In his weekly address, Obama shared a message of love and compassion, but also gave the American people a subtle reminder about the history of Thanksgiving. The President acknowledged pilgrims arrived in America looking for a safe haven, much like the Syrian refugees of today.
This contradicts Obama's earlier ambition of only having 1,000 troops in Kabul during an address on U.S. military presence in Afghanistan from 2014.
via: cnn.com The British government will deploy an extra 1,200 troops for Olympics security, Sports Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced Tuesday. The 1,200 military personnel come on top of 3,500 already called up specially this month after security contractor G4S said it would not be able to supply the number of guards it promised. See More
(Via CNN) — Early Sunday, as the sun ascended to the winter sky, the very last American convoy made its way down the main highway that connects Iraq and Kuwait. Read More
Charlie Wilson is already an award-winning singer and a passionate advocate for prostate cancer prevention since he overcame the disease some years ago. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/34446
WASHINGTON — President Obama will announce his plans to withdraw 33,000 troops from Afghanistan, bringing the number of troops to its lowest total since the USA invaded Afghanistan in 2001.
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/24831 Michael Colyar will entertain anywhere – from your living room via Netflix, to a prison, to a concert hall to all the way to Baghdad, Iraq.
Ignoring an avalanche of criticism from the White House, Justice Department, State Department, an interfaith coalition of religious leaders and the top U.S. general in Afghanistan, the pastor of a small Florida evangelical Christian church says he plans to go forward with his plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/moving_america_news/21775
