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Posted on 12/31/2009 10:06:46 AM PST by Velveeta
For the longest time he was very active on the WEATHER messagethreads, but then he just stopped posting.
Don’t know if you saw this:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2413157/posts
Must admit it scared me. Where are they? Regrouping elsewhere to attack us...again?
In the latest of a years-long Wikipedia campaign of hurling smears at WND's founder, Joseph Farah was characterized as a "Zionist Twit and Jew Loving Pig" on the site that claims to be an online encyclopedia.
Hey Velveeta, all:
First, apologies for disappearing. 2009 started really badly for me, my mother died unexpectedly and that threw me for a loop for much of the year.. not an excuse per se but hopefully people can understand.
Things have been good recently. I got a new job at work and am doing heavy research on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iraq. I am expecting to have a co-authored piece published in the NYT this Sunday on the subject, so be on the lookout!
I am in Florida with my dad for the holidays, but will try to check back in from time to time. Trust me, you all have been on my mind when things have come up recently. I have just been scared to make my return after running off.
All the best and hope everyone has a happy new year.
Ian
The Internet frequently leaves alot to be desired, particularly of an editorial nature.
A very Happy New Year to you & yours, and I hope that the past couple years have been really great for you!
When does the Sunday NY Times come out?
TSA drops journalist subpoenas over leaked security memo http://bit.ly/6jLCgh
My condolences to you on the death of your mother, that is a really hard adjustment to make.
She would be so proud of how your career is progressing, YOU are a tribute to her memory.
Please have a safe New Years Eve.
We are calling up our local Barnes & Noble to find out WHEN their Sunday NY Times will arrive, LOL.
Thank you for posting..... AND... if you happen to know ANYTHING about Iran, please don't be bashful in "sharing," so help me this apparent total press blackout reminds me of the day before we invaded Iraq, it just feels so eerie.
No One has such a map. The most troublesome Somali immigrant community now is Lewiston , Maine.
This site also will give you numbers, but no maps ....yet.
It’s so nice to see you back here. You have been missed!
I’m sorry for your loss - unexpected can definitely throw you for a loop.
I hope 2010 will be a great year and safe year for all of us.
Somehow I have this nagging fear it may not be for certain parts of the country.
And I worry about the black converted muslims in the prison systems. A family friend, her son (white) was recruited in an Illinois State Prison and will not listen to reason
Yes - I can see me doing that :)
MS13 has terrified me for 3 years now. And there are many new ones to come through South America that are just as bad or worse. Thanks Pennie for posting that!
Back atchya Kimmie, so glad you are here!
Known Jamaat ul-Fuqra camps -(Also known as Muslims of America and Quranic Open University)
If you read about ten posts further from there...you'll see what tricks my triggers :)
Oh, Ian. I am so sorry to hear about your mother. I lost my mother last year, too. It hurts.
Welcome home. You’ve been missed. Don’t ever be afraid to make an appearance here. We are your friends. Lots of support here for the old timers......and the new ones.
Please ping us to your NYT times piece. I’ll swallow my pride and read it. I usually ignore the NYT, but for you, I’ll read it. Congrats.
Please keep in touch.
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — Two of the seven CIA officers killed Wednesday in a suspected terrorist attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan were contractors for Xe, a private security firm, a former intelligence official said Thursday.
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. A senior U.S. official said information suggested that a bomber walked into a gym facility at Forward Operating Base Chapman — in Khost Province, near the border of Pakistan — and detonated bombs in a suicide vest.
Another six CIA employees were wounded, another official said. It is not known how the bomber got past security.
A U.S. intelligence official on Thursday vowed to avenge the attack.
“This attack will be avenged through successful, aggressive counterterrorism operations,” the intelligence official vowed.
Former CIA official Robert Richer called it “the greatest loss of life for the Central Intelligence Agency since the Beirut Embassy bombing” in 1983, which killed eight agents.
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