This is my observation of a guy who is soldier just came back from war. Thinking while watching him what is this war doing to people fighting it. He was not injured physically but mentally he is very injured. I have known this guy since elementary school. Probably one of my great friends I know him very well before he left. When he came back is not the same happy person anymore. I know fighting i
As the rest of the world worries over economic indicators and low consumer demand, children are being recruited to fight in the continuing blood-soaked genocide of Darfur. From Reuters;Up to 6,000 child soldiers, some as young as 11, have been recruited by rebels and government forces in Sudan's Darfur conflict, the United Nations said.Youngsters have repeatedly been seen carrying weapons, even t
Small Soldiers: Squad CommanderInfo:Game by: Hasbro InteractiveDeveloped by: DreamWorks InteractiveRelease Date: UnreleasedGenre: ActionBased on the film, Small Soldiers Squad Commander is an action-strategy game for kids. Players choose to control either the mighty Commando Elite or the noble Gorgonites in up to 20 challenging, nonlinear missions. The mission scenarios are new to the game but use
This is the last part of a 3 part posting designed to highlight the needs of our servicemen and women. There are so many in need that I cannot possibly list them all here or even ensure that the ones who are in the most dire situations are included. Nevertheless, helping any soldier and their family is a noble cause.Rather than profile one specific case, I have decided to provide a list of some of
Yesterday I posted a heartbreaking story of a soldier and his family who lost everything in a fire. Soon they will run out of money and will have nothing, absolutely nothing! If this is not a story that makes you break open your wallet or look around and figure out what you can give as an in-kind donation, I don't know what does.Today's story is not as severe but one that still has serious financi
Yesterday, I posted information on Operation Homefront, which is an organization that provides assistance to soldiers and their families in need. This blog post is part 1 of 3 posts to highlight the real needs that these real people have. They have sacrificed so much to defend our freedoms and to keep us all safe. Now they need our help.On November 22, 2008, a wounded soldier and his family lost t
Neo-Nazi vandals have daubed swastikas and racist graffiti on the graves of 500 First World War soldiers in the Muslim section of a military cemetery in northern France.Slogans insulting the Islamic faith were sprayed on headstones in the second mass desecration this year at Notre-Dame de Lorette cemetery in the Somme.Insults directed at Muslim-born French justice minister Rachida Dati were also p
America’s Child Soldiers: US Military Recruiting Children to Serve in the Armed Forces
by Sherwood Ross
US Military Recruiting Children to Serve in the Armed Forces
In violation of its pledge to the United Nations not to recruit children into the military, the Pentagon “regularly target(s) children under 17,” the American Civil Liberties Union(ACLU) says.
The Pentagon “heavily recrui
I saw this on YLakeland and thought it was a wonderful idea, so I wanted to share it with my readers.
When sending out your Christmas cards this year, send one to:
A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington , D.C. 20307-5001
One card, one stamp. If everyone did this, imagine how blessed our recovering
The US Army and Navy have both hired experts in the ethics of building machines to prevent the creation of an amoral Terminator-style killing machine that murders indiscriminately. By 2010 the US will have invested $4 billion in a research programme into "autonomous systems", the military jargon for robots, on the basis that they would not succumb to fear or the desire for vengeance that
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Probably the most well-known and biggest reform of the army wasthe total restructuring of the soldiers, command structure,battle formations, and equipping of the legionnaire. This onlycontinued to advance the might of the army. By the time ofAugustus, when the "classical" legion most associate with theRoman army came into full force, the Imperial Army of Rom
It's 5v5 team deathmatch, meaning you have to frag off your enemies. ;)The first team that get 10 round-wins actually wins the whole match.Rounds make the game swift and often bring other tactic and usage of items, etc.There's actually nearly no snowball effect since at the end of round losers get more money than winners.Download Toy Soldiers 1.13
Pobediteli : Soldiers of the Great War (or Victors in Russian) is an award-winning Russian interactive multimedia resource which retells major events of the war on the Eastern Front during WWII, starting with Operation Barbarossa, the over-ambitious German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941. Completed in 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of [...]
By Robert GillisPublished in the Foxboro Reporter 2006, 2008 and Boston City Paper, December 2006Veteran’s Day 2006, New York City, Times Square, Planet Hollywood Restaurant. My wife Sue, her cousin, and I, have just enjoyed our dinner, after a whirlwind one-day vacation in the Apple. We're leaving Planet Hollywood, and up the stairs come four young Marines in full dress uniform, all bedecked wi
The Boutique Angels Charity Organization is having their 4th Quarter launch on eBay right now through November 9th.All proceeds from their auctions will be donated to the Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund.The Boutique Angels, founded in 2004, are a group of individual custom boutique designers who come together to launch for various children's charities.
Seems like we are heading into a political deadlock.
The Maoist hardliners want full integration of their military cadres into the mainstream Nepali army.
Other political parties including the NC, UML and MJF are opposed to that idea.
Though they sound unreasonable at times, the NC, UML and MJF have made a valid point regarding this issue. How can you have politically indoctrinated army as the
Each war is different, each war is the same (cada guerra es distinta, cada guerra es igual), es el título de la imagen.
Justa y precisa para ilustrar este fantástico Videoclip de animación.
A partir de la canción “Two Soldiers”, lo elabora el grupo anglo-español CONTINENTAL FILM NIGHT.
Colores oscuros, animación de siluetas naïf, al estilo Morcheeba, [...]
Soldiers of HumanityOnce a division of the Japanese army was engaged in a sham battle, and some of the officers found it necessary to make their headquarters in Gasan's temple.Gasan told his cook: "Let the officers have only the same simple fare we eat."This made the army men angry, as they were used to very deferential treatment. One came to Gasan and said: "Who do you think we are? We are
Darling minions, are you depressed that Project Runway is ending tonight? Are you fearful that legal shenanigans will keep Season 6 in limbo for another decade? Dry your eyes, kittens. Stylista is on its way."Eleven aspiring fashion enthusiasts vie for a much-coveted editorial job with Elle magazine. They work as assistants to Elle's Fashion News Director, Anne Slowey, a demanding but well-respect
This graph shows the countries where there were child soldiers active in armed conflicts in 1998:
And this graph is a bit more specific on the African situation since Africa has without any doubt the largest number of child soldiers (Myanmar in Asia also does it’s “best”):
More on child soldiers.
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Image via WikipediaLong-time readers will undoubtedly remember the plight of Spc. Jeremy Hall, the atheist soldier who filed suit against the Department of Defense and various military personnel for systematic violations of his religious freedom. Now another brave atheist soldier from the same base in Fort Riley, KS, is suing Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and making eerily similar allegations.
Earlier last month, the Wall featured an odd brick that spoke of a Christian biker “gang” and the Hells Angels throwing down in a real life barroom brawl.
A couple of days ago, the uh, Set Free Soldiers’ “leader of the pack” - Phillip Aguilar - could lose his freedom. Ah, irony and richly deserved as [...]
CHICAGO – In his short career as a writer and director, Neil Burger has taken on the John F. Kennedy assassination in “Interview with the Assassin” and the mysteries of magic in “The Illusionist,” which starred Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti and Jessica Biel.
With his new film “The Lucky Ones,” Burger tackles the dichotomy between the fighting soldiers in Iraq and a country that can’
Kareena’s 28th birthday couldn’t have been more special. She had her beau Saif with her in the chilling weather of North India and then getting an opportunity to meet the Jawans at Kargil. It was Bebo’s mom Babita’s idea that to make her birthday somewhat different and special, she spend her birthday with our soldiers working on duty at Kargil.Speaking about this wonderful
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(AGI) - Miranshah, 22 Sept There has been yet another raid by US forces in Pakistan, and once again Islamabad governmental troops have reacted, this time by opening fire on two US assault helicopters which had gone into North Waziristan, one of the turbulent, semi-autonomous tribal areas along the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan over which the central government in Pakistan has power in
This story is originally from The Voice Of The Martyrs.....-----They were singing choruses when the two soldiers entered with rifles. The service came to a halt as the Russian soldiers stared at the believers with wild eyes."What are you doing here?" they shouted. "Worshipping your imaginary God?" The church members cowered in the pews, wondering if there were more soldiers and more guns outside."
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In the U.S. in spreading the words: “There are no women on the battlefield, only the military!” In training, the soldiers no special care, in addition to some of the subjects are divided between men and women to practice, the vast majority of training Is the joint training of men and women, [...]
Para mostrar o seu trabalho as seus clientes, o colectivo creativo australiano Happy Soldiers, criaram em palco o seu website humano.To show their work to clients, Sydney creative collective Happy Soldiers had a bit of fun on stage with a human website.Via: Not Cot
Seven U.S. soldiers were killed in a helicopter crash in southern Iraq on Thursday, the U.S. military said.A military spokesman said it appeared mechanical failure was the cause of the crash of the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter.
The Bush war has created pain for so many people whether in Iraq or the United States and its consequences are daily unfolding in disastrous outcomes for individuals who served in the armed forces. Many carry away physical pain from the conflict, others must deal with the nightmares which invariably accompany war. Three American solders [...]
A sweet little boy surprised his grandmother one morning and brought her a cup of coffee. He made it himself and was so proud. He anxiously waited to hear the verdict on the quality of the coffee.
The grandmother had never in her life had such a bad cup of coffee, and as she forced down the last...
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This just in from Jose at the Miami New Times:
Hey,
Just wanted to let you and your readers know about an article on the airsoft trend from the New Times Broward-Palm Beach:
The men crouch behind a pine log bunker in the middle of a large wooded lot. Ready to roll. They’re in camouflage fatigues, ammunition [...]
Almighty and most merciful God, we humbly beseech thee, of thy great goodness, to restrain these immoderate rains with which we have had to contend.Grant us fair weather for battle.Graciously hearken to us as soldiers who call upon thee that, armed with thy power, we may advance from victory to victory, and crush the oppression and wickedness of our enemies, and establish thy justice among men and
Around 230 members of Fort Carson's 2nd Brigade Combat Team and 4th Infantry Division deployed to Iraq on Wednesday for 12-months. Half of the troops have served in Iraq before and the other half are on their first tour of duty there. Stay safe and thanks for your service to this country!
Several Dutch Soldiers who were present in Serbia in 1995 are coming forward in defense of Radovan Karadzic, on trial for alleged war crimes against the muslim populace. They paint quite a different picture than what is commonly portrayed by the media.
Well sometimes it gets a little boring over in Iraqi for the US Soldiers and here is a little proof that shows a few guys messing with a dog. I kinder thought that it was nice to see a little friendship with the dog to help relieve the stress of every day pressure.
To meet the growing need for paralegals in Columbus, Ohio, a new paralegal certificate program is beginning this fall for veterans. All are welcome, but the goal is to reach out to soldiers and their spouses looking for a career change.Columbus attorney Bob Poydasheff is on board to teach the city's first paralegal certificate course geared toward military veterans, wounded soldiers and their spo
In Iraq, American soldiers were criticized for not stopping looting. In Georgia, Russian troops actually loot.
This reminds me of a story a Hungarian soldier told me about the times he would play cards with Russian soldiers. When the Russians would lose, they'd offer machine guns, rocket launchers, and armored personnel carriers as barter. They'd hide them first.
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The video posted below is a mainstream news report about how the U.S. military is forcing soldiers to take experimental vaccines and about how the military is covering up the illnesses and deaths that result when the soldiers get seriously ill from these shots:
Petals fall like an enormous war that just broke out Soldiers are heroes That is the ultimate truth The roots from a rose describes their power In their eyes We see the spark Fighting till the end is a beauty untouched Tears are powerful, but emotions are even Stronger Let us hope they come home safe Seeing petals fall is beautiful But When soldiers fall It’s an ugly mess So come home safe Is w
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Despite a personal scandal making headlines worldwide, Christian Bale easily won the recent MD Poll asking for your favorite Batman. The star of Batman Begins and The Dark Knight dominated the voting, ending up with an impressive 47% of an amazing 355 total votes.Of the other Caped Crusaders, only Michael Keaton and Adam West registered in the double digits, placing second and third, respectively
In my July 27th post (), National Guardsman Big Tobacco (www.big-tobacco.blogspot.com) currently deployed in Iraq provided his response to my July 20th post about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military personnel (). In that same July 27th post I put forth an insight from my husband Mitch about biblical public ceremonies of expiation of guilt for killing in battle. In my earlier p
Italy is set to deploy 3,000 soldiers in major cities and top immigration detainment centers. In an effort to fight crime, these soldiers will guard presumably important buildings as well as fight everyday crime. Police unions were responsive to the federal additions of force, trying to expose it as a mask for local police budget [...]
In my July 27th post (), National Guardsman Big Tobacco (www.big-tobacco.blogspot.com) currently deployed in Iraq provided his response to my July 20th post about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in military personnel (). In that same July 27th post I put forth an insight from my husband Mitch about biblical public ceremonies of expiation of guilt for killing in battle. Here’s Big
Americans United for Separation of Church and State has asked the U.S. Department of Defense to investigate Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri for promoting attendance at a Baptist church. This is certainly not the first time we've heard about Christian proselytizing in the military (and it won't be the last), but it is of the few cases I can recall where soldiers were directed toward a particular deno
As the war rages on, financial freedom for soldiers is a top priority. By teaching the concepts penned by Dave Ramsey, soldiers are getting a greater sense of financial freedom through knowledge. These same concepts can be applied to everyone looking for financial independence.
Ramsey has made simple yet valid statements such as, “Old, rich people [...]
Weber’s talent seems to be to evoke emotions. I find myself deeply involved with his characters and caring about what happens to them. He apparently has had some strong women in his life because a majority of his protagonists are tough as nails but yet highly feminine. Bolos are land battleships. They are so far beyond tanks that battleship fits better. This story is primarily a relationship sto
A squad of American soldiers was patrolling the Iraqi border, when they came across a badly mangled dead body. As they got closer, they found it was an Iraqi soldier.A short distance up the road, they found a badly mangled American soldier in a ditch on the other side of the road, struggling to breathe. They ran to him, cradled his bruised head and asked him what had happened."Well," he whispered,
Soldiers’ Angels is an organization benefiting U.S. troops that I have previously blogged about. And on my book’s website at www.mrslieutenant.com – in the section on military organizations that support military families – there’s a listing for Solders’ Angels. So when my husband read in one of the milblogs he follows – www.blackfive.net – the blog post with the title “Sold
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Israel and its bitter enemy Hezbollah began a dramatic prisoner exchange Wednesday, with the Beirut-based terrorist organization handing over what was believed to be the bodies of two Israeli soldiers, while trucks carrying the remains of some 199 Lebanese and Palestinian fighters began crossing into Lebanon. More...
"When a Government fails to protect Justice it is the responsibility of the people to rise up and change the guard, change the regime. Those who fail to answer that call should be charged with Patriotic Treason."Private First Class Lavena Johnson 19, an attractive, young, female Soldier from Missouri dies while serving her country in the U.S. Army during her tour in Iraq.Everyone knows that War is
Militant attacks killed 10 NATO soldiers and at least two dozen Afghans on Sunday, officials said, in one of the bloodiest days for international forces helping Afghanistan fight an Islamic insurgency. At least 40 insurgents were also killed in two days of fighting in the southern province of Helmand, the US-led coalition announced. Nine of the soldiers of NATO's International Security Assistance
By IAN AUSTEN
TORONTO — James Corey Glass, apprentice mortician and United States Army deserter, was keeping an unusually close eye on the text messages coming into his cellphone. He was hoping to hear that a court had blocked the Canadian government's attempt to send him back to the United States.
On Wednesday afternoon, the message came: Mr. Glass, 25, could remain in Canada while he appeale
The US soldier magazine Stars and Stripes reports on the problems some american soldiers have with going home to the States after being posted in Europe. Apparently, after adjusting to European life, some soldiers are so accustomed to the slower European lifestyle that they find the competitive and money-oriented life back home both confusing and [...]
These are some hard hitting videos this week. They are each about 5 minutes long and worth the watch.
Hammoudi, subtitles so you’ll need to pay attention (ht. Chris)
Iraq: One Winter Soldier’s Tale (ht. Zach)
Noam Chomsky Sports Commentator, a bit heady, but scathing critique of our sports and entertainment culture
Chomsky, entertainment, iraq, landmines, Soldier, Sports, [...]
Doug Ross sniggered:"Well, they were wrong about Communism; wrong about welfare reform; wrong about how to fight terrorism; wrong about charter schools; wrong about trial lawyers; wrong about energy policy; wrong about global warming "climate change" (noticed those rising sea levels Al Gore promised?), to name but a few."(H/T to BobKrumm.com for the video link, and GatewayPundit for the links to D
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Columbian soldiers who had rescued Ingrid Betancourt had been trained by officers of the Army of Israel. The information was confirmed today by the general of the reserve Israel Ziv, former-head of the sector of Operations of the Israeli and currently managing Army of a security company. The general called the well-succeeded action the “Columbian Entebe”, a reference to the operation of 1976,
This is our tax dollars hard at work over in Iraq.These soldiers are "Hard" at work Mudding in Humvees and wasting tax dollars somewhere in Iraq,This guy in the video clearly said "This is us having fun in Iraq we have nothing better to do"
I have a few ideas of something better to do with the money wasted bring them home and spend the money somewhere else needed like pay raises for teachers
Identifying Vintage Lead Toy Soldiers is an important part of collecting them successfully. In this article I provide a brief overview of how to identify these collectible vintage toys.
LONDON: Britain’’s Defense Ministry says four soldiers have been killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan. The ministry announced on Wednesday that the four were participating in an operation east of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province. A fifth soldier wounded in Tuesday’’s attack was reported instable condition.
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KABUL: Two Afghan soldiers and 27 militants were killed Wednesday during a major operation to drive out Taliban rebels from villages near the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.A group of enemies of the people was targeted by NATO air force in Ta-been village in Arghandab (district). Based on information received, 20 local and foreign terrorists [...]
New binoculars use brain waves to activate enemy detection algorithms based on threat responseThe enemy is the area. You scan the perimeter alert, tense. Your pulse races.In the past such situations called for constant surveillance via binoculars either discrete or in headgear to try to spot the approaching enemy. However, such binoculars were limited by reaction times and luck, and the skilled
America’s Medicated Army
by Mark Thompson
Time, June 16, 2008
“While the headline-grabbing weapons in [the] war have been high-tech wonders, like unmanned drones that drop Hellfire missiles on the enemy below, troops like [Sergeant Christopher LeJeune] are going into battle with a different kind of weapon, one so stealthy that few Americans even know of its deployment.
For [...]
Canadian soldiers serving in Afghanistan have been advised not to see things they witness such as sexual abuses of women and children in the country. Jean Jones, who served as a chaplain had to counsel Canadian soldiers who had witnessed terrible cases of sexual abuse at the hands of Afghan soldiers, they were not to [...]
This afternoon, a federal jury in Toledo, Ohio has convicted three local men--Mohammad Amawi, Marwan El-Hindi, and Wassim Mazloum--of all criminal charges filed against them, including plotting attacks against U.S. troops fighting in Iraq. The jury took less than two days to render a resounding verdict in the case, which involved one of the largest collections of terrorist propaganda ever to be se
Ethiopia has been used by the Bush administration as its chief ally in the fight against terrorism in east Africa. The Ethiopian army was encouraged by Bush to invade Somalia in order to defeat Muslim fundamentalists. As part of the anti-Somali stance, the Ethiopian army has been engaged in destroying any Muslim opposition in the [...]
Relations between Washington and the new government in Islamabad have been dealt a severe blow after Pakistan angrily denounced the "unprovoked and cowardly" killing of 11 soldiers in a US air strike near the Afghan border. The attack, which took place in the volatile tribal areas and is believed to have been carried out by a pilotless drone, is likely to sour ties between the Pakistani and
PAKISTAN’S legal community is in a fighting mood, launching this week its “long march” to oust President Pervez Musharraf.China’s “long march” in the 1930s was a series of retreats from an advancing Kuomintang army. Then 1960s leftist radicals in the West launched a “long march through the institutions” by entering conservative establishments to change the institutions from within.
RUPERT Everett has apologised for calling soldiers "wimps" and suggesting they went into the Army to torture prisoners. The actor was quoted in a Sunday newspaper criticising soldiers for "whining." In an interview to publicise documentary The Victorian Sex...
Thanks to Mack Hall for letting me publish this story. When in Doubt, Blame the Soldiers "War hath no fury like a non-combatant" -- Charles Edward Montague On the night of 6 June 1944 my father was on a ship in the English Channel with his armored car and crew and a few thousand of their closest friends, waiting for their turn to land in Norm
PHNOM PENH, May 30 (Xinhua) — Cambodia will send 139 soldiers to clean mines in Sudan under the UN mission, Cambodian National Defense Minister Tea Banh announced here on Friday.
PHNOM PENH, May 30 (Xinhua) — Cambodia will send 139 soldiers to clean mines in Sudan under the UN mission, Cambodian National Defense Minister Tea Banh announced here on Friday.
I recently read of attempts by American soldiers stationed in Iraq to convert the Muslim locals to Christianity. Why am I not surprised at this turn of events. It was only a matter of time before this would happen. The U.S. military has already become a captive force of the American fundies, no doubt with the blessing of their Commander-in Chief, President Bush, who has dialogues with God and has
A Bollywood starlet who made her name going beyond the call of duty in Who Dares Wins, an Australian TV stunt show, has been accused of having sex with soldiers while on a tour to entertain troops in Afghanistan.
Tania Zaetta (above) was named in a confidential briefing paper to Australia’s Defence Minister as having [...]
The number of soldiers who are displaying signs of post traumatic stess disorder has jumped by about 50% in 2007. Records show that about 40,000 members of the military have been diagnosed with the illness since 2003. However, Army Surgeon General Eric Schoomaker believes we do not right presently “have good numbers.” He attributed the [...]
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan.
Records show roughly 40,000 troops have been diagnosed with the illness, also known as PTSD, since 2003. Officials believe that [...]
This is a very powerful segment about the atrocities occurring and problems our soldiers are facing after they return from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
I choose to highlight this on Memorial day because these are LIVING soldiers whom are dealing with the pain and suffering of war. Their message is incredible.
LISTEN HERE...
