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The Art of War chez la Pentagon

August 18, 2010 – 10:05 pm

During the Viet-Nam war some bright minds decided to inject elephants with flatulence medicine in hopes of flushing the VC out of the jungle with the pachyderms’ farts. The strategy failed to take into consideration windage and several grunt mahouts were hospitalized with severe methane poisoning ala JACKASS 2. The Pentagon attracted more schemers than […]

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The Deadliest Month

July 30, 2010 – 8:51 pm

The British Empire spanned the globe. Its power and influence were felt in every corner of the world. The greatest jewel in the crown was India and any threat to the Raj had to be met with the proper equation of arms and gold. Afghanistan lay beyond the Khyber Pass. A weak king surrounded by […]

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American Quagmire

June 24, 2010 – 7:39 am

America sought revenge for 9/11. Al-Quada was the main target. October 7,2001 the US opened its invasion of Afghanistan. The Northern Alliance backed by US strategic bombing swiftly routed the enemy. The media were astounded by the swift collapse of the Islamic republic without taking into consideration that the mountainous country was on the verge […]

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Back to Camels

December 20, 2009 – 9:14 am

Private Eddie Slovik was last American to be shot for desertion. The year was 1945. In fact he was the only soldier executed for desertion in WWII “They’re not shooting me for deserting the United Stated Army — thousands of guys have done that. They’re shooting me for bread I stole when I was 12 […]

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Gitmo North

December 20, 2009 – 8:03 am

The GW Bush administration opened a detention prison in the US enclave of Guantanamo Bay to house detainees suspected of terrorism. These prisoners were held without any rights. No legal proceedings were initiated against these men and they existed in limbo for years with few Americans caring about questions of guilt and innocence. All that […]

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