German media: U.S. prepares Iran strikeby Martin Walker The Bush administration is preparing its NATO allies for a possible military strike against suspected nuclear sites in Iran in the New Year, according to German media reports, reinforcing similar earlier suggestions in the Turkish media. The Berlin daily Der Tagesspiegel this week quoted “NATO intelligence sources” [...]
The Sex Lives and Sexual Frustrations of US troops in Iraq by Stephen Soldz Well over a hundred thousand American men and women, most younger than 30, spend a year or more at a time in a foreign country where they are almost totally isolated from the indigenous population. Are all these troops really chaste [...]
Pentagon propaganda program orders soldiers to promote Iraq war while home on leaveby Doug Thompson, Capitol Hill BlueGood soldiers follow orders and hundreds of American military men and women returned to the United States on holiday leave this month with orders to sell the Iraq war to a skeptical public.The program, coordinated through a Pentagon [...]
Teenager survives secret solo trip to Iraqby Jason Staziuso, The Wasington Post BAGHDAD, Iraq — A 16-year-old from Florida who traveled to Iraq on his own without telling his parents was put on a flight home Friday, the U.S. Embassy said, while warning Americans of the dangers of undertaking similar journeys. Farris Hassan, of Fort [...]
Outside Advocacy Group Aims To Rally Support by Backing Bush’s Initial Claims on Iraqby Yochi J. Dreazen and John D. McKinnon, The Wall Street Journal The television commercials are attention-grabbing: Newly found Iraqi documents show that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, including anthrax and mustard gas, and had “extensive ties” to al Qaeda. [...]
Kay Griggs, Former Marine Colonel’s Wife, Talks Again About Military Assassin Squads, Drug Running, Illegal Weapon Deals And Sexual Perversion Deep Within The Highest Levels Of U.S. Military And Governmentby Greg Szymanski For 11 long years, Kay Griggs heard all the messy details from her military husband, usually while he was drinking before going into [...]
Leaving the military ranks for a civilian job is the career change of a lifetime, now more corporations are giving service personnel the chance to jump from wardroom to boardroom.by Kathleen Hays Officers are using their years of experience leading and motivating troops to give them a boost in corporations such as General Electric, Pfizer, [...]
Letter From A Military “Mom”: Domestic Spying & Incident of Intimidation of Military Familiesby Robin Vaughan I am sending this letter to you in hope of finding a source to hear my concerns. It is something that has bothered me since the occurrence, and I know it is not something that should have happened, and [...]
WASHINGTON — President Bush called nine U.S. service members deployed from Japan to the Persian Gulf on Saturday to recognize their service to the nation and wish them holiday cheer.by Deb Reichmann Placing the telephone calls from his mountaintop presidential retreat at Camp David, Md., Bush talked to eight men and one woman, a member [...]
About 7,000 Troops to come homeBy Borzou Daragahi and Greg Miller BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced a modest reduction of U.S. troop numbers in Iraq on Friday, as American officials said Iraqi forces are enjoying newfound success blocking insurgents trying to enter the country from Syria.The drawdown will amount to about 7,000 troops [...]
In dramatic contrast to the Vietnam War era, U.S. service personnel now are being treated to strangers’ spontaneous bursts of gratitude.by Faye Fiore There’s a diner called Peggy Sue’s about eight miles outside of Barstow, and as hard as Lt. Col. Kenneth Parks tries, he can never seem to pay his bill.He orders a burger [...]
Hard to find Christmas entertainment for troopsby Martin Kasindorf and Steve Komarow, USA Today In the Christmas tradition of the Andrews Sisters wowing World War II GIs with Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, comedian Al Franken is headlining USO shows at military bases in Iraq this week. Franken’s troupe is touring the desert circuit from Baghdad [...]
Home for Christmas after nearly a year in the Middle East, Navy Reservist Paul Berkley was making up for lost time with his family. He arrived last Wednesday, in time to hear his 18-year-old son, Zeke, sing the national anthem with his high school chorus. On Friday, he and 16-year-old daughter Becky ate pizza, watched [...]
The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2005 The world will remember 2005 for its natural disasters, the passing of a pope, and the ongoing insurgency in Iraq. But, all the while, FP’s editors have been keeping an eye out for those stories that fell through the cracks but will have a lasting impact for [...]
Bush’s defense of his phone-spying program has disturbing echoes of arguments once used by South Africa‘s apartheid regime. Why Americans should examine the parallels. Back in the 1980s, when I was living in Johannesburg and reporting on apartheid South Africa, a white neighbor proffered a tasteless confession. She was “quite relieved,” she told me, that [...]
Add-Ons to Defense Bill Ill-Serves Troops and Americaby Diane M. Grassi The U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up 2005 by adopting a $453 billion budget for the 2006 Defense Appropriations Act. It is now left up to the U.S. Senate to decide which amendments to include or not include in its authorization of funding, intended [...]
PRESIDENT BUSH ADMITS TO A FEDERAL CRIME U.S.A. – Monarchy or Democracy? by John P. Allen Well folks, we can spin, look the other way, pretend, close your eyes, and even stick our collective heads into the ground, but no matter how we slice it, President Bush admitted to committing a federal crime this week. [...]
Will your medical records prevent you from flying? Is there an efficient, legal way to keep crazy people off airplanes altogether, like the manic depressive man shot dead at the Miami airport last week? As it turns out, the government was taking steps in that direction almost a month before Rigoberto Alpizar was plugged by [...]
Navy Seaman Missing from Pearl Harbor Attack is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. Navy seaman missing in action from the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor have been identified and will soon be returned to his family for burial with full military [...]
President Bush said Iraq’s election was a great step forward but much work remained to be done and had to be done. The White House released this transcript of the televised address from the Oval Office Sunday night. Good evening. Three days ago, in large numbers, Iraqis went to the polls to choose their own [...]
Legality of program questioned; Senate probe on way by William Spain President Bush defended his use of warrant-less wiretaps Saturday, saying the eavesdropping is necessary to protect the nation from terrorists, vowing to continue even as the legality of the program is called into question. “I authorized the National Security Agency, consistent with U.S. law [...]
Donate your vehicle to Purple Heart The Military Order of the Purple Heart is a Congressionally chartered non-profit organization that has been dedicated to helping veterans for over 70 years. Over 300,000 donors have trusted Purple Heart with their vehicle donation. In fact, many of their donors have found the donation process so convenient and [...]
Business Loans for Veterans VA Business Programs for Veterans by John P. Allen updated 5/2007 The Department of Veterans Affairs has created the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE), which is solely dedicated to assisting veterans in starting and building businesses. They call it VetBiz. VetBiz is a Veteran Resource Information web site designed to assist [...]
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