Here’s yet another shitty consequence of the economic crisis: young people have decided their chances of not dying in a war are better than getting a job. Awesome. Yesterday, the Pentagon announced that the U.S. military has met all of its annual recruiting goals for the first time in more than 35 years (if you’re [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Military’
Poor Job Prospects In U.S Lead To Increase In Military Recruiting
Posted in Economy, Military, tagged Military, unemployment, War on 10/14/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Gay Men Attacked, Executed in Iraq
Posted in Sicknesses, Terrorisms, Traveling to the Foreigns, World News, tagged gay rights, human rights, human rights abuse, Iraq, Military, politics, Terrorisms, with extreme prejudice, World News on 08/17/2009 | 8 Comments »
Hundreds of gay men have been tortured and killed in Iraq in recent months, some by the nation’s security forces, Human Rights Watch said in a report released Monday, following interviews with Iraqi doctors. According to the organization, attackers target people on the streets or storm homes, where they conduct interrogations and demand names [...]
U.S. Troops Destroy Ancient World Wonder
Posted in Art, Stuff, Traveling to the Foreigns, tagged american carelessness and disrespect for foreigners, Art, bad ideas, Military, why the rest of the world hates america on 07/31/2009 | 1 Comment »
According to a new report by the United Nations, the U.S. military did major damage to the site of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Were they looking for WMDs? Bin Ladin’s training camp? Was Sadam hiding by the rosebushes? Did they feel the gardens [...]
Today’s Headlines: New York Senator To Send Military Gays Into Mexico To Fight The Drug Cartels
Posted in Health, Lawmaking, Military, Politicking, Traveling to the Foreigns, War, World News, tagged drug wars, gay rights, headlines, health care, health care reform, Lawmaking, laws, Military, politics, Senate, War on 07/28/2009 | Leave a Comment »
• The bipartisan Senate Finance Committee is edging closer to a health care compromise, according to the Associated Press. The latest draft of this measure completely omits a government insurance option, proposing a system of non-profit co-operatives in its lieu, and is not expected to require employers to provide insurance for their workers – both options [...]
Posted in Military, Politicking, Terrorisms, The End of the World, World News, tagged Military, politics, things we learned from Stalin, USA!, War, winning hearts and minds on 07/27/2009 | Leave a Comment »
U.S TO STOP PUBLISHING DEATH TOLLS OF TALIBAN FIGHTERS AND INSURGENTS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN: It was distracting from the task at hand (was that not the task at hand?), and generally giving everyone the bummer. But how will we know who’s winning if we can’t read about all the kills? [Seattle PI]
Today’s Headlines: FEMA Trailers Make Homelessness Seem … Not So Bad
Posted in Economy, Homelessness, Jobs, Lawmaking, Military, Terrorisms, tagged Economy, FEMA, hate crimes, Jobs, laws, Military, Obama Administration, Terrorisms, The Fed, unemployment, War on 07/24/2009 | Leave a Comment »
• Years of state and federal neglect have hobbled the nation’s unemployment system, leaving millions of needy people (roughly 40% of claimants) waiting for months for their checks. The number of jobless Americans seeking aid has doubled during the recession, while state funds have depleted, resulting in 16 states borrowing billions to pay out claims – [...]
Headlines: It Was The Explicit Intention Of The Founding Fathers That Every Fat, High School-Educated American Slob Own Five Handguns, Because Of 9/11
Posted in Lawmaking, Military, The End of the World, War, tagged guns, Health, if Jesus had a gun there'd be no Easter, immigration, Military, voter registration, War on 07/09/2009 | Leave a Comment »
• American demand for handguns (SECOND AMENDMENT!) has fueled a 28 percent jump this decade in world exports of small arms, a global report said today. According to the survey, the U.S. alone was responsible for about half of the worldwide increase in legal international gun sales between 2000 and 2006; the United States now accounts [...]
