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Dec 1, 2011 By Gavriel Queenann Judges overseeing the vote count in Egypt’s parliamentary elections say Islamist parties have won a majority of the contested seats in the first round. The judges spoke on condition of anonymity because official results are expected to be released later Thursday. They say the Muslim Brotherhood could take 45 [...]
Sep 6, 2011 WSJ By JULIAN E. BARNES, ADAM ENTOUS and SIOBHAN GORMAN WASHINGTON—Military commanders and intelligence officers are pushing for greater authority to conduct covert operations to thwart Iranian influence in neighboring Iraq, according to U.S. officials. The move comes amid growing concern in the Obama administration about Iran’s attempts in recent months to [...]
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by Judson Phillips on May 30, 2011 The sun rises today, burning away the early morning mist, revealing perfectly manicured lawns of green. Rising from these lawns, evenly spaced, gleaming marble stones. The names engraved on these stones are the names of America. The places engraved on them are the story of America. Shiloh, Gettysburg, [...]
Our best tribute is probity and preparation, shared sacrifice, continuing resolve, and clarity in regard to how, where and when to go to war. May 28, 2011 WSJ By MARK HELPRIN Largely out of touch with the tragedies of war, America sends often principled and self-sacrificing volunteers to suffer and die in our behalf. We [...]
By Paul Greenberg (Archive) · Monday, May 30, 2011 The daring raid that brought one Osama bin Laden to justice was not the first such counter-strike against a ruthless enemy. They buried William M. Bower, 93, Colonel, United States Army Air Corps, at Arlington just before Memorial Day this year. He was the last surviving [...]
May 30, 2011 By Jerry Philipson On this Memorial Day Weekend in the United States Americans should pause to honor the brave men and women of the Armed Forces who are fighting and dying to protect freedom and the American way of life in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world. They should then [...]
May 30, 2011 By Bruce Walker The left long has loathed our military. During the 1960s, students on campuses supported by blue collar taxpayers vilified the sons of these steelworkers and truck drivers who were fighting and dying in Vietnam. An entire television series, M*A*S*H, was constructed around the venality of career soldiers and the [...]
May 30, 2011 By Lee DeCovnick My father lives in a wonderful retirement community where the lawns are all neatly mowed, the roses pruned, and the trees trimmed every fall. When I come by each week Dad usually has three or four requests from his friends lined up for me: move a couch, carry some [...]
May 30, 2011 By Grace Harley A weeping widow receiving a folded flag from white-gloved hands of a soldier is a common image we see in Memorial Day ads. ”From a grateful nation” are the words uttered with quiet respect before he steps back into formation beside the grave of a fallen “brother/sister.” Next to [...]

