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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsThe Audacity of Dopes: The Regressive Rights Happy Memorial Day Message to the Troopsclipped by: papananookclippers remarks: Look, well be candid with you. Its true that weve asked quite a lot from our countrys men and women in uniform these last few years. But, remember, the cause was good, and therefore highly worthy of the sacrifice involved, especially because that sacrifice was all yours, not ours. You may have come to think that you were fighting and dying for nothing, but in fact your service has been helping to make sure that we were continuing to win elect... er, that American corporations were continuing to domi... er, that the US was continuing to bring freedom and democracy to the world. Yes, thats it, thats it! Some of you have criticized us for not providing you with adequate armor in this war. Remember that grunt who publicly embarrassed Rumsfeld with his question about that, right before Rumsfeld publicly embarrassed himself with his answer about how you go to war with the Army you have? That was years ago, and we still havent gotten you the stuff you need. The important thing, thou Greetings, American Servicemen and Servicewomen (those of you who are still alive) - Happy Memorial Day. This is a message from your good friends in Americas conservative movement - otherwise known as the regressive right - and our nice team running the countrys government, the Republican Party. You remember us, dont you? Were the folks who very much like to have our pictures taken with you, especially right before elections. Youve been voting for us for years. Your drill instructors get you all pumped up with testosterone and adrenaline and then were kind enough to provide outlets for your energies in extended quagmires like Vietnam or Iraq. We want to let you know, especially on this Memorial Day, that the rumors youve been hearing about us these last few years are not, um, exactly correct. Just mostly.  zum Artikel...
"I hate the gooks," McCain saidclipped by: rustajbclippers remarks: No world leader can speak openly like this. McCain Criticized for SlurHe says hell keep using term for ex-captors in Vietnam "I hate the gooks," McCain said yesterday in response to a question from reporters aboard his campaign bus. "I will hate them as long as I live." Since then, reports of McCains language have been circulating on Internet chat sites and e-mails among Asian Americans, many of whom find the the term offensive and inappropriate for an elected official. "The use of a racist slur cant be acceptable for any national leader, regardless of his background," said Diane Chin, executive director of the San Francisco-based Chinese for Affirmative Action. "For someone running for president not to recognize the power of words is a problem." While McCains words may have little effect in conservative South Carolina, where few Asian Americans live, they could come back to haunt him in other states. "While it might not hurt him now, Democrats are not going to have any hesitation about using this stuff to string him up later." zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | ||||
2008/05/31
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2008/05/30
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Clipmarks | Vietnam Clipseast timorclipped by: clippinitnowAs political parties began to form and emerge inside the country, the Indonesian military headed an operation that backed Apodeti, a pro-Indonesian party that encouraged divisions between the pro-independence parties of East Timor.[citation needed] This led[citation needed] to a brief civil war in 1975 as well as a series of attacks across borders. Indonesia alleged that the East Timorese FRETILIN party, which received some vocal support from the Peoples Republic of China, was communist. Fearing a Communist domino effect in Southeast Asia?and in the wake of its South Vietnam campaign?the United States,[11] along with its ally Australia, supported the pro-Western Indonesian governments actions. The UN Security Council had a unanimous vote for Indonesia to stop its invasion and to withdraw immediately from East Timor?s borders, and was blocked by the United States from imposing any economic sanctions or other means of enforcing this mandate. zum Artikel...
replyclipped by: psychedelictouristclippers remarks: from the salt lake article zum Artikel...piece of ufoclipped by: sevnof9zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | ||||
2008/05/29
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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsNZ apologises to Vietnam War veteransclipped by: tabseyclippers remarks: Kiwis have a lot of admirable qualities too. Helen Clark is a good leader. New Zealand has formally apologised to its 3,500 Vietnam War veterans for unfair and harsh treatment they received on their return. Prime Minister Helen Clark, who demonstrated against the war as a student in the 1970s, made a statement in Parliament that it was time to acknowledge the service and sacrifices made by the soldiers. "The Crown extends to New Zealand Vietnam Veterans and their families an apology for the manner in which their loyal service in the name of New Zealand was not recognised as it should have been, when it should have been, and for inadequate support extended to them and their families after their return home from the conflict," Miss Clark said in a prepared statement. The gallery in the Parliament was packed with Vietnam veterans and their families. Chris Mullane from the Vietnam Services Association says the apology is overdue. zum Artikel...
UFO explodes over Phu Quoc Islandclipped by: A53GG4UFO explodes over Phu Quoc Island VietNamNet Bridge ? An unidentified flying object exploded at about 10a.,m on May 27 over the northern part of Phu Quoc Island, off the coast of the southern province of Kien Giang, according to Col. Nguyen Van Qui, military chief of the island district. Many local residents found many grey metal pieces, including a 1,5m long piece. The island district authorities quickly contacted airline companies in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, but as of 10p.m. the day, none had confirmed any of their flights having faced accidents. The explosion happened at about 8km above the ground, and perhaps it was a plane, but authorities could not identify whether it was a civil or military aircraft. The Phu Quoc Island People?s Committee mobilised local armed forces and residents to rescue duty. Tags: ufo zum Artikel...Foreclosures in Military Towns Surge at Four Times U.S. Rateclipped by: ratilfar May 27 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeffrey VerSteegh, who repairs F-16 jets for the 132nd Fighter Wing, departed Des Moines, Iowa, in April for his third tour in Iraq. The father of four may lose his home when he returns. The four-bedroom farmhouse he and his wife, Kathleen, own near the Iowa State Fairgrounds went into default in December after their monthly mortgage costs doubled to $1,100. Kathleen missed work because of breast cancer and they struggled to keep up the house payment, falling behind on other bills. Their bankruptcy was approved by the court a week after VerSteegh left for Iraq. ``Weve never faced a situation like this, not in the Vietnam War, World War II, or the Korean War, where so many military are in danger of losing their homes, zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | ||||
2008/05/28
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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsMcCain gets failing grades from veterans groupsclipped by: masburyclippers remarks: While he insists he received highest awards from them all. The recognition McCain has received from veterans groups is not ?high awards? but failing grades: ? Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America gave McCain a grade of D for his record of voting against veterans. (By contrast, Obama got a B+.) ? Disabled Veterans of America noted McCain?s dismal 20 percent voting record on veterans? issues. (Obama had an 80 percent.) ? In a list of ?Key Votes,? Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) notes McCain ?Voted Against Us? 15 times and ?Voted For Us? only 8. (Obama voted for VVA 12 times, and against only once.) I believe that I have earned the right to speak out on veterans? issues. As a matter of fact I received the highest award from literally every veteran?s organization in America. I don?t know if the American people will judge Senator Obama as to whether he has military experience or not, but they may judge him as to whether he has experience and knowledge to make the judgment necessary to care for the veterans. zum Artikel...
WHEN A SOLDIER MAKES IT HOMEclipped by: papananookclippers remarks: Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier unpacks memories That he saved from Vietnam Back home they didnt know too much There was just no way to tell I guess you had to be there For to know that war was hell And there wasnt any big parades For those that made it back They flew them in at midnight And unloaded all the sacks And the living were left walking down A long and lonely road Because nobody seemed to care back then When a soldier made it home The night is coming quickly And the stars are on their way As I stare into the evening Looking for the words to say That I saw the lonely soldier Just a boy thats far from home And I saw that I was just like him While upon this earth I roam And there may not be any big parades If I ever make it back As I come home under cover Through a world that cant keep track Of the heroes who have fallen Let alone the ones who wont Which is why nobody seems to care When a soldie The upload has been disabled, but you can watch Arlo Guthrie perform this, as well as Patriots Dream (the song he wrote, not the Gordon LIghtfoot song from the previous post) on You Tube Halfway around the world tonight In a strange and foreign land A soldier packs his memories As he leaves Afghanistan And back home they dont know too much Theres just no way to tell I guess you had to be there For to know that war was hell Chorus: And there wont be any victory parades For those thats coming back Theyll fly them in at midnight And unload the body sacks And the living will be walking down A long and lonely road Because nobody seems to care these days When a soldier makes it home Theyll say it wasnt easy Just another job well done As the government in Kabul falls To the sounds of rebel guns And the faces of the comrades Being blown out of the sky Leaves you bitter with the feeling That they didnt have to die Chorus zum Artikel...Jessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speechclipped by: Smoke TNTJessica Lange bashes Iraq war in graduation speech BRONXVILLE, N.Y. ? Oscar-winner Jessica Lange bashed the Bush administration and denounced the war in Iraq during a commencement address at Sarah Lawrence College. The star of "Tootsie" and "Blue Sky" was applauded by students Friday at the small liberal arts college after comparing the conflict with the Vietnam War. She said the graduates have "a heavy burden" to chart a new path for the country. "We are living in an America that, in the last seven and a half years, has waged an unnecessary war, established prison camps, condoned torture, employed corporate armies, eliminated the right of habeas corpus, practiced extraordinary rendition, and believe me, this is only a partial list," Lange said. Lange asked the graduates, including her 22-year-old daughter Hannah Shepard, to commit themselves to the "pursuit of peace." zum Artikel...Veterans burials nonstop at national cemeteriesclipped by: moonspirit4everclippers remarks: Something to think about during this Memorial Day weekend..... An average of 1,800 veterans die each day, and 10 percent of them are buried in the countrys 125 national cemeteries, which are expected to set a record with 107,000 interments, including dependents, this year. And more national cemeteries are being built. The peak year for veterans deaths will be either 2007 or 2008, Tuerk said. An estimated 686,000 veterans died in 2007. While many World War II veterans are dying, so are an increased number of Korean War and Vietnam veterans. Ohio Western Reserve, a 273-acre expanse south of Cleveland, opened in 2000 and has about 11,000 veterans and dependents buried there. It has enough land to keep it open 92 more years and accommodate a total of 106,000 burials. Thirty-four veterans groups volunteer for services. Every seventh Thursday members of American Legion Post 548 from Louisville, Ohio, dressed in black coats, ties and pants with white belts, gloves and shoulder cords, come to pay tribute to fellow veterans. zum Artikel...Search & View the Vietnam War Memorial Onlineclipped by: skwirlinator
Tags: heros zum Artikel...vietnamclipped by: narnian_queen zum Artikel...Dont Fly Me Babyclipped by: debbyski Soon after the Gulf War in 1991, a group of military women pressed Congress to allow female pilots to fly combat missions. But a Vietnam War hero in the Senate, John McCain, pushed back hard. McCain lost that legislative battle, and women pilots started moving into combat roles in the mid-1990s. And though they remain barred from ground combat units, women -- who make up about 15% of the military -- are playing a bigger fighting role than ever. About 100 have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. McCains aides said only that he stood by his past positions, suggesting that he would resist pressures for change. In the 1991 debate over women pilots, McCain took a traditionalist stance. "This nation has existed for over 215 years," McCain said. "At no time in the history of our nation have women been in combat roles." McCains long-standing opposition to women in combat has raised questions among his critics about his commitment to womens rights. zum Artikel...Canada Refuses Stay to Resisters of an Illegal Warclipped by: thinkingblueclippers remarks: There are many people alive today because Canada gave them refuge from another felonious war so long ago in Vietnam. Now, they are turning their backs to resisters even though they themselves, decided not to fight an illegal war. Hmmm, I wonder why? In a free country, one should have the right to protest an unjust war but we are not a free country. The conscientious objectors have no where to turn.. They cant go back to their own country and Canada wont allow them to stay within their borders. Isnt it ironic that Bush and Cheney have illegally kidnapped and transported people out of different countries to deliver them for torture, abroad and have yet to receive punishment for their criminal actions. Yet a resister to an unlawful preempted war gets the book thrown at him. You must fight, and possibly die even if it is only for a neocon pipedream... Something is so wrong with this picture. I sure hope President Bush enjoyed his game of golf today!  Canada refuses to allow Iraq war resister to stayCorey Glass is now the first Iraq war deserter facing deportation from Canada. Last week his application to stay in the country was rejected. Lee Zaslofsky, National Coordinator of The War Resisters Campaign in Canada, says Coreys case is not unique. In December 2007, The Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration passed a motion calling on the Canadian government to implement a program allowing conscientious objectors to apply for permanent residence in Canada, and to cease any removal or deportation actions applied to such individuals. The motion has not yet been passed by Parliament. Toronto lawyer Jeffrey House says the court system does not allow soldiers to question the illegality of the war, and as such the"main argument" and the "main reason" that US soldiers put forward in refusing to continue fighting in Iraq, is being kept out of the court system. US denies soldier right question illegality war Iraq zum Artikel...Veterans Agsainst the War unite on Memorial Dayclipped by: kkcapricornclippers remarks: 1,2,3,4 We dont want your oil war. CHICAGO (CBS) â?? In addition to honoring those who have died defending our nation, a group of citizens and veterans also took time Monday to call for an end to the war in Iraq. As CBS 2s Mai Martinez reports, their banners clearly proclaimed their opposition to the war, but members of the group and others attending a ceremony at Chicagos Vietnam Veterans War Memorial said their thoughts and prayers are with the troops serving overseas. "What we want is the public to understand that the veterans are united in supporting the GIs coming back, these young veterans, no matter what we think of the war," said veteran Ray Parrish. We support the warrior, but we do not support the war, Redden, along with other veterans, citizens and loved ones of fallen soldiers, joined together Monday to call for an end to the war in Iraq. As Iraq Veterans Against the War, we do not believe that this war is serving the best interests of the people of the United States of America," he said. zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | |||||||
2008/05/24
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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsOutdoing the Soviets in Afghanistanclipped by: RaiseClipclippers remarks: Here is the smoking gun that the invasion of Afghanistan was purely a optional adventure. The neocon slime DID NOT WANT to catch Osama bin Laden - probably because they knew he couldnt possibly have had anything to do with 9-11 and if sent to a neutral country - like the Taliban offered - until evidence of bin Laden complicity could be aired, the criminals of Washington rejected it. Nevertheless, they get away with it because the American people are too cowardly to stand up to the tyranny that now reigns from on high. "Home of the brave" my ass. Outdoing the Soviets in AfghanistanWho is the Enemy? At least the Soviets were invited in, if only by one faction ? Parcham, by far the most benign one ? of the ruling PDPA. The US merely issued an ultimatum to the ruling Taliban to hand over their own erstwhile ally, Osama bin Laden, knowing full well no devout Muslim would turn a guest over to the enemy. The offer of the Taliban to send him to a neutral third country until proof of his masterminding of 9/11 was made was dismissed out of hand, and US and eventually NATO forces proceeded to illegally invade and depose the legitimate government, launching a merciless air attack, using depleted uranium ?bunker busting? bombs, that makes the horrors of Vietnam and the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan pale in comparison. zum Artikel...
Republicans rebuke McCain on Veterans Bill !!!clipped by: righthandETCongressional Republicans rebuke McCain on veterans billIn a surprising rebuke to John McCain, 25 of his fellow Republican senators today approved a veterans benefits proposal that their presidential nominee has made a controversial decision to oppose McCain, a Vietnam war veteran, echoes the Bush administrations concerns that the plan could entice too many troops to leave the military for college more than half of Republican senators disagreed, voting for the education proposal The veterans plan passed today would strengthen education benefits for US soldiers that have not been updated since 1984 The education benefits proposal passed by a 75-22 vote, more than enough to override a threatened White House veto even conservative allies of McCain opted to support the popular veterans plan rather than give cover to the nominee Obama, who returned from the campaign trail to support the veterans benefits today, criticised McCain for missing the vote. pay for college tuition serve three years zum Artikel...Für die Inhalte dieses Feeds ist alleine der jeweilige Autor/Anbieter verantwortlich. Die Inhalte stellen nicht die Meinung von EasyRSS dar. Dies ist eine automatisch generierte E-Mail. Bitte antworten Sie nicht auf diese E-Mail. Wenn Sie Feedback an EasyRSS senden wollen, nutzen Sie bitte das Feedback Forumlar. Wenn Sie sich von EasyRSS abmelden wollen, gehen Sie bitte auf den Menüpunkt "Meine Daten". Ihr EasyRSS Team http://www.easyrss.de | ||||
2008/05/23
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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsPuh-leeze, Hillary--Enough with The Woman as Automatic Populist Candidateclipped by: papananookclippers remarks: One cannot count on either Sen. Hillary Clinton or a hypothetical President Hillary Clinton to be a big part of the wave. Aside from the ways her health plan proposes further to enrich Big Insurance?by mandating insurance for all, rather than mandating health care for all?her campaign has been supported chiefly by the financial sector among other corporate interests. There is a big difference between health insurance and health care for all. First, and fundamentally important, there is one central point about the Clintons and their campaigning that every major media outlet in this country has neglected to mention: The Clintons have nothing, absolutely nothing, to offer in terms of policy that could not be offered better and more convincingly by thousands of other Democrats from the level of county executive upward across the nation. The implicit claim in the news media that the Clintons are somehow The Last of the Democrats, or even very strong small-d democrats, is explainable only as corporate shilling for the last standing corporate mouthpieces, or amnesia. Bill Clinton was always a so-so Democrat, although back in the Seventies he undoubtedly held a deeply rooted and sincere conviction that he should not go to Vietnam. Hillary Clinton became a so-so Democrat when she invested her lot with Bill Clinton, although she had been a passionate advocate of several causes as an undergraduate zum Artikel...
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Clipmarks | Vietnam ClipsArchitecture of Authority [images]clipped by: alanocuclippers remarks: The Architecture of Authority, illustrates the physical spaces of prisons, police stations, confessionals, schools, and much more from around the world.  |
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The folks who gathered at City Hall yesterday represented our hopes and our dreams. We are Americans, all of us.
We can do better.