Posted on 03/19/2007 9:13:17 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum
Thread 3
Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, our nation has fought a global war against violent extremists who use terrorism as their weapon of choice, and who seek to destroy our free way of life. Our enemies seek weapons of mass destruction and, if they are successful, will likely attempt to use them in their conflict with free people everywhere. Currently, the struggle is centered in Iraq and Afghanistan, but we will need to be prepared and arranged to successfully defend our nation and its interests around the globe for years to come. DOD
Our enemies include all the Muslims who dream of knocking Western Civilization off its perch atop humanityâs dung heap. Islam is fractured into any number of sects, tribes and ethnic groups, but the dream of destroying us cuts across all the fault lines. Islamic terrorists are merely the tip of a very large spear.
J. Peter Mulhern, the American Thinker, September 18
The determination behind that fight is real, the hatred is real, and the excuses for doing this are very real in the minds of those who have decided to walk that path. We can respond in two ways: Try to ignore or negotiate with people who do not want to negotiate in good faith, because what they want is our destruction, or to stand up against the darkness of those who see all of us, our way of life, our culture and our aspirations as something worth eliminating.
Either: "And God willing, with the force of God behind it, we shall soon experience a world without the United States and Zionism," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Or: "With vigilance, determination, courage, we will defeat the enemies of freedom, and we will leave behind a more peaceful world for our children and our grandchildren." GW Bush.
Here's where I will post news and info about the Long War. Let me know if you're interested.
Thread 1
Thread 2
I flipped the thread tonight, because I found out I have a lot happening tomorrow. I'll post some news in case I don't have enough time in the morning.
Thanks for thread #3. I'll keep it on the screen so it's here when I get up in the morning.
Finished hair/crowns on my banners, started clothes tonight. Yay!
LOL See you all tomorrow. (I'm beginning to fell like Santa Claus, sneaking in here to try to keep up on what's happening, but no time to post.) :-(
Hope it's going well. Don't get garden fever like me...I've started a garden ping list to be even extra crazy.
Oh put me on it. More posts to miss. LOL
I planted some hens and chickens this morning. Talk about low maintenance!
We've had a couple 75 degree days, then the front came through. Wish that missing Boy Scout had warmer nights. Please ping me if you see anything on him. That park is one of my guys' favorites for hiking and rock climbing. :-(
To bed with me or I'll get a late start tomorrow. Freepmail me with your sewing updates. I'll try to get some photos of my projects to send you...
LOL
The man who breakfasts with the Wilsons!
Please *do* post a link. :-) 'Nite! {{{4}}}
06:16 | Report: Russia threatens to withhold fuel unless Iran suspends enrichment (Reuters) |
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06:02 | Saddam Hussein`s former deputy Taha Yassin Ramadan executed, says son (Reuters) |
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05:53 | Municipal heads did not call up emergency staff during war in North (Haaretz) |
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05:04 | Poll: More than half of Israelis support Diaspora Jews` right to criticize Israel (Haaretz) |
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04:35 | Government makes last-ditch efforts to avert public workers strike (Haaretz) |
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03:51 | Security forces to hold drill across country Tues. to test defense capabilities (Haaretz) |
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03:09 | Security source says `IDF will react harshly` if attacks continue (Haaretz) |
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02:31 | Shas-Ashkenazi deal produces 12 new ultra-Orthodox rabbinic court judges (Haaretz) |
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02:15 | Security services detain 2 wanted Tanzim men between Ramallah, J`lem (Israel Radio) |
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01:19 | Police arrest more than 100 anti-war protesters in San Francisco, New York (Reuters) |
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01:17 | UN Security Council Pres. South Africa calls for 90-day `time-out` on Iran sanctions (AP) |
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00:42 | Quartet decides to maintain embargo on direct aid to Palestinian Authority (AP) |
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WASHINGTON - The United States challenged Palestinian leaders Monday to explain an ambiguous stance on violence against Israel, amid signs that U.S. and European governments may disagree over whether to embrace the new coalition government.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World powers will continue an aid embargo against the Palestinian government but European officials said on Monday they were optimistic the new authority would ultimately meet conditions needed for it to be scrapped.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and European Union agreed Monday to withhold recognition from the new Palestinian unity government grouping Western-backed moderates and Islamic radicals.
GAZA (Reuters) - The armed wing of Hamas said it carried out its first attacks against Israel since a shaky November truce in the Gaza Strip, shooting a utility worker near the border on Monday and firing two mortar bombs at soldiers.
KARNI CROSSING, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants on Monday claimed responsibility for a shooting that wounded an Israeli civilian near the border with the Gaza Strip the first serious violence after formation of the new Palestinian unity government.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States and European Union withheld final judgement Monday on a new Palestinian government, saying they wanted first to judge the actions of the power-sharing deal grouping moderates and Islamic radicals.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The European Union decided to continue its temporary aid to the new Palestinian government for three months, EU Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner said here Monday.
CAIRO (AFP) - Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht called on Monday for direct negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians to keep the situation in the region from getting any worse.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice consulted with her major power counterparts Monday amid signs of differences over how to respond to the creation of a Palestinian unity government.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel formally declared last year's fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas a war on Monday, but it is searching for a name for the 34-day conflict.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - The BBC appealed on Monday for help to find a veteran British correspondent who was kidnapped at gunpoint in the Gaza Strip a week ago, saying concern was mounting for his well-being.
GAZA CITY (AFP) - A Palestinian militant was killed in Gaza on Monday when a bomb he was preparing went off prematurely, setting off a blast that wounded nine other people, including two children, officials said.
JERUSALEM (AFP) - An Israeli ministerial commission on Monday decided to officially declare last year's conflict in Lebanon a "war," after the government had previously refused to use the term.
BAGHDAD - Saddam Hussein's former deputy was hanged before dawn Tuesday for the killings of 148 Shiites, an official with the prime minister's office said.
CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt's parliament on Monday approved a controversial set of amendments to the constitution that the opposition has denounced as a blow to democracy in this top U.S. ally in the Mideast.
BAGHDAD - Only the gravediggers, some distant relatives and a few cousins made it to Nidal Faleh's funeral.
UNITED NATIONS - South Africa called Monday for a 90-day "time out" on sanctions against Iran and said a resolution drafted by six world powers should drop an embargo on arms exports and financial sanctions targeting Iran's Revolutionary Guards and an Iranian bank.
SAN'A, Yemen - Government forces seized a number of bases belonging to Shiite rebels in northern Yemen following fighting that drove some 2,500 civilians from their homes, a military official said Monday.
KARNI CROSSING, Gaza Strip - Hamas militants on Monday claimed responsibility for a shooting that wounded an Israeli civilian near the border with the Gaza Strip the first serious violence after formation of the new Palestinian unity government.
JERUSALEM - Pilotless planes small enough for a single soldier to carry and operate are gathering intelligence for U.S.-led forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Israeli manufacturer said Monday.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US ambassador to Zimbabwe walked out of a meeting Monday with that country's foreign minister after the official tried to justify a violent government crackdown on the opposition, the State Department said.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sudan's president on Monday denied his government was involved in widespread human rights abuses in Darfur, where an estimated 200,000 people have been killed in what the United States says is the first genocide of this century.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Humanitarian access is shrinking rapidly in Darfur where relief workers are attacked and intimidated, a U.N. humanitarian official said shortly before making his first trip to the region on Tuesday.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe on Monday threatened to expel Western ambassadors it accuses of backing a drive to oust President Robert Mugabe and barred opposition leaders from foreign travel until they appear in court.
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's foreign minister warned a group of Western diplomats Monday that the government would not hesitate to expel them if they gave support to the opposition, and the U.S. ambassador walked out of the meeting, envoys said.
ASMARA, Eritrea (AFP) - Rebels in the remote Afar region on the Ethiopian-Eritrean border have claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of five Europeans released last week in an interview on Eritrean state media.
HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's embattled government on Monday summoned and threatened to expel Western ambassadors it accuses of backing an opposition drive to oust President Robert Mugabe from power.
HARARE (AFP) - A court in the Zimbabwean capital Harare ordered on Monday the release of the leader of a breakaway opposition faction after he was detained by police while trying to fly out of the country.
LAGOS, Nigeria - Two Asians and one Nigerian were kidnapped in southeastern Nigeria over the weekend, police officials said Monday, raising fears that abductions once concentrated in the country's volatile but oil-rich south are spreading.
EL-GENEINA, Sudan (Reuters) - Ibrahim Shousha is unlike many who fled their Darfur homes in fear to squat in one of miserable camps in Sudan's troubled western region.
TOKYO (AFP) - Iraq has asked Japan to extend its air force mission to the violence-racked country, the Japanese government said Tuesday, the fourth anniversary of the US-led invasion.
HONG KONG (AFP) - News reports of chronic air pollution are putting Hong Kong's reputation as a top Asian tourist destination at risk, travel industry figures have warned.
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has agreed to work with the United States to begin converting a nuclear research reactor to using low-enriched uranium fuel from highly-enriched uranium, state media said on Tuesday.
SYDNEY (AFP) - Australia's opposition Labor Party has surged to a 20-year high in opinion polls after a series of scandals forced two government ministers to resign, according to a survey released Wednesday.
DILI (AFP) - A fugitive East Timor rebel leader, who has eluded a manhunt by crack Australian troops, is at the centre of fears that unrest could mar the country's landmark presidential election next month.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear threat will focus on Tuesday on how to disable the reactor at the heart of its nuclear program and begin mapping out future disarmament steps, the chief U.S. envoy said.
SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea on Tuesday accused Japan of trying to sabotage this week's six-party nuclear talks in Beijing and said it does not need the aid which Tokyo has pledged to withhold.
BEIJING - International nuclear negotiators inched closer Monday toward setting a timetable for North Korea's disarmament after the biggest obstacle hindering discussions was removed $25 million in frozen North Korean funds.
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Monday applauded the Inter-American Development Bank's backing of alternative fuels and expressed support for China's request to join the financial institution.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Five judges resigned Monday and hundreds of lawyers demonstrated to protest President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's removal of Pakistan's chief justice, deepening a political crisis for the military leader.
BEIJING - A Chinese activist accused of posting subversive articles on the Internet was sentenced to six years in prison for "defaming" the government, state media said Monday.
ROME - An Italian journalist held for two weeks in Afghanistan said after his release Monday that he saw his captors cut off the head of one of the two Afghans kidnapped with him and thought he would be next to die.
SHANGHAI, China - China's top leaders have approved a program to build large commercial aircraft, lending crucial government support to plans to challenge the domination of Boeing and Airbus in the country's fast-growing aviation market.
KABUL, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber exploded his car next to a U.S. Embassy convoy Monday, breaking months of relative calm in the Afghan capital with an attack that killed a teenage pedestrian and wounded five security guards on a notoriously dangerous stretch of road.
KABUL, Afghanistan - The three armored Chevrolet Suburbans from the U.S. Embassy caught my eye Monday morning alongside the donkey carts and rundown Toyotas that compete for space on the muddy, bumpy highway that heads east out of Afghanistan's capital.
KABUL, Afghanistan - A car bomb exploded near a three-vehicle U.S. Embassy convoy on a busy road in Kabul on Monday, wounding several people, one seriously, officials said.
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