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Military
Trump’s Inauguration and Upcoming Veterans for Common Sense Award Dinner
WMNF 88.5FM’s Radioactivity with Rob Lorei 1 -23-17 Coming up toady we’ll hear Florida This Week from this past Friday night on WEDU-TV where we talked about the inauguration of President Donald Trump. And we’re...
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Friday, we looked at the development of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, a multirole military aircraft that will supposedly herald in a new generation of military aircraft designed to replace...
Legal advice for veterans seeking benefits on Radioactivity Friday
On Radioactivity Friday we spent the whole hour with Richard K. Hurley, Jr. and David C. Cory, of the Cory and Hurley Law Group, a local law firm that specializes in cases involving active military...
Local veterans talk about the state of VA system ahead of presidential forum on national security
BY Rob Lorei In advance of Wednesday night’s forum with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on national security, we talk about the state’s Veteran Affairs’ system and whether we are doing enough for those who have served....
WMNF listeners comment on Donald Trump’s speech at the Florida Fairgrounds yesterday
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Thursday, we listened to excerpts from Donald Trump’s speech at the Florida State Fairgrounds near Tampa on Wednesday. Then we opened up the phone lines and email for listener comments....
“I Will Be With You, Whatever” (on Life Elsewhere)
Our headline is taken from the voluminous, seven-year official investigation into how and why Britain went to war in Iraq. Britain’s investigation by the independent Iraq Inquiry was unequivocal in its findings. Britain, like the...
“Really, really good” that Guantanamo detainee may testify about abuse: sister-in-law
Update Thursday 2 June 2016: Abu Zubaydah is in the courtroom today and is expected to testify. According to the Twitter feed of Miami Herald‘s Carol Rosenberg, another witness is saying that both he and...
By Rob Lorei There is a lot of concern about government spending and the federal deficit, with many people pointing the finger at social programs like SNAP.And while there has been many attempts to curtail access...
Special Operations industry conference in Tampa
It takes a lot of equipment to perform military special operations and a company could strike it rich by scoring a contract to sell to the Department of Defense; that’s why dozens of them were...
Anti-War activist David Swanson says Obama admin spends more than ever on war.
BY Rob Lorei On Radioactivity Tuesday our guest is David Swanson, an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director ofWorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books includes War Is A Lie. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org...
By Rob Lorei In this pre-Tax Day discussion on Radioactivity Thursday, we look at where our tax money is going and whether our government can spend it more wisely. Over half of the $1.1 trillion...
BY Rob Lorei Our first guest on Radioactivity Wednesday is Retired Marine Staff Sgt. Johnny Joey Jones, who suffered tremendous injuries that resulted in the lost of both of his legs below the knee. During his...
