Pinnochio and Friends Converted to Islam?

OK, this is just WRONG…
From the Telegragh:
Pinocchio, Tom Sawyer and other characters have been converted to Islam in new versions of 100 classic stories on the Turkish school curriculum.
“Give me some bread, for Allah’s sake,” Pinocchio says to Geppetto, his maker, in a book stamped with the crest of the ministry of education.
“Thanks be to [...]

State Obesity Rankings: Massive in Mississippi, Lean in Colorado

From FNC:
Nearly 30 percent of Mississippi adult residents are obese. The state tops the new list from Trust for America’s Health, a nonprofit group lobbying to make disease prevention a national priority.
But Mississippi isn’t alone. It’s among the 13 states in which at least one in four adult residents is obese.
The 10 states with the [...]

Sex Offender Guilty In Student Slaying

Just an update…
From CBS News:
A federal jury found a convicted sex offender guilty Wednesday in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin, whose body was found abandoned in a Minnesota ravine.
The verdict against Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. clears the way for North Dakota’s first death penalty deliberations in more than a century.
Rodriguez stared straight [...]

Illegal Immigration: Oh What A Tangled Web…

Cross posted from CommonSenseAmerica
As an elected official, when you turn a blind eye to one form of illegal activity in your nation, you also bear the responsibility for all of its tentacles.
Here are just a few:
On Saturday, August 26, 2006, approximately 70 supporters of Save Our State and the Minutemen gathered in Maywood, California to [...]

Series of 22 Bombs Explode in Thailand

From FNC:
At least 22 bombs exploded almost simultaneously Thursday inside commercial banks in southern Thailand, killing two people and injuring 28 in a region bloodied by a Muslim insurgency, police said.
The homemade bombs, which were triggered by mobile phone signals, were placed in garbage bins, at newspaper stands and near seats where customers wait for [...]

Illegal Aliens linked to Gang-Rape Wave

I hope this wakes up the American people about the dangers of illegal immigration.
From WND:
A wave of illegal-immigrant gang rapes is sweeping the U.S. while public officials and law-enforcement authorities fear drawing the link, experts say.
Deborah Schurman-Kauflin, a Ph.D. researcher of violent crimes, told WorldNetDaily, “It appears as if there is a fear that if [...]

President’s Radio Address August 26, 2006

From The White House:
Audio
In Focus: Hurricane Katrina
Transcript:
Earlier this week, I had coffee with Rockey Vaccarella in the White House. Rockey is from Saint Bernard Parish in Louisiana, and he and his family lost everything they owned to Hurricane Katrina. Rockey drove to Washington to thank the federal government for its efforts to help people like [...]

CentCom Electronic Newsletter – Week of 28 August 2006

I forgot to post this, my appologies.
Natural Fire 2006: A success for EAC and U.S. militaries, local communities
By U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Omar Villarreal
NGINYANG, Kenya – Natural Fire 2006, the largest combined exercise between East African Community nations and the United States, has officially come to an end. However the memories, friendships and commitment [...]

Mystery Drapes 9-11 Flag’s Disappearance

This stands on its own…
From USA Today:

On April 1, 2002, a flag that had become the emblem of American resilience was unfurled in a solemn, wordless ceremony outside City Hall.
Hours after the 9/11 attacks, three firefighters had spontaneously used a U.S. flag taken off a yacht and raised it in the wreckage of the World [...]

Are black Democrats liberal enough for the left?

From The Washington Times:
The trend of incumbent Democratic lawmakers facing primary challenges from the left is not sparing black lawmakers, despite their generally being among the party’s more liberal representatives and blacks being the party’s most loyal constituency.
Rep. Albert R. Wynn, Maryland Democrat, is facing a strong primary challenge from Prince George’s County lawyer Donna [...]