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Day is done
mudvillegazette.com - 12 hours ago
Day is done
— mudvillegazette.com — Lest we forget: MEMORIAL SALUTE - Members of a rifle detail perform a 21-gun salute during a memorial service for nine Marines and one sailor on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Nov. 17, 2009. The U.S. Marine Corps's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, held the service for ... (more) Day is done

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mudvillegazette.com - 18 hours ago
They still walk among us (and always will)
— mudvillegazette.com — Lieberman: General Keane... Do you think that political correctness may have played some role in the fact that these dots were not connected? The first two words of the general's response were "Yes, absolutely". But there were more , including these: But in fairness to many of the people ... (more) They still walk among us (and always will)
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mudvillegazette.com - 20 hours ago
MilBlogger Down - Thoughts and Prayers Please
— mudvillegazette.com — Military Blogger "Concrete Bob" could use your thoughts and prayers, however he'd rather they go to others than to him. Short and sweet, I had a serious heart attack on Wednesday night. I`m in the hospital, hooked up to a bunch of tubes. I have had a catheterization done and a stint put ... (more) MilBlogger Down - Thoughts and Prayers Please
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The war on corruption
mudvillegazette.com - 21 hours ago
The war on corruption
— mudvillegazette.com — The best answer to the question " can we win in Afghanistan in spite of corruption in the government? " might be another question: which government ? ***** Defense news: Improvements in Afghan Governance Will Take Time, Gates Says . Video here . "Do you think there's any ... (more) The war on corruption

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mudvillegazette.com - 22 hours ago
Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical to National Security
— mudvillegazette.com — "Qaseem Ali Uqdah, executive director of the American Muslim Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Council, and a retired Marine gunnery sergeant, credits military leaders with establishing a climate that's prevented any backlash against Muslims servicemembers since the Nov. 5 shooting." The fact ... (more) Muslim Leader Calls Fort Hood Review Critical to ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 22 hours ago
Pentagon Launches Review of Fort Hood Shooting
— mudvillegazette.com — "The shootings at Fort Hood raise a number of troubling questions that demand complete but prompt answers," Gates said. "It is prudent to determine immediately whether there are internal weaknesses or procedural shortcomings in the department that could make us vulnerable in the future."  ... (more) Pentagon Launches Review of Fort Hood Shooting

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mudvillegazette.com - 23 hours ago
Warlords and Warlords
— mudvillegazette.com — From Foreign Policy's AfPak Channel Daily Brief : As part of her media outreach following yesterday's inauguration of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a brief but wide-ranging interview to Afghanistan's Azadi Radio ( State Department , AFP ). Maintaining ... (more) Warlords and Warlords

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mudvillegazette.com - 41 hours ago
Hanging out with the boys
— mudvillegazette.com — James Hooker is just one guest among many in an impressive line-up for tonight's YouServed Radio show: LTG Freakley, USAAC CG. Lieutenant General Benjamin C. Freakley assumed command of U.S. Army Accessions Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, on 18 May 2007, consisting of U.S. Army Recruiting ... (more) Hanging out with the boys

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mudvillegazette.com - 43 hours ago
The signal corps
— mudvillegazette.com — NPR exposes more details of Nidal Hasan's "career" in the US military , today revealing a memo written by his supervisor in 2007. The memo ticks off numerous problems over the course of Hasan's training, including proselytizing to his patients. It says he mistreated a homicidal patient and ... (more) The signal corps

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mudvillegazette.com - 45 hours ago
Mop needed. Plumber, too
— mudvillegazette.com — When it comes to Afghanistan - America's top national security concern today - the "leaks" from the administration have amounted to a flood, with new and seemingly contradictory reports appearing daily in the global media. It's been going on for months, but now President Obama says he wants it ... (more) Mop needed. Plumber, too

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mudvillegazette.com - 46 hours ago
Maersk 2, Pirates 0
— mudvillegazette.com — But this time the game didn't go into overtime. The Associated Press : "Somali pirates attacked the container ship Maersk Alabama today for the second time in seven months." Four pirates in a skiff attacked the ship again today at about 6.30am local time, opening fire with automatic weapons ... (more) Maersk 2, Pirates 0

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mudvillegazette.com - 2 days ago
Unicorns in Kabul
— mudvillegazette.com — "Do you trust President Karzai?" CNN's Ed Henry asked U.S. President Barack Obama during his visit to Beijing, China. "President Karzai has served his country in important ways," Obama responded. " When he first came in, there may not have been another figure who could have held that country ... (more) Unicorns in Kabul

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"ObaMao"
mudvillegazette.com - 2 days ago
"ObaMao"
— mudvillegazette.com — News from China : In Shanghai, a CNN correspondent says she was detained for two hours by Chinese security guards after she held a banned T-shirt in front of the camera. The shirt showed so-called "ObaMao"--U.S. President Barack Obama looking like Mao Zedong. The incident took place while ... (more) "ObaMao"

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mudvillegazette.com - 2 days ago
These are a few of my favorite things
— mudvillegazette.com — Raindrops on roses - Media Matters, yesterday : ...why hasn't the press turned its attention to this week's Newsweek's cover which features Sarah Palin in an apparent breach of protocol? UPDATED: Palin (writing in the third person) is reportedly upset that Newsweek used the photo, which was ... (more) These are a few of my favorite things

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The cover-up
mudvillegazette.com - 3 days ago
The cover-up
— mudvillegazette.com — Back around the Fourth of July when Sarah Palin's Runner's World profile appeared online, web luminaries were amused to discover the shamefully disrespectful treatment the American flag was given in one of the accompanying photos . Daily Kos : "Today, I noticed an odd-seeming photo of ... (more) The cover-up

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mudvillegazette.com - 4 days ago
Defense?
— mudvillegazette.com — ABC : Major Nidal Malik Hasan's military superiors repeatedly ignored or rebuffed his efforts to open criminal prosecutions of soldiers he claimed had confessed to "war crimes" during psychiatric counseling, according to investigative reports circulated among federal law enforcement officials. (more) Defense?

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mudvillegazette.com - 5 days ago
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— mudvillegazette.com — It's the Secretary of States turn on the Sunday talk shows. Here's the message: Clinton: Karzai 'Must Do Better' for U.S. Backing . Very nice. But thus far the Obama administration has failed on multiple fronts: Doing something to keep Karzai on the straight and narrow - or at least ... (more) 32

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mudvillegazette.com - 5 days ago
More Zero Tolerance
— mudvillegazette.com — A roundup of milblog reactions to CJ and Emily Grisham's story . If CJ made a mistake it was in not realizing that in America today merely suggesting a seemingly inconsequential issue like school uniforms should be debated before it's enacted can result in your becoming a victim of ... (more) More Zero Tolerance
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mudvillegazette.com - 6 days ago
War Costs Money
— mudvillegazette.com — ...that's why a "senior administration official, who requested anonymity in order to reflect the details and tone of confidential deliberations, said these concerns had added to the president's insistence at a White House meeting on Wednesday that each military option include the quickest ... (more) War Costs Money

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mudvillegazette.com - 6 days ago
We Were Soldiers
— mudvillegazette.com — A reminder that this weekend marks the anniversary of the battle of Ia Drang in this Medal of Honor Moment . (more) We Were Soldiers
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