Sheehan, Jane Fonda and Ramsey Clark will lead a giant anti-war protest in Washington, D.C.--disgracing the war memorials there as they march to the Pentagon... snip This is how Move America...

Friday, February 16th, 2007NATIONAL PATRIOTIC CARAVAN COUNTERS ANTI-WAR EFFORTMove America Forward NATIONAL PATRIOTIC CARAVAN COUNTERS ANTI-WAR EFFORT From California to Washington, D.C. March 8th – March 17th A national patriotic, pro-troop caravan will cross the nation, traveling from California to Washington, D.C. to show support for U.S. troops serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. The “THESE COLORS DON’T RUN” national caravan (organized and sponsored by the pro-troop non-profit group Move America Forward – www.MoveAmericaForward.org ) will depart San Francisco, California on the morning of Thursday, March 8, 2007, traversing the length of the state and then...

LOS ANGELES Thousands of Mexican expatriates who didn't get absentee ballots for their homeland's presidential election caravanned to border towns Sunday to cast their votes in a race many believe will impact their lives in the United States. Leaving in the wee hours Sunday morning, dozens boarded buses in Los Angeles and other Southern California cities to head to Tijuana. But others, in this country illegally, didn't dare cross the border to vote in person. That fear over the last year kept many from traveling to Mexico to apply for voter card, necessary for either an expatriate ballot or Election...

FReeper Lyman Stucky is heading back from D.C. in the Spirit of Allegiance pace car. He needs our help. If you are in the Denver, Albuquerque, or Phoenix area, he needs help contacting the news media, talk radio hosts, or other venues for interviews or events. Are there Minuteman chapters in those areas that can help organize an event centered around the Spirit of Allegiance? Let us know ASAP. Thanks.

Members of the Minuteman Project will stage a rally at the U.S. Capitol today to celebrate the end of a cross-country caravan meant to protest the flow of illegal aliens across the border. "This is a Trojan horse – a covert invasion," Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, said of illegal immigration. The caravan began in Los Angeles May 3, and participants have been holding rallies in several states along the way. The caravan's "official pace car" is a 1970 Mercury Cougar dubbed "The Spirit Of Allegiance." The final rally is scheduled for 11 a.m. today at the park...

The Minuteman Caravan rolls into real patriotic country tonight -- Greensboro, NC. The rally is set for 7pm. Please join them if you are anywhere in the vicinity. FORT BRAGG WEBSITE - HOME OF THE 82ND AIRBORNE DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 Tomorrow its Richmond, VA, then the caravan rolls into D.C. on Friday.

Dueling protests reflect immigration divideBy SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press Writer May 12. 2006 10:41PM Reflecting the American divide over immigration, protesters on both sides stood a few feet from each other near the Capitol shouting chants and exchanging accusations of racism. The protesters were kept apart Friday by helmeted police officers who stood inside a ring of yellow police tape. A Minuteman Project rally marked the end of a cross-country caravan by the anti-immigration group, whose members patrol the U.S.-Mexican border in search of illegal border crossers. The caravan began in Los Angeles. Minuteman demonstrators, who numbered less than 100,...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Illegal immigration protesters wrapped up a cross-country caravan on Friday with a rally in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol, as immigrant-rights activists chanted for them to "go away." Members of the Minuteman Project and other border-patrol groups warned the United States was in danger of being overrun by Mexicans if the Senate passes a bill that would give millions of illegal immigrants a chance to earn citizenship. "They should be rounded up and deported, every single one of them," John Clark of the American Immigration Control Foundation said to a cheering crowd of about two dozen....

Here's a line from a favorite song:"When you reach your destination, the journey's just begun." Today, our heroes reach their destination of our Nation's capital. May they have fair weather (the forecast is partly cloudy ) and a warm, supportive welcome. We already know the enemy will be there; what else is new? Washington D.C. Rally 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 12 Upper Senate Park Following successful rallies across the Southwestern United States and in President Bush‘s hometown of Crawford, TX, the Minuteman Caravan is pushing through the South into Washington, D.C. The Spirit of '76

MINUTEMAN PROJECT Tonight's Rally -- 7:00pm Thurs, State Capitol, Richmond, VA DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 There was a great deal of confusion last night about getting a proper permit in Greensboro. For awhile, everyone thought the rally was cancelled. According to Lyman, talk show host Alan Handelman came to the rescue. On 101.1 FM he put out the word that the patriots had been denied a public venue because of a permit problem. Then, a furniture store owner changed his mind and would not allow them to...

MINUTEMEN COMING TO THE CAPITOL!Our Brave Minutemen are traveling from Los Angeles to Washington DC in a caravan. They will reach Atlanta, GA on Tuesday, May 9th. Come Join us in a HUGE WELCOME and a RALLY OF SUPPORT! The Festivities will begin at 8:00 pm. This event is Sponsored by: John Konop and the Minutemen Caravan Across the Country.

From last night's successful event in Little Rock, the brave patriotic crew of Minutemen head today for stops in Memphis and Nashville. Then it is on to Birmingham, Atlanta, Greensboro, Richmond, and finally to D.C. to present their message to the President and Congress. I will be giving a report from Lyman Stucky in the pace car when I can reach him. If any of you can join any leg of the trip, they welcome your participation. Also, please keep hammering the press with the message. I was on radio this morning in Abilene talking about the caravan and...

“The American people are fed up with the hemorrhaging borders, and we want action now. We’re done talking, and we want action,” [Steven] Eichler said before the rally. “The American people just aren’t going to take it any longer. We’re tired of this invasion force occupying America. If you can’t come here legally, get the hell out.” People from all over Texas and the nation were in attendance Saturday, with some coming from as far away as Montana to voice their support for immigration reform. Many said that they do not support amnesty for undocumented immigrants already here, and...

DETAILS, NEWS ARTICLES, AND CARAVAN SCHEDULE Well, the event last night in Abilene was cancelled. No, the illegal aliens didn't do it; it was Mother Nature. It is difficult to have an event under the threat of a tornado and hail the size of grapefruit. So the caravan drove through much of the night toward Crawford and then finally crashed, er stopped and slept, for a little while. They are about an hour outside of Crawford and will be set for a 1:00 pm event. Lyman said that they may be expecting a thousand people to be there and...

On the road again… the Caravan is “making tracks” to and through the great state of Texas. After a few hours of sleep, the brigade has mustered out. There’s a great song about “Abilene”…. prettiest place I’ve ever seen, people there don’t treat you so mean … in Abilene.” Let’s hope that is true for our heroes. The Minuteman Caravan will be a positive statement for the citizens of the United States of America. The Minutemen will drive from Los Angeles California to Washington D.C. Major rallies will be held in Phoenix, Crawford Texas and then concluding on May...

from the May 05, 2006 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0505/p02s02-uspo.html Minutemen's message on immigration: on a roll?The activist group will pass through 12 US cities during a push for tighter US borders. Polls show most Americans support that.By Daniel B. Wood | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor LOS ANGELES - Construction worker John Peaslee drove 100 miles from Kern County to cheer, wave an American flag, and send a message to the US government to "close the border, period." Microbiologist Heather Evans took the morning off work to "stand up for the US Constitution ... without which we will...

Leading the Minuteman caravan to Washington, D.C. is our own Lyman Stucky in his patriotic Spirit of Allegiance vehicle -- a 1970 Mercury Cougar with 351 Cleveland. I just spoke with Lyman on the cell phone from a truckstop as he put $52 worth of fuel into the Spirit of Allegiance. That was about 80% of a tank, and the gas was $2.98/gal. I pledged to pay for that tank of gas. This is a very expensive proposition for him going 3,000 miles each way in a vehicle that gets 12-14 mpg. Coincidentally, the truck stop was on a corner....

Phone call received a short time ago from the caravan. HIGHLIGHTS: --- the Minuteman caravan, led by the Spirit of Allegiance car driven by Lyman Stucky (FReeper Spirit of Allegiance), began with speeches in Leimart Park in Los Angeles --- a couple hundred patriots heard speeches by Jim Gilchrist and a stirring call to action from homeless activist Ted Hayes...Hayes predicts more participation by fellow blacks in this vital and patriotic crusade by joining his Crispus Attucks Brigade (he was a black man who became the first casualty of the American Revolution in the Boston Massacre) --- the Spirit...

Fellow Americans: I'm so very proud of my son who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He knew the mission was important, and he understood that the war in Iraq was central to the war on terrorism. Sadly, my son (Lance Cpl. Michael Jason Williams) lost his life in combat in this war. My life changed forever when I got a knock at my door, informing me that Michael had been killed in action. My son is my hero. As a father, I can't tell you what a gut-wrenching blow it was, and still is. Not a day goes by I...

Fellow Americans: For more than a year now I've been filling your email boxes with updates regarding Move America Forward's work to support our troops and their efforts to achieve victory in the war on terrorism. But now a new chapter in my life has begun to be written, and I must step back from my day-to-day role as the Founder and Co-Chairman of MAF and turn over full control to my great partner in the conservative movement, Melanie Morgan. I have decided to become a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress [ see: http://www.KaloogianForCongress.com ] in the seat being vacated...

Supporters of Iraq War Counter Anti-War Rally With Demonstrations of Their Own By The Associated The Associated Press Sep. 25, 2005 - Military families and other defenders of the war in Iraq were claiming their turn to demonstrate, responding to a huge war protest with a rally of their own on the National Mall. Organizers hoped to draw several thousand people to their noontime event near the National Air and Space Museum. They acknowledged the rally would be much smaller than Saturday's anti-war protest in Washington but said their message would not be overshadowed. "People have been fired up over...

Defenders of Iraq war counter-rally Smaller-than-expected gathering follows anti-war protest Sunday, September 25, 2005; Posted: 6:17 p.m. EDT (22:17 GMT) story.rally.ap.jpg Supporters and detractors of the war in Iraq line opposite sides of a Washington street Sunday. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Support for U.S. troops fighting abroad mixed with anger toward anti-war demonstrators at home as hundreds of people, far fewer than organizers had expected, rallied Sunday on the National Mall just a day after tens of thousands protested against the war in Iraq. "No matter what your ideals are, our sons and daughters are fighting for our freedom," said Marilyn...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Military families and others defending the war in Iraq took their turn Sunday to demonstrate on the National Mall, if in much smaller numbers, and counter the massive protest against the war a day earlier. About 100 people had gathered before a stage set up on the eastern portion of the mall as the noon rally began. A large photo of an American flag served as a backdrop for the stage, and country music blared from speakers while other banners and signs proclaiming support for U.S. troops waved in the breeze. John O'Neal, 64, from the Philadelphia...

(09-25) 11:49 PDT WASHINGTON, (AP) -- Support for U.S. troops fighting abroad mixed with anger toward anti-war demonstrators at home as hundreds of people, far fewer than organizers had expected, rallied Sunday on the National Mall just a day after a massive protest against the war in Iraq. "No matter what your ideals are, our sons and daughters are fighting for our freedom," said Marilyn Faatz, who drove from New Jersey to attend the rally. "We are making a mockery out of this. And we need to stand united, but we are not." About 400 people gathered near a stage...

<p>I am heading down to the Rally site now, to help with setting up - which began at 5am today. I didn't know if someone would post a live thread later. My apologies if I have stepped on any toes.</p>

Joseph Williams has much in common with Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq whose protests outside the president's Texas ranch this summer made her the media-appointed queen of the anti-war movement.

A supporter waves her flag in front of the State Capitol building in Denver. The “Support our Troops and Their Mission” tour wrapped up its third day across the country with a stop in Denver, Wednesday. Deborah Johns and Joseph Williams appeared live on KOA AM-850 AM with host Mike Rosen, followed by a rally in front of the Capitol building in downtown Denver. Military Moms, WWII vets, and Freepers helped to create an energized crowd. There was some great news media coverage of this event. CLICK HERE to read the Rocky Mountain News account and then CLICK HERE to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – September 23, 2005MEDIA INQUIRIES: Contact Shawn Callahan (916) 768-2686 [cell] OTHER INQUIRIES: Contact Robert Dixon (916) 761-6987 [cell] National Pro-Troop Tour Stops in Baltimore, MD – SATURDAY PM * From Northern California to Wash. DC… with 20 Cities Including Baltimore * Led by Marine Mom, Deborah Johns & “Gold Star Father” Joseph Williams (SACRAMENTO) – The national organization that supports our troops and the war against terrorism, Move America Forward (website: www.MoveAmericaForward.org), has announced a national pro-troop bus tour that will stop in more than 20 U.S. cities en route to Washington, D.C. – including...

Saturday, September 24thBaltimore, MD - Johns Hopkins University5:45-6:45 PM - Rally & News Conference at John Hopkins University at the Glass Pavillion - located right by Levering Hall and Gilman Hall. “Support the Troops” banner-sheets will be on display, for you to sign and include a message of support. The sheets will be sent to the troops upon the completion of the nationwide bus tour and Washington, D.C. rally. Audience members will recite the pledge of allegiance to protest the ruling against the pledge by activist U.S. District Judge, Lawrence Karlton. Campus Map: (PDF) === From Yahoo Maps === I...