Happy New Year!

Another year has come and gone! 2006 has grown old, and 2007 stands ready to be born.

I can hardly wait to see what the new year has in store for all of us!













To all of you who celebrate with a big hullabaloo, stay safe, and to all of you who stay in (like me) and welcome in the new year with those you love and a quiet glass of sparkling wine, try to stay awake 'till midnight! ;)



To all of my blogging friends, I wish you all a happy and prosperous New Year!!!

Saddam To Be Hanged!

Happy New Year... But not for Saddam Hussein, who will be hanged by the neck until he is dead by this Sunday.

Of course, his lawyers are scraping the bottom of the legal loopholes barrell to try to stay the inevitable.

From MSNBC.com:

Earlier Thursday, Saddam’s chief lawyer implored world leaders to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted leader to Iraqi authorities for execution, saying the former dictator should enjoy protection from his enemies as a “prisoner of war.” “According to the international conventions, it is forbidden to hand a prisoner of war to his adversary,” Saddam’s lawyer, Khalil al-Dulaimi, said in Amman, Jordan.

And it seems that Saddam himself was unsure of his own fate until very recently, when the signs became unmistakable:

Saddam met with two of his half-brothers on Thursday and passed on personal messages to his family, a lawyer said.

Badie Aref, one of Saddam's lawyers, said the rare meeting with maternal half-brothers Sabawi and Watban Ibrahim Hassanal-Tikriti, who are in U.S. custody, was at the request of the ousted Iraqi leader and took place inside his heavily guarded prison cell in Baghdad.

Aref said Saddam was in very high spirits and had sensed “something was happening relating to the sentence” when prison guards took away a small radio he had been given several months ago.

“He met Sabawi and Watban and gave them letters to his family in anticipation.... He is clearly unaware of the details of what is happening around him and prepared to give his life as a martyr to his country,” Aref told Reuters by telephone.

“He was in very high spirits and clearly readying himself,” Aref said during a visit to Dubai.

“He told them that he was happy he would meet his death at the hands of his enemies and be a martyr and not just languish in prison in oblivion.”

You know what? I'm happy he won't just sit around in prison, too.

Good riddance to bad rubbish, I say.

Of course, the UN, who is slow to act on REAL human rights violations has condemned the execution:

After his sentence was given, Louise Arbour, the U.N. high commissioner for human rights, urged Iraq to ensure a fair appeals process and to refrain from executing Saddam even if the sentence is upheld.

I wonder how the UN's sudden concern makes the families of those who were found in mass graves feel, or those enduring slow genocide in Africa, for that matter?

Let's hope that for Saddam's sake, the hangman gets the eqation right... Otherwise, Saddam and Tom Ketchum might have a similar fate:

Islamists Give A Tutorial On Christianity?

American Crusader at Yankees Go Home has a great post about an absolutely unbelievable move by the infamous Islamic Thinkers Society: Advising Christians how to follow their faith.

I'm sure they would take kindly to that if our positions were reversed, don't you?

War On The Dollar?

Jay over at The American Israeli Patriot has an intriguing post about a possible war on the U.S. dollar in the making.

I think it bears a close watch!

"Alternative" Christmas Message

Un-Frickin'-Believable! (Sorry that it's a tad late.)

Gerald Ford: Passed On At 93

Goodbye, President Ford. Although I may not have agreed with much of your policy, or that you hung out with The Peanut so much, I wish you a fond farewell, and comfort and prayers for your family.

"Weird Al" Interviews K-Fed

Another little nugget for you Al fans out there: The Al TV interview of Kevin Federline:

No Che At Target.

Target Corp announced that it will be pulling a CD carrying case emblazoned with the crappy red "Che" Guevara's infamous image after public outcry.

From al-Reuters:

Target had touted a music disc carrying case for Che admirers emblazoned with the Argentine-born guerrilla's iconic 1960 portrait by Alberto Diaz, or "Korda." A set of small earphones was superimposed on the image, suggesting he was tuned in to an iPod or other music player.

"It is never our intent to offend any of our guests through the merchandise we carry," Target said in a statement. "We have made the decision to remove this item from our shelves and we sincerely apologize for any discomfort this situation may have caused our guests."

"What next? Hitler backpacks? Pol Pot cookware? Pinochet pantyhose?" wrote Investor's Business Daily in an editorial earlier this month, citing the Guevara case as a model of "tyrant-chic."

Of course, the commie leftistas were also glad to see Che leave Target, but for entirely different reasons: They don't think the establishment should profit from the using the thug's image.

"Che would just be rolling in his grave if he knew his face was making money for Target," said Nell Greenberg, spokeswoman for San Francisco-based Global Exchange. "Everyone who does support that legacy of social justice is certainly not going to be opposed to stopping Target from using that tool."

On a first-name basis with "Che," are we, Ms. Greenberg? Remember this pic of "Che?"



I have to admit, that little bit of capitalistic irony does give me a chuckle... But I prefer to remember Guevarra like this:

Jowhar Regained.

Turning back the barbarian hordes, Ethiopian and Somali government troops have driven Islamic militants (re: terrorist invaders) from Jowhar on their way to Balad, and then the capitol.

Ever the masters of taqiyya, Islamic officials regarded the defeat as a minor setback, and perhaps even just a part of their master plan.

"Our snakes of defense were let loose, now they are ready to bite the enemy everywhere in Somalia," said Sheik Mohamoud Ibrahim Suley.

Of course, the UN has had a constant display of ineptitude in the region, having set up an aid center two years ago that no one in the drought-choked area has been able to get to, and has begun to draft a cease-fire and withdraw plan for Ethiopian troops, who are simply re-claiming their own land!

We can't have those poor, poor Muslims discriminated against, can we?

Ethiopia, for their part, says they simply want to damage the Islamic militia's power so that they can have talks on even footing.

I'm all for that.

Kwanzaa: A Racist Fabrication

Preface: I posted this last year, and will continue to do so for as long as I blog. (Unless I change my mind. Heehee.) Some may accuse me of racism, or hatemongering, but I don't care: Kwanzaa is a fraud, and I'm not going to let it slide in the interest of being P.C. or 'inclusive.'

Kwanzaa, the completely made-up black alternative to Christmas, does nothing but serve to humiliate African-Americans. This 'holiday' was fabricated in 1966 by Ron N. Everett. Mr. Everett subsequently changed his name to Maulana Karenga, and was a notoriously violent black nationalist throughout the sixties. Karenga was sent to prison in 1971 for torturing two women with a soldering iron and a vise, and other implements. After serving time as a violent convicted felon, he was installed as chairman of black studies at California State University at Long Beach and works there to this day.

Kwanzaa is a seven day celebration taking place from December 26th to January 1st. It incorporates elements from several different holidays, such as a Hanukkah type candle holder, and gift giving associated with secular Christmas. It also incorporates harvest celebrations dating back to ancient Egypt, using corn for symbolism. This is despite the fact that no other culture anywhere on Earth or through history has ever celebrated harvest during winter solstice.



Kwanzaa also uses terminology from the language of Swahili, stating that it is a Pan-African language. This is despite the fact that Swahili accounts for only 7% of Africa's language and that most African-Americans would have been forcibly removed from west Africa, not East Africa where Swahili is spoken. Stating that ANY custom is Pan-African is also a fallacy, as Africa to this day remains tribal and local government are typically brutal military dictatorships bent on genocide, such as what happened between the Hutu's and the Tutsi es in Rwanda.

Further promoting black racism, Karenga also authored the Black Pledge of Allegiance. It is as follows:

"We pledge allegiance to the red, black, and green, our flag, the symbol of our eternal struggle, and to the land we must obtain; one nation of black people, with one G-d of us all, totally united in the struggle, for black love, black freedom, and black self-determination."

That's one of THE MOST racist things I have ever heard. We are ONE nation under God here in America, regardless of our creed or race.

In a poor attempt at Marxism, Karenga has humiliated the African-Americans whom he has bamboozled into celebrating this farce. Anyone who will make the effort to read history can see it, and those who don't, or choose to ignore it, are made the fools and rightly so.

Tree Felling

Crank up the music and watch out: That tree's comin' down today!

The True Meaning Of Christmas

Merry Christmas to all of my bloggin' buddies!

Christmas Meme

Always On Watch has tagged me, so here goes:

Things I want for Christmas:

1. The squeals of joy as my kids awake to find that Santa has paid them a visit while they slept.

2. A big helping (or two) of my Grandma's fried potatoes... And her Christmas ham. Mmmmm.

3. A night of babysitting (before or after) so the hubby and I can have a little "couple time."

Things I don't want:

1. Any extra poundage from the big meal, and our family has two of them; one on Christmas Eve, and one on Christmas day.

2. Tantrums. 'Nuff said.

3. My cousin to 'mess' with me at the family gathering... Yeah, I know, it's Christmas, good will to men, ect... But she's evil. I'm not kidding.

According to AOW, I must tag five people, so here are the victims: Benning, Beakerkin, Daddio, Eyes, and Barry.

Mommy!

Our youngest (who has been saying "Daddy" for some time now) just started to call me Mommy!

There's nothing sweeter!




**UPDATE**
And just so no one feels left out... Connor, the middle child!

Christmas Greetings From al-Zawahiri

You'll enjoy this warm Christmas greeting from our friend, al-Zawahiri: