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Military Kosher Meal Shortage Makes Headlines

11 February 2014 JD

Agudath Israel of America, an “Orthodox umbrella group,” recently highlighted that the Defense Logistics Agency (which orders supplies for the military) had dropped a solicitation for kosher MREs (but kept the one for halal meals). Facing implications they were running out of kosher MREs, the military responded:

“DLA Troop Support has sufficient stock of Kosher Read more

Government and Religion

Numbers on US Contributions to Libyan Civil War

26 August 2011 JD

The Stars and Stripes published a “by the numbers” of the US efforts to support the rebels in Libya. Among the list:

19,877 total sorties (5,357 U.S. sorties)
262 U.S. strike sorties that dropped ordnance
101 predator drone strikes
$896 million in total cost to the U.S. (through July 31)
$222 million in U.S. arms and fuel sales to participating allies
$12.5 million in non-lethal U.S. aid (food, medical supplies, etc.)
120,000 Halal ready-to-eat meals (delivered to Benghazi in May)

It seems the US military was accommodating even to the (at least perceived) religious needs of the rebels in Libya.

Government and Religion