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Jan Helfeld, investigative journalist, asked continued to pump around $50 billion in Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) if he was against aid to other countries each year. foreign aid: Ironically, those countries who receive “No,” Graham said. “Smart foreign aid, I’m the most foreign aid from U.S. taxpayers are against giving money to dictators, but we must the ones who hate America the most. invest in the world. Africa, George Bush did a great thing by helping people avoid being deci- Here are the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid mated by AIDS and malaria. I do believe the who harbors anti-American sentiments accord- 1% of the budget we have in foreign assistance ing to a recent survey by the Pew Research Cen- needs to be maintained.” ter. “But foreign aid is redistribution of wealth right?” asked Helfeld. “No, it’s not,” said Gra- Egypt – $1.5 Billion ham. “It’s helping friends and allies at the time you need friends and allies.” Palestinians – $500 Million Reuters reported that the U.S. State Depart- Jordan – $600 Million ment and foreign aid budget escaped devas- Pakistan – $1 Billion tating cuts in a fiscal 2012 spending plan that Congress has approved, and according to the Huffington Post, the United States recently has continued on next page >>

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2 June 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected] attitude of “America first” that keeps During the 2012 Republican prima- Last year, Congressman Jeff Duncan in mind the consequences of inappro- ry, Ron Paul said, (R-SC) and U.S. Tim Scott (R-SC) spoke priate foreign entanglements and the “Foreign aid should be the easiest to a large crowd at a Tea party meeting buildup of national debt.” thing to cut. It’s not authorized in the in Greenville, S.C. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) echoes Constitution that we can take money TheGreenvillePost.com’s Joshua Bright’s statement when recently from you and give it to particular coun- Cook asked both Sen. Scott and Con- asked if he is in favor of taxing Ameri- tries around the world. To me, foreign gressman Duncan why the U.S. contin- can citizens in order to give it to aid is taking money from poor people ues to give 50 billion taxpayer dollars foreigners. in this country and giving it to rich peo- in foreign aid to counties who hate us. “I think there are ple in poor countries.” Sen. Scott said, “Until we get to that so many prob- Nobel Prize-winning economist Mil- point, myself, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and lems with that. ton Friedman said that “government others take a strong stand on question- And I think a lot debt is an unpaid tax bill and must be ing what do we get on the return on of Americans have paid by confiscating money from future investment for the money that we are a problem with that, workers or from private property.” giving out in this world.” too.” America has a $17 trillion dollar Duncan agreed with Sen. Scott and Concerned citizens con- deficit and Americans are disturbed elaborated further. tinue to voice their frustra- by their government continuing to “We must stop giving money to tion with the U.S. government print money to subsidize foreign pow- countries that hate us, they can hate funding countries with ties ers while stacking the financial burden us for free. We got to quit funding Is- to radical Islam and the onto their children and future genera- lamic extremist and radicals…if I had Muslim Brotherhood, tions. Americans are also disturbed by my way, we would not fund the Muslim while states in the U.S. the Obama administration not follow- brotherhood at all” Duncan said. continue to suffer eco- ing U.S. laws regarding foreign aid. nomically. Senator Graham’s Home Most corrupt countries receiving U.S. aid State Suffers Economically “It is time to stop those who get Recently Forbes.com called South Foreign Aid is away with acts of corruption. The Somalia Iraq Carolina one of the 11 ‘Death Spiral’ legal loopholes and lack of political Redistribution North Korea Uzbekistan states. will in government facilitate both of Wealth Forbes tells its readers not to invest, domestic and cross-border corrup- Afghanistan Turkmenistan In contrast to Graham’s statement buy bonds, or buy real estate in South tion, and call for our intensified ef- Sudan Syria above, South Carolina State Senator Carolina because its taxes are project- forts to combat the impunity of the South Sudan Yemen Lee Bright told theGreenvillePost.com, ed to increase in order to support all corrupt.” Libya Haiti “Foreign aid is, in the strictest the residents that depend on the gov- – Huguette Labelle, Chair, sense, a form of redistribution of ernment. Forbes’ math is simple. What Transparency International wealth, since it is a transfer of wealth gets you on this “death spiral” lists is from one group of people to another. when you have more takers than mak- As such, it should only be permissible ers, when you have more people de- EDUCATION when the action is vital to our national pendent of the government via welfare interests. For instance, we should not and government jobs than private sec- be in the practice of sending American tor jobs. Liberty-minded conservatives treasure abroad when the recipients are calling on Congress to stop funding are historically inclined to violent, other foreign countries with taxpayer Programs start University of Redlands anti-American action (i.e. the Muslim dollars, especially when the U.S. con- Brotherhood). There needs to be an tinues to sink deeper into debt. June, July and SeptemberAdult & Professional Education Temecula Campus

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Start today: www.marriage-fitness.com 4 June 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected] On-base fast food outlets get a reprieve from new wage rules From MilitaryTimes.com would close on installations across the The Labor Department has pulled U.S. and its territories, with a loss of back — at least temporarily — from nearly 5,750 jobs, many held by mili- new minimum wage rules that had led tary family members and veterans. several fast-food restaurants Concessionaires can’t to end their contracts increase their prices on military installa- on bases to offset tions and prompted increased labor others to possibly costs, because Covert operation of the follow suit. under most con- Labor officials tracts they can’t ‘secret handshake’ captured are “reevaluating” charge more than wage determi- is charged by The custom is as fleeting as it is elusive. In a matter of a split second, the nations for fast similar services entire exchange is over, and the people who witnessed the covert operation food workers within a speci- often never even knew it happened. A challenge coin, tucked in the palm of the and expect to fied radius of a United States president, is passed to a member of the military in a seemingly “reissue industry- military installa- ordinary handshake. For photojournalists who cover the president, immortal- specific fast food wage tion, according to an izing the exchange that takes place during that ‘secret handshake’ in a still determinations in the near April 10 letter to DoL signed image is something of a white whale. It’s exceedingly rare that clear photos of future,” according to a departmental by Reps. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., chairman such a delivery are captured. Yet, just two weeks ago, the feat was pulled off announcement sent to interested par- of the House Armed Services Com- twice — on consecutive days. ties and contracting offices. mittee’s personnel panel, John Kline, President Obama paid a three-day visit to California, and on his way out to At issue are recently implemented R-Minn., chairman of the House Edu- the West Coast, he stopped in Arkansas to meet with families there whose lives Labor Department rules for fast food cation and the Workforce Committee, were devastated by a recent outbreak of deadly tornadoes. Moments after the workers on federal contracts under the and 38 other lawmakers. president touched down at Little Rock Air Force Base, veteran Associated Press Service Contract Act that require an The lawmakers asked DoL to ex- photographer Susan Walsh managed to snap a photo of President Obama mak- increase in their minimum wage, vary- empt some military morale, welfare ing the hand off to Col. Patrick Rhatigan, commander of the 19th Airlift Wing. ing by region. and recreation and exchange opera- The rules also require payment of tions, such as fast food concessions, ENTERTAINMENT new, additional “health and welfare” from the wage regulations affecting benefits at a rate of $3.81 per hour. federal contractors on military bases. In a request for a waiver from these “Should these policy changes be ful- new wage rules regulations, the Navy ly implemented, we are concerned they noted that in six areas in Florida, Cali- will eliminate jobs, negatively impact fornia and Virginia, the increase in the recreational services on military bases, new mandated hourly wage ranges and limit the dining options for service from 72 percent to 76 percent. men and women on military installa- Last year, DoL decided that fast tions,” the lawmakers wrote. food workers under federal contracts Navy and Marine Corps exchange would be subject to these require- officials estimate a combined loss of ments, and included the codes in their about $27 million a year in profits as- wage determinations, although they sociated with food service sales alone. had not been in the past. DoL has now The companies aren’t paid by the removed the codes for fast food work- federal government; they rely on the ers from these wage determinations. revenue they receive from their cus- With those rules now removed, con- tomers, and provide revenue payments tracting agencies will have to submit to the exchange systems that help sup- an e98 request form to Labor officials port MWR programs. before they set wage and benefit rates for fast food workers in federal con- tracts. Meanwhile, Labor officials ex- pect to finish their reevaluation soon. In March, McDonald’s restaurants closed on three Navy bases, and Ma- rine Corps officials have said one will close on a Marine base. Another eat- ery, “I Love Country,” has closed at Na- val Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The majority of fast food conces- sions on Army and Air Force bases are unaffected because they are operated directly by the Army and Air Force Ex- change Service, not by contract. Russell Beland, deputy assistant follow secretary of the Navy for military man- power and personnel, had sent a letter us on to DoL April 8 asking for an exemption from the wage regulations. In that letter, Beland said Navy and twitter Marine Corps exchange officials esti- mate that unless relief is granted, up find our link at to 390 fast food concession operations militarypress.com For advertising information, call (858) 537-2280 • [email protected] June 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS 5 Jimmy Carter 1979 Jaguar 39th President of the United States Served from Jan. 20, 1977 to Jan. 20, 1981 “We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.” — Jimmy Carter

Walter Mondale 42nd Vice President of the United States Served from Jan. 20, 1977 to Jan. 20, 1981 Technology Sid Vicious, Sex Pistols • VisiCalc becomes the World events first spreadsheet program • USSR invades Afghanistan the country’s name is changed to • Sony introduces the • Margaret Thatcher elected Prime Zimbabwe Walkman at $200 Minister in UK • Pope John Paul II visits his • Voyager I photo re- • Ayatollah Khomeini returns to native Poland, becoming the first veals Jupiter’s rings Tehran after 15 years of exile and Pope to visit a Communist munist supporters seizes power in Iran country in North Carolina, white • 63 Americans taken hostage in • President Hasan supremacists open Inventions • Snowboard the American Embassy in Tehran al-Bakr resigns and fire killing five • Commercial • Dictator Idi Amin is deposed in Vice President Saddam marchers Cellular Network Uganda Hussein replaces him • Eleven fans • The in Iraq are killed at a Who Sahara • Egypt’s Anwar concert in Ohio Popular Desert ex- Sadat and Israel’s Men- • Three-Mile culture periences achem Begin sign peace Island nuclear • YMCA sues snow for 30 treaty accident occurs in Pennsyl- the Village People for minutes • 3,000 Iranian radi- vania libel because of their • The first cals, mostly students, in- • American Airlines song of the same black-led vade the U.S. Embassy flight 191 crashed and name government of in Tehran, taking 90 exploded in a field near Pope John Paul II • Sid Vicious, Rhodesia in hostages O’Hare Airport in Chicago former member 90 years • China institutes the of Sex Pistols, takes one child per family rule dies of a power to control exploding population heroin and over- U.S. news dose Ayatollah Khomeini • Population 225,055,487 dur- • Life expectancy 73.9 years ing • Salt II arms limitation talks signed by U.S. and USSR • During the “Death to the Klan” march organized by com- Top left: Three-Mile Island nuclear accident. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher, British PM. Below: The Village People.

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8 June 15, 2014 THE MILITARY PRESS www.MilitaryPress.com • [email protected] Marine is 8th living recipient of Medal of Honor By Richard Sisk, military.com The White House announced Monday that Marine Lance Cpl. Kyle Carpenter will become the eighth living recipient to receive the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor. On Nov. 21, 2010, while on guard duty in the Marjah district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Car- penter dove on a Taliban grenade to save another Marine. His wounds were so severe that he was listed as “P-E-A” (Person Expired on Arrival) when the medical evacuation helicopter got him to the aid station. Carpenter survived even though he flat-lined in the course of one of the 30 surgeries he endured during recovery. Corps names new Carpenter survived and on Monday the White House announced that he would be awarded the Medal commandant of Honor by President Obama at a White House ceremony on June 19. Marine Gen. Joseph “Fighting Joe” Carpenter, 24, of Flowood, Miss., will be the eighth living recipient of the nation’s highest award for Dunford has been nominated as the valor from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He will also be the third Marine to receive the Medal of next commandant of the Marine Corps. Honor since Sept. 11, 2001. The Defense Department an- nounced today that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel had nominated Dun- View your VA health record ford, who currently commands coali- tion troops in Afghanistan as head of the International Security Assistance on your mobile device Force, to be the 36th commandant. The VA Mobile Health Summary lab results, medications, allergies, in- after hospitalization. You will also be Dunford, 58, previously served as of Care App allows Veterans and their formation on past and upcoming ap- able to view lab results and graph the the 32nd assistant commandant of the Caregiver to view specific parts of pointments, progress notes related to data over time to monitor your prog- Marine Corps under Gen. Jim Amos your VA electronic health record on clinic visits, hospital discharge notes, ress. from 2010 to 2012. your mobile device(s). This App, one radiology results, and more – in one This App is not meant to replace During his 37-year Marine Corps ca- of the Apps featured in the VA Mobile place and from the convenience of communication and/or in-person ap- reer as an infantry officer, Dunford has Health Family Caregiver Pilot, helps your mobile device(s). pointments with your health care spent considerable time in both post- you and your Caregiver organize vari- You are able to customize your team. If you have non-emergency 9/11 combat theaters. ous aspects of your health care infor- Summary of Care App to see self-en- questions about the information in Dunford’s nomination must still be mation and gain an overarching under- tered data as well as records from your your Summary of Care, Secure Mes- confirmed by the Senate during a hear- standing of your needs and progress. health care teams about current medi- sage your health care team or call ing process expected to take place lat- With the Summary of Care App, cal diagnoses. Provider-recorded in- your local VA Medical Center. er this year. If he is confirmed, he will you are able to receive and view your formation includes clinical notes from For more info, visit mobilehealth. likely be installed as the next comman- VA medical information – including appointments and discharge details va.gov. dant this fall.

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