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Remnants of Iraq Air Force Are Found
August 30, 2009 by ROD NORDLAND
Are any other countries stashing anything else that belongs to Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials have discovered that they may have a real air force, after all.
The Defense Ministry revealed Sunday that it had recently learned that Iraq owns 19 MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters, which are in storage in Serbia. Ministry officials are negotiating with the Serbs to restore and return the aircraft.
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, military,
August 30, 2009 by ROD NORDLAND
Are any other countries stashing anything else that belongs to Iraq?
BAGHDAD — Iraqi officials have discovered that they may have a real air force, after all.
The Defense Ministry revealed Sunday that it had recently learned that Iraq owns 19 MIG-21 and MIG-23 jet fighters, which are in storage in Serbia. Ministry officials are negotiating with the Serbs to restore and return the aircraft.
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, military,
The Death Book for Veterans
August 18, 2009 by JIM TOWEY
If President Obama wants to better understand why America's discomfort with end-of-life discussions threatens to derail his health-care reform, he might begin with his own Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He will quickly discover how government bureaucrats are greasing the slippery slope that can start with cost containment but quickly become a systematic denial of care.
Last year, bureaucrats at the VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care advocated a 52-page end-of-life planning document, "Your Life, Your Choices." It was first published in 1997 and later promoted as the VA's preferred living will throughout its vast network of hospitals and nursing homes. After the Bush White House took a look at how this document was treating complex health and moral issues, the VA suspended its use. Unfortunately, under President Obama, the VA has now resuscitated "Your Life, Your Choices."
Who is the primary author of this workbook? Dr. Robert Pearlman, chief of ethics evaluation for the center, a man who in 1996 advocated for physician-assisted suicide in Vacco v. Quill before the U.S. Supreme Court and is known for his support of health-care rationing.
"Your Life, Your Choices" presents end-of-life choices in a way aimed at steering users toward predetermined conclusions, much like a political "push poll." For example, a worksheet on page 21 lists various scenarios and asks users to then decide whether their own life would be "not worth living."
government, health care, liberalism, left wing, nanny state, socialism, philosophy, politics, public policy, troops, military,
August 18, 2009 by JIM TOWEY
If President Obama wants to better understand why America's discomfort with end-of-life discussions threatens to derail his health-care reform, he might begin with his own Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He will quickly discover how government bureaucrats are greasing the slippery slope that can start with cost containment but quickly become a systematic denial of care.
Last year, bureaucrats at the VA's National Center for Ethics in Health Care advocated a 52-page end-of-life planning document, "Your Life, Your Choices." It was first published in 1997 and later promoted as the VA's preferred living will throughout its vast network of hospitals and nursing homes. After the Bush White House took a look at how this document was treating complex health and moral issues, the VA suspended its use. Unfortunately, under President Obama, the VA has now resuscitated "Your Life, Your Choices."
Who is the primary author of this workbook? Dr. Robert Pearlman, chief of ethics evaluation for the center, a man who in 1996 advocated for physician-assisted suicide in Vacco v. Quill before the U.S. Supreme Court and is known for his support of health-care rationing.
"Your Life, Your Choices" presents end-of-life choices in a way aimed at steering users toward predetermined conclusions, much like a political "push poll." For example, a worksheet on page 21 lists various scenarios and asks users to then decide whether their own life would be "not worth living."
government, health care, liberalism, left wing, nanny state, socialism, philosophy, politics, public policy, troops, military,
Hellish scenes as six bomb blasts rip through Baghdad leaving at least 95 dead and 536 wounded
August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
extremism, foreign affairs, military, news, terrorism, tragedy, global warming, video
August 20, 2009 by DailyMail UK (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
A series of blasts in Baghdad killed 95 and wounded 536 yesterday.
In Iraq's bloodiest day this year, home forces accepted blame for the security breach after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centres in June.
At least six blasts struck near government ministries and other targets at the heart of Iraq's Shi'ite-led administration.
US pullout in doubt after day of slaughter on streets of Baghdad
August 20, 2009 by Oliver August (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Extremists struck at the Iraqi Government with a wave of bombings and mortar attacks, killing at least 95 people and injuring more than 560 and raising new doubts about the withdrawal of US soldiers from the country.
extremism, foreign affairs, military, news, terrorism, tragedy, global warming, video
MSNBC Goes to Bat Against 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
August 5, 2009 by Colleen Raezler
It's been a long time since MSNBC could pretend to be anything but a shill for liberal politicians, policies and causes. Any remaining doubts about that can be dispelled by surveying the network's recent coverage of the controversy over gays in the military.
Cable news' self-described "place for politics" covered the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" administrative policy six different times between July 27 and July 29. Opponents of the current policy were able to state their case unchallenged, while network anchors made it clear that they were themselves in favor of allowing openly homosexual men and women to serve in the armed forces. Not one defender of the current policy appeared in any of the conversations about "don't ask, don't tell."
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, political correctness, homosexuality, propaganda, military
August 5, 2009 by Colleen Raezler
It's been a long time since MSNBC could pretend to be anything but a shill for liberal politicians, policies and causes. Any remaining doubts about that can be dispelled by surveying the network's recent coverage of the controversy over gays in the military.
Cable news' self-described "place for politics" covered the U.S. military's "don't ask, don't tell" administrative policy six different times between July 27 and July 29. Opponents of the current policy were able to state their case unchallenged, while network anchors made it clear that they were themselves in favor of allowing openly homosexual men and women to serve in the armed forces. Not one defender of the current policy appeared in any of the conversations about "don't ask, don't tell."
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, political correctness, homosexuality, propaganda, military
Soldiers attending funeral of Afghanistan hero banned from bar 'because of their military uniform'
August 6, 2009 by Dan Newling (hat tip to Political Correctness Watch)
(UK)Grieving soldiers were prevented from entering a bar because they were in military uniform after attending the funeral of a comrade killed in Afghanistan.
Door staff at Phatz in Maidenhead, Berkshire, refused to lift a 'no uniforms' policy, despite the group being accompanied by the dead soldier's father.
political correctness, anti-war, military, intolerance, bigotry, liberalism, left wing, philosophy, ideology
August 6, 2009 by Dan Newling (hat tip to Political Correctness Watch)
(UK)Grieving soldiers were prevented from entering a bar because they were in military uniform after attending the funeral of a comrade killed in Afghanistan.
Door staff at Phatz in Maidenhead, Berkshire, refused to lift a 'no uniforms' policy, despite the group being accompanied by the dead soldier's father.
political correctness, anti-war, military, intolerance, bigotry, liberalism, left wing, philosophy, ideology
Stephanopoulos Lets Geithner Blame Soaring Deficits On Bush
August 2, 2009 by Noel Sheppard
A common theme of the new administration and their media minions is that all the problems associated with the economy and the rising budget deficits are George W. Bush's fault.
On Sunday's "This Week," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said (video available here, relevant section at 9:40):
Remember we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit. The cumulative consequences of the policies this country pursued over the last 8 years left us with 6 trillion dollars of more debt than we would have had by making a bunch of commitments to cut taxes and add to spending without paying for those.
Sadly, host George Stephanopoulos didn't challenge Geithner on these numbers. Here are the facts:
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, budget, government, spending, funding, military, war, politics, pandering, propaganda
August 2, 2009 by Noel Sheppard
A common theme of the new administration and their media minions is that all the problems associated with the economy and the rising budget deficits are George W. Bush's fault.
On Sunday's "This Week," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said (video available here, relevant section at 9:40):
Remember we inherited a $1.3 trillion deficit. The cumulative consequences of the policies this country pursued over the last 8 years left us with 6 trillion dollars of more debt than we would have had by making a bunch of commitments to cut taxes and add to spending without paying for those.
Sadly, host George Stephanopoulos didn't challenge Geithner on these numbers. Here are the facts:
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, budget, government, spending, funding, military, war, politics, pandering, propaganda
Soldier Turned Journalist Finds Contempt for Military Among Classmates, Teachers
July 29, 2009 by Clay Waters
In May 2007, Matt Mabe was a junior Army officer who had done two tours of duty in Iraq and was leaving the service for good to pursue a career in journalism -- or so he thought.
In "One of Us," which appears in the new issue of the Columbia Journalism Review, Mabe reveals that of his journalism school colleagues, "most, it seemed, had never met a veteran," although that didn't stop them and their teachers and lecturers from hostile stereotyping of military members as troubled, poor, scheming, and stupid.
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, anti-war, military, hate speech, intolerance, bigotry, elitism
July 29, 2009 by Clay Waters
In May 2007, Matt Mabe was a junior Army officer who had done two tours of duty in Iraq and was leaving the service for good to pursue a career in journalism -- or so he thought.
In "One of Us," which appears in the new issue of the Columbia Journalism Review, Mabe reveals that of his journalism school colleagues, "most, it seemed, had never met a veteran," although that didn't stop them and their teachers and lecturers from hostile stereotyping of military members as troubled, poor, scheming, and stupid.
news media, bias, liberalism, left wing, anti-war, military, hate speech, intolerance, bigotry, elitism
Boston NPR Analyst Hopes Our Captured Soldier Isn't Tortured Like He's at Gitmo
July 27, 2009 by Tim Graham
So Jack Beatty thinks being water boarded is "the most degrading and awful treatment imaginable"? I guess beheading isn't so bad, really.
Boston talk-show host Michael Graham (we’re not related) was shocked and appalled by Jack Beatty, a liberal writer at the Atlantic Monthly and former book reviewer at Newsweek. Beatty’s a weekly news analyst on the WBUR show On Point, distributed nationally by National Public Radio to more than 150 stations. Looking back at the week in review on Friday, host Tom Ashbrook brought up the case of Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan and videotaped pleading for his release. While NPR correspondent Liz Halloran said the clip was heart-rending, Beatty went Cheney-bashing:
politics, political correctness, pandering, propaganda, liberalism, left wing, news media, bias, torture, military, troops, tragedy
July 27, 2009 by Tim Graham
So Jack Beatty thinks being water boarded is "the most degrading and awful treatment imaginable"? I guess beheading isn't so bad, really.
Boston talk-show host Michael Graham (we’re not related) was shocked and appalled by Jack Beatty, a liberal writer at the Atlantic Monthly and former book reviewer at Newsweek. Beatty’s a weekly news analyst on the WBUR show On Point, distributed nationally by National Public Radio to more than 150 stations. Looking back at the week in review on Friday, host Tom Ashbrook brought up the case of Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl, captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan and videotaped pleading for his release. While NPR correspondent Liz Halloran said the clip was heart-rending, Beatty went Cheney-bashing:
We have to hope that he is treated better than we have treated people we have taken prisoner in Afghanistan. We have to hope that he’s not essentially given indefinite detention, or as Lindsey Graham said this week about people in Guantanamo, ‘locked away forever.’ We have to hope that despite the worst efforts of John Yoo and Dick Cheney and others, he is not tortured, because we tortured.
Isn’t it something? When – this is why the military was so against the CIA interrogations because it puts our soldiers at risk of the most degrading and awful treatment imaginable, and we in effect have licensed it by our conduct.
politics, political correctness, pandering, propaganda, liberalism, left wing, news media, bias, torture, military, troops, tragedy
The Racism of Diversity
July 22, 2009 by Walter E. Williams (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Diversity at the Naval Academy, as at most academic institutions, is not about equal opportunity but a race and sex spoils system to achieve what the Navy brass see as a pleasing race and sex mix. They accomplish that vision by the removal of "artificial achievement barriers." Let's go over what the Naval Academy sees as an artificial achievement barrier. A black candidate with B and C grades, with no particular leadership qualities, and 500 on both portions of the SAT, is virtually guaranteed admittance. A white student, who's not an athlete, with such scores is deemed not qualified.
Colleges and universities with racially preferential admittance policies are doing a great disservice to blacks in another, mostly ignored, way. By admitting poorly prepared blacks, they are helping to conceal the grossly fraudulent education the blacks receive at the K through 12 grades.
political correctness, liberalism, left wing, philosophy, ideology, education, military, racism, racist, diversity
July 22, 2009 by Walter E. Williams (hat tip to Lux Libertas)
Diversity at the Naval Academy, as at most academic institutions, is not about equal opportunity but a race and sex spoils system to achieve what the Navy brass see as a pleasing race and sex mix. They accomplish that vision by the removal of "artificial achievement barriers." Let's go over what the Naval Academy sees as an artificial achievement barrier. A black candidate with B and C grades, with no particular leadership qualities, and 500 on both portions of the SAT, is virtually guaranteed admittance. A white student, who's not an athlete, with such scores is deemed not qualified.
Colleges and universities with racially preferential admittance policies are doing a great disservice to blacks in another, mostly ignored, way. By admitting poorly prepared blacks, they are helping to conceal the grossly fraudulent education the blacks receive at the K through 12 grades.
political correctness, liberalism, left wing, philosophy, ideology, education, military, racism, racist, diversity
CBS Analyst: Taliban Treats Prisoners Better Than U.S.
July 20, 2009 by Kyle Drennen
In reaction to a propaganda video of the Taliban holding an American soldier hostage in Afghanistan, on Monday’s CBS Early Show, terrorism analyst Jere Van Dyk argued: “What they [the Taliban] are saying is that ‘we can treat American soldiers, we can treat prisoners, better than Americans are treating them.’”
Pentagon identifies captured soldier in Afghanistan
July 19, 2009 by Reid Wilson
The Defense Department identified the soldier as Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, a 23 year old from Ketchum, Idaho. Bergdahl is a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
American officials have said they are doing everything they can to find and free Bergdahl. Taliban commanders in Southeastern Afghanistan, where he was captured, have threatened to kill him unless the U.S. halts military operations in the region.
war, terrorism, news, troops, military
July 20, 2009 by Kyle Drennen
In reaction to a propaganda video of the Taliban holding an American soldier hostage in Afghanistan, on Monday’s CBS Early Show, terrorism analyst Jere Van Dyk argued: “What they [the Taliban] are saying is that ‘we can treat American soldiers, we can treat prisoners, better than Americans are treating them.’”
Pentagon identifies captured soldier in Afghanistan
July 19, 2009 by Reid Wilson
The Defense Department identified the soldier as Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, a 23 year old from Ketchum, Idaho. Bergdahl is a member of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, based at Fort Richardson, Alaska.
American officials have said they are doing everything they can to find and free Bergdahl. Taliban commanders in Southeastern Afghanistan, where he was captured, have threatened to kill him unless the U.S. halts military operations in the region.
war, terrorism, news, troops, military
More Soldiers Commit Suicide Under Obama
July 09, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Remember how the state-run media would pound George W. Bush every few months over soldier suicides to score political points?
The state-run media didn't tell you that more soldiers committed suicide during the Clinton years than during the Bush years:
Well, don't expect this news to make to many headlines...
More US soldiers are committing suicide now that Barack Obama is president.
politics, Democrats, liberalism, news media, bias, left wing, military, troops, tragedy
July 09, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Remember how the state-run media would pound George W. Bush every few months over soldier suicides to score political points?
The state-run media didn't tell you that more soldiers committed suicide during the Clinton years than during the Bush years:
Well, don't expect this news to make to many headlines...
More US soldiers are committing suicide now that Barack Obama is president.
politics, Democrats, liberalism, news media, bias, left wing, military, troops, tragedy
Change!... Pelosi-Reid Congress Force Troops to Pay For Their Moving Costs
July 09, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
But, please don't question their patriotism.
Once upon a time troops could be reimbursed for unplanned moving expenses if they were renters and their landlord's mortgage was foreclosed.
Not any more.
politics, elitism, government, news, military, troops, greed, congress, Democrats
July 09, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
But, please don't question their patriotism.
Once upon a time troops could be reimbursed for unplanned moving expenses if they were renters and their landlord's mortgage was foreclosed.
Not any more.
politics, elitism, government, news, military, troops, greed, congress, Democrats
4 US soldiers killed during Iraq cities pullout
June 30, 2009 by PATRICK QUINN
BAGHDAD – Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country.
Nouri al-Maliki said in a nationally televised address that "those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their country and that the withdrawal of foreign forces will create a security vacuum are committing a big mistake."
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, tragedy, military, troops
June 30, 2009 by PATRICK QUINN
BAGHDAD – Four U.S. soldiers were killed in combat shortly before the American military completed a withdrawal from Iraq's cities, and the prime minister assured Iraqis that government forces taking control of urban areas on Tuesday were more than capable of protecting the country.
Nouri al-Maliki said in a nationally televised address that "those who think that Iraqis are not able to protect their country and that the withdrawal of foreign forces will create a security vacuum are committing a big mistake."
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, tragedy, military, troops
Terrorists Riding Booby-Trapped Horses Shot Dead at Gaza Crossing
June 08, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Iran helps terrorists stage attacks against Israel.
The Gaza terrorists riding horses with huge amounts of explosives were linked to Iran and Hezbollah.
war, terrorism, news, military
June 08, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
Iran helps terrorists stage attacks against Israel.
The Gaza terrorists riding horses with huge amounts of explosives were linked to Iran and Hezbollah.
war, terrorism, news, military
AP source: US broke bombing rules in Afghanistan
June 3, 2009 by PAULINE JELINEK
Notice there is no implication that this failure of the military is standard procedure, as was often the case during Bush administration. The main stream news media wouldn't do that to Obama.
WASHINGTON – (AP) American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban fighters last month, a U.S. defense official said, underscoring a central quandary for President Barack Obama's new Afghan counterinsurgency campaign.
The defense official said Wednesday that a military investigation faulted some of the actions of American troops in air strikes May 4 that killed dozens of Afghan civilians in Farah province.
"Errors were made" in the attack, the official acknowledged on condition of anonymity, discussing one of the preliminary findings on an incident that has strained relations between Washington and Kabul and bred deep resentment among the Afghan people. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have also enraged Muslims worldwide.
war, terrorism, news, news media, bias, scandal, military, troops, foreign affairs, tragedy
June 3, 2009 by PAULINE JELINEK
Notice there is no implication that this failure of the military is standard procedure, as was often the case during Bush administration. The main stream news media wouldn't do that to Obama.
WASHINGTON – (AP) American troops made substantial errors and did not strictly follow rules for avoiding casualties during an air assault on Taliban fighters last month, a U.S. defense official said, underscoring a central quandary for President Barack Obama's new Afghan counterinsurgency campaign.
The defense official said Wednesday that a military investigation faulted some of the actions of American troops in air strikes May 4 that killed dozens of Afghan civilians in Farah province.
"Errors were made" in the attack, the official acknowledged on condition of anonymity, discussing one of the preliminary findings on an incident that has strained relations between Washington and Kabul and bred deep resentment among the Afghan people. Civilian deaths in Afghanistan have also enraged Muslims worldwide.
war, terrorism, news, news media, bias, scandal, military, troops, foreign affairs, tragedy
AP Source: US made bombing errors in Afghanistan
June 3, 2009 by PAULINE JELINEK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military's failure to follow tightened rules for aerial strikes likely caused civilian deaths in a May 4 American bombing in western Afghanistan, a defense official said Wednesday.
This was the chief finding of an internal Pentagon review of the incident, said the official, who related this to The Associated Press on grounds of anonymity because of preliminary nature of the investigation.
war, terrorism, news, gaffe, military, troops, tragedy
June 3, 2009 by PAULINE JELINEK
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. military's failure to follow tightened rules for aerial strikes likely caused civilian deaths in a May 4 American bombing in western Afghanistan, a defense official said Wednesday.
This was the chief finding of an internal Pentagon review of the incident, said the official, who related this to The Associated Press on grounds of anonymity because of preliminary nature of the investigation.
war, terrorism, news, gaffe, military, troops, tragedy
Obama vows not to send people to war without cause
May 22, 2009 by DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Obama takes another shot at President Bush.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday that, as their commander in chief, he will only send them "into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary."
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May 22, 2009 by DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Obama takes another shot at President Bush.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama promised graduating midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday that, as their commander in chief, he will only send them "into harm's way when it is absolutely necessary."
pandering, propaganda, politics, left wing, liberalism, philosophy, ideology, war, terrorism, troops, military
3 US soldiers killed by bomb in Baghdad
May 21, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – Three American soldiers were killed Thursday in a bombing in Baghdad, the U.S. military said, part of a burst of violence only weeks before American combat troops are due to leave Iraqi cities.
The attack was one of a series of bombings to hit Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least 66 people and wounding dozens more in two days.
The deadliest blast Thursday occurred in Baghdad's southern Dora district, where a bomb exploded near an American foot patrol, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, troops, military
May 21, 2009 by SINAN SALAHEDDIN
BAGHDAD – Three American soldiers were killed Thursday in a bombing in Baghdad, the U.S. military said, part of a burst of violence only weeks before American combat troops are due to leave Iraqi cities.
The attack was one of a series of bombings to hit Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk, killing at least 66 people and wounding dozens more in two days.
The deadliest blast Thursday occurred in Baghdad's southern Dora district, where a bomb exploded near an American foot patrol, U.S. and Iraqi officials said.
war, terrorism, news, foreign affairs, troops, military
Change!... Obama's Defense Cuts Cost St. Louis 30,000 Jobs
May 15, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
How's this for an economic stimulus?
Obama's planned defense budget cutbacks will slow production of locally-built C-17 cargo planes and will eliminate the jobs of the employees who make them. KSDK has video.
politics, public policy, government, spending, economics, economy, news, military, stimulus
May 15, 2009 by Gateway Pundit
How's this for an economic stimulus?
Obama's planned defense budget cutbacks will slow production of locally-built C-17 cargo planes and will eliminate the jobs of the employees who make them. KSDK has video.
politics, public policy, government, spending, economics, economy, news, military, stimulus
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