ARE WITNESSES BEING SUPPRESSED IN JODI ARIAS MURDER TRIAL?

Gus Searcy, who was a friend of both Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander, tells Fox News Greta Van Sustern there are a number of possible witnesses who could testify on Jodi Arias' behalf, but they are remaing quiet because they feel the public has already made up its mind they want to see Jodi Arias put to death.

Watch the video here:

http://jodiariasisinnocent.com/

WHY ARE WE SPENDING $250 MIL ON COUNTERNARCOTIC PROGRAM IN AFGHANISTAN?

Why are we spending $250 million on a counternarcotic program in Afghanistan when there are more than 17 million children in America who go to sleep hungry every single night. 

Read more here:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/14/world/asia/afghanistan-us-narcotics-pacts/index.html

SHOCKING VIDEO OF U.S. SECURITY CONTRACTORS DRUNK AND DRUGGED IN AFGHANISTAN

Be sure to watch these videos of U.S. security contractors who are being paid $47 MILLION to protect U.S. service personnel and they are drunk and drugged on the job.

Read story and watch video here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219286/Shocking-video-shows-U-S-security-contractors-drunk-high-Afghanistan-47m-dollar-contract-protect-American-lives-terror-attacks.html

BUT NOT HIS KIDS

Top Republican in the House wants to keep over 13,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014.

The troops, of course, would not be any of his family.

Read more here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-house-chairman-favors-post-2014-us-force-in-afghanistan-of-13600/2013/03/13/8c443d44-8c01-11e2-af15-99809eaba6cb_story.html

2 US service members killed at special operations base in Afghanistan

2 U.S. soldiers have been killed at a Special Operations base in Afghanistan.

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2 US service members killed at special operations base in Afghanistan

BREAKING NEWS: 5 U.S. TROOPS KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN AFGHANISTAN

The Washington Post is reporting 5 U.S. troops have been killed in a helicopter crash in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Read full report here:

http://tiny.cc/s9httw

DRONE AIR STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN NO LONGER REPORTED BY U.S. AIR FORCE

Reuters is reporting the United States Air Force is no longer going to release information on Drone air strikes in Afghanistan.

Read full story here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/afghanistan-drone-strike-data-no-longer-reported-us-air-force_n_2847296.html?ref=topbar&utm_hp_ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false

60 BILLION DOLLARS WASTED ON REBUILDING IRAQ

CBS News is reporting the United States wasted $60 billion of taxpayer money rebuilding Iraq and the country is falling apart again.

Read more here:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57572748/much-of-$60b-from-u.s-to-rebuild-iraq-wasted-special-auditors-final-report-to-congress-shows/

AL JAZEERA VIDEO OF TRUCK BOMBS AGAINST U.S. BASES.

This is a very graphic video from Al Jazeera showing Taliban blowing up U.S. bases and convoys in Afghanistan. 

Watch here:

http://youtu.be/6C_OK-CknlQ

HOLY S**T: VIOLENT MARINE FIREFIGHT WITH TALIBAN

The link below shows a violent Marine firefight with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

http://youtu.be/YxlHbIAZvOI

WAR GOES ON IN AFGHANISTAN. CLEARING HIGHWAY OF IEDS

This video shows our troops clearing a highway of IEDs so men and equipment can move into position to take on Taliban.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDMTddmWpDc

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RAW VIDEO: Marines Furious Firefight Afghanistan

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Video of U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment establishing a patrol base (PB) in the kinetic village of Potay, Sangin District, Afghanistan

Afghanistan following 11 years of US combat: 'Not much different'

After 11 years of combat and over 2,500 U.S. troops killed,  nothing has really changed in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan following 11 years of US combat: 'Not much different'

“Along Came Jodi” – Dateline NBC 3/1/2013

Jodi Arias is on trial for the murder of Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008.  NBC's "Dateline" chronicles all the details leading up to the present time including graphic scenes from the killing which Jodi Arias now claims she is one who killed Travis Alexander in self defense.  If convicted, Jodi Arias faces the death penalty. 

Watch as a homicide detective reveals to her they have proof she is one who shot Travis Alexander in the head, stabbed him 27 times and then slashed his throat from ear to ear. 

The trial will resume on Monday, March 4, 2008 and will be carried "live" from the courtroom in Arizona on TruTV and CNN's HLN. 

Watch the full "Dateline" here:

“Along Came Jodi” – Dateline NBC 3/1/2013

IRAQ WAR FLASHBACK: GRIPPING AND SOMETIMES GORY VIDEO OF THE IRAQ WAR

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This video is gripping report on the Iraq war as seen through the eyes of a National Geographic reporter and his camera crew.  A must see. 

JUST COMING IN....NATO FORCES KILL 2 AFGHAN CHILDREN

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2 Children are dead in Afghanistan as NATO forces pull an OOPS on civilians after reporting and investigating complaints of U.S and NATO civilian abuse then reporting it did not happen ! Now 2 children are dead ? BULL$HIT

DEADLIEST U.S. SNIPER IN AFGHANISTAN (WATCH VIDEO)

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Deadliest U.S. Sniper in Afghanistan.  Action-packed video.

WHAT HAS AMERICA ACHIEVED BY WAGING 11-YEAR AFGHANISTAN WAR?

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Watch video to see what Afghan people are saying about the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in what is now a war that has lasted over 11-years.   Watch to see how many lives have been lost and it what it has cost to fight the Afghanistan war. 













 

ACTION VIDEO: MARINE SCOUT SNIPER TEAM TAKE ON TALIBAN

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Video of scout sniper Marines with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, RCT-6 during Operation Helmand Viper. Taking and giving fire to the Taliban attackers of the position they were in.

GRIPPING COMBAT VIDEO RESCUE. INSIDE LOOK FROM AFGHANISTAN

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United States Air Force pararescuemen help two American soldiers in an active war zone in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the premiere of this series following the airmen as they work to save lives overseas its Inside Combat Rescue / Season 1 / Episode 2 nice view )

WHAT A CROCK OF S..T THIS IS. SINCE WHEN DOES U.S. TAKE ORDERS FROM AFGHANISTAN?

This is totally unreal and unheard of any war the United States has ever been involved in.  Afghanistan has ordered U.S. troops out of a province in Afghanistan.   We should tell Afghanistan to go to hell and pull all our troops out of the country. 

Read more here:   http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/25/world/asia/afghanistan-orders-us-troops-from-key-province-of-wardak.html?ref...=asia&_r=0

VIDEO: Rocket Backblast Sends Soldier Flying

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The soldier firing did check his backblast properly and called out that he was firing. Everyone came out of the situation without any injury.

DRAMATIC VIDEO: HUGE IED DETONATES NEXT TO U.S. CONVOY IN AFGHANISTAN

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Dramatic video of huge IED detonating next to a U.S. convoy in Afghanistan.

YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT BY MAINSTREAM MEDIA, BUT WE ARE STILL AT WAR IN AFGHANISTAN

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Marines on patrol in "the forgotten war,"  AFGHANISTAN

U.S. STEPS UP DRONE STRIKES IN AFGHANISTAN

The United States Air Force has increased the number of Drone strikes in Afghanistan.

Read more here:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-drones-20130222,0,7805737.story

THIS IS SOOOO FUNNY: Dolphin Cheer Leaders in Afghanistan

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Dolphin cheerleaders in Afghanistan

IED EXPLOSION FLIPS MRAP IN AFGHANISTAN - FAILED ATTACK

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Afghanistan:  The war goes on.  IED blast flips MRAP in Afghanistan.  (live video)

ATTN: ALL GUN LOVERS

 

Have I got a deal for all gun lovers.

All you have to do is enlist in the United States Army and Uncle Sam will provide you with a gun, ammo and it is all free.

But that isn't all.

If you are lucky enough, Uncle Sam will provide you with someone to kill and the best part is you won't be charged with murder, and not only that but you will be paid to kill someone with taxpayer dollars. 

Other benefits include three hots and a cot and free health insurance in case you are shot before you shoot the "bad guy."

There is also free food prepared by the United States Army cooks, or you will be given MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) which are mouth-watering.

During your basic training, the Army cooks will prepare SOS (S..t on a Shingle) a delicious combination of creamed chipped beef served on toast which you can smell at least a mile away.

But the best part by far is there are no concealed weapons laws and you get to carry your gun (rifle) everywhere you go.

For the life of me, I can't understand why gun lovers don't take advantage of this opportunity courtesy of Uncle Sam.

And one last thing.

If you go on a killing spree, you won't be called a serial killer, but instead you might be lucky enough to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

I had all these wonderful benefits as you can see by the picture below and I'm not even a gun lover.

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Bill Corcoran, Former Cpl (E-4), United States Army Combat Engineers and a Korean War veteran.

A GRUDGE TOO FAR

Republican Senator John McCain joined his buddy Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham and other Republican Senators in blocking the confirmation of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense all because Hagel spoke out seven years ago against the Iraq war and was opposed to "the surge."

The filibuster by Republicans puts on hold Hagel's appointment as Secretary of Defense for at least ten days.

Hagel was right seven years ago when he said the cost in blood and treasure was not worth going to war with Iraq that didn't have any weapons of mass destruction and the capability of making a nuclear bomb.

Hagel also was opposed to highly touted "surge" and again he was right because it was the tribal members of the Sunni element in Iraq who drove Al Qaeda out of several provinces in Iraq while U.S. troops were used as backup.

The Iraq war, which was sold to America and Congress by Vice President Dick Cheney, eventually cost the lives of over 4,700 young Americans as well as over 70,000 American troops seriously wounded, including some with wounds that will leave them disabled for the rest of their lives.

It is also estimated that upwards of one million Iraqi citizens were killed during the course of the Iraq war.

And to add insult to injury, the Bush administration never added the cost of the Iraq war, estimated to be nine billion dollars a month, to the deficit and was only discovered when the Obama administration moved into the White House.

There are still 66,000 troops in Afghanistan and "the grudge" by McCain, Graham and other Republicans leaves them high and dry without Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense over what amounts to a petty and childish grievance.

The Huffington Post reported the following on Saturday:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday that Republican opposition to defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel can be traced back to the former Republican senator's attacks on George W. Bush over the Iraq War.

McCain, who voted to delay a final vote on Hagel's confirmation, told Fox News' Neil Cavuto that Hagel's old colleagues haven't forgotten his criticism of former President Bush.

"To be honest with you, Neil, it goes back to-- there's a lot of ill will towards Senator Hagel because when he was a Republican, he attacked President Bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since Herbert Hoover, said the surge was the worst blunder since the Vietnam War, which is nonsense, and was anti his own party and people," McCain said.

"People don't forget that," McCain continued. "You can disagree, but if you're disagreeable, people don't forget that."

McCain also cited concerns with Hagel's experience as well as his "troubling" answers on Iran.

The Arizona senator is one of 40 Republicans who voted against invoking cloture and ending the GOP filibuster on Hagel's nomination. Despite the hold up, Hagel appears likely to be confirmed once Congress returns from a 10-day recess.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that the Republicans' filibuster was "really unfortunate."

"This isn't high school getting ready for a football game," Reid said. "We're trying to confirm somebody to run the defense of our country."

Bill Corcoran, Chicago

REPUBLICAN SENATORS STRAND 66,000 U.S. TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN

Senate Republicans voted to strand 66,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan without a Secretary of Defense when they decided to filibuster the nomination of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense.

Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham led the move to block the nomination of Hagel with an almost unprecedented filibuster for 10 days. 

McCain and Graham are still pissed at Hagel because he had the balls to say the Iraq War was wrong.

McCain and Graham are also irked because the feel they haven't been given an answer on why the Benghazi, Libya "listening post" was left without adequate security and the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three other Americans were killed in an attack on the "listening post" on September 11, 2012. 

Both McCain and Graham don't mention that it was the Republicans in the House of Representatives who voted against further security funding for U.S. embassies around the world.

You can read the full story here:

http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/02/14/1597061/gop-filibusters-hagel/