KAREN NATIONAL UNION REJECTS SHAM ELECTIONS
Video of a Karen National Union leader rejecting the sham elections held by the military junta of Myanmar.
http://www.sofmag.com/karen-national-union-rejects-burmas-sham-elections

OBAMA PUSHES NUKE TREATY
Barack Hussein Obama is pushing the Senate to ratify the New START treaty with Russia in the lame duck session of Congress.
http://www.sofmag.com/obama-presses-us-russia-nuclear-pact

PUSH FOR SHARIA
James Simpson writes on the push for sharia law in the United States.

OBAMA DOD TO DISS VIETNAM VETS?
A report from the Washington Times claims that the Obama Administration is cutting back on the 50th anniversary commemoration of the Vietnam War.
http://www.sofmag.com/obama-defense-department-dishonor-vietnam-vets

MARINES AID TSA, BORDER PATROL
EOD Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma provided assistance to the Transportation Security Agency and the United States Customs and Border Patrol.
http://www.sofmag.com/yuma-eod-helps-tsa-border-patrol-training

HOSTAGE SITUATION IN NIGERIA

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MARINE CORPS!
The Marine Corps turns 235 today, to celebrations among Marine units across the globe. Happy Birthday and semper fidelis from all of us at SOF!
http://www.sofmag.com/marine-corps-birthday-cake-cutting

REPORT OUTLINES NEW MEASURES FOR SECURITY
A year after the attack on Fort Hood, the Army has released a report outlining new measures to improve security and to prevent future attacks.
http://www.sofmag.com/fort-hood-report-outlines-ways-army-improve-securi...

ONE YEAR LATER
In the wake of the attack at Fort Hood, the military is applying the lessons learned.
http://www.sofmag.com/fort-hood-lessons-promote-better-force-protection

DEFEATING THE IED
The Office of Naval Research conference featured new technologies to defeat improvised explosive devices.
http://www.sofmag.com/onr-conference-feature-new-counter-ied-technologies

HAQQANI SHADOW GOVERNOR NABBED

MAKE IT FIVE!
The International Security Assistance Force confirmed that a fifth Haqqani Network bigwig was killed during an operation last week.
http://www.sofmag.com/fifth-haqqani-network-leader-confirmed-killed-duri...

MEET THE OPFOR
One of the features of training units to deploy to a combat zone is the opposition force - or OPFOR.
http://www.sofmag.com/raider-battalion-provides-opfor-116th-cavalry-mobi...

NUMEROUS INSURGENTS WHACKED

2010 ELECTION
The Republican Party took the House, gaining over 60 seats. Sadly, former Marines and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans Nick Popaditch and Ilario Pantano fell short in their bids for the House. Their candidacies and their service to this great republic are greatly appreciated.

UAV STRIKES KILL 11
Suspected UAV strikes killed 11 militants in Pakistan.
http://www.sofmag.com/pakistani-officials-say-us-missile-strikes-kill-11

JOINT EXERCISE WITH INDIAN MILITARY

ELECTION DAY!
Today is election day - be sure to vote! If you have, help your friends and family vote!

BACK TO BASICS
Engineers from the 10th Mountain Division have been mentoring the Afghan National Army, and keeping the supply routes safe.
http://www.sofmag.com/combat-engineers-go-back-basics

NEW AL-QAIDA TACTIC
The cargo bomb plot points to a new strategy of al-Qaeda: Trying to use mail bombs to blow aircraft up in flight.
http://www.sofmag.com/cargo-bomb-plot-may-signal-al-qaidas-strategic-shift

ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW!!
Nick Popaditch and Ilario Pantano, former Marines and veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, are running for Congress in the 51st Congressional District of California and the 7th Congressional District of North Carolina. For links to their campaign websites, go to http://www.sofmag.com. Do not forget to vote!

THREE HAQQANI NETWORK LEADERS WHACKED!
In an operation Sunday night in Paktiya province, coalition forces killed three Haqqani leaders.

SUSPICIOUS PACKAGES INVESTIGATED
A series of suspicious packages in a number of states, including New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey has triggered an investigation.
http://www.sofmag.com/us-authorities-investigate-suspicious-packages-car...

A FELON WITH A GUN
Dave Workman discusses a situation where a bad guy got a gun, and how it inevitably leads to call to disarm the law-abiding who are potential victims of other bad guys.
http://www.sofmag.com/another-convicted-felon-gun

PAKISTAN DAWDLES