I have previously highlighted the quiet war that has been taking place for some time now between Iran and parties that are unknown but presumed to include Israel and the U.S. Yet another long-term and potentially devastating attack in that war came to light this week. You may recall the computer worm Stuxnet, which affected the control systems for a ... Read More »
While the nation began to observe the Memorial Day holiday, the commanding officer of the Army’s second largest military base made a conciliatory towards incredibly insensitive comments he made earlier this year on the subject of suicide amongst soldiers. Major General Dana Pittard, the highest-ranking military official at Fort Bliss, Texas, released a statement on Friday that may have been ... Read More »
1. The job was posted months ago, or the job is constantly reposted. Often, there is a good reason: such as a company may simply have lots of similar positions to fill,or it may be looking to fill typically high-turnover positions (such as seasonal jobs). But if that’s not the case, this may be a sign that the company has ... Read More »
Country music superstar Tim McGraw has announced that he plans to donate one mortgage free home to a wounded warrior or servicemember in need in each city of his 2012 tour. In launching a nationwide program called HomeFront, with the assistance of the Academy of Country Music and the North Carolina Furniture Manufacturers, McGraw will give out a total of ... Read More »
Pity poor Lebanon. It has been a pawn in a larger game for many years now, dominated behind the scenes by its neighbor Syria and serving as the prime stomping ground for Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Now, with local and global powers unwilling to intervene directly in Syria, it is increasingly becoming a proxy battleground for that conflict. It is important to ... Read More »
A new petition on Change.org that is based on a story covered earlier this year on Milpages.com, is generating a great deal of interest as it approaches nearly 100,000 signatures in just a few days. The petition “Health Care Now for Military Families Poisoned at Camp Lejeune” was created by retired Marine Corps drill instructor, Master Sergeant Jerry Ensminger, who was ... Read More »
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