http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/patriot/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:54:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419004/posts WASHINGTON — The deaths of seven Central Intelligence Agency operatives at a remote base in the mountains of Afghanistan are a pointed example of the civilian spy agency’s transformation in recent years into a paramilitary organization at the vanguard of America’s far-flung wars. The C.I.A. operatives stationed at Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost Province, where Wednesday’s suicide bombing occurred, were responsible for collecting information about militant networks in Afghanistan and Pakistan and plotting missions to kill the networks’ top leaders. In recent months, American officials said, C.I.A. officers at the base had begun an aggressive campaign against a radical... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419004/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 16:54:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415319/posts Father reported him to US Authorities six months ago The young man, who yesterday night attempted to ignite an explosive device aboard a Delta Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan in the United States has been identified as Abdul Farouk Umar Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old son of Alhaji Umaru Mutallab, former First Bank chairman. Mutallab, a former minister and prominent banker recently retired from the bank's board. The older Mutallab, as at the time of filing this report, had just left his Katsina hometown for Abuja to speak with security agencies, family sources say. According to the family members, Mutallab... This Day http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415319/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 15:45:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413760/posts Wednesday, December 23, 2009 Why Does Interpol Need Immunity from American Law?   [Andy McCarthy] You just can't make up how brazen this crowd is. One week ago, President Obama quietly signed an executive order that makes an international police force immune from the restraints of American law.Interpol is the shorthand for the International Criminal Police Organization. It was established in 1923 and operates in about 188 countries. By executive order 12425, issued in 1983, President Reagan recognized Interpol as an international organization and gave it some of the privileges and immunities customarily extended to foreign diplomats. Interpol, however, is also... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413760/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:45:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412872/posts Press Conference of Senator __________, January 1, 2010 I have called this press conference because I have not slept since Christmas. Something inside me is deeply bothered and I realize I need to take a stand. Though I have been a member of the Democratic party all my life, I've come to realize since last year that my party has been a party in name only. I now know in my heart that the central goals and philosophy of my party are no different than the goals, tenets and philosophy of the Communist Party USA. I am worried about the... Art in Idaho http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412872/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:44:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412701/posts This black American, LtCol Allen West (USA, ret) says it the way it is. HOORAH, Colonel. Spot on. LtCol West's Speech on YouTube >> Article in World Net Daily >> ALLEN WEST FOR CONGRESS 2010 >> The Demorats have just proven beyond any shadow of doubt that they do not care what Americans overwhelmingly think about healthcare. They don't care the debt they've saddled us with for generations. They don't care about this assault on American civil liberty. THROW THEM OUT IN 2010. The fight is on. This is not a drill. You Tube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412701/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 02:59:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409945/posts (912 on the mall) The left's anti-American coup d'etat on America, made possible by the first radical Marxist in the White House, calls for distinctly American counter measures. Dr. Jack Wheeler has "a strategy for any Republican wanting to get elected or re-elected to Congress in 2010, and for any Tea Partyer wanting to take individual action now against a government that ignores the Constitution -- Defund and Disobey." Here's an excerpt of "The Double -D Strategy for rescuing America": Let's talk about the Defund D first. The Founders in their usual brilliance place the power of the purse in... Atlas Shrugs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409945/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:05:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409694/posts “Not good news ... but that's life. We all end up dead in the end ... it's what we do between birth and death that counts.” Those were the words of our friend, Larry Toelle, just days after receiving the news that he had only a short time to live. Having battled cancer for several years and thinking he’d conquered the beast, this came as a shock to all of us who knew and loved this fine American gentleman. We thought he had more time, that we would get to see him again, but when I got the email from... TheTownCrier http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2409694/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:25:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409097/posts A mysterous Muslim group with unknown sponsors has purchased a building steps away from Ground Zero. Hudson New York reported: An identified group with unknown sponsors has purchased building steps away from where the WorldTrade Center once stood — to turn it into potentially one of the largest New York City mosques. At the moment the building, the old Burlington Coat Factory, already serves as a mini-mosque: an iron grill lifts every Friday afternoon for a little known Imam leading prayers a few yards away from where Osama Bin Laden’s airborne Islamist bombers killed nearly 3000 people back in 2001.... gatewaypundit.firstthings. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409097/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:54:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408918/posts Todd and I would like to offer our best wishes to the Jewish community as they celebrate Hanukkah. Known as the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah commemorates the eight-day miracle that took place when the Temple in Jerusalem was rededicated. Though there was only enough consecrated oil for one day, the flame miraculously burned for eight – just long enough to prepare more. This beautiful story is rich with life lessons for members of all faiths. With hope and dedication nothing is impossible, and the Almighty never abandons those who seek the light. - Sarah Palin “Trace the universe back to... conservatives4palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408918/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:14:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408917/posts Appreciate Rep.Mark Kirk's(Illinois)comments re:Pres Obama not CLOSING Gitmo, merely moving it outside of Chicago!Very,very odd strategy,DC. conservatives4palin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408917/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:10:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408295/posts An 8-year-old boy has been suspended from school and forced to undergo a psychological evaluation after he drew a picture of Jesus Christ on the cross. A teacher at Lowell Maxham Elementary School in Taunton, Mass., said the second-grade student created a violent drawing, the Taunton Daily Gazette reported. The boy's picture portrayed a crucified Jesus with Xs over his eyes to indicate that he had died on the cross. The child's father, outraged at the school's action, asked to remain anonymous to protect his son. He said his boy drew the picture after returning from a family trip to... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408295/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:42:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408288/posts A battle over religion is brewing in central Indiana after a public school wanted second graders to sing a song declaring, “Allah is God.” The phrase was removed just before the performance after a national conservative group launched a protest. The principal of Lantern Road Elementary School in Fishers, IN, said they were trying to teach inclusiveness through their holiday production. It included references to Christmas, Hanukkah, Ramadan, Las Posadas and Kwanzaa. However, no other deity, other than Allah, was referenced in the show. “It went off…without a hitch,” Danielle Thompson told the Indianapolis Star. “Several families thought it was... Fox News Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2408288/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:33:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2054258/posts Islam is not a religion, nor is it a cult. In it's fullest form, it is a complete, total, 100% system of life. Islam has religious, legal, political, economic, social, and military components. The religious component is a beard for all of the other components. Islamization begins when there are sufficient Muslims in a country to agitate for their religious privileges. When politically correct, tolerant, and culturally diverse societies agree to Muslim demands for their religious privileges, some of the other components tend to creep in as well. Here's how it works. As long as the Muslim population remains around... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2054258/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:05:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407626/posts The entire Democratic Senate caucus is headed to the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk health care with President Obama, just as the administration urges Majority Leader Harry Reid to cut a deal with Sen. Joe Lieberman, who is emerging as the skunk at the party for supporters of the massive package to create a new entitlement. Lieberman opposes a proposal that would expand Medicare for people between the age of 55-64. Lieberman has also said he would oppose a government-run insurance option and on Sunday said that Senate leaders need to scale back the bill, removing both provisions... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407626/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:21:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407405/posts Lt. Colonel Allen West is one of the most exciting, right on, conservative all American candidates running for congress in 2010. He spoke at the Free Republic Convention in Washington DC and was magnificent. Check it out here: http://www.lvrj.com/blogs/sherm/If_this_doesnt_get_you_charged_nothing_will.html Blog on Reviewjournal.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407405/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:12:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406581/posts The Republican Party, the Party of Reagan has been nearly smothered and suffocated by the RINO-virus which has spread more rapidly than any swine flu pandemic, the GOP has been infected from the top down, and IF it is to avoid the fate of the Bull Moose Party, the principles of Reagan conservatism must be re-established, the fair weather collaborators and Quislings (that means YOU Juan McCain and your butt buddy Lindsey 'Goober' Graham!) MUST be driven out and banished and if they join up with the traitorous 'Rats, so be it. Force them to show their true colors. The... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2406581/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405700/posts Had a wonderful time in the Lower 48 this week. The weather has been just like home! Please enjoy the photos below from Texas, Virginia, Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota. - Sarah Palin Gov. Sarah Palin talks with a supporter during a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Legacy Books in Plano, TX, on Friday, December 4, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC. Gov. Sarah Palin participates in a “Going Rogue” book signing event at Legacy Books in Plano, TX, on Friday, December 4, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC. Gov. Sarah Palin and husband, Mr. Todd Palin,... http://www.facebook.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2405700/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:30:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395439/posts Eleven months ago, he landed on the shores of the presidency, destroying everything in his path. A gigantic, fire-breathing monster wreaking havoc, consuming private sector industries, crushing institutions which have made America great, and destroying lives. With fear and trembling we dare to utter his name...Obamazilla! Though appearing indestructible and unstoppable, millions of brave patriots arose to challenge the beast, vowing not to sit idly by as America as we know it is terminated. As a patriot, I am totally focused on defeating Obamazilla, America's true nemesis. I will not allow myself to be sidetracked into participating in Tea-Party-movement family... LloydMarcus.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395439/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394056/posts Obama Quietly Backs Patriot Act ProvisionsWilliam Fisher NEW YORK, 23 Nov (IPS) - With the health care debate preoccupying the mainstream media, it has gone virtually unreported that the Barack Obama administration is quietly supporting renewal of provisions of the George W. Bush-era USA Patriot Act that civil libertarians say infringe on basic freedoms. And it is reportedly doing so over the objections of some prominent Democrats. When a panicky Congress passed the act 45 days after the terrorist attacks of Sep. 11, 2001, three contentious parts of the law were scheduled to expire at the end of next month,... IPS North America http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394056/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:39:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389469/posts Lawmaker decries U.S. demand to halt Jewish construction - JERUSALEM – A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party today slammed as "racist" President Obama's longstanding demand for a halt to Jewish construction in the strategic West Bank and eastern sections of Jerusalem. "President Obama should not interfere with the rights of the Jewish people to live in Jerusalem," said Likud Knesset Member Danny Danon. "This ... is a racist demand, saying that Jews cannot live in Jerusalem, only Arabs." Danon continued: "Our duty is to the nation that chose to deepen the settlement across Judea and Samaria, and... WorldNetDaily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2389469/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:32:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387642/posts James Galyean wrote a post on Friday afternoon that I think we probably ought to focus on a bit more. The left is celebrating Barack Obama’s decision to send Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to New York City for a criminal trial in a civilian court. In fact, since Friday I have gotten a lot of hate mail from leftists saying I must not trust our due process system. The problem, however, is just the opposite. I very much trust our due process system to be exceedingly fair to a terrorist who will put great value in his opening statement. But, that... redstate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2387642/posts#comment Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:42:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384525/posts Ladies and Gentlemen, I apologize up front for this vanity, but this photo is very telling. In the photo, we see our military rendering honors to the Veterans (both deceased and still with us). Why is it that this punk stands there with his hands folded? He makes it really obvious that he could really care less about America and our great Soldiers, Airmen, Marines, Sailors, Coast Guardsmen and Merchant Marines. Why does he fail to salute our Veterans and our great society? Flickr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2384525/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:33:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384522/posts In surveying the cultural carnage in the wake of the worst terrorist attack on a military installation in US history, it bears noting that there have been seismic shifts in America. When America was free of the shackles of Islam, say, fifty years ago, the current response to such an attack by an enemy faction would have been unthinkable. I have watched in abject horror the stunning reaction of elites in this country to this act of war. The denial, the submission, the excuses, the dodging, the self-flagellation, the shame, the deceiving of the American people by the media, the... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384522/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:22:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384520/posts I am missing something here. After the attack and murder of 13 innocent people by an apparent imbedded radical Jihadist in the US Army, General Casey said on Meet The Press, "Our diversity, not only in our Army, but in our country, is a strength. And as horrific as this tragedy was, if our diversity becomes a casualty, I think that's worse." I have some questions for any military officer who swore an oath on several occasions to support and defend the Constitution. How many innocent Americans have to be murdered by someone who displayed every single modus operandi of... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2384520/posts#comment Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:17:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384167/posts We know absolutely no one in Bush family circles and have never met former President George W. Bush or his wife Laura. If you have been reading us for any length of time, you know that we used to make fun of “Dubya” nearly every day…parroting the same comedic bits we heard in our Democrat circles, where Bush is still, to this day, lampooned as a chimp, a bumbling idiot, and a poor, clumsy public speaker. Oh, how we RAILED against Bush in 2000…and how we RAILED against the surge in support Bush received post-9/11 when he went to Ground... Hillbuzz.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2384167/posts#comment Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:58:03 GMT