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How the military will be affected by a shutdown
uniformed military service members will continue to work — but they won’t get paid until Congress appropriates the funds. Some civilian workers will stay on the job, but they, too, won’t see a paycheck until after the shutdown ends, Defense officials said Friday. Other civilians will be furloughed, possibly with no pay at all.
if any troops are killed in action after Oct. 1, death benefits will not be paid to their beneficiaries until a deal is reached. Defense contractors who have a fully-funded contract can continue to work, but new contracts would not be allowed unless they were needed to support essential activities within the department. All temporary duty travel after Oct. 1 will be canceled, unless it’s to Afghanistan, in support of foreign relations duties or related to protecting life or U.S. property.
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Absolutely Disgusting
Not only are they denying the death benefits for now, they refuse to pay for the families' trips to Dover to receive the remains of their loved ones. 26 fallen American heroes since October 1 and the gov't wouldn't pay for the families...
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CNSNews: 2010 Was By Far the Deadliest Year for U.S. Troops in Afghanistan—One American Killed Every 18 Hours Friday, December 31, 2010 By Edwin Mora (CNSNews.com) - With 496 casualties, 2010 was by far the deadliest year for U.S. troops fighting a...
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And While Obama 'deliberates' In His Cool Manner:u.s. Turns To Local Guns-for-hire To Guard Afghan Outpost
DANGER ROOM: The U.S. military is turning to guns-for-hire to guard one of its outposts in Afghanistan. But Blackwaters of the world, take note: simply hiring former G.I.s or American cops or even Nepalese Gurkhas won't do the trick this time. At...
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(meanwhile.....israel Remains Embargoed)
Ynet News h/t Michael: ITL Optronics awarded $10M US Military contract Israeli defense systems group wins its third contract with US ground forces since beginning of 2009; will supply American Military with state of the art electro-optic system via subsidiary...
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He's Bombing What. . .?
Look at that sign. Obama bombs tribs. Trib. Tribbing. His first gift to Pakistan. Bombed tribs. Tribadism. Look it up if you must. Just what the hell is going on over there, anyway. And why is the CTR1PA getting involved in such personal matters? I'm...
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