Posted on 06/10/2005 3:13:21 PM PDT by snugs
President George W. Bush toured the National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va., and then spoke about the Patriot Act
President Bush also met South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun in the Oval Office
Vice President Dick Cheney addresses military personnel at the end of a Special Operations Forces Week conference at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa and he also awarded medals to five members of the armed forces
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had a meeting at the State Department with Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island
QUOTE OF THE DAY
THE VICE PRESIDENT at Closing Ceremonies of Socom's International Special Forces Week
QUOTE
The writer Tom Clancy once said of special ops forces, "Real toughness is between the ears, not in the biceps. You've got to see them to believe them." That really captures the idea. It is difficult to put into words the intensity of your training, the hazards of your hardest assignments, and the speed of thought and action that are needed at the tip of the spear. You are the ones who can go into unfamiliar territory and become part of the environment -- preparing battle spaces, learning languages and cultures, building relationships, and picking up intelligence. Special ops are the ones who hunt down, engage, kill and capture enemies, yet also set up hospitals, call in humanitarian aid, and help villages to become self-sufficient -- leaving behind you men, women, and children who feel gratitude for your kindness and good will for our country.
Special ops, it's been said play every role from warrior to physician to diplomat to engineer. And at times you have to switch from one role to other in the blink of an eye.
In this time of testing for our world, many in the military have faced long deployments -- and because special ops go so far forward, you very often go without regular contact with home or family. It's also in the nature of your business that the best work goes unrecognized until years after the fact, if ever. And we may never know all the grief that has been spared because of you. I can only say, with complete certainty, that your efforts are paying off -- and today all of us live in a world made safer by your actions.
Once again, I thank you for the opportunity to be with you this afternoon. Each one of you has taken up the noblest of callings -- the profession of arms -- and in that calling, you are force multipliers. President Bush and I know how hard you're working, and I promise you that this nation will never take your efforts for granted. And we are tremendously proud of each and every one of you. And on behalf of the entire nation, I want thank you all.
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Photo of the Day
The familiar twist of the lip !!
Dose going up please hold off posting pictures or graphics until the all clear is given – thank you.
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Interim Director of National Counterterrorism John Brennan gives President Bush, center, a tour of the National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va., before Bush spoke about the Patriot Act Friday, June 10, 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush (bottom, 4th L) is shown a giant screen during a tour of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) by Interim NCTC director John Brennan (3rd-L) near Tysons Corner in Virginia, June 10, 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks after touring the National Counter Terrorism Center near Tysons Corner in Virginia June 10, 2005. Looking on are (L-R) Director of National Intelligence John Negroponte, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and CIA Director Porter Goss
From left: Director of U.S. National Intelligence John Negroponte, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller and CIA Director Porter Goss listen as U.S. President George W. Bush (not pictured) speaks at the National Counterterrorism Center near Tysons Corner, Virginia, June 10, 2005
President Bush speaks about the Patriot Act at the National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va., Friday, June 10, 2005 outside Washington. Looking on at rear, left to right, are National Intelligence Chief John Negroponte, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and CIA Director Porter Goss.
President Bush speaks about the Patriot Act at the National Counterterrorism Center in Tysons Corner, Va., Friday, June 10, 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush (3rd R) gathers for a picture with staff at the National Counter Terrorism Center (NCTC) at Liberty Crossing near Tysons Corner in Virginia, June 10, 2005
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HERE!
Indeed choose your toaster or other virual electrical appliance !!!
I truely will miss Vice President Cheney when he is gone from our government.
Bush and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun shake hands in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 10, 2005
President Bush puts out his hand to South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun during their meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, June 10, 2005
President Bush said Friday that he and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun intend to speak with 'one voice' on the urgency of getting North Korea to rejoin stalled six-nation talks on its nuclear program. But Roh said some differences remain in their approaches.
President Bush, listens as South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun, left, talks in the Oval Office of the White House Friday, June 10, 2005
South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun (L) speaks alongside U.S. President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 10, 2005
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks to reporters alongside South Korea's President Roh Moo-hyun in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 10, 2005
South Korean television soundmen lay horizontal across a couch in the Oval Office of the White House June 10, 2005 as U.S. President Bush (R) and South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun speak to the press
South Korea's President Roh Moo-Hyun waves in front of a saluting U.S. Marine as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington June 10, 2005.
Just pipped at the post
You and me :0)
U.S. Special Operations Command (SoCom) commander Army Gen. Bryan Brown, left, listens as Vice President Dick Cheney addresses military personnel Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Gen. Bryan D. Brown, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Fir Force Base, gestures as Vice President Dick Cheney looks on before awarding medals to five members of the armed forces Friday afternoon June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, right, gestures as he speaks before awarding medals to five members of the armed forces Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President. Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Glover the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, stands with U.S. Army Master Sgt. Donald Hollenbaugh before awarding the serviceman the Distinguished Service Cross during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Stephan Johns the Silver Star during a ceremony Friday afternoon, June 10, 2005, at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. Johns was awarded the medal for gallantry in action against an armed hostile force in Afghanistan
Vice President Dick Cheney, left, awards U.S. Navy Chief Boatswain's Mate Donald Stokes, the Bronze Star Medal during a ceremony Friday afternoon June 10, 2005 in Tampa, Fla. Stokes was awarded the medal for heroic achievement as a SEAL joint tactical air controller during 18 days of continuous combat in Fallujah, Iraq.
Hello! Top 20?
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) speaks to Pakistani Foreign Minister Khursheed Mehmood Kasuri at the beginning of their meeting at the State Department in Washington D.C. June 10, 2005
Woohoo! I'm in the top 20! Going to go do the freeper dance now!
Happy, happy, joy, joy!
Good evening star
Well in the top 20!!!
What is up with the meeting with the South Korean President ???
President Bush doesn't look too happy
How about a cool clock radio?
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