The army goes rolling along

Article Abstract:

Several themes that provide perspective on the political and military context within which the US Army celebrates its 231st birthday are presented with reference to years 1806, 1866, 1906, and 1956. In the spring of 1866 Congress passed a Civil Rights Act that prohibited racial discrimination by state or local authorities, placed enforcement in the federal courts and explicitly empowered US marshals to call to their aid such portion of the land or naval forces of the US, or the militia as might be necessary.

International Affairs, Dept of the Army, Racial Oppression, Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, United States. Army, Armies, Race discrimination

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Washington report: Defense authorization bill advances

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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2007 Defense Authorization Bill on May 11, 206 by a vote of 396 to 31 while the Senate version is still in committee. The Senate version provides $517.7 billion in funds for the military, which is $7.5 billion more than the administration requested and also includes $50 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Venezuelan vagaries: Chavez is flush with oil money and eager to spend it on weapons

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America felt that their worries were over with the taking over from Fidel Castro by president Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, but they underestimated Chavez who is amassing weapons with all the money earned from oil, which could set off an arms race, thereby posing an imminent threat to the U.S.

Public affairs, Political activity, Military aspects, War, Chavez, Hugo, War finance

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