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That was a fantastic interview! GW is a true patriot and a smart diplomat. Thank you for posting the video here, @Valin.

 

 

 

He beats the empty suit we have now! Remember before George ran for President he actually did stuff unlike His Obamaness.

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That was a fantastic interview! GW is a true patriot and a smart diplomat. Thank you for posting the video here, @Valin.

 

 

 

He beats the empty suit we have now! Remember before George ran for President he actually did stuff unlike His Obamaness.

 

 

Come on... Obama did stuff before he was President.

 

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That was a fantastic interview! GW is a true patriot and a smart diplomat. Thank you for posting the video here, @Valin.

 

 

 

He beats the empty suit we have now! Remember before George ran for President he actually did stuff unlike His Obamaness.

 

 

Come on... Obama did stuff before he was President.

 

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Doing that does not make you a good president.

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These Remarkable Women Are Fighting ISIS. It's Time You Know Who They Are http://www.marieclaire.com/world-reports/inspirational-women/these-are-the-women-battling-isis

 

There's a group of 7,500 soldiers who have been fighting an incalculably dangerous war for two years. They fight despite daily threats of injury and death. They fight with weapons that are bigger and heavier than they are against a relentless enemy. And yet they continue to fight.

They are the YPJ (pronounced Yuh-Pah-Juh) or the Women's Protection Unit, an all-women, all-volunteer Kurdish military faction in Syria that formed in 2012 to defend the Kurdish population against the deadly attacks lead by Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad, the al-Nusra Front (an al-Qaeda affiliate), and ISIS.

In a recent BBC article, the YPJ, and their male counterpart unit, the YPG, were deemed "extraordinarily successful" in the battle to squash the growing ISIS militant force, despite limited means. The Washington Post has also weighed in on the importance and impact of the YPJ, suggesting the forces could be an effective ally to the West. Both the YPJ and YPG have also been credited with helping the U.S.-assisted effort to evacuate thousands of Yazidi refugees stranded on Mount Sinjar after ISIS invaded their towns.

Photographer Erin Trieb recently spent a week documenting members of the YPJ at several military posts in Northeastern Syria and along the Syrian-Kurdish border. She recalled to us an incident that occurred during her time there: "One morning, I heard two loud blasts, one followed by another. I asked my translator, Rama, what it was and she said, 'That's just the YPJ and ISIS saying good morning to each other.'"

So who are these women who confront some of the world's most notorious and lethal groups and why have so few in the West heard of them? We asked Trieb to share with us her experience (and photographs) of the YPJ and the harrowing words these women fighters wanted the rest of the world to hear.

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Mizguin Emraly, 14. Photographed at a YPJ checkpoint-base, on the outskirts of Rabia, Kurdistan, on Aug. 7, 2014.

 

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KURDISTAN ARMY @KURDISTAN_ARMY

This #Kurdish fighter shot herself when she was out of bullets to nt be captured by #Isis

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The Week in Pictures: In His Majesty’s Secret Service Edition
Steven Hayward
October 4, 2014

Is there any government agency whose reverse-Midas touch Obama hasn’t reached? I’ll really start to worry if Obama puts the Secret Service in charge of dealing with Ebola. Then we’ll know we’re doomed for sure.

 

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The New York Times: Getting it right since 1924.

 

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US Rep. Ralph Hall injured in Texas car accident

 

The oldest-ever member of the U.S. House has been airlifted to a Texas hospital due to injuries from a car accident, though a spokesman says the congressman is expected to recover.

Spokesman Ed Valentine says Texas Republican Ralph Hall suffered a hip injury and minor cuts and bruises Saturday when a car turned in front of his vehicle. The drivers were not injured.

 

The 91-year-old congressman was conscious while he was taken by helicopter to Medical Center of Plano. Valentine says doctors expect a full recovery.

I wish him a speedy recovery, but this is a real problem for our political system. No way should a 91yr old be in our national legislative system, especially when serving for over 32 years... with 2 year terms....

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How Not To Be Racist

 

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I hope this helps to clear things up.

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3 Guesses who you Don't See?

 

Good ad. @Rokke was here for dinner on Saturday and was telling us how bombing accuracy has improved in just the 10 years since he flew in the gulf war. It's astonishing.

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Good ad. @Rokke was here for dinner on Saturday and was telling us how bombing accuracy has improved in just the 10 years since he flew in the gulf war. It's astonishing.

 

 

 

Makes you wonder what the boys & girls are cooking up out at Groom Lake?

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Good ad. @Rokke was here for dinner on Saturday and was telling us how bombing accuracy has improved in just the 10 years since he flew in the gulf war. It's astonishing.

 

 

 

Makes you wonder what the boys & girls are cooking up out at Groom Lake?

 

 

He says those folks are ve-e-ery effective.

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3 Guesses who you Don't See?

 

Good ad. @Rokke was here for dinner on Saturday and was telling us how bombing accuracy has improved in just the 10 years since he flew in the gulf war. It's astonishing.

 

 

 

Makes you wonder what the boys & girls are cooking up out at Groom Lake?

 

 

He says those folks are ve-e-ery effective.

 

 

 

That's because they have Aliens working with them. biggrin.png

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