Jun 25

Top US commander warns of Iran influence in Lat Am 
    (AFP)

AFP – Iran’s growing influence in Latin America is a “potential risk” to the region, the newly-appointed head of the US Southern Command, General Douglas Fraser has warned. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 25

Iraqi, US commanders strike Mosul deal 
    (AFP)

AFP – Senior military commanders on Thursday said they had chosen five locations in the restive northern city of Mosul where Iraqi security forces will work with US soldiers after June 30. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 25

US leaves cultural imprint on Iraq 
    (AFP)

AFP – Sipping tea and smoking from a water pipe at Shahbander, a favoured haunt for Baghdad’s intelligentsia, Jafaar Bairga neatly summed up the contradictions of Iraqi views of the United States. Read the rest of this entry »

Jun 25

Join Move America Forward, the nation’s largest troop-support organization, and an impressive list of celebrities, including former Presidents George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh, Buzz Aldrin, General David Petraeus, Jon Voight, Ann Coulter, Dennis Miller and others, as they hold a live 8-hour “Troopathon” broadcast from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on Thursday, June 25th from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pacific time).

The goal: to raise enough money to send a record-setting number of care packages to our troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan in time for the 4th of July holiday. As they swelter in the oppressive summer heat, often reaching more than 120 degrees, we want to remind them that we haven’t forgotten that they’re there, and we appreciate the sacrifices they are making that enable us to celebrate with our families and friends.

This is the second annual Troopathon sponsored by MAF. Last year’s event was so successful, it generated more than One Million Dollars for care packages for the troops serving in blistering desert heat. We’re hoping that this year’s event will break that record.

You can watch the troopathon live right here! 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. PacificRead the rest of this entry »