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After Fort Hood shooting: attention on Muslims in US military
Sunday, November 8, 2009 The alleged shooter last week at Fort Hood is Muslim. But the overall picture of Muslims in the military is hardly one of strife and fundamentalism. by Melissa Gruz and Biodun Iginla, BBC News. Melissa Gruz is...
Tags: /bbc news biodun iginla, bbc news. melissa gruz, US military, malik hasan, muslims
Obstacles ahead for Obama's gay rights goals
Sunday, October 11, 2009 Story Highlights Some Democrats cautious about Obama's pledge to end Defense of Marriage Act Some say they think he'll succeed in ending military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy Others debate whether military "buy-in" is...
Tags: bbc news. biodun iginla, gay and lesbian issues, US military
Fears Obama may backtrack on gay policy
Seattle :: WA :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility
White House to the Capitol yesterday after President Barack Obama promised on Saturday to end the ban on gay people serving openly in the US military. March organiser Cleve Jones said he was worried Mr Obama was backing away from his campaign promises....
Tags: obama, us military, Barack Obama, Mr Obama, Washington, obama vowing, serve openly, activists marched, used military, Barack Obama
As Pressure Grows, Obama Addresses Gay Rights Group
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility President Obama, struggling to keep promises he made during last year's campaign, pledged to continue fighting on behalf of gays and lesbians -- including ending the military's ban on openly gay service members -- as he appeared at a fundraising dinner...
Tags: obama, Barack Obama, us military, serve openly, gays rights, president barack, Human Rights Campaign, Washington, American, obama keeps
Iraq's solar clinics a small beacon of shining success during the darkest time
Medical clinics in Baghdad have traditionally been run by air polluting diesel generators and most have only been operational for a few hours a day. The disruption in basic services, such as children’s vaccination programs, have been the normal...
Tags: Solar panals, Iraq, Baghdad, medical clinics, US military, Health Ministry, Al-Dakhil Medical Center, Germany, photovoltaic
Who will watch the children?
Over the last several years Americans have seen more and more of their fellow citizens being deployed to far reaching places in the world like Afghanistan and Iraq. Over the past couple of decades the military has seen something they...
Tags: US military, deployment, military parents
DICK CHENEY, SLIDING INTO THE ABYSS: Defending the Indefensible
DICK CHENEY, SLIDING INTO THE ABYSS: Defending the Indefensible In the slow-motion train wreck that is the life of Dick Cheney in retirement, the lines between reasoned sanity, dishonest doublespeak, and babbling lunacy continues...
Tags: Dick Cheney, Attorney General Eric Holder, John Durham, Halliburton, Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Defense, US military, CIA Inspector General John L. Helgerson, Rush Limbaugh, Mitch McConnell, Peter T. King, New York, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, American Civil Liberties Union, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Jameel Jaffer, Associated Press, Tom Parker, Sen Russ Feingold, al-Quida
NOOSE BEGINS TO TIGHTEN AROUND BUSH/CHENEY GANG, Probe Ordered on Illegal behavior of CIA Operatives
NOOSE BEGINS TO TIGHTEN AROUND BUSH/CHENEY GANG, Probe Ordered on Illegal behavior of CIA Operatives A career federal prosecutor from New Haven, John Durham, was appointed Monday to investigate whether the CIA or its employees broke the law by...
Tags: BUSH/CHENEY, CIA, New Haven, John Durham, Barack Obama, Associated Press, Justice Department, George W. Bush, US Attorney General, Eric Holder, US military, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Michael Hayden, Vice President Richard Cheney, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen Patrick Leahy (D-Ver), Michael Mukasey, al-Qaida, FBI, national security adviser, Gen James L Jones
U.S military and intelligence: global warming increasing national security risks
Climate change conjures up images of melting glaciers, polar bears floating on tiny ice bergs, massive flooding, and severe droughts. Now, we can add potential military conflict. Effects of Climate change, as a result of global warming, have been...
Tags: global warming, climate change, Obama, US military, Kerry, National Security
Military Deserves Jackson Like Attention
I said that I wasn't going to write any more about Michael Jackson, but after reading a few letters to the editor in my local newspaper I felt the need to share the thoughts from those letters. Since his death Michael Jackson has been treated like a...
Tags: US Military, Michael Jackson
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