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...celebrate Black History? The month offers a time to combat the myth that black people are not a part of and have not contributed to human civilization. The purpose is to see beyond suppression and revision of the historical record. Yet, the fullest appreciation of Black History Month requires the recognition that more than a month is necessary to celebrate and accurately portray the contributions of blacks to our culture...
...maintained a massive naval and marine base at Subic Bay until 1992, when the Philippine government refused to renew a lease agreement. So resented were the years of foreign domination and so unpopular was the United States’ presence that the Philippine constitution still does not allow foreign combat forces onto Philippine soil. While the United States and the Philippines conduct joint training missions annually, there remains a great deal of animosity amongst the Philippine people toward American combat troops. This is yet another reason that the American forces must remain an advisory body rather than a combat contingent...
...presence makes them a target for terrorists and for the local Muslim populace, which has been bitterly anti-American since colonial times. Though they are called advisers, the Americans will be going on risky missions deep into the jungle. "You're coming as close as you can to direct combat when you go out on patrol," says Michael Vickers, a former Green Beret who is an analyst at Washington's Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. "Sometimes even if you're trying to stay out of combat, the fighting is brought to you." That is exactly how the U.S. found...
Plenty of opposition politicians and ordinary Filipinos think Arroyo is being too welcoming to U.S. troops. Senior Filipino lawmakers question the legality of an "exercise" that brushes close to the constitutional ban on foreign combat and are worried that it is the first step toward re-establishing U.S. bases. Some analysts charge Arroyo with exaggerating Abu Sayyaf's strength in order to grab more American aid. And Muslim leaders in the southern zone fear the U.S. presence will reactivate mainstream separatist outfits...
...chance to ditch the bowl haircuts. After all, what's the point of feeling like a great soldier unless you look like a great soldier? This spring, the Pentagon will radically loosen the military's dress codes. It's not exactly like hiring Tom Ford to redesign combat fatigues, but it's a start. Notebook's suggestion: ditch...