4 Stars At The Wall

"These are yours not mine" was the inscription left at the wall under the names of three soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. Along with those words were the four stars of former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Peter Pace.

Left for the boys that earned them for him.

House To House: A Must Read

Probably the best book I have ever read, hands down. House to House will take you inside the fear, rage, heroics and courage of The Fight for Fallujah. The title of the book says it all. Battling the enemy from one house to the next. I have read many books on war in general and on Iraq specifically, but nothing comes as close to actually being there as this book does.

SSG David Bellavia and his men are moving from house to house. His men get pinned down in a room with several barricaded insurgents fighting from the next room over. Everything is tried and nothing works to kill the insurgents, the only option that is left is to go in there and face ‘em down. SSG Bellavia enters the hallway and begins suppressive fire toward the insurgents allowing all of his men to escape.

It does not end there, the insurgents are still an imminent threat. Bellavia decides to do the dirty work himself. He enters the house again, but what he doesn’t know is that the insurgents are doped up on adrenaline. In a face to face battle, Bellavia kills several insurgents in the first room. Bellavia hears something in the closet and thinks it’s the Boogieman. Before he can react, another insurgent jumps from the closet and is cut down by Bellavia.

Bellavia moves upstairs and takes machine gun fire from only feet away. He cuts down another insurgent. Another one fires from the first room. Bellavia tosses a grenade in and stuns the insurgents. He enters the room. A hand to hand battle ensues, Bellavia punches and smashes the insurgents face with his helmet, the enemy will not give up. The insurgent produces a hand gun and a round goes off. Bellavia is finally able to get to a knife on his belt and plunges into the enemy.

In the end of what seemed like an eternity long battle between Bellavia and the insurgents, Bellavia walked out of the house and six insurgents lay inside dead. Realistically, he killed several of them more than once. If they were not doped up they would have dies much sooner. Bellavia continued fighting for days after this incident. He was nominated for the Medal of Honor and received the Silver Star.

American Hero, Navy SEAL Mike Murphy

As a follow up to my post regarding Operation Redwing, where a four man SEAL sniper team battled two hundred Taliban fighters to lose three of its four members, Lt. Mike Murphy will be posthumously receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions that lonely day in Afghanistan. His family will accept the medal at the White House next week.

US Attack On Our Ally Turkey?

Has anyone stopped to think of the Democrats’ motivations regarding the resolution convicting Turkey of Genocide against the Armenians back in World War I? I understand they want to make everything right even if it was something that happened before any of them were born, but their motivations are not to document genocide and list Turkey as the committer of it. No, just like raising taxes to help support the war as they claim, but rather gaining dissent against the war, this is just another tactic used to help defeat the American soldiers on the ground in Iraq.

Turkey is one of strongest allies not only in the region but in the War in Iraq as well. By passing this resolution against the Turks for something that happened so long ago, we risk Turkey pulling its support from us. Not only will we lose their support, we may lose their cooperation regarding US bases in Turkey. Turkey borders Iraq and acts as our main land based supply line into Iraq. If we lose this route into Iraq, it will become inherently difficult to get supplies to our troops in a timely manner. It will also affect our response capabilities with strike aircraft based in Turkey.

This is just another way for the Democrats to try and lose this war. They will continue to try plots such as these to try and affect the outcome of the war. Instead of just battling on the grounds that they do not believe we should be in Iraq, they have to resort to sulky activities such as these.

Attempted Attack on US Embassy In Vienna

On Monday, officials arrested an Islamic Bosnian after he entered the US Embassy in Vienna wearing a backpack filled with grenades, plastic explosives, shrapnel and a Muslim prayer manual. A second suspect was arrested Tuesday.

Not much information on this yet but it adds to the running tally of attacks, attempted for fulfilled, that we find ourselves the victim of.

San Jose Man Held For Aiding Terrorists

A judge ruled in favor of federal prosecutors, stating that a San Jose man charged with aiding terrorist must remain in jail pending his trial. Rahmat Abdhir was arrested on August 2nd after a federal grand jury indicted him for aiding terrorists. Abdhir, a computer engineer, was caught sending weapons, camouflage clothing and thirty radios to his brother, Zulkifli Abdhir, 41, a high ranking members of an Al-Qaeda off shoot group. Zulkifli Abdhir is designated as a “specially designated global terrorist” by the US government. Parts of the radios that were sent were used as a detonator in a terrorist bomb blast that killed five people in the Philippines last year.

The American Standard

So I have been accused of being over the top, on the radical right just as far off center as the left wing nut jobs that seek to destroy our country. Let me ask you this, do you know what is happening within and to our country? Considering yourself a moderate or just right there of will not win the war against the enemy or those who seek to destroy our country within. Let’s review some of the current events that occurred recently.

General Petraeus goes before Congress and issues the much anticipated report on Iraq. He stated that although we have a long way to go to complete our mission, we have been successful. MoveOn.org responds by taking out a full page ad in the New York Times stating, General Petraeus or “General Betray Us” just because they did not like what he said. The New York Times also gave MoveOn.org a significant discount to run this add, showing their alliance with the organization and the left.

A “soldier” claims to have come back from Iraq and stated that he has committed many atrocities, including gunning down women and children leaving a Mosque. It is determined that this person never really served in the military after being kicked out of boot camp. His entire story was fictitious in an effort to undermine support for the war and he was sentenced to 5 months in jail for falsifying his military record. Rush Limbaugh, referring to this individual and others who have done the same, called them “phony soldiers”. The left wing propaganda machine spun his comment to mean that all veterans who are against the war are “phony soldiers”, not just the ones who are actually making war crimes up.

When MoveOn.org ran the ad, there was disgust and up-roar about not supporting our troops and attempting to disgrace a decorated war veteran. When people asked politicians to go on the record and condemn the ad, left wing extremists like Harry Reid refused to do so. Now, with Limbaugh’s comment taken out of context, Harry Reid was the first person to stand on the floor of Congress and condemn his remarks.

A store in Reno, Nevada flies the Mexican flag above the American flag. Federal law codifies the display of the American flag and that no other flag should fly above it, however it is not an enforceable law. A veteran goes to the store and without violent incident or interference from the store owner cuts both flags off the pole. The veteran stated that the American flag would not be desecrated on his watch. Instead of the incident being a mute issue or the owner of the store facing legal troubles, it is now being discussed that charges be brought against the veteran for protecting the American flag.

School Districts in Illinois have added Ramadan to the list of official holidays to be observed by the schools. Illinois schools have also banned Halloween and resorted to calling Christmas a winter festival. All this to avoid offending Muslims at the risk of offending others.

Soldiers coming home from Iraq land in Oakland for a layover while en route to their base in Hawaii. Oakland airport states that the troops are not welcome in the main terminal and instead are directed to sit in a warehouse hundreds of yards away out of the view of other passengers.

The United States Marine Corps silent drill team is traveling the country performing demonstrations for enthusiastic crowds. They prepare to perform in San Francisco and want to film the event for publicity purposes. San Francisco refuses to let them perform stating nothing as their justification. San Francisco is the same city that tried to ban the US Navy Blue Angels jet team from flying at the annual fleet week last year.

Congressional “leaders” of our country have resorted to referring to members of the US military as being things less than heroic. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) compared members of the US military to Nazi guards, Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) accused military personnel of being “cold blooded killers” and Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) stated “Saddam’s torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management”.

Democrats have come up with a new tactic in their war on war. In a revived effort to cut and run from the War, democrats think they can scare Americans by raising taxes. They claim they can better manage the war with more money created from raising taxes. Hello! This is the same group that battle President Bush when he asks for more money to fund the war. The Democrats believe that by raising taxes, Americans will be un-willing to pay and thus be more susceptible to the idea of pulling out of Iraq.

I am sure there are many more examples I could lists but you get the idea. Put aside the War in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places, this is directed towards what we are doing to ourselves. United we stand, divided we fall. Ever heard that one? Uniting as a country under one goal is the only way to win. I understand that is idealistic and we will always be split down the middle, but do we have to be split on things such as Flag desecration and bowing down to Muslim demands at the sacrifice of long standing American traditions. Do we have to play political games and bicker back and forth, while we name call our troops and refuse to stand on their behalf?

We should all be ashamed of ourselves. Those of you who commit these acts and defile our nation’s moral foundations and destiny and those of us who fail to stand for what is right. If you refuse to stand on behalf of what is right then you are just as wrong as those who stand on the other side.

It’s common sense. Even if you are against the War, that does not mean you have to act with callous disregard to our men and women in uniform or for what America stands for. America stands for all that is just and right in this world. You can argue about how we go about accomplishing things but you cannot argue that the goal of America is freedom and peace.

This is a defining moment in time. Inaction accomplishes nothing. Take a stand for what is righteous. We are Americans…let’s start acting like it.

Lone Survivor: Operation Redwing

Operation Redwing was designed to kill or capture a high ranking Taliban leader in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. The mission was assigned to a four man sniper unit of Seal Team 10. They were to infill behind enemy lines and lay eyes on a village suspected to hide the Taliban leader. The enemy opposition was estimated to be 80-200 hardened Taliban fighters. The mission was to get in undetected, kill or capture the leader and exfill without confronting the Taliban fighters. The mission would end with the label of being the largest loss of Special Operations life in history.

In his book, “Lone Survivor”, author and only surviving members of the four man sniper team, Marcus Latrell relays the following chain of events that tested his SEAL training and mental toughness.

The four members of SEAL Team 10 fated for this mission were commanding officer Mike Murphy, Matthew Axelson, Danny Dietz and Marcus Latrell. They infilled into the mountain range and hiked through the night with 65 pounds of gear a piece on very technical terrain. The made into their hide or observation point early the next morning and laid eyes on the village.

After a while, three Afghans came upon them. Fearing they were Taliban, the SEALs took the upper hand and engaged the Afghans. They claimed they were goat herders and not Taliban, a statement made more plausible due to the sheep surrounding them. The team knew that if they released them they would most likely alert the Taliban. They had to decide whether to release them or kill them. Due to fear of reprisal for their actions back home they elected to let them live.

Shortly after, the team noticed approximately 100 Taliban fighters standing on the ridge preparing their attack. The “goat herders” had alerted the Taliban. Now the four SEALs were faced with battling 100 Taliban. The Taliban began to close on their general position not knowing exactly where they were. The fire fight started when one Taliban got to close and was dropped by Latrell.

The battle raged for hours. The Americans were falling back as the Taliban pressed their attacks. Several times the Americans were almost overrun when the Taliban had their flanks covered. During the relentless combat there after, Dietz took six AK 47 rounds at different times. After each shot, he returned to the fight and continued dropping the enemy. At one point Dietz was being dragged away after taking an AK 47 round. He held his M4 rifle up with one hand and was continuing to kill Taliban fighters.

As the enemy continued pressing their attack, the four SEALs continued killing them. It was approximately 45 Taliban against each SEAL. As the SEALs continued gunning down and killing them enemy more and more appeared on the ridge. They were constantly re-enforcing their ranks and pressing the attack.

The SEALs were still battling hard. Axelson, who had already been shot in the stomach, took another round to the head which blew off the right side of his head. After staggering up the hill, he regained his sense and continued engaging the enemy.
Commanding Officer Mike Murphy attempted to get comms with a QRF but was unable. As a last resort, he moved into the clear risking being shot by the Taliban to make a last desperate cell phone call. He made contact and asked for help and stated his men were dying. Back at base, other SEALs immediately mounted up and moved into the mountains by helicopter. While trying to get to their buddies, the helicopter took an RPG round and crashed. All SEALs on board and the 160th SOAR Nightstalker crew perished.

By this time, Mike Murphy, Matthew Axelson and Danny Dietz were dead. Latrell was blown down the mountain and was able to avoid capture. Over the next day, Latrell watched as the enemy searched for him and was able to kill several more of them.

Members of the local village came upon Latrell and discussed whether to help him or turn him over to the Taliban. The villagers are not Taliban but do help them in the mountains. An old tradition says that if they take someone in to the village they must protect him with their lives. They elected to help him and hide him from the Taliban.

Over the next six days, the village elder helped Latrell survive, dressed his gunshot and shrapnel wounds and evade the Taliban. Later, the village elder would walk 65 miles to an American base to inform them of Latrell’s position. During the six days they had many close calls involving the Taliban looking for Latrell but with the help of the villagers, he was able to stay alive.

In the end, Latrell and several members of the village left the village to move to an American friendly base several miles away. As they left, they became encircled by the Taliban. Just then, an American Ranger came out of the bushes and greeted Latrell. Latrell informed them of the enemy’s positions and air strikes began pounding the enemy.

The loss of special operations life on this mission is unfathomable, but much must be said about the character of these men. To sustain so much tragedy as a team, all suffering from gunshot and shrapnel wounds, seeing their friends and brothers die and they did not quite. They continued to fight, killing over 100 hardened Taliban fighters. These men are true heroes, the sacrificed everything for each other, so that the other guy would live. This is what our American military is all about. These are the greatest men of our generation.

US Airstrikes Pound Possible Bin Laden Location

In a secretive mission conducted in late August, US forces killed many Al Queda terrorists while attempting to kill Bin Laden himself. Intelligence suggested that a pre-Ramadan meeting was to occur in the mountains of Tora Bora, including the presence of high value targets, specifically Bin Laden or Ayman al Zawahiri. Intelligence also suggested that is was most likely Bin Laden because of observations made on the ground of his security detail.

Members of the 82 Airborne and Afghan forces moved into the mountain passes and cut off possible escape routes. A SEAL team was infilled at night to put eyes on target. Once in position they called in enemy locations and US air strikes pounded the mountains for three days.

Although it has been confirmed that neither Bin Laden or Zawahiri were killed in the air strikes, US forces found many dead Al-Queda terrorists within the rubble.

Officials believe that Bin Laden was there and the reason he was not killed is because of US military cooperation between units. The SEALs are a clandestine unit capable of moving into an area un-detected and conducting surveillance of the target. The 82 Airborne, on the other hand, while a formidable fighting unit is not made for clandestine operations and cannot move as quickly as a small unit like the SEALs. The lack of coordination between these units is suspected as having been the reason why Bin Laden was not killed in the attacks.

Although the mission did not get Bin Laden, it did get numerous other terrorists and for this reason the mission was a success. We are getting closer to getting Bin Laden; and if nothing else he will be on the run for the rest of his days, not knowing who is coming in the darkness of night and how they will take his life.

Hope Rides Alone: By An American Hero

Two days ago, Wednesday, September 19, 2007, at 7am, American Hero Sgt. Eddie Jeffers was killed during combat operations in Ramadi, Iraq. Godspeed Eddie and thanks for doing, with honor, what many of us cannot comprehend. Below are Eddie's words:

Hope Rides Alone by Sgt. Eddie Jeffers February 1, 2007, Ramadi, Iraq

I stare out into the darkness from my post, and I watch the city burn to the ground. I smell the familiar smells, I walk through the familiar rubble, and I look at the frightened faces that watch me pass down the streets of their neighborhoods. My nerves hardly rest; my hands are steady on a device that has been given to me from my government for the purpose of taking the lives of others.

I sweat, and I am tired. My back aches from the loads I carry. Young American boys look to me to direct them in a manner that will someday allow them to see their families again...and yet, I too, am just a boy....my age not but a few years more than that of the ones I lead. I am stressed, I am scared, and I am paranoid...because death is everywhere. It waits for me, it calls to me from around street corners and windows, and it is always there.

There are the demons that follow me, and tempt me into thoughts and actions that are not my own...but that are necessary for survival. I've made compromises with my humanity. And I am not alone in this. Miles from me are my brethren in this world, who walk in the same streets...who feel the same things, whether they admit to it or not.

And to think, I volunteered for this...

And I am ignorant to the rest of the world...or so I thought.

But even thousands of miles away, in Ramadi, Iraq, the cries and screams and complaints of the ungrateful reach me. In a year, I will be thrust back into society from a life and mentality that doesn't fit your average man. And then, I will be alone. And then, I will walk down the streets of America, and see the yellow ribbon stickers on the cars of the same people who compare our President to Hitler.

I will watch the television and watch the Cindy Sheehans, and the Al Frankens, and the rest of the ignorant sheep of America spout off their mouths about a subject they know nothing about. It is their right, however, and it is a right that is defended by hundreds of thousands of boys and girls scattered across the world, far from home. I use the word boys and girls, because that's what they are. In the Army, the average age of the infantryman is nineteen years old. The average rank of soldiers killed in action is Private First Class.

People like Cindy Sheehan are ignorant. Not just to this war, but to the results of their idiotic ramblings, or at least I hope they are. They don't realize its effects on this war. In this war, there are no Geneva Conventions, no cease fires. Medics and Chaplains are not spared from the enemy's brutality because it's against the rules. I can only imagine the horrors a military Chaplain would experience at the hands of the enemy. The enemy slinks in the shadows and fights a coward’s war against us. It is effective though, as many men and women have died since the start of this war. And the memory of their service to America is tainted by the inconsiderate remarks on our nation's news outlets. And every day, the enemy changes...only now, the enemy is becoming something new. The enemy is transitioning from the Muslim extremists to Americans. The enemy is becoming the very people whom we defend with our lives. And they do not realize it. But in denouncing our actions, denouncing our leaders, denouncing the war we live and fight, they are isolating the military from society...and they are becoming our enemy.

Democrats and peace activists like to toss the word "quagmire" around and compare this war to Vietnam. In a way they are right, this war is becoming like Vietnam. Not the actual war, but in the isolation of country and military. America is not a nation at war; they are a nation with its military at war. Like it or not, we are here, some of us for our second, or third times; some even for their fourth and so on. Americans are so concerned now with politics, that it is interfering with our war.

Terrorists cut the heads off of American citizens on the internet...and there is no outrage, but an American soldier kills an Iraqi in the midst of battle, and there are investigations, and sometimes soldiers are even jailed...for doing their job.

It is absolutely sickening to me to think our country has come to this. Why are we so obsessed with the bad news? Why will people stop at nothing to be against this war, no matter how much evidence of the good we've done is thrown in their face? When is the last time CNN or MSNBC or CBS reported the opening of schools and hospitals in Iraq? Or the leaders of terror cells being detained or killed? It's all happening, but people will not let up their hatred of President Bush. They will ignore the good news, because it just might show people that Bush was right.

America has lost its will to fight. It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that the American people have not even been asked to sacrifice a single thing. It’s not like World War II, where people rationed food and turned in cars to be made into metal for tanks. The American people have not been asked to sacrifice anything. Unless you are in the military or the family member of a service member, its life as usual...the war doesn't affect you.

But it affects us. And when it is over and the troops come home and they try to piece together what's left of them after their service...where will the detractors be then? Where will the Cindy Sheehans be to comfort and talk to soldiers and help them sort out the last couple years of their lives, most of which have been spent dodging death and wading through the deaths of their friends? They will be where they always are, somewhere far away, where the horrors of the world can't touch them. Somewhere where they can complain about things they will never experience in their lifetime; things that the young men and women of America have willingly taken upon their shoulders.

We are the hope of the Iraqi people. They want what everyone else wants in life: safety, security, somewhere to call home. They want a country that is safe to raise their children in. Not a place where their children will be abducted raped and murdered if they do not comply with the terrorists demands. They want to live on, rebuild and prosper. And America has given them the opportunity, but only if we stay true to the cause and see it to its end. But the country must unite in this endeavor...we cannot place the burden on our military alone. We must all stand up and fight, whether in uniform or not. And supporting us is more than sticking yellow ribbon stickers on your cars. It's supporting our President, our troops and our cause.

Right now, the burden is all on the American soldiers. Right now, hope rides alone. But it can change, it must change. Because there is only failure and darkness ahead for us as a country, as a people, if it doesn't.

Let's stop all the political nonsense, let's stop all the bickering, let's stop all the bad news and let's stand and fight!

Isn't that what America is about anyway?

Wise Words

America will "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty".

What changed in America today, when these words were spoken by John Kennedy not long ago?

Alive Day Memories

I walked into the living room and turned on the TV. There was no rhyme or reason to when I got home and when I turned on the TV, but as soon as the picture developed, the screen read: "Alive Day Memories, Home From Iraq". Amazing, a documentary produced by James Gandolfini, that I knew about but had not had the opportunity to see. Now, here it was.

I watched as Gandolfini interviewed ten different soldiers who had been horribly injured in Iraq and lived to tell about it. I say Gandolfini interviewed them but in reality he sat and listened intently to each of these brave Americans talk about their brush with death, saying little.

Graphic video showed IEDs tearing apart Humvees, maiming the soldiers manning their posts. The documentary was not spun in either direction, it was the straight up truth about what each of these soldiers saw and felt.

Several soldiers, although proud of their service, still woke up every night seeing and living a personal hell when they re-lived in their mind the horrors of combat. Some said they would never go back and others said if given the opportunity they would go back. One soldier, now confined to a wheelchair had half his head ripped off causing a severe traumatic brain injury. He wants to go back to the Marine core as a drill instructor. Another Marine had both of his legs blown off, but even with no legs he was happier than ever when he took his kids ice skating.

Liberal or Conservative, if one watches this documentary you are moved by its power. These are our children, fathers, mothers, husbands and wives. Their sense of patriotic duty surpasses all understanding and for those who do not feel it, it is difficult to explain. Their words do not come easy and neither do the images. They braved the world and fought just as hard to tell the truth to America.

For these brave men and women, and the countless others injured in the War in Iraq, they now have two birthdays, the day they were brought into this world and their Alive Day, the day when they stepped over the line into death and came back.

Check out the link: http://www.hbo.com/aliveday/

SF Snipers Charged With Murder

Two SF Green Berets from Fort Bragg's Operational Detachment Alpha, Third Battalion, Third SF Group are being charged with murder despite a justifiable ruling when initially investigated. The two were part of a classified 12 man operation working in a village on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan last October. The rules of engagement stated that if they spotted the target, Nawab Buntangyar a terrorist cell leader, and postively identified him they could kill him. The two men, one senior and the other junior on the rifle, spotted Buntangyar and the senior officer gave the order to shoot. Buntangyar was shot once in the head from 100 yards and and was killed instantly.

SF Commanding General in Afghanistan, Frank Kearney, stated the killing appeared to be unjustified and illegal. Kearney pushed for charges to be leveled against the two even after an initial investigation ruled the shooting was justified. Kearney is the same General who forced a Marine unit out of Afghanistan because he believed they used unjustified force against Afghans during their missions.

As a General you would think Kearney would understand the realities of war. War is fast, fluid, unknown, scary and dirty. We have asked our troops to go to a horrible country, kill the enemy and help re-build a democracy. We don't know the whole truth behind the event but I am hard pressed to find any reason or any circumstance where we would want to try our own men for the murder of an Afghan. Allow me to explain.

ROE or not, if this guy was a terrorist cell leader, which he was reported to be, then I am glad he is dead. Why wouldn't we want to split his skull with a bullet? If he was not a terrorist leader or he was mis-identified as the terrorist leader they were looking for then those are the breaks of war. War is not a concisely planned event where all outcomes can be predicted. Best intel said he was a terrorist so we killed him. Another scenario was that he was a goat herder, an "innocent" bystander. I find that a little difficult to believe. The Taliban and Al-Queda are using any and all villages, especially along the border, to hide out and launch offensive terrorist operations from. If this was the case either he was helping them or would undoubtedly report the American presence to the Taliban fighters. The Taliban often use these "farmer" types as look outs and recon elements. Any way you look at it, the death of this Afghan means nothing in the grand scheme and certainly does not justify the trial of these two American heroes who were only doing what we asked of them.

Let me cement this with an example. Four members of SEAL team 10 were conducting operation Redwing in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan on a similar mission. While waiting to take a precision sniper shot at a terrorist leader, they were stumbled upon by 3 "goat herders". They decided the right thing to do to save their lives and complete their mission was to kill the "innocent farmers". Their conscience got the best of them and they let them go. Within hours, upwards of 200 armed and deadly Taliban fighters descended on their hide, obviously directed there by the three goat herders for the Taliban. Four SEALs battled the hardened Taliban at a ratio of 45 Taliban to every American. Three SEALs were killed and one miraculously survived.

So, no matter what the situation was, I find it hard to stomach that we would try two SF snipers for killing the bad men we sent them to kill. These men should be given medals for going behind enemy lines to face the enemy. They killed that bastard and I thank them for it. By killing him they saved the lives of countless Americans that would have died if he would have lived.

Chemical Weapons Accident Kills Syrians & Iranians

Information has been uncovered proving that Syria and Iran are working together to proliferate weapons of mass destruction. Syria has long been known to be the leader in the Middle East of chemical weapons. On July 23, sources stated that Iran and Syria were working together in an attempt to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile. An explosion occurred causing an outbreak of sarin nerve gas. The accident killed dozens of Iranian engineers and 15 Syrian officers. The accident occurred in Syria.

Vague reports were circulated but nothing officially reported by Syria, who has not signed the Chemical Weapons Convention pact or the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

To what degree this is a factual report I do not know. However, as any person with common sense knows, there is a degree of truth to everything. Iran and Syria are actively working for the destruction of their enemies.

The Vietnam War Memorial Is Vandalized

The Vietnam War memorial, simply known as The Wall was vandalized recently. An unknown corrosive substance was spread and splattered across two thirds of the base of the wall. The Wall itself along with the pavers leading up to the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died in Vietnam we discolored. Some of those 58,000 names were also scarred with the substance.

I have heard time and again from anti-war activists who claim they will deface The Wall but never seem to follow through with it. Veteran defenders often provided security during protests while our fellow Americans were dying overseas at that very moment. I was hopeful that it was all talk, but someone finally decided that it was time to disgrace themselves in this cowardly act. What a sad tribute to so many Americans who did for our freedom.

As much as I believe in justice and equality, I hope that the criminals who perpetrated this treasonous act are brought to justice in the dark alleys of America's heartland.

US Airstrikes Kill Taliban Leader Of S. Korean Kidnappings

Afghan officials announced today, that US air strikes had killed a high ranking Taliban leader involved in the kidnappings of 23 South Koreans teenagers several months ago. Taliban leader, Mullah Abdullah Jan was killed along with 12 other Taliban while they congregated in a mud hut in the Afghan mountains. Afghan officials claim Jan is the 5th and most high ranking Taliban leader involved in the kidnappings to be killed.

Big brother, the US military, is always watching and when you slip up and go taking kids hostage you can expect a timely death when the time is right. When you here that whistling, don't look to your neighbor...that sounds is coming from the JDAM about to bonk you on the head.

Iran Plans Strike Of 600 Rockets Into Israel

A website affiliated with the Iranian regime stated that if Iran or Syria is attacked, then Iran's first response will be to launch 600 Shihab-3 missiles into Israel and US targets in Iraq. The Shihab missile has a range of at least 1,300km and can strike anywhere in Israel. On Sunday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner stated, "Iran does whatever it pleases in Iraq ... one cannot find in the entire world a crisis greater than this one."

Iran has shown its willingness to be an active participant in this evil plot to destroy the civilized world. Everyone claims that diplomacy is the key to victory with Iran; well, there can be no victory or even an acceptable outcome. Civilized Iranians want to become a west-like society but are being forced into this deadly game by their rogue government.

Iran's government and their leader Ahmadinejad are deniers of the Holocaust. They provide financial assistance and weapons to terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas. They are in cahoots with Syria in the development of nuclear weapons, they send terrorists into Iraq to kill Americans, they continually threaten Israel, a nation who only wants peace. The list continues.

Why would any American accept the garbage spewed by the Iranian government. I do not recognize anything their government stands for and only their conversation to common sense, peace or their own destruction do I support.

Hugo Chavez & His War On America, And Now Mexico

Mexican intelligence released today, information linking Hugo Chavez to the bombings of 6 Pemex gas pipelines in Veracruz on September 10th. Claiming responsibility for the attacks was the subversive terrorist group Revolutionary Popular Army or EPR. The EPR is financed by the government if Hugo Chavez, including money and weapons.

In 2005, officials discovered in a Veracruz port, a vessel containing containers full of hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles. This shipment was intended to deliver to EPR addressees. Other armament shipments have been traced from their EPR receivers through numerous different entrance points within Mexico. Another subversive group terrorist was identified entering the US through the Canadian border carrying materials and propaganda, including bomb making information.

For those who don't know, Hugo Chavez is the owner of Citgo gas, the gas station commonly seen at 7-11 mini marts. He has also imported and provided free of charge, oil used for home heating to residents on the east coast of the US. Now, why he attacked the Pemex gas pipelines I cannot say, obviously it was a beneficial move on his part and the part of the EPR to benefit Venezuela's gas exports. I can say that exporting free oil into the US for home heating in the east is a propagandous move to attempt to win the hearts and minds of some Americans. He believes these few Americans will affect his standing when the times comes to wage a war against the United States in the media. Similar to how the media is proving to be a decisive tool in the war in Iraq right now.

Whatever the case, it is obvious that an open border between US and Mexico is a threat to the national security of the US. I have reported numerous times, that Al-Queda, Hezbollah and many other terrorist groups are using the southern border to their advantage to smuggle weapons and cells into the US for the sole purpose of waging a war behind enemy lines in the heartland of American.

Around The World Of Terrorism In 80 Seconds

On the 6th anniversary of 9/11, a 600 pound bomb was disabled in Turkey. The bomb was concealed inside a minivan parked at a local market place. Turkey is an ally of the US.

10 Iraqis were arrested in Lima, Peru attempting to pass through and enter the US on forged passports. One Iraqi escaped. The group is believed to have ties to Al-Queda.

Freelance Muslim terrorist arrested in Dearborn, Michigan park carrying loaded AK-47. He was wearing dark clothing and had his face painted in camouflage.

A man on the terrorism watch list was arrested in New Jersey after he was observed taking pictures of an Interstate 80 bridge that spans between Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

South Korean students kidnapped and held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban were treated like slaves for three weeks and told to convert of die.

This was an instalment of around the world of terrorism 80 seconds. It all starts to add up even for those of you who believe terrorism is isolated to far regions of the world and for those of you who believe if we just let sleeping dogs lie we will not get bit. Well guess what: they are actively trying to catch us off guard so they can conquer and kill us, whether we convert of not. Well, I for one will not submit...ever.

N. Korea Provide Nuclear Material to Syria / Iran?

Israel claims they have spotted what they believe to be a nuclear installation inside Syria with components they believe to be provided by North Korea. This information was gleaned from recon flights over Syria. News agencies in Israel report that Israeli fighters may have launched an attack against the suspected installation. Others believe that if a attack was launched it was most likely an attack against a weapons cache headed to Hezbollah from Iran while making its way through Syria.

On North Korea's suspected involvement, a North Korean official stated, "This is a very dangerous provocation little short of wantonly violating the sovereignty of Syria and seriously harassing the regional peace and security...The Democratic People's Republic of Korea strongly denounces the above-said intrusion and extends full support and solidarity to the Syrian people in their just cause to defend the national security and the regional peace".

Is there anything to be said?