Coalition ships intercept drug vessels

Royal Navy
BAHRAIN (July 15, 2008) — Coalition warships operating in the Gulf region have seized 23 tons of narcotics, which could have been used to fund the insurgency in Afghanistan. The British warships involved were frigates HMS Chatham and HMS Montrose, and the destroyer HMS Edinburgh. They were supported by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary helicopter [...]

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General says Iran launch justifies missile defense

by Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON (July 15, 2008) – Iran’s launch of a missile with a 2,000-kilometer range last week is a concrete example of the threat the world faces from missile proliferation, the chief of the Missile Defense Agency said Tuesday. Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry A. “Trey” Obering, said the [...]

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Money is not America’s God

For many years I have been arguing that the dollar is not the guiding force behind the American Dream. It is only a result of it. Allow me to explain.
America was founded upon an idea. The idea all men are created equal. The idea that Life, Liberty and Private Property were essential and attainable only [...]

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Founders’ Daily Quote: 21 July 2008

“Harmony in the married state is the very first object to be aimed at.”
–Thomas Jefferson (letter to Mary Jefferson Eppes, 7 January 1798)
It sort of makes me wonder, had they considered homosexuality and the possibility of the same sex wanting to marry one another? It would appear that they did, because there were laws on [...]

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Great pics by Bubba: NC vs WBC

He has some of the best pictures around. When West ‘Baptist Church’ showed up to protest Fort Bragg on 16 July 2008, they met with a resistence that…well…you have to see it for yourselves. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
The link is right here. Go give yourselves a treat, courtesy of [...]

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