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[19 Delta Reconnaissance Scout - surchur.com] 19 delta reconnaissance scout - surchur: SEATTLE (AP) ”” Tony Fein, an Iraq war veteran and NFL rookie linebacker who played with the Baltimore Ravens during the preseason, has died of unexplained causes after collapsing at a friend’s house on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington state. Fe..

[LewRockwell.com] The Imperial Presidency by Tom Engelhardt, Jeremy Brecher, and ...: Back in 2002, Adriel Bettleheim wrote in the Congressional Quarterly that Vice President Dick Cheney "considers it the responsibility of the current administration to reclaim those lost powers for the institution of the presidency." Indeed, the Bush administration has tried to remove all conceivable restrictions on the "imperial presidency," setting its sights in particular on dismantling the Freedom of Information Act, the Intelligence Oversight Act, and the War Powers Resolution. Restoring limits on the power of the executive branch to conceal information, tell (and hide) lies, make war at its own discretion, or kidnap, torture, and kill without interference from Congress, the courts, and the public will be crucial tasks, if future Abu Ghraibs are to be prevented.

[Dyersburg State Gazette Headlines] Dyersburg State Gazette: Story: Veterans honored at Veterans Day ...: "Americans have been honoring veterans from all wars, including the American Revolution, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Korea, Vietnam, the Persian Gulf and the ongoing War in Iraq and Afghanistan," said Winters. He went on to say that our forefathers founded America .

[BlueOregon] BlueOregon: On Veterans Day, remember that someone, somewhere ...: Therefore it can also be said that anyone who is on the receiving end of U.S. firepower is also making the ultimate sacrifice. I wish no one on either side in the conflict were put in the position to make the ultimate sacrifice, especially if I think the U.S. did not have to engage in the conflict.

[Investigative Voice] INTELLIGENT AGGREGATION ”” An I.V. news analysis: Pursuing an ...: 7) to decide the result of the 2009 presidential voting] whose confidants and chief advisers comprise drug lords and war crimes villains,” Hoh noted that American “support for this kind of government, coupled with a misunderstanding of the insurgency's true nature,” reminds him “horribly of our involvement with South Vietnam; an unpopular and corrupt government we backed at the expense of our Nation's own internal peace, against an insurgency whose nationalism we arrogantly and ignorantly mistook as a rival to our own Cold War ideology,” concluding that “our presence in Afghanistan has only increased destabilization and insurgency in Pakistan where we rightly fear a toppled or weakened Pakistani government may lose control of its nuclear weapons.”

[Cafferty File] Cafferty File: Tell Jack how you really feel Blog Archive - What's ...: The problem we are facing in Afghanistan and Iraq is we are fighting those wars with the ghosts of Vietnam on our backs, Afghan and Iraq are different type of combat, we need to put aside the loss of Vietnam and get our people out now, we cannot do anything more for the people of those two countries if they are not willing to do for themselves, I do not think it would be a dis-honor for the servicemen at all, we gave two counties an avenue for democracy and that's all we can do, bring them home.

[Fabius Maximus] Update about the killings in Texas, perhaps another crack in an ...: The Los Angeles Times quotes him stating, after he was apprehended, “You guys are coming into our countries, and you’re going to rape our women and kill our children.”  NBC found that he “was opposed to the killing of Muslims and opposed to the war in Iraq.” Reuters quotes one source saying, “He’s a Muslim, and it seems he was just against the war,”

[Baltimore City Paper] Baltimore City Paper: The Hurt Locker | Movie Review: He might also need the war's energy to feel normal and like himself, and Renner's intensely composed portrayal of a man with such a highly technical skill set is a powerhouse display of confidence and nuance.

[Valley Fever] Former Scottsdale Community College Student and Baltimore Ravens ...: Tony Fein, 27, an Iraq War veteran and prospect for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Seattle Seahawks (he played linebacker for the Ravens during preseason), collapsed and began vomiting at about 9 a.m. yesterday.

[Skippy's List] Skippy's List » Blog Archive » Fun with the Special Forces: The only problem was that the Iraq war started kicking off at that time, and they could not get all of those trucks and equipment flown over to Afghanistan because all cargo planes were reserved for the Iraq invasion. They tried very hard, I even watched their LT (who was really a Major, but wore LT insignia, and told me that it was because LT’s get away with more shit) pretend to be a 2-star General while trying to get a plane using my office phone.

[Health News] Hospital doctor: Some of those wounded in Fort Hood shooting may ...: Key findings in Iraq clinic shooting investigationKey findings from a U.S. military investigation into a shooting spree last May at mental health clinic in Iraq that left five American service members dead:””There were no clear procedures or established training guidelines for the military in Iraq to deal with soldiers identified as "at risk" for suicide.

[MR's Blog] Ilmfest 2009 has some interesting topics like: “Reclaiming Islam ...: Iraq never had a history of civil war, pick up a history book before defaming others. You’re not fit to polish Awlaki’s shoes, a man who was wrongfully arrested and tortured by the Yemini government at Uncle Sam’s request.

[Kiwipolitico] Kiwipolitico » Blog Archive » Blog Link: Disloyal Opposition in ...: The fact is that during the first two years of his rule Allende tried to negotiate with his opposition, but their disloyalty was such that no compromise was possible given US support for the latter (remember Kissinger’s famous statement after Allende’s election that he would “not allow Chile to go communist due to the stupidity of its people?”).

[Michelle Malkin] Michelle Malkin » The Beltway snipers and the Fort Hood killer ...: The NEFA Foundation has obtained a statement issued by Anwar al Awlaki, an Al-Qaida-linked U.S. citizen, titled “Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing” in which al Awlaki profusely praised the Fort Hood shooter: “Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people…The US is leading the war against terrorism which in reality is a war against Islam.

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