History Forum / General / British History / September 2004

"Bush administration completes get-tough plan for Syria"
Excellent!
Robert A. Heinlein would heartily agree and applaud.
DSH

"Hairy Kerry"
"So much for Sen. John Kerry's hair.
Seventy-six percent of respondents to a Grooming Lounge (where
political-party heads as well as celebrities such as Bruce Willis and

I'm in my first year of working towards my History degree, and I am having a
great time. I finished History 101 (Classical) during the summer term, and now
I'm in History 102 (Middle Ages), and one thing that has become clear to me is
how little I really knew.

From CEEFAX:
"Cat Stevens sparks US plane alert A security alert involving the
singer who used to be known as Cat Stevens has forced a
Heathrow-Washington flight to be diverted to another US airport.    

Can you imagine the outcry if something like this happened in the United
States?
There would be immediate cries for impeaching President Bush and
Congressional Hearings ASAP.

"Kerry's Favorite Ally"
""France said Monday that it would take part in a proposed international
conference on Iraq only if the agenda included a possible U.S. troop
withdrawal," the Paris edition of the New York Times reports from

Does anybody have any biographical information concerning Sam Wild,
commander of the British Battalion of the 15th International Brigade during
the Spanish Civil War? Anything would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

MORE Twaddle, Balderdash and Codswallop From The Usual Quarters....
The Tower officials know their British History -- this pogue obviously
does NOT.
Vide infra pro risibus.

Just listened to a recording of Sir Martin Gilbert delivering the 2004
Barbara Frum Lecture at the University of Toronto on the war
leadership of Sir Winston Churchill entitled "Continue to Pester, Nag
and Bite". Great, great stuff.

"Blame It on Neo
Don't call me a "neocon" unless you are a friend."
BY JULIA GORIN
Thursday, September 23, 2004

Yes, If This Were 1944 In America, Vice 2004, Kerry Would Be Excoriated
As An Enemy-Sympathizer by ALCON For His Poor Judgement.
If This Were 1864 In America Kerry Would Be Excoriated, Tarred And
Feathered And Ridden Out Of Town On A Rail -- As The Mildest Of

"JOHN FUND ON THE TRAIL"
"Defense Bill
The House moves to restore gun rights in the District of Columbia."
Monday, September 27, 2004

Sumner Redstone is another Smart Jew, unlike Gans, our Left-Wing NYU
chemist, who is a Dumb Jew.
Sumner Redstone is one of the smartest men around when it comes to
business.

A few days ago I took my kids to Valley Forge, PA (USA) and looked over the
place where Washington kept the Continental Army in the 1777/78 Winter.
Among the monuments was one to Baron Von Steuben near the low flat area that
the troops used to drills and "parades."

" Kerry's biggest argument seems to be that his overpowering charm would
win over "allies" and thus allow him to shirk America's responsibility.
Who is he kidding?  Reader Stan Watson asks the right question:
"I've been waiting for someone to explore what Kerry's pitch to foreign