Archive for June 17th, 2008
Another US Marine Sees Haditha Charges Against Him Dropped
June 17th, 2008
My bet is Congressman Murtha will go into hiding over the next few days.
After all, he won’t want to be questioned again about why yet another Marine’s charges have been dropped in relation to Haditha.
Charges against the Battalion Commander of the Haditha Marines have been dropped.
While it remains to be seen if the charges will be filed again in the case of Lt. Col. Chessani, the fact remains that not one Marine has been found guilty of the charges levied against them primarily stemming from a Time Magazine reporters account.
Head on over to Blackfive with the link above for all the details. The only thing I might add to this final sentence penned by Uncle Jimbo:
Shame on you Mr. Murtha you disgraced yourself, the Congress and earned the disgust of 99% of the US military.
is that there were also many civilians angry at the press in general for their handling of this case but the contempt felt for Congressman Murtha far outweighed even that.
More here.
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Tuesday Tid-Bits
June 17th, 2008
Yesterday there were many pieces written by bloggers addressing the situation the AP has created over copyright infringement.
While I appreciate the time and effort in each of the above links and many others, this has to be my favorite of the day.
Thanks to Mr. Simon we have discovered once again the reason the AP may dislike the blogosphere.
Are you happy? Arthur Brooks outlines why we are.
For all the bluster we have heard over the past two years it seems to always come down to this:
Democrats in the Congress, who came to power last year on a call to end the combat in Iraq, will soon give President George W. Bush the last war-funding bill of his presidency without any of the conditions they sought for withdrawing U.S. troops, congressional aides said on Monday.
The real news would be that they backed up their rhetoric with action and eliminated all the war funding.
Sweet! Sorry, couldn’t resist.
It’s funny how what goes around comes around.
It’s just everything else about these two men which is polar opposite.
Have a great Tuesday!
All Bit Of Blues (Brothers That Is), A Lot of Soul
June 17th, 2008
Loved this movie and Aretha stole the show in this scene.
Just a little something to [hopefully] bring a smidgen of enjoyment to your day.
