Former Marine does what we all want to do

Former NYPD cop Kevin Hiltunen tosses Occupy Wall Street heckler Adam Weissman out of Rep. Bob Turner’s Queens swearing-in event yesterday. Kevin Hiltunen, a former NYPD officer, yesterday grabbed an Occupy Wall Street demonstrator by the collar and dragged him out of a Queens school where he’d been heckling US Rep. Bob Turner at the congressman’s swearing-in ceremony....

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French soldier killed in Afghanistan

November 14, 2011 05:04 PM PARIS: A French soldier has died after French forces came under fire from insurgents while escorting a logistical convoy in Afghanistan. President Nicolas Sarkozy's office also said another French soldier was injured in Monday's attack on the convoy led by the Afghan National Army in the Kapisa province east of the capital, Kabul. France has...

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Amazon wants to hire vets

“We value the leadership experience that military veterans have brought to Amazon, and we’re honored that G.I. Jobs has named Amazon the #1 Top Military Friendly Company. We have a dedicated military program that has helped hundreds of veterans transition into the civilian workforce and build their careers at Amazon, and we’re actively recruiting for even more veterans...

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Nov. 14., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Evening Operational Update

2011-11-S-022 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 14, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security patrol killed several insurgents and wounded one other insurgent in Marjah district, Helmand province, Sunday. The Afghan and the coalition patrol received small arms fire from insurgents in the area during the operation....

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Hamas complains to Egypt about Israeli strike

Palestinians look over destroyed police post in northern Gaza Strip, Nov. 14, 2011. An Israeli airstrike at a Hamas naval police post in Gaza killed a policeman and wounded four others, Palestinian witnesses and medical sources said Monday. (Xinhua/Wissam Nassar)      GAZA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Hamas authorities in Gaza complained to Egypt...

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Coalition says Taliban 'security plan' is forgery

By Habib Zohori | McClatchy Newspapers KABUL, Afghanistan — Attempting to embarrass the Afghan government ahead of a major national assembly, the Taliban on Sunday published what they called the government's secret security plan for the event, including details of troop deployments and cell phone numbers of security officials. The...

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Taliban militants blow up girls school in Pakistan

Suspected Taliban militants blew up a government girls primary school at Swabi in northwest Pakistan, police said on Sunday. The militants planted two bombs at the school in a village in Swabi district that went off late on Saturday. Three rooms of the school were damaged though there were no casualties. Taliban fighters have blown up scores of schools across Pakistan's...

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AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III

The Army’s next-generation attack helicopter, the AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III (AB3), makes its professional debut today in Mesa, Ariz., and received a special blessing with some unique fanfare. The White Mountain Apache Tribe joined the celebration by conducting a solemn ceremony at dawn that honored Apache ancestors and bestowed Indian blessing for strength...

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Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid possibly arrested in Afghanistan

Monday, November 14, 2011 – According to Afghan officials, Zabiullah Mujahid a spokesman for the Taliban militants group has probably been arrested following an operation by the Afghan security forces in eastern Paktika province. Officials in the ministry of interior affairs of Afghanistan on Monday said, at least Taliban militants have been arrested by the Afghan security...

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Suicide bomber shot dead in capital Kabul

Monday, November 14, 2011 – According to Afghan security officials, Afghan security forces managed to recognize and kill a suicide bomber before he reaches his target to storm the Afghan national grand assembly camp in capital Kabul. The officials further added, the incident took place around 2:00 pm local time near the Loya Jirga, National Grand Assembly camp in capital...

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NATO forces kill 4 Taliban militants in Zabul province

Monday, November 14, 2011 – According to local officials in southern Afghanistan, at least four Taliban militants including two Taliban fighters were killed following an operation in southern Zabul province early Monday morning. Provincial police chief for southern Zabul province Gen. Fazal Ahmad Shirzad confirming the report said, at least two Taliban commanders and...

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Timberlake follows through

can you remember this invitation video? as you see on the picture above, as he promised, he was there Justin Timberlake is a man of his word. The superstar made good on his promise after accepting a YouTube invitation to attend the Marine Corps Ball on Saturday night in Richmond, Virginia. The singer-turned-actor fulfilled his promise and arrived on the arm...

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24 Hours on an Aircraft Carrier

On 11-11-11, Veteran's Day, a basketball court assembled on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson for the Carrier Classic basketball game. But the action on the hardwood between Michigan State and North Carolina is no comparison to the teamwork that's seen here on any given day. An ESPN Feature - 24 Hours on an Aircraft Carrier - Produced by Sharon Kum-Matthews, ESPN. Filmed...

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Nov. 14., 2011. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

2011-11-S-020 ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan For Immediate Release KABUL, Afghanistan (Nov. 14, 2011) — A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during a security operation in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Sunday. The leader coordinated ambush and roadside bomb attacks against Afghan forces and enforced Sharia law throughout the...

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Sunset Overwatch

Staff Sgt. Brandon Hilker, infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Black Lions, provides over watch for explosive ordinance disposal team members and local police in the Orgun-E district of Eastern Paktika. Acting on a tip about a possible improvised explosive device from the local police chief, Zarif Khan, coalition forces moved in to identify...

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