News Analysis By Dahr Jamail MARFA, Texas, Feb 10, 2010 (IPS) – Army Specialist and Iraq war veteran Marc Hall was incarcerated by the U.S. Army in Georgia for recording a song that expresses his anger over the Army’s stop-loss policy. Now he waits to be shipped to Iraq to[Read More…]
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‘Red Flag’: Dana Perino Still Claiming Christmas Bomber Bought ‘One-Way Ticket’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Criticizing the Obama administration for missing "all these red flags," Fox News contributor and former Bush press secretary Dana Perino claimed that Northwest Airlines bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab "bought a one-way ticket" to the United States. However, administration officials have stated that Abdulmutallab flew to Detroit on[Read More…]
How the Letterman-Winfrey-Leno Super Bowl Commercial Came to Be (Includes Video)
From the New York Times: Jay and Dave together? Could it be true? It is, and there they were, Jay Leno and David Letterman sitting on a couch – with Oprah Winfrey between them – upstairs at the Ed Sullivan Theater, where Mr. Letterman tapes his show. The spot was[Read More…]
Glenn Beck on Obama Using His Real Name ‘Barack’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– Transcribed audio from the Glenn Beck show where Beck reveals questionable attack on President Barack Obama. What is an "American name," exactly? BECK: This is when he changes his name. He changes his name from Barry — because he’s trying to fit in as Barry. Then he meets[Read More…]
Soldiers Forced to Choose Between Their Children and the Military Pay the Price In Jailtime
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail Soldiers who face unexpected parenting hardships and are unable to deploy are supposed to be honorably discharged. Instead they are being slapped with criminal charges. In January, U.S. Army officials announced four separate court-martial charges against Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother who missed her[Read More…]
AARP Statement on White House FY2011 Budget Proposal
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2010. AARP Executive Vice President Nancy A. LeaMond released the following statement in reaction to the Administration’s FY2011 budget request: “The Administration’s budget request demonstrates the serious challenges of balancing the need to put our country’s fiscal house in order while also providing needed help to millions of[Read More…]
Senate Budget Committee Conrad (D-ND) on President Obama’s FY 2011 Budget
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2010. “It is important to remember what President Obama inherited when he took office. The previous administration had doubled the national debt. The economy was on the brink of collapse and there were two wars. President Obama moved quickly to avert an even sharper economic decline and[Read More…]
House Budget Committee Chairman Spratt Statement on President’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2010. House Budget Committee Chairman John Spratt (D-SC) made the following statement today on the President’s budget for Fiscal Year 2011. “Our economy began backsliding into recession in December 2007, one full year before President Obama took office. Within weeks after President Obama was inaugurated, his Administration and[Read More…]
When Scholars Join the Slaughter in Iraq and Afghanistan
News Analysis By Dahr Jamail A core tenet of the Obama administration’s plans for "victory" in Iraq and Afghanistan is an increased reliance on counterinsurgency. As previously reported on this web site, the US military has sent shock troops – anthropologists, sociologists and social psychologists – with their own troops[Read More…]
FLASHBACK: James O’Keefe Previously Said He Was ‘Willing To Serve Prison Time’ For His Work
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– An interesting tidbit came to mind following conservative activist James O’Keefe’s arrest for allegedly participating in an attempt to tamper with phones at the New Orleans offices of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. Let’s go back a few months: After O’Keefe released a video of ACORN workers in Baltimore[Read More…]
