Quietly, U.S. Moves to Block Lawsuits by Military Families
Politicians and bureaucrats of all persuasions typically trip over themselves when it comes to praising the values and virtues, the courage and the sacrifice, of America's military families. East Coast. West Coast. Red state. Blue state. Democrats. Republicans. It doesn't matter. Everyone wants to stand up in public and say that brave and stoic military families should get the best that America ...
Occupy protest rekindles debate about flag-burning
Many in the crowd outside Oakland City Hall shouted "Burn it! Burn it!" as masked protesters readied to set fire to an American flag. That's when a woman emerged from the scrum, screaming for them to stop, that it would hurt the cause.
Death toll in latest Egypt clashes climbs to 8
AYA BATRAWY Associated Press CAIRO The number of people killed in clashes with Egyptian security forces in the wake of a deadly soccer riot rose to eight Saturday, a security official said, as demonstrators in Cairo kept up their calls for an end to military rule and retribution for those killed in the post-soccer game violence. Several hundred protested in the capital's Tahrir Square and near ...
New Nolcom chief vows to diminish NPA influence
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City—The newly installed Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) chief, Lt. Gen. Anthony Alcantara, on Monday vowed to intensify the implementation of counter-insurgency Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan to diminish the influence of the New People’s Army (NPA) in his area of responsibility. “The men and women of this command have done great strides in our ...
Flag-burning sparks debate
PROTEST: Occupy members split over symbolic action many see as offensive.
France Prepares to Withdraw from yet Another Foreign Conflict
COMMENTARY | There's an old political cartoon that featured a Swiss Army Knife, with all kinds of gadgets sticking out from it. Underneath, it showed the French Army Knife, with one thing sticking out: a white flag of surrender.
Egyptians mark uprising
Cairo's Tahrir Square began to fill with people planning to celebrate the anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, as some called for current military rulers to go.
Oakland officials assess damage to City Hall by Occupy protesters
Officials here surveyed damage Sunday from a volatile Occupy protest that spurred hundreds of arrests the day before and left the historic City Hall vandalized after demonstrators broke into the building, smashed display cases, cut electrical wires and burned an American flag.
Thousands Marks Egypt Revolution Anniversary
Thousands of Egyptians have gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the first anniversary of the start of the revolution that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.