Posted on September 10th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
George Maschke reports on the Booman Tribune that the latest Osama Bin Laden video address to the American people, that has been “widely publicized” has a “peculiarity that casts serious doubt on its authenticity.” Maschke is an Ex-U.S. Army Arabic & Persian (Farsi) linguist. …the video freezes at about 1 minute and 36 58 seconds, [...]
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Posted on September 9th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
In his weekly radio address on Saturday, Bush touted his surprise trip to Iraq on Labor Day, where “he met with Iraqi leaders and local sheiks who have joined U.S.-led coalition forces in fighting al Qaeda.” “Together we have driven al Qaeda out of strongholds in Anbar,” Bush said. “The level of violence is down. [...]
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Posted on August 16th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
When do we say, Enough Is Enough? Army soldiers committed suicide last year at the highest rate in 26 years, and more than a quarter did so while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new military report. The report, obtained by The Associated Press ahead of its scheduled release Thursday, found there were [...]
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Posted on August 9th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Time and time again we see the evidence that the Bush Administration does not support the troops. Here’s the latest: The Bush administration opposes a Democratic effort to restore full educational benefits for returning veterans, according to an official’s comments last week. Senate Democrats, led by Virginia’s Jim Webb, want the government to pay every [...]
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Posted on August 8th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Mitt Romney defended his five sons’ decision to not enlist in the military today, saying they were showing their support for the country by “helping me get elected.” Romney, who did not serve in Vietnam due to his Mormon missionary work and a high draft lottery number, was asked the question by an anti-war activist [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Barack Obama delivered a powerful speech on Wednesday about the “war we need to win.” Not Iraq. The war on terrorism. Obama’s tough talking speech has created a stir in the blogosphere… go here and read it, if you haven’t already. Some of the speech reminded me of a speech or two from John Kerry [...]
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Posted on August 1st, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld testified before Congress on Wednesday and claimed there was no cover-up in the death of “former football star and Army Ranger Pat Tillman in Afghanistan three years ago.” Rumsfeld, at times combative with lawmakers, acknowledged that he urged Pentagon colleagues to “keep an eye on” Tillman when the former Arizona [...]
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Posted on July 26th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
I’ve read the latest AP piece on Pat Tillman’s death twice now and I am stunned, simply stunned at the depths the Bush Administration has gone to, to cover up this up. Army medical examiners were suspicious about the close proximity of the three bullet holes in Pat Tillman’s forehead and tried without success to [...]
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