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So lack of sleep due to an excess of caffeine gave me a few hours to put this together. I've been wanting to do this for a while as a thank-you to our troops. Fisher House is an organization the builds and provides housing for the families of injured troops so they can be near these brave Americans as they recover. Each time this video is viewed 49 cents goes to Fisher House. http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/328650If you can, send it to anyone who knows someone in the military. Send it to anyone who knows an American . Scott

JERUSALEM (AFP) - Israel on Friday denounced an alliance between Iran and Syria that it said cast doubts on Syrian peace intentions, following a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Damascus. "The fact that the Damascus regime chose Ahmadinejad as a partner in a strategic alliance raises serious doubt on recent statements from Syria on its intentions for peace," foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev told AFP.

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the average post on this forum getting closer to the crap on the Maury Povitch Show, day, by day! FR is becoming trite and banal, and politically correct. I don't know how to stop it, but I damn sure won't play along!

State responds to potential pandemic should bird flu wing our way Leslie Newell Peacock Updated: 8/31/2006 A visit to the World Health Organization’s pandemic alert website on Aug. 14 found this news: Avian influenza — situation in Indonesia — update 26 The Ministry of Health in Indonesia has confirmed the country’s 57th case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case is a 17-year-old male from a remote village in Garut district, West Java Province. He developed symptoms on 26 July and was referred to hospital on 9 August. At the hospital, medical staff suspected H5N1 infection...

Out in Texas, Libertarian gubernatorial candidate James Werner is having trouble getting into a televised debate A href="http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/storage/paper410/news/2006/08/02/TopStories/Libertarian.Candidate.Wants.In.On.Debate-2142979.shtml?norewrite200608060649&sourcedomain=www.dailytexanonline.com">(The Daily Texan): Libertarian gubernatorial candidate James Werner is asking public broadcaster KERA to include him in the gubernatorial debate in October. The Texas Debates, coordinated by KERA-North Texas, Univision and The Dallas Morning News, excluded Werner because he didn't meet the established debate criteria as a major candidate. Public broadcaster KERA came up with some excuses for not including Werner in the debate, saying it wasn't because of his party affiliation, but his lack of "newsworthiness": "It really has to do with...

FREEP this Survey by the governor's office... Please take the time to do this... It took me about 30 seconds! And is so critical! Debbie To my California friends: This is so simple...all you do is listen to the menu, press 4 buttons and never have to talk to a soul...and it has the potential to help defeat this bill if we all stick together...Some of you, may well, have already done this...but just in case not, I wanted to alert you to the opportunity... Hey friends- Regarding SB 1437 Homosexual Curriculum Ed. Bill This horrendous Bill passed the Senate....

TEHRAN, April 25 (Reuters) - Iran's president urged newly appointed Iraqi Prime Minister Jawad al-Maliki to form a new government that would end the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the official IRNA news agency said on Tuesday. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made the comments in a telephone call to congratulate Maliki on his appointment. Maliki has four weeks to form a government of national unity, widely seen as the only way to halt sectarian violence. The United States accuses Iran fuelling of sectarian violence in Iraq, a charge dismissed by Tehran, which says the presence of U.S. troops is to blame. "The...

'Jews are our enemy. I will pull the trigger whenever required' Jane Flanagan in Gaza City (Filed: 23/04/2006) Jamal Abu Samhadana had just been appointed chief of the Palestinian security services, but his supporters saw no reason to celebrate. Instead of driving around the potholed streets firing their AK47s in the air, his advisers gathered in a tin-roofed hut in a remote part of the Gaza territory, safe - they hoped - from prying ears. Jamal Abu Samhadana For now is a dangerous time to be the Palestinians' security supremo, and Abu Samhadana's allies know that even if the Israelis...

Civilisation has left its mark on our genes 22:00 19 December 2005 From New Scientist Print Edition Bob Holmes Darwin’s fingerprints can be found all over the human genome. A detailed look at human DNA has shown that a significant percentage of our genes have been shaped by natural selection in the past 50,000 years, probably in response to aspects of modern human culture such as the emergence of agriculture and the shift towards living in densely populated settlements. One way to look for genes that have recently been changed by natural selection is to study mutations called single-nucleotide polymorphisms...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Sept. 22, 2005) -- Just about anywhere you look these days, yellow ribbons and bumper stickers adorn vehicles across the country indicating Americans support for their military. However, some patriots like Kristen M. Maddox, 21, from Santa Ana, Calif., chose to do a little more in order to express her gratitude of servicemembers job overseas. Not content with several programs which claim to aid those deployed in foreign countries, Maddox decided to take matters into her own hands and concentrate instead on the specific needs of those who serve through her program HOT, or...

September 19, 2005 Notebook: Archeology Medieval ancestors measured up to our height standards By Norman Hammond, Archaeology Correspondent OUR ANCESTORS were as tall as we are, contrary to popular belief. Over the past five millennia the average height of men in Britain has remained stable at about 170cm (5ft 7in), and that of women at 160cm (5ft 3in). We may be surprised at how small the armour worn by the Black Prince or King Henry V was, but such giants on the battlefield were not physically large and were towered over by contemporaries of all classes. “The enduring myth that...

August 6th marked the 60th anniversary of America’s use of an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. While some still argue that President Truman’s decision to use the A-bomb was “controversial,” they are afflicted with the scourge of our time, the loss of a sense of moral proportion and certainty. Unfortunately, those with relativistic morals will lead us to see the day when nuclear weapons are used again – this time to end once and for all the barbaric savagery of Islamism. Green Left Weekly (GLW) calls the U.S. putting a swift end to WWII – using atomic...

HILLARY STOKES '08 FIRE WITH RED-HOT SPEECH By IAN BISHOP ----------------------------------------- HILLARY CLINTON Photo: Rick Dembow April 11, 2005 -- MINNEAPOLIS — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton bowled over the Democratic faithful in the key 2008 presidential swing state of Minnesota with a fiery weekend stump speech that had fans hailing her as the "great hope" to take back the White House. "She speaks her mind and she's a leader," swooned Debra Manninen. "She's our great hope." Party faithful here devoured Clinton's brand-new, red-meat material in her first major political speech Saturday night since the November 2004 election, which aides said...

Our Best and Bravest A young Marine officer talks about Fallujah By John Hillen February 28, 2005, 8:47 a.m. I went to a presentation by a young Marine infantry lieutenant last week about the platoon he led in the assault on the insurgents in Fallujah a few months ago. It was fascinating stuff for us military types — acronyms were being slung with abandon. Some points were particularly worth noting and sharing: * The intensity of combat in Fallujah: Of the 46 Marines in this lieutenant's platoon, 20 were evacuated for wounds during the three days of fighting and only...

Muslim schools accused of 'undermining our society' By Liz Lightfoot, Education Correspondent (Filed: 18/01/2005) David Bell, the chief inspector of schools, angered Muslim leaders yesterday when he accused many Islamic schools of undermining the coherence of British society. The growing number of Muslim schools must adapt their teaching to ensure that pupils learned about democracy and the political institutions of this country and understand that there were other religions, he said. David Bell: the chief inspector of schools "I worry that many young people are being educated in faith-based schools with little appreciation of their wider responsibilities and obligations to...

The purpose of FreeRepublic.com's multiple message boards is to limit the topics for each board to particular topics. Posting the same message on all the boards defeats the purpose of multiple-boards for special topics. It is very annoying to see the same message on every bulletin board. PLEASE! DO THE READERS A FAVOR. STOP CROSS-POSTING YOUR MESSAGES!

To our Vietnam Veterans: We can never begin to express the pride and honor that we have for ALL of you, for protecting our country in the hour of need. You are THE difference in this election. YOU fought the battle and were victorious! HOLD YOUR HEADS HIGH!!! Because of YOU your comrades did not die in vain! WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOU!!! Please accept this SALUTE on our behalf!

FLASH: Kerry's aides said that he was returning to Boston on Sunday a day ahead of schedule to receive a national security briefing. Comes after headlines from CNN Kerry interview: 'Well, I haven't been briefed yet...They have offered to brief me. I just haven't had time'...

Hi everybody. I left school early today cause my brain broke. So I came home and opened all the windows (It was a nice day out) and just started drawing, passing the time. I started to notice that outside there was a lot of honking going on. It went on and on and on and every 30 seconds or so a different car passing by the street was honking it's horn. I grabbed my camera and went across the street. There were two people in front of the local VFW with an american flag and a Support our Troops sign!...

SAN FRANCISCO - Scores of gay couples were issued marriage licenses here Thursday in a move by city officials that generated both immediate promises of legal action by gay-marriage foes and tears of joy and celebratory whoops by the newly hitched. Two days before Valentine's Day, Mayor Gavin Newsom gave the go-ahead to the county clerk to accept marriage license applications from same-gender couples....

So this is where all our money went, say Iraqis (Filed: 31/07/2003) Visitors to Saddam's opulent palace are astonished and very angry, reports Harry de Quetteville in Tikrit It was only after they had driven past the landscaped gardens, surveyed the marble sun decks overlooking the Tigris, noted the gilt door frames and the private cinema that Mudhfar Awad and Salih Fadhil's astonishment began to turn to anger. Standing at the heart of Saddam Hussein's palace in Tikrit, in front of a giant swimming pool, they could contain themselves no longer. "This is where all the money went - all...

Donna West studied the area of her Indiana map between her daughter's home in Bristol and some of her grandkids' town of Merrillville. "And Mishawaka sort of jumped out at me," says the 63-year-old former government worker now on disability. "I am part Cherokee, and so the name really appealed to me," Donna admits. "Have you ever said Mishawaka real quick three times? "Mishawaka, Mishawaka, Mishawaka. I love it." So for not much more reason than that, she moved to the Princess City from Pontiac, Ill., in 1997. She is glad she did. "I tried a few senior living places,...

Tonight, eleven FReepers/patriots stood on the opposing corner from four peaceniks who were holding signs that said things like, "These colors don't run the world," and, "Bush lied and soldiers died." What dopes! Someone has to stand up on the side of our troops and President Bush. So we continue to show up and rally America-loving Fresnans and ask them to honk to show support for the troops who are serving our country so all Americas can continue to enjoy the freedom won so many times by our military in the past. Fresno's motorists never disappoint us. After the FReep,...

America Stand Up and Operation Support our Troops, along with several other organizations are promoting a Nationwide "National Support our Troops Day" We are encouraging all Americans to Stand Up on April 26th for our Troops, Our President and Our Freedom. For more information go to ( www.americastandup.com ) if you will be joining us on April 26th please let us know and we will post it on our website. Thanks to all of you and to Free Republic for Supporting our Troops.

As war unfolds, Iraqi sleeper cells and al-Qaida operatives aren't the only threats we face on the domestic front. Homegrown environmental radicals cast their own fatwah on America this week. And they're not just talking about lighting tea candles while they sing Bob Dylan tunes in their Birkenstocks. These anarchist menaces are deadly serious about undermining national security through physical and economic harm. In a manifesto published this week across left-wing Internet sites, infamous eco-thug Craig Rosebraugh called on his anti-war troops to take "direct actions" against American military establishments, urban centers, corporations, government buildings and media outlets. This is...

00:44 2003-03-07 Iraq: The Truth, The Whole Truth Dominican Sister Sharine, Iraqi, lives in Baghad. She went to the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she was heard by Pravda.Ru contacts, among them Joao Pedro Stedille, who sent us this report. We thank Senhor Stedille most sincerely for this chilling report. Viruses and mice dropped by parachute against Iraqi agriculture “One of the main causes of the hunger which afflicts the Iraqi people is the policy adopted by the USA, for more than eight years now, of sending viruses against Iraqi crops and the policy of dropping thousands...

Tonight, fourteen FReepers and patriots opposed the peaceniks who show up weekly to give aid and comfort to Saddam. Those who were able to attend tonight were: Jim, Sheila, and Chris Robinson JustAmy and Leonard Saundra Duffy Notpoliticallycorewrecked Stuart Weil Rocky and Yvonne Gary Jason Sarah Mtngrl@vrwc As usual, we had a great time stirring up feelings of patriotism among those driving by. The response was terrific! We listened to patriotic tunes for a while and then Saundra Duffy and Stuart Weil took turns using the bullhorn to make sure the other side didn't enjoy themselves too much. They yelled...

<p>On Thursday night, in a rare exception to the anti-American folderol coming out of city councils across the country, the Louisville Metro Council voted 17-9 for passage of a Resolution to Support our Troops. The make up of the council is 15 Democrats and 11 Republicans. Six Democrats crossed party lines to vote for the Resolution with the entire Republican Caucus.</p>

Iraq’s history is our history tooArcheologists and lawyers are urging the US government to take account of historic sites in Iraq as the military draws up its strategy By David D’Arcy NEW YORK. Collectors, curators, lawyers and art patrons, are urging the US government to take historic sites in Iraq into account as the military map out possible scenarios for attack and occupation. Specialists concerned about potential threats to the thousands of archaeological sites scattered throughout Iraq are supplying maps and other information to the Defense Department. The initiative, coordinated by Arthur Houghton, a Middle East specialist and former antiquities...

Copy and Paste the following letter to your State Reps (AND e-mail it to everyone in your mailbox)... For Senators -- Click here For the President: president@whitehouse.gov Dear Senator [Last Name], or Dear President Bush: As you know, liberal judges in San Francisco have declared our Pledge of Allegiance unconstitutional. And in doing so, they declared all-out war on every man, woman, and child in America who believes in our basic right to the Freedom of Religion. That is why I am asking you now -- directly and unequivocally -- to introduce and actively support a bill in the...