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	Clipmarks | Vietnam Clips Hippies to McCain... clipped by: TJColatrella Clip Source: wonkette.com Tags: mccain, vietnam, pow, republicans, phil gramm, oil prices, ubs, sub prime mortgages, war, iran zum Artikel... Anzeige Vietnam adventure travel and holiday tour packages clipped by: lotramar clippers remarks: Visit lotussiatravel.com for adventure tailormade trips, trekking, biking, kayaking tours, holiday hotel, resort reservation and more travel related services arrangement in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar. Clip Source: www.lotussiatravel.com Lotussia Travel is a Destinations Management Company offering full travel-related services such as: adventure tailor-made trips, set departure tours, cruises, beach vacations, honeymoon packages, holiday extension, hotel reservations, car rental, airlines ticket bookings?in all over Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (Indochina) and Myanmar (Burma). The story started first on January 24th, 2005 when Lotussia opened its first office in Hanoi which is also its head quarter now. The Company first travel products were limited to short excursions around Hanoi, walking tours to Hoa Binh, boat cruises and kayaking trips in Halong Bay and trekking journeys to Cao Bang, Lang Son and the Northwest Regions including Sapa, Dien Bien Phu, Son La? Tags: vietnam, tours, trek, trekking, travel, holiday, hike, hiking, vacations zum Artikel... Military spending marches on clipped by: nzclipfreak Clip Source: www.dw-world.de The positive outlook for ridding the world of chemical weapons stands in stark contrast to overall military spending. Globally, military spending grew 45 percent in the past decade, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said Monday. Military spending grew six percent in 2007 year alone, according to SIPRIs annual report. In 2007, 1.3 trillion dollars (851 billion euros) was spent on arms and other military expenditure, with the United States spending by far the most. The human toll caused by chemical warfare has been well documented in conflicts such as World War I, Vietnam and the Iran-Iraq war. The dangerous weapons have been outlawed since 1997, when the multilateral Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) entered into force. Strict timelines have since been set for destroying existing chemical weapons. The 2012 deadline is fast approaching refused to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention. Egypt, Israel and Syria are holdouts first two seem ready to negotiate Tags: military, weapons, spending, chemical weapons, convention zum Artikel... HOY : EL FOTÓGRAFO Y SU FOTO VIETNAM clipped by: ernestoro clippers remarks: Kim Phuc la nena del napalm Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk zum Artikel... Iraq: What next? Make it the 51st state? clipped by: boniface Clip Source: www.theaustralian.news.com.au Democrats pounce as John McCain raises permanent Iraq bases REPUBLICAN presidential candidate John McCain has raised the prospect of permanent US military bases in Iraq, similar to those the US maintains in Japan and Germany, prompting rival Barack Obamas campaign to condemn the Vietnam veteran as "out of touch". Democrats jumped on Senator McCains response to a request to estimate when US troops would be withdrawn from Iraq. "Thats not too important," Senator McCain said yesterday. "Whats important is the casualties in Iraq." Senator Obamas leading foreign policy spokesman, Vietnam veteran John Kerry, described Senator McCains comments as "unbelievably out of touch, and inconsistent with the needs and concerns of Americans and particularly the families of the troops who are over there". zum Artikel... JFK on Secret Societies in his case it was the CFR two weeks later he was dead.. clipped by: TJColatrella clippers remarks: The Council on Foreign Relations was the force and main advocates behind the Vietnam War as JFK considered withdrawing the "advisers" and or expanding the War The CFR was applying pressure upon him thus he made this speech and then was dispatched with utmost prejudice.. Clip Source: video.stumbleupon.com [Video] Tags: jfk, secret societies, cfr, assassination, texas, david rockefeller, bush 41, dallas zum Artikel... Obamas Military Adviser - Worst Chief of Staff Ever? clipped by: merrie clippers remarks: I was a young LT, a wrench-turner, assigned to the 351st Strategic Missile Wing when McPeak was Chief of Staff. In addition to his most notable legacy --the infamous uniform changes that were immediately repealed when he retired-- McPeak was the man who dissolved Strategic Air Command. We were reassigned to 8th Air Force under his new Air Combat Command, and with the abolishment of SAC went many of the long standing regulations that guided the control and transport of nuclear weapons. It was only a matter of time before the Air Force suffered an embarassing nuclear incident. McPeaks name is still a dirty word in many military circles. He was a deeply unpopular Chief of Staff (October 1990 - October 1994) --though he was, by all accounts, a phenomenal fighter pilot and a real hero of the Vietnam War. The Gates purge was very new-war, very 21st century. McPeaks changes, though originally configured for the Cold War, never really had a place in any century. Clip Source: www.weeklystandard.com A note from a recently retired Air Force reader: Believe it or not, the recent SNAFU with the Air Forces strategic assets can be traced directly back to Barack Obamas military advisor General Merrill McPeak. The changes that McPeak set in motion 15 years ago eventually came back to bite the USAF in the a$$. I have heard General McPeaks name floated as a possible candidate for SECDEF if Obama wins the election. May God have mercy on the US Armed Forces (not just the Air Force) if thats the case. His tenure as Chief was nothing short of disastrous. Imagine the damage he could do at the helm of the ENTIRE military. McPeak stovepiped the promotion line so that fighter pilots were funneled up the ranks above all other [career fields]. Career nuclear weapons officers, once the men who ran the Air Force, now found little room for their expertise in the elite circles of Air Force command. Tags: air force, strategic assets, gen.mcpeak, nuclear weapons officers, obamas secdef zum Artikel... "Vetters" Search For Obama Veep clipped by: merrie clippers remarks: Jones, a Vietnam vet born in Kansas City, MO (swing state alert!), was a career military officer rising to one of the highest posts possible. Being the least known potential veep, it shouldnt be surprising that the vetters have to spend more time on him in their various conversations on the Hill. But the fact that hes being, um, added to the very long short list, is an interesting development. Besides Jones, the other names on the list bandied about with congressional Dems include (and not in any order): Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, John Edwards, Evan Bayh, Kathleen Sebelius, Ted Strickland, Mark Warner, Tim Kaine, Jim Webb, Bill Nelson, Jack Reed, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd, Tom Daschle, and Sam Nunn. Youll notice a few names NOT on this list (thats not my exclusion -- hint hint). Besides Jones, Im told the two other names that invited extended discussion were Biden and Strickland. Take this chatter for what it is -- chatter. Clip Source: firstread.msnbc.msn.com From NBCs Chuck Todd and Domenico Montanaro So you think you know whos on Obamas veep short list? Well, think again. According to sources on the Hill, Obama veep vetters -- specifically Jim Johnson and Eric Holder -- have been asking Dem members of Congress this week their input about potential running mates. The conversations are free-flowing but one name the vetters are inserting in the conversations is one that is not a household name... Ret. Gen. James Jones, the former Marine-turned-NATO Supreme Allied Commander. Jones currently is the president and CEO of the Institute for 21st Century Energy, which is an affiliate of the US Chamber of Commerce, not exactly the type of organization a typical Democrat gets involved with. Potentially problematic is that hes on Chevrons board. He also serves on the boards of Boeing and Invacare, a manufacturer and distributor of medical equipment. (Invacare?s slogan, ironically, is: ?Yes, you can.?)  Tags: ret. gen. james jones, usmc, nato supreme allied commander, obama, vice-president zum Artikel... When war becomes so insane, You just do comic relief clipped by: cptenaud clippers remarks: I seen this in Vietnam. When soldiers know they are doing stupid. They do clown with the locals. I think it tells them that we know this is absurd. Clip Source: www.vetvoice.com by: Brandon Friedman Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 14:07:23 PM EDT This is hilarious: [Video] *[new] My friends response (0.00 / 0) Although Ive seen that one before, it reminds me of an American soldier guarding a DFAC entrance in Iraq. Every time a local national showed him their base pass and ID, hed say Thank you for not detonating yourself while Im on guard duty. I thought it was funny at the time. [Video] Tags: war, is, a, joke, so, laugh, man 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. 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