The German writer Jürgen Todenhöfer was the first western journalist allowed to enter Isis-controlled Syria and Iraq – and to return safely ... At the moment, Isis finances itself mostly through assets seized in war, sales of oil and the zakat ... Slaves are part of the spoils of war and therefore either go to the fighters or are sold ... That’s normal procedure in war....
The MississippiCounty chapter of the NAACP is seeking an investigation after police officers pulled a black man from his car, Tasered and pepper sprayed him and arrested him for playing music too loud, local television station WREG reported ... As he explains to the officers that his brakes don’t work, they begin pulling him from the car without allowing him to unbuckle his seat belt ... He then screams as another officer pepper sprays him....
Additionally, NATO is decidedly not a ColdWar relic ... Where else in the world would we find such a pool of treaty partners who value freedom, liberty, democracy and all that we cherish? We have stood together since the end of WorldWar II, when the firstSupreme Allied Commander, General Dwight Eisenhower, helped create the ethos and capability of the young alliance that followed the leadership of the United States....
On that basis, and as part of the Centenary History of New Zealand in the FirstWorldWar project, Massey's new press is publishing; Experience of a Lifetime. People, Personalities and Leaders in the First World War, a book that furthers our understanding of the conflict and highlights the benefits of war experiences as a research category ...The New Zealand Soldier in the First World War 1914-1918, published last year....
He also played a key role in the game's first try by putting Josh Papalii into a yawning gap before the QueenslandMaroons back-rower linked up with Jarrod Croker to score next to the posts. Raiders coach Ricky Stuart said the pair handled their first game back for the Green machine with aplomb, but was also quick to pay tribute to the efforts of the rest of his young squad....
In the first part of the interview below, Kline told about becoming a war journalist and the unexpected consequences of this choice. How did you choose to become a war correspondent? ... He was in Normandy on D-Day, parachuted into Germany on the first day of the Allied crossing of the Rhine and was also one the firstAmericanwar correspondents to enter Berlin as the Nazi capital fell ... Being a war reporter cost me my marriage....
Photo by Chris Pedota . Staff photographer ... But many teams have gotten a game – or two – in so far, so here are some highlights and observations from the season’s first couple of days. 1 ... Ridgewood senior pitcher LisaHiggins threw a five-inning no-hitter in the Maroons’ 11-0 win over Ramapo ... Not a bad way to begin her high school career ... She made a big play to catch hard-hit liner with a runner on first base for the final out of the game....
Joe Medicine Crow, an American Indian who wore war paint under an Army uniform during WorldWar II, conducting battlefield heroics that made him his tribe's last war chief, and who distinguished himself as a guardian of his people's history, died April 3 at a hospice center in Billings, Montana... After the war, he became the official historian of the Crow ... His first wife, the former Charlotte Heminger, died in 1942....
(Source... Amb. R ... Amb ... On the same day, he appeared on AND, where he discussed the war with the caliphate ... Amb. Woolsey also spoke to EenVandaad Binnenland on March 23 about the war against ISIS. He explained how ISIS will represent the first major challenge since the ColdWar. the Western world will be at war again ... He also gave an interview with the Dutch newspaper Algemeen,, where he gave his opinion again about the future war ... (noodl....
And now we begin the long wait to see the first trailer ... Civil War, which pits all of Marvel's heroes against each other ... Civil War either ... Civil War trailer, where Team Cap and Team ......
Black Ops 3‘s remake of the World at War map known as “Banzai” for the futuristic first-person shooter ... World at War title ... Black Ops 3‘s remake of World at War‘s Banzai with Verge? Do you believe developers altered the first map enough to justify its use in the franchise’s latest entry? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below....
Global military spending rose in 2015 to nearly $1.7 trillion, the first increase in several years, driven by conflicts including the battle against the Islamic State group, the Saudi-led war in Yemen......
Joseph Medicine Crow, an acclaimed Native American historian and last surviving war chief of Montana'sCrow Tribe, has died ...MedicineCrow in 1939 became the first of his tribe to receive a master's degree, in anthropology ... “He really wanted to walk in both worlds, the white world and Indian world, and he knew education was a key to success,” said Viola, who first met Medicine Crow in 1972 and collaborated with him on several books....
'StarWars' Adm. Ackbar ActorDead at 93. 1. 7 minutes ago BY TMZ STAFF. Erik Bauersfeld, the actor who voiced the classic 'Star Wars' line ... "It's a trap!" ... which first reported his death. Probably only the biggest 'Star Wars' fans realize that he was also the voice of Jabba the Hutt's right hand man, Bib Fortuna ... ....
Now that the first act is over and the stage is set, issue #6 will feature artist R.M ...Justice League Darkseid WarSpecial #1 ... Darkseid War is an event done right ... This is going to be a big issue as Grail will be revealing more about her involvement in this giant war ... It's a tale of crime and comedy, and we got an early look at the first issue ... Civil War ... StarWars ... The new Poe Dameron ongoing comic is a direct lead-in to Star Wars....