Lugar: U.S. Should Scrap Cuba Travel Ban Nov 18, 2009
WASHINGTON The United States should "scrap" a ban on its citizens traveling to Cuba, two key US lawmakers said Tuesday, blaming the policy for hampering Washington's efforts to promote democratic reforms there. "US law lets American citizens travel to any country on earth, friend or foe -- with one exception: Cuba. It's time for us to scrap this anachronistic ban, imposed during one of the chilliest periods of the Cold War," said Republican Senator Richard Lugar and Democratic Congressman... (Newsmax)
PROMISES, PROMISES: 6 years and still no rules Nov 18, 2009
Even at U.S. repair stations, checking the backgrounds of workers native to countries that don't readily share information like Cuba and Yemen has raised concern. The government doesn't have the kind of regulatory regime in place to track security through the international maze of contractors and subcontractors that has developed in recent years, said Ed Wytkind, president of the AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Facing Up To The Facts At Fort Hood Nov 18, 2009
Nor should there be much doubt that his motives were linked to his Communist ideology, and in particular to his wish to protect the Castro regime in Cuba from the Kennedy administration's efforts to topple it ... Shortly after his arrest, the press began listing Oswald's extensive Communist associations and activities, including his defection to the Soviet Union in 1959, continuing membership in left-wing organizations after his return in 1962, establishment of a pro-Castro front group in New... (CBS News -- Politics)
Show Transcript: November 17 Nov 17, 2009
We're talking about dozens of suspected terrorists that are being held at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. One U.S. congressman argues that moving them to Thomson would turn metro Chicago into "ground zero for terrorist plots." Officials toured the Thomson Correctional Center yesterday. (CNN -- US)
U.S. Softball Swings Diplomacy in Cuba Nov 17, 2009
Eizenberg is one 56 Americans all at least 55 years old who are in Cuba this week for friendly games of slow-pitch softball against their Cuban counterparts, part of an effort to use sports to bridge decades of official mistrust between America and its southern island neighbor. The softball trip "is just a small step, but we hope that bit by bit, the program will help improve relations between Cuba and the United States," Eizenberg said as he warmed up for the first game ... He said that... (Newsmax)
Read the story Nov 16, 2009
(AP) Case summaries and excerpts from the opinions by U.S. District Court judges for the 30 terrorism detainees ordered released from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison and the eight denied release since late 2008. . (CBS News -- Evening News)
Pro-Cuba embargo money flows to lawmakers Nov 16, 2009
Study: Politicians often changed views on Cuba soon after getting funds ... MIAMI - Supporters of tough U.S. sanctions against the Cuban government have given more than $10 million to congressional campaigns over the last seven years, according to a study released late Sunday night by a group supporting campaign finance reform ... Public Campaign cites a number of times in which lawmakers changed their position on Cuba-related issues within months of receiving funds from a political action... (MSNBC -- International)
Obama: Decision soon on troops for Afghanist... Nov 14, 2009
The trip came as the Obama administration was preparing to announce later Friday that the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, would be moved from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison to New York for a civilian trial. Without confirming the details, Obama said Mohammed "will be subject to the most exacting demands of justice.". (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Healthcare reform necessary; nation is at crossroads Nov 14, 2009
Canyonman wrote on Nov 13, 2009 9:01 AM:" Native:I am sorry you are bothered by real news coming from Fox. What other country should we model ourselves after? Cuba? Venezuela? Show me where government health care WORKS. 400000 people swam from Cuba (the great boat lift) to get away from Utopia. Canada is broke. Is PBO gonna be the messiah or what? ". One who speaks in short words wrote on Nov 12, 2009 11:12 PM:" The article exhibits why this newspaper will fail. Too bad the owner's can't... (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Campaign reports more than 100,000 back U.S. travel to Cuba Nov 14, 2009
2:51 P.M. The OpenCuba ... Today Cuba is the only country in the world to which Americans are banned from traveling, according to a news release issued by Orbitz ... Never before in the history of the U.S. ban on travel to Cuba has there been such an upwelling of popular support for change, said Barney Harford, president and CEO of Orbitz Worldwide. (The News-Press -- Business)
Colorado parents plead guilty in balloon boy saga Nov 14, 2009
Attorney General Eric Holder announced the decision Friday to bring Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to trial at a lower Manhattan courthouse hard by the site of the World Trade Center, whose twin towers they will be charged with destroying. EUGENE ROBINSON: Family will do anything to be on 'real' TV. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
U.S. turns to baseball diplomacy with Cuba Nov 14, 2009
U.S. turns to baseball diplomacy with Cuba - Baseball- nbcsports ... U.S. turns to baseball diplomacy with Cuba ... Gray has organized a trip to Cuba for 60 members of the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball Association to play a series against Cuban seniors. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Gitmo 9/11 suspects heading to NY trial Nov 14, 2009
net shows a man identified by the site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba ... Bringing such notorious suspects to U.S. soil to face trial is a key step in Obama's plan to close the terror suspect detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
OPENING RECEPTION. Inside Cuba II: A Photographic Journey Nov 13, 2009
INSIDE CUBA II A photographic journey dedicated to Nestor Hernandez, Jr. (1960-2006) In partnership with The Exposure Group: African American Photographers Association of Washington, DC reception ... Opera House by Gloria Kirk 11 x 14" giclee print Thanks to Hernandez's great effort and passion, many local artists and photographers were given the opportunity to travel to Cuba to discover and create. Now, in celebration of Hernandez's legacy as an artist, activist, and dear friend, International... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Castro as commentator on US politics Nov 13, 2009
Since handing over the Cuban presidency to his brother in February 2008, the 83-year-old has continued to publish his thoughts in essays called "Reflections of Comrade Fidel," which are dutifully printed in state media and read repeatedly on government-controlled radio and television ... "It really is an obsession," said Ann Louis Bardach, a longtime Cuba observer and author of the recent book, "Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana and Washington." ... Still, the former Cuban leader... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
US science policy delegation travels to Cuba Nov 11, 2009
Peter C. Agre, president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a Nobel laureate in chemistry, is among the members of a non-governmental U.S. delegation that will visit Cuba for discussions on science policy from 10-13 November. The visit includes meetings with leading Cuban scientists and policy officials ... It is meant to explore research issues and multilateral science venues that might be conducive to U.S.-Cuba scientific cooperation. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Banned, but flying to CT Nov 11, 2009
"From December TAAG will start direct flights to Havana, capital of Cuba," national radio said, adding that the Cape Town route was already operating ... The route to Havana will help transport the thousands of Cuban teachers and doctors who are currently working in the southern African country. (iAfrica.com)
U.S. 'deplores assault' on bloggers Nov 11, 2009
US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers. Article:US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers:/n/a/2009/11/09/international/i194354S61 ... DTL Article:US State Dept 'deplores assault' on Cuban bloggers:/n/a/2009/11/09/international/i194354S61. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
US State Dept 'deplores Assault' On Cuban Bloggers Nov 10, 2009
State Department 'deplores Assault' On Cuban Blogger Who Claims Harassment By State Security ... (AP) HAVANA (AP) - The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island ... Sanchez, who has won international awards for her blog "Generacion Y," said Friday that two Cuban state agents in civilian clothes stopped her and Pardo in Havana's... (CBS News -- World)
Tropical Storm Flags Go Up In The Caribbean; Gulf Coast Could Be Next Nov 8, 2009
MIAMI (November 7, 2009)--Tropical storm warnings were in effect Saturday for parts of Mexico and Cuba as Ida rapidly gained strength over Caribbean waters ... The warnings were issued for parts of the Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba. (KWTX.com, TX)
Andrew Oppenheimer: Obama record on Latin America? Hint: It's not all his fault Nov 8, 2009
Obama promised to close the U.S. detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guant;namo, Cuba ... On Cuba, Obama had promised to "immediately allow unlimited family travel and remittances to the island." As president, he has ordered and implemented both measures ... They also applaud the fact that he did not suspend flights to Mexico as Cuba, Argentina and other countries did when the H1N1 flu pandemic broke out in Mexico earlier this year. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Hurricane Ida strengthens on way to Gulf of Mexico Nov 8, 2009
The center of Ida was 110 miles (177 km) east-southeast of Cozumel, Mexico, and about 120 miles (193 km) south of the western tip of Cuba ... A tropical storm warning was in effect for Grand Cayman Island and for the western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio, the hurricane center said. (Scientific American)
Obama's Frightening Insensitivity Following Shooting... Nov 7, 2009
His choice of destinations can include Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, China & N. Korea, that is if we can get the State Dept. to take these countries off the forbidden to travel list. He might feel better in a different part of the world. (The Drudge Report)
Cuban blogger says she is briefly detained Nov 7, 2009
HAVANA - A Cuban blogger who has gained international attention for her searing commentary about life on the communist island said she was briefly detained Friday and warned by state security agents about her opposition activity ... The Cuban government had no immediate comment, and it was impossible to independently verify Sanchez's charges ... Many Cuban opposition leaders say they are harassed from time to time by the state, particularly if they try to attend or plan street demonstrations. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Atlantic City's holiday specials Nov 7, 2009
This part of the hotel is a throwback to cosmopolitan Havana, Cuba with a streetscape of palm trees, salsa dancers, dining and shops. http://www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Slouching Towards St. Louis Nov 7, 2009
To be fair, he does regularly bear witness to cultural rarities, including Santeria rites in Cuba, and he does savor such dishes as a Korean fish snack with the texture of "a Q-tip covered in Vaseline." To be sure, more truthful titlesRather Interesting Places. Nice Things to Eat. (Slate)
Democrats determined to nationalize more Nov 7, 2009
Pretty soon we'll be just like Cuba - freebies for all while industry and jobs go straight to hell. Never mind our hard fought American freedoms. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
U.S. vendors look to Cuban market Nov 5, 2009
An international trade fair is on this week in Havana, Cuba ... New political climate prompts U.S. firms to come to Cuban trade fair for first time ... Cuba also reeling from global economic crisis. (CNN -- World)
Military ruler will simply thumb his nose at us Nov 5, 2009
If you consider that the US has imposed sanctions on Cuba for half a century with zero results, the answer quickly becomes clear. We also know from our own historical experience with Fiji the futility of sanctions. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Bush lays into the left at Americas summit but agrees concessions Nov 5, 2009
During Monday evening's opening ceremony in the northern industrial city of Monterrey, the American president called on the other 33 members of the Organisation of American States to "stand with the brave people of Cuba, who for nearly a half-century have endured tyranny and repression". Castro himself was not invited to the summit, but several heavyweight regional governments who have moved closer to the communist island were present, among them Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Cuban-Americans' Change of View Means U.S. Travel Ban Could End Nov 4, 2009
Travel agents Norma Inclan and Marizela Somosa help Omar Garcia and Giselle Bordin purchase tickets to Cuba in Miami, Florida ... Not too long ago, Ricardo Herrero was one of Miami's Cuban-American hardliners, an ardent supporter of the ... But a half dozen trips to Cuba during this decade have changed his mind about the latter. (Time.com)
Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland... Nov 3, 2009
Russia is still a very third world nation with missiles which has its subs off the Florida coast while stationed in Havana, Cuba. mascmen7 on November 02, 2009 at 06:44 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Honduras Bows to U.S. Pressure Nov 3, 2009
For that reason, Micheletti s concession to pressure from the State Department may bring some relief to his strangled country, but it is also likely to make people like Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, Nicaragua s Daniel Ortega and Cuba s Fidel Castro very happy. Ms. Cohn is a HUMAN EVENTS intern. (Human Events Online)
The End of Prohibition Nov 1, 2009
Why gay marriage, getting high, and going to Cuba will soon be legal ... I hope Barack Obama will come up with some comparably witty remarks as he presides over the dismantling of our contemporary forms of prohibitionlaws that prevent gay marriage, restrict cannabis as a Schedule I Controlled Substance, and ban travel to Cuba ... Within 10 years, it seems a reasonable guess that Americans will travel freely to Cuba, that all states will recognize gay unions, and that few will retain criminal... (Slate)
Castro: more US visitors mean more Cuban swine flu Nov 1, 2009
HAVANA Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu ... The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the 47-year U.S. trade embargo on Cuba, an annual ritual that serves to highlight near unanimous global opposition to America's hard-line policy toward the communist island, but which has done little to change Washington's stance, even with a new administration ... The... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Ask the pilot Nov 1, 2009
Two fatal crashes involving cargo jets -- one at Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, the other in Kansas City -- were blamed more directly on air-crew tiredness. Signs of a crisis. (Salon)
Cuba swine flu 'from US tourists' Nov 1, 2009
Cuba swine flu 'from US tourists ... All of Cuba's early cases of swine flu were from foreign visitors ... Cuba's former leader, Fidel Castro, has blamed the growth in swine flu on an increase in US visitors to the island. (BBC News -- Americas)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Nov 1, 2009
Cuba swine flu 'from US tourists. FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS. (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Castro: U.S. Infecting Cuba With Swine Flu Nov 1, 2009
Fidel Castro has found something to sneeze at in Washington's decision to ease visits by Cuban-Americans to his island: He says more Americans mean more swine flu. The 83-year-old ex-president wrote in state-controlled newspapers on Saturday that many of Cuba's early cases of the virus were visitors from the United States and he used the occasion to take a jab at the U.S. embargo ... He added, however, that President Barack Obama was not plotting to infect Cubans with the flu when, in April, he... (Newsmax)
The US Embargo Against Cuba Oct 30, 2009
An embargo on trade with the island nation of Cuba has existed in some form since 1958. The embargo dates to the time when Fidel Castro and the government of Fulgencio Batista y Zald;var clashed in the Cuban countryside ... As an artifact of the Cold War, the US embargo of Cuba is singular in many ways. (Suite101.com)
Ahmadinejad defends possible nuke deal Oct 30, 2009
Remember Tn, up until then, hijackings were bad, but usually ended up in Cuba with few problems. Never again, at least until the current generations die off. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Hemingway’s papers come to JFK Library Oct 29, 2009
In a little-known nook of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, with a fine view five floors above Boston Harbor, lies a book-lined room with a lion skin throw rug, a scrapbook with photographs of old fishermen, and a host of other odd relics from Cuba ... Despite the strained relations between the countries, the curators of the Kennedy library and the Castro regime have over the years found common ground, enough that the library announced this week that Cuba has shared copies of 3,000... (Boston Globe)
Austria Supermarket Selling Space Trips Oct 29, 2009
Cuba beats the US, 187 to 3. And we're not talking baseball. (Newsmax)
U.S and Cuban Scientists Plan Joint Gulf Research Oct 29, 2009
HAVANA - U.S., Cuban and Mexican scientists have drawn up plans for joint research in the Gulf of Mexico, in another sign of improvement in long-hostile U.S.-Cuba relations ... "This is a logical, low-risk area in which to begin discussions with Cuba. It is without question in our mutual interest to share science and ideas on our shared resources like the Gulf of Mexico," Environmental Defense Fund senior attorney Dan Whittle said on Tuesday ... Whittle was among 30 Americans, 30 Cubans and six... (Newsmax)
Ethiopia: Cuba Urges International Support to Lift U.S Blockade Oct 29, 2009
com: Ethiopia: Cuba Urges International Support to Lift U.S Blockade (Page 1 of 1). Cuba Urges International Support to Lift U.S Blockade ... Addis Abeba The Republic of Cuba will submit a request to the Nations General Assembly today to urge the lifting of sanctions imposed on it by the US blockade since 1960, the Embassy here disclosed at a press conference yesterday. (allAfrica.com)
Florida county to seek OK for Cuba travel Oct 28, 2009
Florida airport wants to provide Cuba travel - Tampa Bay Business Journal ... Florida airport wants to provide Cuba travel ... Broward County will ask the federal government to let passenger planes fly between and Cuba, and to let boat passengers go between Port Everglades and the communist island. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Michael Douglas makes surprise Cuba visit Oct 28, 2009
APMichael Douglas takes an impromptu tour of Havana, Cuba ... HAVANA - Michael Douglas staged an impromptu walking tour of the Cuban capitals historic district Tuesday, posing for photos with construction workers and surprised residents ... His visit came two days after fellow Oscar-winner Sean Penn arrived in Cuba, reportedly seeking an interview with 82-year-old Fidel Castro, who has been little seen since announcing he was suffering from an unspecified illness in July 2006. (MSNBC -- News)
SoCal man imprisoned for selling phony Cuban trips Oct 28, 2009
A Southern California man has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling fake travel packages to Cuba ... The 33-year-old Rendon advertised the trips to Cuba in religious magazines and claimed customers would connect with those who practiced the Jewish and Greek Orthodox faiths in Cuba. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
NY's El Museo del Barrio reopens galleries Oct 27, 2009
The exhibition includes more than 200 works by artists from Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, as well as U.S. and European artists working in New York. The show will be on view through Feb. 28. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama a tough critic _ of himself Oct 27, 2009
He's referred to past U.S. interrogation practices as torture and called the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "a mess" that undermines American values. Admitting some degree of U.S. culpability may be necessary to gain other nations' cooperation, Edwards said. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Analysis: Nagin's Cuba trip raises questions Oct 26, 2009
When Mayor Ray Nagin jetted off to Cuba recently, the buzz around town and on the Web had little to do with trade opportunities or disaster preparedness, the jaunt's stated mission ... Many top administration officials -- and Nagin himself -- will be out of office in months and seemingly unable to do much with any useful information they picked up from the Cuban government ... The mayor's press office gave no advance notice of the Cuba trip. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Fidel Castro's sister: "I worked with CIA in Cuba" (Reuters) Oct 26, 2009
Fidel Castro's sister: "I worked with CIA in Cuba" - Yahoo ... Fidel Castro's sister: "I worked with CIA in Cuba". (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Mixed opinions on having flights to Cuba from New Orleans Oct 24, 2009
NEW ORLEANS - Sal Longoria was only four-years-old when he, his parents and two sisters left Cuba for America ... It may get easier for Longoria and other Cuban Americans to do that ... Earlier this year the Obama administration started allowing unlimited travel to Cuba for Cuban Americans to visit relatives. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Attorney general talks about war on terrorism Oct 24, 2009
Holder spoke in Maine a day after the Senate approved legislation that prohibits the Obama administration from transferring any detainee being held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba to the United States for trial until 45 days after it has given notice to Congress. On Friday, Holder said the administration remains committed to closing the prison, but meeting a Jan. 22 deadline to do so will be difficult. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Why Missile Defense Doesn't Work Oct 24, 2009
What Missile Defense. What Missile Defense. (Slate)
Cut exec pay or government stay away? Oct 23, 2009
I suppose its okay if this were China, Venezuela, Cuba, or any other socialist state. Shadowman9. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Musicians crank up the volume on Guantanamo debate Oct 22, 2009
By RICHARD LARDNER Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:45 AM CDT A coalition of mega-bands and singers outraged that music _ including theirs _ was cranked up to help break uncooperative detainees at Guantanamo Bay is joining retired military officers and liberal activists to rally support for President Barack Obama's push to shutter the Navy-run prison for terrorist suspects in Cuba. Pearl Jam, R.E.M., and Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails are among the musicians who have joined the National Campaign to... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Societies don't have to be secular to be modern Oct 22, 2009
Then and later you had an ending of virtually all the dictatorships in Latin America, except for Cuba. And then there was the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the opening of Eastern Europe. (Christian Science Monitor)
New Orleans mayor pushes for Cuba flights Oct 21, 2009
Sees "huge opportunity" if U.S.-Cuba relations improve. Says Cuba must prepare for Katrina-like storms ... HAVANA, Oct 20 (Reuters) - New Orleans hopes to cash in on an improvement in U.S.-Cuba relations by getting direct charter flights between New Orleans and Havana, the U.S. city's mayor said in Havana on Tuesday. (Scientific American)
UN investigator urges protection of detainees Oct 21, 2009
Six years later - and eight years after their capture in Pakistan and Afghanistan in 2001 - they remain in custody at the U.S. naval base in Cuba ... In a partial victory for President Obama's troubled bid to close the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, key congressional negotia 00001CFE tors adopted a plan Wednesday to permit terror suspects held there to continue to be transferred into the United States to face trial ... Nowak said in the coming months he has 00004000 invitations to visit... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Trade mission to Cuba builds on past success Oct 21, 2009
This November Todd P. Haymore, Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), will lead a delegation of agribusiness leaders and exporters to Havana, Cuba, as Virginia pushes to expand international sales for a diverse offering of agricultural products ... Counted among that group was the island nation of Cuba ... Virginia's exports to Cuba have grown dramatically since the 2002 U.S.-Cuba Food and Agricultural Exposition, the first expo to include U.S.... (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
Western Terror Recruits on the Rise Oct 20, 2009
Among those arrested were four Swedes, including Mehdi Ghezali, a former inmate of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Meanwhile, three Belgians and a French citizen are facing trial in their respective home countries after they were arrested upon their return from Pakistani camps last year. (CBS News -- US)
Pop Quiz: Omara Portuondo Oct 19, 2009
We're pretty sure a bit was lost in the very patchy translation from Cuba, but it was a thrill nonetheless to catch up last week with Omara Portuondo, the lone female star of the Buena Vista Social Club, in anticipation of her first visit to the United States since 2003. The singer, who turns 79 this month, will perform Tuesday at the Palace of Fine Arts as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Holliston softball player headed to Cuba to play Oct 19, 2009
Gary Buxton of Holliston and his EMass senior softball team will be traveling to Cuba in November ... Next month, Buxton, along with 59 other Massachusetts ballplayers from the Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball association, will head to Havana, Cuba, to play in a series of games against local teams ... Each team will play a total of seven games against two teams of Cuban players with similar abilities over the course of their seven-day trip. (Holliston Tab, MA)
Nobel Peace Prize“then and now Oct 17, 2009
Just Wondering wrote on Oct 16, 2009 12:17 PM:" Bill: Why in the world are you directing your most recent post at me? I'm not sure your experience gives you any better understanding of war than anyone else posting here. (How many veterans, who actually saw war up close, might be posting here?)Is this in response to my saying our civilian leaders shouldn't be a rubber-stamp for whatever the generals say they want? I mean that's a slippery slope. We would have esclated the Korean War to World War... (Cameron Observer, MO)
