America's Stanch Allies in the War on Terrorism.

I just came back from reading a Blog titled American Interest. It is a blot that originates in Australia. I find his posts extremely informative as in today's.....He reports that and I paraphrase, Japan, one of America's stronger allies has withdrawn its forces and help in Afghanistan. It has happened. The refueling vessels that were stationed in the Indian Ocean has been recalled. I don't know the full story, but, It doesn't sound good. See "American Interest" for the complete story.
With all this anti-American feelings and Politics world wide. I think once Iraq is completed we should start to withdraw our troops from the world and start to take care of our own interests at home. I am quite sure both Germany and Japan, after WWII, are limited with the type military and probaby the number they can raise, by treaty. What thanks to we get from the World Body. A slap in the face, and not even a thank you. I'll rephrase that, I have read multiple times about Iraqi citizens thanking us for our involvement in that country. That being said. It's time to begin looking inward. We cannot continue to be the world police force with no backing from most of the world community.... I ramble......

Update on Flag folding recital

from Fox news it was learned the Memo has been recinded. As I get more, I will update further....

Flag-folding Recitals, Puff !!! gone

With the wave of a pen the reading of the 13 folds on the American Flag to the Triangle shape that is given to the representatives of fallen hero's is no more, or only on special request, but cannot be performed by government workers or volunteers.
The reason being someONE objected to the 11th fold recitation.
According to an article carried by Scripps Howard News Service as written by Joe Vargo of "The Press-Enterprise" of Riverside California: " A single complaint lodged against the words of the 11th fold which clebrates Jewish War Veterans and glorifies the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, prompted the National Cemetery Administration to ban the entire recital at all 125 National Cemetaries.""----Mike Nacincik, a spokesman for the National Cemetery Administration, said the new policy, which was outlined in a Sept 27, memo is aimed at creating uniformed services throughout the military graveyard system." See http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=FLAGFOLDCOMPLAINT-10-25-07 for entire article Hat tip to "Dragon Lady's Den" for alerting the blogisphere to this outrage.

Update on my remarks on the previous thread

Re: Kurdistan, I have taken the parts of the history of Kurdistan as recorded in
the "Wkipedia", the free encyhclopedia, "Kurdistan covers large areas of eastern Turkey, Northern Iraq, Northwestern Iran and small parts of
Syria and Armenia". To continue on quotes from Wkipedia, " In the 16th century, Kurdish inhabited areas were split between Safavid, Iran and the Ottoman Empire. This was formalized in 1639. Before WWI most Kurds lived within the bounderies aof the Ottoman Empire in the province of Kurdistan. After the collape of the Ottoman Empire the Allies agreed and planned to create several countries within its former bounderies. Originally Kurdistan, along with Armenia was to be one. According to the treaty of Sevres, however this treaty was never ratified. The reconquest of these areas by Karmel Ataturk, other pressing issues caused the allies to accept the renegotiated Treaty of Lausanne, accepting the modern border of the Republic of Turkey and leaving the Kurds without a selfruled region. Other Kurdish area were assigned to the new
British and French mandated states of Iraq and Syria under both treaties.
At the end of the first Gulf War, the allies established a safe haven in Nothern Iraq. Amid the withdrawal of all Iraqi troops from Kurdistan there emerged an atonomus entity with its own government and parliment in 1992."
I knew England had to be in there somewhere. And this is it in a nutshell....

Who is trusting Whom??

"Debka Files" has an excellent article concerning US diplomacy and missle defense. The article states and I'm paraphrasing, the U.S. has made concessions, with Russia, on the Europe based missile shield, In exchange for Russia's withdrawal of Nuclear aid to Iran and backing of sactions against them. The announcement, according to Debka was made in Prague by Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates when he proposed a delay in activating the shield. See "Debka Files" dated Wednesday, October 24, 2007 for complete article.

Big brother,uh,,,,Sister will watch out for you????

Not my kid you won't! I say that now, but if this is allowed to continue Government will not only be in our bedrooms, but in our beds also....This situation, in my own humble estimation, is not only illegal, but flies in the face of parental responsibility or the lack thereof and they should be held accountable, not the school. It seems in the City of Portland, Maine the local school committee , after a public hearing is allowing birth control pills to be administered to 11 year old students, of course with parental permission, (to use the Health care facility, not permission for the pill, or shot, or patch, just the facility).
A little history is in order. From what I understand, a middle school nurse had 5 students out of 134 that was sexually active, which was an intolerable situation. It was determined by "the watchers" or whomever, The school in its infinite wisdom should exercise a parental roll and prove "it takes a village to raise a child." (see URL http://www,rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2007/10/19/protland-school-birthcontrol-controversy.

Who would have thought!!!!

This blew me apart....God help this Nation.....They certainly won't help themselves. i just read a blog post from "Ace of Spades" concerning Wiretapping and the Soldiers kidnapped by insurgents or Al Quida In May of this year. Thinking to myself, self, what does wiretapping and easedropping have to do with the war and kidnapped soldiers??? Logical question, (so I thaught). Another article written in the New York Post,Titled "Wire Law failed lost GI" dated October 16,2007. also confirms this travesty of Justice... It was reported, and I'll paraphrase, While on lookout, 7 soldiers were attacked by Al Quida, of these 4 were killed outright and three were kidnapped. Immediately the machinery was put into action to rescue these three. They wanted to wiretap the terrorist cellphones, but because of the law they were forced to stop and set the wheels in motion for attorneys to get permission from the AG's office to allow this procedure. Setting up this process took 10 hours. A crucial 10 hours that possibly could have led to the rescue of these soldiers, Instead, one body was found later in the river and the other two never found, but it was reported they were executed and buried. Go to both sites to get a good read on this sickening affair. It is my understanding that the Senate or House or both are aware of this miscarriage of justice and still are going to continue this same wiretapping fiesco.