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GI Mum: Kids Or Country

Technorati tags: military, navy, custody Being a mother is hard. Even harder when you can’t be around your kids all the time cause you’re somewhere in Kuwait fighting a war. Molly Moriarty is a mum of 2 boys aged 9 and 11, she left for Kuwait in December 2005 for the Navy. Not knowing that […]

In The Age Of Terror

Technorati Tags: terrorism , terror , terrorists , terror list , surveillance , privacy , security , no-fly , fascism , rights , war , politics , news Most people have only been aware of the terrorism threat ever since 9/11. Attacks prior to that fateful day, although acknowledged and headlined by the media around […]

Baghdad: Not Nearly As Horrifying As Usual

Technorati Tags: baghdad , baghdad news , iraq war , iraq news , car bombings , baghdad killings Three car bombs ripped through a Baghdad marketplace Monday, killing fewer than 15 innocent civilians, severely injuring no more than 30, and merely maiming one U.S. soldier. Lt. Col. Michael Donnelly commented on this incident: "Not bad—not […]

Censorship In Our Modern World

Technorati tags: censorship, censored countries The censorship machine. A look at the worlds most censored countries you certainly do not want to live in. North Korea: has no independent journalists all radio and television receivers sold in the country are locked to government-specified frequencies all “news” is positive like in Teletubbyland the country’s grinding poverty […]