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 | Camp Victory In Iraq, General Petraeus Presides Over 1,200 Military Re-enlistments
Posted by golfmann on 07/04/2008 @ 13:05.
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In what is described as the largest re-enlistment ceremony in the history of the American military, General David Petraeus swore over 1,200 men and women, On July 4, into their next term of service, at Camp Victory in Iraq.
The ceremony is but one of many mass re-enlistments occurring to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the all-volunteer U.S. Military forces which began on July 1, 1973, which was when the draft ended.
Today, July 4, 2008, was but one of those mass re-enlistments going on all over.
One observer described the event, saying that service members from over two dozen allies stood in attendance for the ceremony.
Beneath a large American flag which dwarfed even the enormous chandelier that Saddam Hussein had built for the Al Faw Palace, members of all services, representing all 50 states took the oath administered by Gen. David Petraeus, Commander of Multi-National Forces Iraq.
General Petraeus' remarks during the mass re-enlistment ceremony included a statement in which he said, "For no bonus, no matter the size, can adequately compensate you for the contribution each of you makes as a custodian of our nation’s defenses.”
Last year, 588 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines participated in the ceremony, with General Petraeus and John McCain presiding over it.
This year, over double that amount of men and women, flown in from all parts of Iraq to participate, took their oath again for another term,
For at least one of those men, this was .. . . . . . . .
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| Will the Colombian Hostage Rescue Expose the Democrat's Links to FARC?
Posted by golfmann on 07/03/2008 @ 13:08.
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On March 1, 2008, FARC Rebel leader Raul Reyes was killed when his Ecuadorean camp was raided by Colombian forces. Reyes was left exposed after Venezuelan tyrant and fellow Marxist Hugo Chavez placed a call to the satellite phone of the narco-terrorist. This allowed the army to find the exact location where Reyes was hiding.
After the attack on FARC by the Colombian forces, two computers belonging to the FARC leader were seized from the campsite (Video HERE). These computers contained a goldmine of information on the organization including:
-- FARC connections with Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa
-- Records of $300 million offerings from Hugo Chavez
-- Thank you notes from Hugo Chavez dating back to 1992
-- Uranium purchasing records
-- Admit to killing the sister of former President Cesar Gaviria
-- Admit to planting a 2003 car bomb killing 36 at a Bogota upper crust club
-- Directions on how to make a Dirty Bomb
-- Information that led to the discovery of 60 pounds of uranium
-- Letter to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi ask .. . . . . . . .
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 | Late-Period Limbaugh (long article)
Posted by EveningStar on 07/02/2008 @ 14:21.
.::. Last reply by golfmann on 07/03/2008 @ 09:00. (8 replies)
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Zev Chafets
The New York Times
July 6, 2008
| quote: | At one time, Limbaugh did his program from a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper he dubbed, with tongue-in-cheek grandiosity, the Excellence in Broadcasting Building. These days, he mostly broadcasts out of a studio in Palm Beach, Fla., which he calls the Southern Command, and describes on the air as a “heavily fortified bunker.”
In fact, Limbaugh’s show emanates from a nondescript office building on a boulevard lined with tall palms. There isn’t even a security guard in the lobby. The elevator opens directly onto a pristine anteroom furnished in corporate glass and leather. An American flag stands in the corner. Only a small, framed picture of Limbaugh, bearing the caption “America’s Anchorman,” reveals that this is the headquarters of one of the country’s most admired and reviled figures... |
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