Tag: Afghanistan
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Held by Pirates for Nearly Three Years
After almost three years in captivity, the crew of the Iceberg 1, a cargo ship hijacked by Somali pirates, are home after finally being rescued. … Its Dubai-based owner, who appears not to have been insured, refused to pay a ransom for it and simply went to ground, ignoring pleas for help from the hostages’…
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Obama Wrong: US Troops to Remain in Afghanistan
Despite repeated pleas from US President Barack Obama to conclude the war in Afghanistan by the end of 2014, a leading official with the State Department tells reporters this week that the United States is readying plans that will leave boots on the ground for the unforeseeable future, perhaps long after the Obama-insisted deadline comes…
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Obama, Iraq & Afghanistan, Peace & War
There an amazing story about mine clearing activities in the Persian Gulf. Before we get to it though we really need to consider some history. Do we remember: There is no military solution to the war in Iraq. Our troops can help suppress the violence, but they cannot solve its root causes. And all the…
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Taliban Behead People for Music (CAIR Silent)
The news out of Afghanistan is that the Taliban beheaded 17 men and women who had gathered for a mixed-gender social event with music and dancing. via Business Insider. Some parts of the world are simply 1,500 years behind the times. We need to leave them be. It’s not worth the American lives and money…
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The ‘Wild, Wild Midwest’
The city’s murder rate is quadruple New York City’s. Homicides since 2001 total twice the number of U.S. military personnel killed in Afghanistan in the same period. Police have moved to reduce the carnage, but activists say gun use must be reined in—and they will stage a peacemakers’ rally on Friday. via The Daily Beast.…
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Afghanistan – The Forgotten War
Consider: Since Apr. 24, the following American service members have died as a result of continuing operations in Afghanistan. Spc. Manuel Vasquez, 22, West Sacramento, California Spc. Benjamin Neal, 21, Orfordville, Wisconsin Spc. Jason Edens, 22, Franklin, Tennessee Lt. Christopher Mosko, 28, Pittsford, New York Spc. Moises Gonzalez, 29, Huntington, California Staff Sgt. Brandon Eggleston,…
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Pentagon Smears Critics
The first casualty when war comes is the truth. — Hiram Johnson No one knows this better than the folks at the pentagon. The newspaper USA Today said Friday an editor and reporter probing Pentagon propaganda efforts have been targeted by an online “misinformation campaign.” Fake Twitter and Facebook accounts have been created under the…