Tag: Volume 265 | No. 12 - Page 3 - The New Hampshire Gazette

Mon, March 1

2002—U.S. forces in Afghanistan begin Operation Anaconda, aimed at capturing or killing Taliban fighters in the Shah-i-kot Valley. The mission starts badly, then gets worse. 1985—President Reagan insults the Founding Fathers, saying the Contras are their “moral equivalent.” 1978—The late Charlie Chaplin’s tomb is raided by corpse-nappers. 1971—The Weather Underground bombs the U.S. Capitol. 1954—After 39 combat missions in Korea, Ted Williams breaks his collarbone at spring training. 1954—H-bomb test Castle Bravo delivers thrice its expected yield at Bikini Atoll. Unanticipated winds spread millions of tons of radioactive debris over occupied islands. 1954—Four Puerto Rican nationalists in the Gallery fire 30 rounds towards the floor …

Sun, Feb 28

2003—An ex-gay male escort begins attending White House press briefings with an official pass issued to him under the pseudonym “Jeff Gannon.” 1997—That blue dress gets soiled. 1993—The ATF tries to serve a warrant on a religious community in Waco. It does not go well. 1991—“By God,” says President George Herbert [Hoover] Walker Bush, “we’ve kicked the Vietnam Syndrome once and for all.” 1986—Ronald Reagan calls reporters “sons-of-bitches” for asking questions during a photo-op; press aide Larry Speakes explains he really said, “It’s sunny and you’re rich.” 1958—In New York, a first batch of 27 people die after drinking “King Kong” moonshine. 1947—Hooligans in Taiwan …

Catalonia And Spain At Loggerheads In The Catalan Elections

To the Editor: On February 14th there will be elections to the Catalan Parliament. [Note: We received this letter on February 11th, too late for inclusion in our paper of the 12th. – The Ed.] These are not normal elections in a regional parliament but are yet another chapter in the confrontation between the Catalan independence movement and the Spanish state. The European institutions are hoping that the Socialist Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, will defuse the independence movement with some kind of negotiation. The problem is that Sánchez is very reluctant to negotiate, firstly, because his party is deeply Spanish nationalist and, secondly, because any …

A wealth of riches, a poverty of morals

Let’s say you’re a millionaire. That’s a lot of money, right? Now let’s say you’re a billionaire. That’s a lot more money! But how much more? Think of all those dollars as seconds on a clock. A million seconds would total 11 days—but a billion seconds equals nearly 32 years! Rich is nice, but billionaire-rich is over the moon—and the wealth of billionaires is now zooming out of this world. There are only 2,200 of these überrich dudes in the world, but the wealth stashed away by these elites hit a new record this summer, averaging more than $4 billion each. They’ve even pocketed an …

Pro-Independence Parties Win The Catalan Elections

To the Editor: For the third time in a row, the Catalan pro-independence movement wins with an absolute majority in the Catalan elections. It has won resoundingly with 74 seats, more than the 68 that establishes the majority (in the previous elections it had won with 70). This time also with 51.22% of the votes, making it the majority among the voters. The elections were due next year, but they were brought forward because the Spanish courts overthrew Catalan President Joaquim Torra for having disobeyed an electoral board that ordered him to take down a banner criticising the imprisonment of Catalan politicians. The President refused, …

Should New Hampshire Sheriffs Arrest Gun-Grabbing Feds?

To the Editor: I agree with the conclusions made by the author of [an article at RedState.com, headlined “Wow—Missouri County Passes an Act Empowering Sheriffs to Arrest Feds Who Try to Confiscate Guns”] and add one thought. If the other states follow this lead, and state law enforcement and/or other state resources, like their National Guard units, have to be used at any time to stop federal agents from restricting or taking people’s “guns,” [sic] there will be a real moral dilemma for the officers in the military. Can those protecting their right to bear arms—John Q. citizen and their state civil servants—under laws like …