From the AFP:
The White House denied Thursday that the United States seeks permanent military bases in Iraq, days after the US “war czar” said that would be part of talks next year on long-term security ties. “We do not seek permanent bases in Iraq,” spokeswoman Dana Perino told reporters after Lieutenant General Douglas Lute said […]
Ginger Root, a new Chinese restaurant, has just opened in Newton, Massachusetts.
It is at 126 Adams Street, where the restaurant Ru Yee was until it closed this summer.
It’s menu is available online at http://GingerMenu.com.
What made anyone think that Giuliani was a serious presidential candidate?
We always knew that Mayor Giuliani cheated on his second wife. But now we find that he paid for the motel rooms with taxpayers’ money:
As New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani billed obscure city agencies for tens of thousands of dollars in security expenses amassed during […]
Increasingly, soldiers are following the lead of their commander-in-chief and avoiding combat
From Military.com:
Soldiers strained by six years at war are deserting their posts at the highest rate since 1980, with the number of Army deserters this year showing an 80 percent increase since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. While the totals are still […]
American bases in Iraq (click to inflate)
From the Straits Times:
US President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki vowed on Monday to agree next year on the terms for what could be an open-ended US military presence in the war-torn country. During a secure videoconference, the two leaders signed a non-binding statement of […]
Australians cheer as Kevin Rudd takes over
Former Prime Minister John Howard must be scratching his head. The polls said that the formula which had won him four consecutive elections would again carry the day for his coalition. Shift the tax burden away from the wealthy, lift restrictions on business, impose restrictions on the unions, and […]
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From Gorilla’s Guides:
Nine-year-old Faleh Muhammad was abandoned by his family in April 2006. He was left to fend for himself in the streets of Baghdad, and later he was diagnosed with leukaemia. “I miss my mother… in the last days before they left me, she was very sad. One day I woke up […]
1890: White Americans give thanks with Lakota Sioux tribesmen at Wounded Knee (click to inflate)
Most of us think of Thanksgiving as a time to thank God and one another for the good things that have come to us. It’s also a commemoration of the First Thanksgiving in 1621, when colonists at Plymouth gave a feast […]
Knowing the right people can really give your legal career a big boost
…I’m not going to ask Aileron if his dad is a state legislator.
Jordan Fox
From Raw Story
Jordan Fox was seriously injured by a roadside bomb earlier this year, and the Army asked him to repay $3,000 of the $10,000 enlistment bonus he received. “It was kind of like a slap in the face to know that I had done my best and tried to serve my country with […]