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Event on Abu Ghraib soldier canceled over threats

LMBO, thanks Moon!  (Aug 15, 2009 | post #6)

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Event on Abu Ghraib soldier canceled over threats

This is crazy, she is trying to rebuild her life after being used as a scape goat. What she did, and other's like her, is nothing compared to what those monsters in Iraq have done to our people.  (Aug 15, 2009 | post #2)

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Event on Abu Ghraib soldier canceled over threats

WASHINGTON – A lecture by the woman who became the public face of the Abu Ghraib scandal was canceled Friday at the Library of Congress after threats led to concerns about staff safety. Former Army reservist Lynndie England had been scheduled to discuss her biography as part of a veterans forum on Capitol Hill. The book by author Gary S. Winkler is called "Tortured: Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib and the Photographs That Shocked the World." Members of the Library of Congress Professional Association, the employee group holding the talk, received an e-mail from president Angela Kinney saying the event was canceled due to staff safety concerns. A spokeswoman for the library said Kinney would not comment further. The group had received "numerous expressions of protest" about the lecture from its members, the e-mail said. David Moore, a Vietnam War veteran and German acquisitions specialist at the library who organized the event, said he received several e-mails threatening violence and shared them with police and the library's inspector general. He said he was disappointed by the cancellation but supports the decision because of safety concerns. "We can't have an event here that's going to develop into a brawl like a town hall meeting," he said. He added, "Free speech in America is pretty well dead." He blamed an essay decrying the event on the Small Wars Journal blog for stirring up much of the opposition. The site focuses on war politics and strategy. "It's a disgrace that the dishonorable profit and that we use government property and resources to glorify the gutless. If you attend the lecture on Friday, don't save me a seat," reads the posting by Morris Davis, another Library of Congress employee. Davis, who retired from the Air Force after serving as chief prosecutor for military trials at Guantanamo Bay, resigned from his Army legal post in protest because he believed waterboarding was torture. Davis said he was grateful the event was canceled and had heard from many library employees who disagreed with inviting England to speak. Those who disagreed planned to skip the event in protest, but no one advocated violence, he said. "I believe a person who has paid her debt to society has the right to move on with her life, and that applies to Ms. England," Davis said in an e-mail Friday. "I hope she finds a job and can support her child. But to be invited to speak at the library that belongs to the Congress of the United States is an honor, and I just don't believe in honoring the dishonorable. " http://news.yahoo. com/s/ap/20090815/ ap_on_re_us/us_abu _ghraib_england  (Aug 15, 2009 | post #1)

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Magic Mart

I worked there back in the late 80's.....it's the same now as it was then....NASTY!  (Aug 5, 2009 | post #2)

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Where do you like to eat in Welch?

I agree!!!! Most are not clean looking at all!  (Jul 28, 2009 | post #18)

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Vick Reinstated - Ole BDT wrong again

I don't think it has anything to do with being black. If you look at prison statistics you will find that the largest population of inmates are black. Now, it COULD have something to do with $$$.  (Jul 28, 2009 | post #6)

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Was the Recipe thread removed?

Thanks a ton Yankee!!!! This sounds exactly like what I'm talking about! I'm going to try it for our family reunion...wish me luck!!!  (Jul 21, 2009 | post #20)

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Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

Why what????  (Jul 21, 2009 | post #6)

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Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

LMAO,,,,,,,that's WAAAAAAAAY too funny.  (Jul 21, 2009 | post #5)

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Was the Recipe thread removed?

No, it's on the same page as this thread. I'll bump it to the top.  (Jul 20, 2009 | post #18)

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Solar eclipse pits superstition against science

<<<< <just something I thought was interesting> >>>> MUMBAI (AFP) – Indian astrologers are predicting violence and turmoil across the world as a result of this week's total solar eclipse, which the superstitious and religious view as a sign of potential doom. But astronomers, scientists and secularists are trying to play down claims of evil portent in connection with Wednesday's natural spectacle, when the moon will come between the Earth and the sun, completely obscuring the sun. In Hindu mythology, the two demons Rahu and Ketu are said to "swallow " the sun during eclipses, snuffing out its life-giving light and causing food to become inedible and water undrinkable. Pregnant women are advised to stay indoors to prevent their babies developing birth defects, while prayers, fasting and ritual bathing, particularly in holy rivers, are encouraged. Shivani Sachdev Gour, a gynaecologist at the Fortis Hospital in New Delhi, said a number of expectant mothers scheduled for caesarian deliveries on July 22 had asked to change the date. "This is a belief deeply rooted in Indian society. Couples are willing to do anything to ensure that the baby is not born on that day," Gour said. Astrologers have predicted a rise in communal and regional violence in the days following the eclipse, particularly in India, China and other Southeast Asian nations where it can be seen on Wednesday morning. http://news.yahoo. com/s/afp/20090720 /sc_afp/scienceast ronomyeclipseasiat ourismsuperstition  (Jul 20, 2009 | post #1)

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Was the Recipe thread removed?

Check out the "Recipe" thread, I know there are some on there.  (Jul 20, 2009 | post #13)

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Was the Recipe thread removed?

Thanks, I appreciate it!  (Jul 20, 2009 | post #12)

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Recipes

I'm looking for a chicken/dumpling recipe that has more like 1 inch noodles made from biscuit mix or something like it. It's hard to explain, but does anyone know what I'm talking about? I make mine with the dumplings, but my brother likes it with the flat noodle type mixture.  (Jul 19, 2009 | post #987)

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Was the Recipe thread removed?

My ex-mother in law makes her c&d that way, with the flat noodles. I think she uses some kind of biscuit mix or something and rolls out the mixture and cuts it into strips about 1 inch, instead of dropping balls of the biscuit mix into the mixture. I would love to have her recipe, but ummmmmm I don't think she'll give it to me, lol.  (Jul 19, 2009 | post #9)