Matoaka Vet recounts Vietnam to Afghanistan service
John Cook, Matoaka High School Class of 1963, recalls a 21 year military career from Vietnam where he helped lead the Phoenix Program as an intelligence officer to Afghanistan as a 2008 senior advisor building police forces. He critiques limited goals and plans, noting civilian risk and opium-fueled funding.
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Afghanistan
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Florida
Matoaka High School
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Fort Benning
Cook
Gerald Ford
North Vietnam
Ford
Hanoi
Ministry of Interior
America
Taliban
United States
Karzai
Iraq no fly zone linked to Syria policy debate
The Obama administration cites the 2003 Iraq invasion as a symbol of risk in Middle East military action while weighing a no fly zone over Syria to curb Bashar al Assad. Experts argue to look at the 1992 southern Iraq no fly zone showing limited enforcement and mass Shiite persecution.
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Syria
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Barack Obama
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Saddam
Global cities race to shield coastlines from rising seas
From Bangkok to Miami, cities plan defenses against stronger storm surges and flooding as climate proofing grows costly. New York City's Bloomberg 20 billion plan illustrates the scale, while vulnerable areas with few resources face funding and relocation challenges amid U.N. talks in Bonn.
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Germany
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Miami
New York
Michael Bloomberg
U.N
Climate Talks
Bonn
Summer Food Service Program Planned in McDowell
The McDowell County Board sponsors the Summer Food Service Program offering breakfast from 8 to 9 and lunch from noon to 1 for children 18 and under at Sandy River Middle Mount View Middle Career Tech Center Bradshaw Elementary Fall River Elementary Southside K 8 WelchElementary Mount View High Athletics River View High Athletics Aug 5 9 locations and dates listed.
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McDowell County Board
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Fall River
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Sandy River
McDowell County Warrants Seek Public Help
McDowell County Sheriff's Department lists active warrants for multiple individuals including Sea Justice Panther Patricia Justice Billy Ray Justice Jr Anna Keen Melinda Kennison Thomas King Christina Lester Ellen Jean Lewis Seneca Lindsey and Lora Lockhart. Call 304 436 8522 with information or to surrender.
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McDowell County Sheriff’s Department
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Panther
Patricia G. Justice
Hensley
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Anna Keen
Squire
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P.O
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Capias
Seneca Lindsey
Lora Lockhart
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