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Just a little riddle for you, In the begin God Created light and He saw it was good and man created the Tea Party and the Republican party saw it was good and the Democrat Party saw it as a threat.
But now it is being built by both parties, just people, and this is one of our fight against this Afghan War.
The 2012 Elections
By Henry Massingale
August 13, 2011
To Strategically Rebuild America. Why we built a Anti Crime / Anti War
Forum with a Health Care Concepts.
I am only human and I can not see into all of the issues, but what I
do see, I have found that if I allow a person to read and make up
their own minds that what I write holds a moral value of truth, then
they add there heart to it, in disagreement or their concepts of what
if, but what is most important is a balance is formed.
1st Debit Ceil Issue, WAR-We as a people world wide are against War,
some say a unnecessary evil. But still we have War. This issue with
the Afghan War, The year is in the 1970's United States help Bin Laden
in Afghan to defeat Russia, and by the 80's the War ended. Around 1989
not long after, Bin Laden orders the first strike against the World
Trade -Twin Towers, then 9/11. Now we are at War in Afghan, the
Taliban has portrayed all American's as a aggressive Specise with a
foot hold on their territory. But to see photos of American Military
Personal Shoot protecting Poppy Plants. I am sorry but this is true. A
War fought to control a Heroin Empire.
2nd Debit Issue, between Canada and the USA, 1.2 million people died
from Oxy Heroin. June 30, 2011, C-Span-3 on TV, the Capital Hill,
Director Senator Sheldon, Senate Judiciary Sub Committee for Crime and
Terrorism. Announcement Oxy. Heroin, this Heroin Health Care Concept,
in 2007 that 27,000 Americans died, from this Opioid.So if this Oxy
Heroin is so good for the economy, where is the money.
US/NATO Troops Patrolling Opium Poppy Fields in Afghanistan
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They died and was not even give a damn medal or money to their family as of now..
New stories coming out of Afghan of how the Whistle Blowers were murdered, our children fighting a War based on a lie in Part of why we went to War.
Do you thing you can turn my Country into another Gotham City ?Just a little riddle for you, In the begin God Created light and He saw it was good... more
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This is a short documentry of what it takes to get ready for and put on a livestock breeders sale. It features Forster Farms Simentals.This is a short documentry of what it takes to get ready for and put on a livestock... more
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Capital: Topeka
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Population: 2,688,418
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Governor: Kathleen Sebelius (D, to January 2011)
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Entered the Union: January 29, 1861 as the 34th state
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Motto: Ad astra per aspera (To the stars through difficulties)
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Nicknames: Sunflower State, Jayhawk State, Breadbasket of America
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Flower: Sunflower
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Bird: Western Meadowlark
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Song: Home on the Range
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Sports Teams: none
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Origin of Name: From a Sioux word meaning "people of the south wind"
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Major Industries: Wheat, Cattle, Aircraft
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Historical Sites: Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Museum and Library, Fort Leavenworth, Fort Riley, Fort Scott Historic Site, Boot Hill Museum's Front Street, Fort Larned National Historic Site, Old Abilene Town
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Points of Interest: Wichita Art Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center, NCAA Visitors Center
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Bordering: States Kansas borders Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Missouri
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Capital: Columbia
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Population: 4,012,012
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Governor: Mark Sanford (R, to January 2011)
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Entered the Union: May 23, 1788 as the 8th state
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Mottoes: Animis opibusque parati (Prepared in mind and resources) and Dum spiro spero (While I breathe, I hope)
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Nickname: Palmetto state
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Flower: Carolina yellow jessamine
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Bird: Carolina wren
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Song: Carolina
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Sports Teams: None
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Origin of Name: In honor of Charles I of England
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Major Industries: Textile Mill Products, Chemicals and Allied Products, Agriculture
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Historical Sites: Fort Sumter National Monument
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Points of Interest: Aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Charleston Harbor; the Middleton, Magnolia, and Cypress Gardens in Charleston
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Bordering States: South Carolina borders North Carolina and Georgia. Capital: Columbia... more
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(iStockphoto)Capital: Harrisburg
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Population: 12,281,054
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Governor: Ed Rendell (D, to January 2011)
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Entered the Union: December 12, 1787 as the 2nd state
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Motto: Virtue, liberty, and independence
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Nickname: Keystone state
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Flower: Mountain laurel
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Bird: Ruffed grouse
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Song: Pennsylvania
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Sports Teams: (sport listing policy) Philadelphia 76ers (Men's Basketball); Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers (Football); Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball); Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins (Hockey)
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Origin of Name: In honor of Adm. Sir. William Penn, father of William Penn. It means Penn's Woodland
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Major Industries: Primary Metal Industries, Non-electrical Machinery, Chemicals
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Historical Sites: The Gettysburg National Military Park, Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Valley Forge National Historical Park, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
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Points of Interest: The Pennsylvania Dutch region, the Eisenhower farm near Gettysburg, and the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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Bordering States: Pennsylvania borders New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio. (iStockphoto)Capital: Harrisburg... more
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Tell us why this is interestingBritain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the original 13 as the nation expanded across the North American continent and acquired a number of overseas possessions.
The two most traumatic experiences in the nation's history were the Civil War (1861-65) and the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Buoyed by victories in World Wars I and II and the end of the Cold War in 1991, the US remains the world's most powerful nation state.
The economy is marked by steady growth, low unemployment and inflation, and rapid advances in technology. Tell us why this is interestingBritain's American colonies broke with the mother... more
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The islands of the Turks and Caicos were first populated by Carib Amerindians but, shortly after the islands' discovery - depending on the source, on Oct. 12, 1492, by Christopher Columbus, who would have claimed them for Spain, or by Juan Ponce de León in 1512 - Spanish explorers began raiding the archipelago for slaves.
Though many nations controlled the islands, official settlement did not occur right away. For several decades around the turn of the 18th century they became popular pirate hideouts. Bermudian salt collectors were the first to settle the Turk Islands in 1678 or 1681.
In 1764-1783 they were under French occupation. After the American Revolution (1763-1783) many loyalists fled to British Caribbean colonies, including (in 1783) the first settlers on the Caicos Islands; cotton became an important crop briefly. In 1799 both island groups were annexed by Britain as part of the Bahamas.
In 1848 they were declared a separate colony under a Council President. The last incumbent was maintained in 1873 when the islands were made part of Jamaica colony; in 1794 the chief colonial official was restyled Commissioner.
On July 4, 1959 they were again a separate colony (Turks and Caicos), the last Commissioner being restyled Administrator, but until May 31, 1962, they were one of the constitutive parts of the Federation of the West Indies (see Trinidad and Tobago).
The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence.
The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973.
With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973.
Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory. The islands of the Turks and Caicos were first populated by Carib Amerindians but,... more
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First colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early 19th century.
The islands' sugar industry was hurt by the emancipation of the slaves in 1834.
Manpower was replaced with the importation of contract laborers from India between 1845 and 1917, which boosted sugar production as well as the cocoa industry. The discovery of oil on Trinidad in 1910 added another important export.
Independence was attained in 1962.
The country is one of the most prosperous in the Caribbean thanks largely to petroleum and natural gas production and processing.
Tourism, mostly in Tobago, is targeted for expansion and is growing.
Tell us why this is interestingFirst colonized by the Spanish, the islands came under British control in the early... more
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Tell us why this is interestingResistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on St. Vincent until 1719.
Disputed between France and the United Kingdom for most of the 18th century, the island was ceded to the latter in 1783.
Between 1960 and 1962, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was a separate administrative unit of the Federation of the West Indies.
Autonomy was granted in 1969 and independence in 1979.
Natural disasters have featured in the country's history. In 1902, La Soufrière volcano erupted, killing 2,000 people. Much farmland was damaged, and the economy deteriorated.
In April 1979, La Soufrière erupted again. Although no one was killed, thousands had to be evacuated, and there was extensive agricultural damage.
In 1980 and 1987, hurricanes compromised banana and coconut plantations; 1998 and 1999 also saw very active hurricane seasons, with Hurricane Lenny in 1999 causing extensive damage to the west coast of the island.
Tell us why this is interestingResistance by native Caribs prevented colonization on... more
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(CBS)Although sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was the Dutch who occupied the island in 1631 and set about exploiting its salt deposits.
The Spanish retook the island in 1633, but continued to be harassed by the Dutch.
The Spanish finally relinquished St. Martin to the French and Dutch, who divided it amongst themselves in 1648.
The cultivation of sugar cane introduced slavery to the island in the late 18th century; the practice was not abolished until 1848.
The island became a free port in 1939; the tourism industry was dramatically expanded during the 1970s and 1980s.
In 2003, the populace of St. Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the northern portion of the island became a French overseas collectivity.
(CBS)Although sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1493 and claimed for Spain, it was... more
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Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. Part of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north of the islands of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, northwest of Barbados and south of Martinique.
It is also known as the "Helen of the West Indies" because the island switched between British and French control so often it was likened to the mythical Helen of Troy. Saint Lucia is one of the Windward Islands, named for Saint Lucy of Syracuse.
It was first visited by Europeans in about the year 1500 and first colonized successfully by France who signed a treaty with the native Carib peoples in 1660.
Great Britain then took control of the island from 1663-1667 before going to war with France over it fourteen times.
The British finally took complete control of the island in 1814. Representative government came about in 1924 (with universal adult suffrage from 1953) and from 1958 to 1962 the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies.
Finally, on Feb. 22, 1979, Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations.
The island nation celebrates this every year with a public holiday. Saint Lucia is an island nation in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the... more
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The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis), located in the Leeward Islands, is a federal two-island nation in the West Indies.
It is the smallest nation in the Americas in both area and population.
First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967.
The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971.
Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983.
In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.
Nevis continues in its efforts to try and separate from Saint Kitts. The Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis (also known as the Federation of Saint... more
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Tell us why this is interestingDiscovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648.
In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century.
France repurchased the island in 1878 and placed it under the administration of Guadeloupe.
St. Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appelations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms.
In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the island became a French overseas collectivity.
Tell us why this is interestingDiscovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it... more
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Tell us why this is interestingExplored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th century, Panama broke with Spain in 1821 and joined a union of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador - named the Republic of Gran Colombia. When the latter dissolved in 1830, Panama remained part of Colombia.
With U.S. backing, Panama seceded from Colombia in 1903 and promptly signed a treaty with the US allowing for the construction of a canal and U.S. sovereignty over a strip of land on either side of the structure (the Panama Canal Zone).
The Panama Canal was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers between 1904 and 1914. In 1977, an agreement was signed for the complete transfer of the Canal from the US to Panama by the end of the century.
Certain portions of the Zone and increasing responsibility over the Canal were turned over in the subsequent decades. With U.S. help, dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed in 1989.
The entire Panama Canal, the area supporting the Canal, and remaining U.S. military bases were transferred to Panama by the end of 1999. In October 2006, Panamanians approved an ambitious plan to expand the Canal.
The project, which is to begin in 2007 and could double the Canal's capacity, is expected to be completed in 2014-15. Tell us why this is interestingExplored and settled by the Spanish in the 16th... more
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The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the early 16th century.
Independence from Spain was declared in 1821 and the country became an independent republic in 1838.
Britain occupied the Caribbean Coast in the first half of the 19th century, but gradually ceded control of the region in subsequent decades.
Violent opposition to governmental manipulation and corruption spread to all classes by 1978 and resulted in a short-lived civil war that brought the Marxist Sandinista guerrillas to power in 1979.
Nicaraguan aid to leftist rebels in El Salvador caused the US to sponsor anti-Sandinista contra guerrillas through much of the 1980s.
Free elections in 1990, 1996, and 2001, saw the Sandinistas defeated, but voting in 2006 announced the return of former Sandinista President Daniel Ortega Saavedra.
Nicaragua's infrastructure and economy - hard hit by the earlier civil war and by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 - are slowly being rebuilt. The Pacific coast of Nicaragua was settled as a Spanish colony from Panama in the... more
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Tell us why this is interestingPopulated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the island was claimed by the Spanish Crown in 1493 following Columbus' second voyage to the Americas.
In 1898, after 400 years of colonial rule that saw the indigenous population nearly exterminated and African slave labor introduced, Puerto Rico was ceded to the U.S. as a result of the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship in 1917. Popularly-elected governors have served since 1948. In 1952, a constitution was enacted providing for internal self government.
In plebiscites held in 1967, 1993, and 1998, voters chose not to alter the existing political statusTell us why this is interestingPopulated for centuries by aboriginal peoples, the... more
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Tell us why this is interestingThe Netherlands Antilles previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and Sint Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands.
The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum.
Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863.
Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields.
The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion, called Saint Martin, is an overseas collectivity of France. Tell us why this is interestingThe Netherlands Antilles previously known as the... more
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The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century.
A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century.
The nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment for a large segment of the population, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states.
The elections held in 2000 marked the first time since the 1910 Mexican Revolution that an opposition candidate - Vicente FOX of the National Action Party (PAN) - defeated the party in government, the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).
He was succeeded in 2006 by another PAN candidate Felipe CALDERON.
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for... more
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English and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the first African slaves arrived three decades later.
The British and French fought for possession of the island for most of the 18th century, but it finally was confirmed as a British possession in 1783.
The island's sugar plantation economy was converted to small farm landholdings in the mid 19th century.
Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on July 18, 1995.
Montserrat has endured volcanic activity since, with the last eruption occurring in July 2003.
Tell us why this is interestingEnglish and Irish colonists from St. Kitts first settled on Montserrat in 1632; the... more
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Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1,128 km². It is an overseas department of France.
As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is also one of the 26 regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic.
As part of France, Martinique is part of the European Union, and its currency is the euro.
Its official language is French, although almost all of its inhabitants also speak Antillean Creole (Créole Martiniquais).
Martinique is pictured on all euro banknotes, on the reverse at the bottom of each note, right of the Greek ΕΥΡΩ (EURO) next to the denomination. Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession... more
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