From Accuracy in Media’s Cliff Kincaid: In a major blow to Al-Jazeera’s drive for acceptance and respectability in the West, the government of Israel says that one of the channel’s correspondents has confessed to acting as an agent of the
—– IMBD description: A nine-year-old amateur inventor, jewelry designer, astrophysicist, tambourine player and pacifist, searches New York for the lock that matches a mysterious key left by his father when he was killed in the September 11 attacks. But of
Can someone please explain this rule to me? Totally absurd! From the Marine Corps Times: Commands are advising personnel they are not authorized to wear so-called KIA bracelets, pictured at right, which have become a popular method for honoring friends
Written with John Cassara. As the Obama administration reviews its Afghanistan and Pakistan policy, looking for creative means to challenge extremist funding, the drug trade is increasingly coming into focus. Afghanistan’s booming narcotics industry generates much of the money that
25 September 2011 Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Every American service member is a representative of the United States of America. If an American Soldier were to write about President Obama, “I want to rip his head off and piss down his
This probably won’t make his base very happy — not that they’ll protest too much about it anyway. That’s only for when the other side is in charge — but it does beef up America’s capabilities in executing war on
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Abbas asks U.N. to admit Palestine as a full member * Abbas submits application to U.N. Security Council * President Saleh makes surprise return to Yemen * Mullen’s accusations send U.S.-Pakistan relations down
23 September 2011 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Task Force Spartan, 4-4 Cav Many Americans have died in these vineyards. Canadian blood has fertilized this ground, and we kill Taliban in these fields daily. We watch them through UAVs, such
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Admiral Mullen accuses Pakistan of terrorism in Afghanistan * Pakistan will not tolerate American ‘boots on the ground’ * World Bank warns of spreading financial crisis Admiral Mullen accuses Pakistan of terrorism in
From the Associated Press: WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee chairman is warning that further reductions to projected defense spending could make a military career so unattractive that it would force the Pentagon to revive the draft. Rep. Buck
President Obama’s speech to the United Nations on September 21st struck at many targets in his tour d’ horizon but it was neither inspiring nor bold. He did indicate that the Iranian government has been unable to “demonstrate that its
Unprecedented is putting it mildly. A strong ally in the global war on terror, Libya’s former strongman, Moammar al-Gaddafi, renounced his weapons of mass destruction program after he saw America’s resolve and military power in Afghanistan and Iraq. He surrendered
There is barely a day that passes without the drone-like reminder that the world we now live in is riddled with the carnage left by the blood lusting and demonically influenced hordes in our midst. One would think that after
21 September 2011 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Task Force Spartan, 4-4 Cav The moon in September was special and the war kept going. Bombs are planted everywhere. The dogs catch some, but the dogs will get blown up, too.
Prepare to be horribly disappointed. One comment I read put it best: Too bad Frank Sinatra isn’t alive to kick his ass. ABC News: [On his radio show, Howard] Stern then asked Bennett about how America should deal with terrorists,
Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: The Honorable Representative Sue Myrick of North Carolina’s 9th district spends a little time with Secure Freedom Radio to talk about the recent intelligence hearings on the situation of al Qaeda ten years after the
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Greece’s Papandreou cancels U.S. visit, but fails to take new austerity decisions Merkel’s ‘euro-skepticism’ defeated in German election Pakistan seeks to improve relations with the U.S. Fears of Yemen civil war rise as
Of all people to be taken in by the “we can’t win – all is lost!” talk, why you, El Cid? You have been fighting the Jihadists since the 1050s, and now that you have a chance to take them
16 September 2011 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan 4-4 Cav, Task Force Spartan The enemy has figured out the strategy here in Zhari but they have been unable to stop it. Day by day, Task Force Spartan is constricting the
Former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer is never one to be warm and fuzzy. But he has laid down the gauntlet in his piece over at The National Interest. Scheuer says its time to stop lying to ourselves: we didn’t win
We reported two days ago about how an army hero in the battle of Ganjgal, Afghanistan, was not being recognized for his actions in battle, apparently because he was outspoken about the failures of the Army brass. Now comes word
14 September 2011 FOB Pasab, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Nobody will have fought a full tour in Southern Afghanistan without bearing witness to a thousand helicopter flights. Before this flight, the pilots and crew check the two Black Hawks from tires
13 September 2011 Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan Today there were some attacks far away in Kabul. The attacks meant practically nothing from a military perspective but they garnered much press. We’ve seen this unfold many times in many places.
Read to serve… America’s military K-9 units have received a lot of attention in recent months. Who could forget about Cairo, a Belgian Malinois, who was part of the team that raided Osama Bin Laden? The dog became so famous
4-4 Cav Soldiers firing a 40mm mortar on the evening of 20 August 2011. 12 September 2011 Note: This rough dispatch was written over many days during slivers of time between prepping gear and going on missions. Different sentences were
