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Our mission is to provide encouragement, support, information and prayers to our Troops.

In a recent address to our Country President Bush said,

"...Our nation is blessed to have young Americans like these"...

We agree.

Read the new brigade e-mail... - Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - Wednesday, May 02, 2007
             but grab a tissue...  LTC C* is an awesome man. 

Tragedy - Wednesday, April 18, 2007 - Sunday, April 22, 2007
One soldier was killed and another ctitically injured from our troop in Baghdad earlier this week. Please pray for the fallen soldier's Mom that God would console her and pray for the brave sergeant who was injured and finally pray for our troopers that were shaken by the loss of their friend. 

In memorial - Friday, April 20, 2007 - Friday, April 20, 2007
Memorial from the Pennsylvania News read more ...

Read this Blog! - Description of our Soldier's experience in Baghdad - Friday, April 06, 2007 - Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Michael Yon reports on our troop in Baghdad. read more ...

 An American hero that will not be forgotten.   
Pfc. Aaron M. Genevie, 22, of Chambersburg, PA. was killed in action Monday April 16, 2007.
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April 28th 2007 Day 81
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/28/2007 9:17 PM
Phone call from Sam
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April 17th 2007
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/28/2007 8:19 PM
Entry from Sam
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April 24, 2007 Day 77
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/25/2007 6:52 PM
Hale Mail
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April 18th 2007 Day 71
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/23/2007 12:34 PM
Hale Mail #7
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April 17th 2007 Day 70
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/23/2007 6:49 AM
We are so sorry Sam
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April 16th 2007 Day 69
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/23/2007 6:38 AM
Phone message
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April 12th 2007 Day 65
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/23/2007 6:34 AM
Extensions
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April 8th 2007 Day 61
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/22/2007 7:50 PM
Resurrection Day Blessings~
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April 7th 2007 Day #60
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/22/2007 6:28 PM
Woohoo! Sam called!!
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April 4th 2007 Day 57
Sam in Iraq By dhale on 4/22/2007 5:49 PM
E-mail from LTC C*
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Halo3 Movie Preview...This is a graet movie trailer

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Click on the link below to view. It takes awhile to load but its worth the wait

http://xboxmovies.teamxbox.com/xbox-360-hires/4001/Halo-3-Trailer-HD/

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Transformer Issue Causes Massive Blackout in Chile
The area affected covered a 1243 miles stretch affecting about 80 per cent of Chile's population of 17 million people, officials told AFP.

Afghan Official Wants More Troops After Series of Blasts
The governor of Kandahar province demanded more security around Afghanistan's largest southern city Sunday after a series of explosions killed dozens of people in the Taliban heartland.

Avalanche in Canada Mountains Kills 2, Others Missing
An avalanche struck a rally of up to 200 snowmobilers in Canada's Rocky Mountains on Saturday, killing at least three people and leaving an unknown number missing, police said.

Yemen Launches Airstrike on Al Qaeda Hideout
Yemen's embassy in Washington says its nation's air force launched an airstrike on an al Qaeda hideout ahead of a likely terror attack.

Vatican Denies Celibacy Requirement Led to Sex Abuse Scandal
The Vatican has strongly denied that its celibacy requirement is the root of the sex abuse scandal convulsing the church in Europe and has again defended Pope Benedict XVI's handling of the crisis.

Bolivia Drops Bid to Host Miss Universe Pageant
Bolivia is dropping its bid to host the Miss Universe pageant because it would cost more than anticipated.

Israeli PM Plays Down Dispute With U.S. Over Settlements
Israel's prime minister tried to play down a serious diplomatic dispute with the United States on Sunday, urging calm after another stern rebuke from Washington over plans to build 1,600 new apartments for Jews in contested east Jerusalem.

Partial Count in Iraq Provinces Has Prime Minister In Lead
Partial counts from all of Iraq's 18 provinces show the prime minister's bloc leading in the country's key parliamentary elections.

Venezuelan Web site Rejects Chavez's Allegations
A Venezuelan Web site that was accused by President Hugo Chavez of spreading false reports of killings said Sunday the government is trying to restrict criticism.

Pakistani Jets Pound Taliban Hide-Outs, Killing 17
Pakistani fighter jets pounded Taliban hide-outs near the Afghan border Sunday, killing 17 insurgents, local officials said.

Magnitude 6.6 Quake Sways Buildings in Tokyo
A strong magnitude 6.6 earthquake hit off the eastern coast of Japan on Sunday, rattling buildings across a broad swath of the country, including the crowded capital.

Taliban: Kandahar Bombings a 'Warning' to NATO
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO's top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents said Sunday.

British Couple Appeals Dubai Kissing Conviction
A British couple is appealing a jail sentence after being accused of sharing a passionate kiss in a Dubai restaurant.

U.K. Rejects Calls to Raise Criminal Age From 10 to 12
The U.K. government rejected calls from one of its advisers to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12, the Times of London reported Saturday.

Iran Says it Broke Up U.S.-Backed Cyber War Networks
A judiciary statement says the networks were set up by Iranian opposition groups, including the armed People's Mujahedeen, and that 30 of their members were arrested.

4 Homicide Attacks Hit Afghanistan, Killing 30
A homicide squad detonated bombs at a newly fortified prison, police headquarters and two other locations late Saturday, killing at least 30 people in the largest city of the southern Taliban heartland.
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Military.com posted 4/8/2007

Ipod saves soldiers life

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The back of the Ipod.

I've moved updating to my blog at havanalion.com
Photos sent to me by my friend Danny with this caption:
My wife’s uncle works in a military hospital and told me about this. Its pretty amazing. Kevin Garrad (3rd Infantry Division) was on a street patrol in Iraq (Tikrit I believe) and as he rounded the corner of a building an armed (AK-47) insurgent came from the other side.
The two of them were within just a few feet of each other when they opened fire. The insurgent was killed and Kevin was hit in the left chest where his IPod was in his jacket pocket. It slowed the bullet down enough that it did not completely penetrate his body armor. Fortunately, Kevin suffered no wound.
I thought it was a great story so I posted them here.

UPDATE 04.05.07:
I just got an email via flickr from an engineer at Apple. He showed the photos around the office and want to help get the guy a new iPod. So it's looking good that it will be replaced.

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Sunday Night Music: Steely Dan, 'Gaslighting Abbie'
I like this version of Steely Dan&#8217;s &#8220;Gaslighting Abbie&#8221; even better than the one on Two Against Nature. Ricky Lawson is an ultrafunky metronome in this one, Walter Becker squeezes out some nicely twisted licks, and the arrangement is more fully developed. [Video] One plush summer you come to me ripe ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6nCK4Ux7I1izJYLofuKh4YNM2c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6nCK4Ux7I1izJYLofuKh4YNM2c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6nCK4Ux7I1izJYLofuKh4YNM2c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/E6nCK4Ux7I1izJYLofuKh4YNM2c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Record-Shattering Warm Winter Stuns Canadian Climate Scientists
Even as the right wing screams louder than ever that anthropogenic global warming is a &#8220;hoax,&#8221; climate scientists in Canada are appalled at the warmest winter on record: Wacky winter a signal of years to come: Climatologist. Of course, you already know what the climate change deniers are going to say ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcDpE1vQo72YBB9JkSXcOmrP--o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcDpE1vQo72YBB9JkSXcOmrP--o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcDpE1vQo72YBB9JkSXcOmrP--o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rcDpE1vQo72YBB9JkSXcOmrP--o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

A Big Defeat for the Anti-Vax Crowd
This week, Jenny McCarthy and the anti-vaccination &#8220;movement&#8221; were definitively shut down by a special branch of the US Court of Federal claims: Court says thimerosal did not cause autism. WASHINGTON - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1E1paJzDmRiJqgQ38KOe7eKiIEo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1E1paJzDmRiJqgQ38KOe7eKiIEo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1E1paJzDmRiJqgQ38KOe7eKiIEo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/1E1paJzDmRiJqgQ38KOe7eKiIEo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

What Right Wing Racism?
White nationalist Richard Spencer has launched a new site to promote his &#8220;academic&#8221; brand of racism: Alternative Right - An Online Magazine of Radical Traditionalism. We&#8217;re not talking Stormfront here, with neo-Nazi troglodytes tossing around the &#8216;N&#8217; word with abandon. Spencer and his cohorts are slicker than that. Their twisted breed ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T67FBAeatC3lVAeuF2Xumn_ZAKg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T67FBAeatC3lVAeuF2Xumn_ZAKg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T67FBAeatC3lVAeuF2Xumn_ZAKg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T67FBAeatC3lVAeuF2Xumn_ZAKg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Video: Attack of the Boxer Blimp
California Senate candidate Carly &#8220;Demon Sheep&#8221; Fiorina is back with another bizarre video, this time attacking Barbara Boxer. It&#8217;s still amusing, but the new video feels self-conscious; her campaign is trying to manufacture another web sensation by being deliberately weird. [Video] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iK8wd6NuyJjekL0UtxpMfKNfNuM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iK8wd6NuyJjekL0UtxpMfKNfNuM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iK8wd6NuyJjekL0UtxpMfKNfNuM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/iK8wd6NuyJjekL0UtxpMfKNfNuM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Why I Left the Right, Exhibit R for Dan Riehl
Dim bulb wingnut blogger Dan Riehl is increasingly specializing in some of the most vile, ugly commentary on the right; it&#8217;s a crowded field, but with posts like this one he manages to stand out: Riehl World View: Isn&#8217;t It Time To Euthanize Reid&#8217;s Wife? The excuse will be that it&#8217;s ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYDVftbMS25M2Gd4qW35GBbyrE4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYDVftbMS25M2Gd4qW35GBbyrE4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYDVftbMS25M2Gd4qW35GBbyrE4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UYDVftbMS25M2Gd4qW35GBbyrE4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Israel Apologizes for Settlement Announcement
During Vice President Biden&#8217;s visit, Israel&#8217;s right wing Interior Minister suddenly issued a statement that the Ministry had approved a plan for new settlement building in East Jerusalem. This led to a minor diplomatic crisis, with Hillary Clinton saying that she considered it a direct insult. Which it obviously was ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYqWfMGg_wlMMFGDTDRoW_boDeQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYqWfMGg_wlMMFGDTDRoW_boDeQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYqWfMGg_wlMMFGDTDRoW_boDeQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GYqWfMGg_wlMMFGDTDRoW_boDeQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Video: ZOMGItsCriss on the Big Bang
If you can resist ZOMGItsCriss when she gets serious about science, then mister, you&#8217;re a better man than I. [Video] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NKurcBmhBvCfh54ckauhZEAXj5w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NKurcBmhBvCfh54ckauhZEAXj5w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NKurcBmhBvCfh54ckauhZEAXj5w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/NKurcBmhBvCfh54ckauhZEAXj5w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

White Dog (Art Becomes Reality)
Wow, the things you learn by looking at #tcot (Top Conservatives On Twitter). Did you know there&#8217;s a whole genre of YouTube videos dedicated to showing dogs who hate President Obama? Dog hates Obama. Check out the related videos. Apparently, this kind of thing is highly amusing to the modern conservative. And this insanity is ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0WNE-uJtxIA-fW-kE3I3ZtFfi9Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0WNE-uJtxIA-fW-kE3I3ZtFfi9Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0WNE-uJtxIA-fW-kE3I3ZtFfi9Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0WNE-uJtxIA-fW-kE3I3ZtFfi9Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

A Closer Look at the 'Climategate' Computer Code
An excellent post at Deep Climate looks into the exaggerated and false claims being made about the computer code released along with those stolen &#8220;Climategate&#8221; emails: McClimategate continues: Yet another false accusation from McIntyre and McKitrick. How do they get away with it? That's the inevitable question as I examine ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azzFh-VSHwdG62z4iw6nN5d2fTc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azzFh-VSHwdG62z4iw6nN5d2fTc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azzFh-VSHwdG62z4iw6nN5d2fTc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/azzFh-VSHwdG62z4iw6nN5d2fTc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Outrageous Outrage of the Week
Here&#8217;s a perfect example of why I simply ignore most of the &#8220;outrageous outrages of the day&#8221; that pour out of the wingnut blogs and media like clowns out of a circus Volkswagen: the incredibly stupid claim that President Obama was going to ban sport fishing. Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3CADaeKY-gviQdUhA0vcdn1a2c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3CADaeKY-gviQdUhA0vcdn1a2c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3CADaeKY-gviQdUhA0vcdn1a2c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y3CADaeKY-gviQdUhA0vcdn1a2c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Onion: Tragic Death Could Not Have Been Averted
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Video: The Creationist in Charge of Education in Texas
Here&#8217;s a picture of willful ignorance and appalling stupidity, as ABC News Nightline interviews young earth creationist Don McLeroy &#8212; the head of the Texas State Board of Education. Nightline correctly points out that the fundamentalist right wing agenda of Neanderthals like McLeroy is influencing education in the entire ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eLY7_c25rBiPVkn6OBTvkwXyrw4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eLY7_c25rBiPVkn6OBTvkwXyrw4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eLY7_c25rBiPVkn6OBTvkwXyrw4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/eLY7_c25rBiPVkn6OBTvkwXyrw4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Texas BOE Member Walks Out As Racists Take Over
Texas State Board of Education member Mary Helen Berlanga walked out of the meeting today, in protest over the Republican religious fanatics&#8217; attempts to turn sociology into a &#8220;whites only&#8221; course. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- A longtime State Board of Education member accused her colleagues of "whitewashing" curriculum ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMC6qfER7-rwbWmqJUOBfD7trGY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMC6qfER7-rwbWmqJUOBfD7trGY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMC6qfER7-rwbWmqJUOBfD7trGY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/qMC6qfER7-rwbWmqJUOBfD7trGY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Texas BOE Throws Thomas Jefferson Down the Memory Hole
Yesterday in Texas, the State Board of Education, packed with Republican creationists and &#8220;social conservatives&#8221; by Governor Rick Perry, voted to take Texas schoolchildren back into the Dark Ages. Kids in Texas public schools will no longer be taught about one of the greatest political philosophers in American history, Thomas Jefferson. ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J_6V0Op4SkwszVs1w6r3l2J6hzs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J_6V0Op4SkwszVs1w6r3l2J6hzs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J_6V0Op4SkwszVs1w6r3l2J6hzs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J_6V0Op4SkwszVs1w6r3l2J6hzs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

The Anti-LGF International Stalking Society
Imagine my surprise to discover the same stalkers showing up at the BBC who showed up at Dangerous Minds and Boing Boing, spewing the same hate speech: BBC - Blogworld - Best International Blogs: USA: Charles Johnson. I really do live inside their heads. It&#8217;s pretty comfortable there, once you ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-2LljhubGb5BN4R5XaJiDxL4Yo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-2LljhubGb5BN4R5XaJiDxL4Yo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-2LljhubGb5BN4R5XaJiDxL4Yo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B-2LljhubGb5BN4R5XaJiDxL4Yo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Video: Stephen Colbert Plants a Crisis Garden
It&#8217;s almost too easy to mock Glenn Beck and his few remaining idiotic advertisers, but Stephen Colbert makes it look even easier. [Video] <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XciQ4NYYoAsD9YLXiIs43x-E3_Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XciQ4NYYoAsD9YLXiIs43x-E3_Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XciQ4NYYoAsD9YLXiIs43x-E3_Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/XciQ4NYYoAsD9YLXiIs43x-E3_Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charities
As I read over the list of organizations to whom President Obama is going to donate his $1.4 million Nobel Prize money, the question that occurs to me is: how are the wingnut blogs going to spin this to demonize Obama? President Obama, Feeling Charitable in a Nobel Way. We probably ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RbyZGN8G6FaKAJ9PLLJkOhFY5A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RbyZGN8G6FaKAJ9PLLJkOhFY5A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RbyZGN8G6FaKAJ9PLLJkOhFY5A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0RbyZGN8G6FaKAJ9PLLJkOhFY5A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Romney's Devolving
Mitt Romney in 1994: &#8230; As a nation we recognize the right of all people to believe as they want, and not to impose our beliefs on other people. I believe that abortion should be safe and legal in this country. I have since the time that my mom took ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jHGrudHncYu2bv2hv_Ta3cdtbU4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jHGrudHncYu2bv2hv_Ta3cdtbU4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jHGrudHncYu2bv2hv_Ta3cdtbU4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/jHGrudHncYu2bv2hv_Ta3cdtbU4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

White Supremacist Robert Stacy McCain Back at the Washington Times
The Southern Poverty Law Center&#8217;s Hatewatch blog has some interesting information about white supremacist blogger Robert Stacy McCain &#8212; who is apparently writing for the Washington Times again (in addition to posting articles at Pajamas Media and Hot Air). Robert Stacy McCain, a former key Washington Times editor who has ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T8LFU8XLZmvoYeISzSn2Aj8one0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T8LFU8XLZmvoYeISzSn2Aj8one0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T8LFU8XLZmvoYeISzSn2Aj8one0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/T8LFU8XLZmvoYeISzSn2Aj8one0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Chile's Moving City
The enormous Chilean earthquake last month not only shifted the Earth&#8217;s axis and shortened the length of a day, it actually moved the city of Concepci&oacute;n 10 feet to the west. Studying precise GPS images of the area struck by the quake, a team led by earth scientist Mike Bevis ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rp0zLq_47ncI1cc6AaicL-JRO-w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rp0zLq_47ncI1cc6AaicL-JRO-w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rp0zLq_47ncI1cc6AaicL-JRO-w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/rp0zLq_47ncI1cc6AaicL-JRO-w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

LGF at Dangerous Minds, Part 2
Richard Metzger has posted part 2 of his interview with me: Dangerous Minds | Charles Johnson: Why I Parted Ways with the Right (Part II). Richard includes these comments: Charles Johnson joined me for a discussion of the right wing flame war directed at him, the Darwin-hating, know-nothing Creationists and the ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J5NTbeTLPGT-t6FNPREWEsVvd7w/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J5NTbeTLPGT-t6FNPREWEsVvd7w/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J5NTbeTLPGT-t6FNPREWEsVvd7w/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/J5NTbeTLPGT-t6FNPREWEsVvd7w/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Just One More Rush Limbaugh Racist Remark
&#8220;For the first time in his life, Paterson is gonna be a massa.&#8221; <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ELHqKkyAmDu3E_7RMCZnR5aomcE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ELHqKkyAmDu3E_7RMCZnR5aomcE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ELHqKkyAmDu3E_7RMCZnR5aomcE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ELHqKkyAmDu3E_7RMCZnR5aomcE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Revisionist History: Coming Up on Fox News
Fox News is going to be heavily pimping the &#8220;founding fathers were Christian fundamentalists&#8221; canard tonight, courtesy of Michelle Malkin, James Dobson (Malkin does her interviews from Dobson&#8217;s TV studio), and Sean Hannity: michellemalkin: Will be on @hannityshow on FNC tonite 930pm Eastern to talk Texas educ stds/txtbook controversy. @seanhannity ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZzXGfDI0mnBNgvQq9pnJT7TLtw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZzXGfDI0mnBNgvQq9pnJT7TLtw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZzXGfDI0mnBNgvQq9pnJT7TLtw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/RZzXGfDI0mnBNgvQq9pnJT7TLtw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>

Massa Was Into Snorkeling
Via Joshua Green at The Atlantic, here&#8217;s the latest info about the man Glenn Beck said was going to change the course of American history (before saying he was a fraud the next day): Eric Massa&#8217;s Navy Files. According to Peter Clarke, a Navy shipmate, Massa was notorious for making ... <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IElyuJfR5ORiJtmK_txKW-ZsRYs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IElyuJfR5ORiJtmK_txKW-ZsRYs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IElyuJfR5ORiJtmK_txKW-ZsRYs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/IElyuJfR5ORiJtmK_txKW-ZsRYs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p>
 Our Soldier in Iraq   

What does he do?

Our soldier is a Calvary Scout and all of his platoon members are Calvary Scouts. The Cavalry Scout is the commander's eyes and ears on the battlefield. When information about the enemy is needed, they call on the Scouts. They are trained in reconnaissance, weapons, explosives and mines. When the U.S. Army engages an enemy the Special Forces go in first, the Scouts second and the Infantry last. Their job is dangerous and the Scout's need your prayers. They have trained for the last 18 months at Fort Knox Kentucky, Fort Riley Kansas and the National Training Center at Fort Irwin  in California's Mojave Desert. Their mission in Iraq is to secure various neighborhoods in the capitol city of Baghdad.

Where is he at?

At the moment they are in Baghdad, Iraq.

What does he need?

Prayers, letters, postcards, e-mails and packages. Some of the things you can include in packages are: Mach3 razor blades, shaving gel, gum (sugarless), Carmex (tube), visine, beef jerkey (store bought w/USDA Symbol)), movie dvd's, candy (no chocolate), magazines, bodywash,  lots of snacks etc...For a comprehensive list and contact information see Deb or Jule. I'm sure once our soldier contacts home this list will be updated.

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