AMERICAN jihadi is 'top ISIS commander': Yazidi slave reveals

A Yazidi slave girl has claimed the high-ranking ISIS commander who held her prisoner was a white American who directed the terror group's attacks and received personal letters from its leader.

Nada, 19, told MailOnline that US citizen Abu Abdullah al-Amriki (the American), 23, boasted about how beautiful women from all over the world wanted to join him in Syria and that he always kept a vial of poison on him - in case he was captured in battle.

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Why Rand Paul's 13-Hour Filibuster Matters

WASHINGTON EXAMINER by Timothy P. Carney, Senior Political Columnist (via Fox Nation) - What did Rand Paul accomplish last night? ✧ Besides delaying for a day the vote on President Obama’s nominee to head the CIA, John Brennan, did Sen. Rand Paul accomplish anything besides “blowing up Twitter,” as his cohort Ted Cruz put it? He certainly did. How much he accomplished will be determined, but here are some places to look: [Abreviated] ✧ He got the major media talking; he got many Republicans to express objections to extrajudicial drone killings; he made a conservative case for limiting war powers; he made a libertarian outreach to the anti-war Left; he exposed the craven partisanship of the Democrats [with a few exceptions including Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)] and; he made himself a major Republican figure. Read more at Fox Nation...

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Early Textbook: Elementary Catechism on the Constitution...

From The 5000 Year Leap - A Miracle That Changed the World by W. Cleon Skousen (pages 254-5): "Even Young Children Trained in the Constitution. To appreciate the literal reality on politics in early American education, one need only examine the popular textbook on political instruction for children. It was called "Catechism on the Constitution," and it contained both questions and answers concerning the principles of the American political system. It was written by Arthur J. Stansbury and published in 1828.

Early Americans knew they were in possession of a unique and valuable invention of political science, and they were determined to promote it on all levels of education"

See the Elementary Catechism on the Constitution of the United States (below the fold)




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Send a Note of "Thank You For Your Service and Happy Birthday" to Sgt. Thornhill

DrLaura.com, 6/3/2009 - Sgt. Daniel Thornhill was seriously injured in Afghanistan two years ago by a suicide bomber. This soldier has lost both legs, is paralyzed from the waist down and has suffered severed burns over his arms, hands and body. He has been rehabbing at the Fisher House in Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (See WOAI article below)

His parents have reached out for support -- not financially, but they are asking for as many service members, veterans, and others as possible to please send him a birthday card. His birthday is this coming week and it would be nice if a lot of us send him a note to show him how much we love him for what he has sacrificed for his country.

And if you're in the in the San Antonio area, stop by and visit not only this troop but others who may be in the same situation and Sgt. Thornhill and his family.

Please brighten the day of a hero.

Mailing address:
Sgt. Daniel Thornhill
Fort Sam Houston Fisher House
3623 George C. Beach Rd
Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234

WOAI: Veteran loses limbs in battle, but not hope
Reported by: Delaine Mathieu, 5/25/2009

SAN ANTONIO -- A suicide bomber nearly killed Sgt. Daniel Thornhill in Afghanistan a year ago. His body may be broken but his spirit this Memorial Day is not. He says he's proud to be an American now more than ever.

The bomber took his legs, paralyzed him from the waist down, and severely burned his arms and hands -- but he did not take Sgt. Thornhill's will to live.

Sgt. Thornhill says, “They can possibly take my life but they can't take what I stand for or what I believe in... and that's one thing that hasn't faltered or hasn't wavered.”

Since he's been home, he’s received dozens of letters and cards of support from well-wishers all over the nation. He says that, along with supportive family members, helped him get through some of the darkest days of his life.

“I wouldn't wish what's happened on my worst enemy but it was given to me for a reason and once I figure out that reason, I will make sure I let everyone know,” Sgt. Thornhill vows. Read More......