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Dozens of Chinese “propaganda” centers still operate across the United States, even as U.S. lawmakers debate how to hold the communist country accountable for withholding information about the coronavirus, which originated in China’s Wuhan province.For years, Campus Reform has reported on the number of Confucius Institutes on U.S. college campuses. Funded by the communist regime, these centers are marketed as Chinese language and culture centers. However, U.S. intelligence officials have warned that these centers are little more than “propaganda” arms of the communist country.Even the former Chinese propaganda minister,  Liu Yushan, wrote in a 2010 article for Chinese-state media:“With regard to key...

Had computer issues, read a post from someone about trying linux (zorin 6) instead of windows7.. (I decided to check it out)...It was smooth installing and to my surprise it was FASTER than windows 7 on many things!! Thank you FReepers for the tech help!!!

Abortion Center Cited for Health Violations Keeps Operating Allentown, PA -- A Pennsylvania abortion center in Allentown, that state health inspectors found to have multiple health and safety problems that could endanger women's health, remains on continues to operate amid the complaints. http://www.lifenews.com/2011/07/11/abortion-center-cited-for-health-violations-keeps-operating/

Average people, the kind you see walking down the street, buying milk at the grocery store and frequenting Walmart, Kmart and other similar retail chains are a very fickle bunch. They are also very demanding. Not one of them would accept damaged goods willingly. If they buy a television and it doesn't work they take it back. If they buy an item of clothing and it is damaged in some manner it is sent back post haste. If they buy a piece of meat and two hours later it is green, that piece of meat is forcefully returned to the...

TUCSON, Ariz. - The world's most powerful optical telescope is now operating on southeastern Arizona's Mount Graham, capturing striking images of objects millions of light years away. The Large Binocular Telescope — two 8.4-meter diameter mirrors that together gather more light and have 10 times the resolution of the Hubble Space Telescope — took its first images using both mirrors late last year. The first images were released to the public on Thursday. There are huge telescopes that operate in other parts of the spectrum — from low-frequency radio waves to far beyond visible light — but no traditional telescope...

Despite the Abu Ghraib prison scandal, the torture and abuse of Iraqi detainees in U.S. custody has continued, according to a new report released over the weekend by Human Rights Watch. Soldiers told HRW that in direct violation of international law, detainees at one camp "were regularly stripped naked and subjected to beatings, forced exercises, severe sleep deprivation and various forms of degrading and humiliating treatment." The report describes alleged abuses at three different detention facilities in Iraq between 2003 and 2005. These abuses, the reports says, were authorized and routine.

Soldiers from Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, pose with the Star Spangled replica flying in the background. The photograph, and the flag will be displayed at the visitor's center at Fort McHenry, Maryland. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cassandra Groce Hi-Res Forward Operating Base Repeats History Soldiers at Forward Operating Base McHenry withstand daily bombardments as their namesake once did. By U.S. Army Spc. Cassandra Groce 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detach HAWIJA, Iraq, July 3, 2006 -- In 1814, during the War of 1812, Francis Scott Key penned the poem that would be adopted as our country’s national anthem...

The idea of persistent surveillance as a transformational capability has circulated within the national intelligence community and the Department of Defense (DOD) for at least 3 years.1 Persistent surveillance, also known as persistent intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR); persistent stare; and pervasive knowledge of the adversary, is an often-used term to describe the need for and application of future ISR capabilities to qualitatively transform intelligence support to operational and tactical commands.2 The idea surfaces in many forms, including defense program reviews and congressional testimony.3 Each expression envisions a system achieving near-perfect knowledge and removing uncertainty in war. Persistence means that...