Mobilization

New Orleans marks Katrina, braces for Gustav (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Aug 30, 2008   260 related          

By Kathy Finn 17 minutes ago NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans residents paused on Friday to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastating blow even as they faced a possible evacuation order ahead of...                    

National Guard, NorthCom Prepare for Gustav Response

globalsecurity.org     Aug 29, 2008   1 related          

By Donna Miles and Army Staff Sgt. Jon Soucy WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2008 – Thousands of National Guard troops are mobilizing as Tropical Storm Gustav moves toward the Gulf Coast, where it is expected to make landfall within...                    

TROPICAL UPDATE: Gustav puts Louisiana on alert; come back for updates

theadvertiser.com     Aug 28, 2008   3,309 related          

Jindal mobilizes National Guard, prepares contraflow Jim Bradshaw • jbradshaw@theadvertiser.com • August 28, 2008 As its third anniversary revived memories of Katrina, jittery New Orleanians began to move out or prepared...                    

War a la carte

usc.edu     Aug 27, 2008   2,353 related          

Australia.TO, Australia Aug 25 2008 War à la carte The US is inventing wars aplenty these days. Will it be Iran or Ossetia this month? asks Eric Walberg Last week, Georgia launched a major military offensive against the...                    

Lost opportunities

bbc.co.uk     Aug 22, 2008   302 related          

Guest columnist Sumantra Bose on the lessons to be learned from the current unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. Kashmir last dominated world headlines in 2002, when India and Pakistan mobilised a million troops on the...                    

Wisconsin National Guard simulates Iraq fighting in training

jsonline.com     Aug 21, 2008   1 related          

By MEG JONES mjones@journalsentinel.com Fort McCoy - About 2,500 members of the Wisconsin National Guard's 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team are training at Fort McCoy for a possible deployment to Iraq early next year. Shooting...                    

Dropping atomic bombs on Japan was an act of utmost compassion

psychologytoday.com     Aug 22, 2008          

Just because an act happens to be atrocious does not mean that it is not simultaneously the most humane and compassionate thing to do under the circumstances. Sometimes the alternatives are much worse. After the fall of Okinawa...                    

ANDREW ALEXANDER: Stumbling into conflict, third time unlucky?

dailymail.co.uk     Aug 21, 2008          

My lectures on the three World Wars start with some parallels between the first and third conflicts. World War II was different, being long predicted and entered into with great deliberation. Kaiser Wilhelm II and George Bush -...                    

Tropical Storm Fay Floods Hundreds Of Homes

wptz.com     Aug 21, 2008   2,955 related          

22 Inches Of Rain Falls Near Melbourne, Fla. UPDATED: 6:04 pm EDT August 20, 2008 Emergency crews launched airboats into submerged streets Wednesday to rescue central Florida residents trapped by rising floodwaters from a...                    

ISRAEL: Arms Amnesty for Israelis

beiruter.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Wondering what to do with that case of bullets at the bottom of your wardrobe? Next week, the IDF will launch the 2008 Arms Amnesty, encouraging citizens to return army gear left in their possession. For one month, Israelis...