On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 15:24:48 +0000
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writes:
>
>
> Back to your old tactics of adding
words and meaning to my post.
> If you cannot accept my
explanation of what I wrote AND, at the
> same time, feel the
need to add wording to the post, I see no
> point in continuing
the discussion. jd
> From: Judy Taylor
<
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>
> Well JD the tone of your email was negative so I read it as
> something
> > other than a compliment along with the
fact
> > that most of the time cute little rich girls are
spoiled pagans.
> Do you
> > know of one cute
little rich girl celebrity who
> > is a "steadfast" believer in
the Lord Jesus Christ? If not then
> this is
> >
not a description of Linda. jt.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 05:06:40 +0 000
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> > Nothing wrong with being a cute little rich girl,
Judy. You have
> > fashioned an argument for no
good reason. I do not need lessons
> on
> >
wealth and happiness. The contrast between her young life in
> Oregon and
> > the life she now has as a successful
doctor's wife has to be
> remarkable.
> > And it my
understanding that she rather enjoys her present
> circumstance.
> > You made too much of my second paragraph
below.
> >
> > jd
> >
> >
From: Judy Taylor <
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> >
> > JD, what's this "cute little rich girl"
stuff? Haven't you read
> what
> > Linda has been
writing all these years.
> > She has hardly had a "cute little
rich girl" life. Anyway money
> does not
> > make
anyone happy. Our daughter is
> > married to someone who makes
big bucks but is proving to be
> spiritually,
> >
emotionally, and morally desolate.
> > Ask her if "rich is
where it is at?" She is cute and so are our
> three
>
> grandaughters but it is not enough. Hurting
> > ppl hurt
other people and seldom hold themselves responsible.
>
judyt
> >
> > On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:47:25 +0000
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writes:
> > I don't consider you as one who is qualified to
discuss anything
> > concerning the condition of the
heart. You will disagree, of
> course,
> >
but you have shown a distinct harshness towards those who disagree
> with
> > you, who are not of the same poltitical
party, who do not share
> the same
> > social
standing (i.e. the poor blacks in N.O.) . Still, at other
&g t; times,
> > you almost seem human.
> >
> > Your account of the home in
Oregon perhaps explains why you
> enjoy, so
> > much,
being a cute little rich girl.
> >
> >
jd
> >
> > -------------- Original message
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> > From: "ShieldsFamily" <
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> >
> > You and your ilk cant tell the difference
between war heroes and
> > murderers. Your loss.
What a pitiful state of mind. What an
> empty
> >
heart. iz
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> > From:
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> [
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On Behalf Of
>
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Monday, December 26, 2005 12:03 PM
> > To:
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> Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Real men kill people
> >
> > real women marry murderers??
> >
>
> On Mon, 26 Dec 2005 13:51:41 +0000
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writes:
> > Has he ever killed anyone from a mile and half
away?
> >
> > -------------- Original message
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> > From: "ShieldsFamily" <
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> > Its great to know there are some real men in Canada, in
spite of
> the
> > wimps that run the P.C.
government. (In fact, my husband was born
> on a
>
> US AF base in Newfoundland. J ) iz
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sniping with the
.50 BMG in Afghanistan
> > New long-di stance record
set!
> >
> > (The following is from the Canadian
newspaper National Post. The
> shooters
> > were using
.50 BMG rifles that had Lilja barrels on them outfitted
>
with
> > Nightforce 5.5-22x NXS scopes.)
> > OTTAWA
BLOCKS U.S. EFFORT TO HONOUR OUR SNIPERS: Canadian snipers
>
pose
> > with their 50-calibre rifle at base camp in Kandahar.
Five of the
> men,
> > whose names the military withheld
for security reasons, were
> nominated
> > for Bronze
Stars by the U.S. for their prowess in fighting near
>
Gardez.
> > The sixth joined the unit later in the war.
>
> Wait due to 'Canadian protocol'
> > A kill from 2,430
metres
> > By Michael Smith and Chris Wattie
> >
National Post
> >
> > The United States wants to give
two teams of Canadian snipers the
> Bronze
> > Star, a
decoration for bravery, for their work in rooting out
> Taliban
and
> > al-Qaeda holdouts in eastern Afghanistan, but Canadian
defence
> officials
> > put the medals on hold, the
National Post has learned.
> > The five snipers spent 19 days
fighting alongside the scout
> platoon of
> > the United
States Army's 187th "Rakkasan" brigade last month,
>
clearing
> > out diehard fighters from the mountains near
Gardez in eastern
> > Afghanistan.
> > The Americans
were so impressed by the Canadian snipers that they
> >
recommended them for medals after the battle.
> > Sources told
the Post that U.S. General Warren Edwards had already
>
signed
> > the recommendation for five Bronze Stars for the
sniper teams,
> drawn from
> > 3rd Battalion, Princess
Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, last
> month.
> >
Gen. Edwards, deputy commanding general of coalition land forces
> in
> > Afghanistan, had recommended three Canadians
for a Bronz e Star and
> two
> > for a Bronze Star with
distinction.
> > The night before the troops were to be awarded
the medals, about
> three
> > weeks ago, Canadian
military officials in Ottawa put the
> decorations on
>
> hold, according to a U.S. Army source in Afghanistan.
> >
The Canadian military told their U.S. counterparts to wait
before
> > awarding the medals for reasons of "Canadian
protocol."
> > Spokesmen for the Department of National Defence
would not comment
> on the
> > award last night, but a
source within the department said the
> medals are
> >
on hold while the military decides whether or not to award the men
> a
> > similar Canadian decoration.
> >
However, Dr. David Bercuson, director of the Centre of Military
>
and
> > Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary, said
the real
> reason for
> > the delay was likely official
squeamishness.
&g t; > "Canadians don't kill -- they don't
even use the word kill; that's
> the
> > problem," he
said. "I think the military is not sure that the
>
government
> > is prepared to accept the fact, let alone
celebrate the fact ...
> that
> > Canadian soldiers do
sometimes end up killing people."
> > Many of the U.S. scouts
who worked directly with the Canadian
> snipers
> > were
incensed that the Canadians did not get the Bronze Star, the
>
medal
> > for bravery the U.S. military usually gives foreign
soldiers
> serving
> > alongside its troops.
>
> The snipers themselves, all of whom spoke on condition their names
> not be
> > printed, have said they would prefer to
receive a medal from their
> peers
> > in the field
rather than from National Defence Headquarters in
>
Ottawa.
> > Dr. Bercuson said there should be no objection to
Canadians
> receiving a
> > U .S. decoration: As
recently as the Gulf War, two Canadian CF-18
> pilots
>
> were given the Bronze Star.
> > He said the medals would
be a badly needed boost to the morale of
> the
> >
almost 900 Canadian soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan,
>
especially
> > after four of their comrades were killed and
eight others wounded
> in last
> > week's friendly fire
incident.
> > "Absolutely they should get it," Dr. Bercuson
said. "It would be
> good for
> > the morale of the guys
and good for the morale of the whole unit,
> and
> >
they need a morale boost right now."
> > Canadian snipers were
reportedly outstanding in the fighting
> around the
> >
mountainous al-Qaeda bastion east of Gardez, code-named
Operation
> > Anaconda.
> > The battle pitted the two
Canadian sniper teams against an enemy
> that
> >
showered the assaulting coalition troops with mortars and
& gt;
machine-gun
> > fire as soon as they jumped from their
helicopters.
> > One member of the team, a corporal from
Newfoundland, said on his
> first
> > night in combat he
and his partner got an al-Qaeda machine gun in
> their
>
> sights as it was hailing bullets down on U.S. troops below.
> Crawling up
> > into a good position, they set up
their .50-calibre rifle -- the
> McMillan
> > Tac-50, a
weapon the corporal compares to having superhuman power
> in
your
> > hands. "Firing it feels like someone slashing you on
the back of
> your
> > hockey helmet with a hockey
stick." (These are the rifles fitted
> with
> > Lilja
.50 caliber barrels and Nightforce NXS scopes.)
> > When he hit
his first target, an enemy gunman at a distance of
>
1,700
> > metres, he said all that ran through his mind was
locating his
> next
> > target.
> > "All I
thought of was Sept . 11th and all those people who didn't
> have
a
> > chance and the American reporter who was taken hostage,
murdered
> and his
> > wife getting the videotape of the
execution; that is my
> justification."
> > A master
corporal from Ontario, the lead sniper of his three-man
>
team,
> > said when they first landed in the combat zone "our
spider senses
> were
> > tingling.... It was night and
we didn't know what to expect."
> > By daylight, after coming
under enemy machine-gun fire, he managed
> to
> > ease
his rifle barrel between two rocks and quickly located an
>
enemy
> > sniper hiding behind a small piece of corrugated
steel between two
> trees.
> > He guessed the distance
at 1,700 metres and fired one shot through
> the
> >
metal, killing the man instantly.
> > He said afterward he
remembered thinking: "That's one less bullet
> that's
>
> gonna be coming at us, one less person we have to think
about."
> > During the next four days of fighting, the
Newfoundland corporal
> set what
> > is believed to be a
record for a long-distance shot under combat
> > conditions,
hitting an enemy gunman at a distance of 2,430 metres.
> > The
days of crawling, shooting and long hours waiting in cover
> left
the
> > Canadian snipers exhausted. "You don't realize what
you've done to
> your
> > body and how tired you are
till it's all done. I think we slept 14
> or 15
> >
hours when we got back," the master corporal said.
> > Three of
them, along with U.S. special forces soldiers, also
> rescued
a
> > company of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division that was
pinned down
> by enemy
> > fire on the first day of
Operation Anaconda.
> > They also participated in Operation
Harpoon, with Canadian troops
> on "the
> > whale," a
mountain overlooking the Shah-e -Kot valley where
>
al-Qaeda
> > fighters were putting up stiff resistance.
>
> Operation Harpoon, carried out in conjunction with Operation
> Anaconda,
> > consisted of 500 Canadian and 100 U.S.
troops under the command of
> > Lieutenant-Colonel Pat Stogran,
who leads Canadian Forces in
> Afghanistan
> > in the
biggest ground offensive since the Korean War.
> > Lieutenant
Justin Overbaugh, of the American scout platoon to
> which
the
> > Canadian snipers were attached, said it was a pleasure
to work
> with the
> > Canadian troops. "Their
professionalism was amazing," Lieut.
> Overbaugh
> >
said. "The Canadians were a very large asset to the mission. I
>
would have
> > loved to have 12 Canadian sniper teams out
there. I'd have no
> problems
> > fighting alongside of
them again."
> > He said the Canadian snipers had equipment far
superior to theirs.
> Their
> > rifles had longer range
than the U.S. weapons and better high-tech
> > sights. Lieut.
Overbaugh said if another mission comes up, he will
> > request
the Canadian sniper teams be sent with his unit.
> > Senior
military officials in Ottawa made a point of praising their
>
work
> > at the time. "The sniper teams suppressed enemy
mortars and heavy
> > machine-gun positions with deadly
accuracy," Vice-Admiral Greg
> Maddison
> > said after
Operation Harpoon ended. "Their skills are credited
>
with
> > likely having saved many allied lives."
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
judyt &nbs
p;
>
>
>
> > He that says "I know Him" and doesn't keep His
Commandments
>
>
is a liar (1 John 2:4)
> >
> >
> >
>
>
judyt
>
>
>
> > He that says "I know Him" and doesn't keep
His
Commandments
>
is a liar (1 John 2:4)
>
>
>
judyt
He that says "I know Him" and doesn't keep His
Commandments
is a liar (1 John 2:4)
