Category Archives: The War

Hypocrisy on wheels

Posted on January 3, 2007 | Comments Off on Hypocrisy on wheels

Tired of people who wear their politics on their vehicle bumpers? Visit the Concourse of Hypocrisy where the "no blood for oil" stickers grace some of the foulest gas hogs in Berkeley, CA. Where else?

Via Little Green Footballs.

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The worthless UN

Posted on January 2, 2007 | Comments Off on The worthless UN

Eye on the UN‘s recent tally of condemnations since the fall of 2006:

  • Condemning Israel for human rights violations: 25
  • Resolutions condemning human rights violations in any other state: 4 from the General Assembly’s Third or main human rights committee directed at Myanmar/Burma, Democratic Republic of Korea, Iran, Belarus

How about Sudan? Nothing. Syria? Zip. China? Nope. Saudi Arabia? Zilch. And so on.

  • Number of resolutions mentioning, let alone condemning, human rights violations by Hamas, Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad: zero.

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Ask. Tell. Enlist. Almost.

Posted on January 2, 2007 | Comments Off on Ask. Tell. Enlist. Almost.

He wants to wait until "a more effective strategy in Iraq" is arrived at but former Joint Chiefs chairman John Shalikashvili is ready to allow gays and lesbians to serve openly:

"I now believe that if gay men and lesbians served openly in the United States military, they would not undermine the efficacy of the armed forces. Our military has been stretched thin by our deployments in the Middle East, and we must welcome the service of any American who is willing and able to do the job."

It’s about time, and a welcome decision. 

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The Long War

Posted on January 2, 2007 | Comments Off on The Long War

As the Dems prepare to take over the Congress, there are reports that they (and a few Repubs as well) almost uniformly oppose sending more troops to Iraq. One could assume, given their "antiwar" base, that the Dems intend to retreat as soon as possible. Meanwhile the Long War continues, oblivious to their preoccupations…

"Iraq, which is often dissociated from the war, is a major theater for al-Qaeda, as both Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri have stated in numerous communications. Afghanistan has seen its bloodiest year since the U.S. invasion in late 2001. The Taliban and al-Qaeda have fought the Pakistani government to a standstill and have taken over portions of the country. The countries of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia and Bangladesh simmer, and continue to serve as support bases for al-Qaeda’s activities."

The rest of this handy roundup here. 

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Dispatches from Walter Reed

Posted on January 1, 2007 | Comments Off on Dispatches from Walter Reed

J.R. Salzman, a different kind of active-duty milblogger, the kind who was wounded by an IED in Iraq:

"I’m here at Walter Reed and I’m doing OK. I have surgery pretty much every other day. They are trying to close up my amputated right arm/hand, and they are repairing the smashed knuckles on my left hand. I’m in a lot of pain and it is making it hard to sleep and do normal tasks. It’s going to take a long time to learn how to do everything over again."

His wife is doing the typing now, as he has just three fingers left. Going to be worth reading, so bookmark it. 

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Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2006 | Comments Off on Happy New Year!

Retirement, I discovered in 2006, is good, if you keep busy. Set goals and meet them. Finish what you start. So far, I’m only procrastinating about as much as usual. Here’s to 2007–good health and good accomplishments, an end to the Texas drought, and success in the Long War!

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Huntin’ feral talibanis

Posted on December 30, 2006 | Comments Off on Huntin’ feral talibanis

If you’ve ever played Halo, you’ll recognize the terrain, the costumes and the weaponry in this video. But the audio is straight out of TNN Outdoors. And check out the Sandmaster foolproof lulu game call. Best bet: don’t have soda or any other liquid in your mouth when you click the play switch. You don’t want to ruin your keyboard.

Via Blackfive 

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