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FORT MCPHERSON, Ga., (Aug. 24, 2005) - In 1975, the United States and its Armed Forces was still recovery from the post-Vietnam era. Disco music dominated the pop-culture scene, as a bright-eyed teenager from Glasgow, Mo., heads to his local Army recruiting station and raises his right hand to serve his nation. Thirty years later, the United States is engaged in a Global War on Terrorism in response to the terrorist actions of Sept. 11, 2001 and other acts of aggression around the world. Hip-hop culture is the rage in the world of music, movies and fashion, and that same...

Following the Presidents message to the world last evening, one of the Major Media's Geriatric Three(in his mid to late 60's, along with The old media guard of Rather and Jennings),Tom refered to the President as delivering an ulimatum to Hussein and his "kids". Still rocked by the 2002 Presidential Election outcome when the Network Three lost to GWB and not so fresh from private limosine service to Black Rock, Tom quickly realised his very poor choice of words (obviously a hold over from the Clinton "for the children"/"for the kids" era now in tatters). He quickly reminded the primetime...