Tearful Military Wife Calls Mark Levin to Slam Obama for Cairo Speech (Audio)

This is the problem with Obama in a nutshell! Levin is the best and God Bless this woman and her husband.

Memorial Day: President Obama Lays Wreath at Arlington (Video)

President Barack Obama took part in the traditional Memorial Day wreath-laying at Arlington National Cemetery.

NY Times Cutting Edge Front Page News Coverage: Attack The U.S. Soldier Fights Taliban In Pink I Love New York Boxers! (Video)

Slobbering Liberal Media: Full-On Alinksy-esque attack on anyone in pink underwear!

All the news that fits [our radical Liberal, Socialist Obamamaniacal, Sorosian agenda] to print...

This is a disgusting display of media bias. The point of the New York Slimes is to mock this soldier, insult our military and support the ObamaMessiah.

In actually, the soldier was sleeping and did what he had to do to support his platoon. Not to mention this kid joined the military because of the 9/11 attacks.

Zachary Boyd is defending our Constitution and our Democracy; something the Left will never understand or appreciate. Damn traitorous anti-American Fascists like the NY Times and Nancy Pelosi are the worst kinds of Americans.

However when Zachary Boyd, 19, was woken up by a Taliban assault on his platoon he only had time to grab his weapon, helmet and body armour before springing into action.

If President Obama discharges this young man for "being out of uniform" I will launch a formal protest to have Obama impeached.

When Pigs Fly... Obama Reverses Course On Release On Detainee Photos; Defys ACLU, "Release Would Endanger Our Troops" (Video)

This may be the smartest thing President Obama has done since entering office.

This may be the only smart thing he done since entering office.

I wonder how it feels to actually support the troops for a change?



Jake Tapper reports:

President Obama met with White House counsel Greg Craig and other members of the White House counsel team last week and told them that he had second thoughts about the decision to hand over photographs of detainee abuse to the ACLU, per a judge's order, and had changed his mind.

The president "believes their release would endanger our troops," a White House official says, adding that the president "believes that the national security implications of such a release have not been fully presented to the court."

At the end of that meeting, the president directed Craig to object to the immediate release of the photos on those grounds. In an Oval Office meeting with Iraq Commander General Ray Odierno, the president told him of his decision to argue against the release of the photographs.

The move is a complete 180. In a letter from the Justice Department to a federal judge on April 23, the Obama administration announced that the Pentagon would turn over 44 photographs showing detainee abuse of prisoners in Afghanistan and Iraq during the Bush administration.

The Department of Defense announced last month that at least 44 photos depicting treatment of prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan will be released in compliance with a court ruling on an ACLU law suit.

The Department of Defense -- on the heels of the firestorm over the release of Bush-era memos on CIA interrogation techniques -- said Thursday it plans to make public at least 44 photos depicting potentially abusive treatment of detainees at prisons in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The decision to release the photos was announced Thursday in a letter filed in a federal court in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union in 2004.

It sets a May 28 deadline for the Department of Defense to produce 21 images that the court in 2006 ordered the government to release and 23 additional related images, as well as "a substantial number of other images" in the Army's possession.

The images were part of the military's investigation of potential abuse of detainees by U.S. personnel at facilities other than Iraq Abu Ghraib, though the photos apparently aren't as shocking as those that set off a prisoner abuse scandal in 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Even so, Defense officials say they worry that the new release of photos could set off a backlash in the Middle East against the United States, the Times reports.

The Bush administration had refused to disclose the images after the ACLU's request made in 2003, claiming that the public disclosure of such evidence would generate outrage and would violate U.S. obligations towards detainees under the Geneva Conventions.

The decision to release images comes on the same day that congressional aides said President Obama resisted pressure from Democrats to investigate Bush-era interrogation techniques, though Obama also has been under fire since last week from Republicans and former Bush advisers for releasing memos from 2002 and 2005 justifying the interrogation techniques used by the CIA.

The ACLU says making public additional images of detainee treatment is critical for helping the public understand the scope and scale of prisoner abuse as well as for
holding senior officials accountable for authorizing or permitting such abuse.

"These photographs provide visual proof that prisoner abuse by U.S. personnel was not aberrational but widespread, reaching far beyond the walls of Abu Ghraib," said Amrit Singh, staff attorney with the ACLU.

Obama Reneges On Promise Again! Rachel Maddow Interviews Man Kicked Out Of Army For Being Gay (Video)

President Obama campaigned on ending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy of gays in the military.

It is clear that he doesn't consider "gay issues" important and again proves himself as a liar and hypocrite.

The Left will turn on him the amateur Hypocrite-In-Chief; oh yes, in time, they will. And it will be glorious!

The best thing that can happen for America and conservatism is for the Left to destroy itself from within by eating its young!

I am completely in favor of the radical, pro-gay sect of the Left to launch an all-out assault on Obama! Pass the popcorn and enjoy the show!

Fox News reported in January:

WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama will allow gays to serve openly in the military by overturning the controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy that marred President Clinton's first days in office, according to incoming White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

The startling pronouncement, which could re-open a dormant battle in the culture wars and distract from other elements of Obama's agenda, came during a Gibbs exchange with members of the public who sent in questions that were answered on YouTube.

"Thadeus of Lansing, Mich., asks, 'Is the new administration going to get rid of the "don't ask, don't tell policy?'" said Gibbs, looking into the camera. "Thadeus, you
don't hear a politician give a one-word answer much. But it's, 'Yes.'"

The Obama transition team declined to elaborate on that one-word answer when asked by FOX News on Wednesday about a timetable for repealing the policy, which was enacted by Clinton after a protracted public debate. Obama officials also would not explain which lawmakers or Pentagon officials would attempt to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."

Clinton, who initially sought to overturn the longstanding ban on gays in the military, ended up enacting the "don't ask, don't tell" policy as a compromise that made it illegal for commanders to ask about the sexual orientation of service members, who were also barred from announcing they were homosexual. If a service member's homosexuality becomes known anyway, he or she is expelled.

Clinton is widely viewed as having stumbled during his first days in office by getting caught up in the raging controversy, which detracted from the rest of his agenda. It is not yet clear whether Obama would face a similar debacle.

For years, Obama has said he generally opposes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. Last summer, he told a gay magazine he can "reasonably" see it being repealed. But that was a far cry from Gibbs' unequivocal promise that the policy will indeed be ended.

The gay community is eager for a quick repeal of "don't ask, don't tell," but fears it could be months before the new administration reaches a consensus with lawmakers and the military. Others think Obama could do it quickly, but is leery of the kind of fallout Bill Clinton faced when he tackled the divisive issue.

Huffington Post reports:

Dan Choi, a West Point graduate and officer in the Army National Guard who is fluent in Arabic and who returned recently from Iraq, received notice today that the military is about to fire him. Why? Because he came out of the closet as a gay man on national television.

Some readers might think it unfair to blame Obama. After all, the president inherited the "don't ask, don't tell" law when he took office. As Commander-in-Chief, he has to follow the law. If the law says that the military must fire any service member who acknowledges being gay, that is not Obama's fault.

Or is it?

A new study, about to be published by a group of experts in military law, shows that President Obama does, in fact, have stroke-of-the-pen authority to suspend gay discharges. The "don't ask, don't tell" law requires the military to fire anyone found to be gay or lesbian. But there is nothing requiring the military to make such a finding. The president can simply order the military to stop investigating service
members' sexuality.

Soldiers Talk About Meeting President Obama in Iraq (Video)

Two soldiers in Iraq, Olga Elliot and April Turner, who got "a picture and a hug and a handshake" from the president talk to MSNBC's Tamron Hall.

"I was extremely shocked," says one. "We are looking forward to our tour in Iraq," says the other, "and the president's visit just made it that much more important to us."



Obama Derangement Syndrome: The Female Soldiers In Iraq Version. Don't they appear to be just a little too giddy?

Joe Biden Welcomes Troops Home From Iraq (Video)

Vice President Joe Biden travelled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Wednesday to welcome home the 18th Airborne Corps from Iraq.

MSNBC: Decision Not to Show Coffins Was Political (Video)

Support our troops. Pray for the family of Phillip Myers.

For the first time in 18 years, the media has been allowed to witness the return of a fallen soldier. NBCs Jim Miklaszewski told Contessa Brewer that President H.W. Bushs decision to bar media from witnessing coffins of returning soldier was political.

Personally, I don't agree with this policy, but I am not going to question his family's decision to allow media coverage.

That said, I'm sure the brass at MS NBC is having a party over this.

Pentagon Lifts Media Ban On The Return Of Fallen Heroes; Flag-Draped Coffins Now Fair Game

Look, I understand Secretary Gates' theory of leaving this up to military families.

However, I simply do not trust the Liberals and the media; they will without a doubt exploit the photos of our fallen heroes.

Perhaps Gates does not see this as "politically motivated", but I assure him that the Left and the media will indeed make this political.

They will disgrace our military and offend military families as they advance their political agenda. They simply do not support our military.


From The Washington Post:

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today he is lifting a 1991 ban on news coverage of the return of the remains of fallen service members to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware and will let families decide whether to allow coverage.

The controversial ban on photography and other media coverage of the solemn return of flag-draped coffins -- upheld by both Republican and Democratic administrations -- has generated lawsuits as well as conflicting emotions on the part of military families.

"After receiving input from a number of sources, including all of the military services and the organizations representing military families, I have decided that the decision regarding media coverage of the dignified transfer process at Dover should be made by those most directly affected: on an individual basis by the families of the fallen," Gates told reporters at a briefing at the Pentagon this afternoon. "We ought not presume to make that decision in their place."

Gates said he is asking a group of advisers to come up with a plan on how to implement the new policy.

He said that Pentagon officials had been in touch with groups that represent military families about the policy change and that "the reaction we got from the organizations associated with the families strongly reinforced the decision of where I was headed."

Paul Rieckhoff, executive director of the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, applauded the decision, according to the Associated Press. "The sight of flag-draped coffins is, and should be, a sobering reminder to all Americans of the ultimate sacrifice our troops have made and the high price of our freedom," he said.

But Meghan Tisinger, a spokeswoman for Families United, a military family group, said, "This is a complete disregard for the will of America's military families and the need for their privacy during this solemn moment," AP reported.

Gates, who said he pushed for this change in policy last year after joining the Bush administration, said he did not see the ban as being politically motivated, especially since it was started so long ago.

"As far as I'm concerned," he said, "that's ancient history, and I'm not going to try and figure out the motives."

Anyone who has seen HBO's "Taking Chance" will understand the sanctity of keeping the solemn return of our fallen military heroes private.