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Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, Operation New Dawn begins

On March 20, 2003 Operation Iraqi Freedom began with our invasion of Iraq, last night after 7 years and 6 months the combat phase has come to an end.The last full combat brigade left Iraq and traveled into Kuwait,...

The McChrystal Departure

"50 years after General MacArthur was retired the US Commander in Afghanistan General David Mckiernan was relieved of his command, and now, in the third such instance in the midst of war, General McChrystal has been removed and the command in Afghanistan has been given to the...

Supreme Ct Hears Rev Fred Phelps Sr Anti-Gay 1st Amendment Case

The Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether damages can be awarded to the father of a fallen Marine from a religious sect who picketed his son's funeral with vulgar placards applauding the death of American...

Great Happenings - Operation Mushtarek

"The US devised strategy in Afghanistan is being implemented through the tactical operation in Helmand province called Operation Mushtarek. Even though information on the progress of the battle is coming fitfully the considered opinion is that the operation in the populated...

Winning the West

"Speaking to the officers in Lahore the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) said that the Army was ‘single minded in its professional pursuits and totally focused and motivated in accomplishment of its core mission’. These are carefully chosen words and what they clearly convey...

Warnings of Jihad if US Troops sent to Yemen

Today in Yemen,  a  group of prominent Muslim clerics warned that if US troops are sent to fight Al Quada in Yemen,  they will declare a jihad,  or holy war.   The group is comprised...

CONNECTING DOTS IS NOT THE PROBLEM

Spearhead Research Analysisby Harlan Ulman "In the wake of the attempted Christmas bombing of a Northwest airliner over Detroit, once again criticism has focused on failure to connect the poor, overworked dots. Yet, however understandable this reaction, Rome is burning in a...

President Bush considered sending US Troops into Buffalo in 2002

Imagine if Barak Obama considered sending US troops into an American city?  Imagine the right wing uproar, the gun nuts screaming at the top of their lungs. Now, imagine a white Republican warmonger President considering the same course of action?   Reaction?...

America’s ‘Afghan nettle’

History is recording its verdict now. President Barack Hussein Obama has already described the Bush era as a “bleak chapter” in America’s history. Every one looks at George W Bush’s presidency as eight years of disaster for America and for the world. The neocon agenda...

Taliban unite to fight US

The Taliban is often spoken of as one force but in reality it is several groups controlled by warlords - much like the Mafia is made up of different families. News now comes that some of the most powerful...

US Troops Praise Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan VIDEO

President Obama announced the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq by August 2010 in Camp Lejuene, NC. After Obama’s speech, the AP interviewed several soldiers at the military base. While conservatives have...

Obesity Doubled in US MIlitary Since Iraq War

Obesity in soldiers in the US military has doubled since the start of the Iraq war in 2003, following a national and military trend.Obesity is an ever growing problem for Americans. More than 1/3 of the US adult...

Iraqi flag flies over Baghdad green zone

  The Iraqi flag once more flies over Baghdad a symbol that should indicate that the slow return of self determination to the Iraqi Government is picking up pace. Gordon Brown has already pledged that British...

Rumsfeld and Aspartame-Did Diet Drinks Maime & Kill Our Troops In Gulf War ?

Did Monsanto Corporation's Aspartame Sweetener Cause Agent Orange in Our Troops ?   YOU DECIDE.     Donald Rumsfeld was a leading supporter of the usage of the artificial sweetener Aspartame...

Bush greeted by demonstrations in South Korea

" Bush greeted by demonstrations in South Korea Email Picture Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press Riot policemen detain a protester as he tries to march during a rally against President Bush's visit in Seoul, South Korea. From the Associated Press 8:04 AM PDT,...

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