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Jimmy Carter’s second term

| November 7, 2012 | 101 Comments
Jimmy Carter’s second term

To say that I’m disappointed in the results of the election is probably a bit of an understatement. What is most disappointing is to see my “friends” on Facebook who are veterans celebrating a second term of the President. I can’t figure out what they’re celebrating about. Retirees in five western states are being forced […]

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Hasan’s victims sue government

| November 5, 2012 | 8 Comments
Hasan’s victims sue government

Today is the third anniversary of Nidal Hasan’s attack on a processing center at Fort Hood, TX. Three years later, the victims are still waiting for a little justice while the military appeals system decides whether they’re going to try a bearded or clean-shaven Hasan who seems to be mocking our justice system. According to […]

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Fort Meade; we will rebuild

| October 30, 2012 | 15 Comments
Fort Meade; we will rebuild

Found this on Fort Meade’s Facebook page. The Army doesn’t do much to make me chuckle these days, but this worked;

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Dempsey denies rumors about General Ham

| October 29, 2012 | 30 Comments
Dempsey denies rumors about General Ham

The Associated Press reports that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, Martin Dempsey released a statement today to lay the rumors to rest that General Carter Ham was fired from his position as the commander of Africom because of events on September 11th; Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey issued a written statement […]

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Pentagon hides behind 6th Amendment in Hasan case

| October 23, 2012 | 15 Comments
Pentagon hides behind 6th Amendment in Hasan case

We talked the other day about the 160 victims of Nidal Hasan in the Fort Hood murders of 14 people who’ve banded together to fight against the Pentagon’s reticence to label the attack as terror, preferring the completely ridiculous “workplace violence” as if Nasan was a disgruntled employee instead of a jihadist who sought the […]

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Defense Science Board looks at “violent behavior” in the ranks

| October 8, 2012 | 19 Comments
Defense Science Board looks at “violent behavior” in the ranks

In the wake of the Fort Hood murders in 2009, which has been called “workplace violence” by this administration, the Defense Science Board generated a study to help the military recognize violent behavior and the potential risks for another event, like Major Nidal Hasan’s. The Board has a keen eye for the obvious, well sometimes. […]

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LTC Dooley fights back

| October 7, 2012 | 11 Comments
LTC Dooley fights back

Chief Tango sends us a link to an article at The Blaze which announces that LTC Matthew Dooley is fighting back against Big Army because they fired him from his job at the Joint Forces Staff College at the National Defense University. Their only reason for firing him was the breathless retardation of Spencer Ackerman […]

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Dempsey opposes Ward’s demotion

| October 5, 2012 | 30 Comments
Dempsey opposes Ward’s demotion

The Associated Press reports that Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey thinks that Gen. William Ward, the former head of U.S. Africa Command, should be allowed to retire at his four-star rank, despite the serious misuse of funds at General Ward’s disposal in that position; A Defense Department inspector general’s report […]

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