Independence Day News

An Independence Day message from the Republican National Committee;

The Stars and Stripes reports on a celebration at FOB Echo in Iraq sponsored by the State Department;

Task Force 1-2 commander Lt. Col. Steve Miska told the Iraqis that American culture is very informal.

“When we come together we don’t have a seating arrangement or people who come to wait on us,” he said. “We thought today we would teach you a little bit about that. When you get your food you serve yourself and you can sit anywhere and talk to whoever you want.”

Joe Biden began his 4th of July in Iraq by welcoming 200 new citizens at a naturalization ceremony at Camp Victory in Iraq.

The crown of the Statue of Liberty opens today for the first time since September 11, 2001.

And North Korea celebrates the 4th by firing off seven (SCUD?) missiles.

Category: Support the troops, Terror War