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Tag Archives: Iraq
What Is A ‘Warfighter’?
Yesterday I was at a friend’s house with a bunch of his buddies from high school and college. I was chatting with a couple of them, having a normal conversation, asking what each of them did for work. It turned … Continue reading
Blaming Hitler
I’ve been accused of being too harsh in some of my posts, specifically related to criticism of the military. One instance cited was my treatment of Lu Lobello, regarding his killing of innocent people in Iraq. By the way, I … Continue reading
Posted in War and Peace, Worship of the Military
Tagged Iraq, Lu Lobello, military, prison, soldiers, war
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Lu Lobello Replies To My Criticism
Lu Lobello (I’m going to assume it’s him although I have no way to verify) replied to my post about his NPR interview. He writes: I understand your blog is meant to be curmudgeoning, however, if you listened to the … Continue reading
Posted in War and Peace, Worship of the Military, Worship of the State
Tagged Iraq, Lu Lobello, US, war
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Marine Forgives Himself For Murdering Iraqis
Yesterday I heard an interview on NPR about a Marine who murdered three members of a family in Iraq in 2003. The story starts like this: On April 8, 2003, in the early days of the Iraq War, the Kachadoorian … Continue reading
As seen on MSNBC…
Heard this during the last Republican debate and forgot to post it. “I am a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and I spent eight years in the active duty army, sometimes when I get down about dismal job searches and … Continue reading
Bellum Americana
Today there’s this utterly ridiculous “article” about Ron Paul’s foreign policy positions. Weinstein makes this statement: Essentially, Paul wants to end Pax Americana, full stop. America’s military might would no longer be preeminent in the world — and with its … Continue reading
