Keyword: war

Keyword: war http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/war/ en-us Sat, 2 Jan 2010 06:23:30 GMT Focus Forum 15 ABDELMUTALIB'S ACT OF WAR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419366/posts Abdelmutalib's Act of War By Walid Phares SNIPPET: "In the Arab world there is a saying: Take their truth from their crazies. I didnt think it would fully apply in geopolitics until I heard Libyas dictator, Moammar Qadhafi, claiming on al Jazeera few years ago that Bin Laden had acquired intercontinental missiles. The crazy boy, as the late Egyptian President Sadat used to call him, argued sarcastically that al Qaeda has developed an unstoppable weapon: human transoceanic missiles (Sawareekh bashariyya abira lil qarrat). He meant by that Jihadists who were committed to istishaad (martyrdom) by blowing up commercial jets over... COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2419366/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 06:23:30 GMT New Year, Old War, New Hope (Chaplains Help Troops Get Through Tough Times) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418621/posts KABUL, Afghanistan  Its an eight-year-old war already, and in spite of a planned surge that promises to bring it to an end, its still tough for those who have to be there.Especially at this time of the year  the Christmas Season, including todays feast of the Epiphany and ending with next Sundays feast of the Baptism of the Lord.Its a time of the year when military chaplains, rare at any time, are perhaps even more important.Christmas in a combat zone is often lonely, said U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Timothy Parker, who spent one Christmas deployed in Iraq. But... NC Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2418621/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:53:44 GMT Iran hardliners call for killing rivals at rallies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418108/posts Tens of thousands of hard-liners poured into the streets in support of Iran's clerical rulers at state-sponsored rallies Wednesday, some chanting calls for the execution of opposition leaders as the country's internal strife turned more bitter. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2418108/posts#comment Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:04:52 GMT 70 dead in clashes in northern Nigeria: Morgue http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417810/posts BAUCHI: Dozens more bodies were recovered after violent clashes between security forces and Islamists in northern Nigeria, bringing the death toll to around 70, a count at a hospital morgue showed on Wednesday. An AFP reporter listed 42 bodies on the floor of the morgue in the city of Bauchi, all with bullet or machete wounds. Another 25 bodies, mostly young people including minors, had been placed in cold storage rooms. A morgue employee told AFP "the bodies were brought in on Monday" after clashes erupted in Bauchi between suspected members of a radical Islamist sect and security forces. Police... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417810/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:01:43 GMT Cheney: Obama Is Trying To Pretend We Are Not At War http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417657/posts A perfect description of the Obama administration from Dick Cheney: As Ive watched the events of the last few days it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war. He seems to think if he has a low key response to an attempt to blow up an airliner and kill hundreds of people, we wont be at war. He seems to think if he gives terrorists the rights of Americans, lets them lawyer up and reads them their Miranda rights, we wont be at war. He seems to think if we bring... Flopping Aces http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417657/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:32:01 GMT Is the Obama Administrations Inability to Define Terrorism Putting Us at Risk? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417648/posts According to the latest polls, 79% of Americans think there will be a major domestic terror attack in the next year, a figure that is up 30 points since August. Why are Americans so uneasy? The recent attempt to destroy a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day by a jihadist, followed by the Barack Obama administrations unbelievable incoherence in its comments on the incident have made the average person realize that, when it comes to fighting terrorism, this administration hasnt got a clue. Newsrealblog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2417648/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:23:52 GMT Lebanese Army Says it Fired at Israeli Planes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416984/posts (IsraelNN.com) The Lebanese Army said Tuesday it had fired at four Israeli planes that flew low over south Lebanon. UN observers said that the Israeli flyovers violated UN Security Council resolution 1701, which was passed after the second Lebanon war. INN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416984/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:02:38 GMT Report Blasts EV Viability, Advocates Call Report Biased, Outdated-(Oh noes more lies ) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415481/posts A new study by the National Research Council says battery vehicles may not be viable for some time The National Research Council is a leading research group which provides scientific and technical advice to the federal government under a Congressional charter. The group has released a new study which indicates that electric vehicles are unlikely to be financially viable or environmentally helpful in the near future. Ironically, the study was funded by the Obama administration's U.S. Energy Department, one of the biggest advocates of electric plug-ins. daily tech http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415481/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:10:57 GMT EDITORIAL: The war on Christmas escalates http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415206/posts Mariah Jordat, 8, was reading her Bible during quiet time at Madison Park Elementary School in Oldbridge, N.J., when her teacher told her to put the book away. Mariah put her Bible under her desk, but that wasn't away enough. The teacher banished the book to the student's backpack. The persecution hurt her feelings and confused her, said Michelle Jordat, the little girl's mother. "Why would my teacher say that I can't read the Bible when I'm not bothering anybody else?" It's ridiculous for a school to forbid a child, let alone one at such an impressionable age, to read... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415206/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 05:43:36 GMT China's firepower 'over-stated' http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414829/posts China's military strength ranks second in the world in terms of expenditure, the number of troops and weaponry, according to a report released Thursday by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) peoples daily lies http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414829/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 04:46:51 GMT It is now Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414349/posts It is Christmas Eve 2009 and the hope of the true Messiah lives on. Nothing has changed. Christmas Eve in Bethlehem It is now Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. The reverent silence over the hallowed place where Jesus Christ was born is the same on Christmas Eve 2009 as it was more than 2000 years ago. The winter stars still shine on this most humble of towns; the shepherds, in the same kind of clothes worn by those who witnessed the Child in the Manger, are still there watching their flocks by night. The pictures in the YouTube, provided by LifeInTheHolyLand.com... Canada Free Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414349/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:08:47 GMT The Real Rules of War (A must read especially for those who don't know how to wage war) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413754/posts Five years ago, a particularly gruesome image made its way to our television screens from the war in Iraq. Four U.S. civilian contractors working in Fallujah were ambushed and killed by al Qaeda. Their bodies were burned, then dragged through the streets. Two of the charred bodies were hung from the Euphrates Bridge and left dangling. This barbaric act left an impression that our military did not forget: In a special operation earlier this year, Navy SEALs captured the mastermind of that attack, Ahmed Hashim Abed. But after he was taken into custody in September, Abed claimed he was punched... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413754/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:37:58 GMT There is a Revolution Percolating http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413729/posts BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Now, folks, let me address this, because I got an e-mail, I mentioned it briefly at the conclusion of the previous hour. I'm not trying to dispirit anybody but I must be honest with you about how I think the Democrats are going to play this, and I have to be honest when I tell you I don't think they care about losing their majority. That's how committed to this they are, and I don't doubt for a minute that health care and health insurance will become the new third rail, just like Social Security. Every election... Rush Limbaugh Website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413729/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:01:16 GMT America's Survival Is At Stake (A FRIGHTENING & SOBERING ASSESSMENT) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412849/posts Never before in our history has an American president, deliberately and by design, risked our very survival to a maniacal enemy power sworn to remove America from the world. Yet from all appearances, this is exactly what Obama is doing by failing to vigorously oppose Irans acquisition of nuclear weapons. But in spite of the fact that over 60% of the public favors militarily destroying Irans nuclear facilities, theres nary a word of protest from the Republicans in opposition. Theyre so paranoid about being labeled warmongers, they have shamefully abdicated their own national security responsibilities, just as John McCain did... Town Hall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412849/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:56:31 GMT (VIDEO) MAKE WAR! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412368/posts There is a MEAN, VIOLENT streak to the true Christian life...But violence against WHOM or WHAT? YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2412368/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:27:40 GMT THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF LIMITED OBJECTIVES http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411725/posts THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF LIMITED OBJECTIVES Throughout the Old Testament, God commands Israel to destroy its enemies that the nation might survive. Somewhere along the way, both Israel and America lost sight of that imperative. Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt agreed to divide Europe when WWII ended. General George Patton, driving hard for Berlin, was ordered to stop short at the Elbe. The seeds of limited objectives were sown, Communism enslaved all of Eastern Europe, and millions died or were sent to the gulag. The policy gelled in Korea. President Truman ordered Douglas MacArthur, pursuing the retreating Communists northward, back to... Not known http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2411725/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:36:34 GMT Afghanistan, World's Longest War Has Only Just Begun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411692/posts Afghanistan, World's Longest War Has Only Just Begun Politics / Afghanistan Dec 20, 2009 - 07:22 AM By: Rick_Rozoff The higher number of Defense Department contractors, 160,000, added to over 100,000 troops - with the likely prospect of both numbers climbing yet more - will result in over a quarter of a million U.S. personnel serving under the Pentagon and NATO. The latter has 42,000 non-U.S. troops fighting under its command currently and pledges of 8,000 more to date, with thousands in addition to be conscripted after the London conference on Afghanistan next month. Approximately 35,000 U.S. soldiers are also... The Market Oracle<b> http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411692/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:04:25 GMT War Is Too Serious to Involve Liberals http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410530/posts War is a very grave affair. Instead of just money, it involves risking the lives of men and women with our policy decisions. On the battlefield, people will be killed without trial. Lives will be ruined. Cities will be decimated. It is an intensely serious matter  the most serious matter a country can engage in  which begs an obvious question. Why do we involve liberals in it at all? Theres an old expression I just made up: Theres no liberal in a bear attack. In matters of life and death, like a bear ripping apart your house, there... Pajamas Media http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410530/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:41:09 GMT From a Recon Marine in Afghanistan (E-mail) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410202/posts Date: Wed, November 11, 2009 3:20 pm. From the Sand Pit. It's freezing here. I'm sitting on hard, cold dirt between rocks and shrubs at the base of the Hindu Kush Mountains , along the Dar 'yoi Pomir River , watching a hole that leads to a tunnel that leads to a cave. Stake out, my friend, and no pizza delivery for thousands of miles. (snip) Unknown - E-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410202/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:59:22 GMT Drugs money 'saved the banks from collapse' during global crisis, claims UN drugs and crime chief http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409311/posts By Anny ShawDrugs money saved some banks from collapse at the height of the global crisis the United Nations' drugs and crime chief claimed today. Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, told the Observer that there were signs that some banks were rescued by billions of dollars that 'originated from the drugs trade and other illegal activities.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1235512/Drugs-money-saved-banks-collapse-global-crisis-claims-UN-drugs-crime-chief.html#ixzz0ZpLJInRw daily mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409311/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:34:56 GMT In Ohio City, Exhausted Cops Clash With Residents http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409308/posts Allen Carrel's temper reached a boiling point the day he chased a scantily clad woman down his street and shouted, ''You will not sell your body in Ganthers Place!'' ''I thought the whole South side would hear him,'' recalled his live-in partner, Ken Williams. ap http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409308/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:30:44 GMT Burglars tap gun store for 60 weapons http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409306/posts PDATE: - 60 more guns are in the hands of criminals after an early morning burglary at Shooters Station off of SH 105 West. Owner Danny Benois said 12 shotguns were taken and the rest were handguns. Montgomery County Sheriff's patrol units responded to an alarm call at that location around 4:40 this morning. When they arrived, the thieves had already made forced entry, took their loot and fled. Benois said the building has no windows and only a front and back door, which makes it pretty secure. The thieves spent an estimated 30 minutes cutting into the metal front... police news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409306/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:27:52 GMT Obama told China: I can't stop Israel strike on Iran indefinitely http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409303/posts U.S. President Barack Obama has warned his Chinese counterpart that the United States would not be able to keep Israel from attacking Iranian nuclear installations for much longer, senior officials in Jerusalem told Haaretz. They said Obama warned President Hu Jintao during the American's visit to Beijing a month ago as part of the U.S. attempt to convince the Chinese to support strict sanctions on Tehran if it does not accept Western proposals for its nuclear program. haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409303/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:15:27 GMT India: Was Mumbai suspect a double agent for US? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409236/posts The Indian press is abuzz with news that Indian Home Ministry officials have said they are investigating whether Pakistani-American terror suspect David Coleman Headley was working as a "double agent." reuteurs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409236/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:04:58 GMT NATO chief asks for Russian help in Afghanistan http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409234/posts NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen asked Russia on Wednesday to give the Western military alliance more help in Afghanistan but failed to get an immediate pledge of assistance from the Kremlin. reuteurs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409234/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:02:35 GMT