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Video collection of other barry photo ops
Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias —
Authority: 489
November 24, 2009The video is only (3:43) so it covers just a couple of barry’s photo ops.South Korea, Dover, Arlington, Oval Office and footage of the panic brought on by Air Force 1 dive bombing New York/New Jersey.RobtKraftThanks RobtKraft – you should make more – there’s plenty to chose from. [...]1 day ago -
barry: “You make a pretty good photo op!”
Citizens Against Pro-Obama Media Bias —
Authority: 489
November 24, 2009Shameful.barry stops by to visit troops in South Korea and makes clear why he’s there: a photo op. It’s how he views the military.Have you ever heard him say that as Commander in Chief he is thankful for their service?FOXTo all the airmen, soldiers behind me - you guys make a pretty good [...]1 day ago -
Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan
Nasir Khan blog —
Authority: 142
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation , Nov 23, 2009 At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban ...1 day ago -
Blackwater’s Secret War in Pakistan
Dr Nasir Khan —
Authority: 485
Jeremy Scahill, The Nation , Nov 23, 2009 At a covert forward operating base run by the US Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, members of an elite division of Blackwater are at the center of a secret program in which they plan targeted assassinations of suspected Taliban ...1 day ago -
Amid Growing Pressure, Obama to Back McChrystals Troops Surge in Afghanistan
American Power —
Authority: 704
From Londons Telegraph , " Barack Obama ‘to Announce 30,000 Afghan Troop Increase Next Week’ ": President Barack Obama has convened his “war council” for the ninth and possibly final time before his expected announcement next week to send more than 30,000 troops to Afghanistan after more than 80 ...1 day ago -
Atty: Fort Hood suspect may use insanity defense
Muslims Against Sharia —
Authority: 624
Texas (AP) - An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said Monday. John Galligan, the civilian attorney for Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he ...1 day ago -
What Do Generals Do When They Retired?
War News Updates —
Authority: 504
Brewing Flap Over Military Senior Mentors -- Small Wars Journal How Some Retired Military Officers Became Well-paid Consultants - Tom Vanden Brook, Ken Dilanian and Ray Locker, USA Today . ... As "senior mentors," as the military calls them, the retired officers help run war games and offer advice to ...1 day ago -
Ask John Burns: Obamas Options in Afghanistan
NYT > Theater —
Authority: 912
As President Obama considers which military tack to take in Afghanistan, John Burns is answering readers questions on the options under consideration.1 day ago -
Liz Cheney on Obamas Afghanistan Indecision: Completely Inexcusable - Plus, Obama to Surrender Key Provinces to Taliban!
American Power —
Authority: 704
Liz Cheney on Aghanistan , from yesterdays "This Week with George Stephanopoulos": "I think it’s just completely inexcusable that we’ve now had month after month after month of photo-op out of the White House and no decision. The president is very fond of saying, ‘Before I commit troops, I’m going to ...1 day ago -
British inquiry into Iraq war
PRI's The World —
Authority: 625
The man in charge of the official British inquiry examining events surrounding the Iraq war has said his committee will not produce a report that is a “whitewash.” Sir John Chilcot, a retired career civil servant, has promised to produce a “full and insightful” account. Evidence from senior government figures ...1 day ago -
Reporting the war at home
PRI's The World —
Authority: 625
The news about Afghanistan and Iraq can feel like background noise, as listeners and readers become desensitized to the long, ongoing conflicts. How do local newspaper editors balance their duty to report on very important issues vs. losing your attention, with stories day after day on the same topic? The World’s ...1 day ago -
Ask John Burns: Obamas Options in Afghanistan
At War —
Authority: 134
As President Obama considers which military tack to take in Afghanistan, John Burns is answering readers questions on the options under consideration.1 day ago -
Are Pentagon “Senior Mentors” Pushing the Envelope?
The Moderate Voice —
Authority: 735
An article in last Wednesday’s USA TODAY caught my attention because of its “military nature.” Actually, it didn’t just catch my attention. With its front page column titled “ Military’s ‘senior mentors’ cashing in ,” and another two-page spread on the inside, it jumped at me, grabbed and kept my ...2 days ago -
How the Soldier Mom Story Is Being Manipulated By Anti-Military Activists
ROK Drop —
Authority: 546
What’s New About This Story? The story about the Army mother who refused to deploy because she could find no one to care for her son has generated much discussion here at the ROK Drop. I have decided to do a little more research into this story because honestly this story smells. I have seen soldiers before ...2 days ago -
The Children’s Crusade
Antiwar.com Original —
Authority: 135
"It really boils down to one of two decisions, getting out or getting in." – President Lyndon Johnson, speaking about Vietnam"Soldiers came to school today," announced the kindergarten kid. “They only kill bad people. They don’t kill good people.” This story comes to us by way of Jon [...]2 days ago -
Out of Iraq, Into the Gulf
Antiwar.com Original —
Authority: 135
So here’s the mystery. You have a country that only recently had upward of 300 military bases, monster to micro, in a single war-torn land, Iraq. It probably now has something like 300 bases combined in Iraq and Afghanistan (where base-building is on the rise). Outside of [...]2 days ago -
Wednesday Hero: Staff Sgt. Dennisur Thompson
MY WEEKLY THOUGHTS —
Authority: 104
Staff Sgt. Dennisur ThompsonStaff Sgt. Dennisur Thompson, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, overcompensates a left turn while on a driving simulator as a part of the Save a Life Tour in Kaiserslautern, Germany.Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may ...2 days ago -
Troop Costs Vie With Weapons
War News Updates —
Authority: 504
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matt Leahart washes his clothes in an ammunition can on Combat Outpost Munoz in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Nov. 13, 2009. Leahart is assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Smith From DoD Buzz: The non-partisan Congressional Budget ...2 days ago -
Legal Proceedings For The Fort Hood Suspect Continues
War News Updates —
Authority: 504
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, who has been charged over the Fort Hood shootings, is paralysed from the neck down, according to his lawyer. Photograph: Getty Defense Attorney: Hasan Wont Plead Guilty, May Use Insanity Defense -- ABC News Retired Col. John Galligan Says Accused Fort Hood Shooter Is Paralyzed From ...2 days ago -
Fort Hood gunman paralysed
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 986
Major Nidal Hasan in pain and not a flight risk, hearing told Major Nidal Hasan, who has been charged with 13 murders over the shootings at Fort Hood in Texas, is paralysed from the neck down, incontinent and in severe pain, according to his lawyer. The lawyer, John Galligan, told a hearing by a military magistrate ...2 days ago
