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  • Obama campaign adviser fired after Hamas revelation is back — in the White House!

    03/09/2015 2:23:37 PM PDT · by Kyle Olson · 17 replies
    The American Mirror ^ | 3/9/15 | JNS.org
    Senior director at the National Security Council (NSC) Robert Malley, who was dismissed from President Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign team when it was revealed that he met with the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, has been named Special Assistant to the President and White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf Region.
  • Navy says SEAL candidate dies after Hell Week test (second SEAL candidate in hospital)

    02/05/2022 6:23:07 PM PST · by CodeToad · 72 replies
    Star Advertiser ^ | 5 February 2022 | Lolita C. Baldor
    WASHINGTON >> One Navy SEAL candidate died and a second was in the hospital after falling ill just hours after they successfully completed the grueling Hell Week test that ends the first phase of assessment and selection for Navy commandos, the Navy said Saturday. The Navy said both were rushed to the hospital in California. The Navy said neither one had experienced an accident or unusual incident during the five-and-a-half-day Hell Week.
  • Weekend at BUD/S

    12/08/2015 8:23:01 PM PST · by pboyington · 15 replies
    US Defense Watch ^ | December 8, 2015 | Ray Starmann
    It’s been a week since Ash Carter made his earth-shattering announcement authorizing women to serve in the combat arms and special operations units of the armed forces. Obviously, it was Obama’s plan to roll out Carter in the wake of the San Bernardino attacks, in order to avoid any scrutiny from conservative media outlets. Congress has thirty days to review the catastrophic decision before it becomes full blown policy. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall and listen to the conversations that must be going on behind closed doors at the various special operations units in...
  • BUDS to be opened up to women.

    08/19/2015 4:58:59 PM PDT · by hillarys cankles · 35 replies
    CNN ^ | August 19, 2015 | Theodore Schleifer
    Washington (CNN)The U.S. Navy is preparing to allow women into the ranks of its SEAL teams, the Navy's chief operations officer told Defense News on Tuesday. "Why shouldn't anybody who can meet these (standards) be accepted? And the answer is, there is no reason," Adm. Jon Greenert told the publication. "So we're on a track to say, 'Hey look, anybody who can meet the gender non-specific standards, then you can become a SEAL.'" If women can pass the unit's demanding training requirements, Greenert said, they will be allowed into the elite force. Officials did not reveal to Defense News when...
  • Annapolis to BUDS Requirements...

    05/20/2012 6:32:39 PM PDT · by Carthego delenda est · 21 replies
    vanity | 10-20-2012 | self
    A youngster working on the ranch here expressed interest in becoming a SEAL. I mentioned that I may be of help in his acceptance to Annapolis. He, of course, wondered if he could go directly from Annapolis to BUDS after graduation. I did not have an answer for him. Any FReepers know the answer?
  • Judge orders marijuana be returned to medical user

    04/15/2009 4:30:11 PM PDT · by Enterprise · 8 replies · 483+ views
    The Fresno Bee ^ | Apr. 15, 2009 | Eddie Jimenez
    A Tulare County Superior Court judge today ordered the return of all marijuana confiscated from a medical marijuana user who was found not guilty of growing and selling the drug.
  • “Welcome to hell, gentlemen!”

    09/26/2005 3:18:58 AM PDT · by VirginiaMil · 6 replies · 2,482+ views
    Reporting War.com World Defense Review ^ | September 26, 2005 | W. THOMAS SMITH JR.
    For those who have been there, Hell Week is a sleepless, bitter cold, gritty, soaking wet, hell on earth where exhausted candidates – pumped full of antibiotics to ward off a variety of infections – survive on sheer heart, tenacity, seemingly incomprehensible physical courage, and about 5,000-7,000 calories per day (given they can muster enough strength to consume them). Hell Week is a short span of eternity at Coronado, California where the SEAL hopeful comes to a reckoning of the soul. Here, he “realizes,” according to Commander Richard Marcinko (USN, ret.), “the body is only tissue and the mind/brain can...
  • Anti-pullout Evangelicals may try to block US aid

    08/11/2005 6:41:43 PM PDT · by Sabramerican · 12 replies · 499+ views
    JERUSALEM POST ^ | Aug. 12, 2005 | Herb Keinon
    Anti-pullout Evangelicals may try to block US aid Herb Keinon, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 12, 2005 A coalition of pro-Israel Evangelical groups is to meet in Washington in the near future to discuss whether to actively oppose US financial aid for Israel tied to disengagement, according to Richard Hellman, head of the Christians' Israeli Public Action Committee. Israel and the US are currently talking about a $2.2 billion package, spread over four years, to offset disengagement costs and facilitate development of the Galilee and Negev. Hellman, head of a small Christian-based pro-Israel lobbying group who brought a group of CIPAC...
  • Bush welcomes Clintons for portrait unveiling

    06/15/2004 9:57:00 PM PDT · by Kerberos · 30 replies · 450+ views
    Cnn.com ^ | Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Posted: 3:07 AM EDT (0707 GMT) | N/A
    WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush praised his predecessor's "energy and joy" Monday as the official portraits of former President Clinton and first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton were unveiled in a lighthearted ceremony at the White House. The Clintons received a standing ovation from guests in the East Room of the executive mansion before the paintings by artist Simmie Knox were revealed.
  • Cannabis 'worse than tobacco'

    07/10/2002 7:15:32 AM PDT · by SheLion · 106 replies · 6,685+ views
    BBC News ^ | 10 July 2002
    Cannabis poses a greater threat to health than tobacco, lung experts have warned. The warning comes on the day that Home Secretary David Blunkett is due to make a Commons statement about the future of government drug policy. Many young people are simply not aware that smoking cannabis may put them at increased risk of respiratory cancers and infections . Dame Helena Shovelton: The Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended that cannabis is downgraded from a class B drug to class C. This would mean that possession would lead to a caution, rather than arrest. The British Lung Foundation is...