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About 50 parishioners were locked into the Assemblies of God church before it was set ablaze. They were mostly women and children. Those who tried to flee were hacked to death by machete-wielding members of a mob numbering 2,000. The 2008 New Year Day atrocity in the Kenyan village Eldoret, about 185 miles northwest of Nairobi, had all the markings of the Rwanda genocide of a decade earlier. By mid-February 2008, more than 1,500 Kenyans were killed. Many were slain by machete-armed attackers. More than 500,000 were displaced by the religious strife. Villages lay in ruin. Many of the atrocities...

Here is a copy of the first article I read, but I will address what I found out from Senators Boxers office and Sen. Fienstiens office today (10/11/07). I know this has been posted here before, BUT, it has now PASSED in Congress! Read on: Veterans Disarmament Act To Bar Vets From Owning Guns Larry Pratt Sunday September 23, 2007 Hundreds of thousands of veterans -- from Vietnam through Operation Iraqi Freedom -- are at risk of being banned from buying firearms if legislation that is pending in Congress gets enacted. How? The Veterans Disarmament Act -- which has already...

BOMBINGS OF U.S. EMBASSIES IN AFRICA: 'SUPERPOWER IN THE CROSS HAIRS' Media in Kenya, Europe, the Middle East and Asia devoted front-page and editorial coverage to the two terrorist attacks against the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania last Friday. A majority of analysts--including many in the Middle East--fingered "radical Islamic organizations" as the perpetrators of the bombing attacks. Pundits across the board were quick to condemn the killing of innocent civilians. But opinion was mixed as to why this attack against the U.S. has taken place, and what the superpower should do about it. A few commentators expressed concern...

Why haven't they campaigned in front of troops? We never see them visiting with them? Senator Edwards stated he would "definitely" be going to Iraq. But did he? Why haven't we seen either of them standing in front of our military? After all, they will be commanding our troops during war if they win (God forbid!). I'll tell you why. Because they aren't liked much by the troops. The troops could be "ordered" to go if Kerry or Edwards wanted to visit. But they can't be ordered to cheer, or be ordered to be happy about it. When Kerry went...

Senate President Pro Temp John Burton has threatened to stall the budget process because of Governor Schwarznegger for his "girlie men" comments!! He states the comments have stalled the process for at least another TWO WEEKS! Can you believe it? (THEY REALLY ARE GIRLIE MEN!!!) I was so mad I called and asked the receptionist if I was reading my paper correctly? She said I was. I asked her if she realized that the "girlie men" comment was once a joke made "ABOUT" the Governor.. and now he made the comment in a joking manner about the lawmakers in a...

I've gotten word tonight that our FRiend Budge could REALLY use some support. He is down and could REALLY use a lift. He is one tough cookie but everyone needs a lift now and then. Pain is an awful thing. But sometimes it can just wear you down. We had a pretty good scare recently with Budge. Thankfully it turned out to be Kidney Stones. Taking care of the problem wasn't fun but at least Budge will be ok. But now he has pulled some rib cartilage some how or another and those things combined have just taken a toll....

Shroud of Turin history presented in UpstateRetired surgeon relays his nearly 40 years of research on the Shroud of TurinBy SHEILA OJENDYK GREENVILLE — Dr. William E. Rabil has no doubt that the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. Rabil, a retired general surgeon from Winston-Salem, N.C., began studying the shroud in the late 1950s and has been lecturing about it for nearly 40 years. He made two slide presentations to parishioners at St. Mary Church on March 6. Rabil began with a brief history of the shroud. After the crucifixion, the shroud was originally hidden...

Please PING your Prayer Warriors. Then RESPOND TO pollyg107 After a courageous battle with bone cancer, pollyg107 Mom passed away on Friday morning at 5:40 am. The memorial service is today, Sunday (2-15-04) in the afternoon. I just wanted everyone to know that Polly's Mom's suffering is over. She is in Heaven now. Polly is going to be gone for a few days and busy with everything, but I thought it would be wonderful to see a "Memorial Prayer Thread" dedicated to her and her Mom when she returned. I don't normally share freepmails, but I know Polly will understand...

Just heard on FoxNews that they guys and gals in Baghdad admire Arnold Schwarzenegger so much, not just for his Physical abilities but FOR HIS POLITICS. So they renamed their Gym after him. It is now called "Arnold Classics"

A Time To Speak Up It could have been any night of the week, as I sat in one of those loud and casual steak houses that are cropping up all over the country. You know the type- a bucket of peanuts on the table, shells littering the floor, and a bunch of perky college kids racing around with longneck beers and sizzling platters. Taking a sip of my iced tea, I studied the crowd over the rim of my glass. I let my gaze linger on a few of the tables next to me, where several uniformed military members...

SHAKERZ TEEN ESSAY Please leave my french fries alone By Erika Maas For the Appeal-Democrat Why is everybody mad at France? Yes, the French opposed the United States-led war in Iraq. They lobbied against us. So what? The French are entitled to their own views. A sign of real maturity is when we allow others to have their own opinions. The best discussion is where one person can disagree with another, without being ridiculed or bullied. The same goes for disagreeing countries. Iraq had a problem. The United States tried to solve it. France simply had a different view and...

"Muslims Express War Reservations" "Khalid Chaudhry teaches one of his two business classes Monday at Yuba College in Linda. Chaudhry, who immigrated to the United States in 1986 from Pakistan, is not convinced that that the war against Iraq was aimed at liberating Iraqis." Photo by Cris Kauffman/ Appeal-Democrat Yuba City resident Mohamed Aly Barakat says he finds the news coverage on war with Iraq troubling. Barakat, an Egyptian-American, watched the looting and deaths of innocent Iraqis with frustration. He clearly remembers watching a 12-year-old boy, identified only as Ali on television, whose arms had been cut off and his...

Ok.. TWICE today (That we've heard) Fox News has announced that the troops have named the Northern Iraq Airport they took over.. "Bush International Airport". That is a HUGE sign of respect for the Commander in Chief!!! They just spoke of it again at 8:45 pm PT. I looked to see if this news was posted anywhere.. and couldn't find it. But it is just too awesome to ignore. God Bless our Troops and God Bless our Commander in Chief!

I don't know if anyone else has noticed them, but Fox News is doing some AWESOME adds thanking and praying for our troops. We are all good at writing angry e-mails when we feel passionate about something said or done that we disagree with. But how about we give an "atta boy" to Fox News. What they are doing is AWESOME!!! To Call FOX News Channel: 1-888-369-4762 Outside the United States? If you reside outside the United States and watch FOX News Channel, we want to know! Help us expand our availability by telling us why you watch FNC. If...

"CLICK HERE TO SEND A LETTER TO THE TROOPS.. ONE LETTER AT A TIME"

Photo by Bill Tiernan / The Virginian-Pilot. The amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima carries a message as it prepares for deployment Tuesday morning at Norfolk Naval Station. More photos. Photo by Bill Tiernan / The Virginian-Pilot. By SONJA BARISIC, Associated Press March 4, 2003 NORFOLK -- After watching dozens of Navy ships deploy in recent months in preparation for a possible war with Iraq, sailors on three amphibious ships left today in the last major deployment from Hampton Roads for the near future. ``Trust me, we all want to go over there and get it over with,'' said Capt....

An Economic Plan That Adds Up January 8, 2003 Daniel J. Mitchell President Bush’s critics reacted in predictably uniform fashion to his latest economic proposal: Playing the class-warfare card.Good luck making that charge stick. America isn’t France. The politics of hate-and-envy doesn’t resonate here like it does in Europe. We want more freedom and opportunity. Consider the president’s call to end the double taxation of dividends, which is sure to give the stock market a boost and improve American competitiveness. Under his plan, businesses will still pay tax on corporate income, but individual stockholders no longer would have to pay...

Yesterday we heard how President Kennedy was on a HOST of drugs. Having worked in the medical field, I can tell you that the sleeping pills used back in his day, KNOCKED you out. Who was in charge when he was incapacitated? I'm trying to find the list of drugs he was on. I know they listed Sleeping pills, Methadone, Demerol, Lithium, and a TON of other drugs. I don't know how the man was cognitive. Does anyone have the list? And, why aren't we hearing MORE about this as a matter of national security? I looked for anything regarding...

"Former president shares message of optimism at UC Davis event" Chris Kaufman /Appeal-Democrat. Former President Bill Clinton connects with audience members at Freeborn Hall on the University of California, Davis campus during a visit there and the Mondavi Center on Sunday. Clinton's speech at the Mondavi Center drew an audience of about 3,000 people. In the post Sept. 11 world, where nations' futures are darkened by threats from a host of social, political and religious ills, former President Bill Clinton still sees a light of hope for humanity. Instead of fearing the challenges, Clinton believes the United States should be...

October 18, 2002 Clinton and North Korea "North Korea Says It Has a Program on Nuclear Arms" -- New York Times, Oct. 17, 2002. President Bill Clinton will be remembered by history for only one thing, which is a bit of a shame since his record is so thoroughly shabby and dishonorable that it deserves closer study. Clinton's contribution to our vulnerability to terror has been well documented, and now comes news that another of his foreign policies has come to fruition. The North Koreans have admitted what close observers have suspected all along -- that they have a nuclear...