New report on growing problems for our returning military folks…
More Invisible Costs Of War
The burden on soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan got a little less bearable last month when Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced that active-duty Army units would have tours extended to 15 months, with just 12 months at home. That is a far cry from the normal deployment ratio — two years at home or on base for one year in combat. More time in the line of fire and less time with family and loved ones spells [...]
Tags: Iraq War, Department of Defense, U.S. Army
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Absolutely nothing!
Spanish solar tower could eventually power an entire city
Just last month we witnessed a gigantic skyscraper / solar tower hybrid that generates a whopping 390-kilowatts of energy, but even that looks like child’s play compared to the 40-story solar power plant that resides in Spain. The expansive system consists of a towering concrete building, a field of 600 (and growing) sun-tracking mirrors that are each [...]
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And getting set to do worse. This just makes no sense to me…
Plan to shut FDA labs
WASHINGTON — A Food and Drug Administration plan to close seven of 13 field laboratories has angered some lawmakers, government workers and safety advocates, who fear the move will chase away skilled veteran employees and hurt the FDA’s ability to [...]
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Guaranteed. Just toss the idea out, next time you’re talking politics.
Do You Feel a Draft?
Guest blogged by Stephen Heller… America needs a military draft. Admittedly, this idea is anathema to many progressives. Nevertheless, it would be good for this nation. It would boost our national security, but it would also be an invaluable part of preventing our so-called "leaders" from taking us into another unnecessary war. There’s no [...]
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Welcome back from the Middle East, Condoleezza. There’s another letter waiting for you.
Waxman to Rice: Step Back
Here’s the latest volley in the ongoing battle between Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Waxman, the chairman of the House committee on oversight, wrote to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice today to complain that State [...]
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If you’ve been out of the blog-reading loop this week, Mahablog has a good summary that’s representative of a lot of what’s been talked about.
Acceptable Outrage
Surely, somewhere, someone has compiled all the changing reasons for the War in Iraq. By that I mean how it started out to be about an imminent threat to the U.S. — smoking guns, mushroom clouds — that was not imminent; then about finding weapons of mass destruction that weren’t there; then about establishing a [...]
Tags: Iraq War, Acceptable Violence
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Good thing my commute is half of what it used to be…
US gasoline prices hit $3 as refiners strain
NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) – U.S. gasoline prices shot above $3.00 per gallon on Friday, within striking distance of record highs, as the creaking domestic refinery system strained to keep up with rising demand. Average retail gasoline prices in the world’s top consumer [...]
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Ever wonder who they are? Where they come from? Answers follow…
Creating Terrorists
The New York Times has a story up on their website today about recruits for jihad in Iraq, and in particular the young men of Jordan who are volunteering to strap on explosives and blow themselves and others to kingdom come in the name of their faith. It’s worth a look: Abu Ibrahim, a lanky 24-year-old, was on [a suicide bomb] mission when he left this bleak city north of Amman for Iraq last October. But he made it only as far as the border before he was arrested, and [...]
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I’ve always respected Congressman Murtha for his willingness to stand up for his beliefs, particularly when it comes to the Iraq War. But, he’s boxed himself into a corner with some recent remarks…
Murtha’s Mangled Memory
Is anti-war Democrat Congressman John Murtha (D-PA) beginning to show signs of memory loss? As reported yesterday on the liberal Think Progress, Murtha said the following in an exchange with Chris Matthews in an exchange with Chris Matthews on MCNBC’s [...]
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Good old Coach Karl.
Rove Coached DOJ Officials on Congressional Testimony
Deputy chief of staff Karl Rove participated in a hastily called meeting at the White House two months ago. The subject: The firing of eight U.S. attorneys last year. The purpose: to coach a top Justice Department official heading to Capitol Hill to testify on the prosecutorial purge on what he should say. Now some investigators are saying that Rove’s attendance at the meeting shows that the president’s chief political advisor may have been involved in an attempt to mislead Congress–one more reason they [...]
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The numbers just keep climbing. Those we hear about. And those we don’t.
Walking By The Wounded
What the hell is wrong with us? Why do we keep acting as though only the dead in Iraq matter? (And, sadly, I must pass over the literally countless Iraqi and Afghan dead and wounded, who are only known to their loved ones, and will never be listed in any document or abstract, as if their [...]
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