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I'm very sad to say that The Shrew passed away yesterday. I know there are some oldtimers here that would want to know and possibly share condolences and stories. He was one of the best.

The following article has far reaching implications for our future. Based on the price of gold and our total national debt, our gold reserves account for .0352 cents for every FRN. This means that if we revalued our currency based on a tangible asset (gold only in this case), you would receive $3.52 for every $10,000 of your assets. In a practical scenario, the United States would use silver reserves and property to augment the conversion of your property. This article in conjunction with the unprecedented land grab that the federal government has undertaken should make every sentient American take...

Story and Photo by U.S. Army SFC Matthew Chlosta, ISAF HQ PAO FOB Altimur, Afghanistan--Afghan National Army Soldiers and Afghan National Police officers from Logar and Wardak provinces got the chance to test their fighting and life-saving skills during an integrated competition with U.S. Soldier teammates at forward operating base Altimur on Feb. 13. Hosted by the 173rd Airborne Brigade “Sky Soldiers” the half-day contest, named Operation Common Goal, highlighted the different tasks commonly used in daily joint ANA, ANP, and U.S. patrols. “Three U.S. platoons each have a squad of ANA working together,” said U.S. Army Spc. Bryan...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2008 – The Iraqi police have achieved operational proficiency, allowing coalition trainers to shift their focus to professional development, an officer said yesterday. “We’re continuing to develop big numbers of recruits, but at the same time we’re also starting to add to the professional training,” U.S. Army Col. Bryan Bequette, director of training support for the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team, told bloggers during a teleconference. “Investigator courses, follow on leadership courses, management course … as we start working on professionalism of the force along and in parallel with the size of it.” Bequette is in command...

ROOT CAUSES OF THE ECONOMIC MELTDOWN 1) THE CREATION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE [FED]. This is centralized banking as practiced in the U.S. The birth of the FED was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson (D) on Dec. 24, 1913. Reflecting on this he later said, “I am a most unhappy man; unwittingly I have ruined my country….” The FED is a private consortium of bankers the heads of which are appointed by the executive branch of government. Many people believe that their first loyalty lies with bankers—including Wall Street bankers and foreign bankers—more than with the American people....

Link to Tenative ScheduleHotels in the CPAC Area: Hotel Price per night Distance from CPAC Four Points Sheraton 169.00 .5 miles Club Quarters 160.00 .6 miles Holiday Inn Downtown 129.00 .61 miles Hamilton Crowne Plaza 159.00 .62 miles Red Roof Inn Washington Downtown 114.00 .67 miles Check Travelocity for Hotels  

The FR 2004 Eagle Awards Committee has been established and held it's first meeting. An outline and project timeline has been set to meet the Jan 20 Ball deadline so award recipients who are in attendance can be recognized at that time. Nominations will begin being accepted around Dec 20th with voting to occur beginning around Jan 2. Final winners shall be confirmed and posted by Jan 8th. Awards will be produced and forwarded to the Ball presenter by Jan 13th. The presenter will be a member of the FRN, who is sponsoring these awards. Your 2004 Awards Committee Nick...

As has been the history of Free Republic activism, we are urging all FReepers to keep your powder dry and check the "activism" sidebar regularly for important notices about after election plans. We're working to get the FR Network map and rally listing site up (the webmasters have been working 14-18 hours a day on the Swift Boat and other veterans sites for the last couple of months and haven't been able to update it) in time so rally/march locations can be easily located. REGISTERED is working on a Post-Election '04 graphic (ala Sore Loserman) that can be used for...

Tonight Steve Pitkin will be interviewed tonight (September 8, 2004) on WABC Radio at 7pm EDST by "The Great One" Mark Levin. Mr. Levin is known to longtime freepers as "holdonnow" for his trademarked technique of cutting off liberal bloviators. Mark is also the long time President of LandMark Legal Foundation.org The interview will focus on the recent interview conducted by Scott Swett of Mr. Pitkin on WinterSoldier.com Listen In! WABCRadio.com

National March Against Terror September 11, 2004 Free Republic Call to Action! 3 Weeks to go! Inspired by the courage and tenacity of the Swift Boat Vets, FReepers take to the streets one more time to make a difference and counter punch the propaganda being spoon fed to the American public! Call your friends, call your neighbors, call your relatives and get out on a street corner in your town and let the Kerry and the lying lapdog media know that America is STILL united in defeating terrorism worldwide! Previous Thread!NMAT Website!List your rally/Rally info HERE!

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INDEPENDENT BIAS THE PLACE FOR UNBIASED INSIGHT "Much of the media is helping hamstring our efforts by highlighting casualties, ignoring accomplishments, and generally conveying the sense that we can’t possibly succeed." - Scott Swett An Interview with Scott Swett Director of the Free Republic Network By: Rich Bowden · R. Bowden, Independent Bias (Feedback)Rich Bowden: With national security high on the agenda in the lead-up to the November elections, which candidate do you consider has the better record in this area and why? Scott Swett: It seems clear that the most immediate threat to America’s national security is international terrorism....

Free Republic Freedom Tour 2004 Houston, Texas Saturday June 12, 2004     LIVE THREAD!        WEB CAM!     Click here for the FReeperCam pageThen come back here for live actionAnd photos added all day

The Free Republic Network Freeps Ahoy 3 Cruise is under way. Easing away from the Fort Lauderdale port today the 22nd, Freepers aboard Holland America's Zuiderdam are headed for Half Moon Kay. Half Moon Cay is a private island resort reserved only for Holland America's passengers. Freepers will arrive there tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. for a full day's excersion. Check out the cruise itenerary below and join me in conversing with Freepers who will be filing reports form aboard ship. Those of you aboad the Zuiderdam, Freeps Ahoy!  I wish we were there with you. Links on this map...

March 8, 1965 -- The first Stockholm Conference on Vietnam is held in Stockholm, Sweden. The conference is the creation of Romesh Chandra, chairman of the KGB-funded World Peace Council. Former Soviet bloc spy chief Ion Mihai Pacepa will later describe it as "a permanent international organization to aid or to conduct operations to help Americans dodge the draft or defect, to demoralize its army with anti-American propaganda, to conduct protests, demonstrations, and boycotts, and to sanction anyone connected with the war." The operation is staffed by undercover intelligence officers and funded to the tune of about $15 million per...

Last week, the Free Republic Network and FR Chapter Leaders voted to join and support Gary Aldrich and the Patrick Henry Center's efforts to get the military medical records of John Kerry released as announced in a February 25th article. The FRN and FR Chapters will initially assist this effort by keeping FR activists informed by posting information and updates on the Forum and conducting phone/fax/email campaigns when needed. Additional activism efforts and support will be offered as the situation develops. The FRN and FR Chapters request all FReeepers to support this this project and lend assistance as it develops...

Major FR Activism Effort Planned! The Free Republic Network and FR Chapter Leaders voted last week to co-sponsor the "National Day of Vigilance Against Terrorism" (NDVAT) created by FIT-AIM-ACT (FAA). FAA is an organization dedicated to insuring that our armed forces have the support, resources and training to be fully equipped to defeat terrorism, support for a national missile defense system and that America is fully prepared to defeat terrorism through advance counter-terrorism efforts. To that end, FAA has called for a national day of rallies on 9-11 in support of these issues and created the NDVAT Resolution which already...

Move over, MoveOn.org -- new competition is coming. An array of polemical, political sites is debuting online, utilizing the interactive features of the Internet, and promising to provide a major outlet for visceral attacks on both major candidates for the White House this fall, President George W. Bush and -- presumably -- Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass). Back in 1988, independent attack ads emerged on TV and helped shape the perception of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, the Democratic nominee for president, as weak on crime. The ads touted the story of felon Willie Horton, let out of jail during the...

Memo to Reporters FROM: MoveOn.org PAC's Research TeamDATE: 3.5.2004attachment. Revealing Picture of Hatch Surfaces On Internet: Hatch Caught in Embarrassing Online Tryst with Publisher of Stolen Democratic DocumentsTwice in the days before right wing activist Kay Daly published stolen Democratic documents on her web site, Senator Orrin Hatch appeared on fringe internet radio shows with her. On October 29, 2003, he appeared on her Free Republic radio "Daly Show" and on November 11, 2003, he appeared on another Free Republic radio show with her. Manuel Miranda appeared on Ms. Daly's radio show just two weeks earlier. Kay Daly was the...

<p>After the media tore into President Bush’s 30-year-old National Guard record like a rabid pit bull into a bacon-scented postman, Democrats have been licking their chops in anticipation of highlighting John Kerry’s service during the same period.</p> <p>A new Web site, however, should give Democrats more than a moment’s pause — and it’s likely just the opening salvo concerning the outlandish actions of Kerry and his comrades in the antiwar Vietnam Veterans Against the War.</p>