Suggestion for increasing the military: Recruit in inner city

There are many in the military who believe that the military needs to be larger. Some propose draft as a solution to this problem; others are claiming that feminism makes males unsuited for war. There is a real solution to this problem that the military is overlooking. And it...

Military to accept openly gay recruits

.This is not final.  The Obama government  has appealed the court decision and it is very likely that this ruling will be overturned. If some people join the military and says he/she is gay they could be...

Feminism and the Military

A Congressional candidate from Washington State, Ernest Huber, has made the claim that feminism "feminizes" and "weakens" American men and reduces the pool of suitable warriors to defend the country. There are many ways in which his claim is wrong. The first and most obvious...

Failed strategy in Afghanistan

Obama said a surgewould not be successfulin Iraq so now he istrying a surge inAfghanistan"When will the Obama administration stop transplanting the Bush administration's failed methods from Iraq to Afghanistan...

Mumbai Attackers Called Part of Larger Band of Recruits

The sole surviving terrorist in Mumbai terror attack Muhammad Ajmal Kasab has slowly started giving more details of their planning and training camp. He said to Mumbai Police that the 10 terrorist who conducted the attacks in Mumbai belonged to a group of 30 recruits...

Taliban kidnap 25 police recruits in Pakistan: official

The Taliban has reportedly kidnapped 25 police recruits in Pakistan, in the tribal areas along the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan which is largely beyond the government's control."Taliban militants kidnapped 25 police recruits while they were travelling to a training...

AFP recruits teen cyber spies

Australian Federal Police have recruited twenty-youths, aged between 14 to 16 years, to help them fighting online crime. Why teens ? because their surfing skills are better than the veteran agents. Good...

Actor Rupert Everett brands British soldiers 'pathetic, whining wimps'

Rupert Everett, never far out of trouble, takes a swing at Britain's wartime soldiers. Perhaps he's confusing his movie lot experiences as an actor portraying a soldier as the same thing as being a soldier.Until...

CDN Forces Struggling For Talent

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA sad state of affairs when "Serving ones Country" is eclipsed by the "Almighty Buck".The unemployed and especially those unemployed with a skill or trade who say they...

US military recruits more ex-cons

The U.S. Army has doubled its use of 'moral waivers' for enlisted soldiers over the past year as the demand for more soldiers reaches a high because of teh Iraq War troop surge. The army is now allowing...

Army Recruiting More Dropouts

"Even as the U.S. Army seems to be enjoying increasing success in Iraq, the war itself seems to be driving down the quality of the fresh recruits the U.S. military needs to continue the campaign."

Teenage Depression - Fish Theory to be Tested

"SCIENTISTS believe the mood of teenagers could be determined by the food they eat - and are about to put their theory to the test. A group of Australian scientists believe too few omega-3 fatty acids, found in...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key t...

"First officers from UN specialized police unit deploy for Chad to start key training role 21 November 2007 – The first officers from the United Nations Standing Police Capacity will depart for Chad today to start training recruits for a specialized Chadian police unit...

Bush Asks Congress for $1.4 Billion to Fight Drugs in Mexico

"President Bush asked Congress on Monday to approve a $1.4 billion aid package over the next three years to help the Mexican government fight narcotics traffickers, who have unleashed a bloody underworld war that has left more than 4,000 dead across Mexico in the last two...
 

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