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World: U.S. troops scour mountains for remaining al-Qaida fighters Copyright © 2002 AP Online   Special Report: America RespondsBy KATHY GANNON, Associated Press  AP Photo/Regan MorrisCol. Roger King, spokesman for Lt. Gen. Dan K. McNeill, the head of Bagram air base, talks to a reporter on Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the base, which is the U.S. headquarters for the war in Afghanistan. King said U.S. forces would go on heightened alert for the Independence Day holiday next week. KABUL, Afghanistan (June 27, 2002 7:53 a.m. EDT) - About 100 U.S. soldiers, accompanied by 50 Afghan fighters, are scouring the...

Pakistan: wilting under weight of contradictions Nothing reflects the contradiction in Pakistan’s national security policy more than the incident Tuesday in which a clash between Pakistan Army and Chechen Al Qaeda elements in the tribal belt left ten soldiers dead. This was not supposed to happen since these elements (Al Qaeda of various hues) and their hosts in Afghanistan, the Taliban, were part of a Pakistani strategy that was meant to serve Pakistan’s multiple security interests. But it has happened because that strategy had to be reversed; the erstwhile partners are now adversaries. But while contradictions may have sharpened since...

THE JEWISH PEOPLE'S FIFTH COLUMN By Avi Davis The panel discussion in the Los Angeles auditorium was so weightless it could have been held on the moon. There was, I'll admit, a certain otherworldly atmosphere to the gathering, a disconnect that made me feel as if I had stepped through a time warp. Antiquated slogans, such as " give peace a chance" "no war is morally justifiable" and " compromises for peace" reverberated through the hall making me eerily uncertain whether I was sitting at a forum for peace in the Middle East or at an anti-Vietnam War rally circa...

Click on the link to listen to the new acceptable pledge. Is this acceptable?

Thursday June 27, 4:44 pm Eastern TimeReuters Business ReportStocks Rise; Data Soothe Raw Nerves By Haitham Haddadin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks raced to their biggest gains in almost two weeks on Thursday, as raw nerves about the WorldCom accounting scandal were soothed by a government report that the U.S. economy grew faster than previously thought. Investors snatched up beaten-down shares after weeks of selling had put stocks at multi-year lows, and this gave the bulls firm control of the market late in the session after a tug of war with worries of more accounting chicanery in Corporate America in...

Desmond Tutu has called for fresh elections in Zimbabwe. In a foreword to a new report by the Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition on the current turmoil in Zimbabwe, the Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, and veteran South African anti-apartheid campaigner, made a frank and unequivocal appeal to the international community, and Zimbabwe's neighbours, to press for fresh presidential elections. "It is now clear that the resolution to the Zimbabwe crisis can only be found in recapturing the legitimacy of government and returning the country to a fair and just rule of law," the Archbishop said. "Sadly, evidence shows that...

Time to do what we do best: Freep the snot out of these liberal reviewers of Coulter's newest tome.Amazon.com: Slander, by Ann Coulter

I've spoken with a couple Freepers here and we are hoping to start a very visible and simple campaign. Anyone can do this.. ANYONE!! On every letter you mail, every bill you pay.. every package you send, write the folling under the postage/stamps: ONE NATION UNDER GOD!! (not sure why this whole phrase is showing underlined, I'm not great at posting html stuff) Be sure to UNDERLINE the "UNDER GOD" part to emphasize our support of that phrase in our "Pledge of Allegiance"

BRITISH TO RETAKE AMERICA? DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DISMISSED!! By: Doug Sefried Associated Press (Jun 26, 03:38 PM) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today declared the United States Declaration of Independence as null and void because it has several references to God.The decision left many Americans stunned and angry and the future of the once great country in doubt. A United Nations world court will now determine if America will be returned to the British, the country that the United States declared its Independence from on July 4th, 1776. Yesterday, the United Nations declared martial law...

Thursday U.S. Senator John McCain, was interviewed on CNN about the 9th Curcuit Court of Appeals decision that the Pledge of Alliegence’s mention of God is unconstituitonal. And here’s what McCain had to say: “How many buildings in America say, “In God we trust”? If you accept the logic of these judges, these two out of three. Not even the full court, then that (God) should be removed from this dollar bill, God should be removed from public buildings…and if you go down this path it would just be incredible.” When asked if he thought the decision would be overturned...

MOSCOW, JUNE 27, RIA NOVOSTI - The Russian Orthodox Church denounced the latest vandal outbreaks in Kosovo as Serbian cemeteries were desecrated near the towns Orahovac and Djakovica with gravestones smashed and emblems of the extremist Kosovo Liberation Army painted on them. That was not the only case of shrines desecrated in Kosovo and Metohija, says the External Church Relations Department of the Moscow Patriarchy. The situation is especially bad in the area's west and south. Remains were exhumed and scattered round the graves in the Siga and Brestovik village churchyards near Pec, from which Serbs were ousted in 1999,...

I was flipping through the latest issue of Newsweek (the one with an embattled Martha Stewart on the cover) and I came upon the following full-page ad on page 15. At first glance I assumed it was a PETA ad but after reading it I realized it was an anti-PETA ad! Needless to say I was shocked considering the medium.It seems that after all the sanctimonious efforts to restrict our freedom, all the solidarity with domestic terrorist organizations, and not to mention the fires in Colorado, Arizona and elsewhere that can be directly attributed to the misguided forestry policies dictated...

Townsend selects running mate Michele Berk Contributing Writer Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Thursday named the former head of the U.S. Naval Academy as her running mate for this fall's gubernatorial election. Adm. Charles Larson, who was a Republican up until two weeks ago, was tapped to run for the lieutenant governor spot beside Townsend. Larson, a retired high-ranking naval officer, brings a stellar military record and high-powered connections to the table. He is a close friend of U.S. Sen. John McCain, and a two-time Naval Academy superintendent, credited with leading the academy through a tumultuous time after sexual harassment...

24th June 2002 Interviewer: Assalamualeikum wa Rahmatu Allah! Abu Ghaith: Wa Aleikumussalam wa Rahmatu Allah! Interviewer: Let’s begin with the claims of the US administration and the US officials that this war between you and the US is over. Firstly, we would like to hear your judgment on this campaign and this war that the US-led against the Mujahideen in Afghanistan. Did this campaign succeed in its preset goals? Abu Ghaith: In the name of Allah, most Gracious Most Merciful, All praise is to Allah, that He enabled us to fulfill this absent obligation, and I mean the obligation of...

Who Was the Senator Who Did not Vote? I am tempted to conclude it was Hildabeast!!! does anyone know?

BEIJING (AP) -- Ten million people could be infected with HIV by the end of the decade as China approaches the brink of an ``explosive'' epidemic of the disease, according to a U.N. study released Thursday. The country is ``on the verge of a catastrophe that could result in unimaginable suffering, economic loss and social devastation,'' said the 89-page report titled ``HIV/AIDS: China's Titanic Peril.'' Data collected last year showed 30,736 people were confirmed to be carrying the HIV virus, 1,594 were reported with full-blown AIDS and 684 people had died from illnesses related to the disease, the study said....

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien was successful Thursday in his aim to convince leaders of the world's G8 countries to sign a development plan for Africa for an increase of $6-billion (U.S.) a year. Leaders of France, the U.S., Russia, Japan, Italy and Germany signed an action plan Thursday which committed the countries to providing Africa with a the extra money - with a caveat. Africa must agree to help itself by pledging to improve democracy, its economy, education, and reduce violence. "This isn't old-fashioned aid. It is a genuine partnership," British Prime Minister Tony Blair told reporters. "In the past...

LONDON (Reuters) - Hormones in semen may help to ease female depression because women whose partners don't use condoms are less likely to feel down. Scientists at the State University of New York suspect the mood-altering hormones are absorbed through the vagina and make women feel good but they stressed that their results are not an excuse for unprotected sex. "I want to make it clear that we are not advocating that people abstain from using condoms," Gordon Gallup, who led the study, told New Scientist magazine on Wednesday Clearly an unwanted pregnancy or a sexually transmitted disease would more...

Just heard that one of the judges that voted against the Pledge has blcoked his own ruling form being enforced(what ever that means)

Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2002 June 27 Carving Ma'adim Vallis Credit: R. Irwin III (CEPS/NASM,UVa), T. Maxwell, A. Howard, R. Craddock, D. Leverington Explanation: Just as erosion from the Colorado River carved the Grand Canyon on Earth, a river of flood water may have carved Ma'adim Vallis, one of the largest canyons on Mars. Researchers have presented strong evidence for such a scenario based on elevation data recorded by the MOLA (Mars...