TagsTagsThe Associated Press celebrates Memorial Day, in their special, ghoulish, advocacy journalism way: U.S. deaths near grim Memorial Day mark. With a very special leading paragraph, featuring open graves. BAGHDAD - Americans have opened nearly 1,000 new graves to bury U.S. troops killed in Iraq since Memorial Day a year ago. The ...
Gotta love this one (unless you’re Larry Johnson) as Ace of Spades exposes another probable anti-war fraud, an “internal memo” with a “military logo” that turns out to be ... a Hummel figurine. Who knows? Maybe the military does use Hummel knicknacks in their mastheads. Seems doubtful, though. UPDATE at 5/26/07 2:25:15 ...
Unfortunately, Fox News reports that the Army has confirmed the body pulled from a river in Iraq this morning was one of the captured US soldiers. UPDATE at 5/23/07 2:22:05 pm: IraqSlogger says all three soldiers may have been found: Three Bodies Found — May Be Missing Soldiers.
LGF operative Kasper captured an interesting clip from UK TV, on the 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq. [Video]
The latest anti-war media campaign is trying to convince us that the US government routinely falsifies incidents of heroism. The Pat Tillman story has now been recycled in mainstream media at least 4 times, and unfortunately it gives support to the “falsification” meme because some members of the military did ...
Here’s an interesting piece at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on the scandal at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, featuring interviews with soldiers who had been living at the now-infamous Building 18: Army medical center on the mend, patients say. During Geren’s visit, Army officials talked up some of the most critical changes ...
Allies in action, not merely in words: Report: Israel to Supply Armored Vehicles to U.S. Marines in Iraq. (Hat tip: drapp.) The London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reports that Israel will supply the U.S. Marines in Iraq with specially equipped armored “Golan” vehicles which are specifically suited for urban warfare and can ...
Not even the use of banned chemical weapons against civilians is enough to get al-Reuters to use the word “terrorist:” Second chlorine bomb may show new militant tactic. BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday a second bomb in two days using chlorine gas may have been a copycat ...
The diplomats and politicians are saying it’s a sign of success that Britain can start pulling out troops: Blair to announce Iraq withdrawal plan. LONDON - Prime Minister Tony Blair will announce on Wednesday a new timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Iraq, with 1,500 to return home in ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Britain, Tony Blair
ABC News says the black-turbaned Muqtada al-Sadr has taken it on the lam: Al Sadr Fled Iraq, Fearing U.S. Bombs. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Feb. 13, 2007 — The story tonight in Iraq is not the arrival of more U.S. troops, but the departure of one of the country’s most powerful men, ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Muqtada al-Sadr
The Telegraph reports on recent discoveries in Iraq of Austrian sniper rifles originally sold to Iran: Iraqi insurgents using Austrian rifles from Iran. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Austrian sniper rifles that were exported to Iran have been discovered in the hands of Iraqi terrorists, The Daily Telegraph has learned. More than 100 ...
Michael Yon sent out an email asking if anyone can identify this unusual weapon captured by Iraqi and US forces in Iraq; he says it has mystified everyone who’s seen it. It looks homemade to me. What say you, lizards? What in the World is This? UPDATE at 2/12/07 2:32:44 pm: Drudge ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias, Weapons Cache
While the Associated Press leads with relentlessly defeatist stories emphasizing the deaths of US soldiers, Rusty notes that Al Qaeda in Iraq is Crumbling. Coalition forces in Iraq have delivered a series of stunning blows to al Qaeda in Iraq in the last 48 hours. A key aide to Abu Ayyub al-Masri, ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias
America’s mainstream media are hiding important facts about the war in Iraq from the public, and this is only the latest example: Blackout of the Press. (Hat tip: JammieWearingFool.) Abu Omar al-Baghdadi made his grand entrance onto the jihadist stage on October 12, 2006, and since then he’s delivered two very ...
Iraq, Military, Surge, Operation Baghdad, Al Qaeda, Media Bias
Iraq the Model reports that Operation Baghdad has been launched, in the northeastern section of Azamiyah. Minutes after nighttime curfew began in Baghdad at 9 pm we saw breaking news on al-Hurra and al-Jazeera saying that Baghdad’s security operation has just started. The news says the first operation is currently underway in ...
Here’s a piece of hard reality, from Sgt. Eddie Jeffers, a US Army Infantryman serving in Ramadi, Iraq: Hope Rides Alone. America has lost its will to fight. It has lost its will to defend what is right and just in the world. The crazy thing of it all is that ...
Iowahawk launches his “Equal Time” feature with a formal debate on the blogosphere’s current hot topic: Should Washington Post Military Analyst William Arkin Be Beaten Like the Repulsive Sack of Sh-t He Is? In this debate, Mr. Hawk will argue against the beating of Mr. Arkin. The Iowahawk View Washington Post Military Affairs ...
On the heels of Washington Post writer William Arkin’s anti-military piece, now we have the New York Times publishing a picture and video of a US soldier dying in Iraq—before his family was notified. And even though the Times says they’re going to apologize, the video is still there. This is ...
At Brutally Honest: John Kerry: I was against Iran’s Nuclear program before I was for it. This was John Kerry just one year and two weeks or so ago: “Ultimately if we are not able to find any diplomatic resolution in the next weeks I don’t think we have any choice ...
John F. Kerry, Democrats, Iraq, Military, Davos, WEF, Iran, Video
Given the tendency of attendees at Davos to have attacks of foot-in-mouth disease, I think I’ll have a closer look at all these lovely videos the World Economic Forum has made available: World Economic Forum - Podcasts and Webcasts. I see Thomas Friedman, Mahmoud Abbas, Shimon Peres, Angela Merkel, King Abdullah ...
John F. Kerry, Democrats, Iraq, Military, Davos, WEF, Iran, Video
Senator John F. Kerry made the front pages today. In Tehran. And yes, that’s Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi in the upper right. The caption: Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of US House of Representatives, supports the transfer of responsibility to Iraqi forces Senator John F. Kerry is also popular with the Fars ...
John F. Kerry, Democrats, Iraq, Military, Davos, WEF, Iran, Anti-Americanism
Look who’s on the front page of the Davos Conversation web site right now: The rich and powerful are getting an earful tonight.
Iran doesn’t seem to like this new US policy of fighting back: Iran denounces U.S. raids in Iraq. (Hat tip: Killian Bundy.) Maybe they should complain to John F. Kerry. TEHRAN, Iran - A top Iranian lawmaker denounced the United States on Saturday for allowing its troops to kill or capture Iranians ...
Sensing impending disaster at the Daily Kos, the Kidz waste no time rushing to spin John F. Kerry’s Davos remarks: Daily Kos: John Kerry’s Pariah Bomb. It’s great. They’re trying to simultaneously argue that: 1) Kerry’s remarks are being taken out of context, and 2) Kerry’s remarks are completely accurate and bursting with ...
John F. Kerry, Democrats, Iraq, Military, Davos, WEF, Iran, Daily Kos
Allahpundit has video from Fox of John F. Kerry’s disgraceful statements in Davos: Kerry rips Bush in front of former Iranian president at Davos; Update: Video added.