June 14 is Flag Day, a day set aside to honor our flag, and reflect on all it has meant throughout our history. There are many patriotic Americans, to whom “Old Glory” is a sacred symbol of all the things that America stands for — personal liberty, the freedoms enumerated in the Bill of Rights, the opportunity to pursue the life you choose.
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AFP – Iraq on Saturday set up a joint command centre with the US military to coordinate operations after American forces withdraw from Iraqi cities and towns at the end of June, a senior official told AFP. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Insurgent violence in Afghanistan has accelerated sharply alongside the arrival of new U.S. troops, reaching its highest level since 2001 just last week, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – The violence that has surged for two years in Afghanistan reached a new high last week, and more difficulty lies ahead, the commander of U.S. troops in the Middle East said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – President Barack Obama’s administration appears even more disposed to permit exports of advanced U.S. arms than that of President George W. Bush, a senior Boeing Co executive said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »