Archive for the ‘Military’ Category
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Right now we’re quagmired in two countries. Make that three if you count Pakistan. North Korea has the world on edge. We have tens of thousands of disabled and neglected soldiers and veterans.
With so much going on, guess what issue the American Legion is most worked up ...
Posted in Military | 6 Comments »
Thursday, May 7th, 2009
"My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over." Gerald Ford spoke those words after being sworn in to replace a disgraced Richard Nixon. One of his first acts in office was to pardon Nixon under the guise of trying to reunite the nation after a very wrenching era. It ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Iraq War, Legal News, Politics | 17 Comments »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
This could be just the beginning of a long bloody war between pirates and the rest of the world. But for now, we’ve won a battle. This article from three days ago shows what an awkward situation the United States (and the rest of the world) was caught ...
Posted in Barack, Military, World News | 22 Comments »
Thursday, April 9th, 2009
For years the CIA has refused to admit that they were “rendering” terrorist suspects to foreign prisons so they could be tortured. They still haven’t admitted to this practice. “Moi???” “America Does Not Torture!”
But now they promise not to do it any more.
And speaking of rendering and ...
Posted in Military, Miscellaneous | 8 Comments »
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Oh Happy Day! He just finished signing the executive order to close Gitmo within one year of today. He also signed an E.O that disallows torture of prisoners. From MSNBC:
Moving quickly to reverse his predecessor's policies on the treatment of terror suspects, President Barack Obama on Thursday signed an executive ...
Posted in Military, human rights | 19 Comments »
Saturday, January 17th, 2009
As we bid a final "Good Riddance" to the Bumbler-In-Chief, a little retrospective at his "legacy" is hard to resist. Yes, George W. Bush may be headed back to the obscurity of his Texas ranch...but his "legacy" will haunt us for decades...
Click here to watch the movie.
(cross posted at Common Sense)
Posted in BIO, Bush, Economics, George W. Bush, Iraq, Iraq War, Katrina, Politics, President | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008
The Great Shoe War is continuing at a fever pitch as late-night comics and Iraqis on the street jump on the Wingtip Bandwagon. Although I personally understood the desire to pitch a pair at the man, the Iraqi relief pitcher was wrong to do it. That's no way to behave ...
Posted in Bush, George W. Bush, IDIOT, Iraq War, Political, Politics, President, Quagmire, War, World News | 20 Comments »
Thursday, December 4th, 2008
A year ago everyone thought Iraq would be the big issue of 2008. McCain bolstered his position by emulating Yosemite Sam's fine wartime performance while Obama emphasized how unlike Shrub he was by speaking in complete sentences. In the end, the economy won out - mostly because it's hard to ...
Posted in Barack, Budget, Economics, Iraq War, Obama, Political, Politics, War | No Comments »
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Our own heart, and not other men's opinion, form our true honor." -- Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Today is a big day for a few, proud people. To all the US Marines reading today, including our own USMC-Retired, Liberal Jarhead, thank you for all you do and have done. Thank you for ...
Posted in Military | 4 Comments »
Friday, October 10th, 2008
From Jurist:
US military officers feared for the mental health of alleged terrorism detainees held in isolation in the US, according to documents received through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and released Wednesday by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) . The materials released Wednesday are a collection of heavily ...
Posted in Civil Rights, Iraq War, Middle East, Torture, corruption | No Comments »
