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<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush, trying again to explain the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, said on Saturday that suspected arms sites had been looted in the waning days of Saddam Hussein's rule.</p> <p>"For more than a decade, Saddam Hussein went to great lengths to hide his weapons from the world. And in the regime's final days, documents and suspected weapons sites were looted and burned," Bush said in his weekly radio address.</p>

May. 24, 2003. 09:57 AM Ban enrages lawn care operators Toronto bars cosmetic pesticide use Warnings but no charges until 2006 BRUCE DEMARA AND PAUL MOLONEY STAFF REPORTERS Toronto homeowners will have to find alternatives to chemical weed killers to keep dandelions at bay and lawns green after city council adopted a bylaw to restrict the use of pesticides on private property. The bylaw, which comes into effect next April, will focus on public education to discourage pesticide use before enforcement begins in September, 2005. Even then, property owners using pesticides for non-essential or cosmetic purposes will only face warnings...

America used to be a nation based upon personal freedoms and liberties; we lead the world with free market enterprize. Now we see that even our concepts of speaking out against our own government abuse is making us terrorists. Will Free Republic turn us in based upon government requests?

The loss of personal opinion upon FR is increasing. We might as well give up our lives, our stake for personal property and natural rights to ADMIN_MODERATOR.

Louisiana Tries Out New Sentencing Policy for Nonviolent Offenders N E W O R L E A N S, March 10 - In the 1980s and 1990s, with Louisiana experiencing a surge in crime, state Sen. John Hainkel helped write and pass tough new sentencing laws. Now, he makes a startling admission: It quot;didn't work at all. quot;Too many nonviolent drug criminals got put away, he said. The prison population doubled. The cost tripled. And the crime rate barely dropped. He said Louisiana simply cannot afford the system he helped design. quot;I am a fiscal conservative ? a strict fiscal...

A Christmas Story: A Modern Twist on Firearms (2001) [Free Republic] FreeRepublic.com "A Conservative News Forum" [ Last | Latest Posts | Latest Articles | Self Search | Add Bookmark | Post | Abuse | Help! ] Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works. A Christmas Story: A Modern Twist on Firearms (2001) Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Source: FreeRepublic archives Published: December 17, 2000 Author: Dave ...

DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE     By Audrey of “AUDREY’S MISSILES” &nbsp; When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for the citizens of a country to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with corruption and treason, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the reforms to which the Laws of&nbsp;Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind&nbsp;requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to this course of action. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that their Creator with ...

The Gun Files 2001 #4 Jeff Dantre 07.07.01 We spend a lot of time discussing the problems facing gun use in America. Today, I want to have some fun with the reason we own guns: to shoot. Whether it's hunting, plinking, or target; whether it's for self-defense, to protect against government tyranny, to exercise a constitutional and natural right, or just for the hell of it; it's all about shooting. It's been a year now since my indoctrination into the gun world began. I've learned much. I have a lot to learn. But every moment, from shooting to cleaning ...

Less than a week after it took effect, Michigan's new concealed-weapons law has triggered a rush of permit seekers and an exodus of prosecutors from gun boards. It also is prompting business owners and public officials to weigh whether to declare facilities gun-free zones. Three area prosecutors have resigned from county gun boards and more may follow because of the law, which has attracted hundreds of southwestern Michigan residents to sheriff's departments to apply for permits to carry concealed handguns. The law, which took effect Sunday, entitles people over age 21 who do not have serious criminal or mental ...

A nation of criminals Feb 22nd 2001 From The Economist print edition Get article backgroundBRITAIN may have slipped down many world league tables over the past few decades, but it beats all other rich countries except Australia in one activity: crime. According to a new victimisation survey of industrialised nations, people in England and Wales are at greater risk than anywhere else of having a car stolen. And apart from Australia, people who live in England and Wales are at greater risk of being assaulted, robbed, sexually attacked and having their homes burgled than are people in any other rich ...

Around the year 1995, I threw the towel in about TV news. I was disgusted at the way the news media treated the Waco massacre. I turned off the TV. I turned all five around my home to the "off" position, including the 45" wide screen in the living room and the small portable one that I watched while shaving in the morning before going to work. Don't get me wrong. Once in awhile I still push a button on the remote control and watch FoxNews at home. But this is rare. Of course, while traveling all over the nation ...

Father Recounts Horror of Shooting Albuquerque Journal-->By Katie Burford and Jeff Jones Journal Staff Writers &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Hector Cisneros recalled the horror of Monday night's rain of 9mm rounds crashing into his home, apparently sparked by a drug dispute between his neighbors and two men. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There was the trauma of seeing his 2-year-old daughter's body convulse as the 9mm gunfire killed her instantly as he sat nearby. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;I was frozen. I kept yelling at my family to get down. It didn't matter if they killed me,&quot; he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; There was the shock of trying to visit the ...

C'mon Lucifer and quit playing with the management. Tell the world about your observations and circumstance with me. Be quick! I have little time to play with the likes of you.

As you may know, yesterday was Flag Day. It was a day for all citizens of this nation to stop and pay respect to the universal symbol of Freedom, Liberty, and Independence known by all from the cold bitterness of Siberia to the vast African Jungle -- the Great Flag of the United States of America. One day from the year is just not enough to pay tribute to the gifts of our Founding Fathers. So, in my powers as a citizen of the United States of America, I do hereby declare that every single day from here on ...

As you may know, yesterday was Flag Day. It was a day for all citizens of this nation to stop and pay respect to the universal symbol of Freedom, Liberty, and Independence known by all from the cold bitterness of Siberia to the vast African Jungle -- the Great Flag of the United States of America. One day from the year is just not enough to pay tribute to the gifts of our Founding Fathers. So, in my powers as a citizen of the United States of America, I do hereby declare that every single day from here on ...

NEW YORK Johnny Torres is marching around the southwest corner of Bryant Park with a lit cigarette in his hand and telling everyone within hearing distance that he has a right to smoke outside wherever he wants. "What's next: Are they going to tell me I can't smoke in my home?" he asks. What has Mr. Torres upset is a new set of signs nestled in the ivy. Their message: If you want to unwind here, you can't light up. As smokers such as Torres are now finding out, even the great outdoors is fair game for smoking restrictions. According ...

One man hungers. A nation prays. As America watches. On July 1, 2001, Bob Schulz, Chairman of the We The People Foundation for Constitutional Education, will begin a fast which will continue until he dies or until IRS Commissioner Charles O. Rossotti delivers to him a list of the government's experts who will meet on September 18, 2001, in a public forum, at the National Press Club in Washington DC, with tax law researchers from the tax honesty movement, to argue against the conclusions of those researchers. This comes as a result of the government's continued evasion of opportunities ...

Handgun Control To Announce New Name U.S. Newswire 11 Jun 14:01 Handgun Control Hosts News Conference to Announce New Name; On Thursday, Will Also Release New National Poll on Gun Control To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: Brendan Daly or Amy Stilwell, 202-898-0792 both of Handgun Control News Advisory: Leaders of Handgun Control (HCI) and the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence (CPHV) will hold a news conference Thursday morning, June 14, to announce the new names of the organizations. "The new names will more accurately express our mission: to enact and enforce gun laws, to provide public education about ...

Californians currently can buy handguns without knowing how to fire them, but that would change under hotly contested legislation approved this week by the Legislature. Separate bills requiring buyers to take a written test and demonstrate competence by firing and handling a gun under the supervision of a certified instructor were approved this week by the state Senate and Assembly. Gov. Gray Davis, who opposed such legislation last year, has not yet taken a position on AB 35 and SB 52, spokesman Roger Salazar said. The governor would prefer to give previous gun-control measures a chance to be evaluated before ...

Appeals Court says, "unreasonable government conduct" may be tried. Lon Horuichi was instrumental in the deaths of the Weaver family during the Ruby Ridge stand-off.