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In the News (Wed 30 May 12)

  
 Anne Applebaum -- Gulag: A History Intro
Unlike criminal prison camps, or prisoner-of-war camps, concentration camps were built for a particular type of noncriminal civilian prisoner, the member of an "enemy" group, or at any rate of a category of people who, for reasons of their race or their presumed politics, were judged to be dangerous or extraneous to society.
We have allowed millions of people to rot in prisons, to rot for no purpose, without any consideration, and in a barbarous manner; we have driven people tens of thousands of versts through the cold in shackles, infected them with syphilis, perverted them, multiplied the number of criminals.
Of far greater economic importance was another category of prisoner: the forced settlers, who were sentenced to live in exile, but not in prison, in underpopulated regions of the country, chosen for their economic potential.
www.anneapplebaum.com /gulag/intro.html   (9506 words)

  
 thetyee.ca Iraq: Dyer's Consequences
The war is wrong because it is a useless exercise in destruction of culture and life - but as long as the lives and future of people are not falling on Dyer's homefront - it's wrong simply because it will lead to a larger war that may end up on his doorstep.
The rate of occurrence of wars 'between states' in the UN era as compated to the same category during the era of the League of Nations and earlier proves that indeed.
The US didn't end the cold war, it was Gorbachev after the USSR lost the war in Afghanistan.
www.thetyee.ca /MediaCheck/current/IraqDyer.htm   (8496 words)

  
 News: Archives
It was this emphasis that put us ahead of the Soviet Union during the Cold War relative to cruise missile propulsion, and through the use of our much advanced tools of today, help us maintain our lead in the commercial marketplace," stated Williams.
Williams believes that the once flourishing 6,000 to 9,000-lb gross weight aircraft category that was dominated by twin-piston and turboprop engines will be rejuvenated by this very advanced fanjet coupled with a modern aircraft design.
"As we approach our 50th anniversary in 2005, people will begin to see that we are just getting started,” said Williams’ President.
www.williams-int.com /low/news/archive.htm   (6609 words)

  
 NAAA Recipients - 1999
Jurist, educator, proud contributor to his people, James Igloliorte is a 1999 National Aboriginal Achievment Award recipient in the category of Law and Justice.
James Bartleman is a 1999 National Aboriginal Achievement Award recipient in the Public Service category.
Bartleman also saw service as Canada's director general of security and intelligence while the Cold War still raged policy for over four decades.
www.naaf.ca /rec99.html   (3488 words)

  
 NAAA Recipients - 1999
Jurist, educator, proud contributor to his people, James Igloliorte is a 1999 National Aboriginal Achievment Award recipient in the category of Law and Justice.
James Bartleman is a 1999 National Aboriginal Achievement Award recipient in the Public Service category.
Bartleman also saw service as Canada's director general of security and intelligence while the Cold War still raged policy for over four decades.
www.naaf.ca /rec99.html   (3488 words)

  
 NCDC: Climate of 2003 - U.S. and Global Events
Across Bangladesh, unseasonably cold weather during the last week of December 2002 into late-January 2003 was responsible for the deaths of 530 people (Reuters).
Fabian became a tropical storm on the 28th and a hurricane on the 29th, and reached 'major hurricane' status (category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson scale) on the 30th.
A winter storm swept across the U.S. southern plains during the 24th-25th, with ice and snow across north Texas and from Oklahoma eastward into Arkansas and southern Missouri.
www.ncdc.noaa.gov /oa/climate/research/2003/ann/events.html   (3488 words)

  
 FrontPage magazine.com :: Bush and I Were Lieutenants by Col. William Campenni
In the Cold War, the air defense of the United States was borne primarily by the Air National Guard, by such people as Lt. Bush and me and a lot of others.
The receiving unit often has little use for a transitory member, especially in a high-skills category like a pilot, because those slots usually are filled and, if not filled, would require extensive conversion training of up to six months, an unlikely option for a temporary hire.
In the Air Guard during the Vietnam War, you were always subject to call-up, as many Air National Guardsmen are finding out today.
www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14805   (1548 words)

  
 Category:Soviet spies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This category lists people who were convicted of commiting espionage for the Soviet Union, were convicted of related crimes, confessed to spying, defected, or were documented to the satisfaction of scholars such as Haynes and Klehr as being employed by Soviet intelligence apparatus in files revealed after the Cold War.
See also Category:Accused Soviet spies for those who were linked to espionage activities by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other federal investigations, but who denied any complicity or who were never convicted of an espionage-related crime.
The inclusion of a few of these names (including Alger Hiss and Ethel Rosenberg) remains in dispute, so caution is advisable.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Soviet_spies   (158 words)

  
 Veteran Businesses Directory Category Search -- VetFriends.com
Love story between John Carpenter, American pilot, and Esther Kohlberg, holocaust survivor, Eagles Over Berlin presents the events of the Airlift breaking the Berlin Blockade at the beginning of the Cold War era.
Over 150,000 people visit Vet Friends.com every month!
Various hand carved and aluminum cast military badges: Submariner Dolphins, U.S. Army Pilot Wings, Surface Warfare Badge, Airborne Wings, CIB, Combat Action Badge
www.vetfriends.com /directory/categorySearch.cfm?i=562   (315 words)

  
 Jihad Watch: U.S. Training African Forces to Uproot Terrorists
Think of the USSR, joined forces to defeat the Nazis, then fought a cold war with the US for 50 years.
Joining forces with the Soviets to fight the Nazis falls was an expedient choice which falls into the category of "emergency ethics," which differ substantially from the ethics of everyday life.
It is always risky to train people for miitary operations--I am sure the Algerians didn't think this guy would become a problem when he was a Special Forces soldier FOR rather than AGAINST them.
www.jihadwatch.org /archives/001901.php   (315 words)

  
 Category:Anti-communism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anti-communism is the main article of this category that groups ideologies, people, organizations, operations, policies and governments opposed to communism, whether in the frame of the Cold War or afterward.
It has no geographical nor time limits, and is as much about history, politics or philosophy.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Anti-communism   (133 words)

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