Blue Star Chronicles

June 30th, 2007

Celtic Music Night

From Hillbilly White Trash

Tonight we return to the Celtic music format with a new video of Capercaillie performing The Tree from the Beautiful Wasteland CD. The gist of the song is that the singer’s lover is at sea and will return by Halloween (samhain, pronounced saw’in) if he gets a fair wind.

I hear the voices of my ancestors in this music.



June 30th, 2007

Money Can Buy You Children

The fact that celebrities can buy children is very bothersome to me. Not just celebrities, but anyone with enough money. It doesn’t matter who you are, what you do, or what you do to children for that matter.

I have been watching the Phil Specter trial (in spurts) and saw an interview with his ‘children’. Although they claim to love their ‘father’ they describe a fairly horrific childhood. They both describe being picked up out of an orphanage as presents for the ‘mother’, as though they were pets.

Hillbilly White Trash has a post on Rosie O’Donnell recently using her adopted daughter, Vivian, to make some point. She dressed Vivi up as a jihad child and put her picture on her web page. I’m sure there was a reason to do this in Rosie’s mind, but who wants to go into Rosie’s mind?

Lemuel’s sharing some humor at Rosie’s expense. Heh!

Adeline and Hazel have a post showing that even the masks over the faces of Michael Jackson’s children doesn’t cover the sadness in their eyes. It appears he’s shopping for another child.

Political correctness has it’s victims.



June 30th, 2007

Jeep Rams into Glasgow Scotland Airport and Burst into Flames

A Jeep Cherokee drove at full throttle through security barriers and crashed into the main terminal building of Glasgow, Scotland airport. Witnesses are reporting that the Jeep burst into flames and exploded once it was rammed into the terminal.

The driver and another man jumped out of the Jeep prior to it hitting the terminal. They were wrestled to the ground by police and by-standers and placed under arrest.

This incident just happened and there is still a lot unknown. At this point it is being reported that three men have been arrested. Witnesses are saying they observed officials taking canisters out of the Jeep.

The airport has been closed, flights into and out of Glasgow airport have been suspended and an investigation is underway.

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June 30th, 2007

Email Our Troops

Packages for Soldiers

I wrote about this a week or so ago but a reminder is a good idea.

From the PC Free Zone

US Marine Colonel Simcock, the commander of USMC Regimental Combat Team 6 in Iraq, is asking for 6,000 positive emails to his Marines.

That’s one email for each Marine in his RCT command. COL Simcock is concerned about the effect of the negative barrage that those Marines are getting through the electronic media. I’ve attached an excerpt from an interview with him. So far, they’ve only mustered 2,000 emails. That’s a crying shame compared to the amount of crap I get daily in email.

The email address is:
RCT-6lettersfromh@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil

I KNOW it means so much to them to get letters from home. I might add that it means a LOT to the Army guys who are over there for very long periods of time. They get weary and a little reminder of home means more than I think we can even imagine.

It only takes a minute.

More information at PC Free Zone and My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy (who includes blatant shameless blackmail).

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June 29th, 2007

Islamic Rage Boy Gets an iPhone

Islamic Rage Boy iPhone

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This just cracked me up.

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June 29th, 2007

Second Car Bomb Found in London

Evening Update: ABC NEWS is reporting that Germany has arrested two suspects who came there directly from the Pakistani al-Qaeda terrorists training camp that recently had it’s graduation.

In addition to the tension in London, German officials say they are equally concerned they could be a target soon.

Officials tell ABC News at least two men have been arrested inside Germany who came directly from the Pakistan training camp.

The question is, how deep does this rabbit hole go?

h/t Captain’s Quarters

Also see article by The Irish Spy


London Car Bomb Attack 2007A Mercedes filled with large quantities of gasoline, propane and nails was found in London. The car bomb was diffused. Now a second bomb of similar nature has been found in West London near Buckingham Palace.

Sources revealed that officers examining a Mercedes found in an underground car park off Park Lane this afternoon discovered an explosive device inside.

It has not been disclosed what sort of bomb was found, but the revelation comes just hours after bomb disposal experts defused a device set to detonate petrol, gas cylinders and nails in a car outside the packed Tiger Tiger nightclub in The Haymarket.

It is thought the second car was found parked illegally in the West End by traffic wardens in the early hours of this morning. It was then towed to the pound - located in the car park - but left outside in the public area when staff reported that it smelt of fuel.

Earlier this afternoon Park Lane was sealed off and Hyde Park evacuated after bomb experts were called in to examine the car.

Security alerts caused by the searches brought much of London to a standstill. [source]

The car came to the attention of authorities when an ambulance crew called police when they saw smoke coming out of the car. The second bomb was illegally parked near Piccadilly Circus, when it was towed away the workers became suspicious when they noticed a strong smell of gasoline.

In both instances, it was pure luck that the cars were discovered. Both were in places obviously chosen to do a maximum amount of damage and loss of life.

Scotland Yard is in pursuit of three suspects from the Birmingham area. The Birmingham area is known for it’s large population of muslim immigrants.

This story is developing.

crossposted at Conservative Thoughts.

The Pirate’s Cove does his usual investigative work by dumpster diving over at DU. He emerged with the reaction of the liberal left. He is a very brave soul!

What did Teach find the lefts reaction to be? It’s all a set up, of course.

So strange. How can the police find a bomb in a car?
I mean if you want to make sure your bomb goes off then you hide it in the car, park the car in a the area you want, leave the car and use your cell phone to trigger it.
How could the police have had the suspicion that there is a bomb in the parked car?
What did they see from outside?
Why wasn’t the bomb hidden?
Why wasn’t it triggered?
Do I smell here that somebody wants to assure Gordon Brown stays on course in the war on terror?

Not as cynical as me. I figured it was Shrub’s welcome to 10 Downing St. gift . . . a reason to align with the King in the war against the brown people.

Others blogging this: Flopping Aces, Rhymes with Right, FullosseousFlap’s Dental Blog, Little Green Footballs, In the Bullpen, Hot Air, Michelle Malkin, Mary Katherine Ham, Darlene’s Place, My Vast Right Wing Conspiracy, Something and Half of Something,



June 29th, 2007

Farfour Mouse Dies in Last Episode

Death Cult MouseFarfour, the Mickey Mouse look-alike that has starred in the Palestinian children’s show, Tomorrow’s Pioneers, is killed off in the last episode of the show. The show has drawn worldwide attention because of Farfour’s resemblance to Mickey Mouse and the lessons to the children about the world-wide domination of islam, martyrdom, and the armed struggle against Israel.

In what is called the last episode Farfour is beaten to death by a man dressed as an Israeli official who is trying to take palestinian land.

“Farfour was martyred while defending his land,” said Sara, the teen presenter. He was killed “by the killers of children,” she added.

From the Jerusalem Post

Also at Conservative Thoughts



June 28th, 2007

Tank Cam in Iraq


This is pretty cool footage of some live action in Iraq from the perspective of a tank cam.



June 28th, 2007

Operation Phantom Thunder

American Soldier

Coalition Troops Put Pressure on Insurgents During Operation Phantom Thunder
Photo by Spc. Olanrewaju Akinwunmi
June 28, 2007

Sgt. David Bauer attempts to breach a door during a house-to-house search for illegal weapons, explosives and high value targets in the Sadiyah section of Baghdad. Sgt. Bauer is from Company C, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division.

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June 27th, 2007

Wednesday Hero - Staff Sgt Darrell R Griffin Jr

This Weeks Soldier Was Suggested By Jenn

Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin Jr.
Staff Sgt. Darrell R. Griffin Jr.
36 years old from Alhambra, California
2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division
March 21, 2007

Army

“He was a really patriotic young man”, said Darrell Griffin Sr. “He said that the people there really needed us and he felt it was the right place to be. He wished we didn’t have to have wars, but since that’s the way mankind is, he felt he was contributing an important part to his country”.

SSgt. Griffin lost his life in Balad, Iraq when his unit came under fire as it was returning to base after conducting security operations in the Iraqi capital.

The eldest son of six children, SSgt. Griffin worked as an EMT before joining the California Army National Guard in 1999. He enlisted in the Army two years later, and in July 2001, was assigned to the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, in Ft. Lewis, Washington. He served with that unit in Iraq from October 2004 to September 2005.

On his second tour of duty, SSgt. Griffin had been awarded the Bronze Star for valor in 2005 when he was credited with saving the lives of three U.S. and two Iraqi Army soldiers injured during battle in Tal Afar. He had also received the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Combat Infantry Badge, Expert Infantry Badge, Parachute Badge, and the Meritorious Unit Citation.

“Griff was the type of man you want to have by your side in a fight,” Maj. Brent Clemmer, his former company commander, wrote from Iraq. “He was the type of squad leader every young soldier wants to have”.

“Darrell was my husband, my Soldier, my gift from God who was also the love of my life and always will be.” Said his wife, Diana. “He was also ‘a Soldier’s Soldier of Strength and Honor’ whose commitment to duty, honor and loyalty will be forever remembered by all who know and love him. The news of his death saddens us deeply and we ask for your prayers in our time of grief. Please also continue to keep our Soldiers in your prayers.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.

We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

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June 26th, 2007

The Danish are at it Again!

You have to love the Danes!!!

The burning of the prophet Muhammed

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June 26th, 2007