Daily Archives: June 11th, 2006 «

 

‘Bbbbbut he was just a boogie man created by Bush!’ ‘Photo op!’

Posted by: ST on June 11, 2006 at 10:48 pm » 12 Comments

Before getting to the meat of this post, let’s review a sampling of what the hate-Bush anti-war left were saying last Thursday after it was announced that Iraq’s number one Al Qaeda terrorist had been killed thanks to the US military. Scott Thill at HuffPo: Ah, the more things change, the more they remain the [...]

 

The ‘extra armor’ debate rages on

Posted by: ST on June 11, 2006 at 10:02 pm » 4 Comments

Via AP: DAYTON, Ohio Jun 11, 2006 (AP)— Thousands of pounds of armor added to military Humvees, intended to protect U.S. troops, have made the vehicles more likely to roll over, killing and injuring soldiers in Iraq, a newspaper reported. “I believe the up-armoring has caused more deaths than it has saved,” said Scott Badenoch, [...]

 

Iraqi girl saves American troops

Posted by: ST on June 11, 2006 at 7:12 pm » 4 Comments

Read this story about a young Iraqi child who kept a group of Marines out of harms way by pointing out to them a nearby road mine. Your eyes will well up with tears when you’re done reading it. Thanks to ST reader Mwalimu Daudi for the tip.

 

First hand account from Sgt. who led Marines in Haditha

Posted by: ST on June 11, 2006 at 9:16 am » 22 Comments

Here are comments of the Sgt. who led the Marines during the alleged incident in Haditha. It’s the first public account from someone involved in what is alleged to have happened. It’s three pages, and I’m snipping it down to what is the most relevant portion of it: Marine Says Rules Were Followed Sergeant Describes [...]