Iran’s Government Thugs Shut Down Newspaper
by
SR
Posted June 23rd, 2008 at 12:17 am
The Iranian government shut down a newspaper for their critical view of President Terrorist Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
From the AP:
TEHRAN, Iran — Authorities have shut down a Tehran newspaper ,the official IRNA news agency reported Sunday, after the paper published a story critical of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's stance on Israel.
The Press Supervisory Board, which is controlled by hard-liners, banned Tehran Today on Saturday after the paper's editor was summoned to court for publishing...
LA Times Writes Positive Article on Iraq!?!
by
SR
Posted May 26th, 2008 at 6:32 am
The staff writers at the LA Times must be bored. Check out the story direct from their site...
The military says crackdowns by the Iraqi government are working, and that the number of attacks has dropped to about 300 a week from 1,600 in June.
By Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
May 26, 2008
BAGHDAD -- The U.S. military said Sunday that the number of attacks by militants in the last week dropped to a level not seen in Iraq since March 2004.
About 300 violent incidents were...
A Different Christmas Poem
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Sactodan
Posted December 5th, 2007 at 9:44 am
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,
I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight.
My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,
My daughter beside me, angelic in rest.
Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,
Transforming the yard to a winter delight.
The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,
Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.
My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,
Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.
In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,
So I s...
How Budweiser handled Those Who Laughed at Those Who Died On Sept. 11, 2001
by
Sactodan
Posted October 24th, 2007 at 12:06 pm
Thought you might like to know what happened in a little town north of Bakersfield , California.
After you finish reading this, please forward this story on to others so that our nation and people around the world will know about those who laughed when they found out about the tragic events in New York, Pennsylvania, and the Pentagon.
On September 11th, a Budweiser employee was making a delivery to a convenience store in a California town named McFarland.
He knew of the tragedy that had occu...
Pelosi Vote To Touch Off New Cycle Of Iraq Violence
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Sactodan
Posted October 17th, 2007 at 7:46 am
The bombing of the al-Askari Mosque by Al Queda in Iraq touched off violence and retribution between Sunni and Shiite Muslims that neary escalated into a full blown civil war.
That action in unstable Iraq seriously jeapordized America's ability to contain violence, which has only now shown a measurable drop since the Surge has shown success.
A new threat has emerged that has the potential to set the clock back once again. This time it is being perpetrated by non other than the Speaker Of the H...
