Army line officers are still waiting for those Karistan Magic Carpets promised by the Pentagon.
Thursday, March 20th, 2008*
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The Straight-Talk Express just had another bus plunge.
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008McCain advisers lobbied for Airbus
March 11, 2008 - 5:57am
By JIM KUHNHENN and MATTHEW DALY
Top current advisers to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign last year lobbied for a European plane maker that beat Boeing to a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract, taking sides in a bidding fight that McCain has tried to referee for more […]
Fallon told Petraeus that he considered him to be “an a$$-kissing little chickens**t” and added…
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008“I hate people like that,” the sources say. That remark reportedly came after Petraeus began the meeting by making remarks that Fallon interpreted as trying to ingratiate himself with a superior.
Gareth Porter, Asia Times, September 14, 2007
March 11, 2008
Top U.S. Commander in Mideast to Retire Early
By THOM SHANKER and DAVID STOUT
WASHINGTON — Adm. William J. […]
The man who mockingly cried, “Please don’t kill me,” about a woman he was to send to her execution places the psyches of American GIs at risk.
Saturday, March 8th, 2008March 9, 2008
Bush Uses Veto on C.I.A. Tactics to Affirm Legacy
By STEVEN LEE MYERS
The New York Times
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Saturday further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to shut down a Congressional effort to limit the Central Intelligence Agency’s latitude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation […]
SDI is great as long as no one attacks us during a rainstorm.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008February 21, 2008
Officials Review Weather to Plan Shooting Down of Satellite
By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — The many moving parts of a mission to shoot down a dying spy satellite with an antimissile interceptor lined up Wednesday after the space shuttle Atlantis returned to Earth, officials said.
Military officials reviewed the weather in the Pacific Ocean to determine […]
This makes the venality of the Civil War purchasing process look commendable.
Friday, February 15th, 2008Study: Lack of MRAPs Cost Marine Lives
By RICHARD LARDNER – 6 hours ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 […]
With Dick ‘n W at the helm, surge or no surge, we’re still in trouble.
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008THE NEW YORK TIMES
February 1, 2008
Military Is Called Unprepared for Attack
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States military is not prepared for a catastrophic attack on the country, and National Guard forces do not have the equipment or training they need for the job, according to a new report.
The study of the military’s […]
“Well, I, uh, don’t think it’s quite fair to condemn a whole program because of a single slip-up, sir.”–General Buck Turgidson in Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Monday, January 14th, 2008*
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General “Buck” Turgidson: Ahem… The Duty Officer asked General Ripper to confirm the fact that he issued the go code, and he said, uh, “Yes gentlemen, they are on their way in, and no one can bring them back. For the sake of our country, and our way […]
Um, I wonder why?
Saturday, December 15th, 2007If the Democrats had any guts,
they would have impeached this frat boy tyrant years ago!
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Control sought on military lawyers
Bush wants power over promotions
By Charlie Savage
Globe Staff / December 15, 2007
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is pushing to take control of the promotions of military lawyers, escalating a conflict over the independence of uniformed attorneys […]
Judith Miller is the Monument to the Under-performing News Media.
Friday, November 23rd, 200720,000 vets’ brain injuries not listed in Pentagon tally
By Gregg Zoroya, USA TODAY
November 23. 2007
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At least 20,000 U.S. troops who were not classified as wounded during combat in Iraq and Afghanistan have been found with signs of brain injuries, according to military and veterans records compiled by USA TODAY.
The data, provided by the Army, Navy […]
‘Sportin’ the Troops.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007 The first time I had seen this type of story left me believing it could not be true.
Nov 19, 2007 8:05 pm US/Eastern
Wounded Soldier: Military Wants Part Of Bonus Back
Reporting
Marty Griffin
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their […]