Christmas in Baghdad
U.S. Army soldiers from Company B of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, under cover of a smoke grenade, hunt for a sniper that lightly wounded one of their compatriots in New Baghdad, an eastern neighborhood in the Iraqi capital on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2006. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
American troops hunting house-to-house for Shiite militia leaders in Baghdad described Christmas as just another day in Iraq.
“In the back of your mind you think about it, but there are no holidays in Iraq,” said Staff Sgt. Brandon Scott, a 35-year-old from Woodbridge, Va., and the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, which is part of the Army’s 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
All I want for Christmas is victory for our boys and girls in the Battles of Iraq and Afghanistan.
We are celebrating with plenty, more than plenty. We actually have an obscene amount of plenty. I hope we remember there are others who are sacrificing everything.
Remember our Soldiers, where ever they are, in the Global War on Terrorism.
December 25th, 2006 at 6:32 pm
Happiest and warm holiday wishes to u too Beth!
December 25th, 2006 at 7:16 pm
Christmas around the world…
I have gathered some of the most beautiful pictures of Christmas around the world. My favorites are from Russia - which is a beautiful country and not far from my fatherÂ’s native Lithuania….
December 25th, 2006 at 9:45 pm
Iran Proves Holocaust just a Hoax…
Jews will immediately recognize these to be ordinary Chanuka Bears. When Jews are not being apes and pigs and need to hibernate for a long time they turn into these lovable creatures. These Bears are in fact the answer to a question the BBC recently …..
December 25th, 2006 at 10:11 pm
AP loves America & Israel: NoT…
But hey..nice touch with Santa and allÂ…Â…ya almost had me going there for a minuteÂ….no, not really….
December 26th, 2006 at 1:40 am
This is no time to go wobbly…
With the Iraq Surrender Group saying we should negotiate with Iran to stabilize Iraq, and Iran claiming to be a nuclear state, the following news item should not be ignored or pushed under the rug….
December 26th, 2006 at 6:05 am
Part I: Early History of Terrorism…
Due to the insidious nature of terrorism - I am taking you on a journey of a series of indept studies into the orgins of terrorism and its effect over the centuries on todayÂ’s present state of terrorism as we know it and have sadly experienced it….
December 26th, 2006 at 7:26 am
Christmas 2006 [Open] Must-Read List…
Victor Davis Hanson, Ralph Peters, Steve Kornacki, Amir Taheri, Jed Babbin, Rich Lowry, Max Boot, John Stossel, Charles Krauthammer, John Podhoretz, Stephen Schwartz, Ben Stein, Tom Bevan, Hugh Hewitt, John O’Sullivan, Michael Barone, Daniel Twining,….
December 26th, 2006 at 1:49 pm
Saddam to be executed within 30 days…
Today IraqÂ’s higest court of appeals upheld Saddam HusseinÂ’s death sentence and saying he must be hanged within 30 days for the killing of 148 Shiites in the central city of Dujail….
December 26th, 2006 at 2:00 pm
Saddam Death Sentence Upheld…
Ha! This should send the Demaloons in to screaming fits
An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence for ousted President Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser has said.
"The appeals court approved the verdict to hang Saddam…
December 27th, 2006 at 11:13 am
America mourns the passing of a President…
Our former President Gerald Ford, a pioneer in bi-partisanship, has died at the age of 93. The 38th president of the United States — whose legacy included the controversial decision to pardon his predecessor, Richard Nixon — died at his California h…