“Tear down this wall” almost didn’t make it into famous Reagan speech
Today is the eve of the 20th anniversary of the Gipper’s famous “tear down this wall!” speech. The Washington Times reports that line almost didn’t make it into the speech:
This week in history
Today is the 63rd anniversary of D-Day. See a timeline of events that led up to the historic day here. And how about a word of prayer and thanks to our WWII military veterans who helped free the French from the Germans.
Remembering Tiananmen Square
Gateway Pundit has an outstanding write-up/look back at the massacre at Tiananmen Square, which happened 18 years ago today.
Kissinger on the lessons of Vietnam and how they should be applied to Iraq
Nixon’s former Sec. of State writes an excellent piece for the LAT on the ‘nam/Iraq comparisons:
Is Jimmy Carter to blame for the rise of Al Qaeda?
I think they’re stretching it a bit, but Investor’s Business Daily attempts to make their case that he is to blame here.
VIDEO: A world without America
Note: If anyone reading this believes it’s shameful to take pride in America, then those people will likely find the following video ‘offensive.’