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Enlisted in the US Army in June 1961, background in electronics and nuclear missile repair. Received a Bachelors Degree in Political Science with a minor in Eastern European History. Volunteered to go to Vietnam in 1968 after extensive intelligence training. Trained troops in electronic warfare upon return stateside. Graduated from Counterintelligence School and was active in field work. Attended CGS school. Taught as PMS at a university..Retired as a Major in the only Civil Affairs Unit in the country. Retired as an Social Security administrator/supervisor. Returned to government employment for 2 years around 9/11. Retired again.
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Dick Cheney: A Cancer on the U.S. Body Politic »
Posted by: capj71 4 months ago in Political Opinion
It seems that after a merciful but few weeks without the grim nagging of ex Vice President Dick Cheney and his dutiful daughter, we are ...
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Right-Wing Terror Returns »
Posted by: Progressive 5 months ago in Political News
Wednesday's shooting at the Holocaust Museum in D.C.--the second attack by a domestic terrorist in two weeks--killed one and left others injured ...
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Obama’s Grandmother and End-of-Life Care Choices »
Posted by: lizbett 5 months ago in Political News
Prof. Halper approvingly cited hip replacement surgery performed on Obama’s 86-year-old grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, as an example of the aggressive care that everyone should ...
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Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore »
Posted by: jovial 5 months, 1 week ago in News
I write this on the morning of the end of the once-mighty General Motors. By high noon, the President of the United States will have ...
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Air Force pilot hopes gay ban will end in time - Military- msnbc.com »
Posted by: david_nwpa 5 months, 2 weeks ago in News
BOISE, Idaho - Barack Obama's campaign promise to scrap the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy gave Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach hope ...
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Rep. Dennis Kucinich Blasts AIG »
Posted by: capj71 5 months, 4 weeks ago in Political News
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) confronted AIG CEO Edward Liddy during his House testimony today about a lawsuit involving many Ohio public employees’ pension fund, which ...
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Swine Flu Symptoms »
Posted by: FunnyBoyz 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
Ever since the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the Swine Flu to pandemic Phase 5 (out of 6), there’s been chaos in the world ...
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OpEd: Now Is The Time For Health Care Reform - by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy »
Posted by: TimALoftis 6 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Sixty years ago, President Harry Truman sought to establish basic health insurance as a right for all Americans. His efforts fell short, as have so ...
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When it comes to torture, Condi Rice Isnt Smarter than a 4th Grader »
Posted by: capj71 6 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Former Sec. of State Condi Rice recently took questions from a few dozen students at the Jewish Primary Day Schools. A 4th grader asked Rice ...
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As Democrat, Specter Leads In New Poll »
Posted by: TimALoftis 6 months, 1 week ago in Political News
Senator Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party appears to be paying off with a poll on Monday showing him ahead in his 2010 ...
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Life-threatening disease is the price we pay for cheap meat »
Posted by: hyperbola 6 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
A swelling number of scientists believe swine flu has not happened by accident. No: they argue that this global pandemic – and all the deaths we ...
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Make your choice, Mr. Obama: Its us or the GOP »
Posted by: berkeley 7 months ago in Political News
Mr. President, in speeches and town hall meetings you frequently like to "make yourself clear" to the audience. Well, it's time for a little ...
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New and worse secrecy and immunity claims from the Obama DOJ - Glenn Greenwald »
Posted by: berkeley 7 months ago in Political News
When Congress immunized telecoms last August for their illegal participation in Bush's warrantless eavesdropping program, Senate Democratic apologists for telecom immunity repeatedly justified that ...
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The Impressive Hypocrisy of the GOP »
Posted by: Progressive 7 months ago in Political News
When the administration ended, Bush disciples like Karl Rove and Michael Gerson became pundits. Eric Alterman says they're behaving just as shamelessly in the ...
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Pope Benedict will demean other religions to prove Christianity’s ‘superiority’: Robert Fisk's World - The Independent »
Posted by: gamahuche 8 months, 1 week ago in Religion
So it's all the fault of the Pope's satraps. "Vatican advisers blamed for Pope's woes," I was informed by one headline. "A ...
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