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I received a WhatsApp message the other day asking me to sign a petition demanding the Obama Foundation cancel the scholarship of a student for posting the above commentary on a photo of students demonstrating with Israeli and IDF flags. The people...
by thewavethatiam
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on Thu Dec 14, 2023 at 09:28 PM PST
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Alright, I think we all agree that Hamas executed a heinous terrorist attack and reveled in killing civilians, and most of us are appropriately disgusted by that. But then, sorting through implications past and future, and hearing my rabbi quote from...
by KKwriter
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on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 06:51 AM PDT
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A long time ago, I was a JROTC cadet, just like 3 of the victims of our 21st Century St. Valentines Day Massacre in Parkland, Florida. The only difference being their unit was Army while mine, as you can see above, was Navy.
I later did 3 semesters...
by JJR1971
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on Fri Feb 23, 2018 at 10:20 AM PST
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United States military commanders have spoken out about Thursday’s errant airstrike attack that killed more than 200 civilians in Mosul. Truthdig reports that the military leaders confess that they may have played a role in the civilian death, despite...
by Jessica ONeill
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on Fri Mar 31, 2017 at 02:08 PM PDT
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In the early 1950s, President Eisenhower needed to nominate a new Chief Justice. His attention ultimately centered on the three-term governor of California, Earl Warren. Warren, the more ...
by dwconroy2012
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on Sun Jan 25, 2015 at 08:13 AM PST
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These are words that came from President Obama today while speaking about the differences between our military and civilians returning from countries experiencing outbreaks of Ebola:
"We don't want ...
by angelajean
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on Tue Oct 28, 2014 at 08:21 PM PDT
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This ...
by Randle Aubrey
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on Sun Nov 10, 2013 at 06:09 PM PST
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Before we get to the meat of this post, I highly recommend starting the video below to set the mood. Yes, there's a good chance you're going to get tired of hearing the words Do you know the way to ...
by angelajean
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on Fri Mar 01, 2013 at 05:15 AM PST
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Elegance in wood, a British aircraft that went into combat against the mosquito - the Miles Magister If you were a Spitfire or Hurricane pilot at the height of the Battle of Britain in 1940, there is a good chance that you would have undertaken part of your training, at least, on the delightful ...
by shortfinals
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on Thu Dec 06, 2012 at 04:00 PM PST
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Being "probably up to no good" now carries a death sentence sometimes.
We all cringe when we hear of the innocent lives lost at war and civilians caught in the crossfire. These civilian deaths are ...
by MinistryOfTruth
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on Tue May 29, 2012 at 10:47 AM PDT
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For those of us in the military community, especially families of those currently serving in our Armed Forces, the news that there is a huge disconnect between ourselves and the civilian community ...
by angelajean
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on Mon Oct 10, 2011 at 12:27 PM PDT
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I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or ...
by Josh Mull
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on Thu Jun 24, 2010 at 01:52 PM PDT
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Am I confused? Mixing up Afghanistan with the oil spill (actually gush)? Well, in fact, in a way I am confused. Too much of what I read in the news today sounds very discouraging especially ...
by don mikulecky
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on Wed Jun 23, 2010 at 07:14 PM PDT
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I have been arguing for a reinstatement of the draft, without exceptions, for a very long time. Through the years my main argument for universal military service has focused on a simple equation ...
by hegemony57
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on Wed Jun 23, 2010 at 11:22 AM PDT
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World brings immediate aid to Haiti while Congo suffers 3 decades of atrocities; Israel denies war crimes despite conclusive evidence by UN ...
by the poliskeptic
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on Tue Feb 02, 2010 at 06:28 AM PST
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In August, 2008 , an American airstrike killed 95 civilians in Afghanistan. The U.S. military ...
by elishastephens
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on Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 10:06 AM PDT
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I am so excited and a little sad in a way. I'm excited that I just got back from orientation at my brand new job and yet I am sad because it requires me to basically relocate and leave my life as I ...
by WeBetterWinThisTime
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on Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 11:52 PM PDT
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There's a youtube clip on the Drudge Report, it's about 20 seconds long and features Barack Obama talking about a "civilian security force". The quote is taken out of context, in the longer version ...
by ArchibaldWatt
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on Sat Nov 01, 2008 at 10:59 PM PDT
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I just made this video and uploaded it to youtube . I am sick of funding the murder for the financial gain of the oil and defense industries.
by monkey brains
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on Sat Sep 13, 2008 at 11:10 PM PDT
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Hello friends,
In today's original Headzup cartoon, President Bush threatens to layoff 150,000 civilians at military bases ...
by headzup
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on Wed Nov 21, 2007 at 06:55 AM PST
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