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More Military Suicides Than Combat Deaths Last Month

The Army is clearly spooked if they’re releasing this kind of info, and understandably so. The 24 suspected January suicides include seven confirmed and 17 still being investigated. Usually the vast majority of suspected suicides are eventually confirmed, and if … Continue reading

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Horny Soldiers Unite!

I don’t even know where to start. Soldiers: Magazine ban could hurt morale | Stars and Stripes GRAFENWÖHR, Germany – Legislation that would restrict the sale of certain men’s magazines on U.S. military bases around the world would be bad … Continue reading

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Ignoring Ike

A lotta people are going to rush to use this story as another way to attack Bush, but they’re missing the point. Yeah, he’s created an administrative culture that encourages this kinda thing, but he didn’t invent it, and it … Continue reading

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The Benefits of Occupation

It’s a rather grim thought, but valid nonetheless… spending this much time in Iraq is forcing the military to spot holes in their training processes. And I’d much rather they figure this stuff out on a stable front rather then … Continue reading

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Bush: Stem Cells vs. Warheads

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The Real Abu Ghraib

I have a number of thoughts about this… CNN.com – Iraqi government denounces Abu Ghraib abuse – Feb 16, 2006 Nevertheless, U.S. officials have said the pictures and video should not have been released, with Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman … Continue reading

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Enemies, Combatants, and Due Process

Articles like this only serve to confuse the issues at hand. The lines between different concepts and realities are blurred until you’re looking at a funhouse mirror representation of the situation. The “enemy combatant” concept is sketchy to begin with, … Continue reading

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Protests Galore

And the sanctimonious claptrap continues to flow from the anti-war crowd. I mean, good grief, people… thousands of folks who have never breathed free air a day in their lives are getting their first whiff of it on the wind tonight. … Continue reading

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Killing Combatant Kids

AlertNet: “When a young Iraqi boy stooped to pick up a rocket propelled grenade off the body of a dead paramilitary, U.S. Army Private Nick Boggs made a tough call. He unloaded machinegun fire and the boy, whom he puts … Continue reading

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Confusing Citizens, Governments, and Other Morons

John Hawkins: “I can’t speak for the British, but if France is threatened again, I don’t think they’re going to have to worry about any new American troops coming to help them and ‘fouling (the) soil’ of France in the … Continue reading

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