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    Normandy, 1944.

    By: Skip MacLure (Diary)  |  June 7th at 01:50 PM  | 

    In the pre-dawn hours of June 6, 1944, a massive fleet of 5,000 ships prepared to hurl 160,000 men at the walls of Hitler’s fortress Europe. America and its allies begin the long road to Berlin and the end of Hitler and the madman’s dreams of a master race. USS Augusta with landing craft heading for Omaha Beach. Before victory was achieved 183,588 Americans had | Read More »

    Israel’s OK Corral.

    By: Skip MacLure (Diary)  |  June 3rd at 10:31 AM  | 

    Make no mistake, Israel has been maintaining a lawful naval blockade on Gaza. Not only that, but stopping suspect vessels in international waters is common practice. I wrote that Israel would stop that convoy and indeed they did just that. MV Rachel Corrie (before re-naming) What happened then will be rattling back and forth on the news cycles for months. Among the 600 plus pro-Palestinian | Read More »