https://freerepublic.com/tag/omarifleming/ en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:42:14 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391658/posts As fighter jets launch air strikes on Iran from the San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln, now operating in the Middle East, military families are reporting to MS NOW that the carrier's 5,000 crew members are suffering through supply shortages. “Food obviously has been scarce,” said Nicole Conrad, whose son is a sailor on the carrier. “He’s told me there was a time where he was only eating half a cup of rice and two tortillas.” Families say their loved ones are also dealing with long periods with no hot water for showering, laundry service that’s down for weeks and standing... NBC San Diego https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4391658/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:42:14 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3182554/posts Imagine being killed because of your religion. The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), a radical Islamic group, says this will start happening in Iraq by Saturday and the threat is sending shockwaves through the community of more than 50,000 Chaldeans in the San Diego area. At St. Michael Chaldean Church in El Cajon, locals are hoping for peace. Chaldeans visit the church in east San Diego by the thousands to pray for the thousands of victims killed in Iraq and people being persecuted because of their religion. One of the women praying there is Sister Francois. Though she’s... NBC San Diego https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3182554/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2014 23:26:04 GMT