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Combat Infantryman/Dogface Leveque Supports President Obama: Remember Obama Inherited this Mess

The CHEAP WAR philosophy of Rumsfeld was a dreadful mistake 8 years ago. It has already robbed our WARRIOR CLASS – Army and Marines – a dreadful cost in wounded, death and treasure.

(MOLALLA, Ore.) - My greatest support is for my fellow Army Dogfaces and Marine Grunts. We don’t ask to go to war to kill or be killed but we go trying to ignore the questionable politics of why we are there.

Benny & Sid Presents Chapter 11 of the Serialized Graphic Novel The Truant Officer

We also need people who are ready to blow the whistle when maybe even those with the best intentions cross the line.

(Your City USA) - When a job needs to be done right, you call in a professional.

Sure Some things can be done by temps, but with the essential business of the day you want someone who gives it a little something extra, who gives it 110%, people who puts their hearts and their backs into their work.

Keizer Police Investigate Fatal Shooting (VIDEO)

Anyone having information about this incident is asked to contact the Keizer Police Department at 503-390-3713.

(KEIZER, Ore.) - Keizer Police are investigating a shooting that was reported last evening at 10:07 p.m. Keizer Police Captain Jeff Kuhns, says the victim, 21-year old Travis Clawson, died from his injuries a short time after 4:00 a.m. this morning at the Salem Hospital.

`Thou Shall Not Circumcise`

A Three-Millennial Falsification (*): The 2nd Commandment forbids Sexual Mutilation.

(PARIS, France) - John the Baptist and Jesus gave their lives for baptism by water rather than by the trauma of the “original” punishment, conceived to prevent any further “sin”.

Numerous attempts of abolishing circumcision occurred, sometimes quelled by blood (Machabees). The most elaborated one was that of German Reform rabbis, in the middle of the 19th century, for socio-political and juridical reasons: the segregationist and criminal custom isolates the Jews.

Libertarians Opposed to New War Plans for Afghanistan

"The president's speech was surprisingly content-free. The speech was nearly all platitudes, which is typical for politicians, particularly presidents. Will someone please restore substance to American political discourse?" -William Redpath, Chairman of the Libertarian National Committee LNC

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - The Libertarian Party (LP) today expressed its opposition to the Afghanistan war plans announced by President Barack Obama last night.

Wes Benedict, Executive Director of the LP, said, "Rush Limbaugh should buy Obama a nice cigar. The liberal president has done exactly what the conservative leader wanted: escalate the war."

Radio Station Director Murdered in Mexico`s Jalisco State

The western hemisphere country where journalists are most in danger, Mexico was ranked 137th out of 175 countries in the 2009 Reporters Without Borders press freedom index.

(MEXICO CITY RFA) - The body of José Galindo Robles, the head of Radio Universidad de Guadalajara, was discovered at his home in Guadalajara, in the western state of Jalisco, on 24 November, after it was noticed that several days had gone by with no word from him. His body was found wrapped in a blanket and with the hands tied with cable.

The prosecutor’s office said the cause of death was a “deep contusion and fracture to the skull.”

Remarks by the President to the Nation on Afghanistan and Pakistan

"America -- we are passing through a time of great trial. And the message that we send in the midst of these storms must be clear: that our cause is just, our resolve unwavering" -President Obama

(WEST POINT, N.Y.) - The President's remarks were made in the Eisenhower Hall Theatre at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my fellow Americans: I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan -- the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion.

Vietnam War Song by Country Joe McDonald Rewritten for Afghanistan

Lyrics of classic Vietnam protest song are modified to fit today's current picture in Afghanistan.

(SALEM, Ore.) - President Barack Obama specifically said in tonight's speech about raising the stakes in Afghanistan, that there is not a parallel to the Vietnam War that officially lasted from November 1964 to April 1975.

30,000 more Americans will now travel to this faraway Asian country to fight a group of people who have never been defeated on their own soil.

Bizarre Story in Salem of Kidnapping, Abuse, Death and Survival

Detectives are especially interested in talking to anyone who may have seen anything in the parking lot near Target/Cold Stone Creamery.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We knew last night that a developing story involving Domestic Abuse, Kidnapping, a shooting death and a possible bomb laden vehicle, was serious, but we had no idea that it involved such a harrowing story of a victim barely surviving an incident that lasted for hours, and saw the young woman bound, duct taped, and even placed in the trunk of the suspect's car.

Obama: The Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Statement issued by the White House following President Obama's speech.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The President’s speech reaffirms the March 2009 core goal: to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat al Qaeda and to prevent their return to either Afghanistan or Pakistan.

To do so, we and our allies will surge our forces, targeting elements of the insurgency and securing key population centers, training Afghan forces, transferring responsibility to a capable Afghan partner, and increasing our partnership with Pakistanis who are facing the same threats.