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• A Naval Hero for Capitalism

  
  Trying Liberty — Authority: 111
  On January 5, 1779, a future hero for capitalism was born.  As a boy, young Stephen Decatur regularly dove off of the tips of jim booms, and at twelve years old saved his mother from a drunken rogue.  He later joined the U.S. Navy, and protected United States shipping for more than 20 [...]
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• The Daily Grind: Excited for Star Trek Online?

  
  Massively — Authority: 631
  Admit it -- when you first saw the trailers for Star Trek Online , you started reading the opening monologue in your head. Or maybe that was just us. Either way, theres a lot of cultural weight and expectation going into the game, as youd expect for a series with thirty-four years of fandom and material. With the ...
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• CAPT Roy P. Gee, USN-Ret: Midway Veteran

  
  USNI Blog — Authority: 512
  From the Midway Roundtable comes word that another veteran of that battle has folded his wings.  CAPT Roy Gee, USN-Ret. who flew from USS Hornet (CV 8 ) with Bombing EIGHT quietly passed on 28 Dec 2009.  Details of his life may be found at the Roundtable’s site.  Also there is a first person account of Midway: ...
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• Newsflash: Yemen Not “New” Terrorist Hotbed – American Victim Dies

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 615
  By Debbie SchlusselEven though Northwest Airlines Flight 253 Islamic terrorist Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was apparently radicalized in Great Britain, we’re now finally focusing–sort of–on the danger Yemen has been for years.  As I’ve noted on this site, the Yemeni government and its minions have repeatedly ...
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• Navy Rocks in Africa Partnership Video, Part Two

  
  War Is Boring — Authority: 137
  by DAVID AXE Part two of U.S. Navy journalist Martin Cuaron’s video from the amphibious ship USS Nashville ’s humanitarian and training cruise in West Africa in early 2009. Part one is here. (Video: Martin Cuaron)
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• Navy Rocks in Africa Partnership Video, Part One

  
  War Is Boring — Authority: 137
  by DAVID AXE U.S. Navy journalist Martin Cuaron was aboard USS Nashville when the now-retired amphibious ship sailed down the West African coast in early 2009, delivering training and humanitarian aid to U.S.-allied governments. The so-called “Africa Partnership Station” is one of several “Global Fleet ...
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• There is Evidence That Bush Had Been Warned About 9/11 But Did Nothing About It

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 163
  In October of 2000, al-Qaeda managed to blow a 40 ft by 40 ft hole in the side of USS Cole while it was at port in Yemen. The terrorists were seeking a military confrontation with the United States, but the Cole bombing did not bring that result. Less than a year later, al-Qaeda operatives [...]
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• Talked to my daughter Cindy

  
  My Place...Technology / Family / Life — Authority: 412
  Cindy with one of Joshs dogs Cindy with dog Cindy with a 150lb pound dog on her lap. Cindy feeding a goat Josh with one of his dogs on his lap My daughter Cindy called me today. Cindy is in the Navy on the USS Abraham Lincoln. She spent Christmas with her friend Josh in Missouri. Cindy ...
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• Star Trek The Next Generation. U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D.

  
  Star Trek - Sci Fi Blog — Authority: 103
  Happy New Years Trekkies. To roll in with some cosmic fun, Ive selected a poster from Star Treks The Next Generation with the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D. In 2363 the Flagship of the Federation launched from Utopia Planitia Yards oribiting Mars. It was an exciting moment for Starfleets Core of Engineers so I ...
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• Yemeni groups pose new set of terrorism threats – Los Angeles Times

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 174
  Seattle Post Intelligencer Yemeni groups pose new set of terrorism threats Los Angeles Times President Obama declares a new counter-terrorism partnership with the country, already battling poverty and a civil war. Gen. David H. Petraeus arrives there to announce new aid. By Josh Meyer Reporting ...
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• Op-Ed Contributor: Scenes From the War on Terrorism in Yemen

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 901
  In Yemen, the United States must make sure officials permanently lock up terrorists and do not allow them to escape or receive pardons.
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• Al-Qaeda benefits from a decade of missteps to become a threat in Yemen – Washington Post

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 174
  ABC Online Al-Qaeda benefits from a decade of missteps to become a threat in Yemen Washington Post SANAA, YEMEN -- Nine years after the bombing of the USS Cole, a combination of US and Yemeni missteps, deep mistrust and a lack of political will have allowed al-Qaeda militants here to regroup and ...
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• Obama’s Growing List of Man-Caused Disasters

  
  Start Thinking Right — Authority: 132
  I hoped I would find a more or less complete assemblage of all the attempted terror attacks on U.S. soil that we’ve experienced since Obama came to office promising to end terrorism with his sheer exalted wonderfulness. It wasn’t easy.  List like this one are far and few between.  I had to go back and stumble ...
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• Kirk Lippold, Retired Commander USS Cole, Obama, Gitmo, Yemen, Glenn Beck Show Fox, December 30, 2009, CIA whipping boy, Enemy combatants, War on terror, Keep Guantanamo open

  
  The Betrayal — Authority: 154
  Kirk Lippold, retired Commander of the USS Cole and David Katz CEO of Global Security Group were interviewed on the Glenn Beck Show on Fox, yesterday, December 30, 2009. Commander Lippold is an American hero and tells it like it is. He  blasts the last three administrations. Kirk Lippold has been warning about ...
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• Call him “Sir” Charles Xavier

  
  Blog@Newsarama — Authority: 597
  He’s captained the USS Enterprise. He broke ground on the Xavier School for the Gifted. And now — he’s a member of the Queen’s elite, receiving his very own knighthood. CNN reports that Patrick Stewart, best known for portraying Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X, will now be referred to as “Sir ...
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• Kirk Lippold, Retired Commander USS Cole, Obama, Gitmo, Yemen, Glenn Beck Show Fox, December 30, 2009, CIA whipping boy, Enemy combatants, War on terror, Keep Guantanamo open

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 573
  Kirk Lippold, retired Commander of the USS Cole and David Katz CEO of Global Security Group were interviewed on the Glenn Beck Show on Fox, yesterday, December 30, 2009. Commander Lippold is an American hero and tells it like it is. He  blasts the last three administrations. Kirk Lippold has been warning about ...
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• The end of the empire: reflections on a tumultuous decade

  
  EcoLogics — Authority: 99
  I do not know that things would have been any different if George W. Bush had not stolen the elections in 2000; I do know that when he and Cheney became the new emperors, the last best chance to avert the looming disaster was lost. The tragic brilliance of Bush and Cheney’s jihadist nemeses is that they recognised ...
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• Upcoming Events – New Year’s Eve

  
  Urban Discoveries Baltimore — Authority: 122
  Photo via jayunsplanet at Flickr.com The good news is you already know how to celebrate New Year’s Eve––by drinking champagne which you get to call champagne because you live in America, by making jokes about kissing someone at midnight while you search desperately for someone to kiss at midnight, and by ...
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• Northrop Grumman delivers new sub to Navy

  
  The Western Experience — Authority: 130
  by JasonAfter some minor tinkering and corrections the $2.3 billion fast-attack “USS New Mexico” submarine was delivered to the Navy as the sixth Virginia-class sub.UPI | New submarine delivered to U.S. NavyNEWPORT NEWS, Va., Dec. 30 (UPI) — Northrop Grumman this week announced the delivery of the attack ...
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• Star Trek Meets Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea

  
  Fanboy.com — Authority: 443
  The folks at Yokosuka Dry Docks have created a radio controlled version of the Enterprise that can go underwater. The funny thing is seeing this reminded a great deal of the old series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea which much to my surprise is now available on Hulu! Found via scyfilove.com and Dan James ...
  6 days ago

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