A brigade of Gurkhas has lost a legal challenge to a pension scheme plan being offered to them by the UK government. Gurkhas are Nepalese soldiers serving in a group of units of the British army. They were one of...
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OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know there is a reason why I have a penchant for Columbian Coffee, perhaps it's taste, perhaps that Juan Valdez and his Loyal donkey lovingly hand pick the South...
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AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...
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"Calling it “the ultimate recycling” project, a Georgia agricultural researcher says he has found the solution to the world’s energy crisis.
Using a process of genetic modification and cloning of bacterial...
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I saw a brief interview on this, and found it in the news, where a Scottish Farmer in his scottish brogue basically tell the Donald to "Piss off" his farmland is not for sale. This dashing Donald Trumps dream to...
It's not as bad as it sounds--the "remake" is actually a "tribute" (very important distinction) that BBC radio is planning on broadcasting over the airwaves on the anniversary, as well as releasing the recordings...
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"One of Canada's last three surviving veterans from the First World War, Victor (Lloyd) Clemett, has died. He was 107.
Born on Dec. 10, 1899, in Toronto, Clemett died late Wednesday night at Sunnybrook Health...
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Recruiters are not acknowledging that perhaps a lack of qualified potential recruits is not the problem, but a lack of enthusiasm to get involved in an occupation that is growing less popular by the day."The number of waivers granted to Army recruits with criminal backgrounds...
Perhaps it will be technology that will save a technology reporter...but it does not look good. On CNN last night, his wife reported he was only wearing runners, and searchers found a good pair of his pants that...
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Air “Force Shaping”…After two straight years of “Force Shaping” initiatives the D.O.D has decided to now extend the program for 2007 to the Enlisted ranks, an all volunteer organization made up of...
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Gulf War veterans have reported that exposures during military service have resulted in miscarriages and birth defects, as well as excruciating pain during sexual intercourse. The wife of a Gulf War veteran has described the miscarriage and pregnancy problems she had...
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Shadow Defence Minister: "This desperate measure illustrates the
chronic recruitment problems the Army faces due to the current
overstretch of our armed forces."
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