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I double dare you

Listening to the head "trained seal" of the Police Chiefs spew figures again that they say are "facts" reminds me of an old saying my Daddy used to say. "Figures don't lie but liars figure".

Al Sharpton does not understand

Civil rights does not begin nor end with color...faith, hope and charity are the essence of civil rights for all people!

Does the announced withdrawal date actually make the Mujahideen lose the war?

Because of the announced withdrawal date, the Mujahideen may actually be losing the war. Driven by their greed to utilize Afghan strategic geographical location to further their expansionist, extremist militant are actually loosing the support of local population bases.

A visitor from the past

Mr. Prime Minister, Sir, While I am reasonably certain you never get to see these messages of concern, fear and sometimes anger, perhaps those that provide you your daily in-put will footnote some briefings with this timeless and urgent wisdom that comes from the past – and that no member of the Left and totalitarian present have even dreamed.

Synthetic Corneas Could Bring Sight To Millions

By Andrea Canning, Susan Schwartz and Jessica Hopper For the 10 million people suffering from corneal blindness, the only way to gain sight has been through a hard to get corneal transplant, but that might change thanks to a medical breakthrough.

Domestic enemies

For some months, domestic enemies help Taliban gaining power in Afghanistan by destroying American confidence in the victory of the just over the unjust.

Western Canadian Wheat Growers stuck in their own rhetorical mud

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers are stuck in their own rhetorical mud and again attacking the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB).

EPA Considering Ban on All Traditional Ammunition

NEWTOWN, Conn (Ammoland.com) All Gun Owners, Hunters and Shooters: With the fall hunting season fast approaching, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Lisa Jackson, who was responsible for banning bear hunting in New Jersey, is now considering a petition by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) – a leading anti-hunting organization – to ban all traditional ammunition under the Toxic Substance Control Act of 1976, a law in which Congress expressly exempted ammunition.

Evaluating China’s Military Strength

By Michael Mazza The Department of Defense recently released its long-overdue annual report on China’s military power. The document tells us much about how the Democratic Congress and the Obama administration would like to approach relations with China, and not nearly enough about China’s military modernization. It suggests we have a Congress that does not take the China challenge seriously and a White House that is uncertain how to tackle it.

No offense to Alexander Dumas

With apologies to Alexandre Dumas.

A Soldier’s Cry

Awake! Awake! Oh men of State The raging hoards have breached the gate. They’re tearing down the land I love, I raise my plea to God above

Legal doesn’t equal ‘right’

It's hard to understand the Muslim insistence on building a mosque near the 9/11 site. Barack Obama is correct in saying they have the legal and constitutional right to build their mosque, but just because they have the right, doesn't mean they should.

Inside the Knockoff-Tennis-Shoe Factory

By NICHOLAS SCHMIDLE A shopkeeper in Italy placed an order with a Chinese sneaker factory in Putian for 3,000 pairs of white Nike Tiempo indoor soccer shoes. It was early February, and the shopkeeper wanted the Tiempos pronto. Neither he nor Lin, the factory manager, were authorized to make Nikes. They would have no blueprints or instructions to follow. But Lin didn’t mind. He was used to working from scratch. A week later, Lin, who asked that I only use his first name, received a pair of authentic Tiempos, took them apart, studied their stitching and molding, drew up his own design and oversaw the production of 3,000 Nike clones. A month later, he shipped the shoes to Italy. “He’ll order more when there’s none left,” Lin told me recently, with confidence.

WHO urges countries to take measures to combat antimicrobial resistance

Geneva -- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) - the ability of micro-organisms to find ways to evade the action of the drugs used to cure the infections they cause - is increasingly recognised as a global public health issue which could hamper the control of many infectious diseases. Some bacteria have developed mechanisms which render them resistant to many of the antibiotics normally used for their treatment (multi-drug resistant bacteria), so pose particular difficulties, as there may be few or no alternative options for therapy.

Math Competition Bans Homeschoolers

Troops Are Hamstrung

General Stanley McChrystal was replaced by General David Petraeus because of insubordination expressed by General McChrystal’s staff to a Rolling Stone reporter.

Egg Recall 2010

MYFOXNY.COM STAFF REPORT One of the nation's largest egg producers is recalling 228 million eggs after being linked to an outbreak of Salmonella poisoning.

Two-Leg help paw heroes

By Virginia Wheeler, UK Sun A TWO-legged dog who walks upright is set to inspire British troops wounded in Afghanistan.

Heaven is found within God’s love, pope says

By Catholic News Service CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) -- Heaven is not a location in the cosmos, but a place within God where those who believe in him will enjoy his love forever, Pope Benedict XVI said.

A hot-button issue

With all levels of government across the U.S. undergoing draconian downsizing (1) and over 40 million citizens surviving on food stamps (2), and with normally sober Wall Street Journal scribes like Peggy Noonan (3) and Paul Craig Roberts (4) sounding like Old Testament prophets of doom, it's no doubt very handy for the Powers That Be to have a hot-button issue like the Ground Zero mosque controversy to serve as a lightning rod through America's summer of discontent. Far less was made of the fact that human remains of victims of the 9/11 terrorist strike were callously swept up with the debris in its aftermath and summarily disposed of -- or that the phantom menace of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction served as a pretext for war.