Archive for July, 2008
Senate vote on more money for U.N.
Having failed to stop the irresponsible $50 billion global AIDS bill, Senate conservatives are now being given a second chance. Can they stand up to Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid and block the so-called Coburn Omnibus of more irresponsible spending? Reid jokingly named the bill after the Oklahoma Republican Senator, Tom Coburn, who has prevented [...]
New motion picture: HYPE the Obama effect
Former Monicagate investigator David Bossi and award-winning documentary filmmaker Alan Peterson have created the most controversial expose’ of a presidential candidate to come down the pike in many years.
US investigating Iraqi oil contracts
WASHINGTON D.C. (VOA) – The U.S. State Department’s acting inspector general says he is investigating the department’s possible role in lucrative oil deals between Iraq and Western oil companies.
US to shift Pakistan counter-terrorism aid for fighter jet upgrade
WASHINGTON D.C. (VOA) – The Bush administration, in advance of next week’s Washington visit by Pakistani Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani, says it has agreed to shift aid money earmarked for counter-terrorism to an upgrade of Pakistan’s aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets.
Gates praises Air Force trainees, assesses training initiatives
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2008 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates got a glimpse today into major changes ahead in the Air Force’s basic training program during a visit to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where he thanked trainees for their service and the contributions they soon will be making.
As surge ends, how many US troops will remain in Iraq?
PENTAGON (VOA) – Students of mathematics will tell you there is a traditional approach called Old Math, and there are concepts known as New Math. But they probably don’t know about something that falls into neither category. That is Pentagon Math.
