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Prime Minister Maliki was very clear this morning; he said he does not want American troops to leave his country until his government can protect the Iraqi people. And I assured him that America will not abandon the Iraqi people.…

On Wednesday, I purchased my first gallon of biodiesel fuel for Chapman, my 1973 Mercedes-Benz 220D. I only bought one gallon of biodiesel because old cars like mine need time to get used to it. Biodiesel acts as a detergent…

Why did the Bush Administration fail to adequately plan to prevent Iraq from fracturing along religious sectarian lines? In his new book, Peter Galbraith has revealed one possible reason : President Bush might not have even known that Iraq had…

” One does not abruptly decide, between the first and second vodka, or the ticks of the indicator of velocity, that the Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion are valid after all.” Read Christopher Hitchens’ delightful dismantling of Mel…

“F*****g Jews… The Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” — Mel Gibson, July 28, 2006, while being arrested for drunk driving in Malibu. “Atrocities happened. War is horrible. The Second World War killed tens of millions…

Jul 27, 11:54 PM EDTArmy Dismisses Gay Arabic Linguist By DUNCAN MANSFIELDAssociated Press Writer JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) — A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, though…

(apologies for earlier posting an unedited draft) If this article is true . . . Elimination of Hezbollah the ultimate goalBy Nicholas KralevTHE WASHINGTON TIMESJuly 19, 2006 Israel’s military operation in Lebanon is designed to cripple Hezbollah by destroying its…

“Zarqawi’s death is a severe blow to al Qaeda. It’s a victory in the global war on terror, and it is an opportunity for Iraq’s new government to turn the tide of this struggle.” –President Bush, June 8, 2006 “An…

from the Jerusalem Post: Jul. 18, 2006 10:52 | Updated Jul. 18, 2006 18:21 IDF: One week to remove threat in NorthBy YAAKOV KATZ, JPOST STAFF, AND AP Forty to fifty percent of Hizbullah’s military capability has been destroyed in…