<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643</id><updated>2024-10-10T06:49:56.843-04:00</updated><category term="Ron Paul"/><category term="politics"/><category term="secession"/><title type='text'>A Theory of Everything</title><subtitle type='html'>Thoughts, ponderings and ramblings on politics, culture, society, religion, science and such.&#xa;&lt;BR&gt;&#xa;&lt;BR&gt;&#xa;Rantings from the defenders of resonable free thought.&#xa;&lt;BR&gt;&#xa;&lt;BR&gt;&#xa;Disclaimer- Everything here is an opinion, theory or philosophy.  This is a celebration of the 1st Amendment and our God given right to think and speak.  Some opinions may be harsh. &#xa;&lt;BR&gt;&#xa;</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default?alt=atom'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default?alt=atom&amp;start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>42</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-4731497789725881481</id><published>2011-10-30T14:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-30T14:04:40.412-04:00</updated><title type='text'>New Sites of Interest</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.the-strong-will.com/&quot;&gt;The Strong Will&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://prepared.the-strong-will.com/&quot;&gt;Be Prepared&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://excel.the-strong-will.com/&quot;&gt;Excel Fitness&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestrongwill.us/&quot;&gt;Change of Mind&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/4731497789725881481/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/4731497789725881481' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/4731497789725881481'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/4731497789725881481'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2011/10/new-sites-of-interest.html' title='New Sites of Interest'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-8655685173402096871</id><published>2007-10-27T12:07:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-27T12:08:30.054-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="politics"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ron Paul"/><title type='text'>Dr. No</title><content type='html'>View the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/blog/labels/ron%20paul.html&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Archive&lt;/a&gt; over at LOSP</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/8655685173402096871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/8655685173402096871' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/8655685173402096871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/8655685173402096871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2007/10/dr-no.html' title='Dr. No'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-5546237534310517210</id><published>2007-10-24T12:44:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-24T12:45:14.498-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ron Paul"/><title type='text'>Ron Paul Blogs</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://dailypaul.com/&quot;&gt;DailyPaul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://americasbraveheart.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;America&#39;s Brave Heart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://catholicsforronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://catholicsforronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Catholics for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.citizensforronpaul.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Citizens for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://conservativetimes.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Conservative Times&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thecrossedpond.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Crossed Pond&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://disinter.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Disinter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.forsoundmoney.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;For Sound Money&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.grannywarriors.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Granny Warriors&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://theknightshift.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;The Knight Shift&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lds4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;LDS 4 Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.libertarians4paul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Libertarians For Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mindbodypolitic.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;MindBody Politic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thenewliberty.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;New Liberty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulrally.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online Rally&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ozarksvoter.info/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ozarks Voter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paulforronpaul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Paul for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.primarilypaul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Primarily Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.protectronpaul2008.info/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Protect Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://redstateeclectic.typepad.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Red State Eclectic&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://republicanrenaissance.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Republican Renaissance&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://retro-republican.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Retro Republican&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulfan.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Fan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulkc.com/wp/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;KC&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaul2008nyc.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul 2008 &lt;strong&gt;NYC&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulhq.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul HQ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulnation.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulnewengland.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul &lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;New England&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulforpresident2008.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RonPaulforPresident2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ronpaulpresshub.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Press Hub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulregistry.com/index.php&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Registry&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaul.rescue-us.org/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Rescue Us&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaul2008wi.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RonPaul Wisconsin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaul.typepad.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;RonPaul.Typepad&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://studentsforpaul.org/blog/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Students for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.seniorsforronpaul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Seniors for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techpresident.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tech President&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://votuspotus.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Votus Potus&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchronpaul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Watch Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/blog/scarletpimpernel.html&quot;&gt;League of The Scarlet Pimpernel&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;International Blogs:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://asia4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Asia for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bavaria-for-ron-paul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Bavaria for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://belgians4paul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Belgians for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://brits4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brits for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulbrazil.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Brazilians for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.canadiansforronpaul.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Canadians for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chilepost.blogspot.com/2007/05/ron-paul-la-esperanza-libertaria.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Chile for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulfr.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;French for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://europe4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Europe 4 Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.holland4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Holland 4 Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hungary4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Hungary for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulspanish.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Ron Paul Spanish&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://indiansandpakistanisforronpaul.wordpress.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Indian &amp;amp; Pakistani Friends of Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaulish.blog.onet.pl/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Poland for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://romania4ronpaul.blogspot.com/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Romania for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ronpaul.liberal-venezolano.net/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Venezuela for Ron Paul&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot; href=&quot;http://www.ronpaul2008.com/&quot;&gt;Official Ron Paul Site&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.militaryforpaul.com/&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-weight: bold;&quot;&gt;Military and Veterans For Ron Paul&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/5546237534310517210/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/5546237534310517210' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/5546237534310517210'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/5546237534310517210'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2007/10/ron-paul-blogs.html' title='Ron Paul Blogs'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-1892093073130910230</id><published>2007-10-14T01:47:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-10-14T01:47:57.738-04:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="secession"/><title type='text'>CHATTANOOGA DECLARATION</title><content type='html'>Read &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/chattanooga_declaration.htm&quot;&gt;The Chattanooga Declaration here&lt;/a&gt; and be sure to sign the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/declaration_of_states_rights.htm&quot;&gt;Declaration of States&#39; Rights&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/1892093073130910230/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/1892093073130910230' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/1892093073130910230'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/1892093073130910230'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2007/10/chattanooga-declaration.html' title='CHATTANOOGA DECLARATION'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-116169788694867652</id><published>2006-10-24T09:50:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-24T09:51:26.966-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Links For Consideration</title><content type='html'>&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hbelloc.org/&quot;&gt;The American Belloc Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chesterton.org/&quot;&gt;The American Chesterton Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anthonypowell.org.uk/indexnf.htm&quot;&gt;The Anthony Powell Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cslewis.org/&quot;&gt;The C. S. Lewis Foundation&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cslewisinstitute.org/&quot;&gt;The C. S. Lewis Institute&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.literatevalues.org/&quot;&gt;The Center for Literate Values&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chroniclesmagazine.org/CRHL/index.html&quot;&gt;The Center for the Restoration of Humane Learning&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsci.lsu.edu/voegelin/&quot;&gt;The Eric Voegelin Institute&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.artsci.lsu.edu/voegelin/EVS/EVS_dtf.htm&quot;&gt;The Eric Voegelin Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://academic.shu.edu/chesterton/&quot;&gt;The G. K. Chesterton Institute for Faith &amp; Culture&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/history/links/maistre/maistre.html&quot;&gt;The Joseph de Maistre Homepage&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nhinet.org/&quot;&gt;The National Humanities Institute&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newmanstudiesinstitute.org/newman.htm&quot;&gt;The National Institute for Newman Studies&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.orestesbrownson.com/index.php&quot;&gt;The Orestes Brownson Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nyx.net/%7Ejkalb/more/&quot;&gt;The Writings of Paul Elmer More&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kirkcenter.org/&quot;&gt;The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Ejlynch/Johnson/&quot;&gt;Samuel Johnson&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.luc.edu/eliot/&quot;&gt;The T.S. Eliot Society&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.udallas.edu/newman/&quot;&gt;The Venerable John Henry Newman Association&lt;/a&gt;          &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.vincentmcnabb.org/&quot;&gt;The Vincent McNabb Society&lt;/a&gt;      &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/116169788694867652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/116169788694867652' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116169788694867652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116169788694867652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2006/10/links-for-consideration.html' title='Links For Consideration'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-116090918148981717</id><published>2006-10-15T06:45:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-15T06:46:21.500-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Demise</title><content type='html'>From &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.newcitizenship.net/2006/10/bush-has-achieved-americas-demise.html&quot;&gt;NewCitizenship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Bush the Decider claims unconstitutional powers and uses &quot;signing statements&quot; to negate U.S. law whenever he feels the rule of law is in the way of his leadership, he is remarkably similar to Hitler, the Führer, who told the Reichstag on Feb. 20, 1938: &quot;A man who feels it his duty at such an hour to assume the leadership of his people is not responsible to the laws of parliamentary usage or to a particular democratic conception, but solely to the mission placed upon him. And anyone who interferes with this mission is an enemy of the people.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You are with us or against us.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/116090918148981717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/116090918148981717' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116090918148981717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116090918148981717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2006/10/demise.html' title='Demise'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-116038052752188228</id><published>2006-10-09T03:55:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-09T03:55:27.536-04:00</updated><title type='text'>North Korean Nuclear Test</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Nuclear Test in North Korea that I &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/blog/2006/10/re-north-korea-sees-window-of.html&quot;&gt;predicted&lt;/a&gt;  would occur (the opinions of the talking heads notwithstanding)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;wlWriterEditableSmartContent&quot; id=&quot;0767317B-992E-4b12-91E0-4F059A8CECA8:e4ebe23a-e477-466d-aa83-95ddea42e182&quot; contenteditable=&quot;false&quot; style=&quot;margin: 0px; padding: 0px; display: inline;&quot;&gt;Technorati  tags: &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tags/&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot; 20korea=&quot;&quot;&gt;&quot;North  Korea&quot;&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://technorati.com/tags/&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot; 20test=&quot;&quot;&gt;&quot;nuclear test&quot;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/116038052752188228/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/116038052752188228' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116038052752188228'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116038052752188228'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2006/10/north-korean-nuclear-test.html' title='North Korean Nuclear Test'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-116030896904253543</id><published>2006-10-08T07:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2006-10-08T08:02:49.056-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Site Feed</title><content type='html'>I don&#39;t post here but I keep the blog around because it has a certain sentimental value to me, it was one of my first attempts at blogging.  I may actually blog here someday.  With that in mind I set up a &lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.feedburner.com/ATheoryOfEverything&quot;&gt;site feed&lt;/a&gt;.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/116030896904253543/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/116030896904253543' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116030896904253543'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/116030896904253543'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2006/10/site-feed.html' title='Site Feed'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' 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href=&quot;http://southernnationalist.blogspot.com/&quot;&gt;Southern Loyalist&lt;/a&gt; and work heavily with the &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.secessionist.us/&quot;&gt;American Secession Project&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/115271182069359799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/115271182069359799' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/115271182069359799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/115271182069359799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2006/07/my-current-blog-address.html' title='My current blog address'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-111439574641722693</id><published>2005-04-24T22:22:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-04-24T22:22:26.416-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Wasn&#39;t this on the X-Files?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=632444&quot;&gt;News&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;Scientists have begun putting genes from human beings into food crops in a dramatic extension of genetic modification&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/111439574641722693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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innocent to head theft</title><content type='html'>&quot;HYDE PARK – A Morrisville teenager is being held on $100,000 bail after pleading not guilty to charges he raided a tomb in a cemetery and removed the head of the corpse.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just plain sick&lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/111358365782638034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/111358365782638034' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/111358365782638034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/111358365782638034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/04/youth-pleads-innocent-to-head-theft.html' title='Youth pleads innocent to head theft'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-111041285112148049</id><published>2005-03-09T19:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-03-09T19:00:51.120-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dave Matthews Band driver pleads guilty to dumping on tour boat</title><content type='html'>&quot;Dave Matthews Band driver pleads guilty to dumping on tour boat&lt;/a&gt;: &quot;A bus driver for the Dave Matthews Band pleaded guilty Wednesday to dumping 800 pounds of human waste from the vehicle&#39;s septic tank onto a sightseeing boat on the Chicago River last summer.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember this?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' 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src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-110926647137742972</id><published>2005-02-24T12:34:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-24T12:34:31.376-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fla. Man Finds 6-Foot African Rock Python In Toilet</title><content type='html'>&quot;A St. Petersburg man received a rude awakening Tuesday when he lifted the lid on his toilet and found a snake curled inside, with its head sticking out of the bowl.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That would be a rude way to wake up!!</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/110926647137742972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110926647137742972' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110926647137742972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110926647137742972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/fla-man-finds-6-foot-african-rock.html' title='Fla. 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Internet panel yesterday said they hope to set up a global system where cyberspace would be under the control of the United Nations.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Like this is what we really need....I suppose they would figure out a way to tax us and then funnel the money into Kofi&#39;s hands like the oil for food program</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/110908307458927878/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110908307458927878' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110908307458927878'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110908307458927878'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/un-to-control-use-of-internet.html' title='U.N. to control 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href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110908190683109224' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110908190683109224'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110908190683109224'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/chris-rock-clarifies-oscars-comment.html' title='Chris Rock Clarifies Oscars&#39; Comment'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-110904874840907087</id><published>2005-02-22T00:05:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-22T18:57:05.430-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Open minds on open seas</title><content type='html'>&quot;Five years after Britain lifted its ban on gays in the military, the British Royal Navy has begun actively encouraging gay men and lesbians to enlist and has pledged to make life easier for them when they do&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;what is that old saying reference the life of a sailor in the British navy &quot;it&#39;s all rum the lash and sodomy&quot;?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/110904874840907087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110904874840907087' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110904874840907087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110904874840907087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/open-minds-on-open-seas.html' title='Open minds on open seas'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-110902837591065717</id><published>2005-02-21T18:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-21T18:26:15.910-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Blogging could be bad for your health, in some countries</title><content type='html'> &quot;Iran is becoming an increasingly dangerous place to keep an online diary&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/110902837591065717/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110902837591065717' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110902837591065717'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110902837591065717'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/blogging-could-be-bad-for-your-health.html' title='Blogging could be bad for your health, in some countries'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-110902807217938056</id><published>2005-02-21T18:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-02-21T18:21:12.180-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Iraqi women no better off post-Saddam </title><content type='html'>The rest of Iraq is not much better off either....some would rightly say worse.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/110902807217938056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/110902807217938056' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110902807217938056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/110902807217938056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2005/02/iraqi-women-no-better-off-post-saddam.html' title='Iraqi women no better off post-Saddam '/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-108947090417304438</id><published>2004-07-10T10:48:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-10T10:48:24.173-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Party of Big Government (the full story)</title><content type='html'>by Norman Singleton July 9, 2004 09:36 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is some more details on how the GOP used procedural tricks to defeat an attempt to role back part of the PATRIOT Act, which Lew and Daniel previously commented on:&lt;br /&gt;Under section 215 of the PATRIOT Act, judges must automatically approve a request to search library records, thus the PATRIOT Act turns judges into rubber stamps instead of independent checks on federal law enforcement. Representatives Bernie Sanders, Ron Paul and others offered an amendment to the Commerce, Justice, and State Department Appropriations bill restoring the fourth amendment requirement that the government show probable cause and obtain a warrant from an independent judge before using taxpayer funds to search library and Internet records.&lt;br /&gt;The amendment was debated yesterday afternoon and at 3:41 Congress began was was supposed to be a 15-minute vote on the amendment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, at the end of 15 minutes, the Sanders-Paul amendment was winning. So, instead of bringing down the gavel and ending the vote, leadership &#39;kept the vote open&#39; while it twisted arms to get Republicans to change their votes. &lt;br /&gt;Like they did during the Medicare votes, the GOP leadership ordered the C-SPAN cameras to remain fixed on a wide shot of the House, so the American people could not see the House leadership browbeat members to abandon the Fourth Amendment and their constituents&#39; freedom &#39;for the good of the party.&#39; &lt;br /&gt;While they could not see what was going on, the American people could hear Representative Sanders and Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi inquire as to whether 15 minutes had passed and if so why the vote was still being held open. The official explanation from the GOP le&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/108947090417304438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/108947090417304438' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108947090417304438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108947090417304438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2004/07/party-of-big-government-full-story.html' title='The Party of Big Government (the full story)'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-108946948165666570</id><published>2004-07-10T10:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-10T10:24:41.656-04:00</updated><title type='text'>REVOLT ON THE RIGHT!</title><content type='html'>&quot;It&#39;s one of the most under-reported but pivotal stories of this election season: Untold numbers of American Christians, conservatives, Republicans, libertarians, constitutionalists and others &#39;on the right&#39; are torn over how to vote in this November&#39;s election.&quot;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/108946948165666570/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/108946948165666570' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108946948165666570'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108946948165666570'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2004/07/revolt-on-right.html' title='REVOLT ON THE RIGHT!'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-108908716829234043</id><published>2004-07-06T00:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-07-06T00:12:48.293-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kidnapped marine &#39;safe after defecting&#39; to Islamists</title><content type='html'>&quot;Kidnapped US marine Wassef Ali Hassoun has been taken to &#39;a place of safety&#39; after he pledged not to return to the US military, his captors told al-Jazeera television in a statement yesterday. &quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It has been some time since I went on a real rant about all the evils of “sissyfying” the military.  All of the years of indoctrinated political correctness, easing training standards for fear of hurting someone, easing recruitment standards because there are really just not enough good kids waiting to get in, eliminating the ability of commanders at the company level to issue stern punishment; all of these and more are examples of the things I am talking about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Imagine this, a US Marine deserts and then defects.  Unconscionable and unfathomable. The Corps just ain’t what it used to be…and to think I wrote a piece bemoaning the eventual beheading of this criminal.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I suppose this young man, though he be a translator, was never fully introduced to the meaning of Semper Fidelis.  &lt;br /&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/108908716829234043/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/108908716829234043' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108908716829234043'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108908716829234043'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2004/07/kidnapped-marine-safe-after-defecting.html' title='Kidnapped marine &#39;safe after defecting&#39; to Islamists'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-108852302599177360</id><published>2004-06-29T11:30:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-29T11:30:25.990-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Israel major supplier of arms to Beijing</title><content type='html'>&quot;A congressional commission on China stated in a report recently made public that Israel has become China&#39;s largest arms and weapons technology supplier after Russia. &quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China is indeed a Dragon rising in the east.  All the effort and money spent elsewhere by the US will eventually be proven as a mistake.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;China has undertaken a massive modernization program.  Within the decade the fruits of that effort will be apparent.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/108852302599177360/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/108852302599177360' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108852302599177360'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108852302599177360'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2004/06/israel-major-supplier-of-arms-to.html' title='Israel major supplier of arms to Beijing'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183643.post-108840718008307990</id><published>2004-06-28T03:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2004-06-28T03:19:40.083-04:00</updated><title type='text'>A New Terror Threat- This holiday, watch out for those floating beer coolers</title><content type='html'>Right...what genius at Homeland Security thought this up?</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/feeds/108840718008307990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/6183643/108840718008307990' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108840718008307990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6183643/posts/default/108840718008307990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://elcid.blogspot.com/2004/06/new-terror-threat-this-holiday-watch.html' title='A New Terror Threat- This holiday, watch out for those floating beer coolers'/><author><name>El Cid</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17642175827926988173</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>