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Archive for September 11th, 2007

Senator Joe Lieberman pens an excellent piece published today at NRO.

Today we remember those who lost their lives on that horrible day six years ago. We also honor the sacrifices of Americans in uniform who have bravely fought in the war that began on September 11, 2001.

The fact is that all freedom-loving people throughout the world are engaged in a struggle against the barbarism of Islamist extremism. This is not a battle between civilizations, but rather a battle for civilization.

The cause which we are fighting for is not a Republican cause or a Democratic cause. Our cause is the cause of defending liberty and freedom against a totalitarian movement that is the evil heir to the twin totalitarian threats of the 20th century. Islamist extremism, like fascism and communism, seeks to eliminate all of the ideals that free peoples cherish.

Just as during the World War II and the Cold War, our challenge today, is not to relent in this fight for liberty. And the central front in this war today is Iraq. You cannot be serious and strong in defeating those who attacked us on 9/11 if you counsel retreat in Iraq.

To pull the plug on progress in Iraq would hand our two most dangerous enemies in the world — al Qaeda and Iran — an extraordinary military and strategic victory. These are fateful days and critical decisions we are making about Iraq. We must make them with our eye on the safety of America’s next generation. It is to the credit of President Bush that he has done that in the war against Islamist extremism. He has shown the courage and steadfastness to stand against the political passions of the moment.

Indeed Senator, indeed.

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I know exactly where I was the morning of September 11, 2001 and precisely what I was doing.

Fox News was on and I was waiting for the first of my little charges to be dropped off to begin a day of fun.

I vividly remember Steve Doocy relaying that one of the World Trade Center towers had been hit by a plane and it was being treated as a terrible accident. Things changes in an indescribable fury from that moment on.

There was no fun that day, parents gathered their children and took them home, adults sat numbly watching as not only the two towers but the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania became graves for many. I can’t speak for others but I know the tears flowed often that day, not only in mourning for those who lost their lives but for this country I so love.

We can move on, and we can hope and pray that such an event never happens on our soil again. We can praise those fighting on our behalf in foreign lands and offer words of hope and thanks to them. We can pray our President is steadfast in his relentless fight to keep us safe at home but we can never forget how we felt 6 years ago today.

~J~ adds: For a complete list of every person lost that terrible day please go to Musing Minds.

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Sue may have written about this already and I apologize for reposting the same information if she has.

The Wall Street Journal has a blog piece giving an eyewitness description of how Norman Hsu was found and the condition in which he was found.

That night, passengers on in the sleeper compartment across the aisle from his noticed a hat, a book and other items spilling into the hallway from under the door. The next morning, the drapes were still drawn. Returning from breakfast, one passenger peeked through the curtains and saw a person wedged against the door. The passenger, Joanne Segale, a retired school-bus driver from Sonora, Calif., knocked on the window but got no answer. Segale said she saw a man who appeared to be in fetal position, bare-chested. “It appeared this person had fallen out of bed,” she said.

Eventually, three conductors used the crowbar to pry the door open.

Segale said that Hsu “could not stand. He was acting like he didn’t understand them. They tried to get him up but he couldn’t walk.” At one point, Hsu asked the Amtrak attendants if he was in jail, according to Segale.

When Hsu was helped to the bathroom, Segale says she saw “lots and lots of medication in that room. I could see pills on the floor and rolling around.”

Giving back the money in drips and drops isn’t going to take this story away. The press and the bloggers smell blood in the water and will search it out.

The money from the Clinton campaign is going back to the donors, who were suspicious characters to begin with, so who is really getting the money? Who is behind this meddling in our political affairs?

How did Norman Hsu get the money he gave and how did the people he got to contribute honestly get the money? I say honestly because I strongly suspect the people involved are agents of the Chinese government.

Just as we sold our military secrets to the Chi-Coms in the 90s for political donations from Buddhist monks and other crooked “businessmen”, I wonder why they are so interested in making sure Hillary is president and lots of other Democrats are elected or re-elected.

The voters need to be reminded of this over and over again until it sinks in that if we put in Sen. Clinton we are going to have to endure another four or eight years of corruption at the very highest levels.

The first dribble of money went to “charity”. The question is: what is the charity so it can be confirmed? For all I know the charity is the DNC.

This fish is beginning to stink more and more with each passing day.

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Strange title, strange location for this latest piece from Michael Yon. His latest post comes to us courtesy of National Review Online

I promise it will all make sense when you click over and read what I consider to be one of Michael’s best. Not best in a boots on the ground sense, just best in that he has clearly defined for others where the most accurate information is available.

I’ll give but this much away and allow you to enjoy the balance as only Mr. Yon can write it.

It’s important to understand why I think battalion commanders — especially infantry commanders — are the best bet for unmitigated truth coming from just the right places on the ground; they are the best bet because they have SA: Situational Awareness. Good journalists don’t go around interviewing privates and young sergeants about strategic situations because privates and young sergeants don’t know what they are talking about. I know. I was both.

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