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A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....03-14-03...American Patriotic Music
DaisyScarlett, Aquamarine, Billie | Layout & Presentation by Daisyscarlett; Music Selections by Aquamarine

Posted on 03/14/2003 7:47:27 AM PST by Billie




A Few of FR's Finest.....
......Every Day

FR is a Treasure Trove of talented, compassionate, patriotic, wonderful people who gather every day to discuss the latest news and issues; salute and support our military and our leaders;  tell a few jokes;  learn a new word;  write poetry;  pray for those in need;  and congratulate those who are deserving. Thank you, Jim Robinson, for giving us the vehicle in which we can express ourselves.

Free Republic made its debut in September, 1996, and the forum was added in early 1997.   I can remember lurking when there were only a few regulars who posted, and now there are over 60,000 who have registered for posting privileges. The forum is read daily by tens of thousands of concerned citizens and patriots from all around the country and the world.






A Few of FR's Finest November 11, 2001

So many people have written me since my original Veteran's Day Tribute, asking how they, or a loved one, could be included in that tribute. Since I can no longer add the photos to the body of the thread, I've been including them in additional posts as I received enough to make another collage.

Still that doesn't seem to be enough. I think there's never been a better nor more appropriate time to keep the faces of our own Veterans and Active Military in front of FReepers--every day! That's why I wanted to do yet another Daily Thread .....ABOUT FReepers .....and FOR FReepers. But not only about our Military FReepers; for all FReepers! Wouldn't it be nice to get to know a few of the other FReepers as well? That's why, in addition to seeing FR's Finest Military Personnel every day, I thought it might be fun to feature a different FReeper (or FReepers) each day. If you would like to be pictured, or know someone who would, please FReepmail me and we'll turn the spotlight - on YOU - for the day!

And do let me know if you'd like your picture added to the groups of Veterans/Active Military below. I will keep this page updated, and continue to add them to the comment section of the original Veteran's Day thread as well.

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TOP:  g'nad, AgThorn's son Justin, SLB, AgThorn's son Brett.
MIDDLE:  fish70, razorback-bert, CheneyChick,Leroy S Mort, Mark17.
BOTTOM:  Terry's Take, Taxman, DinkyDau.



TOP:  ValerieUSA's son Grant, SK1Thurman, kd5cts, RangerVetNam,
dansangel and .45man's son-in-law Tony
BOTTOM:  rangerX, Old China Hand, Trish, Howlin's dad, Mustang



TOP: ohioWfan's son, MamaBear's father-in-law, MamaBear's dad, ladtx
MIDDLE:  The Mayor's niece, M.Kehoe, Beach_Babe's son-in-law
BOTTOM:  deadhead's dad, HiJinx, Severa's hubby, viligantcitizen's granddad.



TOP:  spectr17, RightOnline, SERE_Doc, Tet68.
MIDDLE:  FutureSnakeEater, RightOnline's wife, CIApilot, Clamper1797
BOTTOM:  usmcobra, onedoug, DiverDave, Joe6-pack



We now have eleven groups of veterans/active military; we will post each group of three or four twice a week, with thumbnail/links of the remaining seven or eight groups on each thread. Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the group full-size.

         

GROUP 1A: TOP: Logos, SwedeGirl's hubby, Neil E Wright, FallGuy, 1John, Sneakypete MIDDLE:  T'wit, COB1, LadyX, Dick Bachert, 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub BOTTOM:  YankeeinSC, Delta21, JoeSixPack1
GROUP 2A: TOP:  Bosniajmc, AFVetGal, Archy, A Navy Vet MIDDLE:  4TheFlag, Aeronaut, 68Grunt, Xinga BOTTOM:  Codger, AAABest, Clinton's A Liar, Duke809, dcwusmc
GROUP 3A: TOP:  mc5cents, Norb2569, LBGA's son, VanJenerette MIDDLE:  Jim Robinson, KJenerette, davidosborne, KG9Kid BOTTOM:  gwmoore, Equality7-2521, SAMWolf
GROUP 4A: TOP:  porgygirl, Phil V., MudPuppy, NorCoGOP MIDDLE:  RaceBannon, OneidaM, rdb3, jwTexian BOTTOM:  USMC Vet, TheMayor, Vineyard, rhododogma
      

GROUP 9A: TOP: Q6-God, Scan59, Mama Bear and JKPhoto's son, ofMagog. MIDDLE:  Big'ol_freeper, JustAmy's great uncle, Prodigal Son. BOTTOM:  JustAmy's husband, JustAmy's brother-in-law, JustAmy's brother.
GROUP 10A: TOP: dakine's wife, MeeknMing's dad, Auntbee's nephew, MilitiaMan7, AlasBabylon. BOTTOM:  Joe Brower, Temple Owl, Temple Owl's wife, dutchess' dad, Aomagrat.
GROUP 11A: TOP: ladtx #2 son; DiverDave's twin Don; petuniasevan and husband poorman; Mustard; ladtx #1 son. BOTTOM: AlamoGirl's brother Floyd; AG's dad; AG's brother Jim (inset); WVNan's husband; ladtx' Aunt Eva.




                     








Get ready to stand up and salute

to some great

American patriotic songs!!!

People throughout history have expressed their patriotism through song. During times of national tragedy, we open our hearts and lift up our voices in faith, courage, and devotion to our country. Music is recognized as an vital part of our country's strength and inspiration. Music often fills the void when words fail.

Americaís first patriotic song was composed during the American Revolution around 1768. Since that time, many American patriotic songs have been produced. Some remain very famous, some were only locally famous, and some were once very famous but are now forgotten. In times of trouble these are the songs America wants and needs. They've taken us through wars before and they'll help us again!

Today, we (Aquamarine and daisyscarlett) are proud to feature American Patriotic Music. We have selected some patriotic music from the past and from the present and will discuss their creation and provide some historical tidbits, along with appropriate graphics and links to the music.

These songs are presented in no particular order, neither by category, popularity or time period. Aquamarine will be posting additional patriotic music throughout the day on the thread itself. We invite you all to join in and post any patriotic wavs or midis as the thread progresses.





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"The Star Spangled Banner"

The National Anthem of the United States is probably one of the most recognized and well known anthems in the world. It is loved by Americans for its beauty but hated by singers for it's difficult leaps and range. Still, there is little doubt that this is one of the most inspiring pieces of music ever written.

The words to the Star Spangled Banner were written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a Washington lawyer. Key had arranged the release from prison of a friend during a truce and was aboard a ship on the night of September 13. During this night there was a bombardment of Fort McHenry at Baltimore and Key watched it from the ship. The bombardment stopped and supposedly Key paced the deck the remainder of the night wondering if "our flag was still there." When dawn came and he saw that the flag was indeed still there, he wrote a poem about the "The Star-Spangled Banner".

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"God Bless America"

"God Bless America" is described by the Library of Congress as America's unofficial national anthem. The original version was written by Irving Berlin during the summer of 1918, but he decided it was too solemn for the revue he was working on at the time. It was laid aside until the fall of 1938 when Berlin decided to rework it as a ìpeaceî song. Kate Smith sang the revised version on her radio show for Armistice Day, 1938, and the song was an instant hit. Not long afterwards, Berlin established the God Bless America Fund, which assigned all royalties to the Boy and Girl Scouts of America.

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"Stars and Stripes Forever March"

On most any 4th of July - Independence Day! - Americans can hear, at parades, picnics, on televison, radio, -everywhere! - March music being played. For most Americans the very sound of a March will bring a thrill of Patriotism to their hearts. Even the most jaded politically finds a certain pulse-pounding excitement begin when the first strains fill the air.

The most popular Marches, and the most recognizable for Americans, are those composed by John Phillip Sousa - The March King. He composed ìStars and Stripes Foreverî on Christmas Day in 1896. The March was an immediate success and Sousa's Band played it at almost every concert until his death over 25 years later. In fact, it was the last song directd by him before his death. John Phillip Sousa also wrote "Semper Fidelis," which later was adopted as the official march of the Marine Corps.

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"America, the Beautiful"

Katharine Lee Bates was a professor of English at a Boston college (Wellesley) College. She made a train trip from Massachusetts to Colorado in 1893, when she was thirty-three years old. The train stopped at Niagara Falls and in Chicago, where she saw the "alabaster" buildings of the 1893 Worldís Fair. It passed through Kansas on the Fourth of July where she saw "amber waves of grain."

On arriving in Colorado Springs, she saw many other things that impressed her, like spectacular rock formations and Pikeís Peak. From the top of Pikeís Peak, she could see many miles of plains on one side and many miles of the Rocky Mountains on the other side.

After climbing down from Pikes Peak, Katharine Lee Bates began writing a poem about all of the sights she had seen on her trip. That poem became "America, the Beautiful." The melody we know today comes from a hymn called "Materna," written by Samuel Augustus Ward in 1882. The words and music were first published together in 1910.

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"America" (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

Samuel Francis Smith wrote the words for "America" in 1832. He was translating some songs from German into English for an organist friend. One of the songs, a German patriotic song called "God Bless Our Native Land," caught Smithís interest. He liked the melody, and he thought that the United States needed a patriotic song like that, so he wrote the words to the song we know as "America."

The melody Smith used for his words is a very popular one. The same melody is also used for the British anthem, "God Save the Queen (King)." Smithís song was published on the Fourth of July, 1831. It was first sung in Boston, Massachusetts. Soon the song that begins "My country ëtis of thee . . ." was popular all over the United States.

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"God Bless The USA"

"God Bless The USA" was composed by Lee Greenwood in 1985 and the Country Music Assocation (CMA) awarded him Song of the Year honors for penning both the words and music.

After the Gulf War in 1991, Lee Greenwood was one of the most in-demand performers. Because of his support for the military and veterans during that time, Lee would often play two and sometimes three shows per day, traveling to and from in private jets. His celebrity tours with the United Services Organization (USO) are one of the many high-profile charity organizations to which this humanitarian donates his time.

Since the tragedies of September 11, Lee Greenwood has seen his signature hit take on yet another life. Airplay has increased ten fold, skyrocketing "God Bless The U.S.A." back into the top 20 of the Billboard country airplay chart, and sending Lee's 1992 album "American Patriot" to the top of the sales charts. The album was certified gold in October 2001 & platinum in December 2001.

Lee Greenwood's performances have been as in-demand as his CDs. He has been called upon to perform at numerous events and on national television programs. He maintains a rigorous touring schedule, including visits to military bases and performances at government functions, including the Veteran's Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Thank you for joining us today. We sincerely hope that the American Patriotic Music we have selected has uplifted your spirits.

We welcome "requests" for future editions of American Patriotic Music. We hope to make this a recurring feature thread on the Finest until all of our service men and women are "home" and the War on Terror is over.
............daisyscarlett and Aquamarine






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To: Billie
We welcome "requests" for future editions of American Patriotic Music. We hope to make this a recurring feature thread on the Finest until all of our service men and women are "home" and the War on Terror is over.

Great idea! There was a thread yesterday that listed many FReepers favorite patriotic songs, might be a good place to start.

21 posted on 03/14/2003 8:33:01 AM PST by ladtx ("...the very obsession of your public service must be Duty, Honor, Country." D. MacArthur)
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To: LadyX
Glad you're here and sharing your priceless memories with us Lady.
22 posted on 03/14/2003 8:34:04 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Aquamarine; Billie; daisyscarlett

23 posted on 03/14/2003 8:34:37 AM PST by dutchess (God Bless the USA)
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To: dansangel
Goodmorning dansy...you have a big rally this weekend too don't you! Will be thinking of you!
24 posted on 03/14/2003 8:36:14 AM PST by dutchess (God Bless the USA)
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To: Billie
This thread is always worth checking out. Your selection and use of graphics is simply outstanding.
25 posted on 03/14/2003 8:37:08 AM PST by Dog Gone
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To: dutchess; ladtx; jwfiv; Libertina; SAMWolf; Fiddlstix; GailA; Teacup; g'nad; knighthawk
Battle Hymn of The Republic

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26 posted on 03/14/2003 8:37:14 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Mama_Bear
Morning MamaBear....Someone has an anniversary next week....(shssssssss)
27 posted on 03/14/2003 8:38:02 AM PST by dutchess (God Bless the USA)
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To: Aquamarine; dutchess; Billie; dansangel; All
Thanks so much for that patriotic link in post #11......I wish all my Finest Freeper FRiends could be here for this Rally!

If you have friends or family in Florida...please encourage them to come to Sarasota on March 22!
28 posted on 03/14/2003 8:39:25 AM PST by JulieRNR21 (Take W-04........Across America!)
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To: ladtx
Thanks for the link Ladtx, we'll be playing alot of those songs here today!
29 posted on 03/14/2003 8:40:00 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: jwfiv
What a great post. I like this...I wonder if Saddam's ever read Shakespeares, or knows of the Ides of March...)
30 posted on 03/14/2003 8:53:23 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: TEXOKIE; Aquamarine; All
What a thoughtful and eloquent prayer!

Thank you so very much for setting the tone for war to gain some measure of peace in the appropriate way - -
something 'peaceniks' cannot fathom.

IT'S TIME TO ROLL!!!

31 posted on 03/14/2003 8:54:38 AM PST by LadyX (((( God - please guide and protect our leaders and military.... ))))
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To: JulieRNR21
I do have family in Florida but they're all on the east coast.
Hope you have a good Rally!
32 posted on 03/14/2003 9:00:16 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Billie; daisyscarlett; dansangel; Mama_Bear; dutchess; SpookBrat; LadyX; Pippin
Mornin', everybody !! Happy Thursday !

61 degrees as I post this. Headin' for around 72, I think . . .



Have a cup while you FReep !




For those who prefer hot chocolate.....






33 posted on 03/14/2003 9:02:15 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: Billie
I really love those song. Makes me cry too sometimes when I listen to them.

I also think 'Why are you marching, Son' and 'America, why I love her' from John Wayne are great songs.
34 posted on 03/14/2003 9:03:44 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: yall
Hey, look ! President Bush is going to meet with Spain and Britain in The Azores, Portugal . . .

I lived on Terceira Island, Lajes Field, The Azores, Portugal in 1971-72. I graduated from HS there in '72, and attended a class reunion at D/FW Airport in 1999 ! And my brother went also (class of '74). Both our pics are on that link.



Terceira Island, The Azores, Portugal

President Nixon met with George Pompidou (sp?) of France and the Prime Minister of Portugal while I was there . . .

35 posted on 03/14/2003 9:04:04 AM PST by MeekOneGOP (Bu-bye Saddam! / Check out my Freeper site !: http://home.attbi.com/~freeper/wsb/index.html)
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To: jwfiv; Aquamarine; Billie; All
Sooooooooo, jw - why were we not given a seat at your breakfast feast table?

Furthermore, how can we 'roll,' pray tell, with you hogging the wagon?

snicker, snorf..:))

36 posted on 03/14/2003 9:04:59 AM PST by LadyX (((( God - please guide and protect our leaders and military.... ))))
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To: Billie; dutchess; ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; daisyscarlett; dansangel; Aquamarine; Diver Dave; ...
G'morning, y'all :^)


37 posted on 03/14/2003 9:05:38 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: MeeknMing
Wow Meekie, you lived in the Azores, is'nt that where most of our hurricanes here originate?
38 posted on 03/14/2003 9:08:47 AM PST by Aquamarine
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To: Billie; dutchess; ST.LOUIE1; Mama_Bear; daisyscarlett; dansangel; Aquamarine; Diver Dave; ...
Here's my latest essay (Hope y'all don't mind this bandwidth eater being posted here):

Conspiracies! Conspiracies! Everywhere Conspiracies!

Following the daily news reports on Iraq, it was clear that, despite all the 'going-it-alone-ism' nonsense from naysayers, Bush's 'Coalition of the Willing' was growing indeed. Big time. No less than 34 nations have signed up, as of last count.

I don't think any of us had an inkling that Rep. John Conyers would be joining any time soon, however.

But he has, amazingly. His late-hour, 'come-to-Jesus' epiphany was quietly greeted by the White House. Why quietly? The Bush team had concocted a clever, covert scheme and didn't want to tip its hand.

If there was any doubt Conyers' pro-war conversion was real, he laid all doubt to rest Tuesday, when, according to the Drudge Report, citing Roll Call, the House Judiciary's "ranking member...assembled more than two-dozen prominent liberal attorneys and legal scholars...to mull over articles of impeachment drafted against President Bush by activists seeking to block military action against Saddam Hussein."

"The two-hour session," Drudge wrote, "took place in the downtown office of a prominent Washington tort lawyer. Participants said Conyers, who hosted the meeting, was the only Member of Congress to attend. 'We had a pretty frank discussion about putting in a bill of impeachment against President Bush,' said Francis Boyle, an Illinois law professor who has been working on impeachment language with [Ramsey] Clark."

Now, are these White House, behind-the-scenes Machiavelli plots brilliant, or what? Can you think of a better way to discredit the peacenik crowd than by this bid for political suicide?

Okay, okay -- so maybe Conyers never really joined Team Bush, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a more glittering illustration that the President is blessed by the enemies he keeps.

Meanwhile, Sec. Colin Powell threw cold water on Democrat speculation in recent days that Bush's Iraq policy was some sort of sinister Jewish plot.

Testifying Thursday before the House Appropriations Subcommittee, Sec. Powell noted the policy "is driven by our own national interests" and not "by any small cabal that is buried away somewhere."

"Powell's comments," the Associated Press reports, "came a day after Rep. Jim Moran apologized for making comments asserting that influential leaders of the Jewish community were pushing the country toward war with Iraq."

It's doubtful Powell's testimony will mollify Moran, who sees the Fall of Berlin in 1945 as a 'terrible setback', Saddam's Scud missile attack on Israel during Desert Storm as a 'good start,' and Hitler's Mein Kempf as words of comfort and inspiration to him, especially with Der Fuhrer Saddam's looming defeat.

Indeed, after the hearing, Moran still appeared seized with fear, roaming the gallery whispering, "I see Jewish people...I see Jewish people walking around like regular people in the White House. All the time. They're everywhere."

Then, turning to a visitor in the hallway, Moran asks, "You ever feel the prickly things on the back of your neck?"

"That's them," he says, answering his own question.

Then, in a fit of rage, he shouts, "Please, make them leave!"

A report Thursday on CNN's

Inside Politics likely only fueled the Virginia Democrat's paranoia.

CNN "analyst" William Schneider thinks he's uncovered the nefarious 'Jewish plot.'

"There's evidence," Schneider intones, "the Bush administration was talking about war with Iraq long before 9/11. David Frum, a former White House speechwriter, writes about a meeting at the White House in February 2001, at which the President spoke about his determination to dig Saddam Hussein out of power in Iraq."

David Frum is Jewish.

But the "plot" thickens.

"We know," Schneider says darkly, "that influential neo-conservatives have been arguing for years in favor of an assertive U.S. strategy in the post-Cold War world."

And who are these scheming "neo-conservatives," code for former Jewish liberals who, like Irving Kristol, have since the 60s converted to conservatism?

Schneider answers: "Figures like [deputy Defense Secretary]...Paul Wolfowitz." Ah-ha! A Wolfowitz, eh?! Another Jew in high places -- number 2 at the Pentagon, no less! Can there remain any doubt any longer?

"It's a bold, ambitious, and risky agenda," said Schneider, speaking of this "neo-con" 'con-job', "but it just may be the real reason why America is about to go to war -- Judy."

"Thanks very much," host Judy Woodruff tells Schneider, adding that "People do have those questions."

Hmmm...did she mean, "Jewish Questions," by any chance? I wonder. At a minimum, "questions" is a poor choice of word, given the stench of anti-Semitism permeating Rep. Moran and other Democrats, like Gary Hart, who also insinuated recently in a speech in San Francisco that influential constituencies harboring "dual loyalties" -- code again for 'Jews' -- is the reason for possible war with Iraq.

Indeed, New York Times "reporter" David Carr, even before the flap with Moran, did a big write up of William Kristol, whose Weekly Standard magazine has become "the prime voice of Republican neoconservatives, one of the most influential publications in Washington."

"Mr. Kristol," Carr explains, "has spent 18 years in Washington...He acknowledged that the [magazine] staff he helped assemble seven years ago has made a quick trip from rock-throwing revolutionaries to an amen corner for the administration."

'Amen Corner?' Yet another wonderful choice of phrase. The piece, White House Listens When Weekly Speaks, is sprinkled with Jewish names, among them Richard Perle, David Brooks, Paul Wolfowitz.

And, of course, William Kristol, the subject of the article.

Carr's "point"? 'Them Jews' are exercising 'too much undue' "influence" over this administration. No, he doesn't come out and say so explicitly, he's not that stupid. But that clearly was the thrust of his piece -- what he wanted readers to pick up.

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Meanwhile, further buttressing Democrat theory that "president" Saddam has no link to terrorism, theAP reports that the Iraqi dictator "this week distributed $225,000 to 21 families of" peaceful Palestinian terrorists, "including $25,000 to the family of a Hamas suicide bomber."

How lovely.

"In all," writes Hassan Fattah, "Iraq has paid more than $35 million (count 'em, $35,000,000) to families of militants -- including relatives of scores of suicide bombers -- and slain Palestinian civilians in support of the 29-month-old Palestinian" peace initiative, which has killed hundreds of Israeli Jews.

Fattah adds that "Saddam has not tried to hide" his generosity to Hamas and other violent groups struggling for 'peace', bombing for 'human rights.'

"Checks of $10,000 were handed out" to terrorists "in a packed banquet hall in Gaza City" Wednesday, even as Democrats here insist that Saddam has no terror connections. In the hall, a large banner declared: "The Arab Baath Party Welcomes the Families of the Martyrs for the Distribution of Blessings of Saddam Hussein."

Democrats -- including the French -- say that's still insufficient "evidence" -- no 'smoking-gun!'

The Jewish-blood-for-checks-from-Baghdad "have made Iraq popular among many Palestinians who feel abandoned by other Arab countries," Fattah observes.

'If only we were Palestinians,' poverty-striken citizens in Baghdad are probably saying.

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"The Dixie Chicks are stirring up controversy with a recent negative comment about President Bush while overseas promoting their current album," reported the Associated Press yesterday.

The negative comment? Singer Natalie Maines (the chubby one) said this to a London crowd: "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." The audience roared.

The singing trio hails from Texas.

Her affable, friendly remarks towards the President might have been warmly received overseas, but here at home folks aren't terribly thrilled to see their Commander-in-Chief trashed, especially by one of our own, even if Chubby is only an air-head. Her comments have touched off a firestorm, potentially sinking their careers.

Stung by criticism, now the group is back-pedaling.

Well, sort of.

"My comments," Natalie is quoted by KCRAChannel.com as saying, "were made in frustration..." Oh, sure, I bet they were.

But the following should remove any doubt we're dealing with towering intellect here: "While we support our troops, there is nothing more frightening than the notion of going to war with Iraq and the prospect of all the innocent lives that will be lost," Natalie explains.

So lemme see if I get this straight: We support the troops, even though we detest how they're killing women and children!

Brilliant. Just brilliant.

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In Thursday's editorial, the New York Post observed that "It was six months ago yesterday that President Bush went before the United Nations and warned the world body that it would either 'serve the purpose of its founding' by moving against Saddam Hussein or become 'irrelevant.' Saddam remains in power."

Now Bush "finds himself in" a "humiliating position of begging nations like Angola, Guinea, Mexico and Chile to support yet another resolution. To hell with it."

"Bush needs to quit groveling" and "get on with the dispossession of Saddam Hussein."

Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer Tuesday similarly urged Bush to "Walk away..walk away from the U.N. Security Council...Your wobbles...are undermining" support.

"Why are we dallying..? No more dithering. Every day you wait is an advertisement of hesitation and apprehension."

Krauthammer does have a point.

Proof of Bush's 'wobbles' and 'apprehension' -- his backtracking on using force -- are pervasive.

Indeed, MSNBC provided this disturbing report Thursday: "The United States has begun deploying radar-avoiding B-2 stealth bombers, which pack one of the biggest punches in the U.S. arsenal, for use in a possible war against Iraq, the military said Thursday. They will join a massive potential attack force of more than 270,000 American and British troops, hundreds of warplanes and dozens of ships already gathered in the gulf region...Support crews for bombers began leaving Whiteman [Air Force base in Missouri], where 21 B-2s are based, earlier this week."

Want more proof the war has been called off?

Try this: "Gen. Tommy Franks, the man expected to command any war against Iraq, is currently in Qatar," reports MSNBC.

Heading home, right? Er, nope -- he's staying put.

Okay, how about this NBC bombshell hinting Bush is walking away: "Defense officials tell NBC News they expect about a dozen ships and submarines capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles to begin going through the Suez Canal." On their way home, right? No. Surrender to the French? Nope. Here's the lowdown: The ships, which includes "destroyers, cruisers and submarines," are "to take up positions in the Red Sea" in preparation to strike.

Still not convinced Bush's going 'wobbly,' eh?

This report by New Jersey's Daily Record proves Bush is going 'French' on us: "Marines...departed Wednesday from Picatinny...a total of 221 Marines and seven Navy Corsmen, from Company 2nd Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, were to arrive this morning in Camp Lejeune, N.C." From there, the "unit will await an expected deployment order to..." the U.N.? To Georgia for peace seminars with Jimmy Carter? To Cameroon for sensitivity training? To Angola? Mexico? Er, not quite: Deployment orders will take the unit to "the Middle East, where more than 250,000 U.S. troops are already massed for" war, the newspaper reports.

Two hunches, for what their worth:

1) It ain't Bush but Saddam feeling 'apprehensive' these days.
2) Once all forces are in place, you'll know why.

Anyway, that's..

My two cents...
"JohnHuang2"


39 posted on 03/14/2003 9:09:26 AM PST by JohnHuang2
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To: LadyX
Oh,I hope I'm not hogging the wagon...it's those dachsunds, they just won't stay hitched up...)
40 posted on 03/14/2003 9:10:56 AM PST by jwfiv
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