Iraqis Stunned as Blackwater Mercs’ Case Thrown Out
by Relatives of the 17 Iraqis killed by American mercenary forces employed by the Blackwater corporation (now called Xe after months of bad press) were stunned …
Category: Military
Crime / Islam / Military / National Security
Unanswered Questions About Fort Hood Madness
The story of the day is one of madness. Major Nidal Malik Hasan killed at least 12 of his fellow soldiers today at Fort Hood and no one really knows why. Perhaps he was resentful about an upcoming deployment to Iraq. Frankly that explanation doesn’t pass muster. What then could Hasan’s motive been in attacking his fellow soldiers?
Obama Planning to Slash Defense Budget
Fox News is reporting that Barack Obama has asked the military’s Joint Chiefs for Staff to cut the defense budget by 10% for FY 2010. …
Africa / Crime / Middle East / Military
War Crimes in Gaza, Mogadishu
Jeffery Goldberg wonders if American troops committed war crimes in Somalia while fighting rebels in Mogadishu. The question seems ridiculous at first. What war crimes …
Military Spending as an Economic Stimuli
Martin Feldstein says that the planned budget cuts at the Department of Defense shouldn’t happen. At first read the idea seems ludicrous. The U.S. already …
Afghanistan / Iraq / Military
Iraq Thankful for American Troops
Perhaps thankful is too strong of a word. Or perhaps not. 80% of Iraq’s parliament voted for a security pact that will keep American troops …
Of Hurricanes and Sarah Palin
Republican VP candidate Sarah “Her-icane” Palin did to Barack Obama and Joe Biden what Hurricane Ike is fixin’ to do to Galveston, Houston, and yours …
Draft Indicates Failed Policies
John McCain may not advocate re-instituting the military draft but when given an opportunity he didn’t disagree with the idea either: At a town-hall event …
Coming Soon: an Army of Atheists?
An army soldier who lost his faith while deployed in Iraq is now suing the U.S. Army because of the prevalence of Christian practices therein. …