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  • Pray for our American Heroes!

    08/17/2010 6:51:34 AM PDT · by alpha-8-25-02 · 15 replies
    8/17/10 | ALPHA-8-25-02
    <p>29:1 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord Glory and strength.</p> <p>Lord, Your Elect Christian patriots gather to offer thanksgiving in the awesome shadow of Your Glory and Strength.</p> <p>2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness.</p>
  • Pray for our American Heroes!

    07/20/2010 6:06:44 AM PDT · by alpha-8-25-02 · 21 replies
    7/20/10 | ALPHA-8-25-02
    "When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me." - Psalm 56:9 Lord, with all the grateful joy in our hearts, we, your Elect, come boldly to Your Throne of Grace and cast these supplications. We ask that You incline Your ear to our exhaustive pleas. We that are imputed the Righteousness of Your Son ask what no reprobate is able. Father, the spawn of perdition are desecrating this country formed in Praise of You. We pray all Christian patriots regain the strength of eagles and cease living defeated,...
  • The incredible illegal distillery which made 1.3m litres of bootleg alcohol

    07/12/2010 11:12:31 AM PDT · by Niuhuru · 61 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | Last updated at 6:58 PM on 12th July 2010 | By Daily Mail Reporter
    The ringleader of a bootleg alcohol gang which produced more than a million litres of illegal vodka costing the taxman £10 million in lost revenue was jailed for 12 years today. Harvey Conroy ran a 'determined and professional' outfit which produced fake vodka and tobacco without paying excise duty or VAT, defrauding the state of millions of pounds. Richard Christie QC, for the prosecution, said Conroy orchestrated the fraud in a bid to make massive profits, with the factories working 24 hours-a-day
  • LEADERSHIP: Another Skipper Gets Tossed

    06/27/2010 9:24:53 PM PDT · by shield · 58 replies · 2+ views
    Strategy Page ^ | June 27th, 2010
    The U.S. Navy has relieved the captain of a frigate (USS John L. Hall), because, two months ago, his ship bumped into a pier as it was docking in the Black Sea port of Batumi, Georgia. There was no damage to the pier, but the Hall suffered damage costing $160,000 to repair. After the investigation was over, the navy concluded that the captain should be relieved for “loss of confidence in his ability to command.” That makes seven ship captains relieved so far this year, more than twice the rate that it has been relieving them in the last few...
  • Face of Defense: Family Liaison Duty Changes Airman’s Life

    06/16/2010 9:17:22 AM PDT · by SandRat · 202+ views
    Face of Defense ^ | Tech. Sgt. Chyenne A. Adams, USAF
    BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, D.C., June 16, 2010 – When an airman is seriously injured, multiple agencies are ready to provide help. But if the servicemember is unable to actively engage those resources, the Air Force assigns a family liaison officer to help the family deal with the emotional and physical turmoil. Master Sgt. Robert D. Greenberg, an Air Force Honor Guard member here, recently served as the family liaison officer for Senior Airman Michael Malarsie's family. Malarsie was injured Jan. 3 in a roadside-bomb attack on his unit near Kandahar, Afghanistan, where he was one of a two-man tactical...
  • Pelosi Says She Has a Duty to Pursue Policies in Keeping With The Values of Jesus

    06/01/2010 9:34:53 PM PDT · by Texas Fossil · 103 replies · 1,194+ views
    CNS News ^ | June 01, 2010 | Nicholas Ballasy
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she believes she must pursue public policies "in keeping with the values" of Jesus Christ, "The Word made Flesh." Pelosi, who is a Catholic and who favors legalized abortion, voted against the ban on partial-birth abortion that was enacted into law in 2003.
  • Pray for our American Heroes

    05/18/2010 6:02:03 AM PDT · by alpha-8-25-02 · 14 replies · 194+ views
    5/18/10 | ALPHA-8-25-02
    The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation Of David. 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Lord we come to you in search of the light of salvation, that You have shined on your Saints. The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? As the fear of seen and unseen calamity surrounds us, we look to You for righteous courage. 2 When evildoers assail me to eat up my flesh, my adversaries and foes, it is they who stumble and fall. The spawn of wrath purposes...
  • 25 Reasons Why The Police Are Great.

    05/04/2010 5:19:02 PM PDT · by Ravnagora · 18 replies · 393+ views
    www.aleksandrarebic.com ^ | May 4, 2010 | Aleksandra Rebic
    What kind of a person would voluntarily sign up for a job that entails everything the police have to contend with?Such a person as is described in "Why the Police are Great."Thank God for people such as this.Dedicated to the men and womenof Law Enforcement who have given their livesin the line of duty.1. The Police are great because they are always ready. They are ready to handle the mundane and trivial. They are ready to handle the ordinary and common. They are ready to handle the big jobs, the tough jobs, the dangerous jobs, and the heartbreaking jobs. Every...
  • BOYCOTT MICHIGAN

    04/16/2010 4:23:17 PM PDT · by ghstcgr · 25 replies · 579+ views
    http://boycottmichigan.blogspot.com ^ | april16,2010 | les campbell
    BOYCOTT MICHIGAN Abolish Michigan’s criminal/felony child support laws A National plea goes out too; Boycott all Michigan Businesses, in an effort to stop Michigan from prosecuting its citizens with Criminal felony’s convictions for child support. see full thread @ http://boycottmichigan.blogspot.com
  • From the Archives - "I Don't Have To."

    12/31/2009 9:05:22 AM PST · by Ed Hudgins · 4 replies · 244+ views
    [New Year's resolutions are often put in terms of "I have to" and fill in the blank with what you think you must do. David Kelley warns that "To say 'I have to' is to speak the language of compulsion, duty, authority." David suggests we speak "the language of values instead of the language of duty, 'want-to' instead of 'have-to'."]How many times during the course of a week do we say "I have to..."? I have to take out the trash...change the oil in my car...pay my Visa bill...I have to give a presentation at the sales meeting...take the final...
  • From one vet to another....THANK YOU

    11/11/2009 5:28:45 AM PST · by mshoffner · 14 replies · 2,246+ views
    Huntington Examiner ^ | 11/11/2009 | Mark Shoffner
    From Concord to New Orleans. From the Northwest Territory to the American west. From the Philippines to San Juan Hill. From Europe before 1920 to Europe controlled by the Axis powers. From Korea and Vietnam to the Middle East. They have worn everything from the everyday to specialized outfits. They started with crude single shots and now use precision weapons. They've been shot down by their own government and hailed as heroes. They're doctors and lawyers, tradesmen and farmers. They are all different races, creeds, colors, nationalities, and faiths. They come from places as large as New York City and...
  • WWII female pilots finally get recognition

    09/12/2009 10:13:59 AM PDT · by Liberty Valance · 46 replies · 2,092+ views
    The McAllen Monitor ^ | September 11, 2009 | Jeremy Roebuck
    Muriel Martin spent four years helping train fighter pilots as a Women's Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, during WWII.Muriel Martin struggles these days to remember the years she spent as a World War II U.S. Army Air Force pilot. The dates have run together in her mind and the details of her training and experience long ago faded into the background of a life filled with child rearing and community service. But some days, the memories push through and she finds herself back in her 20s and in the cockpit again. “I was flying to Dallas earlier this year and...
  • Md. Gov. Calls Seasonal Flu Shots a 'Patriotic Duty'

    09/02/2009 10:08:01 PM PDT · by freespirited · 45 replies · 1,482+ views
    Washpost ^ | 09/02/09 | Aaron C. Davis
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Wednesday said it was residents' "patriotic duty" to get seasonal flu shots in coming weeks to make it easier for health officials to determine if outbreaks are related to H1N1, or swine flu. If residents do not get vaccinated against seasonal strains and later get sickened by them as a result, there will be little way to determine if those falling ill this fall and winter have been infected by less worrisome strains, or by the more contagious H1N1 virus, O'Malley said. The governor characterized that scenario as serious because it could stress supplies...
  • Battery Commander Looks Back at Successful Tour of Duty in Iraq

    07/14/2009 4:39:12 PM PDT · by SandRat · 2 replies · 278+ views
    Multi-National Force - Iraq ^ | Sgt. 1st Class Joe Thompson, USA
    FOB DELTA — Fifteen months after deploying to Iraq, the Soldiers of Battery C, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Fires Brigade, are getting ready to head home to Fort Hood, Texas. From Bucca to Buehring, Basrah to Delta, the Soldiers of Btry. C have had an adventure of a deployment. Starting at Camp Bucca in April 2008, Btry. C's first mission in Iraq was conducting detainee operations. "Basically, what we did at Camp Bucca was set up vocational schools," said Capt. Robert Plowey, then commander of Btry. C. "We supported the Islamic discussion group. We helped run a...
  • Going great guns at 100

    06/28/2009 4:42:56 PM PDT · by twister881 · 10 replies · 1,279+ views
    San Diego Union Tribune ^ | 06/28/2009 | Lori Weisberg
    "I'm going to say it again . . . I cannot believe this is happening,” John Finn said as he surveyed a crowd of more than 2,000 who traveled to Pine Valley to celebrate his 100th birthday. The Medal of Honor recipient has spoken all over the country about his heroic counterassault on enemy planes at Pearl Harbor nearly 68 years ago... But nothing could compare to yesterday's much more personal tribute, Finn said. “Who'd ever expect this kind of crowd out here?” the Live Oak Springs resident asked, supporting himself on two canes, yet fit and sharp-witted for his...
  • The Price of Liberty is...Hot Dog Gruel? (Washington)

    06/24/2009 4:52:39 AM PDT · by marktwain · 4 replies · 550+ views
    marktaff.com ^ | 23 June, 2009 | Mark Taff
    As you readers may recall from earlier postings, I had jury duty yesterday for King County Superior Court. You may also recall that back in January I emailed them, in good faith, a list of principles (you know, those freedoms us libertarian “terrorists” advocate for, despite government objections) I held that I thought would disqualify me from jury duty. Other than an acknowledgment of receipt of my objections, no substantive action on them was taken by the Court. When my day started, I had already been up for 24 hours, partly due to my odd sleep schedule, and partly due...
  • Foreign Enemies and Traitors: A Review (Vanity)

    05/26/2009 8:34:21 AM PDT · by Salo · 14 replies · 1,260+ views
    Vanity ^ | 05/26/2009 | Salo
    The United States have broken up. The economy is in shambles. Earthquakes and Hurricanes have ravaged the Southeast, and a low-intensity civil war is raging in Tennessee as the federal government tries to reassert itself over the states that are in open rebellion. The federal government is led by President Tambor, the first African American president - and closet Marxist - who is craven enough to try to use the military against its own citizens, and ruthless enough to bring in vicious foreign mercenaries when our own troops won’t completely turn against us. Then it gets bad. Really bad. Foreign...
  • George Washington--Speech to the Officers of the Army

    04/14/2009 8:35:57 PM PDT · by combat_boots · 6 replies · 1,613+ views
    Rediscovering Geroge Washington ^ | Newburgh, March 15, 1783 | G. Washington
    Head Quarters, Newburgh, March 15, 1783 "Gentlemen: By an anonymous summons, an attempt has been made to convene you together; how inconsistent with the rules of propriety! how unmilitary! and how subversive of all order and discipline, let the good sense of the Army decide. In the moment of this Summons, another anonymous production was sent into circulation, addressed more to the feelings and passions, than to the reason and judgment of the Army. The author of the piece, is entitled to much credit for the goodness of his Pen and I could wish he had as much credit for...
  • MILITARY: Judge denies Marines access to CBS tapes

    03/13/2009 12:06:57 PM PDT · by Dubya · 23 replies · 2,369+ views
    North County Times ^ | MARK WALKER
    Finding supports rights of press over prosecutor's desire for all of '60 Minutes' Wuterich interview CAMP PENDLETON ---- CBS prevailed Thursday in a battle with Marine prosecutors who wanted all the network's unaired tapes from an interview with the key figure in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in 2005. A military judge granted the network's request to deny a subpoena seeking all the outtakes from a "60 Minutes" interview with Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich first broadcast in 2007. The judge, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks, ruled that forcing the network to hand over that material would place the network in...
  • Duty Won’t Take Holiday as Christmas Spirit Reaches Iraq

    12/23/2008 5:42:45 PM PST · by SandRat · 3 replies · 408+ views
    WASHINGTON, Dec. 23, 2008 – The holiday decorations are ever-present at the 926th Engineer Brigade headquarters at Camp Liberty, Iraq. Competitions are under way to determine who can fashion the most festive door, and holiday parties – without liquor, of course – remind everyone that the days are counting down to Christmas. The lineup for Dec. 25 includes an all-hands “Saper call,” a “basketball brawl” similar to the one the brigade sponsored at Thanksgiving, and football games playing back to back on the dining facility TVs. But Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Talley, the brigade commander, said the festivities can’t overshadow...