Let’s see what the minority leader has to say today: Now let’s have a look at exactly what Boehner has said: “One generation of Americans after another has answered the call of duty without fail. These brave men and women call themselves veterans. We call them heroes. Today, we renew our commitment to repaying the […]
Following up on Christian Coin-gate that I reported on yesterday, the Army is now conducting an investigation: The US military said on Friday it was probing complaints that marines handed out coins inscribed with a verse from the Bible to a group of Sunni Muslims in Iraq, sparking outrage among local residents. It said a […]
We are conducting a “crusade”: At the western entrance to the Iraqi city of Fallujah Tuesday, Muamar Anad handed his residence badge to the U.S. Marines guarding the city. They checked to be sure that he was a city resident, and when they were done, Anad said, a Marine slipped a coin out of his […]
Or is it how he equates himself with the terrorists: Hundreds of U.S. Marines have been killed or injured by roadside bombs in Iraq because Marine Corps bureaucrats refused an urgent request in 2005 from battlefield commanders for blast-resistant vehicles, an internal military study concludes. The study, written by a civilian Marine Corps official and […]
Yesterday our defense secretary, Robert Gates, blamed NATO for the problems in Afghanistan. Needless to say they didn’t take to kindly to that criticism and now Gates is trying to save face: Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday that sending U.S. Marines to Afghanistan will keep pressure on the Taliban and doesn’t “reflect dissatisfaction” with […]
They are worried about the upcoming spring offensive by the Taliban. I wonder why we only fight when they fight. Shouldn’t we make a year round focus on getting those who attack us, instead of an “on demand” tactic?
The Marines have picked an interesting route in the case of anti-war activist Adam Kokesh: A military panel recommended that an Iraq war veteran who wore his uniform during an anti-war protest should lose his honorable discharge status, brushing away his claims that he was exercising his right to free speech. Marine Cpl. Adam Kokesh, […]
They call it a press conference, but we all know it is a lie conference, where Bush exhibits his contempt for the American people by flat out telling them lies. He must really think we are a bunch of stupid people. First off Think Progress brings us this very interesting fact: During the reign of […]
This has a real potential to become a fire storm: Fifteen British Marines on patrol in the Persian Gulf have been “seized” by the Iranian navy, the British Ministry of Defense said. The Marines were “engaged in routine boarding operations of merchant shipping in Iraqi territorial waters,” the ministry said in a statement on Friday. […]