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[ONTD: Politics] ontd_political: AtonementA conscience-stricken member of: Walter Jones Sr., D-N.C., who rose in the House to become chairman of the former Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, until 1993 when the younger Jones joined the Republican Party. Since his election to the House in 1994, Jones' tangles with Bush over Iraq have prompted House Democratic leaders to urge him to rejoin their party, something he is not ready to do -- at least not yet.

[PGR - Confirmed Missions] Albert A Vaudo, WWII Army Air Corp Veteran, Tarboro, NC, 29 OCT 09 ...: Richards ,USMC, (Father) WWII, Deceased, SSgt Leroy Richards, USMC, (Uncle) WWII, Deceased, Pvt Dewitt E. Rabalais, USMC, Father in Law, Deceased, Col Gilbert Meibaum, USMC, VN, AO, SN Larry Slaymaker, USN, VN, KIA and each and every Brother and Sister who has worn the uniform and lifted their right hand to make the Promise to willingly die if need be to defend the freedoms of our Citizens and the innocents abroad.

[RealClearWorld - Articles] RealClearWorld - Articles - US Lessons for Israel's Unconventional War: With the surge in Iraq, US forces put counterinsurgency theory into practice. While negotiation with an existential enemy like Hamas might be more than Israel can stomach right now, the Israelis could take a few lessons from America’s new playbook, co-authored by General David Petraeus before he took command in Iraq.

[Ezra Klein] Ezra Klein: The Peace Army: Her story was nothing like I pictured -- she was dropped off by herself in a remote village with the closest other Peace Corps volunteer miles away and no way to communicate with them if she got into trouble. She lived in a hut by herself with no windows or locks on the door and slept with a machete to protect herself from men that would roam around at night and break into different huts.

[The Olympian Online -- South Sound] Prostheses that work like real limbs - South Sound - The Olympian ...: Already this year, Tong, now outfitted with a prosthesis, has completed a 26-mile march across high-desert terrain in New Mexico to commemorate the Bataan Death March. The march involved the forcible transfer of an estimated 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war by the Japanese during World War II.

[First Read] Obama agenda: Business and politics - First Read - msnbc.com: Current statistics on rising unemployment, foreclosures and business bankruptcies are very disconcerting to the devotees of the Obama agenda, but these numbers come from government statistical agencies, not right-leaning news commentators or encrypted shortwave broadcasts from the Montana Militia. The standard response from the supporters of the Obama Administration is to increase their vulgarity and ad hominem attacks against former President Bush or any press outlet not in sympathy with Barack Obama.

[KitaKameK] KitaKameK: Blair is a war criminal, bereaved parents tell inquiry: Roger Bacon, whose son Major Matthew Bacon, 34, of the Intelligence Corps was killed by a roadside bomb in Basra on September 11, 2005, said: “Tony Blair and George Bush have become hate figures for us. Do I want to have Mr Blair prosecuted for taking us to war?

[Feral Jundi] Gear Review: Armor and Weapons in the War-The Good, The Bad, and ...: Hitchman estimated that the M-1 helmet worn in World War II had saved 76,000 American infantrymen from serious injury or death. He further noted that the helmets available in the 1950s weighed 3 pounds, and that “to effect about the same decrease in total battle casualties” provided by this helmet, more than 20 pounds or armor would be required elsewhere on a soldier’s body.

[Breaking News] Marine sergeant to plead guilty in court-martial case alleging he ...: Court refuses to reinstate charges against MarineSAN DIEGO ”” A military appeals court has refused to reinstate war-crime charges against a Marine in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians. The nine-member appellate court rejected the Marine Corps' appeal Tuesday night ”” as a three-member panel did in March.

[WE Blog] Pro-con: Should U.S. pull out of Afghanistan? | WE Blog | Wichita ...: Whatever it takes. Please, no more pointless deaths of our overextended, tired, and worn out military. No more family separations (since 2001 those career military have endured literally years of rotating tours in Iraq/Afghan. ..... http:// blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/10/pro-con-should-u-s-pull-out-of-afghanistan/#comment-684842. Republicans should join forces with those opposed to continuing the war. But they will not. As I've said they will keep that right up their with ...

[Home Fires] To Bedlam and Back - Home Fires Blog - NYTimes.com: While studying the glass-encased uniforms and love letters written home in 1917 or 1943, I thought about my grandfather’s Marine Corps uniform and the letters he wrote home from the Pacific. I thought about my dad flying from the Eniwetok Atoll during the Cold War of the mid-1960’s.

[The Best Defense] An armor officer on light vs. heavy Army - By Tom Ricks | The Best ...: A quick vignette - I briefed a III Corps (heavy Army) senior leader recon on SOF High Value Targeting in early 04- they were scheduled to take over as the CJTF-7 leadership. My brief focused on people/ places who could be influenced - the local terrain - and key leaders from Ba'ath insurgents to Zarqawi to be killed or captured.

[My Military Medals] Silver Star - My Military Medals: The Silver Star is awarded to American service persons for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States, when the actions being rewarded are considered less heroic than would justify awarding the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross.  The Silver Star is awarded to U.S. Armed Forces personnel for distinguishing themselves by extraordinary heroism involving action against an enemy of the United States, or in a conflict with a foreign force; and, while serving with a friendly foreign force in a conflict against an armed force belligerent to the United States.

[Immelman for Congress] Immelman for Congress » Blog Archive » Iraq-Afghanistan Casualties: ”¦ Since the start of U.S. military .He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force, based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay.

[LIMED - World News, Video, Blog] Michael Phelps Facts - True Athlete or a Joke? | LIMED - World ...: Being able to tell that your Speedos are worn by the best swimmer in the world has a better ring than saying that one of the best swimmers wore Speedos. The same goes for Omega watches, Visa credit cards, Hilton Hotels Corp., PowerBars by Nestle, AT&T Inc., Rosetta Stone Ltd., PureSport beverages, SwimRoom.com, and whoever else invested their money into Michael Phelps.

[The Swamp] Imus in Morning: McCain's 'Reveille': The Swamp: he has a war to run in Afghanistan and asked obimbo for more troops months ago. He better not hold his breath, obimbo voted against the surge that turned the Iraq war around.

Mudville Gazette: While the Obama administration debates whether to send tens of thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan and Afghans prepare to vote for president for the second time in four months, some of those already braving rockets and bombs worry that their mission has lost the support of the U.S. public and that their sacrifices - and those of their fallen comrades - have been in vain.

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