Grenada 1983: A victory for the good guys and a big defeat for Cuba’s Castro

Back on this day in 1983, President Reagan invaded Grenada.  It turned out to be a major victory against Fidel Castro and prevented the USSR from having another strategic piece of real estate over here.

Grenada was a small island where some U.S. citizens were attending medical school. Most people had never heard of Grenada or the Cuban efforts to turn the island into a communist beachhead, an important runway for Soviet MiGs. 

However, the Reagan administration had their eye on Grenada for some time. They knew the strategic importance of Grenada and its proximity to the Panama Canal.     

We also learned on this week in 1983 how foreign policy can force itself on the agenda.  

In Grenada, we saw President Reagan as the competent leader of the free world, or a man unwilling to let the USSR gain a strategic foothold over here. 

It was quite a week for leadership, President Reagan and the U.S. 

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Carville talks, Brazil on Sunday plus more

 Carville talks, Brazil on Sunday plus more........

1986: Bill Russell retired from the Dodgers

From 1974 to 1986, Bill Russell was the Dodgers' shortstop.   It was Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey and Russell who made up that wonderful infield.   

The Dodgers won the NL pennant in 1974, 1977, and 1978.   LA finally won in 1981!

Russell broke with LA in 1969 and became the regular shortstop in 1972.   He retired in 1986 with 1,926 hits and a .263 batting average.

We will remember Russell and the other 3 as that steady Dodgers' infield:  they combined for 21 All-Star game appearances!

 

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1969: "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" debut in the US

On this day in 1969, "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford as a team of bank robbers in the Old West, opened in theaters around the United States.

It was a great movie and huge commercial success.    My favorite scene is Paul Newman and Katharine Ross on the bicycle with B J Thomas singing in the background.

The story was based on the lives of the two outlaws down in Bolivia...

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October 1969: "Paul is dead" or so they said

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The good and bad news is that I remember all of the controversy in school.   It started on the radio and some college newspapers.   Later, it was on our local stations and even the subject of classroom chatter.
   
The headline was that Paul McCartney had died in a car accident and buried in a secret grave.     It allegedly happened in that long period of silence between the last tour date in San Francisco and Sgt. Pepper's in early 1967.

The next part was that The Beatles had clues on their LP covers and even messages hidden in songs like "Strawberry Fields Forever" and that horrible track called "Revolution # 9" from The White Album.

Like most crazy things, it got out of control and got silly crazy.    Eventually, LIFE sent reporters to the UK to look for Paul.    They found him, recently married to Linda and living in a farm up in Scotland.    And then all of a sudden Paul was alive and well.

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Our chat with Barry Casselman, The Prairie Editor. We will look at the US Senate races and the election in Brazil..

 

Listen to "Our chat with Barry Casselman, The Prairie Editor" on Spreaker.

Beirut 1983 & US Marines, Brazil election & more polls confusion

 

We remember Beirut 1983 & terrorist explosion tha killed 247 US Marines, Brazil election is getting very nasty & more polls confusion before midterms......

Who started this war?

Who started this war?:

When it comes to Iran, history shows with absolute certainty that we’re not the aggressor.

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o, President Trump started this war? Well, that’s the popular refrain coming from many Democrats these days. I guess that they want you to believe that Iran was sort of like “Alice in Wonderland” until the Orange Man decided to mess up paradise. Iran was innocent Alice, building underground facilities and manufacturing long-range rockets in violation of existing agreements.

Well, let’s see who really started this war.

On this day in 1983, President Reagan was getting ready for reelection and talking about the economic recovery underway. However, he woke up learning of a major terrorist attack in Beirut: The explosion killed 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers! Let’s remember the awful details:

A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers were killed in their barracks two miles away in a separate suicide terrorist attack. The U.S. Marines were part of a multinational force sent to Lebanon in August 1982 to oversee the Palestinian withdrawal from Lebanon. From its inception, the mission was plagued with problems–and a mounting body count.

It was a terrible day for President Reagan and the nation. It was also one of the early signs of terrorism. Furthermore, it was evidence that Iran was the “banker” of terrorist acts. Are you familiar with Hezbollah? They did it.

According to an investigation published by The Marine Times:

What ensued was the largest ­nonnuclear blast in history, according to statements from FBI forensic experts at the time, initially ­lifting the barracks building off its foundations, according to the ­Pentagon’s December 1983 investigation into the event. ­Shortly after, another bomber drove a truck into a building that housed French peacekeepers, part of the same multinational force as the Marines.

The bombing remains the largest ­single-day loss of life for Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

So please don’t tell me that Trump started this. Iran, and its well-financed gangs, have been at war with the US and the West for quite some time.

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1993: Carter wins it for Toronto

 

Let’s turn the clock back to 1993 and remember a very happy night in Canada.   Joe Carter hit a walk off HR to win the World Series.  It was the first walk off HR since Mazeroski in 1960.

And yet it was a back to back championships for Toronto.   They beat Atlanta in 1992!

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October 23, 1983: Beirut and many Marines dead

(https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/10/who-started-this-war/)

So, President Trump started this war? Well, that’s the popular refrain coming from many Democrats these days. I guess that they want you to believe that Iran was sort of like “Alice in Wonderland” until the Orange Man decided to mess up paradise. Iran was innocent Alice, building underground facilities and manufacturing long-range rockets in violation of existing agreements.

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Well, let’s see who really started this war.

On this day in 1983, President Reagan was getting ready for reelection and talking about the economic recovery underway. However, he woke up learning of a major terrorist attack in Beirut: The explosion killed 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers! Let’s remember the awful details:

A suicide bomber drives a truck packed with explosives into the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, killing 241 U.S. military personnel. That same morning, 58 French soldiers were killed in their barracks two miles away in a separate suicide terrorist attack. The U.S. Marines were part of a multinational force sent to Lebanon in August 1982 to oversee the Palestinian withdrawal from Lebanon. From its inception, the mission was plagued with problems–and a mounting body count.

It was a terrible day for President Reagan and the nation. It was also one of the early signs of terrorism. Furthermore, it was evidence that Iran was the “banker” of terrorist acts. Are you familiar with Hezbollah? They did it.

TrackExec Orders

According to an investigation published by The Marine Times:

What ensued was the largest ­nonnuclear blast in history, according to statements from FBI forensic experts at the time, initially ­lifting the barracks building off its foundations, according to the ­Pentagon’s December 1983 investigation into the event. ­Shortly after, another bomber drove a truck into a building that housed French peacekeepers, part of the same multinational force as the Marines.

The bombing remains the largest ­single-day loss of life for Marines since the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.

So please don’t tell me that Trump started this. Iran, and its well-financed gangs, have been at war with the US and the West for quite some time.

P.S. Check out my blog for posts, podcasts, and videos.