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 [thezoo] US ”˜deploys nuclear sub to Persian Gulf’: A US nuclear submarine has crossed the Suez Canal to join the US fleet already deployed in the Persian Gulf, Egyptian sources say.

 [The Radical Mormon] Another wise man who thinks there is a good chance that we’re ...: As of the last report I have seen, a major part of the US Navy is deployed in and around the Persian Gulf. The numbers are stunning and include not only a vast array of weapons, including nuclear weapons, cruise and other missiles and .

 [Suzie-Q] McBush Hopes ”˜The Surge’ Will Land Him In The White House: Soon after the March 2003 invasion, however, he began criticizing the Bush administration’s management in Iraq and clashed repeatedly with then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. In mid-2003, he started advocating a larger U.S. force to battle the insurgency, a strategy the White House finally approved last year.

[Just Foreign Policy News] Just Foreign Policy News, March 20, 2008: It also faces Iran across the narrow, vital Strait of Hormuz, the vulnerable oil transit chokepoint into and out of the Persian Gulf that Iran has threatened to blockade in the event of war. Cheney is also going to Saudi Arabia, whose support would be sought before any military action given its ability to increase oil supplies if Iran’s oil is cut off.

[Medical,Health News and Articles] Pesticides and nerve agents explain health problems in Persian ...: Also, the pesticides used aggressively in Gulf regions to control sand flies and other insects fall in the same category of chemicals. This includes the carbamate pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills originally given to service members to protect against potential nerve-agent exposure.

 [Informed Comment] Iran: Danger and Opportunity; Polk Guest Op-Ed: As the U.S. News and World Report notes, “Back in March 2002, Cheney made a high-profile Mideast trip to Saudi Arabia and other nations that officials said at the time was about diplomacy toward Iraq and not war…” It was, as we now know, one of the concerted moves in the build-up to the already-decided-upon plan to attack Iraq. Is Cheney’s 2008 trip “like deja vu all over again?" That certainly is the inference drawn by U.S. News and World Report.

[Robert Dreyfuss] Persian Gulf: an American lake?: In Kuwait, for instance, the Army is completing the finishing touches on a permanent ground forces command for Iraq and the region, one that it describes as being capable of being a platform for "full spectrum operations" in 27 countries around southwest Asia and the Middle East.

 [Northwest Navigator] Lincoln strike group deploys: As the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9 (CCSG9), Lincoln began its seven-month deployment to support the fight in the global war on terrorism. CCSG9 will be transiting across the Pacific Ocean and into the Persian Gulf where they will be maintaining the security of the international sea lanes to support free trade as well as assist any nearby countries that may be in need.

[mednews: Health and Medical News -] Many Gulf War Veterans' Health Problems Traceable to Toxic Chemicals: Chemicals known as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEis) and organophosphates (OP), nerve gas chemicals, sarin and pesticides were included in the study, together with carbamate pyridostigmine bromide (PB) pills originally given to service members to protect against potential nerve-agent exposure. (Note: As a result of an earlier RAND corporation report by Golomb outlining the risks of using such pills, military policy has been changed.)

 [Group News Blog] Boom Chicka Boom: Don't Go Near The Water: Fallon’s resistance to the proposed deployment of a third aircraft carrier was followed by a shift in the Bush administration’s Iran policy in February and March away from increased military threats and toward diplomatic engagement with Iran. That shift, for which no credible explanation has been offered by administration officials, suggests that Fallon’s resistance to a crucial deployment was a major factor in the intra-administration struggle over policy toward Iran.

 [Vincent Feli Boy's Blog] The departure Thursday is the start of a seven-month deployment to ...: In August 2006, the Lincoln returned home from a six-month deployment to the western Pacific and then spent nine months at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton.

[americasnewstoday.Com /.Org - Industry's First Blog-Format News and Editorial Site] First Community Sites to Open for Reserve, Active-Duty Families: She recalled his deployments to the Persian Gulf and the Balkans in the 1990s, when she had four young children at home and couldn’t make the two-hour drive to a family readiness group meeting for help and support. "So I know what it’s like to be out there and not know where to turn," she said.

 [infobase Blog] Bin Laden’s 1998 Atomic Message: In January of 1998, the same year Bin Laden was announcing his game plan, a group of disgruntled Americans writing out of the Project for a New American Century (PNAC)-see names attached to quote above–sent a letter to then-President Bill Clinton (later to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott) begging for the US to attack Iraq, remove Saddam Hussein from power and establish a free, democratic Iraq. This would, in their view, pay big dividends to moderate Arab states (the ones propped up by US military and economic largess), Israel and US corporate oil interests.

 [from the desk of Live Tim Blair news blog; Seattle, King County, Washington USA live right now 2008] cnn: The figure dwarfs the 41,000 women deployed during the Persian Gulf War and the 7,500 who served during the Vietnam War, mostly as nurses.

 [Belliah's Weblog] Believing in Obama: He sometimes took leaves of absence to work on village projects in Uganda and elsewhere.Gration also has some strong views of his own on national security, which may not always be perfectly in accord with Obama’s. Above all, he thinks there are far too many nuclear weapons in America’s arsenal and in the world, and he wants to accelerate the 2002 Moscow Treaty that called on Washington and Moscow to reduce their operationally deployed strategic warheads to about 2,000 by 2012.

[nicholetoms.com] 03-14-08 Sean’s Deployment: My nephew Sean Hammond deployed today for a 7 month tour to the Persian Gulf. For all who are reading this, please say a prayer for his safety and for his wife and three children he leaves behind.

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