Front Page: Thousands of Troops Quietly Sent to Afghanistan


Updated 10/13/09 10:14 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 8 comments

Front Page: Thousands of Troops Quietly Sent to Afghanistan

Peace activists are not happy to know that President Obama has quietly sent 34,000 additional troops to Afghanistan. That's 13,000 more than he said would go in March. — Washington Post Governor Schwarzenegger has signed tough antipaparazzi legislation into law in California. — AP Bernie Madoff got in a prison brawl with another senior-citizen inmate. They were fighting about the stock Read more

Say What? Nancy Pelosi Knows Her Place


Updated 10/09/09 10:27 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 32 comments

Say What? Nancy Pelosi Knows Her Place

"They really don't understand how inappropriate that is. I'm in my place. I'm the Speaker of the House, the first woman Speaker of the House. And I'm in my place because the House of Representatives voted me there. But that language is something I haven't even heard in decades." — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi stood up for herself yesterday, after the National Republican Congressional Read more

The Case For Letting Women Into Military Combat Roles


Updated 09/04/09 1:37 AM · Posted by TresSugar · 8 comments

The Case For Letting Women Into Military Combat Roles

Since 1994, American women have been able to serve in direct combat in air and sea missions, but when it comes to ground operations, they are forbidden to fully participate. Kelly Martin, an Air Force veteran, penned an op-ed out today on the topic. She maintains that women have the physical strength and mental aptitude to serve on the ground and Kelly also believes that female soldiers offer a Read more

Would You Travel to Afghanistan?


Updated 07/09/09 1:26 PM · Posted by TresSugar · 9 comments

Would You Travel to Afghanistan?

Afghanistan traditionally has a reputation as an unfriendly (to say the least) place for women and it also happens to be a war zone — but that's not stopping the country from attempting to be a tourist destination. As tourist information centers pop up in Afghanistan's central Bamilyan valley, tour guides and restaurant owners are being trained in the art of customer service. The country Read more

Roundup: Homeland Security


Updated 04/27/09 8:54 AM · Posted by CasaSugar · 1 comment

Roundup:  Homeland Security

While I'm definitely a peace-loving gal, I can't deny the influence that war and weaponry have had on home decor as of late. From gun vases to bullet planters, it seems as if product designers have a different definition of homeland security than our national leaders. While this may be a commentary on our society's obsession with weapons, I'm still not necessarily willing to stock my home with Read more

Briefing Book! Does Public Have Right to See Soldier Coffins?


Updated 02/21/09 10:06 AM · Posted by LibertySugar · 39 comments

Briefing Book! Does Public Have Right to See Soldier Coffins?

War: An Iraqi Freedom vet makes the case for lifting embargo on flag-draped coffins coming back from war. — Huffington Post Taxes: Kansas is the latest state to suspend tax refunds. — Donklephant Obama's Elf: Check out a fun 19-second animated pun featuring the president's reluctant elf. — Boing Boing Cheney: Dick Cheney (unsuccessfully) lobbied President Bush to pardon Scooter Libby in Read more

Love It or Hate It? Warpaper


Updated 01/12/09 10:58 PM · Posted by CasaSugar · 13 comments

Love It or Hate It? Warpaper

Designer Michael Ciancio's Warpaper (prototype) is a series of wallpapers based on different eras of American warfare that confronts the analogy, "Warfare is to natural history what wallpaper is to a beautifully decorated home." Each wallpaper pattern features a weapon motif such as hand grenades, tanks, sniper rifles, or shotguns. If Ciancio is suggesting that war is an important part of natural Read more

Water Is the New Oil: Could There Be Wars For Water?


Updated 11/04/08 2:45 PM · Posted by CitizenSugar · 33 comments

War Over Water

Theoretically enough water exists for everyone on the planet, yet all too often it is in the wrong place at the wrong time and in the wrong amounts. And there is no shortage of humanitarian crises when this happens. Half the world's population lives in countries where water is scarce. Lack of it and ineffective sanitation are largely blamed for the death of 11 million children under age five; the Read more

Guard the Nukes! Rate of Nuclear Thefts Disturbingly High


Updated 10/29/08 4:00 PM · Posted by LibertySugar · 12 comments

Guard the Nukes! Rate of Nuclear Thefts Disturbingly High

Almost 250 thefts of nuclear or radioactive material were reported last year. The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency explained this week: “The possibility of terrorists obtaining nuclear or other radioactive material remains a grave threat. Equally troubling is the fact that much of this material is not subsequently recovered.” Experts say health consequences of a dirty bomb are Read more

International Flotilla, Maybe Mercenaries, to Take on Pirates!


Updated 05/06/09 10:24 PM · Posted by LibertySugar · 7 comments

International Flotilla, Maybe Mercenaries, to Take on Pirates!

Warships from 10 countries are joining together to take on some of the world's most dangerous, and successful, pirates. (Can you say "arrrrrrrr" in 10 languages?) Not even the presence of US military vessels is enough to prevent these hijackers from seizing commerce ships, grabbing booting, and demanding ransoms. Since 250 international ships use the pirate-infested waters to move goods each Read more