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Opinion - America Must Keep A Strong Military

However, we must get out of the war business. We do not have to be in an ongoing war.

(NEWBURGH, Indiana) - The recent assassination of a British soldier walking down a street in London was a despicable act. He proudly wore his country's uniform and for that he gave his life.

Most of us are very proud of our military. We should be. Without our armed forces we would not be the free country we are today.

Civil Society Strongly Condemns Mayor Hashimoto`s Recent Remark on the `Comfort Women`

Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador joins 67 organizations worldwide demanding more for these abused women of WWII.

(HONG KONG) - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto is in the world spotlight over remarks issued May 13 about “comfort women” for the Japanese Army during World War II.

He says it was “necessary” in maintaining discipline in the army and providing relief for soldiers.

Thoughts as Memorial Day Approaches

Maybe it is worth considering a tally-board to track which politicians cast votes against legislation considered to be potentially beneficial to our veterans.

(HARRISVILLE, N.H.) - As Memorial Day approaches every year I try to give considerable thought and consciousness to those who have given so much to our country.

I try to think of what I can possibly say to help make my fellow countrymen fully aware of the many sacrifices made by those who have placed themselves in harm’s way for the benefit of all.

Military Sexual Trauma: Continuing Ignored Super Epidemic

Will Congress do anything??? Probably not.

(PORTLAND, OR) - Military sexual trauma: this situation is so bad! It is a longstanding continuing problem, and anything I write might help to slow down this egregious military problem based on the statement that "Rank has its privileges".

Rape should not be one of these privileges.

Admiral Joe Sestak for U.S. Senate

Admiral Sestak always supported our veterans when he was in Congress, and we need him now in the U.S. Senate.

(MEDIA, PA) - When Admiral Joe Sestak declared he would be running for the U.S. Senate this week, I was happy to hear it.

This is primarily because of one reason: he will take care of the veterans our Senators and Congressmen voted to send them to war in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Military Sexual Trauma: 26,000 Victims and 26,000 Perverts

MST (Military Sexual Trauma) causes the worst PTSD.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I don't know what else to call them, we do have pedophiles and they certainly are perverts assaulting helpless children.

There has got to be a name for ranking sergeants and officers who take advantage of their positions of authority to assault personnel supposedly under their care.

US Accepts Durand Line as Formal Pak-Afghan Border

The remarks by US officials were widely criticized by the government of Afghanistan.

(KABUL Khaama Press ) - The U.S. has once again emphasized the legal status of the Durand Line as the border line between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

This, despite Afghan president Hamid Karzai's insistence that the government of Afghanistan will never accept the legal status of Durand Line.

Democracy Tsunami About to Hit Pakistan

The days of military dictatorships are being consigned to history and the beacon of democracy in Pakistan is burning brighter and brighter with each passing day.

(TEHRAN) - Pakistan’s powerful generals and feudal landlords have managed to keep the people poor and uneducated and the country underdeveloped for years.

But it appears that they are finally going to be swept from power this week as the wave of the people’s desire for democracy has begun surging into a tsunami.

Inviting Armageddon

Try as I may to keep my self imposed vow of silence on Syria the time has come for me to speak out. Armageddon awaits.

(LONDON) - My silence was born from the deep belief that if you have nothing constructive to say regarding any on-going conflict then keeping your own counsel is best.

What could you or I, as Arabs and Moslems and children of Greater Syria, say when you see that everything that you have been brought up to believe in has been destroyed?

Marine With Prostate Cancer in Pain, Called 911 for Help

An El Toro Marine with prostate cancer was left on his own to drive home after telling a cancer center treatment doctor of severe abdominal pains.

(SOMERDALE, NJ) - Cancer is not something that anyone would volunteer for or for that matter wish on another human being. The cliché ‘avoid like the plague’ comes immediately to mind.

Images of bone thin humans wasting away in a hospice bed flood the mind; unable to eat from the effects of chemotherapy; awaiting death’s call; sedated with drugs to kill the pain; all hope of recovery gone.