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  • Create a Virtual Credit Card

    Online Shopping

    Have you ever been caught by a service that wants to “auto-bill” your credit card after a trial period or a vender that wants to renew a purchase when you only wanted the initial purchase?

    The solution is privacy.com

    The service creates a specific credit card number for a specific purchase. You never use your own credit cards. Once you make the purchase using this “new” credit cards number, you have the option to delete the card so that it can never be billed again after the initial purchase. Your account is linked to your checking account which is never exposed to the merchants you are dealing with. You are also required to have a SMS text message enabled cell phone.

    The Personal Service is forever FREE when creating up to 12 cards per month. For those requiring more, there are other options for creating paid accounts.

  • Terry McAuliffe for Virginia’s Governor

    Terry McAuliffe
    Terry McAuliffe

    August 13, 2021 – MCLEAN, VA – On Monday, Terry for Virginia announced that it will require all campaign staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and released a new digital ad, “Our Future,” highlighting Glenn Youngkin’s fight for Donald Trump. Terry also made campaign stops in Brunswick, Greensville, Franklin and Suffolk. On Wednesday, Terry McAuliffe visited Inova Hospital in Fairfax and called on all Virginia health systems to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. On Thursday, Terry joined the Democratic National Committee’s “Build Back Better” bus tour in Alexandria. Terry for Virginia also released a new ad, “Enough,” featuring lifelong Republicans who will vote for Terry McAuliffe for Governor. Terry also received the endorsement from the Virginia Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy. On Friday, Terry for Virginia released a new digital ad, “Don’t Florida Our Virginia,” highlighting Glenn Youngkin’s admiration for Ron DeSantis’ failed right-wing COVID-19 response. Terry McAuliffe also received an endorsement from Equality Virginia Advocates.

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  • The American War in Afghanistan: A History

    The American War in Afghanistan: A History by Carter Malkasian
    The American War in Afghanistan: A History – Available from Amazon.com

    The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation’s history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely to leave soon ― but only after a stay of nearly two decades.

    In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Malkasian is both a leading academic authority on the subject and an experienced practitioner, having spent nearly two years working in the Afghan countryside and going on to serve as the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, the US military commander in Afghanistan and later the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Drawing from a deep well of local knowledge, understanding of Pashto, and review of primary source documents, Malkasian moves through the war’s multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the light American footprint during the 2003 Iraq invasion; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006, the Obama-era surge, and the various resets in strategy and force allocations that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the 2018-2020 peace talks. Malkasian lived through much of it, and draws from his own experiences to provide a unique vantage point on the war. Today, the Taliban is the most powerful faction, and sees victory as probable. The ultimate outcome after America leaves is inherently unpredictable given the multitude of actors there, but one thing is sure: the war did not go as America had hoped. Although the al-Qa’eda leader Osama bin Laden was killed and no major attack on the American homeland was carried out after 2001, the United States was unable to end the violence or hand off the war to the Afghan authorities, which could not
    survive without US military backing. The American War in Afghanistan explains why the war had such a disappointing outcome.

  • Finally, A President That Can Admit Defeat

    Don’t Send Our Young Men and Women into a War We Cannot Win

    “With Taliban fighters poised to rout the U.S.-backed Afghan government — and with it the 20-year, multibillion-dollar effort to root Western-style democracy in Afghan soil — President Biden over the weekend first offered compassion for those left behind. “Our hearts go out to the brave Afghan men and women who are now at risk,” he said in a statement late Saturday as insurgents closed in on Kabul. But then Biden pivoted to the cold calculation behind his decision to pull the plug on a mission that has cost more than 2,000 American lives.” 1

    • The American War in Afghanistan: A History
      The American War in Afghanistan: A History by Carter Malkasian
      The American War in Afghanistan: A History – Available from Amazon.com

      The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation’s history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely to leave soon ― but only after a stay of nearly two decades.

      In The American War in Afghanistan, Carter Malkasian provides the first comprehensive history of the entire conflict. Malkasian is both a leading academic authority on the subject and an experienced practitioner, having spent nearly two years working in the Afghan countryside and going on to serve as the senior advisor to General Joseph Dunford, the US military commander in Afghanistan and later the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Drawing from a deep well of local knowledge, understanding of Pashto, and review of primary source documents, Malkasian moves through the war’s multiple phases: the 2001 invasion and after; the light American footprint during the 2003 Iraq invasion; the resurgence of the Taliban in 2006, the Obama-era surge, and the various resets in strategy and force allocations that occurred from 2011 onward, culminating in the 2018-2020 peace talks. Malkasian lived through much of it, and draws from his own experiences to provide a unique vantage point on the war. Today, the Taliban is the most powerful faction, and sees victory as probable. The ultimate outcome after America leaves is inherently unpredictable given the multitude of actors there, but one thing is sure: the war did not go as America had hoped. Although the al-Qa’eda leader Osama bin Laden was killed and no major attack on the American homeland was carried out after 2001, the United States was unable to end the violence or hand off the war to the Afghan authorities, which could not
      survive without US military backing. The American War in Afghanistan explains why the war had such a disappointing outcome.

  • Yes, They Really Said That: Byrne, Locke

    Sister Dierdre Byrne, M.D.

    Called the vaccines “diabolic,” falsely linked them to abortion, and claimed the shots are a government plan for “total control of a populace.” 2

    Of course, the Pope is silent on this statement.

    Pastor Greg Locke

    He will kick worshippers out of his church if they wear masks, references QAnon conspiracy theories in his sermons, and even calls vaccines “a dangerous scam.” 3