Violence in Border City Continues to Rise

USA Today reports that a police officer, whose photograph appeared in a USA TODAY and USATODAY.com report May 18 about the surging violence against police in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, was in critical condition Tuesday after he was shot five times outside his home.
This happened as Juan Pablo Elizondo had just completed [...]

The 21st Century Paul Revere Ride of 2006

Cross posted from Committee of Correspondence
One if by land, two if by sea, and I on the opposite shore shall be updated to the 21at Century.
The 21st Century Paul Revere Ride of 2006 is a summer-long cross-country motorcycle ride that will visit all state capitols to inform the public and their elected public servants of [...]

Iran’s military plans for invasion by U.S.

From The Washington Times:
Iran, apparently anticipating an American invasion, has quietly been restructuring its military and testing a new military doctrine that calls for a decentralized, Iraqi-style guerrilla campaign against an invading force.
Iran’s military planners are acutely aware that a military confrontation with technologically more advanced U.S. armed forces would be rapid and multifronted, unlike [...]

Iraq War Vet is suing Michael Moore for $85 million

Go get him!
From The NY Post:
A double-amputee Iraq-war vet is suing Michael Moore for $85 million, claiming the portly peacenik recycled an old interview and used it out of context to make him appear anti-war in “Fahrenheit 9/11.”
Sgt. Peter Damon, 33, who strongly supports America’s invasion of Iraq, said he never agreed to be in [...]

Appeal rejected in Mt. Pleasant case to bar Boy Scout recruiters

Just some good news…
From The Detroit Free Press:
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from a man who is an atheist over Boy Scout recruiting at his son’s public school in Mt. Pleasant.
John Scalise, a former city commissioner, had asked the court to bar public schools from opening their doors to Boy Scout recruiters [...]

Coalition Against Illegal Immigration Business

Sorry, I have not been blogging, but I have been on the phone all Day with the House of Representative’s leadership. You will be happy to know it looks like they are holding strong against any path to citizenship for those here illegally, or temporary workers.
We discussed in depth what my opinions were on the [...]

A Marine Family in Need! Please Help!

A Marine family is stationed in Twenty-Nine Palms, CA. They have one son who is 11 years old and one daughter who is 7 years old. They are in desperate need of our prayers, gifts, cards of encouragement, donations, or just more support from the Milblogosphere! Their son was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The [...]

Maryland Jury Convicts Muhammad of Six Counts of Murder for Sniper Shootings

FYI…
From FNC:
A Maryland jury on Tuesday found sniper John Allen Muhammad guilty of six murder counts in a trial that included a confrontation with his one-time surrogate son, Lee Boyd Malvo, who provided the first inside account of the sniper team that terrorized the Washington area.
The verdict adds to the death sentence Muhammad received in [...]

WWI soldier, at 110, among last survivors of an era

All I can say is, WOW!
From the Boston Globe:
A cane rested in his lap and a baseball cap cast a shadow over a frown as World War I veteran Antonio Pierro recalled American artillery blasting away in the forest and enemy shells screaming overhead.
A US Army private in the 320th Field Artillery Regiment of the [...]

EU Court Blocks Passenger Data Deal with US

From the BBC:
The European Court of Justice has blocked an EU-US agreement that requires airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities.
The court said the decision to hand over the data was not founded on an “appropriate legal basis”.
European airlines have given US authorities passengers’ names, addresses and credit card details.
The US said the [...]