Archive for the 'Military' Category
Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff says that the number of times the Mexican Military has stepped over the border into the U.S. without authorization has been overblown: Reports of Mexican soldiers frequently crossing onto U.S. soil are overblown, and many of the incidents are just mistakes, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said. Chertoff’s remarks followed [...]
By: Nick | Category Immigration, Military, Politics, War on Terror, World Opinion | 4 Comments »
Friday, January 6th, 2006
Ted Rall has an opinion piece up at Yahoo News. Basically, his point is that no one should be allowed to join the military until they are at least 30 years old, because before then they aren’t capable of making decisions about wars and combat. As I write this now, at 42, I’m a different [...]
By: Nick | Category Life, Military, War on Terror | Comments Off
Tuesday, December 27th, 2005
It seems that Ted Rall may have gotten angry at having been passed over as Soulless Bastard of the Year, so he published this lame attempt at humor: In the first panel, Rall equates the Palestinians with the Inn Keeper. In the second, third, and forth panels, Rall equates the Bush Administration with the Romans, [...]
By: Nick | Category Human Stupidity, Military, Politics | Comments Off
Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
I saw this story and just could not believe it was true: To pray — or not to pray — in Jesus’ name is the question plaguing an increasing number of U.S. military chaplains, one of whom began a multiday hunger strike outside the White House yesterday. “I am a Navy chaplain being fired because [...]
By: Nick | Category Military, Political Correctness, Religion | 1 Comment »
Monday, December 19th, 2005
The winner of the First Annual Conservative Dialysis Soulless Bastard of the Year Award© was a tough choice to make. However, a last-minute entry blew all of the others out of the water. Honorable Mention: Ted Rall Good old Ted was the front runner for most of the year. His tasteless, humorless, sick, and insulting [...]
By: Nick | Category End of the Year Roundups, Military, Politics, War on Terror | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 14th, 2005
Jane Fonda, 1960′s radical and used-to-be movie actress, was recently interviewed by email by the Washington Post. In this interview, she claims to have had “secret meetings” with military psychologists”: Fonda said “Winter Soldier” shows the psychological impact of the war on service personnel: “Starting with the Vietnam War we began training soldiers differently. In [...]
By: Nick | Category History, Jerks (Celebrities), Military, Politics, War on Terror | 1 Comment »
Friday, December 9th, 2005
Just when you thought Ted Rall couldn’t get any more vile, he pukes all over you with a stench heretofore unknown: Even if U.S. forces were not violating the rules of war in Iraq–torturing, maiming and murdering POWs, robbing and subjecting civilians to collective punishment, dropping white phosphorus and depleted uranium bombs on civilian targets–the [...]
By: Nick | Category Military, Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005
Two brothers, who have been sending American Naval secrets to the Chinese military for 22 years, have been arrested by federal investigators: A defense contractor charged with failing to register as a Chinese agent admitted passing data on U.S. Navy arms technology to China for 22 years, including information on next-generation destroyers, an aircraft carrier [...]
By: Nick | Category Conspiracy, Government, Military | Comments Off
Monday, November 28th, 2005
In yet another sickening demonization of the American Armed Forces, Ted Rall portrays our troops as thugs and indiscriminate killers. Well, despite what Rall states on his blog, I do not believe he loves our country, and I don’t think he gives a rat’s ass one way or another about what happens to our troops [...]
By: Nick | Category Human Stupidity, Military, Pictures, Politics, War on Terror | 33 Comments »
Monday, November 28th, 2005
What if you threw a party and nobody showed up? I think her act is getting tired.
By: Nick | Category Military, Politics, War on Terror | 2 Comments »
Monday, November 21st, 2005
Vice President Dick Cheney took the lead Sunday in defending the Bush Administration’s conduct of the war in Iraq: WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday said he strongly disagrees with a battle-tested congressman who advocates quickly pulling all U.S. troops from Iraq, calling such a proposal “a dangerous illusion.” But Cheney stopped [...]
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Friday, November 18th, 2005
America’s nuisance, Cindy Sheehan, just refuses to go away: WASHINGTON (AP) — Iraq War protester Cindy Sheehan and 26 other peace activists were found guilty Thursday of protesting without a permit near the White House. They were each ordered to pay $75 in fines and court costs, but Sheehan’s lawyer said he plans to appeal [...]
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