Tag Archive for 'afghanistan'

Ollie North?

Ever since our military attacked Azizabad, Afghanistan on August 22nd, numerous groups including the United Nations and human rights organizations have claimed that up to 90 civilians were killed. Also since August 22nd, our military has disputed the number of civilian deaths instead claiming that no more than 7 might have died.
Finally yesterday the military [...]

Brain, Meet Mouth

Pay close attention to Iraq and Pakistan on the map below.

And now read John McCain’s comments this morning from “Good Morning America”
“We have a lot of work to do.” He warned of a “very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border.”
Is that “close enough for government work”? Or has Iraqi PM Nuri [...]

Stupid And Wrong

John McCain not only made a serious and potentially dangerous security blunder when he announced to the world that Barack Obama was supposed to be in Iraq this weekend
“I believe that either today or tomorrow — and I’m not privy to his
schedule — Sen. Obama will be landing in Iraq with some other
senators” who make [...]

Costs Of Freedom

As we fire up our grills and celebrate our country’s 232nd birthday with our family and friends, remember that maintaining our independence has a price.
The Department of Defense has confirmed the death of a Sioux Falls soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Forty-three-year-old Specialist Estell L. Turner died July 2 at the National Naval Medical [...]