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Why Do Pho Restaurants Have Numbers in Their Names?
Chris Abraham —
Authority: 143
Lots of my friends ask why all of my favorite Pho restaurants have numbers in them, like my personal favorite, Pho75, in Court House, Arlington, VA. Well, here’s some insight from Serious Eats : Oftentimes they’re lucky numbers. “In some Asian cultures, eight is associated with wealth or prosperity. ...9 hours ago -
Avatar
A Philosopher's Blog —
Authority: 130
Image via Wikipedia James Cameron ’s upcoming film Avatar (not to be confused with Nickelodeon ’s Avatar) is already drawing a great deal of criticism. This is despite the fact that the film is not yet finished . While it is reasonable to criticize what is known about the film (it is expensive and not ...12 hours ago -
False Atrocity Tales from the War in Vietnam
The LA Progressive —
Authority: 143
A young lance corporal, who could not distinguish between a legal and an illegal order, shot an unresisting, unarmed, and unnamed woman in the back, in front of children that were likely hers. He and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]1 day ago -
Live from Washington, It’s Lottery Night 1969!
HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher —
Authority: 432
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.3 days ago -
What’s Your Number?
HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher —
Authority: 432
How would you have done in the 1970 Vietnam draft lottery, in a drawing held the night of December 1, 1969, and carried live over the radio and television? Find out how prominent figures born between 1944 and 1950 fared.3 days ago -
Political Correctness Left Livingstrong Blog
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO DR CASTRO —
Authority: 423
Would the CIA or the FBI kill me if I oppose the atrocities that the government of the United States has committed through out the years around the world fighting stupid wars and meddling in other countries problems? Maybe not. Im just a small blogger, my blog doesnt have tons of Internet traffic, I have never written ...3 days ago -
Obama’s Third Afghan Way (Guest Voice)
The Moderate Voice —
Authority: 728
WASHINGTON — When there is no good solution to a problem, a president has three options. One is to avoid the problem. The second is to pick the least bad of the available options. The third is to mix and match among the proposed solutions and minimize the long-term damage any decision will cause. Afghanistan ...5 days ago -
Vietnam and Afghanistan
Old Hickory's Weblog —
Authority: 428
Reasoning by historical analogy is dangerous. But the American approach to counterinsurgency wars didnt spring full-grown from the brow of David Petraeus. It is heavily conditioned, if not completely dominated, by the experience of the Vietnam War. Ive seen a couple of good analyses lately of the Vietnam War that ...5 days ago -
Vietnam and Afghanistan
The Blue Voice —
Authority: 134
Reasoning by historical analogy is dangerous. But the American approach to counterinsurgency wars didnt spring full-grown from the brow of David Petraeus. It is heavily conditioned, if not completely dominated, by the experience of the Vietnam War. Ive seen a couple of good analyses lately of the Vietnam War that ...5 days ago -
Hearing History: Lyndon Johnson Escalates Vietnam
The Moderate Voice —
Authority: 728
Bill Moyers offers up a fascinating hour of history that is a must listen/watch for those of us who are seriously interested in considering the question of what to do in Afghanistan. Whether we agree or disagree, advocate more troops or pulling them out, like Obama or despise him, using LBJ’s taped phone ...6 days ago -
Afghanistan = Vietnam
Dangerous Intersection —
Authority: 434
On Friday’s show, Bill Moyers drew upon President Lyndon Johnson’s taped phone calls and commentary regarding the Vietnam war, before drawing the following conclusions: Now in a different world, at a different time, and with a different president, we face the prospect of enlarging a different war. But once again ...6 days ago -
Arrival of Imam Mahdi and Rise of Islam
Pak Alert Press —
Authority: 482
By Sajjad ShaikhThe coming of the Mahdi is one of the major signs of Judgement Day. Unlike the minor signs his appearance will signal that the Final Hour is near and that believers must ensure that they are ready to endure its trials and tribulations (fitan).The Mahdi will come at a time when Muslims will [...]6 days ago -
FedEx: Honoring the Sacrifices of the Vietnam War
Chaotic Synaptic Activity —
Authority: 112
I have been alerted of this recently begun project by FedEx to created a “Digital Wall,” to honor those service members who died in the Vietnam War. Impact: Huge. Ease of execution: Easy. Take up to three pictures of those any of the FedEx/Kinko’s offices to be captured for history. Do you have ...1 week ago -
Vietnam all over again
Rants From The Rookery —
Authority: 135
Bill Moyers shows the spooky parallels between Johnson struggling with Vietnam and Obama wrestling with Iraq and Afghanistan . You will even hear the same phrases being used. We havent learned a damned thing.1 week ago -
Freddie and Ilhan.
Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog. —
Authority: 420
Jason Crane directed me to a well made overview of political or as he describes it Conscious jazz There is a whole world of it out there and much is very good as music theater. You got me thinking about one very beautiful and controversial recording by Freddie Hubbard , of all people. It is called Sing Me a Song ...1 week ago -
Born to Fight – Colonel Lewis Millett
HistoryNet - From the World's Largest History Magazine Publisher —
Authority: 432
A Vietnam magazine interview with Col. Lewis L. Millett, who served in two armies and three wars and was awarded the Medal of Honor for leading a bayonet charge in the Korean War.1 week ago -
Perils of ignorance: Vietnamnesia and why its dangerous that todays kids dont know their history
The Smirking Chimp - News And Commentary from the Vast Left-Wing Conspiracy —
Authority: 650
For weeks, weve been waiting for President Obama to decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan, and, if so, how many. This ought to give Americans a worried feeling in the deepest levels of their guts. Afghanistan has been wearing down, chewing up and defeating invading armies for centuries. Think of the ...1 week ago -
Our Nation Divided
Murderous Musings —
Authority: 127
By Mark W. Danielson Currently, our nation is divided over our wars, health care, and the economy, and yet there is little vocal opposition. Compared to the citizens of the Vietnam era, we seem apathetic. As someone who grew up observing anti-war protests while working in Berkeley, I have spent countless hours ...1 week ago -
Every Time We Say Goodbye
Writing well is the best revenge —
Authority: 123
"It would concern the reader little, perhaps, to know, how sorrowfully the pen is laid down at the close of a two-years imaginative task; or how an Author feels as if he were dismissing some portion of himself into the shadowy world, when a crowd of the creatures of his brain are going from him for ever." ** Charles ...1 week ago -
Obama Should Bring Back The Military Draft
Socyberty —
Authority: 551
Part of the public debate in the United States about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that the American military is spread too thin, especially the Army and the Marines. Even if no more troops are sent to Afghanistan, there are not enough boots on the ground. What’s the solution? Like many people I have a ...1 week ago
