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We Are Church International urges Pope Francis to make the Church participatory in the spirit of the Second Vatican Council An international group of Catholic laypeople have urged Pope Francis to replace the upcoming Synod on Synodality with an assembly of Catholics to make the Church participatory. We Are Church (WAC) International, a global coalition of national church reform groups, made the appeal as Catholics across the world participate in diocesan and regional consultations leading to the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican in October 2023. Pope Francis kicked off the two-year global consultation in Rome on Oct. 10. For...

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, who has played a leading role in investigating the Trump-Ukraine scandal, is facing questions about his own connection to a Soviet-born businessman who has raised money for his campaign and whose company has received lucrative defense contracts from Ukraine's government. That man is Igor Pasternak, the founder and CEO of Worldwide Aeros Corp., which makes blimps for military and commercial customers. His business has also been involved in weapons manufacturing, working with the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense to produce a modified version of the M4 and M16 rifles, according to reports. ...

http://www.lewrockwell.com/north/north815.html The conclusion of this article I have reprinted here also FIRST: "For the first time since 1914, the Federal Reserve System is under serious attack. The attackers are not members of the World Affairs Council. The attackers are from the hinterlands. The bailouts angered them in October 2008. The bailouts confirmed Ron Paul's warnings in his Presidential campaign. The Web has made it possible for the troops to get mobilized." "The FED has never had to deal with anything like this. It does not know how to respond." ***READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE and the next articke that is indicated...

BAGHDAD, Oct. 2, 2009 – Some people turn to reference books or the Internet for a lesson in military history, but the personnel at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Gulf Region Division in Iraq have another option. Thirty-six years after enlisting in the Women’s Army Corps, Pat Riley poses for a pre-deployment photo before heading to Iraq. Riley is serving a six-month assignment as a realty specialist for the Gulf Region Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Iraq. U.S. Army photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. They simply can have a conversation with Pat Riley. Riley enlisted...

ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator John McCain's will deliver the following remarks as prepared for delivery today at the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, California: When I was five years old, a car pulled up in front of our house in New London, Connecticut, and a Navy officer rolled down the window, and shouted at my father that the Japanese had bombed Pearl Harbor. My father immediately left for the submarine base where he was stationed. I rarely saw him again for four years. My grandfather, who commanded the fast carrier task force under Admiral Halsey, came home from...

Hello all. I was searching for a list of all the supreme court rulings against CHRISTmas. Particularly the de-Christianizing of CHRISTmas. I remember one used to be around, but I can't remember where. Any help would be appreciated. Just some ammo to shoot at a few liberals that I know.

Lord, Keep our Troops forever in Your care Give them victory over the enemy... Grant them a safe and swift return... Bless those who mourn the lost. . FReepers from the Foxhole join in prayer for all those serving their country at this time. ...................................................................................... ........................................... U.S. Military History, Current Events and Veterans Issues Where Duty, Honor and Countryare acknowledged, affirmed and commemorated. Our Mission: The FReeper Foxhole is dedicated to Veterans of our Nation's military forces and to others who are affected in their relationships with Veterans. In the FReeper Foxhole, Veterans or their family members should feel...

SIERRA VISTA - When Mary Ellen Edwards arrived at Fort Huachuca in 1959, the post had been re-opened for four years and the then Army first lieutenant had a special mission - establish a Women's Army Corps Detachment. Mary Ellen, a first sergeant, a supply sergeant, a training noncommissioned officer, a company clerk and four other NCOs were tasked with setting up the organization of uniformed women. "The girls" were given half of what is called the "Million Dollar Barracks," a facility that got its nickname because it cost that much to build in the late 1930. The other half...

In a speech that often evoked the events of Sept. 11, 2001, Vice President Dick Cheney emphasized Jan. 14 that the global war against terrorism is a long-term struggle. Cheney spoke to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. "Remembering what we saw on 9/11, and knowing the nature of these enemies, we have as clear a responsibility as could ever fall to government," Cheney said. "We must do everything in our power to keep terrorists from gaining weapons of mass destruction." He said the issue is an urgent responsibility that has shifted the country's national security strategy. "There are certain...