<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - west-point</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/west-point</link><description>Newsvine - west-point</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:51:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:51:32 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Housekeeper Who Stole a Bag of Frozen Meatballs Facing As Much Jail Time As Steubenville Rapist</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A housekeeper at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point is facing two years in jail for allegedly stealing a bag of meatballs. Estelle Casimir, 56, who had been working for West Point&rsquo;s food service company, Watson Services, for 28 years, was purportedly&nbsp;seen&nbsp;c&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17473816-housekeeper-who-stole-a-bag-of-frozen-meatballs-facing-as-much-jail-time-as-steubenville-rapist</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/26/17473816-housekeeper-who-stole-a-bag-of-frozen-meatballs-facing-as-much-jail-time-as-steubenville-rapist</guid><category>west-point</category><category>thief</category><category>us-news</category><category>violence-against-women</category><category>military-academy</category><category>steubenville</category><category>legal-justice-system</category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:27:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-20B44B449-D6BE-1DBF-89AB-D6D98EA664EB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-20B44B449-D6BE-1DBF-89AB-D6D98EA664EB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>      Pelosi Questions Patriotism Of Republican Army Veteran, Says He&amp;#8217;s Not &amp;#8220;On Team America&quot;</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Class act all the way.
Via&nbsp;Beltway Confidential:
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested that the sequestration fight is revealing that some of her colleagues in Congress are not &ldquo;on Team America,&rdquo; based on a comment made by Rep. Mike Pompeo, &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[AddictedToMe]]></source><link>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17137280-pelosi-questions-patriotism-of-republican-army-veteran-says-hes-not-on-team-america</link><guid>http://addictedtome.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17137280-pelosi-questions-patriotism-of-republican-army-veteran-says-hes-not-on-team-america</guid><category>politics</category><category>house</category><category>west-point</category><category>nancy-pelosi</category><category>minority-leader</category><category>team-america</category><category>rep-mike-pompeo</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Mar 2013 01:32:19 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome0EA90F32-6FA2-0D5A-9978-F71E14BEFAA1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="167" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=addictedtome0EA90F32-6FA2-0D5A-9978-F71E14BEFAA1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>West Point Think Tank Buries the Dynamite | Alternet</title>
<description><![CDATA[The CTC attempts to aim a blinding spotlight at the Racist/White  Supremacist Movement, the Anti-Federalist Movement, and the Christian  fundamentalist Movement and their potential for violence. While  exorbitant amounts of money and time were wasted on the CTC's flimsy,  tissue-&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></source><link>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16698982-west-point-think-tank-buries-the-dynamite-alternet</link><guid>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16698982-west-point-think-tank-buries-the-dynamite-alternet</guid><category>women</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>west-point</category><category>fundamentalist</category><category>fascism</category><category>crusades</category><category>usma</category><category>oath-keepers</category><category>usafa</category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:33:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nolagrrlF639A5BC-ABB8-C578-A9AB-E1FD2C8F6068.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nolagrrlF639A5BC-ABB8-C578-A9AB-E1FD2C8F6068.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>West Point study warns of violent Right Wing fringe. Right Wing fringe responds angrily.</title>
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The report warns of three categories of rightwing extremists that represent terroristic threats: &ldquo;[T]he Racist/White Supremacy Movement, the Anti-Federalist Movement, and the Christian Fundamentalist Movement.&rdquo;
The report notes that it focuses only on those groups &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603036-west-point-study-warns-of-violent-right-wing-fringe-right-wing-fringe-responds-angrily</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/19/16603036-west-point-study-warns-of-violent-right-wing-fringe-right-wing-fringe-responds-angrily</guid><category>us</category><category>terrorism</category><category>usa</category><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>west-point</category><category>united-states</category><category>republican</category><category>right-wing</category><category>far-right</category><category>islamophobia</category><category>radical-right</category><category>right-wing-terrorism</category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:30:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz07E309FA-C3D5-D0D8-2BBD-33BF996A3F37.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz07E309FA-C3D5-D0D8-2BBD-33BF996A3F37.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>New West Point Study Highlights Threat Posed by Far Right-Wing Groups In U.S. | Alternet</title>
<description><![CDATA[A&nbsp;new study&nbsp;from  a think tank connected to the West Point Military Academy highlights  the threat of violent far-right movements in the United States, leading  to the conclusion that, while diverse in in their causes, they are  similar in their use of violence to achie&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[nolagrrl]]></source><link>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16587421-new-west-point-study-highlights-threat-posed-by-far-right-wing-groups-in-us-alternet</link><guid>http://nolagrrl.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16587421-new-west-point-study-highlights-threat-posed-by-far-right-wing-groups-in-us-alternet</guid><category>politics</category><category>revolution</category><category>gop</category><category>government</category><category>west-point</category><category>militias</category><category>domestic-terrorism</category><category>crackpot</category><category>gun-nuts</category><category>armed-overthrow</category><category>tea-party-aryan-antion</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:51:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nolagrrlC05A25FB-4258-398D-DAEF-E8FF3809BC3F.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=nolagrrlC05A25FB-4258-398D-DAEF-E8FF3809BC3F.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf dies - Associated Press - POLITICO.com</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16197556-retired-gen-norman-schwarzkopf-dies-associated-press-politicocom</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/27/16197556-retired-gen-norman-schwarzkopf-dies-associated-press-politicocom</guid><category>military</category><category>saddam-hussein</category><category>colin-powell</category><category>west-point</category><category>uk-news</category><category>us-world-news</category><category>desert-storm</category><category>eurovine</category><category>president-george-h-w-bush</category><category>us-news-and-views</category><category>saddam-hussein39-s</category><category>retired-general-norman-schwarzkopf</category><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:55:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis33241115B6CFAD5-9966-9CF7-B7AF-3BB66E8C5E7A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="217" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=Phyllis33241115B6CFAD5-9966-9CF7-B7AF-3BB66E8C5E7A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="66" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>  West Point cadet quits military academy because of pervasive Christian evangelism </title>
<description><![CDATA[
When Blake Page announced this week that he was quitting West Point a few months before graduation, citing the overt religiosity on campus, he raised recurring questions about the pervasiveness and impact of evangelical Christianity within the ranks of the US military.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Soph0571]]></source><link>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/09/15792446-west-point-cadet-quits-military-academy-because-of-pervasive-christian-evangelism</link><guid>http://smd12364.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/09/15792446-west-point-cadet-quits-military-academy-because-of-pervasive-christian-evangelism</guid><category>religion</category><category>west-point</category><category>right-wing</category><category>religious-right</category><category>cadet</category><category>religion-in-the-military</category><pubDate>Sun, 9 Dec 2012 12:30:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd1236481D27CE1-6BF1-3A40-41FF-D574EE6C89D9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=smd1236481D27CE1-6BF1-3A40-41FF-D574EE6C89D9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Some thoughts on Blake Page, the cadet who quit West Point with only six months to go because of religious oppression</title>
<description><![CDATA[First, read this Associated Press (AP) article, here on Newsvine. &nbsp;Now, my thoughts...
Many Americans -- especially if they're current or former military, or have a family member who is -- have trouble seeing what is the problem. As Michael Weinstein, of the Military Religio&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></source><link>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/08/15780782-some-thoughts-on-blake-page-the-cadet-who-quit-west-point-with-only-six-months-to-go-because-of-religious-oppression</link><guid>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/08/15780782-some-thoughts-on-blake-page-the-cadet-who-quit-west-point-with-only-six-months-to-go-because-of-religious-oppression</guid><category>religion</category><category>west-point</category><category>graduation</category><category>quit</category><category>cadet</category><category>military-religious-freedom-foundation</category><category>michael-weinstein</category><category>religious-oppression</category><category>blake-page</category><pubDate>Sat, 8 Dec 2012 21:53:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Blake Page, West Point Cadet, Quits Military Academy Over Religion (VIDEO)</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A cadet quitting West Point less than six months before graduation  says he could no longer be part of a culture that promotes prayers and  religious activities and disrespects nonreligious cadets.
Blake Page announced his decision to quit the U.S. Military Academy  this week &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[douglasq]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[douglasq]]></source><link>http://douglasq.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15735557-blake-page-west-point-cadet-quits-military-academy-over-religion-video</link><guid>http://douglasq.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/06/15735557-blake-page-west-point-cadet-quits-military-academy-over-religion-video</guid><category>religion</category><category>prayer</category><category>west-point</category><category>the-constitution</category><category>the-military</category><category>cadet-resignation</category><pubDate>Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:32:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=douglasqA54029D7-BEEB-019A-2348-53E1D20E83EB.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=douglasqA54029D7-BEEB-019A-2348-53E1D20E83EB.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Religious Right Freaks Out Over West Point's First Same-Sex Marriage</title>
<description><![CDATA[As Towledroad observed on December 1, &rdquo; It is a happy weekend for Brenda Sue Fulton and  Penelope Dara Gnesin. Not only are they tying the knot, but they&rsquo;re  making history as the first same-sex couple to do so in military academy  West Point&rsquo;s chapel.&rdquo;
T&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15678764-the-religious-right-freaks-out-over-west-points-first-same-sex-marriage</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/04/15678764-the-religious-right-freaks-out-over-west-points-first-same-sex-marriage</guid><category>religion</category><category>west-point</category><category>pat-robertson</category><category>same-sex-marriage</category><category>gblt</category><category>military-academy</category><category>usma</category><pubDate>Tue, 4 Dec 2012 22:25:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite32F456B8-EF12-4670-8CF1-2EAEA9F42A97.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=brite32F456B8-EF12-4670-8CF1-2EAEA9F42A97.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>West Point Cadet Chapel Hosts First Same-Sex Wedding </title>
<description><![CDATA[
As her Aunt Sue and Aunt Penny became the first same-sex couple to marry at West Point Military Academy's Cadet Chapel, 15-year-old Amanda Fulton thought she should have gone with waterproof mascara as she felt tears run down her cheeks.
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"When you're a kid, it's so eas&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Josh of Arc]]></source><link>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15650345-west-point-cadet-chapel-hosts-first-same-sex-wedding</link><guid>http://josh-of-arc.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/03/15650345-west-point-cadet-chapel-hosts-first-same-sex-wedding</guid><category>marriage</category><category>civil-rights</category><category>west-point</category><category>us-news</category><category>homosexuality</category><category>lgbt</category><category>equal-rights</category><pubDate>Mon, 3 Dec 2012 21:29:39 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-of-arc442C4766-8506-F0E5-B2D6-F9B23F6B0895.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="301" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=josh-of-arc442C4766-8506-F0E5-B2D6-F9B23F6B0895.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="91" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chapel at West Point military base hosts its first ever same-sex wedding in the wake of President Obama's lifting of 'Don't ask, don't tell' policy  |</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Cadet Chapel, the landmark Gothic church that is a center for spiritual life at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, hosted its first same-sex wedding on Saturday.
Penelope Gnesin and Brenda Sue Fulton, a West Point graduate, were exchanging vows in the regal church in an &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/02/15608805-chapel-at-west-point-military-base-hosts-its-first-ever-same-sex-wedding-in-the-wake-of-president-obamas-lifting-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/02/15608805-chapel-at-west-point-military-base-hosts-its-first-ever-same-sex-wedding-in-the-wake-of-president-obamas-lifting-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-policy</guid><category>marriage</category><category>military</category><category>west-point</category><category>us-news</category><category>lesbians</category><category>u-s-news</category><category>dadt</category><category>president-obama</category><pubDate>Sun, 2 Dec 2012 05:48:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2E2167E9A-6FC4-04D9-0C9F-B32DF0B97B7D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="185" width="308" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2E2167E9A-6FC4-04D9-0C9F-B32DF0B97B7D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>First  same-sex marriage being celebrated Saturday at West Point's Cadet Chapel | Fox News</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></source><link>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15599029-first-same-sex-marriage-being-celebrated-saturday-at-west-points-cadet-chapel-fox-news</link><guid>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/01/15599029-first-same-sex-marriage-being-celebrated-saturday-at-west-points-cadet-chapel-fox-news</guid><category>army</category><category>gay-marriage</category><category>lesbian</category><category>west-point</category><category>us-news</category><category>chapel</category><category>first-time-gay-marriage</category><pubDate>Sat, 1 Dec 2012 17:36:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dochollidaye2353A341-0960-BD54-CD5F-B01C945056CC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="179" width="320" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dochollidaye2353A341-0960-BD54-CD5F-B01C945056CC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Military Academies Adjusting to Repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' - NYTimes.com</title>
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Colonel Gary A. Packard Jr., who directs the Department of Behavioral Science and Leadership at the Air Force Academy and co-wrote a recent report on the effect of the repeal on the armed services, said that the transition has gone remarkably well at the military academies.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[spiffie]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[spiffie]]></source><link>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15245972-military-academies-adjusting-to-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-nytimescom</link><guid>http://spiffie.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/17/15245972-military-academies-adjusting-to-repeal-of-dont-ask-dont-tell-nytimescom</guid><category>military</category><category>west-point</category><category>air-force-academy</category><category>us-news</category><category>naval-academy</category><category>dadt</category><pubDate>Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:58:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> West Point Cadet&amp;#8217;s Petition to Stop Mandatory Participation in Religious Events | This Week in Christian Nationalism</title>
<description><![CDATA[After being denied a request to be excused from an event that included  religious ceremonies, West Point Cadet Blake Page has started a petition  to the Department of Defense to &ldquo;Stop requiring service members to attend mandatory religious ceremonies.&rdquo; Blake is also a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></source><link>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617077-west-point-cadets-petition-to-stop-mandatory-participation-in-religious-events-this-week-in-christian-nationalism</link><guid>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/22/14617077-west-point-cadets-petition-to-stop-mandatory-participation-in-religious-events-this-week-in-christian-nationalism</guid><category>politics</category><category>west-point</category><category>mandiatory</category><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:00:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Iraqi woman's father testifies at Johnson's trial - Europe - Stripes</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Doc Hollidaye]]></source><link>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12189855-iraqi-womans-father-testifies-at-johnsons-trial-europe-stripes</link><guid>http://dochollidaye.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/12/12189855-iraqi-womans-father-testifies-at-johnsons-trial-europe-stripes</guid><category>west-point</category><category>us-news</category><category>brigade-combat-team</category><category>johnson-iii</category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:07:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dochollidaye695DF2B8-39C9-5E24-8A56-5E561D1C3106.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="74" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dochollidaye695DF2B8-39C9-5E24-8A56-5E561D1C3106.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="23" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Counterinsurgency isn't dead...yet </title>
<description><![CDATA[The death of counterinsurgency continues. According to the&nbsp;New York Times, the relative merits of the doctrine, with its relative ineffectiveness in Afghanistan, is driving a rethink among West Point&rsquo;s nerds of militarism. (I use the term &ldquo;nerd&rdquo; as an acade&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[JayMack]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[JayMack]]></source><link>http://jaymack.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12014968-counterinsurgency-isnt-deadyet</link><guid>http://jaymack.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12014968-counterinsurgency-isnt-deadyet</guid><category>iraq</category><category>afghanistan</category><category>politics</category><category>military</category><category>west-point</category><category>obama</category><category>vietnam</category><category>coin</category><category>nyt</category><category>counterinsurgency</category><category>gen-allen</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2012 01:38:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>  Cops gun down man for legally carrying firearm</title>
<description><![CDATA[Erik Scott was a West Point graduate who went on to serve honorably in the Army, get his MBA from Duke and establish a lucrative career in real estate and as a sales rep for a medical device company. He was 38 years old when he was gunned down in portico of a Las Vegas area Costc&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jetmech55]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jetmech55]]></source><link>http://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12014082-cops-gun-down-man-for-legally-carrying-firearm</link><guid>http://jmhjetmech.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/01/12014082-cops-gun-down-man-for-legally-carrying-firearm</guid><category>air-force</category><category>west-point</category><category>las-vegas</category><category>us-news</category><category>aviation-week</category><category>loss-prevention-officer</category><category>erik-scott</category><category>las-vegas-mpd</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 23:54:52 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title> A Day to Remember Our Fallen</title>
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On Memorial Day, many Americans have a barbeque, spend the day in a department store looking for sales, or otherwise enjoy a day off work. What often does not happen is a reflection on the true meaning of the holiday.
Memorial Day is intended to be a day of remembrance for tho&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Cornhusker4Palin]]></source><link>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/28/11913957-a-day-to-remember-our-fallen</link><guid>http://cornhusker4palin.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/28/11913957-a-day-to-remember-our-fallen</guid><category>america</category><category>military</category><category>west-point</category><category>service</category><category>us-news</category><category>memorial-day</category><category>memorial-service</category><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2012 07:36:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinB1ADFB10-2E51-F576-4DF1-7B86B56F7194.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="222" width="175" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=cornhusker4palinB1ADFB10-2E51-F576-4DF1-7B86B56F7194.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="152" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Former Student Claims U.S. Naval Academy Had 'Zero Tolerance' for Rape Victims </title>
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In 2007, Annie Kendzior received exciting news. As a high-school junior and one of the best soccer players in the country, she had netted an offer of an early appointment to the prestigious U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Congressman Kenny Marchand, who represents Kendzior&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[euterpe-1641499]]></source><link>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11538677-former-student-claims-us-naval-academy-had-zero-tolerance-for-rape-victims</link><guid>http://euterpe-1641499.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/04/11538677-former-student-claims-us-naval-academy-had-zero-tolerance-for-rape-victims</guid><category>rape</category><category>west-point</category><category>civil-liberties</category><category>us-news</category><category>naval-academy</category><category>womens-rights</category><category>usna</category><category>date-rape</category><category>military-culture</category><category>abuse-against-women</category><category>service-women-s</category><category>aptitude-chronology</category><category>annie-kendzior</category><pubDate>Fri, 4 May 2012 14:44:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D31EBD62-75B3-837F-16B9-9356E899BB00.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="133" width="200" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=euterpe-1641499D31EBD62-75B3-837F-16B9-9356E899BB00.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>U.S. to release bin Laden files - Xinhua | English.news.cn</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Phyllis-3324111]]></source><link>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11478751-us-to-release-bin-laden-files-xinhua-englishnewscn</link><guid>http://phyllis3324111.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/30/11478751-us-to-release-bin-laden-files-xinhua-englishnewscn</guid><category>military</category><category>muslims</category><category>west-point</category><category>anti-war</category><category>al-qaeda</category><category>counterterrorism</category><category>us-world-news</category><category>the-war-room</category><category>successful-solutions</category><category>john-brennan</category><category>spare-islam</category><category>nin-laden</category><pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 03:18:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Betrayal of Trust? Allegations of rape at West Point, Annapolis - CNN.com</title>
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&nbsp;Karley Marquet and Annie Kendzior said they enrolled at two of the nation's most prestigious military academies to serve their country and become military officers. Instead, they claim, they were raped -- and their military careers are now over.
In a lawsuit filed in U.S&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Zero-]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Zero-]]></source><link>http://captace23.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11352353-betrayal-of-trust-allegations-of-rape-at-west-point-annapolis-cnncom</link><guid>http://captace23.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/23/11352353-betrayal-of-trust-allegations-of-rape-at-west-point-annapolis-cnncom</guid><category>west-point</category><category>special-victims-unit</category><category>air-force-academy</category><category>ivy-league</category><category>naval-academy</category><category>federal-court</category><category>military-academy</category><category>kyra-phillips</category><category>but-kendzior</category><category>but-marquet</category><pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:12:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=captace23AC7BD93F-D50A-0A59-A831-58D7F3A27F9D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="120" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=captace23AC7BD93F-D50A-0A59-A831-58D7F3A27F9D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tommy Lee Jones May Direct Indian College Football Drama for AMC - The Game of the Century</title>
<description><![CDATA[AMC will be producing a new series, with the possibility of Tommy Lee Jones directing it.
It will be the story of Carlisle Indian School, in the 1910/1915&nbsp; they were one of the powerhouses of college football.
A small school with a total enrollment of 1100 students they pl&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kavika]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kavika]]></source><link>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10911228-tommy-lee-jones-may-direct-indian-college-football-drama-for-amc-the-game-of-the-century</link><guid>http://kavika.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/28/10911228-tommy-lee-jones-may-direct-indian-college-football-drama-for-amc-the-game-of-the-century</guid><category>entertainment</category><category>football</category><category>west-point</category><category>carlisle</category><category>jim-thorpe</category><category>dwight-david-eisenhower</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 02:03:59 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>West Point Announces That Islamophobic General Has Withdrawn From Prayer Breakfast</title>
<description><![CDATA[Just four days after ThinkProgress reported that the United States military academy at West Point was planning to host an Islamophobic general as its featured speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast, that general has now pulled out of the event.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[SuperSaiyan]]></source><link>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10274284-west-point-announces-that-islamophobic-general-has-withdrawn-from-prayer-breakfast</link><guid>http://supersaiyan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10274284-west-point-announces-that-islamophobic-general-has-withdrawn-from-prayer-breakfast</guid><category>west-point</category><category>us-news</category><category>lt-general-boykin</category><category>lt-general-boykin-withdrawing-from-west-point-prayer-breakfast</category><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:36:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan8DD0EB2D-33E2-61E9-F28A-9A6D14B4418B.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="189" width="210" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=SuperSaiyan8DD0EB2D-33E2-61E9-F28A-9A6D14B4418B.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="108" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Veterans Call On West Point To Cancel Planned Speech By Islamophobic General </title>
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On Feb 8, 2012, the United States Military Academy at West Point is planning to host a National Prayer Breakfast featuring ret. Lt. Gen.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[redsfan]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[redsfan]]></source><link>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242684-veterans-call-on-west-point-to-cancel-planned-speech-by-islamophobic-general</link><guid>http://redsfan.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/26/10242684-veterans-call-on-west-point-to-cancel-planned-speech-by-islamophobic-general</guid><category>politics</category><category>west-point</category><category>islam</category><category>hate-speech</category><category>bigotry</category><category>boykin</category><category>right-wing-lies</category><category>islamaphobia</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:31:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanBBD6A818-7510-4A91-CA41-9CA51D3A8BC5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="189" width="210" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=redsfanBBD6A818-7510-4A91-CA41-9CA51D3A8BC5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="108" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>