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1943 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW December 7th, 1943 was not another day that would live in infamy. There was no sudden shift on any single war front. There were no surprise attacks. There was no significant shift on any of the front lines. The New York Times that day did report something of extreme significant. Six days prior, the Allied leaders, Josef Stalin, Winston Churchill, and Franklin Roosevelt completed and signed the 3-Power Declaration. This was the outcome of the Tehran Conference in Iran in which these leaders decided how they would complete the war as well as conduct...

1942 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW 1942 is arguably one of the busiest years of the Second World War. It stands as the fulcrum point of the war. The final advances of the Axis powers would be reached during this year and the beginning of the Allied press to ultimate victory would take hold. The war was finally truly global. The final month of the previous year had seen to that and now the battles raged from the waters of the Pacific Ocean to the Caucuses. It would also be a year of unprecedented brutality. Unknown to the general public,...

One of the leading figures of the French resistance against the Nazis, Raymond Aubrac, has died aged 97, his family says....

1941 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW "Today begins the last great decisive battle of the year. In it we will destroy the enemy and, in so doing, England, the instigator of this whole war... We are thus lifting from Germany and Europe the danger that has hovered over the continent ever since the times of the Huns and later the Mongol invasion" – Adolf Hitler, 2 October 19411 Often when someone thinks of 1941, they almost immediately think of the attack on Pearl Harbor and America’s entrance into the Second World War. The day that would live in “infamy” would...

1940 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW "The new War Cabinet appears to be a group devoted to 'victory' without regard to its practical possibility." - Basil Liddell Hart (11 May 1940)1 Perhaps it was true that the ascendancy of Winston Churchill to prime minister brought with it an over developed since of optimism, but it certainly stood in stark contrast to what had occurred leading up to that point. In January of 1940 the phony war was still in full battle regalia with the war consisting of words more than deeds. In the east the Soviets continued their war against...

1939 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW It was not a typical summer night on the Obersalzberg. On this night of August 21st the men of the Nazi party were in celebration. That day they had signed a pact with Russia that in effect had paved the way for Hitler’s next conquest; Poland. As Adolf Hitler and his entourage stepped on the terrace of this mountain retreat they were greeted with a rare display of the Northern Lights dancing in the sky. Albert Speer would later reflect on how these lights bathed everyone on the terrace with an eerie red glow....

1938 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW A compilation by Homer_J_Simpson Throughout 2008 we have spent time examining the history 1938. 1938 was a year of war, oppression and appeasement. Japan was continuing its conquests in China. Spain was still embroiled in its own civil war. The western powers of the time bent like reeds to the will of Adolf Hitler and his demands costing the sovereignty of Austria and the defanging of Czechoslovakia. Germany’s continued oppression of Jews hit an apex with the Kristallnacht and the SS released an internal document that hinted at what eventually would be called the...

My wife just handed me a letter she recieved from Amscot Shoppers World informing her that she was choosen as a secret shopper. Enclosed with the congradulatory letter was a cashier's check for $3,300 dollars. She handed me the letter and check and asked me to look at it and tell her what I think. Of course we are both sceptical of stuff like this so I read the letter. The letter gives instructions as to what to do with the money in the enclosed check. $500 for yourself, spend $100 at Walmart, 100 at Sears, 50 for either McD's...

Dear Friends, As many of you know, Robert and I are in the process of adopting a baby boy from Guatemala. Unfortunately, a critical situation has developed in Guatemala concerning a new law. The Guatemalan president, President Berger has stated that on January 1, 2008, he will pass a new law that will suspend all intercountry adoptions with the U.S, indefinitely. He has also indicated that there will be no “grandfathering” for adoptions already in process. This means that we will not be allowed to adopt our son from Guatemala, even though we are already in the process. Our child...

In an ammendment to the Defense Appropriation Bill the Senate requests that the Iranian Republican Guard be declared a terrorist organization. The text of the request in S.Amdt. 3017 that passed 76-22 (2 not voting) is as follows: " (5) that the United States should designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and place the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps on the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists, as established under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and initiated under Executive Order 13224;" The entire text of the...

COUGARGA7 IMMIGRATION BILL To promote the security of the American populous from unlawful entry into the country, correct unlawful hiring practices, and enforce existing immigration laws. In the forum of FreeRepublic June 28, 2007 Mr. CougarGA7 of New Mexico introduced the following bill. _____________________________________ A BILL To promote the security of the American populous from unlawful entry into the country, correct unlawful hiring practices, and enforce existing immigration laws. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.SEC. 1. Short title; table of contents (omitted to save space)SEC. 2. COMMON SENSE It is the sense of the American people that the problem...

An Action Plan to Thwart Airline Terrorism I’ve been thinking about airline safety for almost 5 years now. With today’s current atmosphere of airline scares, defeated terror attempts and general tension overall I decided that an action plan was needed to discourage terrorists from attempting their acts on aircraft in the first place. Step 1. The evening prior to your flight go to any grocery store and buy some form of pork. Bacon being the most recognizable, I would highly recommend it. You will also need a zip lock bag so purchase some at this time if you don’t have...

I went and saw the latest King Kong movie the other night. All 3 hours and 10 minutes of it. But once again the biggest question I've had about this movie remains unanswered. After they knock out King Kong on the island, how do they get him on the boat? You'd think with 3 hours + of movie we could have gotten an answer to that question

CougarGA7 is proud to announce the arrival of the latest little freeper into his litter. Sameul Reagan was born at 20:05 MDT on May 11, 2004. He was a healthy 7lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. Mama is doing fantastic as is this newest one.

After SuperTuesday George W. Bush has started airing commercials as he embarks on his campaign for re-election. As we all know the media and democrats (I know, same thing) have been in an uproar about the scenes in the commercials from the 9/11 terrorist attacts. There have been many threads on the subject. Here are just a couple of examples."Furor" over Bush's 9/11 add (Media Bias alert)Furor over Bush's 9/11 adI've already seen a "Remeber Pearl Harbor" button for FDR and the few campaign speeches I've found text for all have some form of reverence to Pearl Harbor.This thread is...

(Bernalillo-AP) -- Sandoval County will issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples. County Clerk Victoria Dunlap said Thursday she isn’t aware of anything that would prohibit that. She says she made the decision after asking for a county attorney’s opinion. Sandoval County attorney David Mathews says New Mexico law isn’t clear on the issue. He says he’s concerned that refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples could open the county to legal liability. State law defines marriage as a civil contract between contracting parties. It doesn’t mention gender. A spokeswoman for state Attorney General Patricia Madrid, Sam Thompson, says the...

AM Radio 770 KKOB in Albuquerque, NM is currently running an ad by MoveOn.org that is asking people to call on their Senators and Reps to censure George W. Bush. I think maybe we Freepers should let KKOB know what we think of KKOB accepting advertising dollars from MoveOn.org and letting this tripe on their air waves. Their e-mail addres is: kkobam@citcomm.com

Saddam was sitting in a hidden bunker one day when the phone rang.Saddam: "Hello"Paddy: "Hello there. This is Paddy from Ireland. I thought I would call today and tell you that we would be having a war with ya."Saddam: "OK. What are you sending after me?"Paddy: "Well, there's myself of course...John...Michael...and we're pretty sure Colin from Balbriggan is in."Saddam: "OK. But you ought to know that my army is a million men strong."There was a long silence.Paddy: "I'll have to call ya back."The next day the phone rang again.Saddam: "Hello"Paddy: "Hello, this is Paddy from Ireland again. I was just...

North Korean ambassador asks to visit Richardson North Korea's ambassador to the United Nations has requested permission to visit with Governor Bill Richardson in New Mexico. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer confirmed Thursday that the request had been made to Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, by the North Korean ambassador, Han Song Ryol, based in New York City. Knowing that such a visit by an ambassador would require State Department approval, Richardson contacted Secretary of State Colin Powell about the matter. Fleischer said Powell had no objections to the ambassador's request to visit New Mexico. When...

Cedar Crest man jailed for attacks on 'shape shifters'Last Update: 11/07/2002 13:18:09 Police say a man killed and burned two animals and kidnapped and assaulted a woman because he thought they were "shape shifters."Christopher Campbell, 42, is charged with extreme animal cruelty resulting in death, false imprisonment and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.Deputies initially tried to contact Campbell after a woman reported she had been smoking crack cocaine with Campbell and he "freaked out," locking her in a laundry room and firing a weapon through a window at her on October 30.The woman told authorities she escaped through a...