The Department of Veterans Affairs ended its “self-imposed ban against television advertising” on July 15 by revealing its public service announcement at a congressional hearing. In it, actor Gary Sinise, who played a disabled Vietnam soldier in the movie “Forrest Gump,” encouraged veterans to seek help for mental illness. The VA will proceed with its […]
Detainee’s Lawyers Release First-Ever Guantanamo Video
Posted by Rachel Balik to findingDulcinea Attorneys for Canadian-born Omar Khadr released the video of his interrogation at Guantanamo with intent to incite Canada to free him. Khadr, 21, a Canadian citizen whose family moved to Afghanistan to join al-Qaida, was captured at age 15 after a battle between alleged al-Qaida members and American soldiers […]
Tribal Areas of Pakistan Besieged by Violence
Seven Taliban militants including an important commander Rafi Ullah of Baitullah Mehsood group are arrested along with weapons and their two cars in Hangu on Wednesday during flag march of Hangu police, all the arrested militants are shifted to unknown place, in retaliation Taliban militants had seiged Doaba police station of Hangu district and have […]
Dehumanization of the Military
My grandfather fought in the Pacific. He was a SeaBee. One night, while on a patrol in the jungle of Guam, he heard a rustling in the bushes next to him. Reacting defensively, he emptied the magazine of his rifle into the bush and ran off. The next day, another patrol came back and reported […]
Female Outlaw Comes in From the Cold
The government has finally won over a woman who made her name as a militia commander – but plans to give her a job to keep her out of trouble are proving controversial. By Sayed Yaqub Ibrahimi in Mazar-e-Sharif The Afghan government scored a minor victory last month by reeling in a rebellious “warlord” who […]
Karzai Rattles Imaginary Sabres
Humiliated president issues emotional challenge to powerful neighbour Pakistan. By Hafizullah Gardesh in Kabul Pity the Afghan president. Openly chided for weakness at the Paris donor conference earlier this month, and sent packing with a promise of less than half of the 50 billion US dollars in aid he had been requesting, Hamed Karzai may […]
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