The UFO sighting in Colorado Nov 6 1999
Get the tin hats ready! This is probably why there are larger amounts of liberals among us! Starting with lawyers such as Ramsey Clark! What the hell is he butting in for!? You know damn well he is for himself!
Maybe we should perform an exorcism on the guy! Has Johnnie Cochran possessed this mans body?! What the hell can he do but make things worse?! Fair trial for Saddam!? What about the bloody victims of his wrath!? Don’t we have enough terrorist criminals running amuck around the world because people deciding they needed help rather then the death penalty for murder!?! Hey folks guess what it isn’t working! Now this pathetic person of a lawyer “Ramsey Cark” is trying to weasel into the Iraqi courtroom and really foul things up! Ramsey Clark wants Iraq to have the same lame stream justice system in Iraq!!! He worked with LBJ for crying out loud!
Iraq, listen up:
Hey people now, come on together! Go ahead and throw Ramsey in to the river right now!
If he sinks he is a criminal! If he floats it is satin holding him so he may go on to do his bidding!!! This Ramsey Clark is pure evil for this important court room case!
He is an old codger that should be put away! Good lord is he still driving!?
OK 'it is true there! I said it! I don't care for the guy and this is my story and I am sticking with it! Saddam best be getting the death penalty! After the elections of course 'we wouldn’t want him to miss that on his way out!
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
Sunday, November 27, 2005
I’m Not Buying One Either!
What a loser! Surrender Cindy you loser!
Now I suppose there will be Cindy sympathizers!
These will be keepers:Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Now I suppose there will be Cindy sympathizers!
These will be keepers:Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Hyper Sensitive Leftist
Hey people it is diversity! Just enjoy the Christmas tree! It’s the Christmas Holiday and it isn’t about you sensitive leftist! After all I have the choice of pressing one for English for a voting office of the USA and I am against that practice! ‘I think it should all be in English and no other choice but hey that is just me! So I think you should have to put up with a “Christmas Tree”!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Music in the Air
Shoppers everywhere! Check out this local artist Michael Powers.
Deck D' Halls Mon!
Click this to listen to THE JUKEBOX play samples from the new CD!
Deck D' Halls Mon!
Click this to listen to THE JUKEBOX play samples from the new CD!
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Al-Qaida Devastated
Ain't that just too damn bad!
All right ‘way to go U.S. Offensive!
The U.S. military's recent offensive in western Iraq has had a devastating impact on the al-Qaida-backed insurgency, with coalition forces killing over 700 terrorists and capturing 1,500 in the last two months alone.
"It's been very successful," Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch told a briefing in Baghdad on Wednesday, referring to a series of security offensives conducted by U.S. and Iraq forces in Anbar province since September 28.
Though media reports suggest recent U.S. casualties are due to deteriorating security conditions in Iraq as a whole, most were incurred during the new offensive - dubbed "Operation Steel Curtain."
In quotes picked up by Reuters, Gen. Lynch noted that despite the heavy combat, U.S. troop casualties had fallen more than 30 percent in November compared with last month. During the November 2004 assault on Fallujah, the monthly casualty rate was nearly twice what it is now.
The story continues… Right here!
These will be keepers:Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
All right ‘way to go U.S. Offensive!
The U.S. military's recent offensive in western Iraq has had a devastating impact on the al-Qaida-backed insurgency, with coalition forces killing over 700 terrorists and capturing 1,500 in the last two months alone.
"It's been very successful," Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch told a briefing in Baghdad on Wednesday, referring to a series of security offensives conducted by U.S. and Iraq forces in Anbar province since September 28.
Though media reports suggest recent U.S. casualties are due to deteriorating security conditions in Iraq as a whole, most were incurred during the new offensive - dubbed "Operation Steel Curtain."
In quotes picked up by Reuters, Gen. Lynch noted that despite the heavy combat, U.S. troop casualties had fallen more than 30 percent in November compared with last month. During the November 2004 assault on Fallujah, the monthly casualty rate was nearly twice what it is now.
The story continues… Right here!
These will be keepers:Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
We Are Still Giving Thanks
Mean while we are still giving thanks to our Military In a Commentary by ARNEWS: Give thanks for those who answer call
By Caroline Peabody November 23, 2005
FORT MONROE, Va. (Army News Service, Nov. 23, 2005) –- Thanksgiving is a special time for our nation. We remember our forefathers’ journey to a new land – seeking freedom from persecution, finding a country that presented the opportunity for peace and a fruitful future -- for which we give thanks this time of year.We also celebrate our military families this time of year during National Military Family Week. Many –- more than a quarter of a million people –- face this holiday without their loved ones. Their loved ones have traveled to a strange land.They battle loneliness and have answered our country’s call to serve and bring that seed of hope to another nation. They are alone, working to band with their brothers, to survive … to bring hope … to one day come home.It is sometimes difficult to remain aware of the sacrifice of military families. But it is our duty as citizens, as caring humans, to carry the lamp and recognize the meaning of duty and celebrate, embrace and support all those who answer the call.So many families in our nation will sit across from an empty chair while we enjoy our feasts. Their table will be quieter than ours. Their hearts heavier. They will carry worries we do not share – but can remember. For we can give thanks for their service and pray for the safety of their loved ones until they return.We give thanks and remember that each day we awaken rested, we remember those who pray for one night’s sleep without nightmares. We give thanks that for each step we take with our legs, there are those who have sacrificed their mobility. We give thanks that for each vision we see, every time we are able to look at our loved ones, we have the ability to revel in their joy.Most of all, we give thanks that we are blessed. Blessed to be a part of a nation that is so prosperous. Blessed that we have our families and shelter and food.We are also blessed to have the ability to pray for the strength and courage to maintain awareness of our brother’s sacrifice – to give to our community in any way we can, as they are giving in service to their call. This is our duty: to give thanks … to pray … to remember.(Editor’s note: Caroline Peabody is president of the Military Family Network, based in Hampton, Va. The Military Family Network, www.emilitary.org, is a community network helping military families get connected with each other and organizations in their communities. This article was first posted by the TRADOC News Service.)
By Caroline Peabody November 23, 2005
FORT MONROE, Va. (Army News Service, Nov. 23, 2005) –- Thanksgiving is a special time for our nation. We remember our forefathers’ journey to a new land – seeking freedom from persecution, finding a country that presented the opportunity for peace and a fruitful future -- for which we give thanks this time of year.We also celebrate our military families this time of year during National Military Family Week. Many –- more than a quarter of a million people –- face this holiday without their loved ones. Their loved ones have traveled to a strange land.They battle loneliness and have answered our country’s call to serve and bring that seed of hope to another nation. They are alone, working to band with their brothers, to survive … to bring hope … to one day come home.It is sometimes difficult to remain aware of the sacrifice of military families. But it is our duty as citizens, as caring humans, to carry the lamp and recognize the meaning of duty and celebrate, embrace and support all those who answer the call.So many families in our nation will sit across from an empty chair while we enjoy our feasts. Their table will be quieter than ours. Their hearts heavier. They will carry worries we do not share – but can remember. For we can give thanks for their service and pray for the safety of their loved ones until they return.We give thanks and remember that each day we awaken rested, we remember those who pray for one night’s sleep without nightmares. We give thanks that for each step we take with our legs, there are those who have sacrificed their mobility. We give thanks that for each vision we see, every time we are able to look at our loved ones, we have the ability to revel in their joy.Most of all, we give thanks that we are blessed. Blessed to be a part of a nation that is so prosperous. Blessed that we have our families and shelter and food.We are also blessed to have the ability to pray for the strength and courage to maintain awareness of our brother’s sacrifice – to give to our community in any way we can, as they are giving in service to their call. This is our duty: to give thanks … to pray … to remember.(Editor’s note: Caroline Peabody is president of the Military Family Network, based in Hampton, Va. The Military Family Network, www.emilitary.org, is a community network helping military families get connected with each other and organizations in their communities. This article was first posted by the TRADOC News Service.)
Hillary is Losing Support
They had their Thanksgiving meal and now it is back to business!
This just in from News Max: Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential poll numbers continue to slip with the Democratic Party's left wing base - according to the latest online survey conducted by the Daily Kos web site.
The former first lady has now slid to fifth place among likely candidates, with Virginia Gov. Mark Warner leapfrogging past her into third place. She now ranks just above the Koz category "No Freakin' Clue" among top Democrats who are expected to run.
In more bad news for Mrs. Clinton, her meager 6 percent support continues a downward trend that began over the summer, when she had 10 percent backing her candidacy.
By September, however, she had slipped to 8 percent in the same poll.
This just in from News Max: Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential poll numbers continue to slip with the Democratic Party's left wing base - according to the latest online survey conducted by the Daily Kos web site.
The former first lady has now slid to fifth place among likely candidates, with Virginia Gov. Mark Warner leapfrogging past her into third place. She now ranks just above the Koz category "No Freakin' Clue" among top Democrats who are expected to run.
In more bad news for Mrs. Clinton, her meager 6 percent support continues a downward trend that began over the summer, when she had 10 percent backing her candidacy.
By September, however, she had slipped to 8 percent in the same poll.
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Let's Give Thanks
Because we really do have so much in our lives to be thankful for!
Enjoy and give thanks! It is that simple and don’t forget to donate to your local food bank for those that have nothing!
Enjoy and give thanks! It is that simple and don’t forget to donate to your local food bank for those that have nothing!
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Zarqawi ... dead?
One can only hope!
If this is true it would be great to take his bank account so there is no more management to take over! All I can say is one down more to go! This isn’t the end of it you stupid Cindy socialist anti American crowd! Our troops are working hard in all areas! This has to be done so that we don’t have trouble on our own soil. But why am I wasting time telling you Cindy people you won’t get any of this anyway ‘too damn dense!
As for all the other elite group of UNITED WE STAND crowd I know where the support is for a true AMERICAN! Our soldiers of the United States Military! They are the ones keeping us free from terror!
These will be keepers:
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
If this is true it would be great to take his bank account so there is no more management to take over! All I can say is one down more to go! This isn’t the end of it you stupid Cindy socialist anti American crowd! Our troops are working hard in all areas! This has to be done so that we don’t have trouble on our own soil. But why am I wasting time telling you Cindy people you won’t get any of this anyway ‘too damn dense!
As for all the other elite group of UNITED WE STAND crowd I know where the support is for a true AMERICAN! Our soldiers of the United States Military! They are the ones keeping us free from terror!
These will be keepers:
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Alerts and Petitions
Indonesian terror warning issued by Open Source Media
U.S. and Australian governments have warned citizens to cancel unnecessary travel to Indonesia and to avoid certain areas while in the country. The Sydney Morning Herald says authorities fear "that terrorists could be planning another attack in the South-East Asian country before the end of the year. The new alerts follow the discovery of a terrorist website advising extremists on how to kill westerners in grenade and gun attacks, in what authorities believe is a change of tactics by extremists." The US and Australian warnings may be found by following the links. The Indonesian Antara News Agency described the training ground and destination of Indonesian terrorists.
Power line Hat tip by Mr. Dcat
Scott Hennen of WDAY's Hot Talk writes:
I have an idea. I'm fed up with Democrats and Republicans not supporting the President and our troops with the war effort in Iraq. So what better way to stop it than a grassroots Talkradio/Blogosphere led effort to gather signatures and call on Congress to STOP THE MADNESS? I floated the idea by email to Sean Hannity to lead the talk radio effort...he mentioned it on-air and said "great idea and we can deliver them to the desks of every member of Congress." I'd love it if Power Line would lead the effort from the Blogosphere.
I signed this petition!
These will be keepers:
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
U.S. and Australian governments have warned citizens to cancel unnecessary travel to Indonesia and to avoid certain areas while in the country. The Sydney Morning Herald says authorities fear "that terrorists could be planning another attack in the South-East Asian country before the end of the year. The new alerts follow the discovery of a terrorist website advising extremists on how to kill westerners in grenade and gun attacks, in what authorities believe is a change of tactics by extremists." The US and Australian warnings may be found by following the links. The Indonesian Antara News Agency described the training ground and destination of Indonesian terrorists.
Power line Hat tip by Mr. Dcat
Scott Hennen of WDAY's Hot Talk writes:
I have an idea. I'm fed up with Democrats and Republicans not supporting the President and our troops with the war effort in Iraq. So what better way to stop it than a grassroots Talkradio/Blogosphere led effort to gather signatures and call on Congress to STOP THE MADNESS? I floated the idea by email to Sean Hannity to lead the talk radio effort...he mentioned it on-air and said "great idea and we can deliver them to the desks of every member of Congress." I'd love it if Power Line would lead the effort from the Blogosphere.
I signed this petition!
These will be keepers:
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Bush vows to ‘stay in the fight’ in Iraq
Too bad for the coward Zarqawi and his gang of “religious” al-Qaeda I bet there is a lot more car bombings. This is what rats do when they are cornered. I mean they are so f***ing desperate they are doing commercials now like at ITM Thanks for the link brothers! View the sick mind of this mission: Check out this clip from Iranian TV
Go ahead go blow your self up you sick ...! Just don’t take anyone else with you! That Mercedes could have been given to donation! What a waste of a fine vehicle!
Bush ‘along with many other Americans’ will not back down not now or ever ‘you got that coward’s! It seems that some anti Americans even in the USA would like submission to oppression! Not me! I will never be that gullible because my freedom and the freedom of others depend on folks with my attitude!
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!
This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Me pissed? I'm just getting warmed up!
Go ahead go blow your self up you sick ...! Just don’t take anyone else with you! That Mercedes could have been given to donation! What a waste of a fine vehicle!
Bush ‘along with many other Americans’ will not back down not now or ever ‘you got that coward’s! It seems that some anti Americans even in the USA would like submission to oppression! Not me! I will never be that gullible because my freedom and the freedom of others depend on folks with my attitude!
Remember this has been going on for quite some time now!
This Soldier's letter will not be shoved under a stack of posts!
Me pissed? I'm just getting warmed up!
Friday, November 18, 2005
From Milblogs
Hat tip to Zipcard2 Click here for the link
Mom,
Be my voice. I want this message heard. It is mine and my platoon’s to the country. A man I know lost his legs the other night. He is in another company in our batallion. I can no longer be silent after watching the sacrifices made by Iraqis and Americans everyday.Send it to a congressman if you have to. Send it to FOX news if you have to. Let this message be heard please…
My fellow Americans, I have a task for those with the courage and fortitude to take it. I have a message that needs not fall on deaf ears. A vision the blind need to see. I am not a political man nor one with great wisdom. I am just a soldier who finds himself helping rebuild a country that he helped liberate a couple years ago.I have watched on television how the American public questions why their mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters are fighting and dying in a country 9000 miles away from their own soil. Take the word of a soldier, for that is all I am, that our cause is a noble one. The reason we are here is one worth fighting for. A cause that has been the most costly and sought after cause in our small span of existence on our little planet. Bought in blood and paid for by those brave enough to give the ultimate sacrifice to obtain it. A right that is given to every man, woman, and child I believe by God. I am talking of freedom.
Freedom. One word but yet countless words could never capture it’s true meaning or power. “For those who have fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.” I read that once and it couldn’t be more true. It’s not the average American’s fault that he or she is “blind and deaf” to the taste of freedom. Most American’s are born into their God given right so it is all they ever know. I was once one of them. I would even dare to say that it isn’t surprising that they take for granted what they have had all their life. My experiences in the military however opened my eyes to the truth.
Ironically you will find the biggest outcries of opposition to our cause from those who have had no military experience and haven’t had to fight for freedom. I challenge all of those who are daring enough to question such a noble cause to come here for just a month and see it first hand. I have a feeling that many voices would be silenced.
I watched Cindy Sheehan sit on the President’s lawn and say that America isn’t worth dying for. Later she corrected herself and said Iraq isn’t worth dying for. She badmouthed all that her son had fought and died for. I bet he is rolling over in his grave.
Ladies and gentleman I ask you this. What if you lived in a country that wasn’t free? What if someone told you when you could have heat, electricity, and water? What if you had no sewage systems so human waste flowed into the streets? What if someone would kill you for bad-mouthing your government? What if you weren’t allowed to watch TV, connect to the internet, or have cell phones unless under extreme censorship? What if you couldn’t put shoes on your child’s feet?
You need not to have a great understanding of the world but rather common sense to realize that it is our duty as HUMAN BEINGS to free the oppressed. If you lived that way would you not want someone to help you????
The Iraqi’s pour into the streets to wave at us and when we liberated the cities during the war they gathered in the thousands to cheer, hug and kiss us. It was what the soldier’s in WW2 experienced, yet no one questioned their cause!! Saddam was no better than Hitler! He tortured and killed thousands of innocent people. We are heroes over here, yet American’s badmouth our President for having us here.
Every police station here has a dozen or more memorials for officers that were murdered trying to ensure that their people live free. These are husbands, fathers, and sons killed every day. What if it were your country? What would your choice be? Everything we fight for is worth the blood that may be shed. The media never reports the true HEROISM I witness everyday in the Iraqi’s. Yes there are bad one’s here, but I assure you they are a minuscule percent. Yet they are a number big enough to cause worry in this country’s future.I have watched brave souls give their all and lose thier lives and limbs for this cause. I will no longer stand silent and let the “deaf and blind” be the only voice shouting. Stonewall Jackson once said, “All that I have, all that I am is at the service of the country.” For these brave souls who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including your son Cindy Sheehan, I will shout till I can no longer. These men and women are heroes. Their spirit lives on in their military and they will never be forgotten. They did not die in vain but rather for a cause that is larger than all of us.
My fellow countrymen and women, we are not overseas for our country alone but also another. We are here to spread democracy and freedom to those who KNOW the true taste of it because they fight for it everyday. You can see the desire in their eyes and I am honored to fight alongside them as an Infantryman in the 101st Airborne.
Freedom is not free, but yet it is everyone’s right to have. Ironic isn’t it? That is why we are here. Though you will always have the skeptics, I know that most of our military will agree with this message. Please, at the request of this soldier spread this message to all you know. We are in Operation Iraqi Freedom and that is our goal. It is a cause that I and thousands of others stand ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice for because, Cindy Sheehan, freedom is worth dying for, no matter what country it is! And after the world is free only then can we hope to have peace.
SGT XXX and 1st Platoon101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Mom,
Be my voice. I want this message heard. It is mine and my platoon’s to the country. A man I know lost his legs the other night. He is in another company in our batallion. I can no longer be silent after watching the sacrifices made by Iraqis and Americans everyday.Send it to a congressman if you have to. Send it to FOX news if you have to. Let this message be heard please…
My fellow Americans, I have a task for those with the courage and fortitude to take it. I have a message that needs not fall on deaf ears. A vision the blind need to see. I am not a political man nor one with great wisdom. I am just a soldier who finds himself helping rebuild a country that he helped liberate a couple years ago.I have watched on television how the American public questions why their mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters are fighting and dying in a country 9000 miles away from their own soil. Take the word of a soldier, for that is all I am, that our cause is a noble one. The reason we are here is one worth fighting for. A cause that has been the most costly and sought after cause in our small span of existence on our little planet. Bought in blood and paid for by those brave enough to give the ultimate sacrifice to obtain it. A right that is given to every man, woman, and child I believe by God. I am talking of freedom.
Freedom. One word but yet countless words could never capture it’s true meaning or power. “For those who have fought for it, freedom has a taste the protected will never know.” I read that once and it couldn’t be more true. It’s not the average American’s fault that he or she is “blind and deaf” to the taste of freedom. Most American’s are born into their God given right so it is all they ever know. I was once one of them. I would even dare to say that it isn’t surprising that they take for granted what they have had all their life. My experiences in the military however opened my eyes to the truth.
Ironically you will find the biggest outcries of opposition to our cause from those who have had no military experience and haven’t had to fight for freedom. I challenge all of those who are daring enough to question such a noble cause to come here for just a month and see it first hand. I have a feeling that many voices would be silenced.
I watched Cindy Sheehan sit on the President’s lawn and say that America isn’t worth dying for. Later she corrected herself and said Iraq isn’t worth dying for. She badmouthed all that her son had fought and died for. I bet he is rolling over in his grave.
Ladies and gentleman I ask you this. What if you lived in a country that wasn’t free? What if someone told you when you could have heat, electricity, and water? What if you had no sewage systems so human waste flowed into the streets? What if someone would kill you for bad-mouthing your government? What if you weren’t allowed to watch TV, connect to the internet, or have cell phones unless under extreme censorship? What if you couldn’t put shoes on your child’s feet?
You need not to have a great understanding of the world but rather common sense to realize that it is our duty as HUMAN BEINGS to free the oppressed. If you lived that way would you not want someone to help you????
The Iraqi’s pour into the streets to wave at us and when we liberated the cities during the war they gathered in the thousands to cheer, hug and kiss us. It was what the soldier’s in WW2 experienced, yet no one questioned their cause!! Saddam was no better than Hitler! He tortured and killed thousands of innocent people. We are heroes over here, yet American’s badmouth our President for having us here.
Every police station here has a dozen or more memorials for officers that were murdered trying to ensure that their people live free. These are husbands, fathers, and sons killed every day. What if it were your country? What would your choice be? Everything we fight for is worth the blood that may be shed. The media never reports the true HEROISM I witness everyday in the Iraqi’s. Yes there are bad one’s here, but I assure you they are a minuscule percent. Yet they are a number big enough to cause worry in this country’s future.I have watched brave souls give their all and lose thier lives and limbs for this cause. I will no longer stand silent and let the “deaf and blind” be the only voice shouting. Stonewall Jackson once said, “All that I have, all that I am is at the service of the country.” For these brave souls who gave the ultimate sacrifice, including your son Cindy Sheehan, I will shout till I can no longer. These men and women are heroes. Their spirit lives on in their military and they will never be forgotten. They did not die in vain but rather for a cause that is larger than all of us.
My fellow countrymen and women, we are not overseas for our country alone but also another. We are here to spread democracy and freedom to those who KNOW the true taste of it because they fight for it everyday. You can see the desire in their eyes and I am honored to fight alongside them as an Infantryman in the 101st Airborne.
Freedom is not free, but yet it is everyone’s right to have. Ironic isn’t it? That is why we are here. Though you will always have the skeptics, I know that most of our military will agree with this message. Please, at the request of this soldier spread this message to all you know. We are in Operation Iraqi Freedom and that is our goal. It is a cause that I and thousands of others stand ready to pay the ultimate sacrifice for because, Cindy Sheehan, freedom is worth dying for, no matter what country it is! And after the world is free only then can we hope to have peace.
SGT XXX and 1st Platoon101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Did Bush Lie?
Here you go people -->Click here for link
December 16, 1998Web posted at: 8:51 p.m. EST (0151 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- From the Oval Office, President Clinton told the nation Wednesday evening why he ordered new military strikes against Iraq.
The president said Iraq's refusal to cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors presented a threat to the entire world.
"Saddam (Hussein) must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons," Clinton said.
Operation Desert Fox, a strong, sustained series of attacks, will be carried out over several days by U.S. and British forces, Clinton said.
"Earlier today I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces," Clinton said.
"Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.
Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors.
'Without delay, diplomacy or warning'
The Iraqi leader was given a final warning six weeks ago, Clinton said, when Baghdad promised to cooperate with U.N. inspectors at the last minute just as U.S. warplanes were headed its way.
"Along with Prime Minister (Tony) Blair of Great Britain, I made it equally clear that if Saddam failed to cooperate fully we would be prepared to act without delay, diplomacy or warning," Clinton said.
The president said the report handed in Tuesday by Richard Butler, head of the United Nations Special Commission in charge of finding and destroying Iraqi weapons, was stark and sobering.
Iraq failed to cooperate with the inspectors and placed new restrictions on them, Clinton said. He said Iraqi officials also destroyed records and moved everything, even the furniture, out of suspected sites before inspectors were allowed in.
"Instead of inspectors disarming Saddam, Saddam has disarmed the inspectors," Clinton said.
"In halting our airstrikes in November, I gave Saddam a chance -- not a license. If we turn our backs on his defiance, the credibility of U.S. power as a check against Saddam will be destroyed," the president explained.
Strikes necessary to stunt weapons programs
Clinton said he made the decision to strike Wednesday with the unanimous agreement of his security advisors.
Timing was important, said the president, because without a strong inspection system in place, Iraq could rebuild its chemical, biological and nuclear programs in a matter of months, not years.
"If Saddam can cripple the weapons inspections system and get away with it, he would conclude the international community, led by the United States, has simply lost its will," said Clinton. "He would surmise that he has free rein to rebuild his arsenal of destruction."
Clinton also called Hussein a threat to his people and to the security of the world.
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"The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people," Clinton said.
Such a change in Baghdad would take time and effort, Clinton said, adding that his administration would work with Iraqi opposition forces.
Clinton also addressed the ongoing impeachment crisis in the White House.
"Saddam Hussein and the other enemies of peace may have thought that the serious debate currently before the House of Representatives would distract Americans or weaken our resolve to face him down," he said.
"But once more, the United States has proven that although we are never eager to use force, when we must act in America's vital interests, we will do so."
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Strike on Iraq Related stories:
Explosions in sky over Baghdad - December 16, 1998
Iraq not cooperating with U.N., chief inspector says - December 15, 1998
Visiting U.N. weapons inspectors depart Iraq - December 14, 1998
Iraq oil sale wins approval from U.N. chief - December 12, 1998
Cohen: Iraq could be attacked at any time - December 10, 1998
U.S. reacts sternly to Iraq's rebuff of inspectors - December 9, 1998
Hat tip to Bryan P from OPINION INC. "Anothre Soldier's blog.
December 16, 1998Web posted at: 8:51 p.m. EST (0151 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- From the Oval Office, President Clinton told the nation Wednesday evening why he ordered new military strikes against Iraq.
The president said Iraq's refusal to cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors presented a threat to the entire world.
"Saddam (Hussein) must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons," Clinton said.
Operation Desert Fox, a strong, sustained series of attacks, will be carried out over several days by U.S. and British forces, Clinton said.
"Earlier today I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces," Clinton said.
"Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors," said Clinton.
Clinton also stated that, while other countries also had weapons of mass destruction, Hussein is in a different category because he has used such weapons against his own people and against his neighbors.
'Without delay, diplomacy or warning'
The Iraqi leader was given a final warning six weeks ago, Clinton said, when Baghdad promised to cooperate with U.N. inspectors at the last minute just as U.S. warplanes were headed its way.
"Along with Prime Minister (Tony) Blair of Great Britain, I made it equally clear that if Saddam failed to cooperate fully we would be prepared to act without delay, diplomacy or warning," Clinton said.
The president said the report handed in Tuesday by Richard Butler, head of the United Nations Special Commission in charge of finding and destroying Iraqi weapons, was stark and sobering.
Iraq failed to cooperate with the inspectors and placed new restrictions on them, Clinton said. He said Iraqi officials also destroyed records and moved everything, even the furniture, out of suspected sites before inspectors were allowed in.
"Instead of inspectors disarming Saddam, Saddam has disarmed the inspectors," Clinton said.
"In halting our airstrikes in November, I gave Saddam a chance -- not a license. If we turn our backs on his defiance, the credibility of U.S. power as a check against Saddam will be destroyed," the president explained.
Strikes necessary to stunt weapons programs
Clinton said he made the decision to strike Wednesday with the unanimous agreement of his security advisors.
Timing was important, said the president, because without a strong inspection system in place, Iraq could rebuild its chemical, biological and nuclear programs in a matter of months, not years.
"If Saddam can cripple the weapons inspections system and get away with it, he would conclude the international community, led by the United States, has simply lost its will," said Clinton. "He would surmise that he has free rein to rebuild his arsenal of destruction."
Clinton also called Hussein a threat to his people and to the security of the world.
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"The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people," Clinton said.
Such a change in Baghdad would take time and effort, Clinton said, adding that his administration would work with Iraqi opposition forces.
Clinton also addressed the ongoing impeachment crisis in the White House.
"Saddam Hussein and the other enemies of peace may have thought that the serious debate currently before the House of Representatives would distract Americans or weaken our resolve to face him down," he said.
"But once more, the United States has proven that although we are never eager to use force, when we must act in America's vital interests, we will do so."
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Strike on Iraq Related stories:
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Iraq not cooperating with U.N., chief inspector says - December 15, 1998
Visiting U.N. weapons inspectors depart Iraq - December 14, 1998
Iraq oil sale wins approval from U.N. chief - December 12, 1998
Cohen: Iraq could be attacked at any time - December 10, 1998
U.S. reacts sternly to Iraq's rebuff of inspectors - December 9, 1998
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It was a playful tip of the hat to that moment when bloggers exposed the misreporting of CBS anchor Dan Rather. At that time, an ex-executive for CBS tried to dismiss us as riffraff in "pajamas." But the bloggers were right, CBS was wrong, Rather retired (without apologizing) and the rest is history. Hat tip to RG
The End to a Great Trip to Jamaica
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Night lights in the distance during an evening stroll
Remember to click on picturs to see them larger. It was my pleasure to share this trip with you and to show the world that there is a solution. All we have to do is make the choice for all to enjoy what was given to us. To conquer evil so more can enjoy the freedom that some of us already have!
Sunrise Sunset
Monday, November 14, 2005
Seven Miles of Beach
Sandals Negril
Cliff Diving
The Beacon of Light
Some Restaurants at the Jamaican Resort
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