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Dover AFB Takes a Big Chance With the Honor of our War Dead

The process depicted in the film Taking Chance with Kevin Bacon was not followed by the Air Force; the only people who were in trouble are those who blew the whistle on the practices.

(SALEM) - I'm following two stories closely that involve our nation's war dead, and it seems almost timely and logical that the news would be released today about the U.S. Air Force mishandling the remains of Americans killed in the battle theaters overseas.

Apparently they are making as little of it as possible, however the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs office did issue a press release.

Taliban Steps Up Attacks Ahead of Afghan Loya Jirga

Taliban says they will disrupt coming Loya Jirga.

(KABUL Xinhua) - Amid the Afghan government's efforts to convene Loya Jirga or traditional grand assembly, to get national endorsement for inking the possible strategic partnership with the U.S., Taliban militants have intensified attacks to spoil the step.

The armed outfit fighting the Afghan government and some 130,000 strong-NATO-led troops with nearly 100,000 of them Americans, in the latest attacks, targeted a logistic company in Herat province.

The Demons of War are Persistent

Some manage the demons’ onslaught successfully, others ignore the stealthy domination of their soul...

(POICVIANA, Fla.) - Forty years have passed since my deployment as a combat Marine to Vietnam. Like many veterans of war, the “Demons” have haunted me through nightmares, altered personas, and hidden fears.

The purpose of this story is to help veterans of all eras recognize that there is no longer a need to fight the “Demons of War” alone. Civilian and VA health communities understand the psychological transformation that haunts veterans.

The Banks Got Us Into This Mess, Yet Refuse to Take More Than a 20% Reduction in Their Debt

It's a joke, how developing nations have been raped and developed nations milked by the elite!

(SEOULE, South Korea) - The banks got us into this mess, but yet refuse to take more than a 20% reduction in their debt re Greece's bailout plan with the euro. Angler Merkel wanted the banks to take a 60 % reduction which is more like justice!

But the banks refused, after all, how would they afford to pay their exec's exorbitant fees, salaries and fat cat bonuses if they took such a big hit.

Refugee in walk of thanks to British Military

Last year Johannes, who works for a church, raised over £7,000 for charity in his first Birmingham to London walk.

(LONDON Solihull News) - A POLITICAL refugee from war-torn Sri Lanka is walking from Birmingham to London in aid of Help for Heroes and an orphanage in his homeland.

Johannes Shanmugam, aged 48, will walk the equivalent of four marathons in six days and aims to raise over £10,000 for the armed forces charity and Serendip Children’s Home.

Battlefield 3 video game conditioning America;s youth for another war for Israel (against Iran)?!

Window into World War III – EA’s Battlefield 3 Announces US Invasion of Iran and War with Russia...

(LOS ANGELES) - From the ghosts of Tom Clancey’s 2001 release of Ghost Recon, with its single player campaign plot involving the exact, prophetic, Georgian invasion of South Ossetia with Nato backing that later occurred in 2008, comes the latest, greatest, First Person Shooter Video Game from EA: Battlefield 3.

Battlefield 3 features the latest gaming engine, Frostbite 2.

Did We Win the Iraq War?

Clearly, we cannot continue spending billions of dollars on the Iraq war, a figure that now exceeds $80 billion and climbing.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - President Obama announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year. Was the “mission accomplished?” Did we win the war?

I for one applaud President Obama's announcement. As of October 31, 2011, 4,482 Americans have died. We cannot continue to waste any more American lives. Our economy is in a shambles. Our deficit is $14.9 trillion and climbing.

Withdrawal Symptoms: Curtain Rises on Second Act of an Endless War Crime

We are not ringing down the curtain on the Iraq War; we are simply beginning the second act, with new scenery in the backdrop, some new plotlines and characters -- but the same old dirty, bloody business of aggression.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Barack Obama has announced that all American troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by the end of the year.

This was presented as America honorably adhering to the agreement signed years ago by the Bush Administration.

Terrorists Fight Terrorism: America, Israel and the `Terrorist` Boogeyman

"Terrorism" and "terrorists" are the key labels of warmongers working to instil fear into the public to justify military slaughtering.

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Former American President Jimmy Carter commented on the kind of state terrorism reflected in American actions in Guantanamo Bay and other places as a disgrace to the USA.

“I wouldn't say it's the cause of terrorism, but it has given impetus and excuses to potential terrorists to lash out at our country and justify their despicable acts.”

`Middle East Propaganda 101` and the NY Times` Thom Shanker

Shanker has been an embedded journalist both with the US military and with various think tanks whose policies he is reporting on.

(WASHINGTON D.C) - There is an excellent article today in Salon, "Middle East propaganda 101," (see below) deconstructing a New York Times story.

However, the Salon article leaves out the the name of the main reporter on the article, New York Times Pentagon correspondent Thom Shanker, and relevant information about who he is.