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50 years ago today, Scott Carpenter flew the second American manned orbital flight on May 24, 1962. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the earth. In this photo, taken on May 24, 1962, Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter looks into his Mercury-Atlas 7 spacecraft, the Aurora 7, before being inserted to begin the launch. Image Credit: NASA
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Vets For Freedom
I’ve been pondering what I should write about this event. After reading and seeing some of the stuff from the kickoff in San Diego on Friday I really wanted to try and catch one of their stops. Unfortunately they are … Continue reading
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AQI Cartoon
I found a new source for political cartoons. Most of you may already know of it, redplanetcartoons.com. I think I will repost a few of their items from time to time. Here is my first shot at this.
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Food for Thought
Over at Flopping Aces, Scott has an interesting post up. It seems to me that I have seen something similar before. In any case, it should help to put current events in perspective. Go read the words, and then allow … Continue reading
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Michael Yon
For those of you who know Michael Yon, and his writings this is probably old news. The NY Times, has a piece in today’s paper on Michael. Give it a read here. Then get on over to Michael’s site and … Continue reading
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Baqubah – Our Enemy Revealed
As I have said before, there are others that manage to be much more eloquent than I. Steve Schippert over at threatswatch lays out an opinion that I share, and expresses it much better than I can. It is … Continue reading
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The Reality and “The Horror”
Over the past few years we as Americans have learned a lot more than we ever wanted to about al Qaeda. From the Reagan years through the present we have learned more and more about the capability and morals of … Continue reading
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