http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/prodictator/ en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:49 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392668/posts <p>FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin promises to limit her enthusiasm during her visit to North Carolina's Fort Bragg.</p> <p>The former Republican vice presidential candidate planned to sign copies of her new memoir at a post store Monday. Army officials say Palin will not make a speech, pose for photos, or personalize notes in the books she signs.</p> The AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392668/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:11:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373079/posts HAVANA (Reuters) - Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro "looks wonderful," World Health Organization director general Margaret Chan said on Wednesday, after meeting the 83-year-old who resigned the presidency last year due to ailing health. Chan, speaking at the end of her first visit to Cuba, said she met with Castro for more two hours on Tuesday during which he displayed a "truly impressive" knowledge of healthcare issues and looked to be in good condition. "I'm a doctor, I understand the importance of confidentiality, but I have to say he looks wonderful," Chan told a press conference in Havana. When their... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373079/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:15:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373049/posts HAVANA (AP) - Michael Douglas staged an impromptu walking tour of the Cuban capital's historic district Tuesday, posing for photos with construction workers and surprised residents. His visit came two days after fellow Oscar-winner Sean Penn arrived in Cuba, reportedly seeking an interview with 82-year-old Fidel Castro, who has been little seen since announcing he was suffering from an unspecified illness in July 2006. He stepped down as Cuba's president in February of the following year and was replaced by his brother Raul. Penn traveled to the Isle of Youth, off mainland Cuba on Monday to meet with local artists.... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2373049/posts#comment Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:31:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371158/posts If Fidel Castro and Sean Penn are in the same room, which one do you think hates America more? Such a question doesn't seem to concern Vanity Fair who according to the website TMZ has hired Penn to write an article about how Barack Obama and his administration have impacted Cuba. Newsbusters.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2371158/posts#comment Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:21:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334002/posts VENICE (Reuters) - Director Oliver Stone says the U.S. media and government have demonised Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other leftist South American leaders, and argues in a new film that they were right to stand up to Washington. Chavez, who landed in Venice for the film's premiere, has earned a reputation for his outspoken criticism of U.S. policy, and in Stone's "South of the Border" he is sympathetically portrayed as a hero of the people who refuses to be bullied. Originally an attempt to redress what Stone saw as unfair treatment of Chavez by TV networks and newspapers, the... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2334002/posts#comment Mon, 7 Sep 2009 16:43:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330698/posts Aubrey O'Day really put her foot in her mouth this time. The former Danity Kane member dug herself into a hole Monday night in a heated debate on Fox News' "The Sean Hannity Show" when the 25-year-old singer spewed out claims that both Adolf Hitler and Fidel Castro were "brilliant" men. "As someone who has met [Castro]... I met him and worked with him while I was in Cuba. I'm not defending his behavior, but in many instances, but I do have to say, I will 100% agree, he's an incredibly brilliant man, he has outlived tons of our Presidents,"... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2330698/posts#comment Wed, 2 Sep 2009 21:07:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328763/posts Anyone unfamiliar with her can click below for Michelle Malkin's story: http://michellemalkin.com/2009/08/28/race-baiter-democrat-rep-diane-watson-praises-cuban-health-system-castro-guevara-who-kicked-out-the-wealthy/ With Lou Gosset Jr, and Dionne Warwick.The Dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks trifecta of Maxine Waters, Sheila Jackson Lee and Watson. Congresswoman Diane Watson's web page (US House) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2328763/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:52:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328714/posts On a Sunday evening in August four summers ago the NBC Nightly News devoted its “In Depth” segment to how Cindy Sheehan was “single-handedly bringing the Iraq debate to Mr. Bush’s doorstep” with her protest in Crawford, Texas. But Sunday night this year, after Sheehan departed Martha's Vineyard without earning any network media coverage as President Barack Obama's wrapped up his vacation there, NBC's Ron Allen began a story: “Hours before President Obama's vacation ended, he treated his girls to ice cream and candy -- the kind of family time the President said he had in mind for the week... mrc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328714/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:59:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326790/posts Diane Watson: "You can think whatever you want to about Fidel Castro, but he was one of the brightest leaders I have ever met." KABC-AM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326790/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:24:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2318942/posts Oliver Stone is making his most ambitious stab at American history yet. The controversial director is creating a 10-part documentary series for Showtime titled "Secret History of America." Narrated by Stone, the series promises to focus on events that "at the time went under-reported, but crucially shaped America's unique and complex history of the last 60 years," according to Showtime. live feed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2318942/posts#comment Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:32:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315377/posts Accusations and responses from Liberal Kook to Rational Conservative:. You didn't get mad when the Supreme Court stopped a legal recount and appointed a President.[ Damn straight! - The US Supreme Court said, "No Cherry Picking Vote Recounts from Democrat Counties....It's UnConstitutional ] You didn't get mad when Cheney allowed Energy company officials to dictate energy policy.[ That's Right - Its like NOT having Politicians pretending to be Health Care Providers ] You didn't get mad when a covert CIA operative got outed.[ Plame was not "covert" -- she was a political HACK that needed to be outed.....her and her... DU via email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315377/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:55:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308111/posts WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House called Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the "elected leader" of Iran on Tuesday when asked whether President Barack Obama recognized the Iranian president after the country's disputed election. "This was a decision and a debate ongoing in Iran by Iranians, they were going to choose their leadership," White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said. "He's the elected leader." Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308111/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 19:14:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2308019/posts Here is a video report and discussion with Mike Chinoy on former President Bill Clinton's trip to North Korea where he has met with reclusive Dictator Kim Jong Il. The video shows photos of Clinton's face-to-face meeting today with Kim Jong Il. Clinton is seeking to win the release of American Journalists imprisoned there. The health of Kim Jong Il has been in question of late, but the photos in the video show him looking better than expected. Chinoy believes the Americans are likely to be released following the trip. He doubts Clinton would have ever made the trip unless... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2308019/posts#comment Tue, 4 Aug 2009 17:29:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296289/posts Supporters of ousted Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya protest outside the site of talks to resolve the leadership crisis in Honduras in San Jose, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Zelaya, who was forced into exile in a June 28 military coup, gave negotiators meeting in Costa Rica until midnight to restore him to office, threatening to return to Honduras in secret and attempt to retake power on his own if no agreement is reached. He indicated he would reject any power-sharing agreement, a proposal to be discussed at the talks. AP Photo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2296289/posts#comment Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:07:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281814/posts <p>The Obama administration worked in recent days to prevent President Manuel Zelaya's ouster, said a senior U.S. official. The State Department, in particular, communicated to Honduran officials on the ground that President Barack Obama wouldn't support any nondemocratic transfer of power in the Central American country.</p> Nasdeq/WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281814/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:49:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279179/posts TEHRAN (Reuters) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused Barack Obama on Thursday of behaving like his predecessor toward Iran and said there was not much point in talking to Washington unless the U.S. president apologized. Obama said on Tuesday he was "appalled and outraged" by a post-election crackdown and Washington withdrew invitations to Iranian diplomats to attend Independence Day celebrations on July 4 -- stalling efforts to improve ties with Tehran. "Mr Obama made a mistake to say those things ... our question is why he fell into this trap and said things that previously (former president George W.) Bush used... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2279179/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277638/posts Rooters AFPUPI, 09-JUIN-23 Jimmy Carter today declared today that Iran's June elections were conducted in a "free and fair" manner, especially when compared with the USA's 2000 and 2004 elections which were "obviously flawed". He blamed the current violence on an "irresponsible" 2008 speech to the Iranian people by former president Bush that instigated anti-social tendencies in some the voting public of the nation of 70 million workers. bad coffee http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2277638/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276922/posts You gotta love it. A liberal is a bit upset that us conservatives would have the gonads to cheer on protesters who attack the men of Basij. You know, the men who shot a innocent young girl in the heart for kicks. Right wing blogs cheer violence by Iran protestersWeasel Zippers calls it the "feel good video of the day." Gateway Pundit raves that it's the "best Iran protest video ever." Which video is he talking about? The one Fox ran where the protesters beat the living crap out of some Basij: The libs response? Personally speaking, I'm appalled that... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2276922/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:20:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265717/posts Federal officials say a Washington, D.C.-area couple has been arrested and accused of spying for Cuba. Officials say both are former U.S. government employees -- he from the State Department, she as a Congressional aide. One official says the spying went on for more than two decades. We expect to learn more details later today when a federal indictment is unsealed. For now, officials will not disclose the names or any other details.... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2265717/posts#comment Fri, 5 Jun 2009 19:12:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2255644/posts Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn has agreed to take on the starring role in a film about a retired musician who sets out to find his father's Nazi executioner, according to media reports. Penn is to play an ageing wealthy rocker who grows bored of his retirement and goes on a quest to find his father's killer, an ex-Nazi war criminal taking refuge in the U.S. The screenplay of "This Must Be the Place" was co-written by Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello, and marks Italian director Paolo Sorrentino's English-language feature debut. Penn will take on the new role once he has completed... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2255644/posts#comment Thu, 21 May 2009 17:44:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244783/posts Immediately after U.S. troops captured Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq's brutal ex-dictator turned into a crybaby over "beatings" by a "detention gang" and sleepless nights amid screams of torture victims. Saddam poured out his complaints "to whom it may concern" in two Christmas 2003 letters, handwritten in Arabic, which he gave to his U.S. military jailers, the Daily News has learned. The letters were part of 352 pages of Hussein's declassified FBI file, requested and obtained by the News after the dictator's execution in Dec. 2006. The first letter came nine days after the ex-leader was imprisoned. daily news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2244783/posts#comment Tue, 5 May 2009 20:15:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236006/posts <p>The Obama administration has asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit against Iran filed by Americans held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran 30 years ago.</p> <p>The request comes in a $6.6 billion class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington. Fifty-two American diplomats and military officials were held captive for more than a year at the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency by a group of Islamist students who supported the Iranian revolution.</p> AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236006/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:22:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236024/posts Thanks to Rupert Murdoch, Bill Ayers’ “comrade” and Weather Underground terrorist Mark Rudd is on a book tour, trying to cash in on his bloody record. Murdoch’s Harper Collins published Rudd’s book, Underground: My Life With SDS and the Weathermen. This week he is in the San Francisco/Oakland, California area. According to Rudd’s website, he has other speeches and lectures scheduled around the country. [snip] On Thursday [today, April 23, 2009!], we are holding a news conference in San Francisco to demand justice in the case of the bombing murder of Sgt. McDonnell. If you are in the San Francisco... Accuaracy n Media - AIM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2236024/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2235948/posts Microfiche-New York Times archives, McHenry Library, U.C. Santa Cruz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2235948/posts#comment Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229327/posts Last week, seven members of the Congressional Black Caucus...returned from a visit to Cuba where they met with the dictators of Cuba, Fidel and Raul Castro. They were quite impressed with Fidel Castro... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2229327/posts#comment Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:44:55 GMT