Crusader War College

Louis Palme's article at "The Critic", called "After God, What?", neatly lays out, from the authoritative texts of Christianity and Islam, the real differences between the two religions.

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...posing as liberators.

The comments are enlightening as well.

Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday praised an Army soldier in eastern Afghanistan who drew media attention this month after rushing to defend his post from attack while wearing pink boxer shorts and flip-flops, Reuters reported.

Just a post to express my thanks to those who currently serve, and have served, in the armed forces of the United States, whose dedication is illustrated by Army Specialist Zachary Boyd, 19, of Fort Worth, Texas.

Of course, I cannot, in this world, thank those who have paid the ultimate price while in the service of their country, so I extend my condolences and gratefulness to their families and friends, whose loss is especially hard because they lived with and loved these extradordinary individuals, and remind them that the hope found in Christ assures us that, for those who died believing in him, we will see them again in the resurrection of the just.

The below poem was by A. Lawrence Vaincourt was posted by Gorb at Rantburg.

Just a Common Soldier
(A Soldier Died Today)

He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past,
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.

And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life,
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going on his way
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land,
Some guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow, who in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?

A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives,
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and, perhaps, a pension small.

It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again,
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in the paper that would say,
"Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today."

Interesting...

Researchers believe they have solved the puzzle of three seemingly different fish species, one all males, one all females and one all juveniles. They're the same fish, and undergo remarkable changes as they mature.

"You can imagine it was a pretty exciting discovery," said G. David Johnson, an ichthyologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. "The pieces kept falling into place."

"And it tells you how little we know about the deep sea," Johnson said in a telephone interview.

But supposedly we know a lot about the distant past.

U.S. biotech company says it plans to start this summer the world's first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells — a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury.

The company gained federal permission this week to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived from embryonic cells, said Dr. Thomas Okarma, president and CEO of Geron Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif.

The patients will be paraplegics, who can use their arms but can't walk. They will receive a single injection within two weeks of their injury.

The study is aimed at testing the safety of the procedure, but doctors will also look for signs of improvement like return of sensation or movement in the legs, Okarma said.

Whatever its outcome, the study will mark a new chapter in the contentious history of embryonic stem cell research in the United States — a field where debate spilled out of the laboratory long ago and into national politics.

While some overseas doctors claim to use human embryonic stem cells in their clinics, stem cell experts said they knew of no previous human studies that use such cells.

I have heard of several trials in China where embryonic stem cells were injected into the brains of patients to heal injuries from concussions. Based on what the rumors have said, and on the fact that there are ZERO embryonic stem cell therapies in comparison to over 200 successful adult stem cell therapies, I predict that we will not hear of the results of this trial, for this will be one case where the Freedom of Information Act will be deemed void when it comes to obtaining the records filed with the FDA. This will be that the trials will be inconclusive at best, and terrible tragedies at worst.

Of course, this prediction will be declared void because detractors will accuse me of changing post in response to the results. This has some weight, in that I am aware of one particular blog that changes and deletes comments that make good cases that the blogger is both vain and unintelligent.

Very illuminating. Complete with references to the Koran which can be confirmed via the link in the right sidebar menu.

Hattip ed via Rantburg.

I hear the distant thunder of hooves.

The Cavalry IS coming.

Just keeping track...

These two comments in the discussion are illuminating:

4. Pascal:

Inadequate. Lame sarcasm from the senator who never charged Clinton launderers of Chinese campaign money with contempt of Congress for failing to appear in front of his committee. Connect the dotted lines between his failure and Obama’s billion dollar campaign.

Here’s the question: Does Thompson believe his brand of humor will earn him the RNC chairmanship?
Dec 8, 2008 - 6:39 pm

8. E. Nigma:

RE:Pascal
He could never move forward for indictments of the Clinton campaign money launderers because Robert Torricelli (remember him?) and John Glenn knee-capped him at every turn. Out of party loyalty. And Carl Levin helped. And a slew of them fled the country to evade deposition.
I watched those hearings with disgust. I think they disgusted Fred so much that he decided he wanted out of the muck and did not run for re-election.

Fred is being just sarcastic enough to be serious. It all may blow over, but I think stagflation is probably one of the most likely outcomes, and the least of our worries.

Dec 8, 2008 - 8:29 pm

Thinking about the second comment made me realize the following: we are urged to 'work within the system' to resolve issues, with the implication that if we are not successful, we are to 'shut up and take it'.

But what if our issue is with the corruption of those who manage 'the system', whithin which we are to 'work'?

Hmm. Haven't we addressed this issue before?

During the persecution of Diocletian, 303 AD.

The Christians, about this time, upon mature consideration, thought it unlawful to bear arms under a heathen emperor. Maximilian, the son of Fabius Victor, was the first beheaded under this regulation.

Interesting...

Just noting those who are complicit.

The student body, faculty, and staff of the Crusader War College salute all those who have served in the military forces of our country.

In addition, we should go out of our way to thank those who took on the same protective and supportive roles in our civilian sector, such as Police, State Militia members, and EMTs.

And let us go our of our way to thank those who currently serve.

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The link is a tragic example of how compassion and the desire to serve do not compensate for an unwillingness to face the truth. A good heart does not shield one from an empty head. The American people are about to learn the lesson the Haitians learned, and with equal sorrow and bitterness.

Truth comes in all forms, but the most brutal is that of Physical Reality. And it is also true that, though it is the most brutal, that does not make it, as the Secular Materialists would hold, the ONLY Truth there is.

See this article for the reason why I will oppose this. This involuntary servitude is being proposed because the goal is purportedly "to do good". In actuality, it is an attempt to be superior to the good by controlling the good.

No. No one will dictate to me or my family what is good and what we should do to be good.

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