I left Portland yesterday afternoon, and decided around midnight to drive straight through. 27 hours later….
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A photo taken (through the windshield) last Tuesday morning, somewhere between Cranbrook, BC and the border.
Good thing the Islamic terrorism apologist UN “Alliance of Civilizations” forum was held in Madrid Jan 15-16.
There’s nothing like a terrorist attack to spoil those apologies….
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MADRID, Spain – A judge in Spain says a militant cell broken up over the weekend was planning a suicide attack targeting Barcelona’s public transport network.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2008/01/19/4782350-ap.html
The natural end result of socialism = communism: state seizure of food, grain, etc. Next step: Shoot the Kulaks (farmers).
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“”Anyone who is distributing food … and is speculating, we must intervene and we must expropriate (the business) and put it in the hands of the state and the communities,” Chavez said during the inauguration of a new state-run market in Caracas.”
Venezuelan troops seize food
Venezuela’s top food company has accused troops of illegally seizing more than 500 tonnes of food from its trucks as part of President Hugo Chavez’s campaign to stem shortages.
The leftist Chavez this week created a state food distributor and loosened some price controls, seeking to end months of shortages for staples like milk and eggs that have caused long lines and upset his supporters in the OPEC nation. […]
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1555965
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The Great Famine-Genocide in Soviet Ukraine
(Holodomor)
In order to force people to give up their land to the state, he [Stalin-lberia] ordered an army of Communist Party activists to seize grain and other food from Ukraine’s …
http://www.artukraine.com/famineart/sedlyar.htm
I wonder if we’ll ever see this brave dude again:
http://www.thestar.com/News/World/article/296603
Edmonton businessman Je Yell Kim, who has poured money and years of hard work into providing dental care for impoverished North Koreans, was taken into custody Nov. 3 in a remote northeast corner of Communist North Korea.
In other news, Glorious Leader’s glorious game review is finally in:
http://hotair.com/archives/2008/01/22/video-kim-jong-il-reviews-call-of-duty-4/
Beautiful countryside. Absolutely stunning.