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• Two NATO commanders wore Nazi regalia in Afghanistan

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 570
  Source: Press TV Two Czech soldiers wore helmets with SS symbols during their deployment in Afghanistan. It has just been discovered that two commanders of the Czech military working under NATO command used Nazi symbols on their helmets during their deployment in Afghanistan. The story was made public ...
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• Wednesday Hero 11/25/09

  
  Try 2 Focus — Authority: 467
  Rear Adm. Ned Deets Rear Adm. Ned Deets speaks with Frank Chebatar, president of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, at the conclusion of the base consolidation ceremony. The two bases consolidated to form Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, Fort Story . These brave men and women sacrifice so ...
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• Live from Washington, It’s Lottery Night 1969!

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 133
  Forty years ago, on December 1, 1969, the first Vietnam draft lottery was held, which used birthdays to determine the random order in which young men would be chosen for military service in 1970. Birthdays were drawn from 366 blue plastic capsules.
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• When the President Has a Stroke

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  When the President Has a Stroke Shedding light on the psychological travails of Woodrow Wilson by W. Barksdale Maynard, Ph.D. Can we psychoanalyze the dead? That is what historians have tried to do with Woodrow Wilson, one of the most perplexing men ever to hold the U. S. presidency. At times Wilson could be ...
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• Peter Jackson Finishes Filming TinTin–Some People Almost Care

  
  Screenhead — Authority: 575
  I was not aware filming had actually begun.  In fact, last I knew, Steven Spielberg was having a hard time rallying together the cash to get started.  But today, we ALL learn a little something as Peter Jackson announces that filming on TinTin is now oh-ficially in the can.Dubbed “The Adventures of TinTin: Secret ...
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• You Had Me at ‘Aliens’

  
  Gerry Canavan — Authority: 487
  Will the aliens know about the Great Recession? NPR’s Planet Money reports.
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• USS Liscome Bay: Makin’s Biggest Victim

  
  Today's History Lesson — Authority: 125
  Usually, when I cover a topic, the search for related artwork or photos is relatively easy.  But when the subject is the USS Liscome Bay , such is not the case.  There are very few photos available.  And that’s because the life of Liscome Bay was short, and it was a life that ended quickly…and violently. ...
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• The War Tax Precedent

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 135
  Last week, Congressman David Obey and other top Dems introduced legislation that would impose a surtax to help pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The stated aim of the “Share the Sacrifice Act,” according to a press release, is to "end the practice of paying for the war in Afghanistan with borrowed ...
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• FDR Sick?

  
  Lawyers, Guns and Money — Authority: 709
  This is kind of interesting; the argument is that FDR may have been suffering from cancer during the 1944 Presidential campaign. The evidence of illness, they suggest, was covered up by his doctors in order to make his run for a fourth term possible. If Lomazow and Fettman are right, Republican Thomas E. Dewey or ...
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• Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich – PC Game Review

  
  Armchair General Magazine - We Put YOU in Command! War College — Authority: 466
  Eagle Day to Bombing the Reich lets players plan the bombing campaigns in Europe, 1940 - 1946, and provides uncompromising detail but its graphics can politely be called nostalgic - an Armchair General review.
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• Blitzed Paul Delaroche artwork returning after 70 years

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 154
  Blitzed Paul Delaroche artwork returning after 70 years -1.0 5 2009-11-24 14:26:54 1stAngel A painting by Delaroche is going back on display after being damaged in a World war II air raid and hidden away for decades. Charles I Insulted was evacuated to Scotland in 1941 after its London home was bombed. ...
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• Wobbly Legs of The Western World

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 551
  I’ve conversed with Asians and Orientals who’ve repeatedly said that Americans have weak legs. I protested that such assumptions were merely speculation. There are many Americans I can point to who have very strong legs. However, it does seem that there are also a good number of people who have very weak legs in ...
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• The Diary Of Anne Frank Movie Review–Mostly What You’d Expect

  
  Screenhead — Authority: 575
  It’s hard to believe that there’s a new version of the movie version–this time via the BBC– of The Diary of Anne Frank, but it exists, and the folks out at IMG just sent me a copy.This is a fairly old story, told several times, thus the plot remains pretty much the same–it’s based on [...]
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• Video : Ron Paul Al Qaeda ‘Visited Afghanistan’

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 481
  Though Governor Paul is correct in asserting that the United States has supported puppet governments throughout the Arab and “Muslim world,” however, he seems to be grasping at anything to support his argument. First off, Governor, the United States did have a very specific reason for going into Afghanistan: Al ...
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• Death separates Himachal’s longest wedded couple

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 719
  Shimla, Nov 24 (IANS) Piyara Singh’s hopes of casting votes in the next general elections along with his wife Hansa Devi have come to an end.Hansa, 103, with whom he shared his life for 87 years died Sunday at her residence in a village located on the outskirts of Dharamsala town in Kangra district, some [...]
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• Facebook Does It Again

  
  Pravda on Media and Tech — Authority: 110
  Image by topgold via Flickr Here we go again. Last week the echo chamber was rattled with a story of a woman who lost her insurance due to pictures she shared on Facebook . Apperantly she was supposed to be depressed but had pictures of her and friends in a bar. I personally know some pretty depressing ...
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• Operation Uranus: The Noose is Set

  
  Today's History Lesson — Authority: 125
  “Fortress Stalingrad” had a grandiose sound to it, but the title was deceiving.  German General Friedrich Paulus knew that his 6th Army was in serious trouble.  What a difference 5 days made!  Back then he believed his Soviet enemies had their backs against the proverbial wall and that Stalingrad was nearly ...
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• G.i. Grandpa: Sharp Shooter, Water Warrior, and Family Supporter

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 551
  My grandfather grew up in a family of educators. His father was a school dean and leader. Aside from being highly skilled in educational leadership, this man was fluent in several languages. He was a descendent of Ireland, and his wife from a Slavic family. The whole family was well educated, and held a tradition of ...
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• Sideshow? The Mediterranean Campaign

  
  HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher — Authority: 133
  To many, the Mediterranean campaign was the ultimate sideshow--a huge allotment of resources for meager results. This week: the case against the campaign. Next week: the case for it.
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• Dino D-Day – Trailer

  
  fasthack — Authority: 139
  Hitler’s most powerful weapons were dinosaurs.
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