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   Sunday - January 16, 2005

Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth

Elan Journo and Dr. Yaron Brook of the Ayn Rand Institute have finally vocalized something that has been preying on my mind since the war in Iraq started. We’re fighting the right war but doing it in the wrong way.

Fighting a compassionate war is immoral; it is costing the lives of American soldiers in Iraq and emboldening our enemies throughout the Islamic world.

The horrific suicide bombing in December of a U.S. mess tent near Mosul and the assassination on Jan. 10 of the deputy chief of Baghdad police--the second Iraqi official murdered in five days--are further indications that the war in Iraq is worsening. Things are going badly not because, as some claim, the United States is arrogant and lacking in humility--but because it is self-effacing and compassionate.

The Bush Administration’s war in Iraq embraces compassion instead of the rational goal of victory. Such an immoral approach to war wantonly sacrifices the lives of soldiers and emboldens our enemies throughout the Middle East to mount further attacks against us.

Regardless of whether the Iraqi dictatorship should have been our initial target in the war against totalitarian Islam, when in the nation’s defense a President sends troops to war, morally he must resolve to soundly defeat the enemy while safeguarding our forces and citizens. But America’s attention has been diverted to rebuilding Iraqi hospitals, schools, roads and sewers, and on currying favor with the locals (some U.S. soldiers were even ordered to grow moustaches in token of their respect for Iraqi culture, others are now given cultural sensitivity courses before arriving in Iraq). Since the war began, Islamic militants and Saddam loyalists have carried out random abductions, devastating ambushes, and catastrophic bombings throughout the country. That attacks on U.S. forces (including those engaged in reconstruction efforts) have gone unpunished has emboldened the enemy.

Forgive me for saying so but it is past time to take the gloves off. Let the military start having public executions (and public torture of “insurgents” involving razor blades, alcohol, hot coals, dildos .... use your imagination). If another hot spot like Fallujah pops up, bomb the fuck out of it until there is no stone left standing. Tell Syria and Iran that the next ignorant fucking suicide bomber that crosses their border with Iraq bent on destruction will result in a “nucular” bomb being shoved down their throats (or up their ass - choose your orifice carefully). Teheran and Damascus will be made to glow in the dark for thousands of years. Unleash the Marines ... give them a standing order: if anyone even looks at you sideways blow their ass away. Allah can sort them out later.

General Grant didn’t win the Civil War by building hospitals and railroads. He won it by killing the enemy. General Pershing didn’t run the Germans out of France by being nice and offering to build sewers and highways in Germany. He won it by kicking the hun all the way back across the Meuse River. General Patton .... same story, thirty years later. Kill the bad guys and come home. That’s the American Way, by God!

What the fuck has happened to us, America? We throw our troops in harms way and tell them to “play nice”? Fuck that shit! War is about one thing: killing the enemy .. dead. If I’m a soldier in combat, I don’t give a rat’s ass what the enemy thinks of me. I just want the fucker to stop breathing! And if the Iraqis won’t stand up and defend themselves by helping us then they can all go to hell too. The pussies at the State Department can take their silly little mustaches and “sensitivity training” and shove it up their ass! Case closed!

Posted by The Skipper     on 01/16/2005 at 10:40 PM   
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   Friday - January 14, 2005

You Have GOT To Love This!

The creative geniuses and scientists in the Department of Defense are tasked with developing all manner and ways to confuse and disorient enemy troops.

It’s a thankless job.  Long hours.  Infrequent recognition.

But how would like to have been involved on the team to develop an aphrodisiac that would have caused enemy soldiers to become attracted to one another?

What a hoot!  How do you prove it works?  Try it on one another?  Practice on a bunch of college jocks? (there’s a thought!)

The scene:

Artillery sounds booming in the background.

The order comes from the top for the infantry to advance.

They crest a hill and look down to find-----the enemy corn-holing one another or kneeling in front of their “buddy.’

This pretty well sums up the effect such a weapon would have:

Provoking widespread homosexual behavior among troops would cause a “distasteful but completely non-lethal” blow to morale, the proposal says.

“distasteful but completely non-lethal” You gotta love it!  Of course, the ACLU and UNHRC would find use of such a weapon repugnant and would have sued us in the world court for torture of the enemy.

Second best idea here is the “REALLY bad breath chemical.

Now, if we could only invent a weapon that would cause the enemy to wear panties on their heads while forming pyramids in the nude...................

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 01/14/2005 at 07:09 AM   
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   Tuesday - January 11, 2005

Call The ACLU!!!!

Cheerleading is torture!!!

Ban it in all the schools NOW!!!  We can’t let our children be victimized by these horrible acts.  They will be traumatized and require counseling until they die of natural causes.

I love this lawyer!!  (OK, OK, usually I hate lawyers but I’ll make an exception for this guy) He says what our troops did to those raghead terrorist prisoners is nothing more than what cheerleading squads do in practice and at ball games.

He’s got a point.  Of course, the MSM will not let this story go.  Then again, anything to keep from reporting what happened to Dan Blather or why he did not show up for work or that CBS has been caught in one of the most fraudulent bits of reporting in decades intended to bring down a president through malicious lying and document falsifications.  In the past we’d kill people for doing that.  Ahhh, for the good ole days!

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 01/11/2005 at 07:16 AM   
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   Monday - January 10, 2005

Excedrin Headache # 439

A Soldier from the Alabama Army National Guard spotted this individual inside the Green Zone.  One .50 caliber round from the Soldier’s sniper rifle later…

“One shot, One Kill”

WARNING!—This graphic image is not for those with a weak stomach—WARNING!

Posted by DR@HDfixit     on 01/10/2005 at 04:06 PM   
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   Tuesday - December 28, 2004

Salute To The Jarheads

(-- thanks to Don R.)

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   Wednesday - December 22, 2004

A Warrior’s Poem

You media pansies may squeal and may squirm,
But a fighting man knows that the way to confirm
That some jihadist bastard is truly dead,
Is a brain-tappin’ round fired into his head.

To hell with some wienie with his journalist degree
Safe away from the combat, tryin’ to tell me
I should check him for breathing, examine his eyes.
Nope, I’m punchin’ his ticket to Muj paradise.

To hell with you wimps from your Ivy League schools,
Sittin’ far from the war tellin’ me about rules.
And preaching to me your wrong-headed contention
That I should observe the Geneva Convention,

Which doesn’t apply to a terrorist scum
so evil and cruel their own people run from,
Cold-blooded killers who love to behead,
Shove that mother’ Geneva, I’m leaving em dead.

You slick talkingheads may preach, preen and prattle,
But you’re damn well not here in the thick of the battle.
It’s chaotic, confusing, It all comes at you fast,
So it’s Muj checking out, because I’m going to last.

Yeah, I’ll last through this fight and send his ass away
To his fat ugly virgins while I’m still in play.
If you journalist wienies think that’s cold, cruel and crass,
Then pucker up sweeties.  Kiss a fighting man’s ass.

Russ Vaughn
2d Bn, 327th Parachute Infantry Regiment 101st Airborne Division

Posted by The Skipper     on 12/22/2004 at 03:22 PM   
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   Tuesday - December 21, 2004

The Meaning Of Christmas

You all know I’ve been through some hard times this last week what with a stupid illegal alien plowing into my Jeep Grand Cherokee and totalling a $38,000 vehicle. It ain’t been easy being me lately. I’m still a little shakey and sore all over but I will survive. I’ve been through worse.

But this post isn’t about me. It’s about people who have been through much worse. My grandaddy used to have a sign on the wall in his house that said “I used to complain because I had no shoes .. until I met a man who had no feet”. That sign always intrigued me when we went to visit “gramps”. I had to get about thirty or forty more years under my belt before I finally understood it.

What’s the point, you ask? Well, there is an organization that is dedicated to helping disabled veterans returning from overseas. Here’s what they do in their own words ....

Our organization is strongly committed to helping those who have selflessly given to their country and have returned home with serious disabilities and injuries. Homes for Our Troops assists injured veterans and their immediate families by building new or adapting existing homes for handicapped accessibility for these American heroes.

What we provide is not a loan to be paid back, we feel as though we owe this to our American heroes.

Fox News just broadcast a story about these folks and the Department of Defense has recognized their efforts. I just went over there and donated $50. I challenge every other war blogger out there and any of you readers to match me on that donation. If your wallet is tight right now just remember .... one or more of these guys may not have any feet .. or arms .. or legs or ....

Click on the picture below to visit their web site .... and remember my challenge. Merry Christmas!

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   Monday - December 20, 2004

From The Halls Of Montezuma ….

Another hero the media overlooked ....

On the morning of Nov. 15, 2004, the men of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines awoke before sunrise and continued what they had been doing for seven days previously—cleansing the city of Fallujah of terrorists house by house.

At the fourth house they encountered that morning, the Marines kicked in the door and “cleared” the front rooms, but then noticed a locked door off to the side that required inspection. Peralta threw open the closed door, but behind it were three terrorists with AK-47s. Peralta was hit in the head and chest with multiple shots at close range.

Peralta’s fellow Marines had to step over his body to continue the shootout with the terrorists. As the firefight raged on, a “yellow, foreign-made, oval-shaped grenade,” as Lance Cpl. Travis Kaemmerer described it, rolled into the room where they were all standing and came to a stop near Peralta’s body.

But Sgt. Rafael Peralta wasn’t dead—yet. This young immigrant of 25 years, who enlisted in the Marines when he received his green card, who volunteered for the front line duty in Fallujah, had one last act of heroism in him.

As Peralta lay near death on the floor of a Fallujah terrorist hideout, he spotted the yellow grenade that had rolled next to his near-lifeless body. Once detonated, it would take out the rest of Peralta’s squad. To save his fellow Marines, Peralta reached out, grabbed the grenade and tucked it under his abdomen, where it exploded.

“Most of the Marines in the house were in the immediate area of the grenade,” Kaemmerer said. “We will never forget the second chance at life that Sgt. Peralta gave us.”

(-- thanks to Needtawrite for bringing this to my attention)

Posted by The Skipper     on 12/20/2004 at 04:12 PM   
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Not A Dry Eye In The House

In the war on terror in Afghanistan and in Iraq there are thousands of good stories about ordinary people doing extraordinary things. War always does that to people. Take a look at all the great movies and books that came out of World War II. Why don’t we see those books and movies about today’s heros? Are there no more great heros or stories for them to tell? You already know the answer. The heros are still there, living out their stories. Our troops are still sacrificing, fighting and loving, redefining honor and duty in the current conflict. And yet .... all our media seems to be interested in are (1) abuses at prisons, (2) lack of armor, (3) body counts of American soldiers and (4) why the “insurgents” hate us so much. I have only one thing to say to the MSM: be ashamed, be very ashamed. I have a higher opinion of the maggots on a rotting reporter’s corpse than I have of the media.

Now that I’ve got that off my chest, go read this story. Read it all the way through.

MONTCLAIR - With his wife leading the way, a blindfolded Lance Cpl. David Battle made it up the stairs of one of the area’s largest wedding ring stores Friday night.

The 19-year-old soldier, who had chosen his own ring over an injured finger while fighting insurgents in Iraq, was now headed for the surprise of a lifetime - a secret his wife, Devann Battle, had struggled to keep from him all week.

Ironically, the ring he fought so hard to save on the battlefield last month was lost in a medical camp in Fallujah, where doctors worked to stabilize the injured Marine.

..........

During a fierce firefight in Fallujah on Nov. 13, Battle helped save the lives of fellow Marines when he held off enemy fighters that had opened fire on his unit. It left him with a mangled left hand and serious wounds to his legs that required extensive surgery and will take more than a year to heal.

In the absence of a honeymoon—Battle reported for duty two days after their June 12 wedding—the couple was to spend Friday night at the Mission Inn in Riverside. Robbins Bros. donated the room, and Inn management upgraded the pair to the $1,200-a-night Presidential Suite.

Before leaving the store, having settled on an 18-carat gold and platinum ring, David and Devann Battle danced tenderly to “The Wind Beneath My Wings,” as bystanders, many wiping tears from their eyes, stood in silent admiration.

“I loved you before I was born, now, and forever,” Battle told his wife as he handed her a three-tiered, princess-cut diamond pendant the store provided as a gift.

Yeah, I know it sounds kinda hokey but remember you were young once too and probably very much in love with someone. These two youngsters deserve everything good that can happen to them in the rest of their life.

Posted by The Skipper     on 12/20/2004 at 10:42 AM   
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   Saturday - December 18, 2004

Support Our Troops

With the Christmas and holiday season right on top of us I thought I’d share this great story from Iraq with you.

Our troops have a thankless job to do in Iraq and Afghanistan.  This is a horrible time to be away from family and loved ones, too.  Maybe you would like to show these men and women how much you care and how much you appreciate their sacrifice but did not know where to donate or who to contact.

Well, the article above has a link that solves that problem for you but if you’ve read it and forgot to click on that internal link, here it is again for you.

Merry Christmas!  (wow!  Can I say that now?  Please don’t tell the ACLU!!!)

(Thanks to Craig for the link!)

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   Sunday - December 12, 2004

I Think I’m Going To Cry

I don’t do it often but this may be an exception. Some weeks ago, a story appeared in the news about a young Marine Lance Cpl. whose wife had been brutally shot in a random shooting in Pennsylvania. The young Marine was on duty in Iraq when he got the news that his wife was in critical condition and might die.

I was greatly concerned for this young woman and her brave husband but in the course of events I let it slip from my mind. Never fear, I have kicked myself several times for that already. Fortunately, one of our fellow bloggers sent me an e-mail inquiring if I had heard any news of the young woman’s progress and whether the Marine made it back home to be at her side. After realizing my oversight (and calling myself quite a few dirty names for doing so), I dug into the news files with a vengeance to get an update.

I then turned over the information to blogger Somethings Rotten for him to publish (he deserves it for jogging my memory - and my conscience). It’s for damned sure the media forgot about this couple also. I should know better and I apologize for my lack of follow-up. The MSM have no excuse.

If you want to find out how the story of the young Marine and his wife came out go check out the story’s ending here.

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   Friday - December 10, 2004

Shoot Him

Marines claims to be abducted and later found in Lebanon. The moonbat was a Muslim pretending to be an American.

This son of a bitch should be not only judged by a jury of his peers but that same jury should be given the honor of being his firing squad when they kill this fuck.

Posted by Ranting Right Wing Howler     on 12/10/2004 at 06:41 AM   
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You’re Welcome, Sid

Sid Seymour, our friend in theUK just sent me an e-mail thanking me for reporting Cpl. Shaun Jardine’s being cleared ....

Allan,

Many thanks for putting the record straight.  He really is a good guy and has a great future.  The Battalion had a good tour in southern Iraq last year (mainly because it was warmer than Northern Ireland!) and sadly lost two of our young men.  The work goes on out there and it looks like it might go on for a little longer. 

Sid
(Here is a photo of me and my “minder” from the Czech police last November)

DAMN! They sure grow ‘em big in Czechoslovakia.

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   Thursday - December 09, 2004

War Hero Is Cleared!

Do any of you remember a story I covered back on October 29 of this year about a young British soldier named Shaun Jardine? If not go back and read the story here.

Corporal Jardine was awarded Britain’s Conspicuous Gallantry Cross ( equivalent to our Silver Star or Navy Cross). Here is an excerpt from the award citation ....

On 9 August, Cpl Jardine was commanding a rapid-reaction force from Al Uzayr in southern Iraq.

His team engaged two enemy positions, one occupied by three men with automatic weapons and the other by a machine-gunner.

The corporal told his men to cover him and, despite facing intense fire, he single-handedly charged the positions, killing the Iraqis.

His “quick thinking and total disregard for his own safety undoubtedly served to prevent casualties among his own team and other units”, according to his citation.

Then after returning to Britain and being assigned to Northern Ireland another story broke that Jardine had been arrested for drug possession. Go read the prior post to get the whole story.

Now, why am I revisiting this lad’s story? Because the media have buried the story about what happened to this fine young man. I, however, refuse to see his honor left darkened over a silly accusation and thanks to one of our fine readers in the United Kingdom I am proud to announce that Jardine has been cleared of all drug related charges. I repeat, cleared of all charges. This young man’s gallantry and honor are now clean. Pass the word along.

My thanks to reader Sid Seymour in the UK for tipping me off to the story. If not for him, no one outside of the UK would probably ever be aware of the young soldier’s innocence. Here is the link to the story in the Scottish Daily Record.

HERO IS CLEARED IN DRUG PROBE

Nov 27 2004

A SCOTS war hero at the centre of a cocaine investigation has been cleared.

Corporal Shaun Jardine, 22, was arrested when police suspected him of being in possession of the Class A drug.

Samples of a white powder were analysed after he was stopped outside a Kent nightclub.

But yesterday, police said the case against the soldier with the King’s Own Scottish Borderers had been dropped.

The Dumfries man was decorated by the Queen last month.

He received the Conspicuous Gallantry Cross - Britain’s second-highest bravery award after the Victoria Cross - for his heroism during a tour of duty in Iraq last year.

He stormed two Iraqi gun positions single-handed despite being under fire. Jardine, who joined the army at 17, was considered by his bosses to be a soldier with a bright future until his arrest on October 3.

Currently serving in Northern Ireland, Jardine was bailed until December 10 to allow analysis of the substance.

Yesterday, a police spokeswoman confirmed no further action would be taken.

She said: ‘He has been released from bail and there are no charges to be brought.’

DAMN! I feel good passing this news along. Don’t you feel good reading it? I extend my personal thanks to our allies, the Brits, and my thanks for giving the world young men of courage and valor reminiscent of the fine Scottish warriors of yesteryear. As long as Britain produces such fine young men, Britannia still rules!

Oh .... and the French still SUCK!

Posted by The Skipper     on 12/09/2004 at 01:13 PM   
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