| Fri, 24 May 2013 Soldiers Turn Entrepreneurs as 1 Million Exit Military Robert Rummells, a U.S. Army Ranger for 22 years, says it was a natural transition when he opened a Mosquito Joe pest-control franchise in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this month. | “I’m an outdoor type of guy, and I didn’t want to be chained to my computer in an o... | Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. U.S. President Barack Obama walks up to... | Western hypocrisy over Chinese nukes By Hui Zhang | Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing. | A defense white paper released by China on April 16 has invited a debate over a shift in its nuclear policy, because this... | U.S. Drone Guidelines Could Reduce 'Signature Strikes' U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) | By Tabassum Zakaria ... | Barack Obama seeks end to perpetual US 'war on terror' WASHINGTON: Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. | In a major policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the s... | Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. | In a ma... | Obituary: Leo P. Russell / Road contractor who was active in church, charity work Leo P. Russell, who built his family's paving business, Russell Industries, into a prominent road contracting firm in the Pittsburgh region, but kept a quiet profile through decades of service to his church and charities, died Tuesday of a heart attack. | Mr. Russe... | W.N. Timberlake Willie Norman “W.N.” Timberlake, Jr., 87, of Youngsville, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Franklin County, the son of the late Tempie and Willie Norman Timberlake, Sr. and married to Betty Daniel Timberlake who preceded him in death. ... | Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signalling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. U.S. Presid... | | |
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