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Category Archives: Military
Player Piano – Chapter 7
by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ELMO C. HACKETTS, JR., approached the Shah of Bratpuhr, Doctor Ewing J. Halyard, of the State Department, Kashdrahr Miasma, their interpreter, General of the Armies Milford S. Bromley, General William K. Corbett, … Continue reading
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Soldier I Just Spoke With
He walked into the mini-mart with his Class A uniform on, specialist, with three rows of medals and a mountain division patch. I asked if he was stationed at Fort Drum, he was. Asked if he was deploying to Iraq … Continue reading
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Information Dump
A. Scalia: “…proudest thing I have done on the bench…” HARTFORD, Conn. — Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia had some advice Wednesday for those who questioned his impartiality after he refused to recuse himself from a case involving … Continue reading
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Military to Society: “We’re staying until when now?”
Published in both the European and Middle Eastern versions of Stars and Stripes. The military’s voice is going to be heard throughout all of this, so when certain politicians and pundits pretend the word of the top general is the … Continue reading
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A Few Bad Apple Trees
Task Force 6-26, a unit whose name and location changes based on how much heat they’ve got on them at a given time, whether it’s the Pentagon, CIA, FBI or the slabs of meat known to most of the world … Continue reading
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Pat Tillman’s Parents Abandon Script
First Posted on 5/27/05: In the days since I first read this story, there have been a number of articles written that leverage Tillman’s parents’ statements to fit a larger argument against government secrecy. And while secrecy is part of this … Continue reading
Iraq Vet Mutilates Wife
He had said he was having trouble controlling his anger and didn’t like his wife going out and partying, said Michael Collins, a nurse and case manager at Madigan Army Medical Center. A day before his wife was found dead … Continue reading
Study: Army Stretched to Breaking Point
This picture is too funny! Army troops from Fort Riley, Kan., listen to President Bush deliver a speech about the war on terror during the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University Monday, Jan. 23, 2006 in Manhattan, Kan.. (AP Photo/Charlie … Continue reading
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Born Under Punches (Repost)
Having written this about 6 months ago, I was drawn back to it for some reason. Perhaps it’s the military theme of my writing this past week, but for anyone who hasn’t read it, I feel it’s just as apt … Continue reading
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Purple Heartbreakers
By James Webb, a secretary of the Navy in the Reagan administration, was a Marine platoon and company commander in Vietnam. IT should come as no surprise that an arch-conservative Web site is questioning whether Representative John Murtha, the Pennsylvania … Continue reading
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Body Armor Blues
Soldiers preparing for deployment to Iraq were told on Friday that the Dragon Skin body armor that some had spent over $4,000 on, could not be used once they touched down in theater. Penalty for using non-issue body armor ‘could’ … Continue reading
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Soldiers sue for reimbursement
These guys were, and continue to be screwed over in this situation. I haven’t had the stomach to tackle the whole body armor revelation from the Pentagon just yet, but this story surely kicks my appetite up a notch…in the … Continue reading
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Bush Administration Launched Secret Smear Campaign on Murtha
Came across this tonight, and it made sense as there hasn’t been a military commander yet who has come out against the congressman. The Bush Administration first attacked Rep. Murtha for his Iraq views by associating him with the filmmaker … Continue reading
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Bush Thinks He’s Your Father
“When you’re risking your life to accomplish a mission, the last thing you want to hear is that mission being questioned in our nation’s capital,” he told cadets. “I want you to know that, while there may be a lot … Continue reading
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Meet Sgt. Abe, the Honest Recruiter
Sgt. Abe’s Site
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GOP: “Attention freeloaders! The war’s over, get lost.”
Veterans Lash Out at Loss of Voice on Capitol Hill
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Harkin-Inhofe Debating AFN Programing
This is an amazing debate on CSPAN 2 right now. (Background) Last night was a prelude, but today the GOP has come back with an argument. The crux of their argument today is that there’s a 1,000,000 listener threshold – … Continue reading
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Anthrax Vaccine Horror Story
(This is a first hand account) A veteran of the Air Force was innoculated with the Anthrax vaccine while in the service. Among the negative side-effects he suffered, one was that his body went into anaphylactic shock. Now he’s out … Continue reading
Kerry’s Iraq War Speech
“In fact, while some say we can’t ask tough questions because we are at war, I say no – in a time of war we must ask the hardest questions of all… Our troops have served with stunning bravery and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military
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BREAKING: Barber Cancels Ed Schultz’s Debut on Armed Forces Radio
This is downright sleezy! I listen to Schultz, and his show is top notch.
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6 Iraq veterans seek seats in Congress, question Bush
Imagine that. Iraq war veterans running as Democrats. Alright everyone, Support These Troops!
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Something Else for the Pentagon Shreader?
Chavez: U.S. Plans to Invade Venezuela
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Army Again Baffled by the Obvious
The New Orleans deputy police commander, W.S. Riley stated that the National Guard rolled in to New Orleans and went to sleep. That they were playing cards while police, firefighters and private citizens were rescuing people and battling the armed … Continue reading
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Must See Video
Recruiting Righties on Campus – Jon Stewart/Christopher Hitchens – Coulter: New Yorkers are Cowards
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The CIA Becomes Reality TV
Torture, extraordinary rendition, Brewster Jennings, undercover operatives working at desks – my one question amidst all these revelations is simple. Why am I aware of it?