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Jul 022010
 
Is BP burning endangered sea turtles?

Recently I received a shocking email from MoveOn (the infamous liberal political action committee) about BP’s anti-sea turtle actions. Dear MoveOn member, News recently emerged from the Gulf Coast that BP is burning endangered sea turtles alive.1 That’s right. BP is using “controlled burns” to contain the oil spill, and any turtles that are not removed [...Read more...]

Jun 142010
 
Happy 235th, U.S. Army!

(Image source: U.S. Army) If you haven’t heard on Facebook, the U.S. Army celebrates its 235th birthday today; 1775-today! Here is what the official U.S. Army site has to say on this glorious event: Two hundred and thirty-five years ago, the United States Army was established to defend our Nation. From the Revolutionary War to [...Read more...]

Jun 092010
 

Today, the U.S. confirmed the existence of a massive underwater oil plume that was created by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Researchers on a science vessel discovered the plume, which they claim is 15 miles in width, 3 miles in length, 600 feet in depth and has a maximum concentration of [...Read more...]

Jun 082010
 
Faked CNN poll question on mosque building?

(Click to expand) Yesterday, there were rumours on the Internet that 4chan had hacked an Internet poll which asked its readers whether or not they approved of the building of a mosque on or near Ground Zero. Several hours later, the poll had apparently changed to reflect whether or not people supported government intervention in [...Read more...]

Jun 052010
 
IDF Peacefully Boards the Rachel Corrie

(For older flotilla news, do check out Flotilla Ship Incident and Summary of pro-Israel Flotilla News Articles) Here are some sources from the Israeli government discussing the peaceful boarding of the ship. The ship has now docked in Ashdod and its cargo is being inspected for weapons/materiel that could help Hamas. Israel Ministry of Foreign [...Read more...]

May 312010
 
Flotilla Ship Incident

Early this morning, IDF Naval Forces boarded six ships attempting to break the maritime closure of the Gaza Strip. This happened after numerous warnings from Israel and the Israeli Navy that were issued prior to the action. The Israel Navy requested the ships to redirect toward Ashdod where they would be able to unload their [...Read more...]