Posts Tagged: Afghanistan
No Turning Back: Alice in Afghanistan
As the American Civil War progressed, Abraham Lincoln despaired of the apparent inability of Union generals to take the fight to the confederacy. Some generals were blatantly political while others could not withstand the carnage resulting from improve…
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Firing Line: Three More Years of This?
Twelve more Americans were killed yesterday in Afghanistan in a suicide bombing as they were being transported in an armored vehicle. Yesterday's killings included five US combat troops.
The bombing occurred not in some far off province or in a s…
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Hey FireGeezer…Making Coffee in Afghanistan (Warning:Language)
Here is a video of soldiers making certain improvisations while making coffee in Afghanistan. Maybe FireGeezer should send them a Bunn-O-Matic!
Warning: Every other word is F$%K...hey they are soldiers, what do you expect?
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Lancaster, Ohio officials believe they don’t have to follow state law on deployment pay. Union may sue.
Union may take city to court over deployment pay issue.
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A Moving Tribute to U.S. Army Specialist and Firefighter Benjamin Moore
Moore was also a volunteer firefighter and EMT with the Hope Hose Fire Company in Bordentown, New Jersey. Moore was posthumously named Chief of Hope Hose Fire Company and will be named honorary Mayor of the Bordentown at their next meeting of the City Commission.
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A Break in the Chain of Command
The embedding of a reporter and giving him direct access and “fly on the wall” status to the daily operations of McChrystal’s Afghanistan command seems bizarre to say the least. I can’t imagine any Public Affairs Officer in the US Army thinking that this was a good media opportunity. This was like shooting fish in a barrel for Rolling Stone reporter Michael Hastings. I’m sure the word “off the record” was mentioned to Hastings many time, but as we know “off the record” oft means you’re now “on the record.”
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Gen. McChrystal makes public information a priority in Afghanistan
NATO forces Chief Gen. Stanley McChrystal made a public apology, with translation in Dari and Pashto, to the Afghan population for an unintentional attack that killed 27 civilians a few days ago. McChrystal is attempting to be more transparent and forthright with public information distributed to the Afghan population.
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