Posted on 03/05/2005 5:06:15 PM PST by nwctwx
Edited on 03/29/2005 8:49:43 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Ok.
Thanks a lot KingOfHearts.
You sure are up late/early.
Get some rest.
Slept most of Wednesday.Today is my day off.Just reading sites.Kind of quiet out there.:)
Well have a good day off.
Quiet?
Hmm...matter of perspective, I suppose.
Nice Blog:http://drhassaballa.blogspot.com/
You know, come to think of it, I don't think the kids ever completely left the 'net. What are they doing now, I wonder -- just adding to their collection of links or staying up later drinking ***bucks coffee and playing around on the 'net? Hmmm...
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22OBLCrew%22&hl=en&lr=&filter=0
Never saw that one.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1364540/posts
"Fiery Blast Reveals Scene of 3 Killings on Lower East Side"
NY Times ^ | March 17, 2005 | MICHELLE O'DONNELL and COLIN MOYNIHAN
Posted on 03/17/2005 3:07:20 AM PST by Pharmboy
http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20050311.txt
NEWS RELEASE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND
7115 South Boundary Boulevard
MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101
Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894
March 16, 2005
Release Number: 05-03-11
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"GERMANY PARTNERS WITH IRAQ, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES FOR TRAINING"
BAGHDAD, Iraq
Note: The following text is an exact quote:
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http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Mar2005/20050316_201.html
Coalition Buoyed by Iraqi People’s Courage, Bush Says
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2005 – President Bush issued assurances today during a news conference here that the coalition in Iraq is not crumbling.
“Quite the contrary,” he said, “I think the coalition has been buoyed by the courage of the Iraqi people.”
Bush’s statement came on the heels of reports that Italy would start withdrawing some of its forces by September. He said Italian President Silvio Berlusconi flatly denied this during a phone conversation.
The president said Berlusconi told him there had been no change in his policy and any withdrawals would be done in consultation with allies. And then they would be dependent upon the Iraqis’ ability to defend themselves.
Bush said countries will be willing or anxious to get out when Iraqis have the capacity to defend themselves. “And that’s the position of the United States,” he added. “Our troops will come home when Iraq is capable of defending herself. And that’s generally what I find to be the case … when I’ve talked to other allies on this issue.”
Bush noted that he talks to Army Gen. George Casey, the senior U.S. military commander on the ground in Iraq, about progress in the country. Iraqis are working on standing up chains of command, and there are positive signs in the development of Iraqi security forces, the president pointed out.
He called the meeting of Iraq’s Transitional National Assembly today a “bright moment” and a positive step in the process of writing and ratifying a constitution and holding elections.
“I want to congratulate the Iraqis for their assembly,” Bush said. “We’ve always said this is a process, and today was a step in that process. And it’s a hopeful moment, I thought.”
And though democracy seems to be flickering throughout the broader Middle East, it’s the Iraqi people who deserve the credit, Bush said of those who defied the threats against them and their loved ones to head to the polls Jan. 30.
“It was a powerful moment in the history of freedom,” he said. “People in the world got to see what it meant … for a group of people who have been downtrodden to rise up and say, ‘I want to be free.’”
There is still more to be done, Bush acknowledged. But the process of forming a government and developing a constitution is proceeding and being done in a transparent way.
The president also said he sees Iraq and Afghanistan serving as role models for the rest of the Middle East and expressed optimism that a Palestinian state would be established ands Syria would withdraw its forces and intelligence assets from Lebanon. “I believe those examples will serve as examples for others over time and that will lead to more peace,” he said. “And that’s what we want.”
Related Site:
Transcript of the President’s News Conference
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Good morning Cindy. Good find.
Fred, the www.persecution.org site is helpful if you don't already know of it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,150604,00.html
"Cops Seek Sex Offender in Lunsford Case"
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Good morning AD and thanks.
Good morning Cindy. Having some coffee and a bagel w/ cream cheese this morning. I have to run to Winchester to order more propane. Was hoping this would be the last order until next fall, but it looks like it's going to be a late and chilly spring.
Radar has snow over Berryville this morning, but nothing is hitting the ground.
How are you?
On the treadmill, taking a break, just saw a donut commercial, but have 11 more pounds to knock off; so NO donuts for me.
It's snowing.
Yep, I understand what you mean.
I don't smoke or drink, but do have a lot
of naturla energy (read type A+ personality)
and that can drive some people nuts.
I tell you, I haven't had donuts in years, but
these morning commercials are hell.
Thanks AD and I'm rooting for you, too.
Have a good day.
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