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Dear Friends, John Kerry's truth-twisting squad is out in full force and we are the only thing standing in their way. Now is the most crucial time of our effort to tell the American people about the true John Kerry. We need your help. We are only advertising in three states right now and without your help we cannot continue to get our message out to all the places it needs to be heard. It's obvious we have been the most effective communicators of the truth about John Kerry's time in Vietnam and his anti-war activities. However, we have been...

Kirby Wilbur (KVI Radio) read this op-ed Friday morning 10/15/04 on the program. The commentary is from Matthew Manweller, a political science professor at Central Washington University. "In that this will be my last column before the presidential election, there will be no sarcasm, no attempts at witty repartee. The topic is too serious, and the stakes are too high. This November we will vote in the only election during our lifetime that will truly matter. Because America is at a once-in-a-generation crossroads, more than an election hangs in the balance. Down one path lies retreat, abdication and a reign...

Why we hate them I've been too busy fretting about "why they hate us" to follow the Democrats' latest objections to the war on terrorism. So it was nice to have Al Gore lay out their full traitorous case this week. To show we really mean business, Gore said we should not get sidetracked by a madman developing weapons of mass destruction who longs for our annihilation. Rather, Gore thinks the U.S. military should spend the next 20 years sifting through rubble in Tora Bora until they produce Osama bin Laden's DNA. "I do not believe that we should allow...

Shepard Smith on FOX just announced that the American Medical Assn wants its doctors to inquire whether their patients own guns or not.

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use…. A bill repealing colonial-era sex laws that prohibit “abominable and detestable crimes against nature,” interpreted to mean sodomy, was approved by a legislative committee Tuesday. Aides to the Criminal Justice Committee said they believed it was the first time such a bill repealing the 17th-century statutes had passed out of a committee. Backers of the repeal say the archaic laws could be used to intimidate and threaten gays with jail terms of up to 20 years. The bill sponsored by Sen. Cynthia Creem (D-Newton) would also broaden the definition of bestiality ...

WTO pushes around Uncle Sam. Not for commercial use. For educational and discussion purposes only. Sure, there’s a war going on. And there was a Super Bowl, too. But where is the outrage about the World Trade Organization ruling that forces the United States to change its laws or face fines and penalties of up to $4 billion. In 1997, the European Union claimed that the U.S. practiced unfair trade by allowing U.S. corporations to set up off-shore subsidiaries through which business was conducted in other nations. The practice saved corporations as much as 30 percent on taxes on ...

Letter To A Critic Dear Pastor, I read your letter with great interest. I appreciate your heart and the tone with which you wrote the letter. You expressed concern about “my perspective of Islam and the Holy Qur’an.” Let me assure you that what I am teaching is not being done out of ignorance, hate, or prejudice. I made it clear that I was not speaking of Muslims who seek to live at peace with other religions. What I teach is based on interaction with Muslims in the Middle East, particularly in Israel, over the past 31 years. My understanding ...

Beijing produces videos glorifying terrorist attacks on 'arrogant' US By Damien McElroy (Filed: 04/11/2001) THE Chinese state-run propaganda machine is cashing in on the terror attacks in New York and Washington, producing books, films and video games glorifying the strikes as a humbling blow against an arrogant nation. Video discs filled with lurid images along with dramatic opera music and even the theme from Jaws have flooded the nation's markets in the wake of the attacks. Disc after disc bear the imprimatur of the Communist Party-controlled media. The most popular DVDs have been produced by the Xinhua information agency, Beijing ...

Will It Be Cash, Check or Finger? By Julia Scheeres 2:00 a.m. Oct. 1, 2001 PDT Fingerprints, long stigmatized by their association with crime scenes and police stations, may get an image boost when people start using them to pay for everything from Big Macs to groceries. That's the philosophy behind Indivos, an Oakland, California, firm that has invented software that uses fingerprint scanners to process electronic payments. "We're putting this in front of the mainstream consumer," said Indivos spokesman Frank Pierce. "You won't need cash or cards to pay for anything. All you need is your finger and you ...

“Relentlessly and Thoroughly” The only way to respond. By Paul Johnson, a historian and journalist whose forthcoming book is a history of art. From the October 15, 2001, issue of National Review Bold and uncompromising words were spoken by American (and British) leaders in the immediate response to the Manhattan Massacre. But they may be succeeded by creeping appeasement unless public opinion insists that these leaders stick to their initial resolve to destroy international terrorism completely. One central reason why appeasement is so tempting to Western governments is that attacking terrorism at its roots necessarily involves conflict with the second-largest ...

EIGHT western aid workers who face a possible death sentence for preaching Christianity appeared for the first time in a packed Kabul courtroom yesterday to protest their innocence. The accused - two Americans, two Australians and four Germans - looked exhausted as heavily armed soldiers led them before a bank of bearded, white-turbaned judges. One of the six women wore the head-to-toe burqa that Afghan women have to wear in public. The others covered their heads with veils. It was the first time any of the eight, who worked for the German-based Christian relief agency Shelter Now International, had been ...

'Stop Medical Genocide,' Father Says: The search for alternative treatments for Thomas continues... By Ken Hulme, CBN.Com June 7, 2000 --What would you do if you learned that the treatment prescribed by your doctors would disable your child for life? What would you do if you found an alternative treatment with no known side effects, but the Federal Drug Administration refused to allow your child the treatment? For Arizona parents Jim and Donna Navarro, their son, four-year-old Thomas, is worth the fight. "We need to stop this medical genocide," says Jim Navarro. Thomas has medulla blastoma, an aggressive form of ...

Gun owners face mandatory fingerprinting, photos, testing By Matthew Mittan Democrat Sen. Dianne Feinstein has introduced a bill that would require that all legal gun owners in America be licensed, fingerprinted, tested, photographed and forced to sign safety contracts with the federal government. "When you want to hunt, you get a hunting license; when you want to drive, you get a driver's license," Feinstein said. But, "when it comes to guns and gun owners, there's no license and no registration. ... The time has come to treat gun owners no differently than anyone who seeks to drive a car." Accompanying ...

Revealed: China's plot to blockade Taiwan By DAVID LAGUE, Defence Correspondent China is planning to blockade Taiwan's key port about September this year, according to secret United States intelligence forecasts shared with Australia. Australian intelligence sources have told the Herald that the threat to the port of Kaohsiung, which carries 66 per cent of the island's trade, was aimed at forcing Taiwan to open early talks on reunification with the mainland. It is understood the US is taking the blockade preparations seriously as fears mount in Beijing that Taiwan is drifting steadily towards independence despite mainland threats of war. "The ...

TESTING THE FAITH Banned in Kentucky: God, country, etc. 10 Commandments, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. motto By Julie Foster © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com Today, schools and courthouses in eastern Kentucky are taking down displays of historical documents -- including the Mayflower Compact and the preamble to the state's constitution -- in compliance with an order from Federal District Judge Jennifer Coffman, who said the displays are a violation of the First Amendment. Set up over the course of last year in Harlan County schools and the courthouses of McCreary and Pulaski counties, the displays have the effect of "conveying ...

Foes ask court to reject wiretap rules Feds wouldn’t need a warrant to obtain Net communications By Mike Brunker MSNBC May 16 — In a case with broad implications for communications technology, lawyers for the Justice Department and a coalition of telecommunications and privacy groups square off in federal court Wednesday to argue whether the FBI should be allowed to intercept Internet communications and pinpoint the locations of cellular phone users without first obtaining a search warrant. AT ISSUE in the proceedings before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington are rules issued last year by the Federal Communication Commission ...

Revealed: China's plot to blockade Taiwan By DAVID LAGUE, Defence Correspondent China is planning to blockade Taiwan's key port about September this year, according to secret United States intelligence forecasts shared with Australia. Australian intelligence sources have told the Herald that the threat to the port of Kaohsiung, which carries 66 per cent of the island's trade, was aimed at forcing Taiwan to open early talks on reunification with the mainland. It is understood the US is taking the blockade preparations seriously as fears mount in Beijing that Taiwan is drifting steadily towards independence despite mainland threats of war. "The ...

TESTING THE FAITH Banned in Kentucky: God, country, etc. 10 Commandments, Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, U.S. motto By Julie Foster © 2000 WorldNetDaily.com Today, schools and courthouses in eastern Kentucky are taking down displays of historical documents -- including the Mayflower Compact and the preamble to the state's constitution -- in compliance with an order from Federal District Judge Jennifer Coffman, who said the displays are a violation of the First Amendment. Set up over the course of last year in Harlan County schools and the courthouses of McCreary and Pulaski counties, the displays have the effect of "conveying ...

A Firsthand Account Of Child Abuse, Castro Style By Armando Valladares I was in solitary confinement in Fidel Castro's tropical gulag -- where I spent 22 years for refusing to pledge allegiance to the Communist regime -- when I heard a child's voice whimpering. "Get me out of here! Get me out of here! I want to see my mommy!" I thought my senses were failing me. I could not believe that they had imprisoned a child in those dungeons. Later on, I learned the story of Robertico. He was 12 years old when they arrested him. A captain in ...