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Washington On Americans	30 Jun 2007 00:36 GMT	453
"The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations." -- George Washington (Farewell Address, 1796)
Okay, Did We Really Need a Remake of "Hairspray"?	26 Jun 2007 03:04 GMT	20
See subject line. Signature "He was annoying. But I miss him. <sniff>" -- mimus writes the perfect caption for my headstone.
Name that year	26 Jun 2007 02:15 GMT	7
Time for a bit of British History and shades of the quizzes we used to have. So, who can give the year in which Britain tested a remote controlled bomber and its first guided missile anti-tank weapon? Any answer within the last 50 years will be wrong.
Senator Lieberman: U.S. Should Weigh Iran Attack	24 Jun 2007 18:25 GMT	24
Spot On! DSH -------------------------------------------------------- Lieberman: U.S. Should Weigh Iran Attack
Colin Powell At The United Nations -- 5 February 2003 -- According To Gans	23 Jun 2007 11:27 GMT	411
> Are you saying that Powell did NOT lie in his UN speech? > Even Powell admits that he did. Paul J. Gans -- 11 June 2007 ----------Cordon Sanitaire-----------------------------
Good Fences	23 Jun 2007 10:17 GMT	38
"A fence announces to the world that America is closed to . . . illegal immigrants. What's wrong with that? Is not every country in the world the same?" "The only reason others don't need such a barrier is that they are not half
Failure On Two Fronts	23 Jun 2007 00:58 GMT	8
A cogent and intelligent analysis. DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas ---------------------------------------------------------
Evening Standard: Britain Launches Massive Submarine That Can Hear A Ship From Across The Atlantic	20 Jun 2007 13:13 GMT	134
'Strod'nry! <g> [N.B. -- Rousing Chorus of Rule Britannia!] DSH -----------------------------------------
Gates Says Iraq Troop Surge Only Starting To Bite	19 Jun 2007 17:05 GMT	19
A realistic and cogent interim status report from Bob Gates, David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker. Far, far different from the Chicken Little Hysterical Defeatist Ramblings of Gans and other lesser pogues without the law in these precincts -- including
Fear Of "Bringing Back The Draft"?	19 Jun 2007 10:39 GMT	488
During the Vietnam War, a lot of the "Anti-War" Movement ["Anti" our side of the war, but not that of the Vietnamese Communists and their allies, vide Jane Fonda] was led by Left-Wing Academics, College Students who feared being DRAFTED and their PARENTS and close relatives.
Was King Edward IV Of England A Bastard?	19 Jun 2007 06:49 GMT	9
An Excellent Summary -- Closely Reasoned. DSH ------------------------------------------------------------------ Rafal Heydel-Mankoo: Reflections of a Young Fogey
A 'Minature Castle' hidden on Dover's Cliffs	19 Jun 2007 05:55 GMT	8
In the early part of the 19th Century two brothers, Stephen and Rogers Court of Snargate Street, Dover, built a folly in the shape of a miniature castle on the cliffs below the Western Heights. Very, very few local people know of the building and even less have visited it.
Dirty Bombs: Making Them & A Response To The Threat	19 Jun 2007 04:07 GMT	23
Loose Nukes Can Kill 'What Me Worry' Kooks... Such As Pogue Gans. DSH ----------------------------------------------------------------
Political Slogans Are Not Meaningless	18 Jun 2007 14:19 GMT	186
Nope. Political SLOGANS are NOT meaningless. Not by any means. In fact they can be quite POWERFUL, encapsulating core values, policies and
Senator Lieberman Repeats Calls For Military Action In Iran	17 Jun 2007 05:03 GMT	3
Bingo! Joe Lieberman is spot on. If we can identify camps that are being used by Iran to train and equip terrorists who are killing Coalition Troops in Iraq -- we should take them