America began honoring veterans in 1926 when Armistice Day was held for the first time to remember the event that ended World War I and honor those who served. That is when the tradition began to hold the ceremony on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the same time day and month agreement to cease fighting went into effect in 1918 spelling an end to World War I. via
Rachel Maddow reminds viewers that [today] is Veterans Day and highlights Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America as one organization among many that are worth supporting to help U.S. veterans. Video: Remember American veterans
DADT: Repealing the military’s gay ban would result in only “minimal and isolated incidents of risk to the current war efforts,” but a “significant minority” of soldiers remain opposed to the idea, a Pentagon report is expected to say. Full story…
White House smacks down newest effort to slide Afghanistan troop drawdown
…The White House vehemently denies that there is any change in policy. “The president has been crystal clear that we will begin drawing down troops in July of 2011. There is absolutely no change to that policy,” said Tommy Vietor, a White House spokesman.
Just another installment of the military and Department of Defense/CIA officials’ push to keep the permanent, everlasting war going, brought to you courtesy of the generals and the brass in the Pentagon. They know even the President’s most hard-core supporters (myself included) would withdraw support for him if he continues this war. July, 2011 is a deadline the military doesn’t want to meet, but it’s one they’re stuck with while this President occupies the Oval Office.
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who left office in 2005, is disputing a passage in Bush’s new book that claims Schroeder privately offered the president full-fledged support in 2002 should he decide to invade Iraq. “The former American president is not telling the truth,” Schroeder said Tuesday according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel. Full story…
The United States must prosecute former President George W. Bush for torture if his admission in a memoir that he authorized waterboarding holds true, rights group Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Full story…
