By VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A leaked confidential memo from the U.S. Justice Department says it is legal for the government to kill U.S. citizens abroad if it believes they are senior al-Qaida leaders actively engaged in planning operations to kill Americans. The 16-page memo provides…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH - Governor Patrick McCrory, was sworn-in Saturday as governor, ended his first day on the job with veterans at “A Salute to North Carolina Veterans” at the Hilton hotel in North Raleigh. The fundraiser was the first of its kind for the Veterans Leadership Council of…
By The Raleigh Telegram HIGH POINT – According to Congressman Howard Coble’s office, a North Carolina World War II veteran has finally received a medal from France some 68 years after the war ended. Coble’s office said that Joseph Kaper was presented with France’s Legion of Honor Medal on December…
By Michael Lipin, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram MIDDLE EAST – Israel’s Iron Dome missile shield appears to be passing its first major test, stopping hundreds of Gaza rockets from hitting Israeli communities in recent days. But that test also has revealed several weaknesses in the year-old U.S.-backed system.…
By The Raleigh Telegram ELIZABETH CITY, NC – The United States Coast Guard said that last week on Wednesday, November 14th, Coast Guard personnel from North Carolina rescued four people who were in trouble on a sailboat, after the ship lost control evidently after a rudder malfunctioned. The four people…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – To help offset costs, the United States Postal Service is increasing its stamp prices starting on January 27th, 2013. The postal service does not receive any funds from the federal government and relies solely on revenues from stamps and other services to help cover…
By Julie Taboh, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — A matched team of horses pulls retired Army Col. Robert Gambino’s flag-draped casket on a caisson at Arlington National Cemetery. For his funeral, the decorated soldier receives full military honors; a gun salute and an escort platoon accompanied…
By Michael Bowman, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – A U.S. general nominated to oversee the drawdown of American troops in Afghanistan by 2014 says a central goal of the 11-year war has yet to be achieved. Marine General Joseph Dunford says terrorists and their Taliban allies…
By Luis Ramirez, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram THAILAND – U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says the recent spate of scandals involving top U.S. generals is not a systemic problem in the upper echelons of the military. However, he has ordered a review of the military’s ethics training. Investigations…
By NCMH, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is presenting a three-part exhibit series titled North Carolina and the Civil War: 1861-1865. The series explores the four-year conflict that…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Singer and actor Kris Kristofferson will headline the annual “Salute to Freedom” Gala in Raleigh which is being held in honor of America’s troops on October 27th at 6:30pm at the Raleigh Performing Arts and Convention Center. Kristofferson was a an Army Ranger and…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Although it is not being widely reported in American media, the Libyan government is publicly stating that the attacks on the United States consulate office that left four Americans dead, including US Ambassador Chris Stevens, were definitively not related to an anti-Islam video produced in…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Although many people may know about the intriguing story of the CIA and the Glomar Explorer, a ship owned by Howard Hughes that was used to partially recover a sunken Soviet submarine from the bottom of the ocean in the 1970′s. However, another secret…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The CIA engaged in a top secret submarine mission in 1972 to retrieve a spy satellite film package from 16,400 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. In this interview at the Raleigh Spy Conference at the North Carolina Museum of History, we…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A noted former Central Intelligence Agency officer, author, and scholar who is intimately knowledgeable about Cuba and Fidel Castro, says he believes there is evidence that Castro’s government knew about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 ahead of time. Brian Latell,…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – At the Raleigh Spy Conference, director for INTERPOL’s Puerto Rico operations Albert Grajales talked about the modern terrorist, including famous villains such as Carlos the Jackal and how terrorism has changed over the years to become a global phenomenon. Since the unique event was…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Since the unique event was launched in 2003 by Bernie Reeves of Raleigh, the Raleigh Spy Conference has assembled current and past members of the intelligence community including speakers from the CIA, KGB, FBI, NSA, Naval Intelligence, INTERPOL, and other agencies from around the…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Spooks, spies, secret agents, experts in espionage, intelligence officers, Cold War historians, and others engaged in the field of spycraft will be coming to Raleigh later this month for the annual Raleigh Spy Convention. Organized by magazine editor Bernie Reeves, the event has drawn…
By NCDCR, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram SANFORD – See one of America’s most authentic Revolutionary War re-enactments on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4-5, at the House in the Horseshoe State Historic Site. The event was chosen as one of America’s Top 20 events for August in the southeastern U.S. by the Southeast…
By Ted Landphair, VOA, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – We call the Korean War of 1950-53 “The Forgotten War,” because most Americans were busy buying homes and cars and refrigerators and trying to forget World War II, which had ended a few years earlier. But much longer…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A former Air Force C-130 instructor pilot and program manager talked with The Raleigh Telegram about the deadly C-130 plane crash that recently killed four North Carolina Air National Guardsmen on Sunday, July 1st while fighting a wildfire in South Dakota. The former pilot is…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE – Lt. General John F. Mulholland, Jr. of Fort Bragg’s U.S. Army Special Operations Command has been confirmed by the United States Senate to be promoted to become Deputy Commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command located at McDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.…
By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – African American Marines who trained near Jacksonville, North Carolina at Montford Point were honored by members of Congress and presented with the Congressional Gold Medal just before the nation’s Independence Day to thank them for their groundbreaking service to their country. According to…
By Dr. Robert Moore, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – In a cruel irony of our 24-hour “news” sound-bite era, America’s polarized citizenry have become one of our gravest domestic threats. Contending factions claim their own “set of facts” about a range of subjects, from the deficit to healthcare reform to…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Last week, the North Carolina General Assembly hosted a special “welcome home” ceremony for soldiers from the 805th Military Police Company, who have been deployed overseas three times since 2001. The event took place at 12:30pm, Tuesday, June 12th inside the North Carolina Legislative…
By Zack Hill, The Raleigh Telegram TOPSAIL ISLAND, NC – The military presence in North Carolina is no secret to any of the state’s residents, but there are some significant armed forces events that have flown under the radar of the average North Carolinian’s historical awareness. One of those is…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE - According to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, detectives arrested and charged a Fort Bragg US Army soldier with breaking in to a local gun store and allegedly stealing $68,000 worth of guns early this morning, Monday May 7th. Arrested in the case was William David…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The North Carolina General Assembly will host a special “welcome home” ceremony for soldiers from the 805th Military Police Company, who have been deployed overseas three times since 2001. In addition, the General Assembly will hold a vote to honor Specialist Daniel L. Elliot,…
By Karen Tam, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Holleman brothers died 150 years ago, within a month of each other. Both were Confederate soldiers and were buried in West Raleigh. Because the West Raleigh area is slated for development, on Saturday,…
By The Raleigh Telegram FAYETTEVILLE – Two people close to the investigation into the disappearance of Fort Bragg soldier Kelli Marie Bordeaux have been arrested, but on unrelated charges, adding some strange twists to the missing persons case that has already received international attention. The Fayetteville Police are still looking…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – Today, Afghanistan and the United States have finalized a strategic partnership agreement outlining their relationship following the 2014 withdrawal of Western combat troops in the country. A statement from Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office says the deal was initialed…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – U.S. officials said Friday the four people aboard an American Black Hawk helicopter that crashed in southwestern Afghanistan were likely Americans. Military officials say all four people are believed to have died in the crash Thursday during bad weather.…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the “disgusting” photos of U.S. soldiers posing with the dead bodies of insurgents only highlights the need for a faster foreign withdrawal from Afghanistan. In a statement Thursday, President Karzai said an accelerated and…
By Luis Ramirez, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram QUANTICO – The U.S. military has recently reintroduced an electromagnetic beam to its arsenal of non-lethal weapons designed to break up riots like those recently directed at U.S. troops in Afghanistan. It has been cleared for use on the…
By The Raleigh Telegram SAN DIEGO - Members of the military may want to watch what they post on social media websites as a United States Marine is being recommended by a disciplinary panel to be kicked out of the military after making some disparaging comments about President Barack Obama.…
By Ted Landphair, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – More than 54,000 Americans died in the Korean War, or “conflict,” as it was referred to, from 1950 through 1953. Or died of their injuries later. Half a million South Koreans and other United Nations troops…
By Brian Padden, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – Afghanistan and the United States have reached a compromise on the controversial issue of night raids on Afghan homes by international forces. The agreement gives Afghan authorities veto power over planned operations and more say in the…
By The NCDCR, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram FOUR OAKS – In July the staff of Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will know if those are just stains on the floor, or the blood of a fallen Civil War soldier. A forensic team recently visited to examine the floors and…
By Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – Two high-ranking U.S. military commanders say Mexico’s violent war against drug cartels has moved into other parts of Central America and that Iran is increasingly trying to become involved in the area. Air Force General Douglas Fraser, the…
By The Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram AFGHANISTAN – In Afghanistan, a U.S. soldier has been detained after shooting Afghan civilians Sunday. Afghan officials report at least 16 dead, including nine children and three women. Several others were wounded. United States Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham commented…
