America, Get A Backbone

Ron sent me this email, and I remember when (former) Prime Minister Howard first said this to the Australian people and immigrants who've chosen to come there. Read on.

Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia, as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.

Separately, Howard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying he supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques.

Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Bali , we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Australians.'

'This culture has been developed over two centuries of struggles, trials and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom. We speak mainly ENGLISH, not Spanish, Lebanese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of our society, Learn the Language!'

'Most Australians believe in God. This is not some Christian, right wing, political push, but a fact, because Christian men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our culture.'

'We will accept your beliefs, and will not question why. All we ask is that you accept ours, and live in harmony and peaceful enjoyment with us.'

'This is OUR COUNTRY, OUR LAND, and OUR LIFESTYLE, and we will allow you every opportunity to enjoy all this. But once you are done complaining, whining, and griping about Our Flag, Our Pledge, Our Christian beliefs, or Our Way of Life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other great Australian freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE.'

'If you aren't happy here then LEAVE. We didn't force you to come here. You asked to be here. So accept the country YOU accepted.'

Wow. Imagine that. Being offended by the very culture and country you CHOSE to emmigrate to! I have news for our illegals. I AGREE WITH HOWARD. If you don't like it here, go home! As for you atheists, read the Constitution. There is no questioning of what your religion is so that you can have no religion if you wish. That does NOT give you the right to deny my right to praise our One and Only Holy God! If you want me to leave you alone, then leave me alone. Got it? Good! Have a nice day.

May you walk with the LORD always, and when you cannot take another step, may He carry you the rest of the way until you can walk along side Him again.

Looking forward to your input

Hi. If you haven't noticed, it is very difficult to predict what you may find when you come to this site. Sometimes I write about the military, other times I write about religion or personal religious topics, and yet other times I may have something funny up there. Okay, maybe not as often on the funny side, but I do it when I have time. lol.

That is because I used to have eight different sites where I could write about human rights, the military, my love for America, Iraqi bloggers, Afghanistani bloggers, even Egypian bloggers! I also write about free speech, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Amendments, and good articles I read from other bloggers and news stories. I write about Asia, South America, Africa, Darfur, etc. So you can see there is quite a diversity of thought.

What I am having difficulty with is writing more than one story when I use the Open Trackbacks. How do you guys do it??? (lol) I find myself so backed up that I have to put all of the news from different countries into the same post. That doesn't help the reader much (nor me with google searches), because they don't have any idea of the articles. They just get the title. What kind of help is that? Sure, it tells of which topic, but that's it. Oh well.

I am looking for input about the variety of topics that I write. Which topics do you like? Which topics could you do without? Not that I'll stop writing about them, but just so I can get an idea what my readers like. I know what I like. It's time I heard from you about what you like.

BTW, did you know that East Timor leader in hospital after rebel attack, Ramos-Horta is flown to Australia, which also plans to boost peacekeepers? Why haven't we heard this? He (the president) was shot in the chest and stomach, and the Prime Minister escaped after a separate 'rebel' attacked him. They are pretty sure the president is going to be okay.

On another note, Gang grabs $163 million of art in Zurich, Three masked thieves steal four paintings: by Cezanne, Degas, Van Gogh and Monet. (Holy cow!) Sunday night, a few minutes before closing, it only took them two minutes to get away this. But did they really get away? Do they really think those ski-masks disguised them? Hmm. Let us hope not. Have a great day!

Update: Here are a few links I want to read, and I thought you may link to read them also:

Police Arrest Several Suspects in Plot to Kill Muhammad Cartoonist, Fox News
Chinese Experts Configure Attack on Taiwan, Study Says, CNSNews
Fury Builds in Berkeley Over City's Anti-Military Resolutions, CNSNews
Putin's Torture Colonies, WSJ
Lowering the Bar, WSJ
Korean Intelligence WSJ

I hope you enjoy them, or at least find them useful. Have a good evening.

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Australia is transforming their naval forces to stay on top

I love Australia, and the Aussies are some of the most wonderful people. One thing I can tell you, they are quite independent. Just like we are. Wouldn't it be great if, even though it's for their own interest, they became the super-power in the Asian hemisphere? Yeah, baby!

CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- Australia will build an A$11 billion ($9 billion) fleet of advanced destroyers and amphibious warships, Prime Minister John Howard said, underscoring the country's plan to remain a key Asian military power.

The purchases would transform Australia's navy into one of the most powerful in the Asia region, with two amphibious carriers able to land more than 2,000 troops, 16 attack and transport helicopters and up to 23 Abrams tanks. [Continue reading.]

So, you see that the only country who has stood shoulder to shoulder with us throughout our country's history is finally taking steps to move forward. Welcome! My only question: What took ya'll so long? (lol)