I find stories like this fascinating: The United States military has spent billions on hardware, like signal jamming technology, to detect and destroy what the military calls improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.’s, the roadside bombs that have proved to be the greatest threat in Iraq and now in Afghanistan, where Sergeant Tierney is training soldiers …
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Congressman demands Fox fire Peters
This is pretty cool. My Congressman, Eric Massa (D-NY) an ex-Navy guy, just put a press release strongly criticizing Fox and Ralph Peters for Peters’ crazy remarks about PFC Bowe Bergdahl. The more I think about it, the more offensive I think it is for a tv commentator to speak out in favor the murder …
With Tangerine Trees and Marmalade Skies
The clearly delusional Wingnut Daily brings us an update on the birfer who refuses to report for duty: A U.S. Army Reserve major from Florida scheduled to report for deployment to Afghanistan within days has had his military orders revoked after arguing he should not be required to serve under a president who has not …
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Oh Maggie, Maggie, What Have We Done?
Some guy said this once: Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry …
Cue the Warbloggers’ Heads Exploding
Via Wonkette, “Brave Army Man Sues Nobama to Avoid War”: U.S. Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook filed a request last week in federal court seeking a temporary restraining order and status as a conscientious objector with the intent to stall and eventually prevent an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. In the 20-page document — filed July …
You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
This would shock me: Pentagon health experts are urging Defense Secretary Robert Gates to ban the use of tobacco by troops and end its sale on military property, a change that could dramatically alter a culture intertwined with smoking. Jack Smith, head of the Pentagon’s office of clinical and program policy, says he will recommend …
Most of America Still Disagrees with President McCain
Via Steve Benen, this CNN poll: A new national poll suggests that that nearly three out of four Americans don’t want the U.S. directly intervene in the election crisis in Iran even though most Americans are upset by how the Iranian government has dealt with protests over controversial election results. More than eight in ten …
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