Archive for October 11th, 2008
All services meet fiscal year recruiting goals
WASHINGTON, Oct. 10, 2008 – All military services, including their reserve components, met their recruiting goals for fiscal 2008, marking one of the strongest recruiting efforts in four years, senior Defense Department officials announced today.
Alaska inquiry concludes Palin abused power
An Alaska state legislative panel has concluded that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin abused her power as state governor by pressuring officials to fire a state trooper who was once married to her sister.
Commando says we barely missed Bin Laden
In a new book titled Kill Bin Laden, the officer who led a secret U.S. team hunting for Osama bin Laden in the rugged Afghan mountains says the United States could have gotten the terrorist leader.
Political activism alive and well in US
Political activists in the United States are spending more time on the Internet than rallying in the streets. Online activists say they can reach more people on the Web, but critics say Internet protests do not have the impact of mass demonstrations or traditional lobbying.
Wall Street benefits twice from Bailouts
Senator John McCain attempted to disguise reality by calling the $700 billion Wall Street bailout a “rescue,” but it’s obvious that the only people he and his colleagues were rescuing were the executives who had made bad investment decisions, as well as the politicians who had pushed increased mortgage lending, irrespective of cost, triggering today’s [...]
Border Patrol sponsors intel training for Caribbean cops
During the week of September 22 to 26, the Ramey Sector Border Patrol Intelligence Unit sponsored a training session titled “Threat Mitigation” among different members of the Caribbean Border Interagency Group and members of the Puerto Rico law enforcement community.
