This makes no sense: A general at Camp Pendleton has cut short the sentences of two Marines imprisoned in the Hamdaniya murder case and might do the same for two others. Pvts. Tyler Jackson and Jerry Shumate Jr. were released Monday by order of Lt. Gen. James Mattis, commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. …
What Is Going On With This Story?
Has anyone followed this story closely: When 24-year-old Ahmed Mohamed and 21-year-old Yousef Megahed appeared in court, there was no question in the prosecutor’s mind what this was all about. She says Mohamed was in possession of pipe bombs and materials that could have been made to make more bombs. Sherri Jackson who was Megahed’s …
I Know When I Am Beat
I was going to write a snide and condescending post (why stop now?) about the continuing absurd reactions to the latest Beauchamp revelations, but then I read this at the NRO: At this point, if TNR’s defenders engage this story at all — and providing they don’t simply accuse military investigators of coercing Beauchamp into …
It’s Official!
It is official! One hundred percent of soldiers, when asked, state that no, they do not want an Article 15: To your question: Were there any truth to what was being said by Thomas? Answer: An investigation of the allegations were conducted by the command and found to be false. In fact, members of Thomas’ …
Great Moments in Right Wing Reporting (Alternate Working Title- “I’m So Mad I Could Shrug!”)
Matt Sanchez, live from FOB Falcon: Despite the media coverage back home, most of the fifty or so soldiers I spoke with had never heard of Private Scott Thomas Beauchamp, and shrugged their shoulders when I mentioned the “Baghdad Diarist”. Not following the news too closely is normal on bases throughout Iraq and FOB Falcon …
More Good News From Iraq
So says the Inspector General Report (but you know the liberal media will be blamed for reading it and reporting about it): Iraq’s national government is refusing to take possession of thousands of American-financed reconstruction projects, forcing the United States either to hand them over to local Iraqis, who often lack the proper training and …
One Last Post
This topic is now becoming an obsession, but on the upside, Cindy Sheehan is not the topic. At any rate, can we please stop with the nonsense that Beauchamp’s writings put our troops in danger. Seriously. Marines at Twentynine Palms are in more danger of being hit by a drunken Lindsey Lohan or Nicole Richie …