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A couple of days back, there was a Congressional hearing in which William Delahunt , D-MA (MA-10), interrogated David Addington , Chief of S...

Three renowned Belgian scientists, Bram Van Den Bergh , a doctoral student in marketing, Siegfried Dewitte , an associate Professor of marke...

Isn't she a sweetie? Photo taken from the excellent site Serial No. 3817131 by photographer Rachel Papo , a former female IDF soldier h...

Once upon a time there was a small, shy boy with far too big glasses who screwed up completely in sports, blew math and got scared shitless ...

This is already a couple of years old, but it's still priceless. Save the planet, self-support!!! Kevin Rudd , the blonde guy, is the fe...

An excellent column by Ralph Peters. From The New York Post , May 20, 2008 : May 20, 2008 -- DO we still have troops in Iraq? Is there still...

In early March 2008, Belgian newspapers broke the news that Abdelkader Belliraj (photo), a dangerous terrorist with dual Belgian/Moroccan ci...

May 25, 2008 . Memorial Day ceremony at Flanders Field American Cemetery, Waregem , Belgium. This was my first visit to the cemetery, the fi...

One of the neighbours, Tom from over at The Redhunter , paid a weeklong visit to Israel starting on May 1. His account of the journey is a m...

Jews have a 3,000 year history of being persecuted . This goes indeed back to Biblical times, when they were either enslaved by the Pharaohs...

While making a nuisance of myself over at Atlas Shrugs I stumbled on a great photo over there. But first... I was wrong. Five months ago, I ...

On April 2, 2008 the Belgian Navy officially acquired a new frigate, which it purchased from the Dutch Navy . The latter, for a small count...

General Peter Van Uhm , newly appointed Dutch Commander Armed Forces, did not keep his son out of harm's way. Last Thursday, April 18 , ...