Now those of you that read my stuff know I do not like to post Op eds very often. But here is one I could not let go. You can not believe what this supposed Senator from Ill said on the Senate floor yesterday: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/F?r109:3:./temp/~r1091nyhMx:e22835 Here is the text: Unfortunately, the President rejected
June 15, 2005 – Iraqi soldiers rescued Australian hostage Douglas Wood this morning, Military officials in Baghdad reported. Wood, a 63-year-old engineer who lives with his American wife in Alamo, Calif., was kidnapped in late April. A group calling itself the Shura Council of the Mujahedeen of Iraq claimed on a video sent to the Arab network Al Jazeera on May 1
June 11, 2005 – More than 600 suspected terrorists have been detained in Baghdad area operations led by the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, since May 20, said the team's deputy commander Lt. Col. Michael J. Infanti on June 10 here. Operation Squeeze Play South, the largest combined Iraqi-coalition operation to date, involved four Iraqi br
By Spc. Brian Schroeder, USA FORWARD OPERATING BASE CONSTITUTION, BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 11, 2005 – A ceremony was held in western Baghdad June 9 to officially transfer the authority of Raider Base from the coalition forces to the Iraqi Army. "This represents a tremendous growth and ability of the Iraqi security forces to assume on their own duties of
Hey dharmagrl, No offense intended. By "top heavy" I refer to too many higher ranking officers for the number of units and logistic positions. Like having a Major act as an aid to Col when a 2ndLt or SFC. would do the same job normally. They have actually had to realign the ranks of some positions to make room for more high officer ranks. They are doing jobs that used to be done by NCO"s and such. I agree that there is a shortage in some units
Ahhh is it only me or are you missing the entire point of the article? Its not the subjects that the people making the list have a problem with, its how that subject material was presnted and the points made on that subject. There is nothing wrong with the subjects only the way the list writers felt the material was presented, there is a huge difference. If you want to bash the right then you need to look at the material objectivly and find a real reas
Ahhh is it only me or are you missing the entire point of the article? Its not the subjects that the people making the list have a problem with, its how that subject material was presnted and the points made on that subject. There is nothing wrong with the subjects only the way the list writers felt the material was presented, there is a huge difference. If you want to bash the right then you need to look at the material objectivly and find a real reas
June 6, 2005 – The media ought to focus on the very real, vicious acts of violent extremists, and not on vague allegations of Koran abuse, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said to reporters here today. (They should also focus on the successes and positive stories) Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers said the "press in general seems to relish a
June 6, 2005 – Tips from local residents helped Iraqi security forces rescue a kidnapping victim, seize weapons and uncover a weapons cache June 5, Multinational Force Iraq officials in Baghdad reported today. Iraqi police from the Shaab Police Station responded to a tip and launched a raid on a local residence, where they found a kidnapping victim unharmed
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, June 6, 2005 – A paratrooper from the 173rd Combat Support Company re-enlisted here recently as he sat in bed with a bullet hole in his left foot. The combat engineer attached to Task Force Rock was shot in the foot during a patrol with B Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment. "We were on a patrol w
A weekly update on events and factors in Iraq: On May 26, the Iraqi Interior and Defense Ministers announced “Operation al Barkh (Lightning)” as a mission to secure long-term freedom for the Iraqi people. The Iraqi-led joint operation includes over 40,000 Iraqi Security Forces operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week and manning more than 6
Actually I dod and even have the online subscription. Its a great paper. I agree.
In an Interview with Laura Ingram Sec. of Donald Rumsfeld answered a question about the base military closings and the reported downsizing of the military in this time of added need. He set the record straight. Transcript: Question: And on the issue of recruiting. I know we took a day pause, I guess in our recruiting. Was it just Army recruiting
In an interview with Laura Ingram Sec. of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was asked what he thought about the meida coverage of the Koran mishandling verse the coverage of our wounded soldiers recovering from injuries recieved in Iraq and Afghanistan. And how it affected the soldiers. His comments are very telling on how he and the soldiers feel about the coverage they get.<B
May 31, 2005 – The public spotlight recently shone on an unassuming, eight-classroom school in the town of Zakho, Iraq, and for good reason. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Gulf Region Division, responsible for oversight of reconstruction in Iraq, announced it had identified Betas School as its 1,000th completed reconstruction project. The Betas School, l
Yesterday on Good Morning America, Gen. Meyers, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was interviewed by Katie Couric. During the interview he made a few important statements that many may not have heard so I bring them here for you to see. Several of his comments were in relation to the Iraq conflict and even when Ms. Couric tried to misquote him, he was able to give
May 28, 2005 – Task Force Baghdad soldiers May 27 provided medical treatment for two Iraqi children who were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated on a northwest Baghdad, Iraq, road, military officials said. The IED apparently was aimed at the soldiers' patrol but exploded prematurely near an Iraqi vehicle, injuring the children. Whil
By Spc. Ben Brody ( A real soldier for those that believe everything the government says is a lie ) CAMP HOPE, Iraq (Army News Service May 23, 2005) – History is being made at Camp Hope — currently home of the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division — as 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 6th Iraqi Ar
OK Yesterday on my way home from work I had an eye opening epiphany. For the last few years I have been trying to understand why leftys think the way they do, and why they see things in a completly different light than those on the right. I have been listening to their outlooks and opinions on issues that interest or concern me. I have even tried talking to a few left
BUCHAREST, Romania, May 24, 2005 – As more Iraqis express confidence in their country's government, more help is needed from the international community to keep Iraq's progress on track, the general director of Iraq's National Security Agency said here today. Samir al-Saboon addressed representatives of 68 nations gathered here for a multilateral military planner
May 24, 2005 A U.S. military spokesman in Iraq confirmed a Washington Post report that the U.S. plans to consolidate its forces in Iraq onto four big air bases as Washington looks ahead to giving up over 100 bases used by international forces. "Several officers involved in drafting the consolidation plan said it entailed the construction
Special Forces soldier awarded Silver Star for heroism in Afghanistan FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (Army News Service, June 16, 2003) -- A 5th Special Forces Group soldier received the Army's third-highest valor award during a ceremony June 12 for his actions in a January 2002 raid on a suspected al Qaeda stronghold in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Heres an update - Almost 300 suspected insurgents were detained overnight in the largest joint U.S.-Iraqi military offensive in Baghdad, the military said Monday. The ongoing offensive, dubbed Operation Squeeze Play, is centered on western Baghdad's Abu Ghraib district and is targeting militants suspected of attacking the U.S. detention facility there and the road linking downtown to the international airport, the military said in a state
May 22, 2005 – In Iraq today, coalition Forces, in conjunction with Iraqi army and Ministry of Interior forces, detained a "substantial number" (reports are up over 250) of suspected terrorists in the western Baghdad district of Abu Ghraib. In an effort to minimize insurgent activity in western Baghdad, two battalions from the 3rd Brigade, 6th Iraqi
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