Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
Angry Ron Paul Defends Ground Zero Mosque
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, VideosTags: 9/11, abortion, afghanistan, audit the fed, border security, Census 2010, Civil Liberties, defends, education, End the Mandate, global warming, gold, ground zero, H1N1, healthcare, Iran, islam, Israel, mosque, National Defense, National ID Card, new york city, NYC Mosque, Private Option, rand paul, ron paul, Ron Paul 2012, Sound Money, statue, taxes, tea party, war on drugs
Ron Paul Schools Bill O’Reilly
Posted: 24th August 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, VideosTags: afghanistan, bill o reilly, Bill O'rielly, debate, Iraq, ron paul, war
What Does The Great Military Leak Mean?
Posted: 28th July 2010 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: afghanistan, bomb, CEO, espionage, faction, good taste, government officials, governments, hearts, islamic radicals, leaks, major news, monetary aid, neighbor, pakistan, poorest country in the world, real war, Taliban, trustworthy people, unveiling
Wikileaks has proven the U.S. is in a war it cannot win. With more light being shed on this situation, with the unveiling of the leak himself, it shows you don’t have to be real smart (or have good taste in music) to jump into the espionage racket. The “leak” is now in custody, and [...]
Obama Fires McChrystal Over Comments…How Much Longer Will War Continue Now?
Posted: 23rd June 2010 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: afghanistan, al-Qaeda, biden, general, islam, mcchrystal, Obama, osama bin Laden, terror, war
If the President can’t take criticism from someone who probably has a better idea of how to win a war than he, how long will the U.S. be in Afghanistan? Calling it the “right thing for our mission in Afghanistan,” Obama relieved Gen. Stanley McChrystal of his command after a 30-minute meeting at the White [...]
Are Afghanistan Mineral Riches the Reason for the Longest War Ever?
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Veritas in Economy | Finance, Mother Nature, PoliticsTags: afghanistan, bin Laden, greed, mineral, Obama, president, terrorism, United States, war
I’m going to just come out and make the accusation. The United States government drug out a war on the basis of eventually harvesting the bounty beneath Afghanistan’s surface…or at least that’s how it’s starting to appear. We are now heavily invested in a war, which propaganda lead the masses to believe was about a [...]
Does Obama Now Have the Power to Kidnap and Hold Suspects with No Trial?
Posted: 18th June 2010 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: afghanistan, bagram, Bush, civil, court, detainees, gauantanamo, habeas corpus, Obama, rights, trial
Does it matter which party is in power anymore? A federal appeals court ruled Friday that three men who had been detained by the United States military for years without trial in Afghanistan had no recourse to American courts. The decision was a broad victory for the Obama administration in its efforts to hold terrorism [...]
Obama Defends War at Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Veritas in PoliticsTags: afghanistan, nobel peace, Obama, prize, terror, war
The United States must uphold moral standards when waging wars that are necessary and justified, President Barack Obama said on Thursday as he accepted the Nobel Prize for Peace. In a speech at the award ceremony in Oslo, Obama said violent conflict would not be eradicated “in our lifetimes,” there would be times when nations [...]
Ever Heard of the Kopp-Etchells Effect?
Posted: 22nd September 2009 by The Dude in Oddly EnoughTags: afghanistan, blades, halo, helicopter
The Kopp-Etchells effect is a new name for the phenomenon resulting when dust (sand) strikes helicopter blades as they take off or land at night, causing a bright “halo” effect around the spinning rotor disk. It was named after two soldiers who died in Afghanistan in July 2009. So, if it happens at night, you [...]
Soldier Sentenced to a Month in Jail for Refusing Deployment to Afghanistan
Posted: 5th August 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, PoliticsTags: afghanistan, war
A Fort Hood soldier was sentenced Wednesday to a month in jail for refusing to deploy to Afghanistan over his beliefs that the war violates international law. Spc. Victor Agosto, 24, of Miami, pleaded guilty to disobeying lawful orders and was sentenced at the central Texas Army post. The judge also reduced his rank to [...]
7 North Carolina Men Charged with Plotting ‘Violent Jihad’
Posted: 28th July 2009 by The Dude in Crime, ReligionTags: afghanistan, Arabic, attack, Israel, jihad, mosque, Muslim, north carolina, pakistan, plotting, terror, terrorists, United States, violent
RALEIGH, N.C. – A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting “violent jihad” through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday.
Taliban Releases Internet Video Of Captive Soldier
Posted: 18th July 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, PoliticsTags: afghanistan, al-Qaeda, Taliban, us soldier
Embedded video from CNN Video The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban, two U.S. defense officials said.