Washington, D.C.–Commander, International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan General David McKiernan argued today that, even though “we aren’t achieving all of our objectives”, polling data show that the vast majority of Afghans accept the presence of foreign forces.  Afghans define “winning”, he noted to an audience at the Atlantic Council, as 1) the security to move around; [...]

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You might not know it from the headlines, but the war in Iraq is essentially won, and the good guys won. Oh yes, you will still see reports of bombings, but then 50 years after Magsaysay here in the Philippines essentially ended the Huk uprising, we still get kidnappings, murders and killings here by the [...]

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I spend a good deal of time reading truly bizarre stories, most of which I ignore and just forget. Occasionally though you get one that is just too good to ignore. A fine example is a press release I received from Noble Inc, Entertainment Security, to put this into simple terms, these guys supply the [...]

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The music scene is a tough one, maybe the Country Music scene being the absolute hardest to make a name for yourself in. Chris ‘Abby’ Abbondanza is hardly a newcomer to the music scene, he was the front man for the Povertyneck Hillbillies. It is nevertheless still a challenge launching out on your own. Promised [...]

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Just Breaking- Judge Eric Holder selected for post of Attorney General. Holder was a Clinton deputy attorney general who served briefly as acting Attorney General when Janet Reno left in the closing weeks of Bill Clinton’s administration. Holder was in the top spot at Justice in the final weeks of President Clinton’s administration when the infamous flurry [...]

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Jack calls Ashley leaving urgent messages for him then he tells Dina he is feeling sick to his stomach. He makes note that Ashley was the only one in the chapel that wasn’t surprised when Victor walked in. He says he hopes now that Victor will disappear again but not with Ashley. Nikki talks to [...]

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Today apparently WFTV-Channel 9 out of Orlando’s Kathi Belich reported that Jose Baez, Casey Anthony’s attorney is on the prosecutions witness list. WFTV’s legal analyst, William Sheaffer said that any conversations Jose Baez had with Casey or any member of her family would not be considered privileged information if there was a third party present [...]

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Vancouver’s former police chief Jamie Graham is working at Simon’s Bike shop on Robson St., selling bikes. And that’s where he should stay, say members of Canadians Opposing Political Psychiatry. Graham’s record as Vancouver’s chief of allowing constables to practice Soviet-style political psychiatry and evidence fabrication, makes it is nothing short of criminal, in the [...]

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“Hilmar points to events surrounding the election of Barack Hussein Obama as reminiscent of the way the Nazi regime came to power.” Tom Horn, CEO of Anomalos Publishing, recently sent out the mailing “Former Hitler Youth to Appear on The Savage Nation with Michael Savage to Discuss Similarities Between President-Elect Obama and the Rise of [...]

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A Washington prison has been fined for allegedly serious asbestos regulation violations. The McNeil Island State Prison in Washington has been fined nearly twenty five thousand dollars by the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The prison has been accused of wilful and serious breaches of asbestos regulations by the authorities. According to the report [...]

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 ”Where there is Money, There will be Frauds” is a truth every financial professional knows. The increased use of technology in the Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI) business has introduced the dimension of “Fraud Management” as part of business responsibilities of BFSI business. Banks and other financial entities have been quick to adapt to [...]

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The Killer Eggplants are coming…they should arrive in 2009. I’m joking, of course. But Science Daily News reports that scientists have developed a newer genetically modified eggplant, which is now in the testing phase and so far it has tested safe and nutritious. If it passes the test, the new variety would allow farmers to [...]

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