Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 29th, 2007
Today in Anchorage
Today: Plenty of sunshine. High 67F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy skies. Low 51F. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
The Outsourcing of U.S. Espionage
International Herald Tribune | June 28, 2007 Shortly after 9/11, Senator Bob Graham, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, called for “a symbiotic relationship between the intelligence community and the private sector.” They say you should be careful what you wish for. In the intervening years, a huge espionage-industrial complex has developed, as government […]
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
Lest We Forget
Five U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iraq Associated Press | June 29, 2007 BAGHDAD - Five U.S. Soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack on their combat patrol in southern Baghdad, the U.S. military said Friday. The complex attack Thursday began with a roadside bomb, the military said in a statement. Small arms fire […]
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Friday, June 29th, 2007
It’s About Time!!!
Panel Approves VA Care for All Vets Tom Philpott | June 29, 2007 Senate Grabs Reform Lead on VA Access, Disability Pay If there are silver linings behind the grinding sacrifice and heartbreak that the invasion of Iraq has brought to the U.S. military, one of them is likely to be comprehensive reform to the […]