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AuthorDenny Gillem

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Re-elect almost Nobody

I really can’t believe that our Congress passed that huge spending bill! Whether or not you think that our nation needs an economic bail-out (I don’t), any member of Congress who voted for a huge spending bill like that without having...

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Waterboarding

Last week the chief of the Guantanamo war court ignored President Obama’s request to freeze the military commissions trying war-on-terror captives; he said he would hold a hearing next month for an alleged USS Cole bomber in a capital terror...

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Torture

Our new president wasted no time in issuing an executive order barring torture of suspected terrorists. Problem: no one knows what is meant by the word “torture.” President Obama’s new (designated) chief of national intelligence...

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Army Suicides

Two West Point cadets have committed suicide since December and two others attempted suicide in the past two weeks, prompting the academy’s leaders to summon a Surgeon General’s suicide team. The suicides are the first since at least...

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The Best of West Michigan

In the last, perhaps, 10 days we in West Michigan have been honored to welcome home from combat duty in Iraq and Kuwait nearly 500 soldiers from the Michigan National Guard. Three hundred and twenty troopers from the 1st Squadron, 126th Cavalry...

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President-elect Obama’s nominations

So far, President-elect Obama has made 3 nominations to senior positions that will directly affect the lives of our military forces and our veterans–and they’ve all been first class! The idea of keeping Secretary of Defense Robert Gates...

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The President-elect

While I definately did not support his candidacy, I do accept that Senator Obama will, in about 2 months, be my president. One of the things that is a part of the military culture, and, indeed, prescribed in our Constitution, is civilian...

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My yard signs disappeared

This past Friday night my Vets for McCain and McCain for Pres yard signs disappeared. No other signs disappeared. My assumption is that I was “visited” by followers of the most prominet disciple of Rev. Wright. Rev. Wright, you may...

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The Iran-Israeli-US War

One thing is becoming very clear. Israel is about to attack Iran. Intelligence estimates are clear that Iran will be able to produce a nuclear weapon soon–between Dec 08 and Feb 09. Iran already has the missiles that can hit Israel. When, not...

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