WASHINGTON — Is President Bush going to attack Iran?
Tag: military
Helen Thomas: Cheney The Irrelevant
WASHINGTON — Sometimes you wonder what planet Vice President Dick Cheney is living on.
Jim Moran
The U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has the distinction of being the oldest military base not situated on U.S. soil. It is also the only one located in a country with which we do not have an open political relationship.
Helen Thomas: Congress Gives Its First Response To Bush’s Iraq Plea
WASHINGTON — President Bush picked Iraq as his preemptive battleground nearly four years ago and now is asking a war-weary country to give his military escalation a chance to work.
Jim Moran
Less than four years into the Vietnam conflict, roughly 3,000 U.S. troops had been killed in action. Over the next eight years, 55,000 more American soldiers died and the conflict ended in defeat for our country.
Anything But Straight: Time For a Smart Gay Agenda
It is time the gay movement took the religious right’s advice and created a gay agenda. The new Democratic Congress is about to triumphantly take the reins, offering a unique opportunity to pass legislation, but we must tread carefully to avoid repeating past mistakes.
Helen Thomas: Neo-Cons Now Blame Bush for Iraq Debacle
WASHINGTON — The mid-term elections sounded the requiem for the group of neo-conservatives who helped design the disastrous U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Community News and Notes
THE 2ND ANNUAL Business Expo sponsored by the Greater Falls Church Chamber of Commerce Saturday featured U.S. Figure Skating star Derrick Delmore (shown above, right, with Dr. Raymond Solano) and exhibits of area businesses and civic groups, such as the effort spearheaded locally by Barbara Cram (below, left) to celebrate […]
Veterans, Women Stump for Webb, Allen Burning About Webb
On Election Eve, Senate Race is Neck-and-Neck Six months ago, no one would have predicted the race for the U.S. Senate in Virginia would be competitive. Republican incumbent George Allen seemed a shoe-in, more focused on a potential presidential election bid next year than this month’s election.
Webb Relying on Old Military Friends & Heroes for His Upstart Campaign
For Virginia U.S. Senate Democratic challenger Jim Webb, wearing Army boots on the campaign trail is only one way he connects to his proud military background that included a stint as Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration.
