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Some symbolism which might be either misunderstood or not known at all: The Alamo People who say “Remember the Alamo” conveniently neglect to remember that a considerable factor in the Texas Revolution was that dastardly Mexico decided to outlaw slavery. Guido Fawkes

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The Washington cocktail circuit is set to become a little more interesting come January, when Britain’s new ambassador to the U.S., Sir Peter Westmacott, takes up his post. Not that career diplomat Sir Peter, currently the UK’s ambassador to France, is a particularly colorful character himself — it’s his wife Susie who’ll be getting tongues [...]

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Of course, what the French are confusing here is that Europe is not the EU.  We have no place in the EU, true but we’ll always have a connection with Europe. Still, brilliant idea.  Here we are going on about leaving the EU and getting nowhere because of the Westminster quislings … when all we [...]

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Courtesy of Sackerson, this article about the IMF and U.S. Corp. Here are some excerpts: We must make some distinctions. First is that the US Federal Reserve Bank has absolutely no allegiance to this country. The financial elites who are brokering these deals (some of them are direct offspring of the men who created the [...]

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Wiggia again: 1  Make of car please 2  Year of manufacture 3  Type of engine Answer will be in comments later.

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A grab taken from the Iranian state-run Press TV on December 8, 2011 shows what Iranian officials claim is the US RQ-170 Sentinel high-altitude reconnaissance drone that crashed in Iran on December 4, 2011 displayed at an undisclosed location. Revelations about the US reconnaissance drone suggest Washington is stepping up surveillance and pressure on the [...]

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1. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella. 2. If you’ve known a guy for more than twenty-four hours, his sister is off limits forever unless you actually marry her. 3. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. 4. On a road trip, the strongest bladder [...]

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Gale force wins have been battering Scotland but the good news is that all those wind turbines will be generating lots and lots of vitally needed electricity. Oh, no…wait a minute

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There are conspiracies and then there are conspiracies. Sometimes the truth lies a bit each way.

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Europeans and Guns: It is time for Europeans to support the natural right of human beings to protect oneself with a firearm  Read the column the UK’s Daily Mail pulled for being too dangerous.  [by Brian H. Darling]

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From me:

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Latest candidate for the Dr. Fell Awards [and here] is Miranda Kerr. … When you read an article such as this, with its luvvy bitchiness, the temptation is to raise the eyes to the sky and move on. Except that, notwithstanding the negative energy that it does exude, it has a ring of truth to [...]

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