George Lauer sends this terrific story from Middle Missouri:This high school project to collect money and useful items for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan was the idea of Jefferson City High School students.Santa arrived at the kickoff today in a military vehicle.JCHS senior Robin Phillips directs Brian Crider, right, and Chance Sommerer where to place a box of donated items at the Operation Adopt A Hero storage site.
The reason the two Korean Christian missionaries in Afghanistan were murdered was because…They refused the Taliban’s demand to convert to Islam.Yoo Kyung-shik (C), one of the released Korean hostages, speaks to media after freed South Korean Christian volunteers, part of a group of 23 missionaries kidnapped in southeast Afghanistan in mid-July, arrived in the Incheon airport in Incheon, west of Seoul September 2, 2007 as two relatives of the two dead Koreans hold portraits of Sim Seong-min (L) and Bae Hyong-kyu.
Radical Islamists captured 300 Pakistani troops and 16 trucks near the Afghanistan border today.A Pakistani soldier stands alert in the snow covered mountainous region of North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, February 2007.
These “gals” were packing major heat…A Russian and two Afghans were busted in hijabs with 500 kg of explosives in southeast Afghanistan.Ria Novosti and Global incident Map reported:TEHRAN, August 27 (RIA Novosti) – A Russian found transporting explosives was detained in southeast Afghanistan near the Pakistani border on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack, according to the official news agency of neighboring Iran, IRNA.
You’d think this might make some headlines…30 Rebels are dead inside Pakistan after US & Afghan troops struck a Taliban camp.Pakistani army soldiers stand alert with weapons on a snow covered mountainous region of Alwara Mandei in North Waziristan along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, February 2007.
AP Upchuck…Rather than report honestly about results on the ground in Iraq since the surge began earlier this year, the AP plays with numbers to paint a bleak picture.The Associated Press leads off today with the headline:”Iraq body count running at double pace” The media is again leading the charge to make sure that America loses this war to the militant Islamic killers in Iraq (and later in Afghanistan, no doubt).
250 in Pakistan1500 in Iraq50 in AfghanistanEven Far Left politicians are seeing the progress.In fact…
Pro-US Freedom’s Watch with help from Vigilant Freedom released several videos to support the troops fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan:Today, those of us who believe we must win the war on terror have an extraordinary opportunity.
An Iraqi official says that Al Qaeda has lost 75% of its civilian leadership.
This was no accident:”Now you have narco drug lords who are helping to finance the Taliban, so we’ve got to get the job done there, and that requires us to have enough troops that we are not just air raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous problems there.” That was Barak Obama speaking about our US soldiers and marines in Afghanistan.Here’s the video:And with that- Barak Obama joins the rest of the military-hating democratic flock-Durbin- Our soldiers run gulags like “Nazi death camps, the Soviet gulag and the “Killing Fields” of Pol Pot…”Murtha- Our Marines killed civilians “in cold blood”Kerry- Our soldiers “personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals…”Kerry- Our soldiers are stupid and lazy.etc.
Although this mobilization appeal from Vets For Freedom refers to Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans, actually all veterans and Americans are invited to help sway Congress to have spine.In September, General Petraeus will report to Congress on the status of the mission in Iraq.
The Taliban went ahead and killed one of the male Evangelical Christian hostages from Korea.His body was dumped next to the main Kabul-Kandahar highway.A man holds a South Korean newspaper with a front page showing an image of a group of South Korean Christians posing for a commemorative photograph, taken 13 July, 2007, before leaving for Afghanistan.
It is believed that Iran is protecting Saad Bin Laden, the son of Osama Bin Laden, and other Al Qaeda leaders including Saif al-Adel who fled Afghanistan in 2001.
Iran says the attack on their consulate proves that they are not arming the Taliban.Taliban guerrilla fighters holding their weapons at a secret base in eastern Afghanistan February 3, 2007.
“I am very happy that I am pardoned and released.” RafiqullahFailed 14 year-old Suicide BomberAt his pardoning ceremony in KabulJuly 15, 2007 President Karzai wished Rafiqullah good luck.A failed Pakistani boy suicide bomber Rafiqullah, 14, is seen during an interview with the Associated Press, while he was in the captivity of Afghan security forces in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, July 14, 2007.
** SOLVED **Osama makes an appearance- But the film clip looks like vintage OBL!Osama Bin Laden appears in a new Al Qaeda video clip (on left Mansfield) and from a release in May 2002 (filmed in 2001) scratching his noggin (La Republicca).NOTICE– The background- The patch over his left shoulder and the mountain in the background.
Humble Performers Urge Earthlings to Sacrifice for Planet.Live Earth is today…Singer Enrique Iglesias performs during the Live Earth concert in Hamburg, Germany, July 7, 2007.
Afghan Lord reports that Radio Taliban- The Voice of Shariah- is broadcasting again from southern Afghanistan.The BBC reported this news back in June and said that the broadcasts included messages from Taliban leader Mullah Omar.In April 2005 there were reports that the station was relaunched.It should be noted that Radio Free Afghanistan remains the most popular station in Afghanistan.
“Obviously she is bright and attractive, but most important, she’s a terrific soldier.” Maj.
The Taliban told the 6-year-old street child to go “spray flowers” on the Americans.Afghan boy Juma Gul ,6, right, has lunch with his brother Dad Gul at a joint U.S.-Afghan military command center in Andar district of Ghazni province, west of Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, June 23, 2007.
You could see this coming a mile away.When the media and democrats have convinced the American public that we are losing a war when the actual ratio is 18 terrorists killed in combat for every allied soldier killed in Iraq.Source: Investors.com hat Tip: RTLM Then you just knew it would only be a matter of time before democrats called to cut and run in Afghanistan, too.Via The Hill:When they won control of Congress in November, Democrats pressed their case to withdraw troops from Iraq and refocus on Afghanistan, but some are growing impatient with U.S.
In Great Britain…
The regime in Iran claimed that the UK is working closely with the Taliban in Afghanistan.Bazteb News reported:Pointing to the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair’s repeated claim against the Islamic Republic on alleged link between Iran and Taliban group, Minister of Foreign Affairs Manouchehr Mottaki added that reiterating such baseless accusations is in line with the UK policy of putting blames on other nations.
On January 5, 1968 when Alexander Dubček came to power in Czechoslovakia, the people of Prague held a Spring Uprising in Prague.
We alone of all the nationsShed our blood for freedoms callSo Gods’ blessings do abound usSave us even when we fallNer’ forget the ones who’ve served usHonor every end of MayCheer the brave and weary soldierHere at home and far away Beto Ochoa First of all…
But, How could this be?
These guys know how to P-A-R-T-Y!It was a great night out for the men in Afghanistan…The band was playing.
It is not an easy decision to vote for war.It’s not easy committing your soldiers to the battlefield.Yet, the democratic-led Congress did just that in 2002.Surely, they knew what their vote would mean for this nation and to all of the soldiers they were sending to the front.Surely, they knew there would be fatalities and casualties…
On Saturday…
UPDATE: Carter Lied.Wasn’t personal???Jimmy Carter backed off his outrageous attacks against the Bush Administration.
Tired of the Same Old Hum-Drum Job?Looking for something with a little more bang?…
He lives!Gulbuddin Hekmatyar says Osama is alive-just quiet.An anti-American rebel leader in Afghanistan says he has information that Osama Bin Laden is still alive.Alarab Online reported:An anti-U.S.
Hundreds of Afghan protesters carried signs condemning “Devil” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his forces for dumping refugees back into Afghanistan.Iran evicted 25,000 Afghan refugees in the span of a few days.An Afghan demonstrator holds a banner, which says ‘ Islam has no border’ during a protest in front of the Iranian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, May 1, 2007.
This is just gross!Even after the outlandish claims by the Kansas democratic governor were totally debunked…
“Our message is clear- what you see in New York and Washington and what you are seeing in Afghanistan and Iraq, all these are nothing compared to what you will see next.”Ayman al-Zawahiri “Al Qaeda Threatens More UK, US Attacks”CNN.com8-4-2005 The News Buckit has the forgotten words of Al Qaeda (video).
** Former Saddam Hussein officer and Al Qaeda Leader is captured entering Iraq!Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi is a top deputies of Osama Bin Laden:Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi is one of Usama bin Laden’s top global deputies, personally chosen by bin Laden to monitor al Qaeda operations in Iraq.
Let’s see…Democrats say they want to leave Iraq to go fight Al Qaeda…So what will they say about this?Did Osama just throw a wrench into the democratic plan to flee Iraq?Top Taliban official, Mullah Dadullah, told Aljazeera in an exclusive interview that Osama Bin Laden is still alive and is directing operations in Iraq.An undated video grab shows Mullah Dadullah, top Taliban commander, at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan.
President Bush spoke from the White House this morning with General Patreus.He reinforced his commitment to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and to the young democracy of Iraq.When questioned about Senator Reid’s disgraceful comments from the past week…Bush said that Senator Reid (and the other 535 micromanaging commanders in chief) should not be telling those who wear the uniform how to do their job!Bush also said for Congress to micromanage the process is a mistake.From The White House release:QUESTION: Mr.
His son was a faithful member of the Taliban until he was beheaded by a 12 year-old…
W Zip reports…The Muslim Brotherhood calls for attacks in Palestine, Iraq, and Afghanistan.Democrats are still seeking a few moderates among the terrorists.
Democrats are already forcing cutbacks to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.President George W.
Liberal writer for the Washington Post David Broder wrote a ridiculous piece this morning:”Time for A Bargain On the War”Liberal opinion writer David BroderHere is a slice of David:In the continuing battle between the Democratic Congress and the Bush administration over policy in Iraq, logic is on the Democrats’ side, but the crucial political leverage belongs to the president.
An Afghanistan Daily newspaper, Arman-e-Millie, called for the execution of all Taliban prisoners yesterday.
One Jerusalem held another important blogger conference call with John O’Sullivan author of the critical new book: The President, the Pope, and the Prime Minister – Three Who Changed the World.From a review on the book:They were three “middle managers” no one imagined could reach the top.
Less than two weeks after suggesting that American troops focus on fighting only “al-Qaeda in Iraq”…Democrats are now proposing that US troops abandon Iraq to focus on the “real” War on Terror that is Afghanistan!Speaker Pelosi wants to fight the real war on terror in Afghanistan.(3:28 minutes- “focus on the real war on terror” at 3:00 minute mark)Unreal!But, please don’t question their cluelessness!
Update: Here’s a shot of me hard at work…Raquel Evita Saraswati from Project Ijtihad on left, GP, and Heather Smith who was working with the media, on right.And, look who else was at the summit…Here with the Founder and President of The American Congress for , Brigitte riel, who was speaking at the Intelligence Summit.Secular Islam SummitDay 2: Morning SessionSECULARISM AND ISLAMIC THOUGHTpanelists:Tashbih Sayyed Nonie DarwishWafa SultanIbn WarraqModerator: Michael LedeenSecularism and Islamic Thought Panelists: (left to right) Nonie Darwish, Wafa Sultan, Tashbih Sayyed, Ibn Warraq, adn moderator Michael Ledeen.Nonie Darwish – (You may have seen Nonie in the movie “Obsession”)founder of ArabsForIsrael.com and author of They Call Me Infidel: Why I Renounced Jihad for America, Israel, and the War on Terror.
** No surprise really- Dr.
In the days ahead, the US is moving in on another grim milestone…Sadly, after nearly five and a half years of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US is approaching nearly half the total military losses as during the Clinton years.Sam Pender may have said it best:3393 Have DiedAs originally posted at Hat Tip Larwyn3393 have diedby Sam Pender They died fighting a dictator who [I admit it] considered himself at war with the US, but had never actually attacked the United States.
Sadly, after nearly five and a half years of waging war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the US is approaching nearly half the total military losses as during the Clinton years.Click on Chart to EnlargeUS losses in Iraq and Afghanistan today (3525) are approaching the half way mark (3750) of the military losses during the Clinton years.During the Clinton years, the US military lost an average of 939 soldiers each year and a total of 7500 military personnel.
Rickshaw drivers threw rocks at taxis and fought with police leaving one dead in Herat, Afghanistan.Afghan riot police officers protect a taxi driver and his damaged cab after rock throwing rickshaw drivers attacked taxis and clashed with police during a demonstration that left one person dead and as many as 10 injured in Herat, Afghanistan.
The Taliban issued a statement on February 18, 2007 claiming they had shot down a US helicopter with a surface to air missile.Taliban fighters admit to a using sophisticated surface-to-air (SAM 7) missile to shoot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan on Sunday.
UPDATE: NBC is reporting that he was taken into custody by the Allied Forces!Al-Arabiya is also reporting this breaking news.Update 2: (Friday AM) Pajamas Media has the latest.After a career in training terrorists in Iraq starting back in 2001 and leading the Iraqi Al Qaeda killers since the death of al-Zarqawi in June 2006…Abu Ayyub al-Masri finds himself wounded and on the run.Abu al Masri, the current leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, organized terror camps in southern Iraq after he fled Afghanistan when the Taliban government fell in 2001.CNN is reporting this breaking news:BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq has been wounded and his top aide killed in a clash with police, an Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman told CNN Thursday.The spokesman said Iraqi police encountered an insurgent group on the road between Falluja and Samarra and, in a firefight, wounded Abu Ayyub al-Masri.
Death row has its perks in Indonesia…A convicted Bali bomber who murdered 2002 tourists in 2002, is keeping busy while on death row in Indonesia.A joyous Mukhlas is pictured here before delivering his defence in September 2003 in Denpasar.
25-30 men broke in on OBL’s brother in law, Jamal Khalifa, and murdered him on Tuesday night.The Manilla Times claims that Khalifa was instrumental in recruiting more than 1,000 young Filipino Muslims to the Afghanistan jihad against the former Soviet Union.Jamal Khalifa was an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York.Via the Terrorism Research Center and AP:A brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden, who is wanted in the Philippines for alleged terror financing, was killed in Madagascar in what appeared to be a burglary, the victim’s brother said Wednesday.Jamal Khalifa, who was married to a sister of the al-Qaida leader, was killed when gunmen broke into his house in a Madagascan village on Tuesday, his brother Malek Khalifa said in a phone interview from his home in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.Malek, who was distraught when recounting his brother’s death, said between 25 and 30 armed men broke into Jamal’s house “while he was sleeping,” and killed him.
Talk didn’t save the Kurds from Saddam’s chemical weapons.And, talk didn’t save two gay teens from the hangman on July 19, 2005 in Iran.Via Kamingir, elitist* journalist, blogger and author, Antony Loewenstein, this morning writes this piece at the Sydney Morning Herald :”s of the world, unite”Loewenstein offers his latest Leftist views on blogging and human rights, including:**It’s not unusual to read hardline bloggers calling for the lynching of “liberal” newspaper editors (Huh?…
Visions of the Taliban in Iran…An image from one of the stadium executions by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Another grave milestone was reached this week…
**It’s Gitmo Anniversary time!**After 9-11, three young Muslim men traveled to Pakistan for a wedding and one for a cheap Microsoft class(?).
