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Thanks for the pingback! By the way, there’s been an update on the New Republic’s ‘man in Iraq’. The worthless little bastard finally stepped forward, and you wouldn’t believe some of the peurile shit he’s put on his website. Here’s the link to his TNR comment: “A statement from Thomas Scott Beauchamp” http://www.tnr.com/blog/theplank This is what he had to say for himself: “It’s been maddening, to say the least, to see the plausibility of events that I witnessed questioned by people who have never served in Iraq. I was initially reluctant to take the time out of my already insane schedule fighting an actual war in order to play some role in an ideological battle that I never wanted to join. That being said, my character, my experiences, and those of my comrades in arms have been called into question, and I believe that it is important to stand by my writing under my real name.” –Private Scott Thomas Beauchamp This appeared on his blog: (http://ghostsonfilm.blogspot.com/) “Every morning I get up and I’m a little more liberal than the day before Every morning I get up and wish I was as free as the people that I’m “fighting for” Every morning I get up and think I’m a tool for global corporations Every morning I get up and miss my mother” My response to him: Hey Beauchamp, you want a little cheese with that ‘whine’? My gawd, what pathetic BS. How old are you? Three? Every morning you get up, you are first and foremost a Soldier, sweetpea. I’m an Iraq war Veteran twice over, and your little rant makes me want to vomit. I saw your “diary” in the New Republic and I get the feeling you’ve got a reputation as a whiny problem child. I ran across a few of your type as an NCOIC, and my stock answer for them is this: You were not drafted, you enlisted. You are now a Soldier in the United States Army and your primary mission is to fight and win the nation’s wars. If you cannot handle that, do us… Read more »