Archive for the 'war' Category
After 7 Years…
…you’d think they’d have their story straight (h/t to atrios.
But prosecutor Timothy Stone, in an attempt to draw a link between Hamdan and the al Qaeda leadership in the first Guantanamo war crimes trial, told the six-member jury of U.S. military officers who will decide Hamdan’s guilt or innocence that Hamdan had inside knowledge of [...]
An Open Letter to Michael Gerson, Child-Killer
Dear Mr. Gerson:
I initally sent this letter to the address you make available at the Washington Post, michaelgerson@cfr.org, but since your secretary answered in your stead, I felt it would better to publish it openly. However, I do understand your reluctance to reply: I wouldn’t want to respond to anything that accurately pointed out [...]
National “Suck on This” Day
Via Atrios, today we celebrate National “Suck on This” Day, memorializing when foreign policy super-genius Tom Friedman opined… well just watch:
I think it [the invasion of Iraq] was unquestionably worth doing, Charlie.
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We needed to go over there, basically, um, and um, uh, take [...]
More of This Please
Obama bodyslams McCain and Bush.
It’s a beautiful thing to watch, whether you support Obama for President or not.
He ties the two together, than hangs an anvil on their necks, and then shoves them off the plank.
My mom, who voted for Clinton, called me up while Obama was live on TV. “OK,” she said. “I’m votiong [...]
The War
Via Gorilla’s Guides on-site, indigenous, and independent reporting from Iraq.
When I see pictures like this, I imagine “what if it was Sam?”
Right now civilians are fleeing the Sadr City slums because my country is bombing them, in a stupid and doomed effort to destroy the Sadr movement. Sadr, as you may know, [...]
Mission Accomplished! Law Day! May Day!
Today is the 5th Anniversary of Mission Accomplished Day.
Sure wish someone would tell me why the troops are still there if the Mission’s been Accomplished. What IS the mission now anyway?
Maybe this little girl knows.
Or maybe this little guy does.
And that’s not mentioning the 4,000 soldiers who came home in body bags [...]
Fuel Prices Fucking Families
Tell me about it…
Gas prices have gone up steadily in the last few days, jumping from an average of $3.42 Saturday to $3.44 yesterday in Philadelphia, and from $3.26 to $3.29 in South Jersey.
With gas prices jumping an average of 16 cents in two weeks nationally, they are as high as they were during the [...]
Ignore Him.
Yesterday, the NYT published the latest drivel from Doug Feith.
I didn’t even read it. Why should I? Doug Feith has been dead wrong about everything regarding Iraq. Right now, in fact, he’s babbling away on NPR. Why do they have this guy on to opine about the war? HE WAS WRONG ABOUT [...]
A Call to Patrick McHenry (R-Closetcase)
Via Atrios, it looks like we have another example of supporting our troops from Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC, oted closet case and possible murder suspect):
We spent the night in the Green Zone, in the poolhouse of one of Saddam’s palaces. A little weird, I got to be honest with you. But [...]
Why I Can’t Vote for Clinton (Or Anyone Else Who Enabled The War).
UPDATED BELOW
From Tim Kelly:
I don’t know if you knew or remember this guy, but Jay M., Mark M’s little brother (both of whom worked at Christie’s for a while with Joe K, Bobby Cocktails, etc.), is dead.
He was a smart, loveable fuck-up a couple of years younger than us who lived for years in Newport [...]
