Thursday, July 28, 2011

The 9/11 Cross


This article was supposed to have been primarily about the 9/11 Cross, which really became a real sign of Christian hope during the dark days at ground zero after that Muslim Terrorist attack. Instead, it turned out to be a post that would have been more aptly called, 

"Everything that I know about Muslims, I've learned since 9/11/2001."

During the attacks on 9/11, what we saw on television had many of us open-mouthed and completely shocked at what we were looking at. I remember thinking, it just couldn't be. We're under attack. The next day newspapers around the country told us all about what we watched take place on television for ourselves. Of course, many of us watched the scenes on television and simply cried. Many, many of us cried that day and many days ever since.

As for anger and resolve, many Americans like me were angry and wanted to know who was responsible. Many of us wanted to retaliate right then and there with the full fury of our most deadly weapons that sit in our arsenal. As a few friends put it at the time, let's go nuclear. Let's find out who did this and take them out right now. Not later, but right now.


For me, I was with them in that wanted whatever nation and/or group responsible -- to completely annihilated, completely removed from the map. I wanted to inflict such damage on whoever was responsible that they and generations of others would never think of doing such a horrible thing again. I wanted the leaders, the planners, the sponsors, all killed with a vengeance.

A few years later, I was told that would have been an overreaction. Frankly, through the years, I've learned that the actions of those who committed such a wicked and cruel act -- truly deserved nothing short of being decimated from the earth.














Seeing the pictures of the World Trade Towers aflame, we watched intently in horror.

That is, as intently as we could. Many of us had to turn away when the Americans, those inside those buildings, started jumping to their death instead of being burned alive. The horror was too much to watch at times.











I didn't know if the towers would come down.

Newspeople on television all talked about it and speculated on and on about it happening. I remember hoping it wouldn't. Firemen had run into the buildings. Brave good men who I hoped would pull everyone out, and we'd then move on and work to find out who would be so Satan-like as to do this.

I watched as the First Responders kept coming, but I honestly didn't think the towers would come down. I didn't know if they would, but I guess I was really praying to Almighty God that they wouldn't. When they did, they crashed down with the souls of almost 3000 Americans. That includes everyone in the building when it was hit and all of the First Responders who were in there to help.

It was one of the most horrible things that I've seen in my life, especially knowing people are still inside.


 













































Death and destruction everywhere. The rescuers were helpless against the weight of the attack.

The cowardly attackers, fanatic Muslims, had succeeded in killing thousands and raining destruction on everything there. Even that small symbol of hope, small Saint Nicholas Church, that little church that stood beside the World Trade Center towers -- it too would be buried.

Despair and exhaustion swept over everyone, yet the job of recovering anyone alive was still at hand. While others ran from the dust of the total disintegration of those towering buildings, Firemen and other Rescuers again came forth. Now their job was to put out the fires and search for those alive.












Then as if it were a sign from God.

Out of the death, the ruin, and the rubble, a Cross appeared in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11/2001. It just appeared out of nowhere. The steel structure was ripped away from it, and it stood in a place open and solitary. No one put it there. And no, in case you're wondering, no one erected it. It simply appeared.

Many there thought it a miracle, a sign of hope, and it did, in fact, give those there a small sense of comfort to know that God has not abandoned us. It rose above the rubble. It rose to give those there hope and comfort.






The cross revealed itself when needed and gave many there at Ground Zero needed hope.

It was some of the bleakest of days following 9/11. And no, no one erected it. The fact is that everyone was too busy at the time to put up a Memorial cross of any sort. Everyone there was on a recovery and rescue mission to save lives, and time was precious. It's true! There simply was no time. Time became something no one wasted.

The grueling task of trying to find survivors went inch by inch for days, until yes, it turned into a job to identify those lost. Many have never been accounted for. It became clear that there was simply nothing left of them. Their souls had been taken.

During the attack, millions upon millions of people around the world watched 9/11 unfold.

Like many others around the world, the Muslim World watched. And yes, even Palestinians in the Middle East watched the attacks, the destruction, the loss of American lives, the heroic efforts, and the gallant people who will never be with us again.

The difference became clear. While others worldwide watched in disbelief that such an attack had taken place, the Palestinians had a different response. Later it was found out that their reaction was common among Muslims.

Muslims rejoiced! Yes, Muslims around the world celebrated!

After seeing the broadcasts on their televisions, Palestinians in the Middle East celebrated and danced in their streets. All rejoicing, happy at what their brother Muslims had done, they celebrated the deaths of Americans.

Their fondest of dreams had come true, and their blood lust was being fulfilled. They all danced and celebrated in the name of Allah or Mohammad or some other evil they believe in.



It is a fact that the Muslim terrorists who attacked us on 9/11 were treated as Heroes throughout the Muslim world.

Yes, the people who America gives Billions of dollars in aid actually celebrated at our darkest hour. We found out later that Saudi Arabia was behind the funding of those Muslim Terrorists. In the Muslim World, they were seen as "Heroes" for what they did.

Those Muslims did their job well. Actually, too well. Those Muslim terrorists were able to strike a blow at America that laid destruction and death to thousands. Yes, with every jumper, Muslims danced and celebrated the deaths of those jumping to avoid being burned alive.

But then, unknowingly to them, at the same time, they simultaneously united and educated America as to what sorts of pigs called themselves Muslims.

Americans like me might not have known anything about Islam or how ruthless and bloodthirsty Muslims really were -- but we all learned quickly that day.

We learned what Islam, their so-called "Religion of Peace," is really nothing but crap. Just a cult of crazies in love with death and killing and slavery. We all found out that Islam is about death and killing and the destruction of humans and everything around us.

Like many Americans, I really didn't know very much about Muslims. During and after 9/11, seeing them celebrate in the streets. Watching them celebrate the death of thousands of men and women and children -- I learned all that I've ever needed to know about them.

Like most Americans, all that I care to know about Islam -- I learned on 9/11. Those who attacked us and those who celebrated at our sorrow, they taught me everything that I'd ever want to know about such a blood-thirsty cult of fanatics.

Since 9/11, with everything that has taken place since that horrible day, all of the many Muslim suicide bombers, all of the Muslims killing all of the innocent men and women. And also, the killing of children, the Muslim desire to wage mass destruction, the beheadings, the death threats -- yes, I'd say that that is all enough evidence for me to come to only one conclusion:

Islam is as Evil as anything that has ever roamed the earth. Yes, Islam is Satan's religion of choice!



Hitler's Nazi army is no comparison to the evil that sits in the hearts of Muslim killers.

They make Emperors and Dictators look small in comparison. They rule with iron fists incapable of passion or justice. Followers of Islam kill for no reason other than to follow a screwed-up individual who passed himself off as a so-called "Prophet of God."

Prophet of the Devil, yes, but surely not God.

The world has billions of followers of Islam, yet they don't know the simplest thing about God. They are ignorant of the fact that God loves all mankind. He does not rejoice at the slaughter of man.

Muslims use the words of their phony "Prophet" and take them as if they came from God. Zealots and fools all! And yes, as far as I can see, more Muslims than not have proven themselves enemies of the United States, since 9/11. They are certainly not friends of the human race.

Even those who have sworn an oath as soldiers in the U.S. Army -- yes, they too have murdered other American Soldiers all in the name of their so-called "religion of peace."

Want proof? Look at the actions of American soldiers who are Muslim who have either murdered or tried to murder their fellow American soldiers.

See what Muslims call Loyalty and Honor!

Look at the U.S. Army soldier Hasan Karim Akbar who in 2003 willfully on his own threw four hand grenades into three tents early one morning when the most troops were asleep. He then continued his terrorist attack by firing his rifle at others during the ensuing chaos. He was a part of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait. He is a Muslim Terrorist and American Traitor. He should have been hanged for what he did.

In 2004, Marine Corporal Wassef Ali Hassoun was charged with deserting his post in Iraq. The military believes he is hiding in Lebanon. He is a Muslim Terrorist, an American Traitor, and a deserter. If ever found, he should be tried and punished to the full extent of the law as a Deserter.

And how about the Fort Hood terrorist attack where a Muslim soldier and an Officer no less, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, wanted only and senselessly killed 12 people and wounded 31 others. He screamed "Allah Akbar" during his terrorist attack. Thankfully he was finally shot and wounded. Yes, he is a Muslim follower of their Prophet of Death.

Within the last few months, Army PFC Nasser Abdo was arrested for planning an attack on Fort Hood personnel to mimic his Muslim brother Nidal Malik Hasan. These were American Soldiers who took an oath to protect and defend the United States and our Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

Instead, their so-called "religion of peace' told them to kill other soldiers and betray America -- and they either did it or tried to! They have no loyalty other than to Islam, and even their family comes last to their religion of hate. Yes, the plots, the lies, the hate have only reinforced my belief that the Muslim religion is one of hate and murder.

It is certainly not the "religion of peace" that they are trying to sell themselves off as. Islam teaches their followers to be mindless stooges, dumb, dishonorable, angry, and murderous. They do some of the most disgusting acts known to man, behead, torture, mutilate, and use their children as weapons and shields.

It amazes me that so many Muslims will stoop so low as to harm their own children with bombs to attack the unarmed and innocent. It is a sick mind that will use children as human weapons and shields.

Everything that I needed to learn about Muslims and their wicked religion, I learned on 9/11/2001.

Muslims are cowards, impostors, schemers, traitors, hypocrites, baby rapers, and murderers, all for nothing more than a chance to appease some angry religion that seems to only preach hate, murder, and the love of blood. It is appalling that they would even use their own children, nevertheless use them as weapons, to pursue a path of death all in the name of some evil that they have the nerve to call a "Prophet." The "Prophet of Death" or "Prophet of Satan," but certainly Mohammad was not the "Prophet of Life" or God!

They want to indoctrinate American children into their cult. And please don't fool yourself into thinking that it's not happening. The fact is that Muslim children start their indoctrination into the religion of hate starting at birth.

Indoctrination? Brian washing? Yes, indoctrination and brainwashing! They believe that within their first 6 years of a child's life, they will have hooked their children on the hate of Islam. Yes, it's no different than if they were hooked on drugs!

I can only hope that the Muslim world will one day say, "Enough is enough!" Maybe one day, we will see a Reformation within Islam to denounce their murderous ways.

In the 16th Century, Christians went through a Reformation because some objected to the Catholic Church's doctrines, rituals, and ecclesiastical structure. Their "protest," the origin of the word "Protestant," led to Protestant churches' creation. But I don't see it happening, really. For example, take this recent post in an American Muslim website, which says:

"Al Qaeda attacked America on 9/11 (and before 9/11) in response to American support for Muslim dictatorships in the Muslim world, American support for Israel, and direct American military involvement in the Muslim world (including in Saudi Arabia and Iraq) dating back to the first Gulf War."

Yes, they are trying to make an excuse for the 9/11 attack. Amazing, isn't it! It sure doesn't sound like an apology for what Muslims believe in or do? No, it doesn't. It sounds like they are in agreement with those who attacked us on 9/11.

Muslim terrorists are fanatics and zealots. These crazies, these murderers, feel compelled to confront people with different beliefs and aggressively denounce them as "wrong" or "bad." They use their so-called "Holy Book," the Koran, which espouses a backward ideology, to threaten those unwilling to convert to their beliefs or conform to their demands. Their threat is to kill those in defiance of their idea of change. Yes, they want to kill those who don't believe as they do. It's just that simple. And yes, they believe that it's OK.

Why? Well, it's because they believe their violence is OK. After all, they believe "Allah is forgiving and merciful."

Allah is forgiving and merciful in a pig's eye!

I find it interesting that whereas the Christian Bible preaches Hope, Faith, and Love, that in contrast, the Koran preaches Death and Murder and the love of killing. The Koran is like an Instructional Manual for Serial Killers. It instructs its followers to do harm and spill blood - and they do as the Quran preaches.

Brainless? Mindless? Stupid? Well, of course, they are! Or maybe they use Islam as just an excuse to do vile things upon everyone and everything, including one's own family. Throughout their so-called Holy Book, their Quran, passages are calling for murder:

Quran (8:12) "I will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve. Therefore strike off their heads and strike off every fingertip of them."

They believe in killing those who they consider "non-believers." They call us "Infidels," which means "ones without faith" -- that is their faith. And the fact is that Muslim extremists have applied the term to all non-Muslims. Mohammad is said to have slaughtered "unbelievers" and was the master-mind of over 60 massacres. Imagine that! 

As I see it, you have to hate life a great deal to emulate Mohammad's thirst for blood.

Yes, that is what I've learned about Islam since 9/11.

But that's not all that I've learned since that horrible day. There's more. I also learned a great deal about American Patriotism and Solidarity versus Anti-American Extremist. Like many Americans, it was the first time in my life that I saw Americans united in the way they did.

Patriotism and solidarity were alive and well despite the ire of liberals. Flags sprang up everywhere and anywhere. From front porches to the sides of barns, from the windows of shops and businesses and apartment building to freeway overpasses, from car windows to flag pins on lapels, flags of solidarity were everywhere.















Yes, we have it in us to unite.

Too bad it didn't last, but I blame Democrats, Liberal Hollywood, and the Liberal Media for that. It didn't take long after 9/11 for us all to get a good look at the Liberal Left in America. We found out how truly self-serving they are, as in both big and little ways, their anti-American attitude reared its ugly head.

Even when Senator Barack Obama was asked why he wasn't wearing a flag lapel pin, one could tell very quickly that he didn't understand the first thing about how Americans felt. He didn't understand that we were waving the flag in solidarity and defiance to those who thought we were down. When he was running for president in 2007, Obama refused to wear an American Flag pin.

In an article from 2007, then-Senator Barack Obama, a Democratic presidential candidate, said he doesn't wear an American flag lapel pin because it has become a substitute for "true patriotism" since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Asked about it in an interview with KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the Illinois senator said he stopped wearing the pin shortly after the attacks and instead hoped to show his patriotism by explaining his ideas.

"The truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin," Obama said. "Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq war, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security. I decided I won't wear that pin on my chest," he said in the interview.

"Instead," he said, "I'm going to try to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great, and hopefully, that will be a testament to my patriotism."

But friends, it went from no lapel pins to much, much more -- including attacks on our troops!

Conservatives were waving flags in support of those families who lost loved ones, in support of our troops who were being called out to engage this enemy, in support of those enlisting in the military - in contrast, liberals were calling for the death of President Bush and those fighting in our military.

First, liberals started attacking President Bush, then it was our military and their families, and then they moved to our intelligence agencies who kept us from being attacked again. The hard Left Democrat politicians like Nancy Pelosi, John Murtha, and others were ruthless in their attacks on our troops while they hugged those who wanted our troops dead. No kidding! 

Democrat Representative John Murtha called U.S. Marines "Murderers." Democrat Dick Durbin compared our troops to Nazis. He did so right there on the Senate floor.

After a day when most Americans paused and took notice, and yes watched the horrendous unfold live on television, I would have never thought that there would later be Americans like the Micheal Moore leftist types of Hollywood, or Country Music's Dixie Chicks, or the College and University Teachers and Professors who -- believe it or not -- came out in support of the Muslim terrorists.

Many liberals spoke openly to say that they believed that we Americans deserved being attacked and that President George W. Bush was the real terrorist. Yes, many from the Liberal Left openly said that we deserved being attacked. Imagine that!

I would have never believed that the Liberal Left in America would become the enemy of our nation as it has shown itself to be. Sadly, that is one thing that I've learned since 9/11 that I have not forgotten. I never thought that I'd see the day when top Democrat Politicians would meet with and literally embrace Anti-American groups like Code Pink, who openly said that they "support the murder of our troops."

Since 9/11, I've learned that Liberals can be as vicious as Muslims, "radical," or otherwise when attacking America. And instead of building morale, Democrats tear at America's morale. Even today, ten years later, Democrats are like rats as they try to undermine America's strengths and virtues.

No, I've not forgotten the hatred from the left demonstrated in those Liberal anti-War/anti-American protests. I really believe that it was hatred sanctioned by the Liberal Media and condoned by the Democratic Party.

I remember well when the Liberals protested against our troops and actually supported those who want to kill Americans. Yes, they have given support to those who have taken every opportunity to hinder our troops' ability to fight and win.




Like many other Americans, I learned that Liberals have actually attempted to turn the American people against the mission ahead of us.

The mission is to survive in a world where the enemy is nation-less and insane. Like a "Fifth Column," the Liberal Left in America has worked tirelessly to undermine America's efforts to remain free while staying safe. I really believe that liberals work against America and for the enemy in many cases.

Want proof? Look at the New York Times publishing our Nation's classified information. And how about that Gay American Soldier who placed his loyalty for his sexual preference and the liberal cause over America's safety when he leaked classified documents to Wiki-leaks.

During that time, I learned that Liberals, like radical Muslims, are not to be trusted.

It is no wonder that Franklin D Roosevelt censored the News on radio and in the papers and what was being said on film during World War II. It is no wonder that FDR set up a department to screen all movie scripts that might have been detrimental to the War Effort. I now understand it.

Since 9/11, I have come to believe that, like it or not, it is our mission to stomp out terrorists overseas before they can come here and recreate their death and destruction here. Since 9/11, I have learned that the liberal News Media sees America as the aggressor. I have learned that they do not think that those who have attacked us are as evil as others believe.

And yes, the liberal left even wants to give rights to those who want to attack us in the future. Rights reserved for citizens and soldiers, but not terrorists. Unbelievable as it is, it's true.


Since 9/11, Liberal Newspapers, like the New York Times, have published articles attacking America while aiding the enemy.

They published sensitive material that undermined our national security and showed themselves to put profit ahead of protecting and supporting Americans and our troops. Too bad their actions haven't worked out so well for them. It seems that the American people have stopped buying the leading liberal paper in the nation.

It makes me wonder if they've actually figured out that they are in financial trouble because their paper assaults most Americans -- the very people they ask to buy it. Because I see the New York Times as openly hostile to America, I don't think their paper is fit to line a cat box.

Frankly, the lessons haven't stopped.

I recently found out that an Atheist Group wants to take down the 9/11 Cross and remove it from the 9/11 Memorial. The very cross that was recently placed in the 9/11 Memorial is now offending the Liberal Left. Frankly, they intend to re-write history and leave something that became a symbol of hope completely out of the story of what took place during that horrible time.

Imagine that for a minute. Simply get rid of something because it offends you? Only Liberal America would do that!













According to NBCNewYork.com, July 27, 2011:

"An atheist group has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent a cross made out of World Trade Center steel beams from going on display at the 9/11 Memorial Museum. American Atheists sued this week in state court, arguing that the group opposes the cross's placement in the museum because members believe it is the only religious article getting special accommodation there. The cross, made of two intersecting steel beams, was found standing in the rubble of the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."

The article finishes by quoting 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels, who said, "This steel remnant became a symbol of spiritual comfort for the thousands of recovery workers who toiled at ground zero, as well as for people around the world. In the historical exhibition, the cross is part of our commitment to bring back the authentic physical reminders that tell the story of 9/11 in a way nothing else can.”

He said it much better than I could have. The fact is that the 9/11 cross is an "authentic physical reminder that tells the story of 9/11 in a way nothing else can.” Just as the following pictures of President George W Bush visiting Ground Zero are a big part of 9/11, so is the 9/11 Cross!








Others died on 9/11. There are others who the 9/11 cross stands for, others who were murdered by Muslim terrorists.

They went to their deaths in the Pentagon and in a field in Pennsylvania. They went to their death because of Muslim hate and Islam's love of blood. They were like those who died in the World Trade Towers. They were innocent and vulnerable.

Although the passengers on Flight 93 tried to retake their plane, the Muslim terrorists held the advantage. The only thing those Americans aboard Flight 93 could do was stop it from being used as a weapon to kill others and go down with the plane. Heroes all!

United Airlines Flight 93 was a passenger flight hijacked by four al-Qaeda terrorists as part of the 9/11 attacks. It crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, during an attempt by some of the passengers to regain control. All 44 people aboard, including the 4 Muslim terrorists, were killed.

The defenseless appear to be Islam's prime target. To Muslims, the defenseless are perfect targets. Unlike American Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who will fight and kill them, Muslims are cowards who attack the helpless and the unarmed. It appears that that's what Islam teaches. 

On 9/11, I learned that Islam is a cowardly cult.












Of course, there are the faces! 



The victims of the Muslim Attack on 9/11. 


Why write this knowing that I'm going to be attacked as a Muslim-hating racist?

I don't hate peaceful people of any race or religion. I wrote this to say that I know nothing about Islam and Muslims before 9/11. The fact is, 9/11 educated me as to the ruthlessness of Islam. Before 9/11, other than knowledge of their hate for Israel, I had no idea that they hated Americans as much as they do. 

I wrote this to chronicle what I learned on 9/11. I wrote this because the 9/11 Cross is under attack. I wrote this because I feel we need to remember what happened on 9/11. We need to remember those who were murdered. We should not forgive nor forget. It's wrong, just wrong, to do so.

We need to remember it every day, all of it. We need to remember the Muslim blood lust and Liberal America stabbing America in the back. We need to remember every lesson that we learned that day and afterward. All of it!

The 9/11 cross is another part of what happened to America that changed us as a free nation. We should remember the comfort it gave during those bleak days when men and women search the rubble for the bodies of those innocents that were killed senselessly. We should keep in mind that 9/11 is why our troops fighting and dying in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, in many many other parts of the world for the same reason.

Because there are those, both foreign and domestic, who want to destroy us, we should remember those faces of those who were the victims of the attack on America. We should not allow their deaths to be forgotten.

Lately, I've been called a "Racist" for this article, mainly because I take issue with Muslims who have some sort of blood lust. And, of course, I do have a problem with their Koran.

The book preaches killing and death, and that's all it seems to preach as far as I'm concerned. And yes, I see the Muslim faith for what it has shown me and nothing else. I see the Christian, Jewish, or even the Buddhist faiths in the same way -- only by what they show me.

The Christian, Jewish, or even the Buddhist faiths, have shown me that they practice benevolence to all. In contrast, from what I can see, Islam is the only religion with terrorists by the thousands. All more than willing to die for some sick idea that death is better than life.

Life is God's greatest gift to mankind. And frankly, it is squandered by Muslims who seek to kill others in the name of their religion. That's happening all over the world. 

Like most of you, I have watched Muslims commit all sorts of crimes against mankind. Beheadings, throwing acid in a daughter's or sister's face, cutting off the nose of your own daughter, stoning someone to death, slaughtering the defenseless, suicide bombs strapped to children, the wanton destruction of life.
 
These days, if a Muslim does something horrible and cruel, I don't see it as strange anymore because that is what Muslims do. It just seems normal for them. It wouldn't surprise me if they ate their own. And while the terrorists might be exceptions, those who are too scared and timid to speak up against the killers -- have killers amongst them, and they don't speak up.

The picture that I get of the Muslim faith is one of a "Cult of Sick Psychopathic Serial Killers and Mass Murderers" driven psychologically to kill anyone and everyone they see as not one of them. Heck, they even kill their own children over what their religion commands them to do.







So, do you want to know how truly out of touch Barack Obama really is? 

Remember when Obama said this regarding the Muslim's faith idea of humanity, "America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles – principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings."

Dignity? Tolerance? Common principles? In a pig's eye! I don't know how he got that out without choking on his tongue. I guess he forgot that America wants freedom spread throughout the world, even at the price of stopping Muslim countries from stoning their women -- or the torturous cutting off the noses of their own daughters. Talk about stupid, brainless fanatics, followers of evil. They love blood.

As for forgiveness?

Some have written me to say that it's only "Radical" Muslims that's at fault. My first response to that is asking where are the Muslims condemning what took place? If it is only a few radicals, why are the rest silent? Whether we like it or not, their silence is, in effect, a way of condoning such vicious acts. 

I also say that it's more than just so-called "Radicals," I say it is any Muslim who is a devout follower of the Quran -- which reads like the book of death. The Quran is their biggest problem. It seems to have been written by some homicidal maniac who hated women, children, and fellow men. After all, there is nothing "Holy" about Islam's "holy book." It preaches an ideology of hate and death. It is not only the "Radical" Muslim. It is also the devout "Quiet" Muslim. He is nothing but a gutless pig who doesn't step forward to condemn what Islam teaches.

For example, in Beslan, Russia, Muslim terrorists took over an elementary school and systematically slaughtered both the children and teachers inside. The terrorists took 777 school children and more than 300 adults, hostage. Of the 300 that were killed, those Muslims slaughtered 156 were innocent Russian children. In my conclusion, followers of Islam believe in harming the innocent. 

And by the way, Why no Muslim outrage at all? 

And please don't tell me it's only "Radical" Muslims! It's not! Those who follow the Koran, or Quran, learn to hate and love death and blood. Some have read this article and wrote saying that I'm not very Christian toward Muslims, the Liberal Left, or the anti-American bastards who protest our troops like Code Pink, supported by the Democrat Party. The Democrats support Code Pink even though that anti-War group supports the murder of our troops.

People tell me that as a Christian that I should forgive them. Some have written to tell me that I'm a bad Christian because I refuse to forgive those who murdered thousands of innocent people that day, that I don't forgive those calling for the death of our troops. But that's fine because honestly, I've never been one of those "turn the other cheek" types of Christians. I don't believe in turning the other cheek, especially for those who want to kill my family, friends, or countrymen, especially our troops.

Some have written, telling me that I should forgive the Muslim terrorists for what they did on 9/11 and their thousands of other acts of inhumanity. Supposedly it's following some sort of Christian belief. Who knows where that comes from? 

I missed that class in Sunday School that says forgive those who want you dead! I must have missed that part in Sunday School where a Christian has to forgive those who want only to commit mass murder. Besides, I don't see how being Christian means that I'm supposed to forgive the Muslims who killed thousands on 9/11.

And for those who say as a Christian, a Catholic, I should forgive Muslim cruelty? The last time I checked, nowhere in the Holy Bible says that I have to forgive murders. Besides, I would be a hypocrite to say that I'm somehow capable of forgiving such a murderous act as killing the innocent. No, not me. I was a U.S. Marine. I don't forgive my enemies. 

I don't forgive because I don't have to. And frankly, I see the task of forgiving as being left to God. I really believe that there are some things that not even God forgives. Muslims who kill the innocent is one of them. No, I don't even think God would forgive the group of Muslims who did what they did on 9/11. 

As for my forgetting? While some say they will never forget, they will and probably already have. I know I won't because it's what helps keep me grounded in the truth about those who want to kill us. And frankly, that's just how I see things. That's what I learned from 9/11.

Tom Correa







Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Wyatt Earp -- Was Wyatt A Horse Thief?


A young Wyatt Earp
If we talk about horse thieves going unpunished, the famous Wyatt Earp was a horse thief who never paid for what he did. Imagine that! I guess there's no telling who is low enough to steal horses!

It happened in Arkansas, in April of 1871, Wyatt Earp was accused of horse theft in the Indian Territory. And yes, because it was a Territory, it was covered by Federal Law. 

The actual theft happened on the 28th of March when Wyatt Earp and Edward Kennedy got John Shown drunk and talked him into going along with them in stealing two horses from one James Keyes. The plan for John Shown was to take the horses 50 miles north where the others would meet him.

The scheme would have worked if the owner of the horses, James Keyes, had given up on his horses. Instead, he caught up with the thieves three days later. After Keyes recovered his stock, he subsequently filed charges against Wyatt Earp, Ed Kennedy, and John Shown in federal court in Van Buren, Arkansas.

Yes, it really happened, and unlike what some Old West historians will say, Wyatt Earp was not some snot-nosed kid when it happened. In fact, he was a 23-year-old man. So yes, he knew exactly what he was doing.

As for being charged, the Federal Government started legal action against Wyatt Earp and his alleged accomplices right away. A "Bill of Information" was filed on April 1, 1871:

"April 1, 1871, Bill Of Information. U. S. vs Wyatt S. Earp, Ed Kennedy, John Shown, white men and not Indians or members of any tribe of Indians by birth or marriage or adoption on the 28th day of March A. D. 1871 in the Indian Country in said District did feloniously willfully steal, take away, carry away two horses each of the value of one hundred dollars, the property goods and chattels of one William Keys and prey a writ [signed] J. G. Owens."
Based on Deputy United States Marshal J. G. Owens' sworn statement a writ was issued by Commissioner James Churchill to bring the accused parties before the District Court.

United States of America, Western District of Arkansas

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:

To the Marshal of the Western District of Arkansas, -- Greetings.

WHEREAS, complaint on oath hath been made before me, charging that Wyatt S. Earp and Edward Kennedy did on or about the 28th day of March A.D. 1871, in the Western District of Arkansas feloniously steal and take away two horses from the lawful possession of James Keys, contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the United States.

NOW THEREFORE, You are hereby Commanded, in the name of the President of the United States to apprehend the said Wyatt S. Earp and Edward Kennedy and bring their bodies forthwith, before me, Jas. O. Churchill, a Commissioner appointed by the United States District Court for said District, whenever they may be found, that they may then and there dealt with accordingly to law of said offense.

Given under my hand this 1st day of April, A. D. 1871, in the 95th year of our Independence.

Jas. O. Churchill
U. S. Commissioner, Western Dist. Arks.

It was on April 6th, 1871, when Deputy United States Marshal J. G. Owens took Wyatt Earp into custody charging him with stealing horses. Commissioner James Churchill arraigned Wyatt Earp on April 14th, 1871. His bond was set at $500. Believe it or not, this is all true. 

For Wyatt Earp, who was locked up, to have a bail set at $500 shows the importance of the crime. Friends, the sum of $500 was a huge sum of money in 1871. To give you an idea of how much money it was, understand that in 1871 a United States Congressman made about $5000 a year, and the average working cowboy at the time made about $27 a month. We should note that $500 in the year 1871 is worth $8,886.00 in 2011.

Wyatt was never a Cowboy, but his income was hardly much more than one at that time of his life.
And to give you an idea of what he was making those days, records show that years later when Wyatt Earp was appointed to the Wichita police force on April 21, 1875, he was paid a salary of $60 a month. And even later, in 1878, when he was Assistant Marshal of Dodge City, Wyatt's salary was $75 per month.

So whether the amount of bail was a big factor or not, no one knows, because 23-year-old Wyatt Earp didn't let something like a $500 bail bond stop him from getting out of jail. The fact is that he remained in custody until he escaped in early May of 1871. Yes, he escaped.

After his escape, on May 15th, 1871, Wyatt Earp was indicted on the charge of stealing horses. And believe it or not, following his escape, a warrant for his arrest was actually issued. But no, it was never served and returned on November 21st, 1871.

Why was it returned unserved? I can't seem to find out the full story on this, but it sounds like it was dropped because of a "lack of service." That means that it simply was seen as not worth going after since they were short-handed and the perpetrator had gotten away. The other part of this story is that the Territory simply didn't have the manpower to go after an escaped horse thief, especially since his alleged co-defendant, who was lucky enough to have not escaped, Edward Kennedy, was later acquitted of the charge because of a lack of evidence.

Anna Shown, wife of John Shown, in a sworn statement, accused Wyatt Earp and Ed Kennedy of forcing her husband to help steal the animals.

She also claimed that Earp and Kennedy had threatened to kill her and her husband if he turned State's evidence and testified against them.

According to records, it's believed that Wyatt Earp did indeed steal the horses, although he was never tried for it in court. From what has been written, and recorded, it was assumed that Anna Shown's claims against Wyatt Earp and Ed Kennedy were true. 

All in all who knows where it would have led, but this incident wasn't the first to throw a bad light on the man who would later become a "famed lawman" after his death. In fact many researchers today question Wyatt Earp's actions during his life. It has led some to wonder what side of the law was Wyatt Earp really on?

As for Wyatt Earp almost getting his neck stretched for being a Horse Thieves?  Well, it's said that no one was ever hanged legally for stealing a horse. But as we've discussed, that didn't mean that it wasn't done.

It's said that Earp was never shot because he was lucky, and maybe that has some truth to it. Maybe he was very lucky. And yes, to me, it sounds like his luck started when he outran Frontier Justice and maybe a vigilante's hangman noose for being a horse thief. 

For me, I can't help but question the moral and ethical quality of anyone who would steal a horse. They are not exactly men of fine honorable character. And really, now that I think about it, a low-down horse thief is not that odd for a man who would be arrested many times as a Pimp!

Click here to read that story! Was Wyatt A Pimp?

Tom Correa



Sunday, July 24, 2011

Horses: Care of Older Horses - Poor Old Mac

One of our horses, Mac, is about 35 years old. A major problem these days is keeping weight on him.

Horses will let you know whether or not they are getting enough to eat. Their health and body condition will let you know if you need to make changes.

Common sense and a watchful eye are an owner's best assets when it comes to owning horses.  

Our horses are doing pretty good, most full and round, but Mac has been losing weight. And yes, it seems to be happening too quickly. Changes in his feeding was needed, so I started feeding him more hay away from the others. 

Increasing the feed for him was my first step in trying to put weight on Mac, but that only worked so-so. So my next step was to separate him for the others completely.

Since horses have a strict social order, and poor old Mac is low on the pecking order, I figured by increasing the hay that I put out that maybe he'd get more to eat. But since that didn't produce the results that I wanted and he still wasn't looking good, I knew that I needed to separate him for the others. They simply weren't letting him eat enough to keep him healthy.  

So increasing his hay was my first step, and then separating Mac from the others was my second step. The next thing was that I've had to take a hard look at his feed. It's been my experience that bringing a horse back to health is a tough row to hoe.

As for feeding a horse, well obviously the most natural food for a horse is pasture. Good quality pasture is what all horse owners want. And yes, most older horses will do great on good quality pasture all by it's self.  

If the grazing is good, than life for a horse is great. But if grazing is so-so, then you'll have to supplement their pasture feed with hay.

Hay is the basic food of domestic horses. 

Of course buying and storing hay is important. Bales should be green and dust and mold free. They should be kept dry and subsequently reduce the chance of getting moldy. Feeding moldy hay can cause colic faster than anything else, and hay that's too dry and dusty can cause respiratory problems.

I've seen some folks pull apart a flake of hay before giving it to their horses, and yes I've even seen some folks soak hay in water before feeding it to their horses. Obviously precautions can be taken as you see fit.

My biggest concern about feeding hay is mold. Moldy hay colics horses, and knock on wood that it hasn't happened yet  - thank God.

Many of the common types of hay are found here in Northern California. We actually have a variety to pick from. Alfalfa hay, orchard grass hay, orchard grass/alfalfa mix, Timothy hay, and oat hay are all available here.

For me, I like to feed alfalfa because of its high protein. Seems like most folks around here feed a straight alfalfa, oat hay, or orchard grass/alfalfa hay. I know that we have Timothy hay around  this area, but I've heard its expensive and usually reserved for race tracks.   

Alfalfa is sold by the bale, but it's also available in cubes and pellets. Since horses are grazers by nature, feeding hay works out real well to fill a horses their need chew and graze. 

Watching Mac yesterday, I watched as he ate the hay that I gave him. At first he seemed normal, but then I watched as small clumps of chewed hay fell out of his mouth onto the ground. 

I've only seen this twice before, but I knew what it was. And yes, it usually happens to older horses. These chewed hay clumps are called “quids.” Quids happen because of dental deterioration like tooth loss of broken teeth which inhibits a horse’s ability to chew his hay.

The way a horse chews his food actually wears down his teeth unevenly. Most horses need their teeth "floated" by a Veterinarian. Some sooner than others, but usually once a year or so.

When a Veterinarian "floats" their teeth, he actually files off the sharp points that form on the molars. If the teeth aren’t floated regularly, the inside of the mouth can become cut and sore which can make eating very difficult.

To make matters worse, the teeth of old horses can become so worn down that a horse can’t bite off grass or chew properly. When that happens, then hay by itself cannot provide enough nutrition - especially for hardworking ranch horses, pregnant or nursing horses, young horses, and of course older horses like Mac.

So one problem with just feeding hay to an older horse is that he might not get all of the nutrients he needs. Second an older horse may have problems with its digestive system not working as well as it used to. In this case yes it's important to feed good quality hay - but also a supplement is probably needed.

So to avoid weight loss problems, the question becomes what do we feed the older horse?

Well for an old horse like Mac, who doesn’t have good enough teeth to chew hay properly, I take pelleted alfalfa and mix it with COB, then soften it with a little water and molasses to make it into a mash. 

In cases where dental loss is extreme, remember that the feed can even be mixed with warm water to make a mash. If your older horse is unable to chew hay, then most likely he will be able to eat the mash you make for them. And as I said before, I like to add molasses to make it that much more attractive for the horse.

Of course Feed Manufacturers make the very same feed in concentrated complete feeds that are ready to go.

When people talk about concentrated or complete feeds, they're talking about whole, rolled or cracked grains, sweet feeds which is grain mixed with molasses, and manufactured feeds like alfalfa pellets and cubes.

Yes, today feed companies take a lot of the work out of making a mash by providing feeds specially formulated for every stage of a horse’s life.  And yes, often an old horse will do a lot better on a complete feed than on a high protein hay like alfalfa.

Fact is that old horses need concentrated feeds to supplement their hay. And yes, these complete feeds are available almost everywhere.

To help you find the right complete feeds for senior horses, you may want to look for these nutritional elements listed below when you buy the needed feed for your older horse: 
  • Check for increased protein. This will provide proper amino acids, such as lysine and methionine, for metabolic functions, muscle maintenance and hoof quality.
  • Check that there is an elevated fat content. This will provide extra calories, with the benefit of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.
  • There should also be yeast cultures and direct-fed microbials, which are more commonly known as prebiotics and probiotics. This supports nutrient digestion.
  • There should also be organic trace minerals. These are more highly bioavailable than traditional trace mineral sources.
  • Check for enhanced calcium and phosphorus levels to help guard against losing minerals in their bones.
  • Check for texture. A manufactured Complete Feed like say Senior Feed should be a soft, high fiber pellet that is easily chewed.
  • Molasses for weight gain.
Even though many concentrated feeds have many of the nutrients needed for your horse. I like to put out mineral and salt block all year round. 

Today there are a number of choices including, but not limited to, salt blocks, mineral, vitamin, and even blocks for fly control. Most think that summer is the only time for salt blocks, but we should remember that mineral blocks during the winter months help horses produce more energy to fend off the cold.

Then there's the question as to how much food does the average horse need versus an older horse?

Well again, a horse's health and condition will help with knowing if they are getting enough feed. As a rule of thumb, an average size 1000 pound horse would need about 20 to 25 pounds of feed a day.

If your older horse is taking in less, than he should be eating the same in a complete feed supplement - like say a senior horse feed. Of course, the amount of feed a horse needs will also depend on such things as size, breed, age, and activity.

In cold weather, a horse living outside needs more food just to keep warm. Where I may feed alfalfa and maybe oat hay in the summer, during the winter months I feed straight alfalfa while at the same time increase their feed to help them stave off the cold.  

Most say more feedings per day is better than just one feeding a day because horses are grazers. And yes, most say keep to a regular schedule. But being practical, most folks feed a morning and night feeding.

Now as for an older horse that you're trying to keep weight on, well then three to four feeding of a complete feed is not out of the question. Right now Mac is being fed three times a day to start. If he needs more to get the weight back on him, well then I can certainly increase his feedings to four times a day until he gets his weight back up.

Another important part of keeping horses in good condition is making sure fresh water is available. This is sometimes overlooked and really shouldn't be. Horses drink from 5 to 10 gallons a day, and clean water should be available at all times. 

Because of the heat, horses take in two to three times more water in the summer than they do during the cold winter months. But that doesn't mean that a horse can go without water in a cold winter. A horse that doesn't get enough water is more liable to have impaction colic in the summer or winter. And again, colic is something to stay away from.

The hardest part of being a horse owner is knowing that if Mac's condition gets worse, or if he suffers in some way, then it is my responsibility to put him down.

Friends, that's something that I'm trying to avoid.

As horse owners, it is our responsibility to do what we must so that our horses live a comfortable life. It's our responsibility to see that our horses get enough food, clean water, and warm dry shelter.

An older horse like poor old Mac does need some extra care, but that's part of the deal that I made with him when I got him. Living up to my end of the deal is the Cowboy way!

And yes, that's just the way I see it.
Tom Correa