I don’t delete comments, I don’t ban people, you can say whatever the fuck you want about me in the comments and on the front pages if you are a poster, and it is rare (if ever) that I assert control here, but this is one time. I’m on the bottle, not quite Four Loko …
The Secret War in Laos Wasn’t a Secret to Laotians
This Glenn Greenwald piece about the helicopter attack in Iraq contains something that always sort of drives me insane about Americans and our concept of ourselves in the world: The WikiLeaks video is not an indictment of the individual soldiers involved — at least not primarily. Of course those who aren’t accustomed to such sentiments …
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More Wronger, More Louder
You know, going back to the Beauchamp story, you have to remember just how crazy this time period was for everyone. The wingnut narrative was in danger, and they just had to destroy Beauchamp for basically telling what everyone who has ever spent a day in uniform knows- all our troops are not angels, and …
Because I Can’t Believe No One Has Picked Up On This
I’m going to keep repeating it until someone notices. CNN’s current series Killing at the Canals, which focuses on the investigation and conviction of the Army NCOs who murdered detainees execution style and dumped their bodies into canals, is about the First Sergeant who commanded Scott Beauchamp. His name is First Sergeant John Hatley, and …
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Killing at the Canal
Not sure if you all caught it last night or not, but AC360 is running a series on the murder of detainees by several NCO’s that resulted in long convictions for the men (as it should). Unmentioned is that the First Sergeant who was convicted, John Hatley, was Scott Beauchamp’s NCO. CNN has never made …
Lexicon (A-Z)
Teach a man a fact, and he’s smart for a day. Teach a man to reason, and he’s a pain in the ass to his social betters for the rest of his life. # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U …
To the Moon
Today is the 40th anniversary of the Lunar landing, and I have already heard Also Sprach Zarathustra three times. I’m going to count how many times I hear it today. You know, I just can’t get over that Ralph Peters comment from last night. Beyond the fact that it is just sick, can you imagine …