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Damsel Sends You the Korean Bell

Today, we drove to San Pedro and visited the site of the Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion.


This massive and intricately-decorated bell and pavilion was donated in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles by the people of the Republic of Korea to celebrate the bicentennial of the U.S. independence, honor veterans of the Korean War, and to consolidate traditional friendship between the two countries. The bell is patterned after the Bronze Bell of King Songdok, which was cast in 771 A.D. and is still on view in South Korea today.

03 Dec 2005 by Culture International Photography

Kofi AnusAnnan Goes to Baghdad

So, just when will the payback for stolen oil-for-food begin?

From FOXNews.com:

BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan met with Iraqi leaders to call for reconciliation ahead of upcoming elections, his first visit to the country since the U.S. invasion.

Annan arrived in Baghdad on Saturday and met with Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, Deputy Prime Minister Rowsh Shaways, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, political and community leaders as well as U.N. staff.

“Reconciliation is absolutely vital in Iraq,” Annan said, adding that the U.N. supported all efforts to bring peace to the country.

Annan’s visit follows similar visits by British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Thursday and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Friday. Both Rice and Straw said they wanted to encourage participation in parliamentary elections scheduled for Dec. 15.

Photo Credit: Fox News – Voice Baloon Credit: Cap’n Bob

12 Nov 2005 by Degenerates International Islamic Terrorism United Nations

MSM Recklessly Endangers National Security

Republican Congressional Leadership calls for investigation of leaks to the media. The Associated Press and Washington Post (among many others) recklessly release sensitive information in hopes to defame the Bush Administration and undermine the War on Terror.

From FOXNews.com:

WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and House Speaker Dennis Hastert on Tuesday called for a congressional leak investigation into who told the news media about previously undisclosed U.S. interrogation centers abroad.

“If accurate, such an egregious disclosure could have long-term and far-reaching damaging and dangerous consequences, and will imperil our efforts to protect the American people and our homeland from terrorist attacks,” Frist and Hastert said in a letter.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the request to Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Roberts of Kansas and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Peter Hoekstra of Michigan.

The Washington Post reported a week ago on the existence of secret U.S. prisons in Eastern Europe for terrorism suspects. The Bush administration has neither confirmed nor denied that report.

Frist and Hastert said the joint probe by the House and Senate intelligence committees should determine who leaked the information and under what authority.

“What is the actual and potential damage done to the national security of the United States and our partners in the global war on terror?” the letter asked. “We will consider other changes to this mandate based on your recommendations.”

This is yet another media tactic designed to defame the administration without regard to the damage that can be done to national Security. The leak of this information should be considered treasonous; the MSM participation in the leak should equally be considered an act of treachery toward the country.

08 Nov 2005 by Congress International Islamic Terrorism Media

Burn Baby Burn

We remember the 1965 Watts riots here in the Los Angeles area, as well as the 1992 riots after the Simi Valley verdict in the Rodney King case. We know that it doesn’t take much to set off these types of insurrections, and fear that what is happening in Europe could occur here. Not only in Los Angeles, but anywhere the tinderbox of radical unrest can be ignited.

Just how long will it be before radical, borderline miscreants resume burning and killing in the US? Hopefully not ever, providing we resist giving out the kinds of entitlements to immigrants that Europeans (and the French in particular) that attract the worst elements of humanity.

We also believe that the problems in Europe are not totally spontaneous, but the manifestation of the hatred of western peoples by middle easterners as incited by Al Qaeda and their sympathetic radicals.

Map found on Barking Moonbat Early Warning System, who (I think) got it from the New York Post.

08 Nov 2005 by International Islamic Terrorism

A Look into France’s Future

Tongue-in-cheek, of course.

After six months of non-stop violence stemming from the electrocution of two teenagers last October, Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin says his government is finally prepared to vote on a resolution to call for a declaration that signifies the government’s intent to enact a directive that threatens “real consequences” should the violence persist.

Read the rest at Townhall.com :: The Future of France

04 Nov 2005 by Current Events International Whacko Politics

Michael Yon Back in Iraq

Michael Yon is back in Iraq to cover the upcoming referendum.

Greetings:

Just a quick note that I am in Iraq to cover the critical upcoming referendum. Have been meeting with some key persons, and so far all looks well despite the serious ongoing attacks.

There are no new dispatches at this time, but I will alert you when a new dispatch is available.

Respectfully,

Michael Yon

Visit Michael’s Online Magazine.

Update: 10/13/05 -Michael’s newest dispatch is now available.

12 Oct 2005 by International Islamic Terrorism Media Military

CENTCOM Delivers Supplies to Earthquake Victims

CENTCOM shows they are ready, willing and able to supply relief to Pakistani earthquake victims.

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The first relief supplies from the United States ready for departure aboard here on a U.S. Air Force C-17 less than 48 hours after the devastating earthquake that left thousands dead and thousands more injured. The C-17 and its crew from the 7th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., delivered 12 pallets — weighing almost 90,000 pounds — of food, water, medicine and blankets from Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Two aerial port specialists from Bagram’s 455th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron were also on the flight to coordinate and manage cargo at Islamabad. Airmen and soldiers at Bagram, with only a few hours notice, worked feverishly to palletize the supplies and prepare them for the flight.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. James H. Cunningham)

This is just another example of how US Forces are in the region to help humanity, even though the mainstream media will ignore this type of story in favor of bombings and casualties and anything to make the military look “evil.”

Visit the CENTCOM website for more on this and other relief efforts.

10 Oct 2005 by International Military

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