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nato in afghanistan - handing over bases
Bookmarked 715 weeks ago a large us marine base in the south of afghanistan is being handed over to the afghan army the marines are packing up and leaving deleram in nimroz province in two to three months time |
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hooters girls remember 911
Bookmarked 755 weeks ago hooters will never forget the tragedy that took place on september 11th 10 years ago every day especially today we are reminded of and thankful for the men and women who protect our home our communities and our nation |
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us marines urinate on taliban corpses warning: graphic footage 11-jan-2012
Bookmarked 738 weeks ago soldiers pee on talibansnew: cop punches defenseless woman in face http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=uaqi2xsf0gq |
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president obama quotthe surge was the most difficult decision i039ve made as president quot
Bookmarked 767 weeks ago june 22 2011 msnbc http:moxnewscom |
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soulja boy says f the troops - action figure therapy
Bookmarked 757 weeks ago http:facebookcomactionfiguretherapyhttp:actionfiguretherapycom |
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chinese pianist plays anti-american song at white house dinner
Bookmarked 788 weeks ago for more news visit http:englishntdtvcom or follow us on twitter http:twittercomntdtelevisionclassical pianist lang lang has ignited a controversy by playing an anti-american song during a state dinner at the white house the song quotmy motherlandquot is from a movie set during the korean war which depicts chinese soldiers fighting us troopsit was a lively scene as pianist lang lang played tunes for us and chinese leaders at a state dinner in the white house on january 19 but the us delegation might not have been smiling had they known what he was playingthe theme song to a famous anti-american moviethe song quotmy motherlandquot is from the chinese communist propaganda movie quotbattle on shangganling mountainquot it039s about chinese soldiers fighting americans during the korean war it ends with a verse which can be translated as quotwhen friends are here there is fine wine but if the jackal comes what greets it is the hunting riflequot the 039jackal039 refers to the united statesafter the recital us president barack obama told the chinese delegation how proud the united states was to host them then he handed the microphone to chinese leader hu jintao who praised lang lang039s performance and hugged the artistlang lang is a respected musician in both countries and spends half his time in america he explained his reasons for choosing the song in a blog post: quotplaying this song praising china to heads of state from around the world seems to tell them that our china is formidable that our chinese people are united i feel deeply honored and proudquotthe event has set the blogosphere on fire with some chinese bloggers praising lang lang with anti-american comments while others point out the depth of the insult |
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mercury packing party for troops
Bookmarked 609 weeks ago the fourth of july is an excellent time to take a moment to acknowledge all of the men and women who are bravely serving in the united states military at home and overseas major league baseballs san diego padres and mercury insurance are doing more than just saluting our troops service as the two organizations partnered to host a packing party yesterday to assemble care packages for marines and sailors from local bases camp pendleton and mcas miramar currently deployed in afghanistan more than 50 mercury employees and agents local little leaguers and padres pitcher ian kennedy and community representatives stuffed 1000 backpacks in right field at petco park following the july 2 padres-reds game to view the multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucomplayersenglish7264451-mercury-insurance-san-diego-padres-assemble-care-packages-for-afghanistan-troop |
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moment of zen - end of iraq war flag ceremony - the daily show with jon stewart - 121511 - video clip comedy central
Bookmarked 741 weeks ago a quiet flag ceremony formally marks the end of the iraq war airdate - 121511 |
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outpost harry korean war the veterans greeks amp americans vs chinese
Bookmarked 620 weeks ago outpost harry was a remote korean war station located on a tiny hilltop in what was commonly referred to as the quotiron trianglequot on the korean peninsula this was an area approximately 60 miles 100 km north of seoul and was the most direct route to the south korean capitalmore than 88000 rounds of chinese artillery fell on outpost harry since the outpost was defended each night by only a single company of american or greek soldiers the chinese had anticipated an easy capture over a period of eight days waves of chinese forces moved into the outposts trench lines and totalling over 13000 soldiers five unc companies four us and one greek took turns in defending the outpostmost of the fighting occurred at night under heavy mortar fire while the daylight hours were usually spent by the unc forces evacuating the dead and wounded replacing the defending company sending up resupplies and repairing the fortified positions the daylight hours were punctuated with artillery mortar and sniper fire making repairs and reinforcement a more dangerous task during the 4 to 5 days prior to the initial attack on the outpost chinese artillery and mortar fire increased from an average of 275 to 670 per day during daylight hoursthe soldiers of the greek expeditionary force adapted its name and called it outpost quotharosquot the modern greek equivalent to charon greek mythology039s ferryman to the underworld of hadesthe chinese forces employed against outpost harry were tabulated by us intelligence sections:june 10 and june 11: one reinforced regiment approximately 3600 troopsjune 11 and june 12: one regiment approximately 2850 troopsjune 12 and june 13: one reinforced regimentjune 13 and june 14: an estimated 100 troopsjune 14 and june 15: an estimated 120 troopsjune 17 and june 18: one regimentduring this period the entire 74th division was utilized against this position and at the end of the engagement was considered combat ineffective rounds fired in support of their attack amounted to 88810 rounds over 81mm in size: unc mortar and artillery units in conjunction with friendly tank fires expended 368 185 rounds over 81mm in sizecasualty figures were15th infantry regiment - 68 kia 343 wia 35 mia katusa - 8 kia 51 wia 7 miagreek expeditionary force sparta battalion - 15 kia 36 wia 1 miaattached and supporting units 5th rct - 13 kia 67 wia 1 mia10th engineer battalion - 5 kia 23 wia 39th fa - 5 kia 13 wiafor the first time in the annals of us military history five rifle companies together four american and one greek would receive the prestigious distinguished unit citation for the outstanding performance of their shared mission |
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weekly address: bringing home our troops
Bookmarked 749 weeks ago president obama discusses how the death of moammar qadhafi in libya and the announcement that troops from iraq will return home by the end of the year are strong reminders that the united states has renewed its leadership in the world |
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ron paul quotthe more drone missiles we use to kill people the less safe we arequot pt1
Bookmarked 734 weeks ago february 06 2012 c-span http:moxnewscom |
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army called in to stop parade in hartford connecticut during puertio rican day festival
Bookmarked 714 weeks ago patrick henningson was sent video from a listener which shows the army national guard wielding wooden batons on the streets of hartford connecticut during puerto rican day celebrations |
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saif gaddafi arming civilian militias
Bookmarked 783 weeks ago translation:saif -- guys guys listen listen we need high spirits more chantingsaif: listen listen brothers the people have said the police force have joined the protesters but today we will prove the opposite context -- saif is hinting at an idea -- to equip his supporters with police clothing and request them to enter the protests undercoversaif: do you need weaponssaif: one minute please you will receive all the support all the facilities and weapons etc everything will be okay and you will be victorioussaif: 039today we039re not inviting you for rice ampamp meat039 libyan saying meaning: we mean business this is what i want to tell you today039saif- listen listen this is your country now we shall leave and you have all the backing but your country unknown word italians the protesters you confront are nothing they are bums brats and druggies today brothers tripoli that you live in will be cleared of protesterssaif: i shall leave now and i will send you weapons tonight i will return with more people and weapons |
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sec of defense pannetta demands full accountability on disposal of veterans remains in landfills
Bookmarked 746 weeks ago november 11 2011 msnbc http:moxnewscom |