(Otherwise known as the editors of the Washington "Feed us blood so we can be energized by an infusion of strength from the rent bodies of our mutilated fighting men" Post)

"From Wounds, Inner Strength: Some Veterans Feel Englarged by Wartime Suffering"

...Eighteen months after Caesar's right leg was mangled by a roadside bomb near Baghdad, and after weeks of coming to terms with what he thought was the end of his life, the former Army staff sergeant believes he has emerged a richer person -- wiser, more compassionate and more appreciative of life.

Asked whether he would endure it all again, he replied: "The guys I served with were awesome guys. . . . I would go through it again -- for the guys that I served with. Yes. Absolutely. I wouldn't change it for the world."

Although the shattering psychological impact of war is well known, experts have become increasingly interested in those who emerge from combat feeling enhanced. Some psychiatrists and psychologists believe that those soldiers have experienced a phenomenon known as "post-traumatic growth," or "adversarial" growth .

Although war left him with a leg of plastic and steel, Caesar, 28, of Silver Spring, appears to be among those who return home with psyche intact and a sense that they are in some mysterious way improved.

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A special holiday message from Jerry Foster:

CHOSEN PEOPLE ORPHANAGE HOME {CPOH}.
Address: 152 - 3 - 8 Indah Mas, 3 1/2
Mile,56000 Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia.

Dearest in Christ,

I have written to you,based on your spiritual understanding and committal to God and His work.

I want to extend to you a giving opportunity of partnering with us,to achieving a vision and a mandate giving to us by God,which are stated below:

My name is:Jerry Foster,a leader of a christian ophanage home, called :CHOSEN PEOPLE ORPHANAGE HOME {CPOH}.Situated here in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

We are focused on ensuring,that no soul is lost,as every soul is important to God.Malaysia is a country that is mainly Buhdaism, Hinduism and majorly Islamism.Christianity is yet to take a stand here in Malaysia.As a result,many children who have decided to give their lives to God,because of the power of the Gospel,are either thrown out of their parental homes or disowned by their parents.

Therefore,making these children of wanting to regret of accepting Jesus,because of their none parental christian believes.A lot of efforts have been made to stopping the inhuman arts and bringing to their notice the right of these children of what and what not to believe but,all effort has been bashed against a stone. In other not to allow the work we have started,that is gaining
grounds to slide away because of some parents attitudinal injustice towards the right of their innocent children;my team and I have decided to pledge our lives towards ensuring,that these children were not left homeless.A lot of funds have been raised to secure a rented apartment aready so that these children can be fed and sheltered.

We have decided to play the part of their parents totaly in other to fulfil God's plans in their lives.In other to play this part successfuly,we have maped out strategies on how we can achieve our plans,which are:

1.Sending them to good school,so they can aquire a good and sound education .

2.Purchase of a parmanent parcel of land and the erection of it proper,where these children can parmanently be raised in the christian Ethics.To also enjoy what they would have enjoyed if
they were with their parents.We are also going to create a recreational centres in the proposed site,so they can feel at home. All the above,was estimated to be about Two Million Ringit
(RM 2.000.000)equivalent to Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars($550.000)

I am using this medium to solicit for your kind christian support and partnership,to partner with us,so we can realy achieve every of our plans towards these children.

I do know,that this is a kind of burden that am casting on you at this very time,but you will agree with me,that a life spent without affecting others,was spent wrongly.With your little financial support you can give others a smillng face.And that's what counts in HEAVEN. My wonderful beloved,do not see it as a burden,rather see it as an oppurtunity to put a smile on peoples face.

If God has touch your heart and you would want to be apart of this, please reply as urgent as u can,so I can tell you how to go about it. Thank you so very much as you give your surpot.

Please note: We are not asking of all the sum from you.Even a cent can go a long way to assisting us.

May God's Infinite Mercy rest upon you as you go through my submission. And I'am looking forward to your usual generosity.

Jerry Foster.
jerry_f2k@yahoo.com

CNN apologized on Tuesday and offered a rare explanation from its control booth for a technical glitch many viewers failed to notice -- a large "X" the network flashed over Vice President
Dick Cheney's face.

The wayward graphic, which CNN said lasted for about one-seventh of a second, appeared during the network's live coverage of Cheney's speech on Monday addressing critics of the Bush administration's conduct of the war in
Iraq.

Why do computer bugs hate America?

A scary religious camp I discovered on my last trip to western PA. It was tucked away on a wooded mountainside off a rural highway.



"Camp Christian"




"House of Adam"




"House of Eve"

Update: Unrelated (?) point of interest: This is in Rep. Murtha's congressional district.

Fun from Kos:

Cowards:

Richard Gephardt: Air National Guard, 1965-71.
David Bonior: Staff Sgt., Air Force 1968-72.
Tom Daschle: 1st Lt., Air Force SAC 1969-72.
Al Gore: enlisted Aug. 1969; sent to Vietnam Jan. 1971 as an army journalist in 20th Engineer Brigade.
Bob Kerrey: Lt. j.g. Navy 1966-69; Medal of Honor, Vietnam.
Daniel Inouye: Army 1943-47; Medal of Honor, WWII.
John Kerry: Lt., Navy 1966-70; Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V,Purple Hearts.
Charles Rangel: Staff Sgt., Army 1948-52; Bronze Star, Korea.
Max Cleland: Captain, Army 1965-68; Silver Star & Bronze Star, Vietnam. Paraplegic from war injuries. Served in Congress.
Ted Kennedy: Army, 1951-53.
Tom Harkin: Lt., Navy, 1962-67; Naval Reserve, 1968-74.
Jack Reed: Army Ranger, 1971-1979; Captain, Army Reserve 1979-91.
Fritz Hollings: Army officer in WWII; Bronze Star and seven campaign ribbons.
Leonard Boswell: Lt. Col., Army 1956-76; Vietnam, DFCs, Bronze Stars,and Soldier's Medal.
Pete Peterson: Air Force Captain, POW. Purple Heart, Silver Star and Legion of Merit.
Mike Thompson: Staff sergeant, 173rd Airborne, Purple Heart.
Bill McBride: Candidate for Fla. Governor. Marine in Vietnam; Bronze Star with Combat V.
Gray Davis: Army Captain in Vietnam, Bronze Star.
Pete Stark: Air Force 1955-57
Chuck Robb: Vietnam
Howell Heflin: Silver Star
George McGovern: Silver Star & DFC during WWII.
Bill Clinton: Did not serve. Student deferments. Entered draft but received #311.
Jimmy Carter: Seven years in the Navy.
Walter Mondale: Army 1951-1953
John Glenn: WWII and Korea; six DFCs and AirMedal with 18 Clusters.
Tom Lantos: Served in Hungarian underground in WWII. Saved by Raoul Wallenberg.



Heroic Defenders of Liberty:

Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
Tom Delay: did not serve.
Roy Blunt: did not serve.
Bill Frist: did not serve.
Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
Rick Santorum: did not serve.
Trent Lott: did not serve.
John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments to teach business.
Jeb Bush: did not serve.
Karl Rove: did not serve.
Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." (The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.)
Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
Vin Weber: did not serve.
Richard Perle: did not serve.
Douglas Feith: did not serve.
Eliot Abrams: did not serve.
Richard Shelby: did not serve.
Jon! Kyl: did not serve.
Tim Hutchison: did not serve.
Christopher Cox: did not serve.
Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
Don Rumsfeld: served in Navy (1954-57) as flight instructor.
George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; failed to show up
B-1 Bob Dornan: enlisted after fighting was over in Korea.
Phil Gramm: did not serve.
John McCain: Vietnam POW, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.
John M. McHugh: did not serve.
JC Watts: did not serve.
Jack Kemp: did not serve. "Knee problem, " although continued in NFL for 8 years as quarterback.
Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.
Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
George Pataki: did not serve.
Spencer Abraham: did not serve.
John Engler: did not serve.
Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army base.

Pundits & Preachers
Sean Hannity: did not serve.
Rush Limbaugh: did not serve
Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
Michael Savage: did not serve.
George Will: did not serve.
Chris Matthews: did not serve.
Paul Gigot: did not serve.
Bill Bennett: did not serve.
Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
John Wayne: did not serve.
Bill Kristol: did not serve.
Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
Clarence Thomas: did not serve.
Ralph Reed: did not serve.
Michael Medved: did not serve.

In the interests of equity, I would only add Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, and Jean Shit: did not serve.