This letter should blow the doors off the inaction by the WH and the Pentagon regarding the abuse charges: Dear Senator McCain: I am a graduate of West Point currently serving as a Captain in the U.S. Army Infantry. I have served two combat tours with the 82nd Airborne Division, one each in Afghanistan and …
Good To Know
It appears there was no basis to the widely reported charges that a California National Guard unit was spying/collecting information on citizens: An Army report has cleared the California National Guard of allegations that it spied on citizens, accusations that triggered an ongoing state Senate investigation. The California Guard’s acting adjutant general, Brig. Gen. John …
California National Guard
The LA Times has a follow up on this story about he California National Guard that states that the authorities are launching an investigation into allegations of tracking civilians: U.S. military authorities Wednesday began investigating whether a California National Guard unit was established to spy on U.S. citizens, as about 30 demonstrators outside Guard headquarters …
Lot’s of Stupid Stuff Today
Seems like my birthday seems to be a focal point of stupidity (no surprise there), so here are several stupid things all wrapped up in one post. 1.) The first comes via Misha and is a visual: Syrian journalists on Monday, June 20, 2005, make TV images of the fence built by Syrian border soldiers …
Marine Readiness
The Boston Globe has a troubling story about the overall state of Marine equipment readiness over the next few years, including this fabulous information: Marine Corps units fighting in some of the most dangerous terrain in Iraq don’t have enough weapons, communications gear, or properly outfitted vehicles, according to an investigation by the Marine Corps’ …
Homeland Insecurity
Good thing we are taking the war on terror so seriously: Sixteen foreign-born construction workers with phony immigration documents were able to enter a nuclear weapons plant in eastern Tennessee because of lax security controls, a federal report said Monday. Controls at the Y-12 weapons plant have since been tightened and there was no evidence …
The Word From On High
I have been following this issue very closely, so I am glad to see that the military is taking it seriously: The Air Force has told its top commands worldwide to make sure officers don’t use their positions to advance religious beliefs, following criticism of religious intolerance at the Air Force Academy. An Air Force …