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| NY played large role in Civil War Auburn Citizen AUBURN — New York and its residents played a large part in the Civil War and its efforts. The state supplied more of its men, money and materials than any other state in either the Union or Confederacy. This fact and more was discussed at the Cayuga ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The fog of (robot) war Asia Times Online By Barbara Ehrenreich For a book about the all-too-human "passions of war", my 1997 work Blood Rites ended on a strangely inhuman note: I suggested that, whatever distinctly human qualities war calls upon - honor, courage, solidarity, cruelty, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Euro crisis can't be fought like the Cold War MarketWatch By David Marsh, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) — The Cold War and the euro are, when you come to think of it, more or less the same thing. When the European single currency was introduced in 1999, German Chancellor Helmut Kohl hyped it as "a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Korean war veterans gather in NJ for special honor San Jose Mercury News By SAMANTHA HENRY AP NEWARK, NJ—When the Korean War broke out, about 70 percent of the 1950 class at Seoul High School in South Korea signed up to fight. Although most of them were too young to enroll as regular troops, they still volunteered. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bosnians to mark Srebrenica anniversary Aljazeera.net The massacre is the worst single atrocity on European soil since World War II and the only episode of the 1992-95 Bosnian war that international courts have called a genocide. The remains of the 613 victims, who will be buried in Monday's service in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Minnesota Natives Pawlenty, Bachmann Wage War of Words ABC News (blog) The two Republican presidential candidates from Minnesota today waged a war of words as the fight for votes in neighboring Iowa heats up ahead of the Ames straw poll there next month. The first shots were fired by former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who ripped ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| MEXICO: Catastrophe And The Cartel Wars Strategy Page July 11, 2011: The UN is once again weighing in on Mexico's Cartel War. Though the government puts the figure at around 35000 dead, several non-governmental organization claims that close to 40000 people have died since the Cartel War began in December ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| A war of shadows and phantoms Vancouver Sun By Matthew Fisher, Postmedia News July 11, 2011 2:04 AM Although I witnessed far more combat in Iraq and Chechnya and saw far more death in Rwanda, Afghanistan was my war. It involved lots of Canadians in a leadership role and I spent more time here ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Biker war brews in Winnipeg Toronto Sun A biker war is brewing in Winnipeg and is about to boil over as the Rock Machine attempts to take over turf once dominated by the Hells Angels, sources and experts say. The street-level enforcers of the outlaw motorcycle gangs are suspected over the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| US moves toward Afghan guerrilla war Asia Times Online By Brian M Downing The United States is beginning an interesting new dimension to the 10-year-old war in Afghanistan. Counter-insurgency efforts will be complemented by an expanded unconventional warfare campaign in many insurgent-controlled areas. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Syria's cyber war against dissidents Ninemsn Nakhleh said Syria's intelligence services "do not have the expertise needed to wage an electronic war" and are helped by their ally Iran. "I know this from the many emails I receive from people who claim they are Iranian activists. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Ken Clarke 'disrespects' Britain's war dead Telegraph.co.uk Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, has been accused of "disrespecting" Britain's war dead by dropping plans to overhaul inquiries into the deaths of Armed Forces personnel. By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent The Royal British Legion today ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Weekend picks: Relive the past at Civil War Days Chicago Daily Herald By Scott Morgan and Laura Stewart Watch re-enactments of famous Civil War battles, learn about the lives of Civil War soldiers in their camps, and look for costumed re-enactors starring as famous, historical figures during the annual Civil War Days at ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| COMMENTARY: End the war, not just the surge HNN Huntingtonnews.net Of the 100000 US troops currently deployed there, the announced drawdown of 10000 soldiers by year's end and another 23000 by September 2012does little to end the longest war in US history. Under this plan, approximately 70000 troops will remain in the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Man shares grandfather's Civil War story Columbus Telegram AP | Posted: Sunday, July 10, 2011 1:37 pm | (0) Comments One of the last Civil War veterans in the Fremont area, James Welstead spoke of battles fought and how illness ended his time as a soldier. Marvin Welstead, 90, remembers it clearly, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Anger after traffic warden fines war vet The Advertiser Series By Duncan Leatherdale » A TRAFFIC warden has been branded officious after a disabled war veteran was fined after partly parking on a double yellow line - to allow a wheelchair user room to get out of the car in front. The Disabled Motorist Federation ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teen history buff to offer Civil War series at Lakeville Public Library SouthCoastToday.com By ZACK SAMPSON LAKEVILLE — Apponequet Regional High School junior Mark Mello is shedding the role of student and taking the title of teacher as he marks the 150th anniversary of the Civil War with a lecture series at the Lakeville Public Library. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Volunteers wage war on invaders The Province By Mike Raptis, The Province July 11, 2011 2:05 AM Volunteers work Sunday to clean up Blackie Spit Park and restore fish andwildlife habitat at Crescent Beach in South Surrey. Two youth environmental programs and a group of community volunteers are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Old Guard Exhibit Opens at Southern Museum Patch.com Donna Espy-Rypel "The Old Guard of the Gate City Guard" exhibition opened Saturday in the Cobb Energy Gallery at the Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History in Kennesaw. The temporary exhibit will be open through Oct. 16 and commemorates ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| World War II B-26 takes to the skies once again Louisville Courier-Journal The World War II bomber restored during 12 years of volunteer work in central Ohio has been flown to a museum in New York. The Historical Aircraft Squadron in Lancaster donated the labor needed to get the twin-engine plane back into flying condition, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Birth of a nation celebrated after nearly 40 years of war New Zealand Herald Indeed, when Bashir and the then rebel leader Garang signed a peace deal to end the second, 21-year-long civil war in 2005, many doubted it would last. The agreement allowed for a six-year interim period where the south would govern itself, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Book Review 202: Six Days of War Maui News (blog) SIX DAYS OF WAR: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East, by Michael B Oren. 460 pages illustrated. Ballentine paperback, $16.95 The Six-day War is nearly half a century in the past – as far distant as World War I was from the Vietnam War. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| CAPE BLANCO WINS THE WAR Daily Star By James Richardson CAPE BLANCO denied Gio Ponti an unprecedented third straight victory in the Grade One Man O' War Stakes at Belmont Park on Saturday night. The Irish raider, in the hands of Jamie Spencer and trained by Aidan O'Brien, proved two and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The rise of the East WND.com It was the invasion and rapid defeat of Iraq in 2003 that made a very big impression on the world, a flexing of military speed and muscle that was daunting indeed, even in light of Hussein's defeat in the Gulf War 13 years before. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NBA Locks Out Player Images, Too: A Harsh Act of War Bright Side of the Sun by East Bay Ray on Jul 10, 2011 11:13 PM MDT "If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking." As you have probably already noticed, nba.com is now an old-timer's page. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kittanning Firemen's Band salutes vets Tarentum Valley News Dispatch In a place where World War II veterans were the center of attention, the North Buffalo man reminisced with fellow veteran Daniel Greene on Saturday. "It's the first we've seen each other since we left ship in 1946," King said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FEATURE-Debt and foreigners, part of ancient Greek tradition Reuters Nearly 10000 World War Two German war dead rest in crypts, killed in fighting in Greece. On the whole, Greeks blame the current crisis -- one that has seen unemployment rise sharply, growth contract and financial markets walk away -- squarely on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Covering Seattle news, weather, arts and conversation, along with a grab bag ... Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) This weekend, we tackle the issue of what the war between the states meant for those in Washington Territory. Did the Civil War happen in the Pacific Northwest? If "war" just means "battles," well, no, there wasn't really a Civil War here. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hollywood Gold Cup, Man o' War, and Other Stakes Thoughts Daily Racing Form (blog) Cape Blanco, who won two major Group 1 races in Ireland last year, was much the best winning the Man o' War at Belmont Park in his US debut. But I have to wonder given how out of form Cape Blanco was in his two most recent outings in Europe if his ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Museum features jets Inland Valley Daily Bulletin The battle, he said, marked a turning point of the Korean War, when Chinese forces intervened to push United Nations forces back from total victory on the Korean peninsula. The veterans of this war, which many call "the forgotten war," will be honored ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Teen's effort updates war memorial Janesville Gazette By DAVID BRAZY ( Contact ) Sunday, July 10, 2011 JANESVILLE — On Father's Day in 2010, 14-year-old Sam Hesgard's grandfather took him over to see the Rock County war memorial at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport. Sam had one thought after seeing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| VIDEO: WWII Victims & Survivors Honored in Manengon Memorial Pacific News Center Guam - Guam World War II victims and survivors were honored this Saturday at a ceremony in Manengon. Manengon is the site of a Japanese World War II concentration camp on Guam that imprisoned thousands of Chamoru's. It was a site where many Chamorus ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 10 Asheville eateries compete for chicken wing title Asheville Citizen-Times Visit the following establishments, which are scheduled to compete in Saturday's Wing War: Kelly Denson and Gary Charles wondered where to get the best wings in town. So, they decided to ask Asheville. Denson, owner of blog Lush Life Today, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| The Devil All the Time USA Today Devil, as violent as the bloodiest parts of the Old Testament, is mostly set in the Appalachian hollers of Ohio and West Virginia, between the end of World War II and the beginnings of the Vietnam War. At its best, it invites comparisons to Flannery ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Iraq War vet killed on ride WVLT But now investigators want to know why an Iraq War veteran was killed on a roller coaster in New York State. The ride where Sergeant James Hackemer fell to his death from on Friday remains closed, while many questions are still being asked. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Civil War vet's grave is now marked by headstone KSN-TV LAWRENCE, Kansas - One New Hampshire woman's effort to locate the graves of men who served alongside her ancestor in the Civil War has led to a northeast Kansas cemetery. Bonnie Knott's great-grandfather was shot in the leg during the second Battle of ... See all stories on this topic » |
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