Posted on February 15th, 2010 by Walter Brasch
Sarah Palin stood before an audience of 600 at the first Tea Party convention and in her twinkly home-spun rhetoric, declared we don’t need a professor of law but a commander-in-chief. As expected, she received roaring applause. And, as expected, she was wrong.
After Dick Cheney and George W. Bush, aided by a compliant Congress and [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Civil Liberties/Civil Rights, Civil Rights, George W. Bush, Gov. Sarah Palin, In The News, Military, National Security, Obama Administration, Political News, Politics, President Barack Obama, Wingnuts
Posted on May 25th, 2009 by Stuart O'Neill
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
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Filed under: Afghanistan, France, Germany, In The News, International, Iraq, Military, Pakistan, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on May 23rd, 2009 by Stuart O'Neill
Secretary Robert Gates made a statement in Washington DC about an extraordinary soldier who in a moment of emergency made a decision that he worried would cost him his job.
[Robert] Gates told an audience in New York about Specialist Zachary Boyd, routed from sleep by enemy fire on his post in eastern Afghanistan.
“He immediately grabbed [...]
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Filed under: AP News, Afghanistan, In The News, International, Military, News Media, Stuart O'Neill, Terrorism
Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Breaking News… NBC News reports that a U.S. soldier at Camp Liberty in Iraq “opened fire on fellow members of the military, killing four and wounding several others” before taking his own life.
The attacker was described as a “stressed out” U.S. soldier.
The military said in a statement that the shooting occurred about 2 p.m. at [...]
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Filed under: Breaking News, Bush Admin, Democrats, George W. Bush, In The News, Iraq, Military, Pamela Leavey, President Barack Obama, Republicans, War
Posted on May 5th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Jeremy Scahill has the full scoop on the HuffPo. Also read Steve’s post at Newshoggers. Reuters reports the U.S. Military has denied “it has allowed soldiers to try to convert Afghans to Christianity.”
Reuters also notes that “Trying to convert Muslims to any other faith is a crime in Afghanistan.”
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Filed under: Afghanistan, In The Blogosphere, In The News, International, Military, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Religion, Spirituality, World News
Posted on April 13th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
Some conservatives were attempting to paint Barack Obama as a weak leader over the pirate hostage drama. They are eating crow now.
And interestingly, speaking of eating crow…
A new poll indicates Americans don’t agree with former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent assertion that President Barack Obama’s actions have increased the chances of a terrorist attack against [...]
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Filed under: Africa, CNN, Conservatives, Democrats, Dick Cheney, In The Blogosphere, In The News, International, Military, Obama Administration, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Polls, President Barack Obama, Republicans, World News
Posted on April 6th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The 18-year ban on media coverage of the return of fallen U.S. service members ended Sunday night “with a solemn ceremony for the arrival of a flag-draped casket of an airman felled in Afghanistan.”
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Posted on February 13th, 2009 by Pamela Leavey
The Houston Chronicle reported on Wednesday that almost “six years after American troops were exposed to a toxic chemical at an Iraqi water treatment plant, two U.S. senators say the Army has yet to give a full accounting of a defense contractor’s apparent failure to protect troops from the chemical.”
Democratic Sens. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Democrats, In The News, Iraq, Military, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Republicans, Sen. Evan Bayh, Senate, Veterans Issues
Posted on February 12th, 2009 by daniel powers
In the news: Gates orders review of ban on photos of coffins.
[This is a cross-posted diary at VetVoice.com]
How do feel about coverage of your Wars? Does it even effect you the least bit? Are you aware when one of your local service men/women has passed through to his or her family? Do you think this [...]
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Posted on December 29th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
This AljazeeraEnglish video was posted earlier today. It shows the destruction in the Gaza Strip. Since it is reporting on the impact of the attacks and not policy I take it at face value.
Taylor Marsh found the above video and a link to the Guardian UK. The Guardian story seems to indicate, to me at [...]
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Filed under: Foreign Policy, In The News, Israel, Military, National Security, Stuart O'Neill, YouTube
