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VIDEOThe Spanish Legion was modeled after the French Foreign Legion yet it has several significant differences. Although the enlisted ranks of the French Foreign Legion are composed entirely of non-French citizens, the members of the Spanish Legion are almost entirely Spaniards. Another difference is that the Spanish Legion march is much faster than the French Foreign Legion march. In fact, as you can see, the Spanish Legion marches so rapidly that you can be forgiven if you think the video of their march is being played at fast speed although I assure you that it's not. The Spanish Legion uniform...

No this isn’t a Monte Python skit. It’s the perfect representation of Canada after 9 years of Liberal virtue signaling and DEI hiring practices. This clip has been viewed worldwide now.

Attendees at the Valero Alamo Bowl booed the Stanford University Band during its halftime performance after the bandsmen mocked the border wall, Whataburger, and all things Texan. The performance came during the California university’s bowl game versus Texas Christian University (TCU). TCU responded by defeating the Stanford Cardinals. The Stanford marching band, known for satirical halftime performances, poked fun at Texan’s state pride, the border wall proposed by President Donald Trump, horned frogs (the TCU mascot), and Whataburger (the iconic Texas hamburger chain), KSAT reported. Audience members booed the band loudly when they mocked the border wall, and even louder...

Marching to Save Lives and a Nation Msgr. Charles Pope • June 19, 2016 •  The following is from a Homily I preached just prior to our march and prayer vigil at the Planned Parenthood “clinic” being built here in Washington, D.C.The first reading at Mass today (Saturday of the 11th week of the year) is from Second Chronicles; it details the reforms of King Joash and then his sad decline. Joash’s grandmother Athalia, a worshipper of Baal, was Queen of Judah and proved to be much like her mother Jezebel; she rose to power by having every possible...

Dems get August marching ordersBy Mike Lillis - 08/03/12 09:35 AM ET House Democratic leaders on Thursday offered a final set of talking points to rank-and-file members leaving Washington for the August recess. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) called on Democrats to use the break to portray Republicans as a dysfunctional majority unable — or unwilling — to pass even the most pressing legislation before the House. The party leaders are urging their caucus to highlight the summer's unfinished business, including the farm bill, postal service reform and reauthorization of the Violence Against Women...

Yesterday we released a video of John Bachtell, a national board member from the Communist Party U.S.A., addressing the bongo-banging, spoiled, suburban run-aways at the #OccupyChicago tent city and an interview with a few of his “fellow travelers” in the march. Thanks to a reader tip, we have identified the three individuals in the march who we interviewed. In the photo below starting on the left is James Raines, a University of Memphis teacher (from reader tip), next to his right is Jordan Farrar (Young Communist League & Organizing for America), and next to him is Gabe Niechcial, another young...

Yesterday we released a video of John Bachtell, a national board member from the Communist Party U.S.A., addressing the bongo-banging, spoiled, suburban run-aways at the #OccupyChicago tent city and an interview with a few of his “fellow travelers” in the march. Thanks to a reader tip, we have identified the three individuals in the march who we interviewed. In the photo below starting on the left is James Raines, a University of Memphis teacher (from reader tip), next to his right is Jordan Farrar (Young Communist League & Organizing for America), and next to him is Gabe Niechcial, another young...

In 2007, outside Bangalore, India, an explosion decapitated an industrial worker, hurling his body through a brick wall. In 2005 a routine procedure at a manufacturing plant in Taiwan caused a spontaneous explosion that killed a worker and ignited a blaze that ripped through the factory, shutting down production for three months. Both incidents shared a common cause—silane, a gas made up of silicon and hydrogen that explodes on contact with air. And both incidents occurred in the same industry—solar power. Among other environmental black marks, the process of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) cells from silicon relies on this dangerous pyrophoric...

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HAVANA - Fidel Castro said Wednesday that Cuba is "marching ahead" without him in power, insisting that he is consulted on all important decisions but giving no hint about when — or if — he might retake office after stepping down one year ago. But he was decidedly less optimistic about the island's chances of improving relations with the United States, writing in his latest newspaper essay that "no one should entertain the slightest illusion" Washington will negotiate with Cuba. Castro, who turns 81 this month, has not been seen in public since July 31, 2006, when he stunned Cuba...

WASHINGTON, May 15, 2007 – When Chef Robert Irvine discovered his “mission” was to feed 850 Marines after they’d completed 30 days of desert warfare training at Camp Pendleton, Calif., his reaction was what one might expect. Chef Robert Irvine, host of Food Network’s “Dinner Impossible” and a former chief petty officer cook in the British Royal Navy, shows he can keep up with the 850 Marines he faced at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Photo Courtesy of Food Network  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “Shock and, gasp, horror,” Irvine, host of Food Network’s “Dinner Impossible,” and a former chief...

Betrayed by his own people, terror leader dies in 'safe house' rubble... BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Officials say the extermination of al Qaeda's leader in Iraq is a significant victory but warn that terrorists and insurgents would not be deterred by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death. Al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born Sunni militant with a $25 million U.S. bounty on his head, was believed to have the blood of thousands on his hands as leader of the group behind numerous beheadings, assassinations and bombings. Article continues here: in al Zarqawi dead, but..

Why aren't we marching in support of the laws and Contitution of the United States? Why aren't we marching for border security? Are we to be cowered in this America, by people here illegaly? What have we come to... a country of Wimps?

The San Francisco Chinese New Year's Parade, happening today, is a big event, drawing a half million or more spectators, and serving as the largest public event for the Bay Area's large (and growing) Chinese population. Unfortunately, this year's event is marred by gross poltical bias. The Falun Gong movement, undergoing savage repression in China, but an active part of the overseas Chinese community, is being banned from sponsoring a float. Meanwhile, a float promoting same sex marriage, will be featured in the parade. It is a private event (using public streets - like the St. Paddy's Day parade in...

Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites), a decorated Navy lieutenant who later protested the Vietnam War, urged veterans on Saturday to "get out there marching again" for better benefits. Latest headlines: · Kerry Decries Treatment of War Veterans On the anniversary of President Bush (news - web sites) declaring an end to combat operations in Iraq (news - web sites), Kerry held a sometimes emotional breakfast meeting with about a dozen veterans at a the South City Diner in St. Louis. "We haven't even finished Afghanistan (news - web sites) and we're fighting a war -- mission...