Category Archives: News and politics

  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 →

  I’m surprised the South Koreans are allowing this deal, because this Universal Theme Park will take a lot of business away from Lotte World and Everland. Universal Signs Agreement to Build South Korean Park With Posco – BusinessWeekJan. 19 (Bloomberg) — … Continue reading →

How much you want to bet we end up sending brigade combat teams to fix this?  I say just let them pray to their voodoo gods and let them sort it out. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Gravely injured Haitians pleaded for … Continue reading →

  This will be interesting.  I wonder if US Army units will have more friction with the local populace as a result because we share training land with the Koreans.  I can just imagine going up to Dagmar North training … Continue reading →

  What irritates me about these articles is they don’t say what types of planes or what types of antiaircraft were used.  I know it’s trivial, but interesting nonetheless. Israeli warplanes fly over Lebanon, draw army fire – Mideast/N. Africa … Continue reading →

Pretty gutsy move. WARSAW, Poland – The infamous iron sign bearing the Nazis’ cynical slogan "Arbeit Macht Frei" that spanned the main entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp was stolen before dawn Friday, Polish police said. The wide iron … Continue reading →

Pretty good acceptance speech. OSLO, Norway – President Barack Obama acknowledged some of the controversy surrounding the Nobel Peace Prize which he received in Oslo, Norway, on Thursday. "I receive this honor with deep gratitude and great humility," he said … Continue reading →

  This article doesn’t provide much insight.  Anyone know exactly why the US has refused to sign the Mine Ban Treaty?  Would it eliminate our precious Claymores? Obama administration will not sign land mine ban – Politics- msnbc.comMore than 150 … Continue reading →

  If I were a Somali pirate, I’d immediately start seeking Spanish vessels…. Somali pirate: $3.3M ransom paid, 36 hostages free | World news | guardian.co.ukAssociated Press Writer= MOGADISHU, Somalia AP  Pirates freed 36 crew members from a Spanish trawler … Continue reading →

  I wonder if China did this in order to ensure that India would stay focused on Pakistan rather than China.  In case you don’t know, China fought India in 1962. Scientist: China gave Pakistan nuke blueprint – Washington Post- … Continue reading →