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Petraeus prohibits phrase ‘We’re winning’ in connection with Iraq.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

I have investigated and found that the following are allowable. 
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Bottom sixth, tied.
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Bases loaded, one out. Lavagetto at bat.
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Pitching change, we’ll be right back.
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Any re-broadcast, re-transmission or other use
of the pictures, descriptions and accounts of this war
without the express written consent of
Major League Baseball is prohibited 
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In the third; No runs, 1 hit, 1 error and one […]

Posted in Iraq, Baseball, Petraeus |

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. […]

Posted in Iraq, Pentagon, Robert Gates, Petraeus, Admiral William Fallon |

The twisted definition of death reminds me of Steve Martin as Navin Johnson in THE JERK.

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

As a carnival barker at a Guess-Your-Weight stand…
Carnival Rube Hey honey, let’s see how good this guy is. What’d I win?

Navin Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this side of the bicentennial glasses. Anything between the ashtrays and the thimble. Anything in this three […]

Posted in administration, Military, Iraq, Pentagon, Violence, Petraeus |

Could this be the reason the Moveon.org ad drew such sharp rebuke from certain dunces in Congress?

Friday, September 14th, 2007

President Petraeus? Iraqi official recalls the day US general revealed ambition
By Patrick Cockburn
Published: 13 September 2007
The US commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, expressed long-term interest in running for the US presidency when he was stationed in Baghdad, according to a senior Iraqi official who knew him at that time.
Sabah Khadim, then a senior adviser […]

Posted in Politics, 1950s, 1940s, 1930s, Petraeus |

My guess is those sidearms may be the reason for the over-abundance of unwieldly cigarette lighters in downtown Baghdad.

Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

Weapons Given to Iraq Are Missing
GAO Estimates 30% of Arms Are Unaccounted For
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By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, August 6, 2007; A01
The Pentagon has lost track of about 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, according to a new government report, raising fears that some of those […]

Posted in Business, administration, Military, Bush, Iraq, Pentagon, Weapons, Petraeus, Sleaze |

Wumpelstiltskin decides…

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

to spin the dross of the Iraq misadventure into gold. At this time, it seems logical to assume that more Americans believe the old lady actually lives in a shoe with countless children than accept the Regime’s PR Machine’s soporific melodies from which many broadcast news outlets are only now awakening.
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Mitchell: Petraeus Held Closed-Door Strategy […]

Posted in Congress, Military, Iraq, Pentagon, Politics, Petraeus |

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