Free Republic 3rd Qtr 2025 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $12,863
15%  
Woo hoo!! And now less than $100 to reach 16%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.

Keyword: 19990202

Brevity: Headers | « Text »
  • My Socialist Hell: 25 Years of ‘Revolution’ in Venezuela – and Nothing to Show for It

    02/29/2024 12:33:21 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 9 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 02/29/2024 | CHRISTIAN K. CARUZO
    The “Bolivarian Revolution” of Venezuela is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its rise to power. On February 2, 1999 — 25 years ago — I was a naive 11-year-old, devoid of any political thought. Today, just as the socialists celebrate a quarter of a century in power, I am barely starting anew, having been finally able to flee from socialism with my brother, who is under my care due to his mental condition. As they celebrate, cheer, rejoice — I am here, having left everything behind: my home, remaining family, neighbors, and friends, carrying nothing but three pieces of luggage;...
  • Arrests Upset N.Y. Yemeni Community

    09/14/2002 6:23:26 PM PDT · by syriacus · 27 replies · 677+ views
    AP via Newsday ^ | September 14, 2002 | BEN DOBBIN
    LACKAWANNA, N.Y. -- Members of the Yemeni community in this western New York city struggled Saturday to reconcile their identity as a hardworking and vital part of their town with allegations of a terrorist cell in their midst. Yemenis started coming to the Buffalo suburb in 1922, finding work in the steel mills that churned on the Lake Erie shore. They remain a growing part of this city of 20,000. But the community of about 1,000 Yemenis living in Lackawanna has been shaken by the arrests of five men -- all U.S. born -- who federal authorities say aided the...