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| 88-Year Old Earns Eagle Scout |
| Published: July 30, 2007, 1:42 pm |
| Tags: Lessons Learned, Boy Scout, Eagle Scout, Navy, Walter Hart, World War 2 |
| received the Eagle Scout award that he earned more than 70 years ago.Walter Hart earned 23 of 120 merit badges in 1923. 21 badges are needed to achieve Eagle Scout.However, in between the time he was to receive his reward and completing the requirements, he went off to war....the US Navy. He rediscovered his old Boy Scout memorabilia last |
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| Dept. Of Peace In Our Time: World War III Briefly Delayed; Mexico Apologizes For Mocking Our Retarded Beauty Queen |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 12:11 pm |
| Tags: Beauty Pageants, Dept Of Peace In Our Time, Mexicans, Mexico, World War Iii |
| Several months or maybe even years ago, one of our civilization’s nightly televised beauty contests was held somewhere in Mexico, and the American contestant was even more comically challenged... |
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| Dept. Of Peace In Our Time: World War III Briefly Delayed; Mexico Apologizes For Mocking Our Retarded Beauty Queen |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 12:11 pm |
| Tags: Beauty Pageants, Dept Of Peace In Our Time, Mexicans, Mexico, World War Iii |
| Several months or maybe even years ago, one of our civilization’s nightly televised beauty contests was held somewhere in Mexico, and the American contestant was even more comically challenged than the usual beauty queens, and she fell on her ass after mumbling some incorrect Spanish, and all the Mexicans laughed and laughed and booed the |
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| Nazi war criminal Heinz Barth dies in Germany |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 7:13 pm |
| Tags: Death, History, World War 2, Germany |
| Nazi war criminal Heinz Barth, convicted for atrocities including the massacre of 642 people in the French village of Oradour, has died. |
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| Hamas TV For Children She Would Be Proud to Be a Martyr |
| Published: August 15, 2007, 12:01 pm |
| Tags: Wtf, Islamofascist, World, War On Terror, Child Welfare, Bizarre |
| best known for bringing the world a militant Mickey Mouse look-alike and then having him killed off by an Israeli interrogator. With her jarring mix of innocent charm and militant rhetoric, Saraa is at the center of the militant Islamist group’s increasingly sophisticated campaign to become the dominant force in Palestinian politics. (Fox |
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| World War Three: PETA is mad at Hamas Television for showing ... |
| Published: August 17, 2007, 1:26 pm |
| Tags: Quicklinks, World War Three |
| PETA is mad at Hamas Television for showing “a man in a bee costume swinging and kicking a cat.” [Fox News] |
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| Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes to Star in 'The Reader' |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 6:34 am |
| Tags: Anthony Minghella, Anthonyminghella, Bernhard Schlink, Bernhardschlink, David Hare, Davidhare, Nicole Kidman, Nicolekidman, Ralph Fiennes, Ralphfiennes, Scott Rudin, Scottrudin, Stephen Daldry, Stephendaldry, Sydney Pollack, Sydneypollack, World War Ii, Worldwarii |
| under: Drama, Romance, Awards, Casting, Scripts & Screenwriting, War, Nicole KidmanVariety is reporting that two of Hollywood's palest and chilliest stars are joining forces for The Reader. Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes will star in the romance, which is to be based on the international bestselling novel by German writer Bernhard |
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| World War II Gets Stealthy in Teaser Trailer for "Saboteur" |
| Published: August 21, 2007, 2:43 pm |
| Tags: Videos, Games, Game Platforms, Saboteur, Stealth, Teaser, Trailer, World War, Wwii |
| thinking: Great, another World War II game; just what we need. But judging from this stylistic teaser trailer for “Saboteur,” this one looks to deliver more than the usual shoot-your-way-through-hundreds-of-Nazis fare. In fact, it looks like stealth will be your primary weapon this time in the ever-repeating war on fascism. Think |
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| World War Iii: Northeast U.S. fiber-optic lines sabotaged ... |
| Published: August 22, 2007, 12:47 pm |
| Tags: Quicklinks, World War Iii |
| Northeast U.S. fiber-optic lines sabotaged by gunfire; Internet slows to a crawl. [Network News] |
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| Medal of Honor: Airborne Demo Now Available |
| Published: August 23, 2007, 10:50 am |
| Tags: Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Game Consoles, Computer, Game Platforms, Games, Game Companies, Airborne, Medal Of Honor, World War Ii, Wwii |
| If you’ve been waiting for another dose of the WWII-inspired shooter Medal of Honor, your wait is now over. The playable demo has been officially released. As Jonathan told you last week, the demo consists of one mission called Operation Husky. A joint allied operation into the island of Sicily, Operation Husky follows Boyd Travers and |
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| USS Grunion Found: Boston Scientific Founder and Brother Locate Father's Lost WWII Sub in Aleutians |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 11:02 am |
| Tags: Kendall Square Blog, Grunion, Innovation, People, World War Ii |
| lost in the Aleutians during World War II. The following notice appears on the Grunion blog: “Just got the first set of 8 Grunion photos. Submariners, we would appreciate your analysis and comments.” The photos it mentions are here. John Abele is a founder of Boston Scientific (and an Xconomist). Last summer, in part by using clues |
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| Jim Webb and South Vietnam |
| Published: August 24, 2007, 6:55 pm |
| Tags: World War Iii, Sen Thinskin D Washpo, 2006 Elections, National Politics, History, Democrats, Military |
| The National Review Online has relevant to Virginia post on the fall of South Vietnam: http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NGVkMmE5ZWFjMTZjZDg1MWIzZmRiOWU3MjZjM2Q2MzI= |
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| Lucas Hires Writer for His WWII Adventure |
| Published: August 28, 2007, 12:03 pm |
| Tags: Charles Floyd Johnson, Charlesfloydjohnson, Cinematical, Film, Flyboys, Indiana Jones, Indianajones, John Ridley, Johnridley, Lucasfilm, Movie, Racism, Red Tails, Redtails, Star Wars, Starwars, Tuskegee Airmen, Tuskegeeairmen, World War Ii, Worldwarii |
| Screenwriting, George Lucas, WarOnce he's finished producing Indiana Jones IV (still no official title, sigh), George Lucas will make a movie about the Tuskegee Airmen ... finally. Apparently, he's been talking about doing this since Howard the Duck (according to Harry Knowles' memory), and it was long assumed to be a dead project. While I don't |
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| Morons at the U.N. |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 1:08 pm |
| Tags: World War Iii, Morons |
| Gee, let’s keep deadly nerve gas viles from Iraq in a filing cabinet at the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan. No wonder people haven’t been able to find much in the way of WMDs in Iraq — idiots at the U.N. took them home as souvenirs. |
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| GAO: Very Little Progress In Iraq |
| Published: August 30, 2007, 11:38 am |
| Tags: Iraq, Foreign Policy, The World, War, Money |
| cases, we’ve gone backward. So then, question for all of you: Are we really prepared to spend decades and trillions rebuilding Iraq? |
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