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Shocking news, I know; hippies have sex

| January 24, 2011 | 15 Comments
Shocking news, I know; hippies have sex

TSO (of course) sends this link to a SkyNews article about undercover police officers in Europe using sex to get information from hippies there; The officer, who worked in a special unit of the Met Police for four years, said sexual relationships with activists were common among those gathering intelligence from anarchist, left-wing and environmental […]

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IVAW and Jeff Hanks

| January 14, 2011 | 64 Comments
IVAW and Jeff Hanks

Jeff Hanks went AWOL last year when he was scheduled to deploy. His excuse is that he needs treatment for his PTSD. To prove that he didn’t go AWOL as a publicity stunt, he turned himself in after his unit deployed, on Veterans’ Day at a press conference. Yeah, I know. Well, of course, since […]

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Matthis: This avoiding work thing sure affects my bank account

| January 2, 2011 | 26 Comments
Matthis: This avoiding work thing sure affects my bank account

Matthis discovers that the “feeding the beast” thing sure does keep him from feeding himself; Getting gob smacked by reality is always tough. I guess cutting himself off from the IVAW treasury had a real down side.

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Prysner: I resolve to be a better commie this year

| January 2, 2011 | 8 Comments
Prysner: I resolve to be a better commie this year

I took the day off yesterday, but my ninjas didn’t. They caught Mike Prysner resolving to be a better communist in the New year; If you don’t remember Prysner, he’s the co-founder of March Forward, the veteran wing of ANSWER who is ashamed of his service inside the wire in Iraq, yet wears his uniform […]

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IVAW in your hometown

| December 23, 2010 | 14 Comments
IVAW in your hometown

Yesterday, a young soldier home on leave to his hometown for the holiday season found this article in his local newspaper; Iraq War veterans Aaron Hughes of Chicago, Scott Kimble of Champaign, and Brock McIntosh of Normal spoke about Operation Recovery, which opposes sending troops with PTSD, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Military Sexual Trauma back […]

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They should have dragged him by his feet

| December 22, 2010 | 19 Comments
They should have dragged him by his feet

I just got back from spending a day with the great medical folks at Walter Reed and some parents of wounded warriors and found these pictures in my inbox (from one of my ninjas). The first thing that popped in my head is that they should have picked Matthis up by his feet and dragged […]

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A midweek pick-me-up

| December 21, 2010 | 25 Comments
A midweek pick-me-up

Things that make me happy; Matthis face-down in the snow wearing handcuffs. I’ll leave the obvious jokes to you guys. Thanks to one my ninjas for the picture. No, I really mean thanks.

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American Legion joins in Stolen Valor battle

| December 16, 2010 | 8 Comments
American Legion joins in Stolen Valor battle

SFGate reports this morning that the American Legion has filed a friend-of-the-court brief on the Richard Strandlof Stolen Valor case; The American Legion decided to intervene in Colorado because prosecutors have a stronger case there, said Mark Seavey, the group’s media manager. Seavey said the Colorado case also is “a little more germane to us” […]

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