Archive for the ‘Military’ Category
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
Memorial Day is upon us. Once again, we can pause to remember the ones who aren't here to hear our thanks. their deaths on the field of honor are an expression of that deathless valor and love of comrades, of country and of all they held dear that is ...
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Mychael Massie contends that "EIT" (enhanced interrogation techniques) aren't "enhanced" at all but are normal. Not just normal but that which SHOULD be used. To pursue this argument he compares the interrogations severity to the beheadings conducted by terrorists. This is a fallacious comparison in the context of civilized behavior ...
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Monday, April 27th, 2009
I agree with the idea of erring on the side of caution and humanity in regards to all of the debate over torture or "harsh interrogation techniques. Some good questions have been asked here. Both parties seem to be more interested in the politics surrounding this issue than debating the ...
Posted in Constitution, Crime, History, International, Law, Military, Philosophy, World Affairs | 4 Comments »
Sunday, April 26th, 2009
Laying aside the obvious - that it is a sad day when a free and civilized Christian nation has to debate the merits of torture, some questions on the subject come to mind?1.) Did we torture British prisoners for information, at a time when their army was on our ...
Posted in Government, International, Law, Military, Philosophy, Politics, World Affairs | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 24th, 2009
This was submitted by a reader as something he received from a retired Naval Captain.
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Your "Real" story is not exactly the way I heard it, and probably has a few political twists thrown in to stir the pot. Rather than me trying to correct it, I'll just tell you what ...
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Thursday, April 16th, 2009
DHS Secretary Napolitano thinks that Iraq/Afghanistan war veterans, tea party activists, those concerned about illegal immigration and those who think that we're spending ourselves into bankruptcy are 'extermists.' Her fellow Arizonan, Senator Barry Goldwater, upon accepting the GOP Presidential nomination in 1964: Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, ...
Posted in Culture Wars, Immigration, Military, Politics, Taxes, Veterans | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 13th, 2009
What Do You Do With a Drunken Pirate?
Yes, I believe we do have a new stanza!
What do you do with a drunken pirate
What do you do with a drunken pirate
What do you do with a drunken pirate
Earl-eye in the mornin’
Shave his belly with a rusty razor
Shave his belly with a ...
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Go Navy!!!!!
MANAMA, Bahrain (CNN) -- U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot three pirates holding an American cargo-ship captain hostage after seeing that one of the pirates "had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back," a military official said Sunday.
The captain, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean since ...
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
Congratulations to President Obama, the U.S. Navy and the brave merchant sea captain on his rescue. According to a story linked to Drudge, President Obama twice authorized the use of force. Bravo - T.R. would be proud.
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
Pirates would be more circumspect in their actions if someone started using Q-hips off the Horn of Africa. A World War One innovation to deal with U-boats, Q-ships were cargo ships fitted with fake deck houses that concealed guns (U-boats had to surface to torpedo ships then, and used ...
Posted in Middle East, Military, Terror, World Affairs | 1 Comment »
