Sneakeasy/iraq

Man who never served in Iraq told anti-war groups he committed atrocities:

FROM THE ARTICLE:

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A man who tried to position himself as a leader of the anti-war movement by claiming to have participated in war crimes while serving in Iraq is facing federal charges of falsifying his record.

Jesse Adam Macbeth, 23, formerly of Phoenix, garnered attention on blogs and in some alternative media after he began claiming in 2005 to have been awarded a Purple Heart for his service, which he said included slaughtering innocents in a Fallujah mosque. His story was contradicted by his discharge form, showing that he was kicked out of the Army after six weeks at Fort Benning, Ga., in 2003 because of his "entry level performance and conduct."

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The fact that they bought this guys story, hook, line, and sinker, without any question, is another clue that the Left, and all their fellow Anti-Bush, Anti-Conservative, Anti-Capitalism, Anti-War Against Terror, Let's Appease the Radical Islamists, Dhimmitude is Good, Brigades, don't have a freakin' clue, and are a very serious, and very clear, and present, danger, to the future of America, and the Free World.

How much other BS do they believe?

The 2008 Elections are the most critical ones America has faced since 1980, and the victory of Reagan.

WAKE THE HELL UP, PEOPLE!!

FROM THE ARTICLE:

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The military blogging community is abuzz over the perceived crackdown on bloggers, who Army officials readily admit are providing firsthand accounts that the media generally miss in daily reporting from the war zone.


The bloggers are now awaiting word on whether the Army will make permanent changes to regulations issued last month that attempt to limit the details offered by soldiers writing from the frontlines.


"The regulation was either poorly written or intended to crack down on bloggers," said Matthew Currier Burden, a former defense intelligence officer who runs Blackfive.net, one of the most widely read military blogging sites.


"I've been threatened on numerous occasions -- two threats in the last two months alone -- to be booted out of Iraq," said Michael Yon, a former Green Beret now in Iraq who frequently reports for FOXNews.com. "Bloggers who express independent views are seen as a threat, while (pro-military bloggers) seem to be viewed as tools. The military is simply trying to keep the tools and mitigate the threats but in doing so caused quite a stir."

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This is extremely disturbing because the Military is shooting itself in the foot by being too restrictive of the MilBloggers in its midst.

This Community is the best POSITIVE VOICE it could have reaching out to the world about the cause we are involved in.

Another snippet I found interesting is the following:

"blogger Army Lawyer, who identifies himself only as a JAG attorney, wrote in his blog that he doesn't think the Army is trying to censor soldiers' Web sites.


"No, the Army didn't try to ban blogs. No, the Army didn't backtrack. No, the Army wasn't going to be some Communist-like organization where only approved information is uttered. And all the histrionic commentary to the contrary ... looks rather silly and borderline insulting," he wrote."

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Seems now that, with the "Fact Sheet" of rules, the Brass doesn't intend to read everything on every Blog, but may be trying to encourage the MilBlogging Community to Police itself.

I think they have been doing a good job of that themselves, already, for years.

The Prez addresses the 2007 Conference of MilBloggers!

Stick THAT up yer nose, and snort it, MoveOn.org! ;-D

Perhaps this will cool any call, by some in the the higher echelon, for shutting down active duty milbloggers...

Doing that would be shooting themselves, and the fight we are in, in the foot, as it is an important channel for positive news.

It's possible that without Milblogging the surrender bill might have overridden the Presidential veto as there would have been less far less support for the mission.

The more I read, the angrier I got.

It doesn't take a College Degree in Propaganda Studies to know BS when you read it.

For those who need it spelled out for them, check out the review by Jcgerbot.

( The Colonel and his men, at Christmas. )

A Soldier writes his wife, the wife shares the letter with a reporter who had met her husband, the reporter share it wus the rest of us....

An Officer shares "a day in the life" that will touch you with its story of bravery, and heroism.

FFROM THE PIECE:

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"What you do for these Soldiers, their families, and me is so important. They are the salt of the earth...doing what most in this country are not willing to do. Most of the country does not understand the sacrifices that Soldiers are making every day. Likewise they do not understand the stress it puts on our families. ....

I love you with all my heart.

Dale"

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When deciding whether to trust a site like this it is always instructive to check out their list of AUTHORS, and recommended LINKS.

The articles I looked at were obviously Anti-America, and Anti-War Against Terror, and when I saw they recommended readers check out the Al- JustaBunchofRadicalIslamicAntiWestPropaganda Network, and A.N.S.W.E.R. among many other garbage I learned all I needed to know.

A Tip of the Hat to thevoid0! ;-D

General Patton is dead.

Long live General Patton!!

Can we put HIM in charge of the fight we find ourselves in?

Pretty Please? ;-D

I had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard! ;-D

The thing to remember about Patton was that he was one who tended to speak his mind, expressing feelings, and ideas, that everyone else had, but sometimes kept to themselves, he was an accomplished leader without whom the Allies would not have won the war, and ... he was a PATRIOT.

Bomb everything in sight back into the stoneage?

Hyperbole intended to strike fear into the hearts of the enemy.

We need Generals of his talent, and courage, to fight the battles to come, and I hope we have enough soldiers of his quality in the current military to win.

Thank U, Thank U 4 this wonderful video tribute!! ;-D

A Tip of the Hat to mimi4015! ;-D