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Why The USA?

Mattfree88 — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:32:37 +0000

Why The USA?

Why is the USA so frequently the victim of resentment around the world.
Introduction

This section attempts to answer the question: why is the USA so frequently the victim of resentment around the world?
The USA government blames hatred of democracy and envy at the American way of life for this resentment. Many people in the USA and a majority around the world look towards USA foreign policy for the answers. Much of this policy, its history and consequences is under-reported by the American media.

Obama Serves 14-State Governors With Warnings of Arrest

anothermark — Wed, 08 May 2013 10:04:37 +0000

Barack Hussein Obama had served 14-State Governors in the United States, National Security Letters (NSLs) warning that the Governor’s actions in attempting to form “State Defense Forces” needs to be halted “immediately” or they will face arrest for the crime of treason. The employment of NSLs was authorized by the Patriot Act introduced by George W. Bush. Contained within the section related to these letters, it is forbidden for anyone receiving a NSL warning to even acknowledge the existence of said communication

AF Sexual Assault Official Charged with Sex Crime

anothermark — Tue, 07 May 2013 01:43:42 +0000

The head of the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response branch was arrested and charged over the weekend with sexual battery after he allegedly fondled a woman in a parking lot near the Crystal City Gentleman's Club and Restaurant in Arlington, Va.

US Army says "Thanks, but no more Tanks", but Politicians Insist...

kelvin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:11:29 +0000

"The Army is on record saying we do not require any additional M1A2s," Davis Welch, deputy director of the Army budget office, said this month. Sean Kennedy, director of research for the nonpartisan Citizens Against Government Waste, said Congress should listen when one of the military services says no to more quipment.
"When an institution as risk averse as the Defense Department says they have enough tanks, we can probably believe them," Kennedy said.

The same motive for anti-US 'terrorism' is cited over and over

Jking8767 — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:31:07 +0000

There seems to be this pervasive belief in the US that we can invade, bomb, drone, kill, occupy, and tyrannize whomever we want, and that they will never respond. That isn't how human affairs function and it never has been. If you believe all that militarism and aggression are justified, then fine: make that argument. But don't walk around acting surprised and bewildered and confounded (why do they hate us??) when violence is brought to US soil as well.

That's 1 Billi-on Dollars, with a B.

anothermark — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:19:17 +0000

The U.S. Air Force has decided to scrap a major ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project after spending US$1 billion, concluding that finishing it would cost far too much more money for too little gain.

Waste of time

anothermark — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:15:48 +0000

Not sure I understand what is going on here, it seems like there is a lot more to the story. However, the military and government in general like to portray that they are so effective and good stewards of our tax money, are they?

Army Reserve presentation calls Christians ‘extremists’

Mattfree88 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:50:58 +0000

Army Reserve presentation calls Christians ‘extremists’

A U.S. Army Reserve training brief on extremism and extremist organizations puts evangelical Christianity at the top of the list of groups soldiers should watch out for, and avoid.

Army Labeled Evangelicals as Religious Extremists

Mattfree88 — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 19:46:05 +0000

Army Labeled Evangelicals as Religious Extremists

A U.S. Army training instructor listed Evangelical Christianity and Catholicism as examples of religious extremism along with Al Qaeda and Hamas during a briefing with an Army Reserve unit based in Pennsylvania, Fox News has learned.
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Japan announces new U.S. plan for Okinawa withdrawal

Mattfree88 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:11:00 +0000

Japan announces new U.S. plan for Okinawa withdrawal

Japan may soon get back control of land the U.S. military currently occupies at its base in Okinawa.

Guantanamo grows, despite U.S. promises to shut it down

Jking8767 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:14:17 +0000

Despite Barack Obama’s promise in 2009 – one of his first as president – to shut down “Gitmo,” the U.S. evidently has no intention of doing so anytime soon. In fact, the only thing concerning Gitmo that the Obama administration has shut down is the office of the special envoy, Daniel Fried, who had been tasked with its closure. The U.S. State Department reassigned Fried in late January, and he will not be replaced.

Neglected History: US Gov't Attacked Protesting Veterans

StrayLite — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:12:21 +0000

Another event history that is ignored in government indoctrination camps (public schools). This is an egregious example of how the US government has mistreated veterans. How many people know that Gen MacArthur attacked prtoesting veterans in Washington DC in the 20th Century?

Marines' 'Poster Boy' for Suicide Prevention Kills Self

anon4k — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:24:06 +0000

Marines' 'Poster Boy' for Suicide Prevention Kills Self

UK stripping terrorism suspects of citizenship

Jking8767 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:22:39 +0000

From the UK, more fodder for the debate over the US drone assassination campaign and the acceptability of killing citizens: In early February, a leaked white paper from the Obama Justice Department caused a small stir, because it laid out an expansive set of circumstances under which the president could order a citizen killed abroad. In September 2011, the US killed Al Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan, both US citizens, and a few weeks later a US drone strike in Yemen also killed Awlaki's 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman.

It's not just about the numbers

porcupous — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:31:24 +0000

I don’t personally expect the sequestration to happen. If it does, I don’t expect it to last long. It’s all speculation at this point. But I’m going to take the unpopular (in Libertarian circles) stance of saying that it shouldn’t happen.