Priorities: Obama In Afghanistan
Skip ahead to the 1:03 mark for a remarkable statement to the troops in Afghanistan by President Barack Obama on Monday. "Most of you, you didn't get a lot of…
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Gina Elise – Patriotic Pin Up Girl
This girl is an amazing patriot. Order here….
Explosion at Times Square Army recruiting office
No injuries reported, according to Emily Chasan and Walker Simon for Reuters: A small explosion damaged a U.S. military recruiting station but caused no injuries in New York’s Times Square…
The last year in Iraq
The progress since December 2006 in Iraq in terms of areas contested by al Qaeda, coalition soliders killed in action, Iraqi civilian deaths, and incidents of ethnic/sectarian violence, in handy…
Ominous news from Pakistan
Very bad news from the tribal regions of Pakistan, as reported by Bill Roggio at The Long War Journal: The Taliban in South Waziristan have overrun a fort manned by…
Soldier adopts handicapped Iraqi orphan
An American veteran returns from Iraq and, despite being unmarried and unemployed and Iraqi law prohibiting in, begins fighting to adopt an orphaned Iraqi boy he met on his combat…
“Antiwar” General endorses the surge
General John Batiste, until recently affiliated with VoteVets, an antiwar veterans’ group, now believes the surge is necessary, and is working. He has joined Vets for Freedom, a group which…
Major troop draw-down planned for Iraq
Iraq and the United States are currently negotiating the terms of troop reductions next year which could leave as few as 50,000 active-duty American military in the country by the…
Chinese to test space weapon in moon shot
According to a watchdog group, the Chinese will be testing a space weapon during their moon launch this week, reports the Associated Press: A Chinese submarine will send test signals…
Lying leftist liars stonewall about their lies
After The New Republic published purported "Iraq diaries" by an active-duty deployed soldier, Scott Beauchamp, which swiftly proved implausible and unverifiable, they promised a swift investigation into the matter. Since…
Silence in Syria, Panic in Iran
In the wake of the Israeli air strike near Dayr az-Zawr in Syria, the one thing most universally noted by observers was the silence from Israeli, American, and other Western…
"Slimed in the Green Zone"
No, it's not a "B" horror flick from the '50s – it's what Democratic members of Congress are saying about their recent trip to Iraq, as reported by Jonathan Weisman…
Abu Ghraib officer draws reprimand
The only officer convicted of charges in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal has received the minimum penalty from a military jury, a reprimand, reports David Dishneau for The Washington Times:…
Putin: Russia will “counter” US missile shield
Angered about the ballistic missile defense system the US is building in Eastern Europe, Vladimir Putin promised to “do something.” Oleg Shchedrov of Reuters reports: President Vladimir Putin on Friday…
MilBlog Murder Mystery
MilBlogger Paul Berkley (aka Legibletrout) was murdered on Sunday. He was home on leave from Navy Fifth Fleet Headquarters in Bahrain, when he and his 26-year-old wife Monique were shot…
Torn between two buddies…
A recently got an e-mail asking me where I stand in the latest dispute between Kevin and Laurence Simon. Laurence is a bit miffed at Kevin, and is making no…
Pulling out the big guns
Robert Novak, apparently taking a break from playing politics with the CIA, is reporting on a fight on Capitol Hill between the Marine Corps and the Navy. The Navywants to…
MoveOn.org Dresses British Soldiers To Look Like Americans
James Taranto leads off yesterday's Best Of The Web with this e-mail from a captain in the U.S. Army. I just got back from my third deployment from Iraq on…
Put down that beer and pick up that gun, soldier!
There's a lawmaker here in New Hampshire who wants to lower the drinking age to 18 to members of the armed forces. State Representative Jim Splaine (D-Portsmouth) is putting forth…
Some troops in dire need of support from home
Last night, I received an e-mail notifying me of a despicable thing going on. A dedicated milblogger in Iraq, Grey Eagle, has been posting tributes to US soldiers in Iraq….
Less is more
I'm proud of my abilities as a writer, but with that pride comes a sense of self-honesty. There are some things I do quite well, and some not so well….
VFW Bikers Drown Out Phelps Funeral Protest
The despicably ville Fred "God Hates Fags" Phelps finally met his match in a large group of military veterans armed with the collective roar of over 100 motorcycle engines.CHELSEA -…
Okay, wise guy, what would YOU have done?
A lot of people (Paul's latest sparring partner included) have been slamming FEMA's performance in the wake of hurricane Katrina. It's true that a lot of people have suffered –…
"Thy rod and thy staff Comfort me"
Latest in the news about the rescue operations in New Orleans is the dispatching of the hospital ship USNS Comfort. She's currently in Mayport, Florida, taking on supplies and additional…
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