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The man who may have been one of the last people to talk with Jessica Chambers says he is being threatened, and he is being called the leader of a gang that may have been involved in Chambers' death. Jessica Chambers, a 19-year-old Panola County resident, was murdered on December 6th. She was found burning next to her car, which was also on fire. "Everybody knows me out here," said Ali Alsanai, son of the owner of the gas station where Chambers was seen pumping gas hours before she died. "Everybody likes me, I get along with everyone so they...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi police found 47 bodies around the capital Baghdad in the past 24 hours, most of whom appeared to have been the victims of sectarian violence, police said on Saturday.

Michelle Malkin is pointing our attention today to a Marine in need of certain help that we can bring to him. (h/t MuscleHead Revolution) Watch her VENT for today by clicking here. Contact the Marines at the address she gives at the end of the video. And forward the name of a good lawyer. This Marine is getting raked, and needs our help!

WASHINGTON - A music video posted to the Internet, telling a tale about a U.S. Marine killing members of an Iraqi family, is being condemned by an Islamic group and investigated by the Marine Corps. The four-minute video, called "Hadji Girl," appears to be sung by a Marine in front of a cheering audience. The lyrics talk about the Marine gunning down members of an Iraqi woman's family after they confront him with automatic weapons. Lt. Col. Scott Fazekas, a spokesman for the Marines, said Tuesday that the Marines were aware of a video posted on the Internet that "purports...

For the foreseeable future, petroleum will power the global economy. There is far too little of it to go around -- especially now that 2 billion Chinese and Indians are in the market. And the resulting scramble for oil warps all reason and common sense. In our petroleum-paranoid world, ``No blood for oil'' was the common smear against removing oil-rich Saddam Hussein. Yet after the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, the global price skyrocketed. The shady deals of French and Russian oil consortia and the rot of the U.N. oil-for-food program were at last exposed. And Iraq's oil industry was,...

In honor of the vented frustration going on in France.... boys and girls, get ready for Islamic carols! Sing Along!!! On the first day of French jihad, my mullah sent to me, A call to jihad. On the second day of French jihad, my mullah sent to me, Two handgrenades and a call to jihad ... On the twelve day of French jihad, my mullah sent to me, Twelve dhimmi reporters, Eleven pushover politicians, Ten burning Bibles, Nine butcher knives, Eight AK-47s, Seven suicide bombers, Six poison syringes, Five... Petrol Bombs, Four RPGs, Three French whores, Two hand grenades, And...