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• World War II Denialism

  
  One Hour Parking Show — Authority: 91
  Sorry to go so long without providing any of my snarky and sarcastic commentary on just how much the world sucks.  I was a little busy pulling off upset A’s.  Anyways, something that’s come up of late is the issue of Holocaust deniers.  Some teacher got suspended over denying the Holocaust in some state that is ...
  12 hours ago

• Experts devise bang-up cracker formula

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  British researchers say they have devised a guaranteed method of pulling crackers, to avoid disappointment at the dinner table this Christmas. The researchers say the method for always winning the long end of the cracker, and therefore the prize inside, is in the angle that you grip it. They have released a ...
  14 hours ago

• CHRISTMAS IN EUROPE, 1944

  
  Theo Spark — Authority: 633
  Sean Linnane continues his in-depth, illustrated account of this weeks events in Belgium, sixty-five years ago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER
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• Vatican defends canonization track for WWII pope

  
  Civil Religion — Authority: 432
  Pope Benedict XVI Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, issued a statement Wednesday saying a move by Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday to bring Pope Pius XII closer to sainthood was “not in the least intended to limit the debate around the choices taken by Pius XII in the situation in which he found ...
  20 hours ago

• Bob Hope’s Vietnam Christmas Tours

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 434
  Bob Hope entertained U.S. troops in Vietnam on his annual Christmas tours from 1964 to 1972. The shows, featuring popular entertainers, were filmed live on air bases and ships, and the edited footage was broadcast as a television special in January.
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• Brace Yourself For a Hard Landing

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  Ben Bernanke has been a bigger disaster than Hurricane Katrina. But the senate is about to re-up him for another four-year term. What are they thinking? Bernanke helped Greenspan inflate the biggest speculative bubble of all time, and still maintains that he never saw it growing. Right. How can retail housing leap ...
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• This Day in Canadian History

  
  The Nexus of Assholery — Authority: 430
  December 23, 1944 - HCMS Clayoquot torpedoed by U-Boat On December 23, 1994, a German U-Boat torpedoed the HCMS Cloyoquot , a Canadian Navy minesweeper. The ship was torpedoed by U-806, just outside the approaches to Halifax harbour. The ships crew would struggle to save it for several hours before it ...
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• William Duane Lyons

  
  Family Old Photos - Free Photo Archive Database — Authority: 157
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• Being Patient During the Holidays

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
       The holidays demand a great deal of patience: Waiting in long lines in department stores to buy that perfect gift. Listening to your Great-Uncle Stus story of his World War II days for the umpteenth time. Playing yet another game of Go Fish with your kids who on winter break.      Impatience with ...
  2 days ago

• In War, Winners Can Be Losers

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 483
  Thus far, most of the supporters and opponents of escalating the U.S. war in Afghanistan have focused on whether or not it is possible to secure a military victory in that conflict. But they ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
  2 days ago

• Debunking Antisemitism Studies and Yehuda Bauer in Particular

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  Holocaust studies is an emerging pseudo intellectual, academic trend. It basically allows rabid Zionists to elevate their discussions on ‘what is really wrong with the goyim’ into a university qualification. I recently learned about the ‘Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplinary Study of Antisemitism ’. I ...
  2 days ago

• On A Parent’s Death And Minding Your Tongue In The U.S.A.

  
  NOVAKEO.COM — Authority: 135
  I’ll be quite frank. I’m never completely comfortable in discussing certain persons, such as Fidel Castro, on the phone, nor forwarding e-mail content concerning them, such as his Visiones Alternativas – Reflections of Fidel:The moment of truth about the recent Copenhagen events. Certainly, it would be so much ...
  2 days ago

• CHRISTMAS IN BELGIUM, 1944

  
  Theo Spark — Authority: 633
  The text reads: Dec. 23, 1944 - "Battle of the Bulge" - An entire U.S. armored division was retreating from the Germans in the Ardennes forest when a sergeant in a tank destroyer spotted an American digging a foxhole. The GI, PFC Martin, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, looked up and asked, "Are you looking for a ...
  2 days ago

• 10 Popular Tattoo Designs

  
  EduBook — Authority: 497
  Whether you call it taboo or expression, tattooing is one of the most popular forms of body modification. Getting a tattoo has become just as much a rite of passage as going to prom, or having your first beer. Tattoos have even become a staple of pop culture, with reality shows like Miami [...]
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• Pair held over $4m card skimming scam

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Police in Sydney have arrested two men over an EFTPOS scam which has so far netted more than $4 million from bank accounts in Western Australia. Thousands of Western Australians have had their card details stolen at several McDonalds restaurants across Perth since October. Police allege the 31-year-old Canadian man ...
  2 days ago

• 100 Nazi Scalps for iPhones Launched

  
  Mobilewhack.com — Authority: 618
  Apalon has announced the availability of the 100 Nazi Scalps, a new arcade game that takes players to the setting of World War II. It boasts of unmatched graphics and sound where players get the chance to become brave American soldiers embarking on bloody missions from World War II. The 100 Nazi Scalps app for [...]
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• Tankettes and the limits of theory

  
  Pawnderings — Authority: 129
  One of the problems facing military force planners and doctrine writers is that they have to do most of their planning in peacetime when they cant test their musings against reality. This drawback is inescapable, although theres reason to think modern simulation techniques and realistic training can mitigate it. ...
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• Book review: ‘Searching For Pemberley’ by Mary Lydon Simonsen

  
  write meg! — Authority: 124
  Following the end of World War II, young American Maggie Joyce is living and working in war-torn London. Desperate not to return home to the tiny Pennsylvania town where her family lives quietly and uninterestingly, Maggie has made her way through Europe and settled in England, where she makes new friends through her ...
  3 days ago

• Band of Heroes 2nd Edition – Board Game Review

  
  Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command! War College — Authority: 119
  This review of Band of Heroes 2nd Edition says some of the problems of the original edition have been fixed, and it provides a fast-flowing game of man-to-man combat during the Normandy invasion.
  3 days ago

• Fierce Nazi Massacre Starts on the iPhone and iPod Touch

  
  iPhone News at Desinformado.com | The Complete Source for iPhone News — Authority: 150
  San Francisco based Apalon today announces 100 Nazi Scalps 1.0, a new game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. This game allows players become a brave American soldier in bloody missions of World War II. 100 Nazi Scalps is an arcade styled game with unmatched graphics and sounds. It allows gamers to fully immerse into ...
  3 days ago

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