Cat Moy is traveling to Europe to report to you on the news that the New York Times won't print. Catherine is ferreting out details of the Iranian underground resistance to the despotic man who is threatening Israel and it's western allies (including the U.S.) with destruction.

With nuclear threats coming from Iran, it's especially important for us to pay attention to what is happening on the ground there, and the resistance taking place across Europe to the despotic President Mahmoud Ahmadinijad.

That's why Cat Moy is traveling right now to an undisclosed location to bring Americans the latest news. She is now blogging for Move America Forward and will have frequent updates. Read her dispatches regularly!

78 percent of Americans are celebrating today's STUNNING defeat of the Amnesty Bill in the United States Senate.

Congratulations to Talk Radio Listeners and activists!

From Breitbart.com

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8Q1TVAG0&show_article=1

Breaking News

Move America Forward, the largest pro-American, pro-troop organization in the country is expanding, thanks to the support of our loyal members.

I am so proud to announce that my good friend Lt. Colonel "Buzz" Patterson is joining MAF as it's new Vice-Chair. The New York Times Bestselling author and Air Force officer who carried former President Bill Clinton's nuclear codes has agreed to join us in the fight to support our military men and women fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the world.

His new book "War Crimes--The Left's Efforts to Destroy Our Military and Lose the War on Terror" debuts this week.

Oh, one more thing.

Buzz Patterson’s New Book - FREE!!!

You can get Buzz Patterson's latest book, the riveting soon-to-be bestseller, "War Crimes," for FREE. Simply make a $25 or more donation to Move America Forward and you'll not only be supporting a good pro-troop, non-profit group, but you'll get Buzz's new book for FREE as our way of thanking you for your support.

CLICK HERE TO GET HIS NEW BOOK!

Lieutenant Colonel Robert "Buzz" Patterson, U.S. Air Force (Ret.), is the New York Times bestselling author of Dereliction of Duty and Reckless Disregard. The host of his own show on the RighTalk radio network, he is the Vice Chairman for Move America Forward. Patterson's distinguished military career included service in Grenada, Rwanda, Haiti, the Persian Gulf, and Bosnia. He lives with his wife and children in California. ---Did you notice the word FREE in the preceding announcement? Buzz is donating a portion of his book proceeds to Move America Forward. What a guy!

I'll have more details on our radio program on KSFO in San Francisco. For those of you who do not live in the Bay area, click on www.ksfo.com for live audio streaming.

5 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

Melanie Morgan, Chair of Move America Forward (and proud hostess of this website.)

Rosie O'Donnell is using her own child to propagandize against the American troops who are fighting bravely in Iraq and Afghanistant. I could sit at my computer keyboard for a hundred years and never capture the complete, utter contempt I feel for this woman.

http://www.breitbart.tv/html/2223.html

Obama's family owned slaves, practiced Islam and polygamy

Black Pastor: "Obama supports wholesale slaughter" of African-Americans"

Credit for Art: Illinois Review

Democrat Sen. Barack Hussein Obama is a complicated man. The family tree of the presidential hopeful includes Republican President George W. Bush, former Ku Klux Klan leader Senator Robert Byrd, and other white folks who owned slaves.

On the African side of his family, Obama's family includes polygamists and Muslims, but no slaves. Yet he hopes to connect with African-Americans whose votes he needs to become president.

The genealogist who exposed that Obama's ancestry includes slave owners also found that he is distantly related to President Bush and the president of the Mormon Church. The fact that Obama is a "Bushie" by blood, if widely disseminated - which is highly unlikely due to the mainstream media's love affair with Obama - might hurt Obama's candidacy with liberals more than his past as a Muslim student, his family's ownership of slaves, and his father's and grandfather's polygamy.

Obama's past, like many whose kin hail from the south, includes slavery. But unlike thousands of African-Americans, Obama is not a descendant of a slave, but the descendant of slave owners. The Illinois Senator, whose mother is white and father is black, has other notorious distant relatives .

"None of Mr. Obama's ancestors lived under slavery in North America," wrote William Addams Reitwiesner, the genealogist who also works for the U.S. Library of Congress. Reitwiesner researched Obama's ancestry among others' in the government. In what he calls a "first draft" of his work , he revealed that Obama's maternal family owned slaves.

"The first of Mr. Obama's paternal ancestors to leave Kenya was Mr. Obama's own father, who left in the mid-20th century, about 100 years after slavery had been abolished in the United States."

Reitwiesner read Obama's autobiography, "Dreams from my Father," and found inaccuracies. Among them:

• "Mr. Obama's "grandmother", whom he visited at Nyangoma-Kogelo, Kenya, as recently as August 2006, is actually his step-grandmother, a different one of the several polygamous wives of his grandfather Onyango," the genealogical research shows."
• In Dreams, p. 13, Mr. Obama says that "a distant ancestor" of hers "had indeed been a full-blooded Cherokee". No evidence has been found to support this claim."

Reitwiesner's research, some of which was double-checked by mainstream media such as the Baltimore Sun , found that Obama's relatives include not only President Bush and Vice President Cheney, but acto Christopher Reeve, FOX News anchor Brit Hume, writer John Steinbeck and former Democrat presidential hopeful Howard Dean.

Britain's Daily Mail last week wrote an in-depth story about Obama's claims versus the newspaper's discoveries about Obama's background:

• "Yet an investigation by The Mail on Sunday has revealed that, for all Mr. Obama's reputation for straight talking and the compelling narrative of his recollections, they are largely myth.
• We have discovered that his father was not just a deeply flawed individual but also an abusive bigamist and an egomaniac, whose life was ruined not by racism or corruption but his own weaknesses.
• And, devastatingly, the testimony has come from Mr. Obama's own relatives and family friends.
• Charismatic and with movie-star looks, Barack Obama Jnr has managed to steal some of Hillary Clinton's most influential supporters in the two weeks since he entered the U.S. presidential race."

Powerful black religious leaders oppose Obama

Obama and Clinton on Sunday appeared in Southern churches on the anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala., in hopes of gaining support in the African-American community. Both presidential wannabes unabashedly pandered to black churchgoers with Clinton taking on a fake southern accent and Obama's speech quickly morphing into an unfamiliar black drawl.

Rubbing elbows with the folks "down South" could win them some votes, but the evangelical black community may not be so fast to bite.

Pastor Clenard H. Childress, Jr., an African-American pastor who also serves as leader of the largest black pro-life group in America, said Obama is a danger to the black community because of his unflinching support for abortion at any time during pregnancy.

"Abortion is black genocide," the Rev. Childress said . "Each day, 1,452 African Americans are murdered by abortion. 4,000 children over all. There have been over 15 million African-American children dismembered in the womb by the abortion holocaust and as many women victimized. Sen. Obama supports the wholesale slaughter of our own community by abortion."

"All polling shows that African Americans are pro-life," the Rev. Childress said. "All polling shows that they are not in agreement with same-sex ‘marriage.'"

Childress, director for Christians for Social Justice, also argues that Obama's votes for same-sex unions are a threat to African-Americans.

"African Americans make up 12 percent of the population but account for over 50 percent of all new cases of HIV. Now, with that said, 60 percent of all new AIDS cases in America will be the result of the violation of Leviticus 18:22 and Romans 1:27 (men having sex with men). If he were to become president of the United States, Sen. Obama's support of homosexual unions would pose a real health threat to African-Americans."

A national poll conducted by the Los Angeles Times in March 2001 found that 56 percent of African-Americans oppose most abortions compared to 54 percent of Caucasians. About 20 percent of blacks would make no exceptions, compared to the 11 percent of the Caucasian population. Younger blacks may feel differently these days, thanks to folks like Obama who support the abortion industry and don't flinch with any thought of ending a life as it begins. That is part of Childress' argument.
Rev. Childress is not a lone voice screaming about black genocide. He has deep credentials in politics and religion, and is a beloved and respected spiritual leader. Childress criticizes Obama not only for his pro-abortion rights votes, but the fact that Obama calls himself an African-American. Democrat Hillary Clinton's position for abortion is no less galling, but she does not hail from the proud black heritage Obama claims. The abortion argument is especially important to the black community because of its disproportionate effect on its population. It is the nexus between Obama's blackness and his radical abortion position that riles the reverend.

Planned Parenthood, one of the nation's most forceful advocates for abortion-rights, celebrates Obama's shameless votes supporting all forms of abortion. The group went so far as to pay for a published "Valentine" for Obama, encouraging others to send the senator a love note.

Is Obama black enough to overcome his family's ownership of slaves?

Unlike previous black presidential contenders, the Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, Obama has not locked up the black vote that is essential for his success. His No. 1 rival, Democrat Hillary Clinton, was far and away the favorite among blacks in early polls. And although a new poll shows Obama, 45, gaining major ground with blacks, he doesn't have the percentages he'll need to stifle the virile Clinton-spin machine.

"In December and January Post-ABC News polls, Clinton led Obama among African-Americans by 60 percent to 20 percent. In the new poll, Obama held a narrow advantage among blacks, 44 percent to 33 percent. The shift came despite four in five blacks having a favorable impression of the New York senator," according to the Washington Post online edition.

Good looks, a comfortable speaking manner, and relative political anonymity brought Obama to an early peak. Standing between Obama and his goal are black critics, former President Bill Clinton's popularity with blacks, Obama's radical votes supporting late-term abortions, and votes against protecting babies born after a failed abortion, and, finally, his triangulation about his past as a Muslim student. Even his current affiliation with a controversial black church could raise hackles with some voters.

"Barack Obama might not be considered a black candidate for traditional black voters, given their history," said Ronald Walters, director of the African-American Leadership Institute at the University of Maryland. "Obama has talked about America wanting a new kind of leadership. What is he talking about? He hasn't defined that sufficiently."

Salon.com , a leftwing Web site, posted an article in January that questioned Obama's black roots, according to the Baltimore Sun .:

Author and essayist Debra J. Dickerson wrote in a January salon.com article that she had previously refrained from opining about the senator because "I didn't have the heart (or the stomach) to point out the obvious: Obama isn't black."

" 'Black,' in our political and social reality, means those descended from West African slaves," Dickerson said.

Democratic candidates rely heavily on the black vote for elections. Some claim that Democrats take the black vote for granted, though some of that easy-street attitude was adjusted when President George W. Bush made slight inroads with African-Americans. In the 2000 election, 90 percent of African-Americans voted for Al Gore, providing 20 percent of his overall support. Gore could not have won the popular vote in 2000 without the black vote. The same is true for the 2008 Democrat contender.

Obama identifies with his black heritage and embraces the label of African-American, though he is as much white as black. And he doesn't share the enslaved heritage of many who live in the United States. But his "Christian" church - which celebrates a 10-point blueprint for African superiority - may appeal to some more radical blacks.

Last week, I reported on Obama's Afrocentric church, which fueled discussion in the new media about Obama's church and brand of Christianity. He was "saved" when brought into the Trinity United Church of Christ of Chicago, which has a "congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA," according to its Web site .

"We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization," the Trinity United Church of Christ Web site says.

The Web site for the Trinity United Church of Christ offers for sale books with titles such as "The Black Christ," "Bad Boys of the Bible," "African Power," and "Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery: Consequences for blacks and whites of picturing God as a Caucasian." The church also sells Obama's best-selling books, as well as other more mainstream titles.

After a commitment to God, Trinity United Church of Christ members follow 11 more "precepts and covenantal statements, including: "Commitment to the Black Community", and "Commitment to the Black Family."

Unlike evangelical black churches - whose history reaches back to the very days that African-Americans were first forced to the shores of the United States as slaves - Obama's church appears to put blacks ahead of other non-black Christians"

We believe in the following 12 precepts and covenantal statements. These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered. They must reflect on the following concepts:

Commitment to God

Commitment to the Black Community

Commitment to the Black Family

Dedication to the Pursuit of Education

Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence

Adherence to the Black Work Ethic

Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect

Disavowal of the Pursuit of "Middleclassness"

Pledge to make the fruits of all developing and acquired skills available to the Black Community

Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions

Pledge allegiance to all Black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System

Personal commitment to embracement of the Black Value System.

The Pastor as well as the membership of Trinity United Church of Christ is committed to a 10-point Vision:

1. A congregation committed to ADORATION.
2. A congregation preaching SALVATION.
3. A congregation actively seeking RECONCILIATION.
4. A congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA.
5. A congregation committed to BIBLICAL EDUCATION.
6. A congregation committed to CULTURAL EDUCATION.
7. A congregation committed to the HISTORICAL EDUCATION OF AFRICAN PEOPLE IN DIASPORA.
8. A congregation committed to LIBERATION.
9. A congregation committed to RESTORATION.
10.A congregation working towards ECONOMIC PARITY.

Sen. Barack Obama (above); his father Barack Obama Sr. (below)

Obama was born to a Muslim African man and a white American woman. His father - a heavy-drinking polygamist - lost his Muslim roots when he embraced atheism. But he and his wife had already given Barack the proud Muslim name, Hussein. Barrack Hussein Obama has said that Hussein is an African name, but in fact it is a common Muslim name. That Obama misrepresents his past is a problem with his candidacy. As much as the mainstream media have propped him up as a rock star with pure intents, Obama's veiled past is catching up with him.

Obama posing with a member of American Islamic Congress
Credit: American Islamic Congress

America is in a war with radical Muslims and Obama's past complicates things. Religion does matter, as Republican Mitt Romney knows. American voters are ready for a woman or black president, but religion is still a touchy subject. President John Kennedy had to break the Catholic barrier, but Romney is facing an avalanche of preconceived ideas about Mormonism, such as the haunting and immoral practice of polygamy as part of its roots. Romney and most Mormons no longer follow their forefathers in polygamy and find it deplorable and sexist. But the media have done a good job of smearing Romney with the "polygamist" brush, while ignoring Obama's father's polygamy and his own family's links to the Mormon religion.

In June 2006, The Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg News conducted a national poll that found 37 percent of voters said they would not vote for a Mormon for president. Imagine a question about a converted Muslim. Obama would not have gained a serious foothold if the mainstream media had told the truth about his past.

The Feb. 22-25 Washington Post-ABC poll showed a slight improvement for Mormons. Three in 10 now say they would be less likely to support a Mormon candidate. The poll asked nothing about an African-American candidate with Muslim roots.

"He comes from a father who was a Muslim," said civil rights author and National Public Radio (NPR) host Juan Williams , who is black. "I mean, I think that given we're at war with Muslim extremists, that presents a problem."

Americans' discomfort with various religions has not eased enough to ensure a free pass for Obama's brand of Christianity and his family's past with Islam. He is safe as a black candidate, because Americans say they would support either a woman or an African-American as president. But what about a person who has misrepresented himself to America about such simple things as his family's economic status and his religious upbringing?

An Insight story about Obama's education in Islam proved controversial. Some mainstream journalists took their best shot at discrediting the story, but the reporting by CNN was weak. A journalist visited the school more than 35 years after Obama attended it and spoke with one former classmate, a friend, who said the school was not a Muslim school.

But Obama himself claims in his books that he attended Muslim school, but was not exposed to Wahhabism, the extreme form of Islam followed by the 9/11 highjackers. Insight stood by its story, but leftists and the mainstream media continue to prop up Obama with denials and vicious, libelous attacks on his critics.

But will black voters pull the lever for a candidate whose past is in question? Whose own stories don't jibe with the facts? Whose slave-owning family clashes with his pretense as an African-American who stands against their conservative family roots? The answers to these questions are key factors in determining our country's next president. CAT CALL #2
Obama Worships at Afrocentric Church
Parishioners "Pledge Allegiance to all Black leadership . . ."

"Obama's progressivism, however, leads him to conclusions that are morally untenable, if not reprehensible, to Evangelicals and other traditionalist Christians," The Rev. Rob Schenck.

"In other words, if we don't reach out to evangelical Christians and other religious Americans and tell them what we stand for, then the Jerry Falwells and Pat Robertsons and Alan Keyeses will continue to hold sway," Sen. Barack Obama said.

Barack Obama Speaking at Salem Baptist Church
Photo Credit: NDP

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., worships in an "unashamedly Black" church with covenants and a "vision" that include a "disavowal of the pursuit of "middleclassness" and a pledge of allegiance to "all black leadership who espouse and embrace the Black Value System."

The Trinity United Church of Christ of Chicago has a "congregation with a non-negotiable COMMITMENT TO AFRICA," according to its Web site .

"We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian... Our roots in the Black religious experience and tradition are deep, lasting and permanent. We are an African people, and remain "true to our native land," the mother continent, the cradle of civilization," the Trinity United Church of Christ Web site says.

The Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. became pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ on March 1, 1972, and brought Obama into his brand of Christianity. Rev. Wright has written many books and studied Theology at several universities. He leads a church with more than 80 ministries that range from music to outreach to the poor.

While much has been made of Obama's early education in Islam and his Muslim roots, his Christian conversion into a church that is self-described as Afrocentric has faced little public scrutiny. Some black pastors and evangelical leaders have condemned Obama, who hopes to win the Democrat nomination for the 2008 presidential race.

Following Obama's announcement to enter the presidential race, the Rev. Rob Schenck, president of the National Clergy Council, said Obama's Christianity is "woefully deficient."

The Rev. Schenck's comments in full:

• "Barack Obama began his presidential campaign today with the words, 'All honor and glory to God.'
• "While all Christians should welcome the public acknowledgment of God by a serious presidential contender, such a bold pronouncement and infusion of Christian faith into his campaign will require much of Mr. Obama.
• "Jesus Christ said by what measure we judge others, we will be judged. By injecting his faith so directly into his campaign, Mr. Obama has invited an examination and debate focused on his faith. Sadly, we will find Mr. Obama's Christianity woefully deficient."

The Web site for the Trinity United Church of Christ offers for sale books with titles such as "The Black Christ," "Bad Boys of the Bible," "African Power," and "Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery: Consequences for blacks and whites of picturing God as a Caucasian." The church also sells Obama's best-selling books, as well as other more mainstream titles.

After a commitment to God, Trinity United Church of Christ members follow 11 more "precepts and covenantal statements, including: "Commitment to the Black Community", and "Commitment to the Black Family".

The liberal teachings of Obama's church may turn away black evangelicals, a large voting bloc for Democrats running for national office. Sen. Obama has called for reaching out to evangelicals and understands the necessity for him to gain their votes.

The Rev. Schenck warned in a Dec. 8, 2006, article, Barack Obama: Sheep or Goat, that Obama's brand of Christianity would turn away evangelicals.

"Obama's progressivism, however, leads him to conclusions that are morally untenable, if not reprehensible, to Evangelicals and other traditionalist Christians," Schenck wrote.

Schenck warned evangelical Christians to watch out for Obama's arrival in their churches and to look at his church's Afrocentric beliefs with a skeptic's eye.

"Obama will also likely need to explain why his mentor, Pastor Wright, unapologetically uses language that insults millions of Americans, many of whom are Evangelicals. In one interview, Wright called those of us who voted for George Bush "stupid," Schenck wrote .

Catherine Moy is a Bay Area journalist that has been recognized by many prestigious national, regional and local journalism institutions for her work. The Pulitzer nominee has been recognized for her investigative reporting, opinion columns, business writing, and coverage of breaking news, among other issues. She lives in Solano County with her husband, daughter and many animals.

Casey Sheehan (left) died April 4, 2004, in Sadr City. His good friend Justin Johnson (right) was murdered by terrorists in the same Iraqi slum six days later.

Jan Johnson's two-and-a-half-year-old granddaughter can't wait for the family's annual Easter egg hunt. But the mere thought of it racks Jan with unbearable pain and nausea.

The former Christian missionary wants to joyfully celebrate Jesus's resurrection. Instead, thoughts of an explosion that killed her son in Iraq haunt and sicken her. Even before she saw the Army vehicle at her home on Easter Sunday three years ago, Jan knew her boy, Justin, was dead.

Today the waves of rattled nerves that knocked her soul into humanity's darkest despair return with the approach of Easter.

"Joleen asked me if I wanted to watch Justine hunt for eggs," Jan said, her voice shattered by a broken heart. "It's just too hard."

This week, Newsweek magazine published letters and e-mails from troops who have died in the Iraq war in an issue titled "Voices of the Fallen." Jan and Joe Johnson gave the magazine permission to print a photo of Justin, taken just before he died, and an e-mail he had sent home. The e-mail was first printed in American Mourning: A Story of Two Families; Touched by War—Torn by Beliefs.

American Mourning, which I co-wrote with Melanie Morgan, tells the story of two Army buddies who died six days apart in Iraq. Terrorists in the slum of Sadr City killed Justin Johnson and his friend Casey Sheehan. After their deaths, the Johnson and Sheehan families took opposite courses as they worked through the grief that fogged every second they breathed.

Jan gave Newsweek the April 8, 2004, e-mail and photograph of her beloved son because she doesn't want the world to forget about the soldiers who died, or about those who are still fighting for America. The magazine printed only part of Justin's e-mail, which is here in its entirety:

"A big battle broke out and we were in the middle of it. We had to escort wounded soldiers to another base and we were getting shot at. My front right tire got shot out . . . after our tire got fixed, on the way back to base, we got ambushed," Justin wrote. "They missed my truck but hit the one behind me. That night we lost 10 soldiers and 49 got wounded. I knew two of the ones that died.

"The next night we took a wrong turn and ended up in the middle of Sadr City, around midnight," Justin continued. "We had to drive through burning roadblocks, ram cars to get them out of our way and do about 60 mph to get out alive. We were informed that it is no longer a peacekeeping mission, no it is war again!

"You could never know what it is like unless you are here. The feeling you get when 10 bullets zip by your head. It is a feeling like no other! OK, I know you don't want to know all that stuff because it makes you worry. I just wanted to let you know that I was OK."

The single e-mail tells little of the story behind Justin, Casey, or the others who died during Holy Week, 2004. Justin's e-mail refers to the soldiers killed on Palm Sunday, which now is called Black Sunday by the troops who know the hell Sadr's army unleashed on the Americans who came to help them. Casey Sheehan, only twenty-four years old, died that day after a terrorist's bullet ripped through his skull.

Casey's mother, Cindy Sheehan, had a mother's sense that something horrible had happened to her oldest son. When she returned from a walk with her dogs on April 4, 2004, she saw the Army vehicle. Inside her home, the sorrowful soldiers told Cindy, who collapsed in a crushing pain that would not leave her.

Justin mourned his buddy but had to keep his senses sharp. He was a gunner on a Humvee, a perfect target for snipers. Justin's job was to watch out for enemies and sweep for roadside bombs that terrorists hid inside rotted animal carcasses, mounds of dirt, or even dead bodies.

During the precious time he had on a computer, Justin logged on to a Web site dedicated to fallen soldiers. He needed to say a final goodbye to Casey, whom he had met at Fort Hood and had loved like a brother.

"My name is Spc. Justin Johnson of the 1-82 arty battalion. Casey was a great friend of mine and is missed by us. All I wanted to say he is in my heart all the time."

It was the last thing Justin ever wrote.

Easter Sunday, 2004. The soldiers told Jan that Justin died after a roadside bomb hit his Humvee. Their words and the stifling numbness are forever tattooed on Jan's soul.

Sometimes grief mutes a person as if Death itself has grabbed her windpipe. Others search for ways to mask the pain, tamp it down so breathing is a little bit easier. There is no right way to grieve. It is a matter of survival.

Cindy Sheehan turned her grief into activism against the war. She and other antiwar activists made a widely reported stand in front of President Bush's Crawford ranch in August 2005. Cindy wanted a second meeting with the president to ask for what noble cause her son died.

Jan and Joe knew for what cause their son died, just as Justin and Casey knew.

Justin, his older brother Joshua, and even his father Joe all signed up for the Army after terrorists used airplanes as weapons of mass destruction on September 11, 2001. They knew what others wish to ignore: radical Islam will not stop until it is obliterated or it destroys our freedom.

Casey Sheehan also knew exactly what he was doing. Before he left for Iraq, he told his grandfather that he was well trained and ready to fight. He had signed up for a second stint in the Army and knew he was going to Iraq.

Before he went to battle on the last day of his life, Casey went to Mass and had Communion. He told a chaplain on the battlefield that he was aware of the danger and knew he could die. He loved his country, God, and his family.

Both Justin and Casey were patriots, in the classical meaning of the word. They loved God and read the Bible. Casey was born and raised in California with more liberal parents than Justin's, but they shared a bond that transcended politics.

As Cindy made her political stand, Joe Johnson prepared himself for war. He hitched up with a unit that would see combat in Iraq. Joe wanted revenge against the terrorists who killed Justin, Casey, and all the innocents on September 11. He left Jan, who was still grief-sick, and took the job that had killed his son: Joe became a gunner on a Humvee.

Every day Jan prayed that she would not face another Army notification. Every night she took sleeping pills to knock herself out. While awake, she watched twenty-four-hour news channels or tried to help other families whose sons or daughters had died in the war.

"I can honestly look them in the face and say, ‘I know what you're going through,'" Jan said.

After Joe came home from war and was honorably discharged from the service, he and Jan made a historic trip to Iraq. Move America Forward, a nonprofit pro-troops organization chaired by Melanie Morgan, organized the journey for Gold Star parents so they could see firsthand what their children died for.

Joe had already spent months in Iraq, patrolling the long, dangerous roads between Iraq and Jordan. The visit in November 2006 was different.

"The Kurds were friendlier people," Joe said. "They did not feel like we were occupying their country. We met a lot of high-level people, and every one of them said they were glad that the Americans came to free them."

Jan felt a sliver of peace when she visited the country where her son died.

"These are good people there," Jan said. "It isn't all war like what you see on the TV."

Jan met with families who had suffered abuse and murder at the direction of Saddam Hussein. One woman had lost twenty-seven family members to Saddam's henchmen.

The Johnsons hope to return to Iraq to see the progress made possible by Justin, Casey, and all the men and women of our Armed Forces. The Kurds expect to erect a memorial for coalition forces who gave their lives for Iraqi freedom and to protect America.

As Easter approaches, the Johnsons pray for their surviving son, Joshua, a soldier now stationed in Afghanistan. Jan tries beating back the dark thoughts that steal into her mind. She busies herself by attending funerals as part of the Patriot Guard, a group that protects fallen troops and mourners from protesters.

Jan wears a black leather vest with a Gold Star and the combat patches of Joe, Justin, and her father. Her family and her husband's family have sent warriors to every American conflict since the Revolutionary War. Justin was the first to fall.

The Johnsons speak freely about Justin. They share his story because, they say, he belongs to America. He is one of our heroes.

An Army buddy of both Justin and Casey contacted Jan after he read the Newsweek magazine. He told Jan that Justin's words were a part of history.

"Yeah, he is," Jan said.

Catherine Moy is an award-winning journalist who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She coauthored American Mourning with Melanie Morgan, KSFO morning co-host and chairman of Move America Forward.

Media miss the story again: Historic Pro-troop Movement surges on war anniversary

Iraq War unique in its sustained pushback against warmed-over Vietnam-styled protesters

There's a reason most conservatives don't like Senator John McCain (aside from his arrogance and superior attitude about causes most conservatives care about.) McCain-Feingold legislation to strip us our constitutional rights is front and center.  Conservatives score a major victory today in the United States Supreme Court.

My philosophy is 'open a vein, before you vote for McCain.'

Read the Story...  

So does Noel Sheppard at Newsbusters.org who covers the Kennedy comments on Hardball

http://newsbusters.org/node/13704  

(Dear Miss Morgan, who is Ron Winter? Glad you asked, faithful reader.) You have to click below to find out!

  Declare War on Mexico! Return the POWs! Cede the Gadsden Purchase!

Mark Williams, Fox News contributor, nationally known talk-show host, as well as KSFO  fill-in, hosted this weekend's annual Santa Rosa's 'Support Our Troops' rally to an appreciative crowd. In his usual droll and understated way, Mark handled one of seven anti-war protestors who seem to have nothing better to do on a beautiful California sunny day than to get in Mark's face. Read the highly amusing piece that Mark filed .

 Mark is the guy on the right...where he usually is

"Here's the audio of the confrontation between Mark Williams and a man who refused to identify himself. Mark asked a fairly straight-forward question." If the majority of the American public agrees with you, then why are there only seven of you here?" The anti-war activist blamed the war in Iraq on the Jews. And the New York Times. Well, that explains everything! 

June 23 2007 Iraq Rally Santa Rosa

Our elected leaders got a huge shock this past week. Talk Radio listeners drove the debate on the issue of Illegal Immigration and the current 'Shamnesty Bill' before the United States Senate. That's right, we fax. E-mail. Phone. And throw a hissy fit when we believe our government is failing to keep our borders safe.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070623/D8PUKFFG0.html

Watch my appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews.

My friend Judi McLeod of Canada Free Press reports that anti-troop politicans have caved in the face of boycott threats after banning decals and bumper stickers that support the military men and women serving in Iraq. That didn't take long, did it?

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/cover062007a.htm

The `Boycott Anti-Troop Toronto’ Campaign

Today Canada Free Press (CFP) launches its ‘Boycott Anti-Troop Toronto’ Campaign on behalf of all Canadians who support the courageous men and women serving under Chief of Defense Staff General Rick Hillier, in Afghanistan.

Toronto City Council yesterday ignored a sincere public uproar in backing the removal of yellow “Support Our Troops” decals from the backs of nearly 340 firetrucks and ambulances.

Dear Readers,

My good friend Deborah Johns of Northern California, whose son William has just deployed to Iraq for his third tour of duty, sent me this important letter:

"I have heard from William for the first time in 3 months. I was so excited to get a call from him. He told me that the Marines really have the pressure on the insurgents and the Marines are really uncovering big stuff that makes it difficult for them. William also said that good things are happening and to let everyone know, and to hang in there with them and keep supporting them because they need the support of the American people.

William also said that they need handwarmers because it is cold and more importantly — send Silly String. They are able to dispense that stuff from 10 feet away and it will detect trip wires that are not visible to the naked eye and saves their lives before entering a building. He said the Silly String just floats through the air and lays gently on any trip wire and works pretty cool. If there are no trip wires then it just falls and hits the ground. So, we are trying to send any Silly String possible.

Thought you might like to know some good news from the battle field"

Folks, you can really help our troops by sending handwarmers and silly string to:

4120 Douglas Blvd #306-442
Granite Bay, CA  95746

Include it in your Christmas shopping list. It just might keep a soldier alive, and his hands warm while he pulls the trigger on the Islamic fascists who are trying to kill us.

The highly publicized retirement of Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan as the face of the anti-war movement on Memorial Day has less notorious activists jockeying for pole position.

The job is still open, but Sheehan's replacement has really big shoes to fill. After all, as she has proclaimed, the universe chose her to spark the antiwar movement. The universe doesn't pick just anybody for this critical position.

If the universe placed a "help wanted" advertisement for her replacement, it would read something like this:

Full disclosure: The site may also have environmental issues because its current owner, world famous (retired) "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan, said she buried her womb there after a hysterectomy. Also, visitors may have not used the available port-a-potties during peace parties at the Camp Casey property.

All reasonable offers considered. (By reasonable, we mean anything that can keep the bill collectors off Cindy's back as she plans her comeback as a humanitarian). Buyer must promise to harass President Bush whenever he "comes home" to Texas.

The Memorial Day news that anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan quit the Democratic Party and her role as "Peace Mom" shocked many, including her family and close friends.

We have known for a long time that Cindy was flailing, as we reported in our book. It was difficult to see a grieving mother wander the world with a bleeding heart that the anti-war left wouldn't allow to heal.

We pray that Cindy will go home to her three children and work through her grief.

Two weeks after PBS's The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reportedly banned pro-troops activist Melanie Morgan from its show and conservative outrage hit a peak, the publicly funded organization appears to be back-tracking and now says there is no such ban. "She is not banned, said Rob Flynn, NewsHour's vice president of communications and marketing. "Things were just taken out of context."

Flynn characterized Morgan's May 8 appearance with liberal veteran Jon Soltz as a "screech-fest."

"She acted in a somewhat uncivilized way," Flynn said during a telephone interview on Tuesday.

Protestors and "surrender monkeys" marched on the offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., on Thursday opposing the Democrats retreat-and-defeat policies in the war against Muslim Jihadists in Iraq and around the world.

The "surrender monkeys" - played by two chimpanzees in San Francisco - wore the uniform of the original surrender monkeys from France: a beret and a waving white flag.

Move America Forward (MAF), the country's largest pro-troop group, sponsored the "Surrender is Not an Option" protests in three cities: San Francisco, Las Vegas and Carson City, Nev. The protesters included Iraqi veterans, Vietnam veterans, Gold Star parents, Blue Star parents, American patriots and special guests: two chimpanzees and one French monkey dressed as "cheese-eating surrender monkeys."

(CBS 5 / AP) SAN FRANCISCO Iraq War supporters surrounded the district offices of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority leader Harry Reid on Thursday.

Protestors brought chimpanzees from Hollywood to underline their charge that Pelosi and Reid are what the protestors call "surrender monkeys" for their opposition to the war.

"We are going to be out in the streets, with our flags, with our white surrender flags, with monkeys, with people, with energy and dedication and enthusiasm," said protest organizer Melanie Morgan. "Because we have a job to do and that is support our troops."

Be sure see the video that ran on Channel 5 in San Francisco.

On Thursday, May 17th at 10:30 AM Pacific Time, we will be conducting "Surrender is Not an Option" protest rallies outside of Speaker Pelosi's SanFrancisco office (450 Golden Gate Ave. 14th Floor - San Francisco).

Associated Press is writing a piece right now on the Humane Society protest of using monkey's for pro-troop demonstration. Move America Forward's response "what's truly inhumane is how Speaker Pelosi and Senate Leader Harry Reid are cutting and running on our troops, attempting to strip them of funding for training, ammunition and food in the middle of battle."

...more video and photos on the way MEL

Protests Against Surrender Monkeys Reid & Pelosi

Hundreds turn out for "Surrender is Not an Option" coordinated rallies (San Francisco, Las Vegas, Carson City).

• Video of San Francisco Event - WITH MONKEYS!
• Pictures from the Las Vegas Rall
• Report from blogger Jim Rose
• Video of Reid Staff Closes Door in Face of Protestors
• Report from Carson City Event
• New TV Ad Rips Reid & Pelosi

Michelle Malkin at Hot Air bids Rosie O'Donnell "Good-Bye"....it's a Karma thing!

• Download for your iPod
• Watch on YouTube
• Photoshops by Sanctuary

Historic pro-troop supporters descend on Washington, D.C. in bitter cold tempertures with heart warming results!

Please see these links for the story that the mainstream media won't tell you.

• www.hotair.com
• http://marklevinfan.com/PhotoAlbum/thumbnails.php?album=51
• www.moveamericaforward.org

Here are pictures taken this week of two women in the Middle East. Which woman do you think is a greater advocate of America's most cherished values of liberty and human rights? Which woman do you think has more courage to fight for those rights, and women's rights in particular?