Get Thee To The Recruiter
Jefferson at HotLiberty.com takes on chickenhawk Ben Shapiro in this excellent post and basically challenges him to enlist or shut up. Shapiro, like most of the more vocal Iraq war hawks, has never worn...
Tagged: Foreign Policy & Military & War
Ask John Ashcroft
Stuart Carlson of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has a pretty snarky political cartoon on our Asshole Attorney General here. Link courtesy of Patrice McDermott via the In Defense of Freedom mailing list.
Chest Thumping
Karen Kwiatkowski, my favorite retired Air Force LtCol on Holding Fire: Secretary of State Colin Powell tells us, "Those who are so critical of the administration might want to hold their fire…" He said...
Alas, He Lives
Brand spanking new victim groom Matt Hogan has posted again this millenium. The topic is: The "Effendi Theory" & Iraq: Leon Uris Goes Regional: One of the main people morally responsible for the mess...
No Iraq Ties to September 11
By the way, Mr. and Ms. Warblogger, in case you haven’t already read it elsewhere – Rummy, Rice say it isn’t so. Understand? Now, get ready. Here it comes. Are you ready? WE TOLD...
Don’t Forget to Pay For the Jello
Sandra Jontz writing for Stars and Stripes on Congressman: Wounded troops shouldn't be billed for hospital meals: Talk about adding insult to injury, said one U.S. Congressman. Troops wounded in combat in the nation’s...
Getting Away With It
Robert Higgs of The Independent Institute on How Does the War Party Get Away with It? If you see someone shuffling along the street, eyes downcast, a pained expression on his face, you may...
With Friends Like These…
Whenever I think about how many of my fellow Americans stupidly believe that Saddam Hussein was behind the Al Qaeda hijackings on September 11, I become quite disgusted and frustrated with the gullibility of...
Chemical Weapons Stockpiles in Georgia
Associated Press on Army to make first large burn of sarin: The Army said Thursday it will destroy about 800 gallons of sarin nerve agent at Anniston in the first bulk burn of the...
Military Service and the Chickenhawk Issue
I'd like to make my thoughts on military service as clear as I can, in case anyone misunderstood my stance on the current conflict in Iraq and the right of the people to hold...