Archive for October, 2008
It would appear that Sarah Palin’s state of Alaska will be playing an increasingly important role in energy independence and national security. It would also appear that this will be a challenge for the next administration. Hopefully that administration will have the experience and local knowledge to guide us through the trying times ahead.
The Arctic [...]
The most concerned group of foreigners watching the US election closely are the people of Iraq. They know that the outcome will have a decisive effect on their lives in the future.
Breitbart has the story:
For five years Ali and Mohammed have lived alongside US soldiers in their Baghdad neighbourhood near Rasheed Street, a prominent [...]
Here’s today’s find the IVAW coward puzzle. Somewhere in the crowd today supporting Barack Obama in Widner, Pennsylvania, is an IVAW puke, Geoffrey Millard. John Lilyea at This Ain’t Hell spotted the slimeball and posted about it here.
Millard has made many vile statements such as:
“US soldiers are put into a situation where they are forced [...]
Another disgusting attack on an Iraq veteran by the politicians of the party of surrender. Josh Mandel is a United States Marine. He is also an Ohio State Representative. When he was called to return to Iraq for a second tour at the midpoint of his term in office he responded to [...]
In a time of war, while America is locked in a struggle between western civilization and an Islamist ideology that wishes to impose itself on all nations in the world, Barney Frank speaks out for the Democrat solution to the problem. Defund our military!
In a preposterous slap at our men and women serving their [...]
Islamic Jihad took the lives of 241 U. S. servicemen in Beirut, Lebanon.
Read Michelle Malkin’s stirring remembrance here.
From the Army Times poll it looks like they will follow the path led by this Hummer…
Update:Milblogger Greyhawk puts it in a historical perspective.
On October 14, 2008, Army SPC Stephen Fortunato was killed by an IED which exploded under his vehicle while on patrol in Afghanistan. Stephen had already written the following post on his weblog. It is his voice speaking from beyond the grave tp those who denigrate our troops serving in harm’s way to [...]
It was a madhouse. At times we felt like an island of reason in a sea of insanity. The squirrels said it best.
Not the worst we have seen and certainly not the worst we have been outnumbered but for those new to the environments in which we operate, deep in the heart of [...]
Gathering of Eagles
Action Alert
Date: October 15, 2008
Time: 2pm to 10pm (estimated)
Location: Hofstra University, Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead, Long Island, NY
Maplink: http://tinyurl.com/3vtdoy
Parking: Parking is limited to non-existent in the immediate vicinity. Drop passengers and gear off at the gate on the north side of Hempstead Turnpike then look for [...]
