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".S. Army Spc. Mark Wilkerson, right receives a hug from anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan at Camp Casey III Thursday Aug. 31, 2006 near Crawford, Texas. Wilkerson, 22, of Colorado Springs, Colo., plans to surrender to Fort Hood, Texas, authorities later today, a year and a half after going AWOL from the Army post before his unit's second deployment to Iraq." "After being absent without leave for a year and a half, Army Spc. Mark Wilkerson, center, returns to Fort Hood Army Base in Killeen, Texas, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2006. Behind Wilkerson are war protesters Dede Miller, sister of...

CRAWFORD — The growing anti-war movement fueled by last summer’s peace demonstrations in Crawford resurfaces in Washington, D.C., today, but the peace icon who sparked it all won’t be there. Cindy Sheehan says she’s taking a hiatus from her activist role to heal and re-energize herself after a trying and torrid summer. Most of the 100 or so anti-war demonstrators who joined her this year had left her peace camp in Crawford by the close of the Labor Day weekend. However, Sheehan, 49, remained behind, collecting herself after what proved a low-profile protest compared to last year’s massive, monthlong demonstration...

But at long last we have the answer to a question that had long puzzled many here.: What did the Arabic on Cindy's t-shirt say?The answer come from taxpayer funded Communist propagandists Democracy Now!: We Will Not Be Silent: Movement Grows to Challenge Racial Profiling at AirportsA growing movement across the country is challenging what appears to be an increase in racial profiling at airports. More and more travelers are donning T-shirts that say "We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic in solidarity with Iraqi blogger and activist Raed Jarrar who was forced to change the T-Shirt before...

From the Howard Dean paid stooge site, the Daily Kos: Cindy Sheehan and fellow Kos Kid Nancy Pelosi.My Email account disabled By the way.I am being hassled in every small way they can...After I sent my essay out to my email list, my email account was disabled. I have never violated the terms of the account.Encouraging soldiers to resist war is seditious and I could go to prison for it.I also don't pay my fed taxes, which I could go to prison for.But I want to put the legality of this war on trial...I want the real people responsible for...

For an event that would turn a page in American history, former president Jimmy Carter has agreed in principle to host former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami for talks during his visit to the United States starting this week. Carter's term as president was dominated by the rupture in relations after the 1979 Iranian revolution and the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days until the day he left office. Iranians made the overture for the meeting, and the Carter Center in Atlanta is working on the possible timing, said Phil Wise,...

Paris Hilton is no stranger to self-promotion. But when she asked DJs to play songs from her upcoming debut album, "Paris," last spring, she wasn't so confident. "People go crazy," the 25-year-old socialite/reality TV star/singer says in an interview in the September issue of Blender, on newsstands Tuesday. "They love it. Everyone's like, `Who is this?' I don't tell. Because I don't want someone putting their phone up and recording it and making a ring tone off of it. "I think when people don't know it's me, they won't judge it. But if they know it's me, then they'll be...

Writing the history of our time in song.http://www.guidinglightvideo.com/postcard/smilerack.htm MIDI - CAMP GRENADA - scroll down to find it Hello foolish, Jimmy Carter...all your words are...a non-starter We don't care what you are thinking...your whole presidency, sir, was really stinking Not one problem...you had plenty...interest rates were reaching twenty You cut back the U.S. power...and had left a taste in our mouth that was sour I remember gas line waiting...for our nation, how degrading I have mocked you...and I mean it...why don't you just go away and suck a peanut You were flat as month old cola...bitch slapped by the Ayatollah...

When I check into this site, often there were interesting discussions from the day before I want to look at. But they are already buried 4 pages deep because it seems some people just post anything they find. Who cares about a radio station promotional announcements, Bruno Kirby dying, or any of this other tripe that some people are posting up. I'm new here, but it seems that some guys are pretty much spamming the blog with articles that rate a "1" on the who gives a crap meter. If it isn't something that we will still remember in 10...

Managua, Jul 6 (EFE).- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said here Thursday that he opposes any attempts by foreign powers to influence the Nicaraguan presidential election, set for Nov. 5. The statement was made by Carter in Managua at the end of his four-day visit to the country to familiarize himself with how the electoral process is unfolding. Speaking on behalf of his Atlanta-based Carter Center, the former president said: "Almost all of the Nicaraguans with whom we spoke expressed concern about foreign governments endorsing, vetoing, or funding specific candidates." Carter criticized the position of the U.S. government, which has...

America is in peril. Terrorism, illegal immigration, crime, drug abuse, hijackings, racism and the diminishing of our Judeo Christian heretige by government schools, Multi-national corporations, political correctness, and liberal Democrats are taking its toll on this nation. It's hard to imagine that God hasn’t destroyed us given the way we just stick our finger in his eye. Could it get any worse. Yes it does! All around America a dangerous trend from centuries past has begun to creep into our once proud Judeo Christian nation and it making a come back all across the nation. Square Boggle. (Or 2Boggle as...

I am not certain what the legal ramifications would be in changing Free Republic from donations to a subscription service. It seems to me the switch may be detrimental to legal issues such as copyrights. If that is true I'd appreciate if someone could briefly explain that to me. However if that is not the case here is my suggestion: I have been wondering about this for some time now and have not seen any discussions about it. So I would like to ask: Is it time for Free Republic to become an online subscription service? Currently, the site is...

I'm thinking of the Carolina mountains as my next place to live. Would you consider Asheville, with its art deco feel as the place to live or would you go for Greenville with its more settled ambience? I've lived in California on the coast all my life and I'd like to try something different. Low cost of living, affordable housing, a safe place to live and having that view outside the window without the price tag. I know Colorado is expensive because every one goes there but no one seems to know the Blue Ridge Mountains are just as stunning....

Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will this week introduce legislation to pull the majority of U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2006, his office announced. Kerry will offer an amendment to the 2007 defense authorization bill. The recent trend in Iraq has been to increase rather than decrease American troops. Earlier this month the U.S. military announced that 3,500 troops -- two battalions of a brigade that was being held in Kuwait as a back up force -- had been deployed to Anbar province, the heart of the insurgency. Those battalions joined another that had already been called...

On the heels of my love song request, someone asked when I would ask about a break up list. Yesterday I got some junk mail in my email box announcing that yesterday was National Break Up Day. So, in honor of National Break Up Day, what are your favorite break up songs?

TREASURER Peter Costello is promoting division and Islamophobia in remarks about Muslims and should be censured, a Muslim community leader said. Keysar Trad, president of the Islamic Friendship Association of Australia, said today he genuinely hoped Prime Minister John Howard would censure Mr Costello. Mr Costello delivered a speech yesterday in which he said if people wanted to live under Islamic sharia law, they should move to another country. "There is one law we are all expected to abide by," the Treasurer said. "It is the law enacted by the parliament under the Australian constitution. "If you can't accept that,...

SAN DIEGO (AgapePress) - Homosexual activists are planning to stage a massive "gay pride" party and parade this summer in Jerusalem. Jerry Falwell says that's a mistake that could backfire on the homosexual community worldwide. Jerusalem WorldPride 2006, scheduled for August 6-12, 2006, describes itself as "a massive demonstration of LGBT [lesbian, bay, bisexual, transgender] pride and human rights" and an opportunity for the homosexual community to make a "global statement of pride and tolerance." "The message sent from Jerusalem WP will echo worldwide, redefining LGBT identity, faith, and vision," says the event's website. Local activists held a local Jerusalem...

Clinton greets troops at BIAEx-president stops in Bangor for plane refuelingTuesday, January 10, 2006 - Bangor Daily News  Former President Bill Clinton, stopping at Bangor International Airport for routine plane refueling, greets Felix Kumai of Nigeria, who was among approximately 600 troops returning from service in Iraq on Monday night at BIA. The troops are on their way back to Fort Stewart, Ga. bangor daily news photo by Kevin Bennett BUY THIS PHOTO NOW   Bill Clinton made an unexpected visit to Bangor International Airport on Monday evening, disembarking from his plane and mingling with local troop greeters as well...

i am trying to do a paper on world war two and im have trouble finding information i have tried google and am not getting the information i need from it... any suggestions?

Bill Simon, the investor and philanthropist who was the Republican nominee against Gray Davis in 2002, has sent a letter to supporters informing them that he won’t be a candidate for state treasurer next year as he had planned. In the letter, Simon cites the oft-used “personal” reasons for backing out, saying he wants to spend more time with his family. But this is one case where that might actually be true. Simon has confided in friends in recent months that the unanticipated pressures involved in caring for their developmentally disabled 17-year-old son have been all-consuming for him and his...

Give me one reason why "judicial extraordinaire" Harriet Miers is qualified to sit on the highest court in the land, the Supreme Court. One.