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May 2011
In 1991, after the Soviet Union dissolved, everything changed but stayed the same. As a result, today’s stakes are far greater, presenting much larger threats to world peace.
May 29th, 2011 | Posted in Asia,World | Read More »
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“When I lost all my platoon leaders, each man knew what was expected from him…move to the enemy guns.”
May 29th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
Memorial Day is nice, I suppose. Veterans Day is all right. Patriots Day can be fun. Yellow Ribbon Day’s not bad. But you will be pleased to hear that on Thursday the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted, in pure bipartisan harmony, to add the following gem to the big war-funding, war-expanding, bill that now goes to the Senate.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
“Interesting scenario, rather bold and challenging to the elite. I admire your courage and forthrightness; however, it is not always a healthy approach to certain discreet matters. I cannot help to wonder why The Powers That Be have allowed you to carry on so far.” — Michael “Doc” Stovall
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11 | Read More »
Here are some thought provoking quotes and thoughts to mull over on memorial Day 2011 and then a must see 5 minute video of Ron Paul speaking on the House floor about the death of the Republic as Defense Authorization Act H.R. 1540, aka The Forever War Act of 2012, was recently overwhelmingly approved.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11,Editors Picks,WarZone | Read More »
A suicide bomber attacked a provincial governor’s compound Saturday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least four Afghans, including a senior police commander, officials said. NATO said international forces were among the casualties but did not immediately give details.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in AfPak,WarZone | Read More »
Faced with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s absolutism, US President Barack Obama’s natural tendency to compromise is untenable and renders him weak and ineffectual.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Israel,Palestine,World | Read More »
TIKKUN in Hebrew means mend, repair and transform the world. Keep Hope Alive, the book by Eileen Fleming sheds light good energy towards all men.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Arts & Entertainment,Book Reviews,Editors Picks,Education,Humor,Of Interest,Religion | Read More »
How many times must a parent bury a child? I had the opportunity to visit the residence of the Qaddafi family, bombed to smithereens by NATO. For a leader, the house seemed small in comparison, say, to the former Clinton family home in Chappaqua or the Obama family home.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Libya,WarZone | Read More »
“The reactors are releasing as much as a Tepco (Tokyo Electric Power Company) measured 10 Quadtrillion (10,000 Trillion Bq) radioactive counts per hour of deadly radioactive smoke particles into the Earth’s atmosphere.”
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Causes,Environment,Living,Of Interest,Peace | Read More »
Rae Abileah explains protest of Netantahu at the US Congress and her physical trauma suffered by attackers.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Corruption,Foreign Relations,Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
Enjoy this amazing rockin’ memorial day salute by some crazy guys in the middle of the street.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Arts & Entertainment,Editors Picks,Living,Of Interest | Read More »
Conversations between Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes and a planeload of young American soldiers en route to Saigon — and a war-weary group headed home
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in History,Vietnam War | Read More »
Since taking office on January 3, Republican Governor Scott Walker waged war on public workers and their unions, aiming to restrict collective bargaining rights to wage negotiations before ending them altogether
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Government,Legislation,Politics | Read More »
Headlines explaining former Serbian General Ratko Mladic’s May 27 arrest allege his 1995 responsibility for massacring 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica. True or false is at issue. More on that below.
May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Europe | Read More »
In early October of last year a team from Operation Firing For Effect (OFFE) traveled to Key West Florida to assist Retired U.S. Army veteran Ernest Pridemore in his divorce hearing. Unable to locate an attorney willing to fight to protect his veteran’s benefits, Pridemore was forced to represent himself.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Regional,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
One day after Sarah Palin announced her bus tour, a group sponsoring a Memorial Day weekend event she plans to attend said they never invited her.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Regional,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations | Read More »
It is likely that America will end up on the hook for the majority of the bailout funds needed for Eastern Europe via the IMF
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Europe | Read More »
As former employees in the private sector, both Secretary Shinseki and I have been in the shoes of small business owners–trying to navigate the ins and outs of the General Services Administration (GSA), and figure out how to secure federal government contracts.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Business | Read More »
Among active-duty soldiers, there were 16 potential suicides: none have been confirmed as suicide, and 16 remain under investigation.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
A handheld device that would give new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities to warfighters and an airframe equipped with “plug and play” sensors are among new technologies being tested during U.S. Joint Forces Command’s Empire Challenge 2011 demonstration.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Military | Read More »
A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Haqqani terrorist network leader and several of his associates in the Gardez district of Afghanistan’s Paktia province yesterday, military officials reported.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in AfPak,WarZone | Read More »
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen met with Pakistani leaders today in an effort to shore up relations between the United States and Pakistan.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11,AfPak,WarZone | Read More »
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, Calif., is being awarded a $744,129,956 modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-09-C-2229) for the procurement of the detail design and construction of two mobile landing platform ships.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Economics & Markets | Read More »
Memorial Day weekend in 2004 was a special time for me. My family drove to Chicago to watch me graduate from U.S. Navy Boot Camp with my fellow sailors in Recruit Division 184.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
Veterans and community members came together May 27 to remember service members who have paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Regional,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
From parades to somber ceremonies and moments of silence, on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, Americans will honor the sacrifices of military men and women who paid the ultimate price in their service to our nation.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano visited New Delhi on May 25-27 to launch the first-ever U.S.-India Homeland Security Dialogue—a critical step forward in the ongoing partnership between the United States and India to strengthen homeland security and counterterrorism collaboration and ensure the safety and security of both nations.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in 9/11,AfPak | Read More »
About a year ago, I had the honor of attending a dignified transfer for two soldiers who had been killed just a few days prior in Afghanistan.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Editors Picks,Heroes,Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
According to Fort Hood officials, during the week of April 10th-16th there were 11 cases of domestic violence and two reported cases of sexual assault. From May 8th-14th, there were 10 reported cases of domestic violence and three cases of sexual assault.
May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Military,Support the Troops | Read More »
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