U.S. Wavered over South Korean Executions

The American Colonel, troubled by what he was hearing, tried to stall at first. However, the declassified record shows he finally told his South Korean counterpart that it would be permitted to machine-gun 3500 political prisoners, to keep them from joining approaching enemy forces. This may sound harsh, but this is war. Other American officers observed that in the early days of the Korean War, a secretive slaughter believed to have killed 100,000 or more leftists and supposed sympathizers, usually without charge or trial, happened in a few weeks in mid-1950. This was photographed and confidentially reported on such wholesale executions by their South Korean ally. They found through extensive research that Gen. Douglas MacArthur took no action to stop the mass killing. The knowledge of this reached top levels of the Pentagon and State Department in Washington, where it was classified as secret and filed away.

Bomb Hits Troops in Afghanistan

The troops from the U.S. led coalition patrolling south of the Afghan capital were hit by a bomb last Thursday. This caused an unspecified number of casualties. The government, in neighboring Pakistan, denied that its main spy agency was behind a recent assassination attempt on the Afghan president. And that they took aim at Kabul for failing to prevent the attack. The coalition convoy was struck by the bomb Thursday morning during a patrol in Wardak province. The scene was secured, but the exact number and nature of casualties was unclear. The aftermath of the Thursday attack was filmed by a television cameraman. The footage that the television cameraman filmed showed the burning wreckage of a vehicle on a bend in a mountain road. Militants held up what looked like an M-16 rifle and dragged away a belt of ammunition. Unfortunately, it was not possible to independently verify whether the footage was from the same incident that was reported by the coalition.

Peach Pie and Cherry Pie

I have to get up in the morning and get busy and make a peach pie and a cherry pie for our picnic on Saturday. Everyone seems to like fruit pies best and I think someone is bringing an apple pie too. We all love fresh homemade pie with a crust that melts in your mouth. I have a wonderful recipe that makes a tender delicious crust for any pie. Of course, when it comes to some other pies, such as chocolate, then I love a good graham cracker pie crust.

Flat Panel Mount

We just got a new 42 inch flat panel television set. We just love it. And we are told that we can mount it right on the wall but we want to be sure to get the right flat panel mount that is suited to our home. We want one that will fit in with the decor and in checking the Internet I found this online website that has a number of them to choose from. Now to decide which one will work best for us and get it ordered. It will be great to have it delivered to our home and not have to go out looking for one.

Men's Jewelry

Although they may not always admit it, men love beautiful jewelry as much as women do. When searching for a beautiful gift of men's jewelry I would like to recommend that you check into this online website for some of the very finest watches that would make any man happy. They have a fabulous line of men's bracelets, cuff links, and beautiful rings that any man would be proud to wear. Tie clips are also a very nice and useful gift and certainly dress up a tie and suit. Check them out. You are sure to find the perfect jewelry for your man.

Picnics

Picnics are great fun this time of the year. We are going to have a big one on Saturday. All the families will be there that are cousins. I am making a big bowl of potatoe salad and plan to make a bunch of deviled eggs. Also want to make a peach and a cherry pie. If they turn out good, will be bringing a big pan of Scotcheroos too. They are sooo good. There will a lot of families there so we will have all kinds of wonderful foods. I'm taking caffeine free Pepsi along. I need to find someone with a big cooler though. I have one that is really too small for everything.

Zimbabwe President

President Robert Mugabe refused Tuesday to give into pressure from Africa and the West. He said the would can shout as loud as they like but he would not cancel this week's runoff election even though his opponent quit the race. The opposition is headed by Morgan Tsvangirae, who quit the presidential contest and sought shelter in the Dutch Embassy. South Africa's ruling party issued a tough worded statement calling on Mugabe's government to stop "riding roughshod" over their opposition. There was a report in the Times of London that Britain has drawn up contingency plans for deploying troops in Zimbabwe to resolve a humanitarian crisis and to evacuate British nationals and their dependents. That did not make the African national Congress happy and they warned against international intervention after hearing the report.