The Word For The Day

The Word for 07/03
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.

Psalms 91:2

I'VE LEARNED.......... So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.” Zechariah 4:6, NIV

I DIDN'T KNOW! YOU DIDN'T KNOW! HOW COULD WE KNOW?
Did you know that DUE TO THE US TROOPS in Iraq:

47 countries have now reestablished their embassies in Iraq ?

Did you know that the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people?

Did you know that 3100 schools have been renovated, 364 schools are under rehabilitation, 263 new schools are now under construction, and 38 new schools have been completed in Iraq ?

Did you know that Iraq's higher education structure now consists of 20 Universities, 46 Institutes or Colleges, and 4 research centers, all currently operating?

Did you know - that Iraqi women are now allowed to attend schools?

Did you know that 25 Iraqi students departed for the United States in January 2005, for the re-established Fulbright program?

Did you know that the Iraqi Navy is now operational? That they have five 100-foot patrol craft, 34 smaller vessels, and a naval infantry regiment.

Did you know that Iraq's Air Force now consists of three operational squadrons, which includes 9 reconnaissance and 3 US C-130 transport aircraft (under Iraqi operational control) which operate day and night, and they'll soon add 16 UH-1 helicopters and 4 Bell Jet Rangers?

Did you know that Iraq has a counter-terrorist unit and a Commando Battalion?

Did you know that the Iraqi Police Service has over 55,000 fully trained and equipped police officers?

Did you know that there are 5 Police Academies in Iraq, that produce over 3500 new officers each 8 weeks?

Did you know there are now more than 1100 building projects going on in Iraq ? They include 364 schools, 67 public clinics, 15 hospitals, 83 railroad stations, 22 oil facilities, 93 water facilities and 69 electrical facilities.

Did you know that 96% of Iraqi children under the age of 5 have received the series of polio vaccinations?

Did you know that 4.3 million Iraqi children were enrolled in primary school by mid-October?

Did you know that there are 1,192,000 cell phone subscribers in Iraq and phone use has gone up 158%?

Did you know that Iraq has an independent media that consists of 75 radio stations, 180 newspapers and 10 television stations?

Did you know that the Baghdad Stock Exchange opened in June of 2004?

Did you know that 2 candidates in the Iraqi presidential election had a televised debate recently?

OF COURSE WE DIDN'T KNOW! WHY DIDN'T WE KNOW?

YOUR NEWS MEDIA REFUSES TO TELL THIS!

Instead of reflecting our love for our country, we get photos of flag burnings, incidents at Abu Ghraib and people throwing things at the presidential motorcades.

Tragically, the lack of accentuating the positive in Iraq serves three major purposes of the liberal news media:

1. It is intended to undermine the world's perception of the United States, thus minimizing consequent support;

2. It is intended to discourage American citizens and erode their support for the war.

---- All the above facts about Iraq are verifiable on the Department of Defense website: http://www.defenselink.mil/

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY........
"A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate." --Thomas Jefferson, Rights of British America, 1774

TODAY'S MYSTERY CONNECTION:
A lot of good "stuff" is sent to me or available on line that just cannot be included in the Word for THE DAY---- A link to these items will be included here each day. Our MYSTERY for today is: http://my.homewithgod.com/mkcathy/holiday/4thjuly.html

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Sincerely, Ed Stevens

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