American Forces Press Service: BAGHDAD, Feb. 17, 2009 – Three officers from the Iraqi army’s training directorate traveled to the United States earlier this month for discussions on military ethics training and character development. Iraqi army Maj. Gen. Abbas Fezaa, chief of the Iraqi National Defense University; Brig. Gen. Mohan S. Reyah, director of the [...]
From Business Week slideshow: Throughout 13 years of active duty with the Marine Corps, which included two tours in Iraq, Iglesias worked on film projects, creating and producing them on his off-time. When he retired, service-disabled, in August 2008, he took his lifelong hobby  he had been honored as Filmmaker of the Year as [...]
This is from Jim a retired Delta pilot and a Marine fighter pilot . The letter comes from his son serving in Afghanistan: It’s freezing here. I’m sitting on hard, cold dirt between rocks and shrubs at the base of the Hindu Kush Mountainsalong the Dar ‘yoi Pomir River watching a hole that leads to [...]
Daily Mail: The first trailer of Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, which stars Brad Pitt as a Nazi-killing commander, was released today. Inglourious Basterds sees Pitt play commander of the unit Lt Aldo Raine who sets about on a mission to kill and dismember Germans during the Second World War. The film – inspired by 1978 [...]
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa resigned amid accusations he was drunk at a Group of Seven press conference, dealing a fresh blow to Prime Minister Taro Aso’s teetering government. “I deeply apologize to the prime minister, the people and members of parliament for the significant trouble I caused,†Nakagawa, 55, told [...]
The owner of the former TV star chimp Travis stabbed him multiple times, but to no avail. Police were called to the scene and say they had no choice but to shoot and kill the pet-gone-wild. The bizarre scene unfolded in Stamford, when Travis suddenly attacked 55-year-old Charla Nash who is in critical condition. “He [...]
PHOENIX – A beating has left rap producer Marion ‘Suge’ Knight hospitalized in Arizona. Police say it happened early Monday at a private party at the “W” hotel in Scottsdale. Two men were arrested including a man who said he is the business manager for hip-hop singer Akon. Scottsdale police spokesman Sgt. Mark Clark says [...]
Mirror: She may not have all her own teeth and she’s a bit hard of hearing, but temptress Pena Dobrava can still stir violent passions in men. Bulgaria’s answer to Nora Batty sparked a vicious duel between two rival suitors – as they laid into each other with their walking sticks. It ended with Dancho [...]
TOKYO (AP) – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday warned North Korea against following through on a threatened missile launch, saying it would damage its prospects for improved relations with the United States and the world. Agencie France wussy: North Korea will go ahead with a rocket launch but this would be part [...]
Oregon Live: During their recent heyday, Russian billionaires bought far-flung companies, London mansions, massive yachts and private jets. Few of the reclusive oligarchs loomed larger than Roman Abramovich. The owner of Britain’s Chelsea soccer team is one of two controlling shareholders in Evraz Group, which bought Portland-based Oregon Steel Mills for $2.35 billion in 2007. [...]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California lawmakers on Monday failed in a frustrating search for one more vote to approve a $42 billion budget-balancing plan state leaders say was needed to stave off fiscal disaster. The stalled effort prompted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make good on an earlier promise to begin the layoff process for thousands of [...]
Politico: In Alexandra Pelosi’s new documentary, “Right America: Feeling Wronged,” the daughter of the House Speaker turned her lens on conservative voters in 2008. Based on his Washington Post review, it’s unlikely Michael Leahy will want to catch it again when the film premieres tonight on HBO. It’s drive-by journalism, to put it charitably, a [...]