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I find John Paul II's life inspirational and sensed great holiness when I was near him on his trip through Baltimore. I have read "The Gospel of Life" and I thought it would be a contribution to start a reading list from other Catholics here on FR. I am impressed with the Catholic Freepers and look forward to all of your comments. If you are interested please submit your TOP 5 List of JPIIs writings. Please list your top 5 with reasons why they are on your list.

Is President Bush doing enough on North Korea situation?

Fox News just reported that US Navy SEAL Roberts, as learned from Pentagon confirmation, fell 15 feet and crawled 200 feet to a concealed position, amongst 60 Al Quaida. The chopper took rounds severing hydraulic fluids which caused the mission to be aborted and a quick evasive maneuver. Roberts, in his concealed position, as confirmed by Predator film, shows Roberts taking out an Al Quaida machine gun position firing at other helicopters. In the ensuing firefight and enemy close Roberts was killed. Developing........

Flame me if you must---I have a close source that tells me that Saudi Arabia will be having a change of heart on Larry King Show tonight. There will be no doubt about Americans on Saudi soil after tonight. WATCH IT !!

Developing story -- The UN has Kicked the US off the UN Human Rights Commission. I have to go out, I hope somebody follows up on this story. Didnt we just agree to pay some alleged back dues -What will Jesse Helms and Bush say about this crapola??

Yes the Chicoms have shut the Embassy email down. So, here is a list of Mainland Communist Chinese E-Mails that range from : Ministry of Trade to China International Radio etc......all are bonafide emails to hard line Communist Party Members. This is a list I did in about 20 minutes.....so feel free to: 1) FREEP email the Chicoms 2) Send the email list to friends to email 3) Add EMAILS TO LIST Note: For full effect, send emails about 2 or 3 times per day - with intensity increasing as they go...its also a good idea to fill your TO ...

There are so many Chinese that they just filter out to all parts of the globe and melt into society. I have serious reservations about the Chinese students in this country. I did a simple search for Beijing University and went to Physcis Dept., from there there was a Symposium on Advanced Physics with American PHd's participating. So I tracked the link back to several top flight American Universities with Chinese PHd's working. These Chinese are Mainland Chicoms with links to Beijing University. Indugle yourself, do some searches and look at the extent to which the Chinese pervade American society ...

A list of reasonable actions after we get our recon crew back: 1--Recall all US govt commerce related diplomats and officials 2--Cut imports by 25%for 2 years and increase tarrifs to the equal amount of Chinese duties permanently 3--Kill WTO and revoke PNTR indefinately 4--IMMEDIATE sale of Aegis and other requested defensive arms to TAIWAN 5--Increased Recon flights in South China Sea with fighter escort

Chinese Infuriated by U.S. Hegemony 2001.04.05 23:02:40 BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- People throughout China have been enraged by the United States which has frequently sent spy planes to violate the country's sovereignty, and crashed a Chinese jet fighter on April 1. They accused the United States of evading its responsibility and adopting a hegemonic attitude after the air collision, and demanded an apology from the U.S. government. "China is a sovereign state that never allows its territory and airspace to be intruded upon, and as a Chinese citizen, I firmly support our government's struggle against hegemony," said Li Hanlin, ...

Thursday April 5 1:46 PM ET Bush Says Regrets Loss of Chinese Pilot Photos Reuters Photo Audio/Video Stalemate Continues between U.S. and China over Spy Plane - (ABCNews.com) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush (news - web sites) on Thursday said he regretted the apparent loss of a Chinese pilot in a mid-air collision with a U.S. spy plane, the first time he has made an expression of regret on the subject. Bush also said he did not want the spy plane dispute to destabilize U.S.-Chinese relations but added, ``Our relationship with China is very important but they need to realize ...

Olympic Games should be depoliticized (03/29/2001) The international sports community has said it will slam any attempts to block Beijing's bid for its first Olympic Games, and German International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Walther Troger stated that Beijing will be treated as fairly as any other bidding city. Troger's remarks followed the submission of a resolution opposing Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, citing human rights excuses, by a US bipartisan group of 41 members of the House of Representatives. Troger said China has the right to be included into the Olympic Movement if the IOC truly wants ...