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Brave Marines Still Face Charges, Need Help

September 27th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Since charges have been dropped against half of the Marines facing legal proceedings in connection with the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, one military law expert believes Marine Corps leaders are putting the burden of responsibility on senior Marines and those most directly involved in the incident. The news above appears in a [...]

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Blame Defeatists for Nine-Dollars-Per-Gallon Gas

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

If the U.S. pulls its troops out of Iraq too soon and gas prices reach $9 per gallon, you can blame your favorite Defeatist Democrats in the U.S. Congress [i.e., Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) et al]. According to a Las Vegas Review-Journal article today, [...]

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Johnson ‘Dresses Down’ Murtha

March 24th, 2007 · No Comments

I picked up this gem from a Fox News Channel broadcast yesterday. It features Sam Johnson, a Vietnam-era Marine Corps veteran and former prisoner of war who now serves the 3rd District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaking about Rep. John Murtha and his stance on the war. Though Murtha is also [...]

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‘Flying Lincoln Bedroom’ Close to Reality for Pelosi

February 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi(D-Calif.) appears close to having her demands for a military aircraft granted by President George W. Bush, thanks to help from Rep. John Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat who chairs the House Appropriations subcommittee on defense, according to an article in the Washington Times today. Associated Press reported that, despite the [...]

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