Marine of the Hook

No charges will be filed against the Marine that made worldwide news when he shot an insurgent in Iraq. Would the outcome had been the same if the Marine had stood in front of a the International Criminal Court? With the world opinion against President Bush, it is unlikely.

Gay Gene

Is there such thing as a gay gene? In previous years it was widely thought that there was no genetic connection, but new studies on the complete human genome tends to indicate that there may be a connection. Maine State Representative Brian Duprey introduced a bill that would protect gay unborn children from abortion. He argues that if a test is developed that would recognize the gay gene, many mothers were chose to abort for the sole reason of the possibility of the child being gay. If this test was developed, it is argued that many homosexuals would immediately become pro-life. There has been little comments from the left on this bill. On the one hand they oppose any restrictions on abortion. But this bill also directly targets unborn homosexuals. Dems have typically enjoyed a monopoly of "gay rights." So pro-choice Dems have quite a dilemma on their hands. On the contrary, pro-lifers have no problem protecting any unborn child from abortion. No child deserves to die. Although many conservatives may be against gay marriage, this is vastly different than wishing death upon them.

Republicans and African-American Achievements

Deroy Murdock writes about the milestones Republicans and blacks have achieved together, many of them in the face of Democrat opposition. I've written on the confirmation of now Secretary of State Rice and Senator Byrds stalling of her confirmation.

Bush Visits Germany

President George Bush visited Germany today. Claus Christian Malzahn writes an article in the German paper Spiegel comparing German's dislike for Bush bringing democracy to Iraq to their dislike for Reagan removing the Berlin Wall. There are quite a few similarities mentioned in the article that could also apply to the liberals of the eighties and today.

Plot to kill President Bush

Do you think Michael Moore or Ted Kennedy consider this plot to kill President Bush an act of a terrorist?

Terri Schiavo Gets to Live One More Day

In Florida a 2nd Court of Appeals judge allowed a stay that prevented Michael Schiavo from removing Terri Schiavo's feeding tube. The main stream media has reported this story as a right-to-die case for many months. They are quite comfortable presenting Terri as a vegetable, and not having a life worth saving. What amazes me is the absence of information about the conflict of interest of Terri's ex-husband. He has a new girlfriend with which he has two children. The media will endlessly search for a connection between a conservative and any religious/neo-conservative/non-progressive group that may show some bias in their opinion. But when the media's agenda is supported they barely life a finger, even when some disturbing facts are right if front of them. Michael Schiavo has a blatantly obvious conflict of interest, yet the media chooses not to recognize it.

Pope Compares Holocaust to Abortion

In the Pope John Paul II's new book "Memory and Identity", he compares the holocaust to abortion. Paul Spiegel, the president for the German Central Council for Jews was quick to insist

"The Catholic Church does not understand or does not want to understand that there is an enormous difference between mass genocide and what women do with their bodies."

Of course there will be many people who will be quite upset in the comparison of abortion to the holocaust. I can understand this being a very sensitive subject, but lets see if there is any comparison:

The holocaust was justified claiming that Jews were Untermenschen, i.e. 'underlings' or 'subhumans', who were biologically inferior to 'Aryans'. Nazi's rationalized it as a form of eugenics. Abortion is often justified by claiming that the unborn children are not 'fully developed' or 'fully human' and are not a life. The Nazi's saw this as a form of eugenics.

Nazi death camps were called 'relocation centers' and Jews were described as a 'parasitic race'. Abortion clinics are more commonly referred to as 'reproductive health centers' and Planned Parenthood often describes an unborn baby as more of a 'parasite' or 'disease' trapped in a woman's body.

Estimates of the number of humans killed in the holocaust between 1941 and 1945 range between 5-10 million which averaged 1-2 million per year. Estimates of the number of babies killed by abortion is about 42.5 million between 1973 and today (31 years), which averaged about 1.3 million per year.

I would say there are a few similarities.

Guess who said the following:

"Today eugenics is the most adequate and thorough avenue to the solution of racial, political, and social problems . I wish to take advantage of the present opportunity to point out that the unbalance between the birth rate of the 'unfit' and the 'fit', admittedly the greatest present menace to the human race, can never be rectified by the inauguration of a cradle competition between the two classes. In this matter, the example of the inferior classes, the fertility of the feeble-minded, the mentally defective, the poverty-stricken classes, should not be held up for emulation to the mentally and physically fit though less fertile parents of the educated and well-to-do classes."

It is none other than Margaret Sanger, the highly praised founder of Planned Parenthood. (Margaret Sanger. "The Eugenic Value of Birth Control Propaganda." Birth Control Review, Volume V, Number 10 (October 1921), page 5) Believe it or not she had an entire journal dedicated to eugenics.

WND 10 Most Underrated Stories

World Net Daily reports the 10 most underrated stories of 2004. You can read their full explanations here. I have listed their top 10 below.

1. America's vulnerability to nuclear terrorism.
2. Sandy Berger's pilfering of classified documents in an apparent attempt to sanitize President Clinton's legacy.
3. The US border as a conduit for terrorists.
4. The validity of the Swift Boat Vets' charges against Sen. John Kerry.
5. America's out of control judiciary.
6. Uncontrolled immigration.
7. The Philadelphia 5.
8. The U.N. oil-for-food scandal.
9. Genocide in Darfur.
10. Saddam links with al-Qaida.

World's Oldest Mother Regrets Abortion

A woman in Romania who gave birth at the age of 66 says she regrets her two abortions she had in her early 20s. She now thinks of abortion as murder. Instead of having a 50 year old taking care of her when she is 80, she will have an 14 year old.

The Apple

They say apples don't fall far from the tree. A classroom in Brooklyn has sent a batch of letters to soldiers patroling the DMZ in Korea. Although most of them were the typical kid letters, several were quite troubling including this one:

"Even thoe [sic] you are risking your life for our country, have you seen how many civilians you or some other soldier killed?"

Reported 9 out of 21 were quite distasteful. This is surprisingly low for New York City.

The Wead Tapes

As most of the media is focusing on Bush's so called admission of marijuana use, one of the most telling sound bites on the Wead tapes is this:

"I'm going to tell them the five turning points in my life:"

"Accepting Christ. Marrying my wife. Having children. Running for governor. And listening to my mother."

Are these tapes damaging. Possibly. The media will focus on him indirectly admitting he used marijuana. The fact that in idle conversation he recognizes accepting Christ as a unorthodox admission, particular in politics, and still publicly talks about prayer and Jesus Christ in his life speaks much more about his character.

On a side note, I think this is more of a stunt of someone trying to sell a book. Although there may be some attention on the book, I think there will be a backlash.

National Abortion Federation's Best

An abortionist has severely injured a second mother in the last five weeks. Dr. George Tiller on January 13th performed botched an abortion in which the mother died. Just last Thursday Dr. Tiller botched another abortion. The mother was rushed to the hospital, where she is in an unlisted condition. What is special about this "doctor," he is celebrated as one of the best abortionist in the nation. (What does it take to become the best abortionist? This is a little like being rated the best hitman.) The National Abortion Federation gave him the prestigious Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award. He is the best they have. Yet Kansas politicians refuse to pass legislation that would require abortionist to operate under the same standards as other doctors. Why is this doctor still performing abortions? If this was a real doctor who botched any other type of surgery, he would be placed on paid leave by a medical board. But abortionist have no board to answer to except themselves. Update: Dr. Tiller is considerate enough to provide a full time chaplin at his clinic.

Newspaper Frontpages

I found a very interesting webpage that displays hundreds of frontpages for newpapers all over the world. (Hattip: Tomfoolery of the highest order)

Sen. Clinton appeals to base

Clinton hoping to gain some ground in polls appealed to allow ex-felons to vote. There are 4.7 million felons that are unable to vote, due to their record. Senator Clinton would prefer these felons to vote, not only for her but the democratic party as a whole. President Clinton tried to find a way to allow felons to vote, although he could only get 140 their voting rights. Should felons vote. I don't think so. They have committed a crime that has been demmed "very serious." The criminals are not contributors to society, they should not be able to contribute to election of the government.

Bill to make two lives equal

Of course the headline in the Arizona Daily Sun instead reads, "Bill could make mom equal to fetus." This is unacceptable to the abortion industry. A Democratic Senator Bill Brotherton argues, "I don't know if that's a fair situation, I don't know if I see these types of death being the same." Of course the ACLU also opposes the bill stating that a fetus is not a human being until it is out of the womb. This makes NO sense, due to the fact that next to nothing changes in the few minutes it take for the baby to leave the womb.

12 steps to reality

Lawjaw's Lair comments on dems taking 12 steps to reality:

Step 1. Admit you have a problem.

Howard Dean is embarking on a quest to "rebuild the party." He's got a way to go, though. The drop in electoral success is a symptom of a greater problem. This is, however, the first time that the Democrats have been willing to admit that they aren't the majority party in the US. Maybe they'll continue the program, and not only turn around their fortunes, but also turn into a party of ideas again.

Step 2.Come to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity

They even act like they're trying to do this one, as well. Of course, it's still the same old canard that Republicans are trying to hold a monopoly on God. One day, they'll realize that God has a monopoly on God, and that God's name shouldn't be invoked only to insult others. We'll see.

Can the Democrats walk the 12 steps and become a party of ideas again? I'm not counting on it anytime soon. I think the real sickness in the party comes at step 5.

Step 5.We must be entirely honest with somebody if we expect to live long or happily in this world.

Of course once they get to step 5 this only really means changing the language they use, not really telling the truth.

Democrats Rethinking Abortion

Democrats are so convinced that morals, and more particularly abortion had no effect on the results of the election. But curiously enough they are quick to "soften" their positions on several issues particularly a Fetal Pain Awareness Bill. The New York Times has an interesting article on the subject.

Save Abbie

This guy has collect $12k to save Toby. Maybe I should start a campaign to save Abbie.

A complaining kook

Rambling's Journal has a post about a woman who complained about a police officer eating a banana during a Martin Luther King Day event. She saw it as a sign of racism.

Google loves dems

A report from the United Press International lists Google as giving $207k in donations to federal candidates - 98% went to democratic candidates.

Beer choice cost man his job

Are you drinking the right beer? Apparently this man wasn't.

Complete 180

Can you imagine surviving a botched abortion. One child in the UK did. After three failed attempts he was born alive. It had to have been strange for the doctor who then attempted to save the babies life knowing that just hours earlier another "doctor" was doing his best to kill the child. Looks like the real doctor is better at saving lives than the abortionist is at taking them.

National Journal's Vote Ratings

Redstate.org has reposted National Journal's House and Senate Vote Ratings here. Curiously enough there is no ranking for John Kerry, he did not vote enough to get an accurate ranking.

Marines at work

The Omaha World-Herald has a great story about the picture below. This picture has been circulating around the internet. The soldier in the middle was wounded by automatic fire, had jumped on a wounded Marine to shield him from a grenade, had lost 60% of his blood, and is still prepared to fight with his handgun ready. The story is worth reading.

Big Business Republican's

In Ohio Democrats outspent Republicans $61 million to $39 million respectively. They also compained while voting twice about being supressed and still lost. Better luck next time.

Looking abortion in the face

Ayelet Waldman writes in Salon.com a very candid article about her abortion entitled "Looking Abortion in the Face." It is quite disturbing:

I had a second trimester abortion. I was pregnant with a much-wanted child who was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality. I made a choice to terminate the pregnancy. It was my third pregnancy, and I was very obviously showing. More important, I could feel the baby move. We had seen him on the ultrasound; I have a very clear memory of his two tiny feet, perfect pearl toes, footprint arches, round heels. This was, for me, a baby, not a "clump of cells" as an older woman, steeped in the arcane language of the early feminist movement, called him. He was my baby, and I chose to end his life.

This first paragraph sums up her entire experience. She admits that she not only felt the baby kick, but thought of it as her own child, her own son. She even recalls his delicate features in the ultrasound. She finishes by saying she chose to end her own sons life. She admits to thinking of him not as a "clump of cells" but as a baby, her baby. She instead decided to end his life. I find this quite disturbing. But she continues :

Let me be very clear here. I support absolutely the right to abortion. I give financial support to Planned Parenthood, to NARAL. I am fanatical on this issue. I believe that every woman is entitled to choose when and if to end a pregnancy. I also believe that to end a pregnancy like mine is to kill a fetus. Kill. I use that word very consciously and specifically.

Once again she reiterates that she believes that she was indeed killing a child, a live human being when she ended her pregnancy. She explains that she is indeed pro-choice, and still thinks that she is guilty of killing her child, having given it much thought.

I have no regrets.

I made a choice based on my own and my family's needs and limitations. I did not want to raise a genetically compromised child. I did not want my children to have to contend with the massive diversion of parental attention, and the consequences of being compelled to care for their brother after I died. I wanted a genetically perfect baby, and because that was something I could control, I chose to end his life.

Wow. So she explains it as putting her family's needs and limitations ahead of her own son's life. She claims she wanted to protect her children from a "genetically compromised" child. Is there such thing as a perfect child. I'm wearing glasses as I'm typing, there is one strike against me. But she wanted/deserves a genetically perfect child, and because her child wasn't prefect enough for her she killed her son. (Remember I'm using her words here.) Because her family would have been limited in it's activities, because her family would have had to provide added care, and attention would have been drawn away from her other children, she decides it is best to kill the "imperfect" child.

This decision was not without its terrible costs. I mourned this baby's death. The night before the termination I lay awake, feeling him roll and spin within my body. I wept for the death of the baby inside me, and I also wept for the death of the "fantasy baby," the perfect baby I lost when the amnio results came back. I was catapulted into a six-month depression after the abortion, a depression that ended only when I got pregnant again. On Yom Kippur I wrote an essay about what I had done and read it before my congregation. One of the lines in that essay asked how I could apologize for being so inadequate a mother that I would not accept an inadequate child.

She then tries to explain that she does have a conscious, I was beginning to wonder. It is not easy to dispose of your own child without feeling some guilt. She indeed felt sorry for the baby that she was about to kill, but also felt sorry for herself. She felt sorry that she did not get her "fantasy baby" that she desired. She even acknowledges killing an imperfect baby, even though she is far from a perfect mother.

It is quite shocking to me that Ayelet knows and can feel that there is a life inside her, and still chooses to selfishly put her interests ahead of her babies life. This gets at the heart of the abortion argument: Is an innocent child's life worth more than the happiness and quality of living of his or her parents. I would say definitely yes. No matter how regretful the mother is she still knowingly killed her own child. She put her desire for a normal life, her desire to not have to care for a disabled child over her own child's life.

This shocking disregard for life can only be compared to the holocaust. Although one could argue it is much worse - killing ones own child. Putting your own self interest over another life. We have now reached the point in the pro-life/pro-choice movement where people no longer care if the baby is a life.

Massive shift not needed

Kerry recently commenting on calls for the democratic party to shift to the right said the following:

"This great party of ours doesn't need a makeover," said Mr. Kerry, who was defeated by President Bush in the November election. "This party of ours doesn't need a massive shift."

OK maybe it just needs a little shift. Regardless, I hope people listen to him.

Another criminal finds value in a child

Several days ago Katherine Smith attacked Sarah Brady, and tried to cut her unborn child from her womb. During the attack Sarah gained control of the knife and used it to kill her assailant. Sarah is not being charged with a crime, authorities agree that she acted in self defense. This is the second instance in two months of a woman trying to kill another for her unborn child. Fortunately for Sarah, this attack was unsuccessful. But once again it brings up how even the lowest scum on this earth, value the life of the child versus much of America who continue to insist the baby lacks any life until it is born.

Democrat charged with voter fraud

A St. Louis verdict was handed down to a woman convicted of voter fraud.

On tape, Montgomery admitted taking from 1,000 to 1,200 voter registrations to the St. Louis Board of Elections on Feb. 7, 2001, just before the mayoral primary. Workers there launched an investigation after noticing that among the new voters was longtime Alderman Albert "Red" Villa, who died in 1990.

Montgomery told the grand jury that many of the fraudulent cards could have come from Operation Big Vote offices, based on the initials of volunteers and distinctive markings. She also matched initials to the names of more than a half-dozen workers.

Six volunteers pleaded guilty in December of dozens of election law violations for filling out the cards with names of the dead and other bogus information. One still faces charges.

Of course in the article there is no mention of weather the woman is democrat or republican. (MSM translation = she is democrat) The prosecution of voter fraud is an indication that something wrong did occur, as opposed to insisting that voter suppression occurred. Will we go through another election without having some sort of national standard for voting. The fraud can only get worse.

Let Terri Schiavo live.

I fail to see why Michael Schiavo insists that his former wife must die. He seems to have a huge conflict of interest. (He currently has two children with a mistress, and cannot marry her until Terri dies) He seems to have too much at stake. Terri's parents pleaded with Michael Schiavo. They said he could have all their possessions, all money ever made off of the rights of 'Terri's story', anything to just let Terri live. He is no where to be found. If he succeeds in killing her, what will he be accomplishing. Will he put her out of her misery? She isn't in any pain. Will he be happy that she is dead. Probably. Just today a Kansas woman, Sarah Scantlin, came out of a coma after 20 years. 20 years. She was eighteen when she was hit by a drunk driver and is now 38. She was originally thought to never come out. You think after five years in a coma her family thought of giving up. Undoubtedly they did. Ten? Fifteen? Twenty? I'm sure they thought of her every day. What would have been gained by letting her die? More money? Being able to finally sleep in instead of having to visit every day? Of course these cases are quite complicated, but each case the family involved had to choose between human life and their own desire to live a "normal" life. Terri's husband thinks his life is more important that Terri's. Thank goodness Sarah Scantlin's family valued human life. Sarah's father on said, "The heavens opened up when I heard Sarah say, 'Hi, Dad' ".

Culture of Life

I thought abortion was suppose to prevent abuse. It looks like abortion has lead us to not even respect infants. If only it stopped there. Judges and juries are not even punishing those who take the lives of infants. Maybe euthanasia isn't too far away.

International Criminal Court

If there was ever a better objection to not become a part of the International Criminal Court this would be it. Many of Germany's citizens, and apparently German prosecutors, believe that Rumsfeld, Tenet, and many other military officers should be tried for war crimes. The prosecutor states that the U.S. should have the first opportunity to try them for war crimes. Only if the U.S. fails to do so can they bring charges against them. I would have thought they would call for charges against Saddam Hussein first, but apparently they see America as more of a criminal.

Franken for Senate

Al Franken is expected to announce his candidacy for Minnesota Senator. Does the democratic party in Minnesota plan on just handing one more seat to Republicans.

North Korea doesn't like South Park

The North Korean's supreme leader, Kim Jung Il, has express his displeasure to the international community concerning the recently released film 'Team America.' He insists that the movie, "harms the image of our country." Unfortunately the people of North Korea were unavailable for comment. I guess Kim likes the news he makes up better.

Human Rights Commission

Secretary of State Rice listed Cuba and Zimbabwe as one of the "outposts of tyranny." Apparently the U.N. took this as a nomination.

Bush's Approval Up

As expected Bush's job approval is up since the Iraqi elections. It is worth noting that Republicans received a greater approval rating than Democrats (56-49). Thanks Ted.

Bin Laden filmaker to sue Michael Moore

A former/current member of Al-Qaida is sueing Michael Moore for the use of his footage of Osama Bin Laden.

A FORMER close associate of Osama Bin Laden is to sue the film-maker Michael Moore for using his footage of the Al-Qaeda chief in the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11.

Essam Deraz, an Egyptian, spent almost four years in Afghanistan filming Bin Laden at training camps and fighting, gaining unprecedented access to the terrorist leader. He was the only person to film Bin Laden during the late 1980s and has the only footage of the Saudi exile in battle in Afghanistan.

Deraz has started legal action in Egypt and America to seek compensation for use of his footage in Fahrenheit 9/11, the biggest-grossing documentary in cinema history.

This filmmaker noticed all the attention the movie was getting in the Arab world, and wanted his cut. I wonder if Hezbollah and Al Qaeda will pay for the use of Moore's video in its recruitment videos.

Parental Notification

Washington has introduced a bill that will require parental notification when a minor receives any type of body-piercing. This does not include piercing of the ears. One legislator stated, "We want to protect young people from decisions that may cause them disfigurement or consternation later in life." It is also worth adding Washington has no parental notification laws for abortion. Apparently there is no need to protect young people from an ill advised decision to have an abortion.

Best Superbowl Ad

During the Superbowl there were several humorous ads, but I would have to say the best ad was the Anheuser-Busch ad which displayed soldiers arriving home and walking through an airport. As they walked through, everyone turned and clapped. If you missed it you can view it here. This is apparently quite typical of the arrivals of soldiers in the US. Of course in a New York Times review of the ads during the Superbowl they didn't miss a chance to criticize the ad saying:

Anheuser-Busch A gauzy valentine to American troops, which ended with the Anheuser-Busch corporate logo superimposed on screen, was touching, but some viewers may have wondered whether "Busch" had been misspelled.

Parents to sue over discarded embryo

A landmark suit is currently being argued in Illinois. A couple is suing a fertility clinic that threw away their fertilized egg. Judge Jeffrey Lawrence declared that ``a pre-embryo is a 'human being' ... whether or not it is implanted in its mother's womb.'' He also added that the couple is as entitled to seek compensation as any parents whose child has been killed. These parents have made the choice that the embryo is a life, and it has value. Will the court follow through with its decision or will it indicate that life is discardable.

Oil for Food

Kofi Annan vowed to get to the bottom of the oil-for-food scandal. This is quite ironic. In an unusual twist Annan and OJ Simpson have teamed together to also find who killed Ron and Nicole. Annan vowing to get to the bottom is like putting Planned Parenthood in charge of condom distribution. Oh, wait. (Hat tip: lgf)

Two big stories

Hugh Hewitt of The Weekly Standard writes about two big stories that haven't quite made it big in the main stream media. I wonder why?

The first is the genuinely scandalous assertion by CNN's Eason Jordan, made at the World Economic Forum, that the United States military has targeted and killed a dozen journalists. The account of Jordan's remarks -including his backpedaling and the crowd's reactions--is available at ForumBlog. Thus far no major media outlet has demanded an accounting of Jordan, but the idea that a major figure from American media traffics in such outlandish and outrageous slanders on the American military deserves attention and criticism, not indifference. It is no wonder that anti-American propaganda gains traction in the world when American news executives set fantasies such as this one in motion. If Jordan had no grounds for peddling this grassy-knoll garbage, he should be fired. If he did have even the flimsiest of grounds, he ought to share his evidence and let the public decide whether his judgment is as flawed as it was when he covered for Saddam all those years. THE SECOND SUBJECT for mulling is John Kerry's extraordinary interview with Tim Russert last Sunday. There's a lot to absorb here, including Kerry's assertion that he did indeed run guns and CIA men into Cambodia on secret missions--and to aid the Khmer Rouge no less!

The first subject I beleive is the worst of the two. John Kerry spouting nonsense is nothing new. A reporter bringing his own political beliefs into the news is nothing new. But when it goes so far as to accuse our own soldiers of targeting and killing journalist, it has gone to far. The fact that there has been no major news on this subject lends me to believe this claim is totally false. If there had been any truth to it, the media would be reporting on 24/7. Is this the kind of reporters that are writing for the majority of the media. Reporters that will press forward any story regardless of its merit. Remember, CNN is considered middle of the road.

Teaching Termination

A recent survey of teachers in England has some disturbing results:

More than two thirds (69%) of staff who teach 11 to 18-year-olds said pupils should be taught how to arrange termination of an unplanned pregnancy. Some 59% of all the 700 teachers polled by the Times Education Supplement supported practical advice on abortion being included in sex education lessons.

Of course the Family Planning Association fully supports this.

Garofalo compares the Iraqi's showing of their ink on their finger to a Nazi salute. Although she did also support John Kerry.

The inked fingers in the position of them, which is going to be a “Daily Show‘ photo already of them signaling in this manner [imitates Nazi salute as pictured], as if they have solidarity with the Iraqis, who braved physical threats against their lives to vote, as if somehow these inked-fingered Republicans have something to do with that.

I think she is still mad about the election.

College Republicans Plan "Straight Pride Week"

College Republicans at University of Central Oklahoma are planning to celebrate "straight pride week." Although on member of the Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality are calling it "an attack on gay and lesbian students." Although they consider "gay pride week" a free expression. I wonder if the same member of the Gay Alliance for Tolerance and Equality means "gay pride week" as an attack on heterosexuality.

Ultrasounds Save Lives

An article today in the New York Times talks about how many pro-life groups use ultrasound to turn women away from abortion. Of course Planned Parenthood and NARAL oppose this, calling it a coercive technique. They are typically in favor of women making their own choice, particularly when they choose abortion. When they chose life, they are being coercive. Planned Parenthood knows all too well the effect of ultrasounds on mothers. It is well know that a guard is placed between women about to have an abortion and the screen of an ultrasound. Women seeing the screen would have second thoughts about abortion. Of course this is just a uniformed emotional decision.

Iraqi Determination

This is quite an amazing story about an Iraqi policeman that save many lives by giving his own. He is quoted as saying: "Suicide bombers are not the only ones willing to give up their lives, we [Iraqi police] have some people who are ready to die as well." We'll see if the media report this regarding the willingness of the Iraqi people to defend freedom.

US Soldier Hostage

The Associated Press recently reported on a story of a US hostage video played on Aljazeera TV. Anyone in the military could look at the uniform on the soldier in the picture an notice that it is not the common uniform worn by a soldier. . .

The soldier that appears in the picture is actually a doll. It is sold all over the U.S. It is quite surprising that the AP didn't notice this. It isn't surprising that any of the journalists would recognize a soldier.

U.S. Troops Should Stay

The Iraqi President called it "complete nonsense" to have U.S. troops leave. Too bad there are several senators that cannot figure this out.