Monthly Archives: March 2010

Easter

Posted on March 30, 2010 by x85130c4

What a bunch of crap. Heaven, everyone agrees, is the good place you go after death, a reward for struggle and faithfulness on earth. In most of our popular conceptions, we have bodies in heaven: selves, consciousness, identity. We do … Continue reading →

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Obama’s 1.4% Military Pay Raise

Posted on March 18, 2010 by x85130c4

  Low pay raises and/or high inflation is good news for me if I choose CSB/REDUX retirement. Obama to request 1.4% pay raise for 2011 – Army News, news from Iraq, – Army TimesPresident Obama will seek a 1.4 percent … Continue reading →

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So what is Founders Day, anyways?

Posted on March 12, 2010 by x85130c4

Founders Day Dinners                                                                            For 11 Mar 2010   Spring is the season for graduates and other members of the extended West Point Community to gather here and abroad for formal celebrations of the 16 March 1802 establishment of … Continue reading →

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Kicking the Can on Withdrawal

Posted on March 11, 2010 by x85130c4

  I really like this article.  You should read the whole thing. Asia Times Online :: Middle East News, Iraq, Iran current affairsWe’ve now been at war with, or in, Iraq for almost 20 years, and intermittently at war in … Continue reading →

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Israel, Syria want to develop nuclear energy

Posted on March 9, 2010 by x85130c4

Why don’t they get together for a joint venture? Israel’s national infrastructure minister, Uzi Landau, is due to speak publicly about the idea Tuesday at an international nuclear energy conference in Paris. "Building a nuclear reactor to produce electricity will … Continue reading →

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More Axis of Evil

Posted on March 6, 2010 by x85130c4

  This time a new missile launch site. New Iran rocket launch site shows NKorea links: Jane’s – Yahoo! NewsLONDON (AFP) – Iran is building a new rocket launch site a short distance from an existing complex in the north … Continue reading →

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North Korean Shopper Tells All

Posted on March 5, 2010 by x85130c4

Interesting story.  I suppose North Korea is as obsessed with lavish Western status symbols just like South Korea is. VIENNA – A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country’s rulers said Thursday … Continue reading →

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