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Here are the top scores for the [[American History Final Exam]]. Feel free to post your own answers for grading!

==Top scores==

*'''47 - PERFECTION ([[homeschooler]])'''
*43 (homeschooler)
*42 (public school educated person, as graded below)
*40 (three exams, two by homeschoolers and one by a public visitor below)
*39 (three homeschoolers tied at this score)
*38 (two exams, one by a homeschooler and one by a public visitor below)
*37 (two homeschoolers tied at this score)
*36 (two homeschoolers tied at this score)
*34 (three exams, two by homeschoolers and one by a public visitor below)
*33 (four exams, two by homeschoolers and two by a public visitors below)
*32 (homeschooler)
*31 (public visitor below)
*30 (two homeschoolers tied at this score)

== Top scores after multiple other answers were posted ==

*44 (public visitor below)

==Post your answers here for grading==
Here are my answers:
 
1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. D
21. C
22. D
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. A
33. B
34. C
35. D
36. C
37. D
38. C
39. B
40. B
41. C
42. C
43. D
44. D
45. A
46. A
47. - (girls)
48. A (boys)
 
-How'd I do? --[[User:Dan777|Dan777]] 22:36, 9 June 2011 (EDT)

1.c
2.c
3.a
4.c
5.c
6.d
7.b
8.c
9. c
10.b
11.a
12.b
13.c
14.a
15.c
16.c
17.b
18. d
19. a
20. d
21. a
22. a
23.b
24. b
25.c
26. c
27. b
28.c
29.c
30. d
31. c
32.a
33.c
34. d
35.a
36.b
37.d
38.b
39.b
40. b
41.d
42.c
43.d
44.d
45.a
bonus
1. d
(girls) c
--[[User:Klly82|Klly82]] 22:18, 7 June 2011 (EDT)

:Grade: 38 correct. Excellent - one of the very best exam answers posted here.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 13:55, 8 June 2011 (EDT)
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1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. C
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. D
32. C
33. B
34. D
35. D
36. B (As great as ''Conservapedia'' is, I would hardly call its founding an important event in American history)
37. D
38. B
39. D
40. B
41. A
42. C
43. C
44. D
45. B

Extra credit
1.D
3. A.

--[[User:Esmith543|Esmith543]] 23:16, 26 May 2011 (EDT)

: Correct score: 33. Good!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:11, 27 May 2011 (EDT)

Why would you have separate extra credit questions for girls and boys? Are girls not supposed to be interested in baseball? Do boys not care about chivalry?

Andy, would it be too much trouble for you to message me the answers that I got wrong with the corrections?--[[User:Esmith543|Esmith543]] 21:08, 27 May 2011 (EDT)

:Several students have not yet taken the exam and I'd like to wait longer before indicating what was correct or incorrect. Thanks in advance for your patience!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:28, 27 May 2011
1C 2C 3A 4C 5C 6B 7B 8D 9C 10B 11A 12D 13B 14A 15B 16C 17D 18B 19A 20A 21A 22A 23B 24B 25C 26C 27B 28C 29C 30D 31A 32A 33C 34D 35A 36C 37D 38C 39D 40D 41D 42C 43C 44B 45B 46D 47B
--[[User:JustinD|JustinD]] 12:42, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

: Correct score: 31. Good effort!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 16:17, 28 May 2011 (EDT)

1. c
2. c
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. d
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. b
11. a
12. d
13. c
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. d
18. b
19. a
20. b
21. a
22. a
23. b
24. b
25. c
26. c
27. b
28. c
29. c
30. d
31. d
32. b
33. b
34. b
35. c
36. b
37. d
38. b
39. b
40. b
41. d
42. c
43. d
44. d
45. a
extra credit
46. d
47. c (guys bonus question though I would not have minded answering the girl's bonus question which is c)--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 18:09, 29 May 2011 (EDT)

: Correct score: 44! Terrific!!!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 18:24, 29 May 2011 (EDT)

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. D
29. C
30. D
S1. A
32. C
33. A
34. D
35. A
36. B
37. D (I did chuckle at IV, though)
38. C
39. D
40. C
41. C
42. C
43. A
44. D
45. B

EC-1. D
EC-2. C

Hope I did alright! --[[User:AhmedB|AhmedB]] 00:08, 30 May 2011 (EDT)

: You did well! Score: 34.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 19:23, 30 May 2011 (EDT)

: 1. C
2. C
3. A
4. C
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. D
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. D
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. C
17. D
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. C
22. A
23. B
24. B
25. C
26. C
27. B
28. C
29. C
30. D
31. A
32. C
33. C
34. D
35. C
36. D
37. D
38. C
39. B
40. A
41. C
42. C
43. C
44. A
45. B
EC1: D
EC2 (boys): C [[User:Gregkochuconn|Gregkochuconn]] 16:49, 5 June 2011 (EDT)

::Grade: 33. Well done!--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 10:06, 6 June 2011 (EDT)

My answers, I was Public School educated By the way.

1. c
2. c
3. a
4. c
5.c
6. d
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. b
11. a
12. d
13. c
14. a,
15. c
16. c
17. d
18. d
19. a
20. d
21. a
22. a
23. b
24. b
25. c
26. c,
27. b,
28. c
29. c
30. d
31. a
32. b,
33. b
34. d
35. c
36. b,
37. d,
38. c,
39. b
40. b
41. d,
42. c
43. d
44. d,
45. a
Bonus: d
Female: C
Male: C

Test was too fun had to answer both questions, couldn't help myself.

Commentary on some of the questions
14. although it's roots are in the early 20th century, so technically none of the above
18. but also b FERA est 1932 under Hoover, but Servicemens Readjustments act although a Roosevelt policy was geared towards WWII, although one could argue it was part of the New Deal
27.thanks in no small part to your mother Andy
32. but also a if you're a liberal
36.for parts of the war, although it was a mobile army for a decent time he was based in NJ
37. although as a zombie his book may rely on his craving for brains
38. Bellamy in the late 19th century can be said to be one of the forefathers, and th progressive era began in the late 19th century, with most of the legislation of the progressive era coming after Teddy Roosevelt came to power so also kind of b.
41.although this is a politically charged question
44. although the official church didn't form until the 1860s the millerite movement started in 1843 and 1844
Female Bonus: although this is when women got rights, your definition of chivalry is frighteningly close to upending women's rights and there is nothing less chivalrous than that in my opinion.
Male Bonus: although even in the 1850s it was seen as the national pastime in the north mostly though.
Fun test, Hope I did well enough.
--[[User:Rlpond|Rlpond]] 20:36, 9 June 2011 (EDT)

:Well done! You missed only 4 questions, but I also had to disqualify an extra credit answer (as I always do when a student answers both contrary to instructions), so your total credited answers are 5 off the total possible.

:Final score: 42. Superb! Interestingly, you missed the question about the [[Great Awakening]], which one might expect a public school educated person to be weaker in.

:Thanks also for your commentary, which I'll review after I post your high score.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:38, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

OK, that was fun. It would be even more fun if you had an interactive page with a timer, reducing scores when passing a certain amount of time. It took me a full 15 min.; had to think on some, and may have missed some.
1. c
2. c
3. a
4. a
5. c
6. d
7. b
8. d
9. c
10. b
11. a
12. d
13. c
14. a
15. c
16. c
17. d
18. d
19. a
20. b
21. a
22. a
23. b
24. b
25. c
26. c
27. b
28. c
29. c
30. d
31. a
32. b
33. b
34. b
35. d
36. d
37. d
38. b
39. b
40. b
41. b
42. c
43. d
44. d
45. a

XC1. d
XC2. c
[[User:Cristiana55|Cristiana55]] 19:58, 12 June 2011 (EDT)
Whoops! I'd neatly left an empty space before the single-digit numbers, and that created a box when I posted. I came back to fix it, but it's easier to read than the others. Will leave it and if an Administrator wants to reformat it, great. I do want to note that #33 doesn't offer a perfectly accurate answer. I'll wait for grading to explain. I'm also correcting a typo I just now noticed; hope there are no more. [[User:Cristiana55|Cristiana55]] 20:03, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

:Superb! 40 answers are correct. You missed 3 in the first 30 questions, and 4 in the remaining 17. I'll post your score as a high score above. What do you think is wrong with question 33?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:23, 12 June 2011 (EDT)

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Weirdly I am having fun remembering all the french terms. XD. However L'état c'est moi is more of a phrase, but I put it in here anyways because it is often used. Most words are coming from my french notes and Euro History--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 18:00, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

== I suggest that the list be alphabetical on this page ==

I suggest that the list be alphabetical on this page.[[User:Conservative|Conservative]] 18:14, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

I was flipping through my notes as I was doing this and I didn't think about alphabetical till now. Definitions need to be added eventually soon too. Perhaps a table?--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 18:21, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
:Definitions and French pronunciation, I say. A table is an excellent idea. I can do the pronunciations in IPA if that helps. [[User:Jcw|Jcw]] 18:23, 5 August 2011 (EDT)
::Should we do feminine forms or masculine or quite possibly both?--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 18:25, 5 August 2011 (EDT)

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{{welcome}}

Did you not get one of these?--[[User:JamesWilson|JamesWilson]] 01:44, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
:No I did not. Thank you for it though.--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 02:17, 23 July 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Mystery:Why is England More Liberal than the United States?

2011-07-20T17:33:51Z

Harrymd: /* Population Density?? */

Nice essay! I hope you add more! I have always been wondering this, considering until recently England was more centered towards religion. [[User:NickP|NickP]] 01:15, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

Andy,

This is a very interesting topic, but I think an important point needs to be raised. English liberalism is not a new problem. It's important to keep in mind that many of the first colonists in America came here to escape from what they perceived as laxity within the Church of England, and that the revolutionary war was a reaction to British governmental overreach and over-regulation. In many ways, American conservatism is a RESPONSE to British liberalism. --[[User:Benp|Benp]] 13:38, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

:There is no doubt that the roots of revolution were in the overreach of government and taxation. The latter may be characteristic of left leaning (liberal) governments but I think it is a little anachronistic to decribe this a a reaction against "liberalism". Going further, I don't believe the British government of the time, while authoritarian, could be described in terms of either classical liberalism or its current meaning.
:I would add that fundamental reason why Great Britain/UK (I have no idea why this work singles out "England" specifically) and Europe generally have more liberal attitudes has arisen from several historical trends - that this topic needs to expand on - but most notable the contrasting feature of the United States is that its growth and success rests on indiviudal responsibility, liberties and a hostile mindset to big government and tax since the revolution! [[User:Laguardia|Laguardia]]

== The entrenched Church of England ==

I wonder if part of the reason is that the officially entrenched nature of the Anglican Church has caused a complacency amongst the religious over there. In many ways the Church of England has become more of a social organisation than a religious one, and this has had a liberalizing effect on the population on the whole. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 14:43, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

:Good point ... and certainly worth adding. I'll include it now, and please feel free to improve.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 15:01, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

== More liberal ==

Is the UK more liberal? What factors are we judging its liberalism on? [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 16:53, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

:England is certainly less [[conservative]] than the U.S.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 17:07, 17 July 2011 (EDT)
::I am sure that it is but I am just wondering about what factors have been taken into account. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 20:18, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

== The BBC ==
It's a public broadcaster, which tend to be liberal (look at NPR and PBS in the US) and furthermore, Brits have no choice in funding it, as it's paid for by mandatory TV licenses. Finally, while there is commercial (i.e. non-government TV) in Britain, the BBC is the only free (as in beer, aside from the license) option. Because of the tightly-controlled media, and lack of a free market, it's no wonder liberalism is so rampant there. --[[User:FergusE|FergusE]] 22:01, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

:The BBC is not the only free-to-view broadcaster by any means. Up until the advent of digital television there were five free channels, BBC1, BBC2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5. There are now dozens more free-to-air channels, the vast majority of them being commercial broadcasters. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 22:37, 17 July 2011 (EDT)

::Do you deny that The BBC is the dominant media in England and that it's heavily liberally biased? --[[User:FergusE|FergusE]] 22:49, 17 July 2011 (EDT)
:::I will answer from my perspective of living in the UK for a year not so long ago. Yes. Liberally biased but not ''heavily'' liberally biased. --[[User:DamianJohn|DamianJohn]] 01:53, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

::::FergusE, rather than turning on me for pointing out a factual error and posing a question that bears no relevance to the point I was making, you could just accept your mistake graciously. I never said it wasn't the dominant media in England. And I do not think it is even possible, or sensible to divide the world up into things which are 'conservative' and things which are 'liberal' as if the two terms are categories set in stone and used in the same way by everyone. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 08:31, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

==A federal England and freedom of speech==

This is quite a slippery argument. England is a much smaller country than the United States and it's hard to see how it would be practical to devise any sort of federal structure. Of course, the United Kingdom is now, essentially, arranged along federal lines. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all have their own assemblies or parliaments.

I don't quite understand the freedom of speech argument. What evidence is there that England is less at home to the right of free expression than is the United States?--[[User:Jdixon|Jdixon]] 11:13, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

:England does not guarantee a right of free speech. It's that simple.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:21, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
::Actually Article 10 of the UK Human Rights Act of 1998 states: 
::''Article 10: Freedom of Expression (1) Everyone has the right of freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without inference by public authority and regardless of frontiers.'' however this was only guaranteed in 2000 unlike the US which was in the 1700's [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 21:42, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

:::Are there any cases where this has made any difference?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:24, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
::::Well, the fact is they do have the freedom of speech which is protected by law. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 22:25, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

:::::It has frequently made a difference. Indeed, many in the Conservative Party are calling for an overhaul of UK human rights laws since they believe them to have led to overly lenient sentences in certain court cases. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 22:27, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

::::::Are there any examples that could be reviewed?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 22:28, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
:::::::[http://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2011/01/21/court-of-human-rights-five-recent-article-10-cases-%E2%80%93-hugh-tomlinson-qc/ Here] and [http://inforrm.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/case-law-mgn-v-united-kingdom-partial-victory-for-mirror-group-on-cfas-defeat-on-privacy/ here.] [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 22:31, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

::::::::Your second link seems to support my point: there still is not freedom of speech in England. (I couldn't get your first link to work).--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:34, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
:::::::::Article 10 ''does'' guarantee freedom of speech and expression but the question is whether it is used and, anyway, it is some 300 years behind the US meaning that they haven't had any opportunity to exercise it like the US. [[User:MaxFletcher|MaxFletcher]] 21:37, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
Well, this article provides a rather nice summary; David Cameron [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/feb/28/conservatives-human-rights for the repeal of the Human Rights Act]. If you would like anything more specific from me it will have to wait. It's 3.30am over here and I need my sleep. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 22:33, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

: Your link seems to be broken, unfortunately.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:34, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
:: Fixed. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 21:54, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

== Move Request ==

Can a moderator move the page to [[Mystery:Why is The United Kingdom More Liberal than the United States?]]? It would make more sense because England is only one part of the country. [[User:TonyB|TonyB]] 20:28, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

: No, I don't think so. "England", the dominant nation in the United Kingdom, is the more familiar term. And England itself is more liberal than the United States.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:16, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

::Hello Andy, I am new to this site and think there could be some interesting observations to be made in this article. with the intention of being helpful, unless you really do mean Engalnd excluding Wales, Scotland etc. I must point out that "England" as a term for the whole of the United Kingdom has long passed into non-accetpable use appart from in very casual parlance outside of the United Kingdom and even then it is regarded as incorrect and even parochial. If the article is going to be worthy of a encyclopedic resource for educational use, I would along with Tony's suggestion. If it needs to be concise, "Britain" is the more common contracted term to refer to the whole of the UK (even inlcuding Northern Ireland) pretty much everywhere.[[User:DavidMilton]]

::Mr Schlafly, Scotland and Wales are also more liberal than the US. Northern Ireland is becoming liberal too as interest in religion declines. [[User:HollyS|HollyS]] 19:40, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

:::Is England the most liberal of all?--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:30, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

::::The Conservative Party would have a majority of Parliamentary seats if you took England on its own, and the vast majority of the Conservative Party vote comes from the English electorate. [[User:WilliamB1|WilliamB1]] 21:52, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

== Population Density?? ==

I was thinking along the lines of major differences between England and the US and one of the biggest differences that kept popping up in my mind was population density. The US has a much smaller population density than England. In fact I think England has a population density that is 12 times more dense compared in to the US. Basic politics and voting patterns in the US say that urban areas (high population density) tend to vote Democratic while rural areas (low population density) tend to vote Republican. [http://neuropolitics.org/defaultfeb09.asp] So maybe England has the similar trends with their voting habits.--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 21:25, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

: Great point ... worth including. Please feel free to add it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 21:44, 18 July 2011 (EDT)

:: I know the referenced article I used for the trends referenced evolution, but I was in the middle of watching a movie with my family so I didn't have time to look for another one.--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 21:47, 18 July 2011 (EDT)
:::Are you sure about this population density idea? Constituencies in thinly populated areas like the Highlands of Scotland, the Northern and Western Isles, the Scottish Borders, mid-Wales and Cornwall have consistently voted Liberal or Labour. I think liberal attitudes in Britain have much more to do with a lack of religious belief and low church attendance. [[User:HollyS|HollyS]] 19:38, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

::::Good point. Some counterexamples exist in the US also: Vermont, one of the most rural states, is also perhaps the most liberal.--[[User:Aschlafly|Andy Schlafly]] 20:39, 19 July 2011 (EDT)

:::::I'll admit that there are some counter example, but that is why I didn't use exclusive language, because there are always things that fall outside generalities.--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 21:06, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
:::::: The mystery is why ENGLAND is so liberal not Scotland, which the Highlands of Scotland are in. The metropolitan area of London consists of approx. 26% of the English population--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 13:33, 20 July 2011 (EDT)

== '''the Church leads the nation and govt,''' ==
the Church is the Light of the world, (Light = guide)
the Church is the Salt of the earth, (salt = preservative)

the politicians and people will follow the Church,
because Christ gave all Christians authority over demons and diseases,
see theelijahchallenge.org

the Church speaks with authority,
and the Church confounds the evil spirits in a nation, with Spiritual warfare (prayer, authoritative commands)

Christians rebuke the evil spirits with Kingly authority,commands,
a General moves his troops with a spoken word (command), because the King has authority,
we are kings,,,,,,,,,and Christ is our King of kings,
the Father gave Christ all authority in Heaven and earth,

so Britain is liberal because the Church is apostate,liberal,lukewarm,babylon, mother of harlets, rev17

but in recent years,,,,,most north american churches have called evil good,
so most churches in the world are apostate, babylon, ,,,,,,,,we're in the endtimes
see www.bible-codes.org

9-11-01 world trade center collapse
9-11-08 world trade collapse
9-29-08 dow-jones fell 777.7 points, on jewish new years day, the first day of the jewish calendar year 5769,
during sept 2008 (christian calendar year)
2008 + 5769 = 7777 years,,,,,,,,,the Dow fell 777.7 points ON THAT SAME DAY,,,,9-29-08

SIGNS FROM GOD!

== '''GREAT SYMBOLIC STORY, SIGN FROM GOD''' ==

It's common knowledge that Christians fled religious persecution from the State Churches (Church of England and others) and the RCC,

to come to the NEW WORLD, for religious freedom,

the early colonial americans were revived and united by the FIRST GREAT AWAKENING,
and those Christians prayed for good govt,
and they sent their best men (Bible-believers) to the Convention, to write the Founding Documents (Declaration, Constitutions, Bill of Rights)

Christ answered their prayers, and inspired the Founders to write WORLD-CLASS freedoms, rights, biblical principles of good govt,

so Christ super-blessed the bible-believing nation, usa, with Spiritual and physical riches,

and the usa was the lone super-power,,,,she dominated the nations in every category (economy,stability, politics, entertainment, publicity, jobs, freedoms, rights, olympics, inventions, medicine,science, space race, health, corn belt, etc)

the usa king (president) dominated the other kings of the nations,,,,,,,like a King of kings (a Christ-figure, in the Bible-believing nation)

mexico is dominated by rcc (not bible-belief),,,,and is 3rd world,
but usa is the lone super-blessed super-power,,,,,,,because we believe the bible,,,,,,a nation of fundamentalist Christians.

all non-christian nations are ruined by Christ-rejection,
the Christian bible-believing nations are rich,powerful, super-blessed,
WHICH IS A GREAT SIGN TO THE WORLD,
CHRIST IS GOOD FOR A NATION,

but since 1987, most north american churches are calling evil good,
and God pulled His Holy Spirit of Christ out of those bad churches,
and the endtimes began

www.bible-codes.org

written by dennis

Talk:Mystery:Why is England More Liberal than the United States?

2011-07-20T01:06:21Z

2011-07-11T17:57:29Z

Harrymd: /* Sept. 11 */

Mychal F. Judge, OFM (May 11, 1933 - September 11, 2001) was a [[Roman Catholic]] priest of the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor and Chaplain of the Fire Department of New York. He was the first recorded victim of the [[September 11]] terrorist attacks in New York City.

== Sept. 11 ==
Judge was one of the first members of the FDNY on site after the first plane struck the World Trade Center. He began administering last rites to injured civilians lying in the street, then entered the North Tower to continue tending to the injured and the dying inside.

Judge died when the South Tower collapsed at 9:59 AM. Debris from the tower flew struck the lobby of the North Tower, killing and injuring may of those inside. Judge was struck in the head as he said last rites over an injured fireman.

His body was carried out of the tower and placed in a body bag labeled "Victim 0001."

== Posthumous honors ==

Judge's heroism earned him numerous posthumous accolades from around the world. U.S. Congress awarded him a Presidential Medal of Freedom. The City of New York renamed a portion of West 31st Street "Father Mychal F. Judge Street" and christened a commuter boat "The Father Mychal Judge Ferry".<ref>http://saintmychaljudge.blogspot.com/2007/03/reserved-5.html</ref>

France awarded Judge the Legion of Honor, one of just 27 Americans to be so recognized.<ref>http://u2.interference.com/f220/killed-on-9-11-priest-becomes-larger-than-life-65342.html</ref> Many Catholic leaders have lobbied for Judge to be declared a saint.

==References==
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Abbottabad raid

2011-07-11T17:51:02Z

Harrymd:

The '''Abbattabad raid''' was conducted on the night May 1, 2011 by Navy SEALs upon the sovereign territory of [[Pakistan]] without the authorization or foreknowledge of the government of Pakistan. The government of Pakistan was an ally of the [[United States]] in the [[War on terror]] at the time. Five Pakistani residents were killed in the raid. The government of Pakistan has since registered complaints of the violations of its territorial integrity with the international community and the United States.

==Background==
Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] under U.S. law (Section 203 of the Enhanced Partnership With Pakistan Act of 2009, Public Law 111-73) certifide to the [[United States Congress]] on March 18, 2011 that Pakistan was demonstrating “a sustained commitment to and is making significant efforts toward combating [[terrorist]] groups.” The certification by the [[Obama administration]] required by law to recieve funding stated Pakistan had “made progress” on ceasing support to [[extremist]] and terrorist groups, as well as on preventing [[al Qaeda]] and other terrorist groups from operating on Pakistani territory, and in “dismantling terrorist bases” in the country.

With the revelation six weeks later that al Qaeda’s founder, [[Osama bin Laden]], was living in plain sight in a compound one-half mile from the country’s premier military academy, the certification was met "with deep [[skepticism]] and appears to many observers to be driven primarily by political considerations rather than ground realities," according to a report by the Congressional Research Service.<ref>http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41832.pdf</ref>

==Bin Laden killed==
President Obama was the first senior U.S. official to disclose the operation announcing, "After a firefight, they killed Usama bin Laden and took custody of his body." In a conference call with reporters less than twenty minutes later, a trio of “senior administration officials” were asked if bin Laden was "involved in firing [a weapon] himself or defending himself," one of the briefers replied: "He did resist the assault force. And he was killed in a firefight." Elsewhere in the conference [[National Security Council]] spokesman Tommy Vietor stated: “As the President said this evening, bin Laden was killed in a firefight as our operators came onto the compound.” One of the briefers added “One woman was killed when she was used as a shield by a male combatant.”

Monday morning Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell convened a briefing featuring “senior Defense officials” and “senior intelligence officials.” One of the senior Pentagon officers said, “The American team engaged in a firefight, and as indicated last night, Usama bin Laden did resist.” The same official elaborated on the statement about a woman having been killed. The number involved had at least tripled, from solely bin Laden to “[bin Laden] and some other male combatants” and “appeared to use…women as shields” to “certainly did use women as shields.” One of the intelligence briefers said, “[bin Laden] died during a firefight.” A Pentagon official volunteered that “two women were wounded” in addition to the one killed. Finally, a Department of Defense briefer provided the first estimate of how long the gunfire lasted. “[T]hrough most of the 40 minutes during which U.S. special operators were on the compound,” he said, “they were engaged in a firefight.”

Two hours later, the president’s Assistant for Homeland Security and Counter-Terrorism, [[John Brennan]], joined White House Press Secretary [[Jay Carney]] in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room. Brennan described how he, [[Obama]], and the rest of the national security team had kept tabs on the action. “We were able to monitor the situation in real time and were able to have regular updates and to ensure that we had real-time visibility into the progress of the operation,” Brennan said. “I'm not going to go into details about what type of visuals we had or what type of feeds that were there, but it was -- it gave us the ability to actually track it on an ongoing basis.” The Al Qaeda chief, he said, “was engaged in a firefight with those that entered the area of the house,” and “was killed in that firefight.” Brennan also added the late terrorist was “hiding behind women who were put in front of him as shields” – evidence, to the White House’s eyes, of “how false [bin Laden’s] narrative has been over the years.”

==Misinformation==

The storyline came under attack the next day. “So Brennan in his briefing yesterday made a couple of, I guess, misstatements – or statements that later appeared to be somewhat incorrect,” began the first question at Carney’s televised press briefing. The reporter listed as false both the idea that bin Laden’s wife had been used as a shield – that anyone at all had been used as a shield – and also that bin Laden had been armed, and a participant in the firefight. “Are you guys in a fog of war in this,” Carney was asked, “or what gives?”

Carney admitted that key parts of of the administrations story had been wrong.

“[W]hat is true is that we provided a great deal of information with great haste in order to inform you and, through you, the American public about the operation and how it transpired…And obviously some of the information was -- came in piece by piece and is being reviewed and updated and elaborated on.” Then Carney retreated to a prepared statement, drafted by officials at the Department of Defense, beyond which he would spend the rest of the briefing refusing to stray. “I have a narrative that I can provide to you on the raid itself,” he said. (Precisely because it emerged in such tangled form, the record of the bin Laden killing is replete with uses, by both officials and reporters alike, of the word “narrative.”)

What followed was an account of the mission, 349 words long (including Carney’s momentary stumbles), that comprised the most extensive chronicle of the raid Abbottabad which contained the crucial new detail: bin Laden was “not armed.”

“[I]f he didn’t have his hand on a gun, how was he resisting?” asked one member of the press corps. “I think resistance does not require a firearm,” Carney shot back. “But the information I gave you is what I can tell you about it. I’m sure more details will be provided as they come available.” Carney clung to the notion that the “volatile” firefight, which he said had comprised “a great deal of resistance,” had persisted “throughout the operation.” Reporters bore in on the discrepancies in “the narrative.” Carney told reporters, “Even I’m getting confused.” “Bin Laden’s wife was unarmed as well?” a reporter asked. “That is my understanding,” Carney replied. The Department of Defense account had not mentioned whether Mrs. Bin Laden was armed or not. Was anyone else in the room with bin Laden and his wife? “I don’t know that,” Carney admitted.

“In the narrative,” a reporter continued, “which of those women was being used a human shield, as Mr. Brennan suggested yesterday?” Here, at last, Carney acknowledged the haziness of “the narrative.” “[W]hat I would say about that is…to use your phrase, fog of war, fog of combat,” Carney said. “[T]here was a lot of information coming in. It is still unclear. The woman I believe you’re talking about might have been the one on the first floor who was caught in the crossfire [and killed]. Whether or not she was being used as a shield or trying to use herself as a shield or simply caught in crossfire is unclear. And we’re working on getting the details that we can.”

President Obama had earlier addressed a bipartisan dinner with congressional leaders in the East Room on Monday evening and spoke of "the capture and death" of bin Laden. The president let slip the fact that bin Laden had been subjected not only to death but also to “capture.” One of bin Laden’s daughters, Safia, breathed further life into this notion when she told ''Al-Arabiya'' that U.S. forces had indeed captured her father, and shot him dead within the first few minutes of the raid. CIA officials soon waved reporters off the claim, dismissing Obama’s remark to the lawmakers as a simple misstatement.

==Presidential approval polls==
Two weeks after bin Laden was killed about half of President Obama’s approval rating bounce has disappeared. The [[Gallup poll]] put his job-approval rating at 48 percent, higher than the 43-to-44 percent weekly averages he had before the Abbottobad raid but lower than the 51 percent he scored in the week immediately after. Pollsters Glen Bolger and Jim Hobart noted “bin Laden’s death was not the game-changer some predicted it would be. The killing of bin Laden resulted in a small approval bump for the president but had little (if any) impact on his chances of being reelected." They also noted “There is no telling the impact of the White House messing up the narrative.” Pollster Charlie Cook observed news organizations focused on the actual story, rather than "the administration’s preferred message."<ref>http://www.nationaljournal.com/columns/cook-report/why-no-bounce-for-obama--20110519</ref>

==CIA, Blackwater, and the ISI==
The [[CIA]] has been conducting its war in Pakistan through various private paramilitary subcontractors, mainly [[Blackwater]] or Xe Services. Although the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan and the Pakistani officials were adamant in their denial of the presence of Blackwater in the country, in an interview with the Pakistani TV station, Express TV, in January 2010, Obama Defense Secretary [[Robert Gates]] confirmed that Blackwater and DynCorp were indeed operating in Pakistan.<ref>http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4237282</ref> Blackwater came under immense criticism after a 2007 incident at Nisoor Square in [[Baghdad]] left 17 people dead, including a nine year old boy.<ref>http://www.alternet.org/world/134594/obama's_blackwater_chicago_mercenary_firm_gets_millions_for_private_%22security%22_in</ref><ref>http://peacepundit.com/2010/06/28/xeblackwater-gets-cia-and-state-dept-contracts-in-afghanistan/</ref> Candidate Obama vowed to cancel Blackwater's contract, however the [[Obama administration]] awarded the company a new $100 million dollar service agreement<ref>http://www.alternet.org/world/134594/obama's_blackwater_chicago_mercenary_firm_gets_millions_for_private_%22security%22_in</ref> after the company changed its name to Xe (pronunced ZEE).<ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-4800193.html</ref> Blackwater is a particularly emotional issue in Pakistan, where the company's name, along with the drone strikes, have become lightning rods for anti-American sentiment.<ref>http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/167395.html</ref> The ''[[Guardian (UK)]]'' on December 11, 2009, quoted an unnamed ex U.S. official as saying that Blackwater was operating at a secret CIA air base, Shamsi Air Base in Baluchistan.<ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/dec/11/blackwater-in-cia-pakistan-base Blackwater operating at CIA Pakistan base, ex-official says, Declan Walsh and Ewen MacAskill, guardian.co.uk, Friday 11 December 2009.</ref>

Shortly after the raid 5 individuals who acted as informants were arrested.<ref>http://www.dailyindia.com/show/446213.php</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Obama administration]]

Talk:Abbottabad raid

2011-07-11T17:49:40Z

Harrymd:

I'd like to edit the opening paragraph so it reads as follows:

"The Abbattabad raid was conducted on the night May 1, 2011 by US Navy Seals upon the sovereign territory of Pakistan without the authorization or consent of the government of Pakistan. The purpose of the raid was to capture or kill Osama bin Laden. The raid was successful; bin Laden was killed. The government of Pakistan was an ally of the United States in the War on terror at the time. Five Pakistani residents were killed in the raid. The government of Pakistan has since registered complaints of the violations of its territorial integrity with the international community and the United States."

I see that RobSmith is the original author and only editor, so I'll ask here. Any objections? Thanks in advance. [[User:Bwebster|Bwebster]] 22:16, 29 May 2011 (EDT)
:*'' The purpose of the raid was to capture or kill Osama bin Laden.''
::Do you have any primary source cites for this statement. Please note, we have enough disputed, if not openly false information coming from the (a) the State Department, and (b) the White House that neither of those two sources would be acceptable at this time. The CIA likewise has been found to have given openly false and misleading information (see [[Raymond Davis Affair]]). Pentagon sources also have been impugned in this situation. I'm not sure what other sources could be left, other than barackobama.com or leftist and mainstream media sources. [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 10:19, 30 May 2011 (EDT)

:::From your response it sounds like you would not accept The New York Times or The Washington Post as sources for the purpose of the raid, so I withdraw my suggested edits. Still, the article doesn't make much sense as it stands. Perhaps you would consider something like "The claimed purpose of the raid...". Also, I forgot to mention that SEALs is typically written using all caps, but I don't have a source for this baseless assertion. Good luck with this article.-[[User:Bwebster|Bwebster]] 12:30, 30 May 2011 (EDT)
::::They would not be sources unless they had direct knowledge, i.e. were invovled in the planning process, is that not correct? Otherwise, they would only be using White House, State Department, Pentagon, CIA, or barackobama.com as their source, is that not correct? Correct me where I am wrong, please? [[User:RobSmith|Rob Smith]] 14:18, 30 May 2011 (EDT)
:::::The correct way is SEALs for it is suppose to be SEa, Air, Land. <ref>http://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seals-overview.aspx</ref>--[[User:Harrymd|Harrymd]] 13:49, 11 July 2011 (EDT)

Talk:Abbottabad raid

2011-07-11T17:49:21Z

Harrymd: