Potfry: Michael Moore Missing From Anti-War Fast List!

...And is anyone really suprised? I think this guy eats more calories in an hour than I eat in a week!

Anyway, I guess his Bush-hating Anti-War commitment doesn't go out as far as his belly does, otherwise this poor excuse for a human being would have jumped onto the crazy bandwagon with Cindy Sheehan and starved himself for two months.

From Potfry: A list of activists and celebrities who will participate in Code Pink's "Troops Home Fast" this Fourth of July weekend surprisingly does not include the name of activist/movie director Michael Moore. "Michael believes that his creative spirit requires constant sustenance," said his agent in a prepared statement, "and that to weaken his creative spirit would be a great disservice to the anti-war movement. So while he'll be with the fasters in spirit, in reality he'll be having his annual pig roast." According to a Code Pink insider, however, the reason may be more about safety. "Last time Michael fasted, it got ugly quick," said the anonymous Code Pinker. "After about an hour he started to gnaw on Cindy Sheehan's hand. We got him under control, until somebody noticed that Pinky, the Code Pink dog, was missing. We never proved anything, but..."

I'm telling you, this is one of my daily reads.... Potfry ROCKS!

Tags For This Post: Michael Moore, Fat, Fatter, Cindy Sheehan, Lardass, Fasting, Anti War

Why All The Clapping?

I will never figure out why the Left is always so happy when our fight against Terrorism suffers setbacks:

The victory dances on the left are veering into hyperventilation, which almost always induces dizziness. I'm talking about the reaction from lefties to the Supreme Court ruling on the Gitmo detainee Hamdan. One of the comments on the far left Daily Kos, in which writers purported to analyze the Supreme Court's decision — fair and balanced of course — one writer actually said: "Per today's decision, the administration appears to have been engaged in war crimes, which are subject to the death penalty."

Can you believe this? We actually have Looney Lefties that swoon when confirmed, captured Terrorists win a hollow legal victory; and instead condemn the United States as "war criminals". Do I understand this correctly? This armed Terrorist organization literally planned and carried out attacks on innocent American civilians at home and abroad, and we're called "war criminals" for wanting to try the armed Terrorist organization members in Military Tribunals? Being called "war criminals", by American Citizens?

What madness is this?

It gets better:

"Though I don't support the death penalty, I would like to see Bush, Cheney and Rummy working the license plate assembly line for, say, 100 years or so." These are people who evidently would think it is a victory and a cause for celebration if several hundred terrorists walk free. Their hatred for George W. Bush is so strong they seem to actually wish for these terrorists to be returned to their wartime activities in order to be made whole after the degradation and abuse of Gitmo. If the Gitmo detainees were to return to the U.S. piloting another hijacked plane headed for the new tower on 8th Avenue that houses The New York Times, they might try to wave the terrorists off to another building, but otherwise we deserve it. So come on, jihadis, work your magic. Once again the lefties are seen cheering terrorists' victories and seem to be pulling for the wrong side. How else is one supposed to interpret jubilation that Gitmo detainees might be released because there is not enough evidence for trial, or the evidence was gained by intelligence methods that cannot be exposed?

Am I living in some alternate reality...?

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On Flag Desecration: Find Out How Your Senator Voted!

I think respect for the undying symbol of the greatness of the United States is one of the best indicators of respect for the men and women who have shed blood and died for this country.

Yesterday, the US Senate voted on a resolution that would outlaw the burning of the Flag of the United States of America.

The measure fell short of the voted needed to pass (66-34). It needed one vote.

Could your Senator have made a difference? You be the judge.

Alphabetical by Senator Name Akaka (D-HI), Nay Alexander (R-TN), Yea Allard (R-CO), Yea Allen (R-VA), Yea Baucus (D-MT), Yea Bayh (D-IN), Yea Bennett (R-UT), Nay Biden (D-DE), Nay Bingaman (D-NM), Nay Bond (R-MO), Yea Boxer (D-CA), Nay Brownback (R-KS), Yea Bunning (R-KY), Yea Burns (R-MT), Yea Burr (R-NC), Yea Byrd (D-WV), Nay Cantwell (D-WA), Nay Carper (D-DE), Nay Chafee (R-RI), Nay Chambliss (R-GA), Yea Clinton (D-NY), Nay Coburn (R-OK), Yea Cochran (R-MS), Yea Coleman (R-MN), Yea Collins (R-ME), Yea Conrad (D-ND), Nay Cornyn (R-TX), Yea Craig (R-ID), Yea Crapo (R-ID), Yea Dayton (D-MN), Yea DeMint (R-SC), Yea DeWine (R-OH), Yea Dodd (D-CT), Nay Dole (R-NC), Yea Domenici (R-NM), Yea Dorgan (D-ND), Nay Durbin (D-IL), Nay Ensign (R-NV), Yea Enzi (R-WY), Yea Feingold (D-WI), Nay Feinstein (D-CA), Yea Frist (R-TN), Yea Graham (R-SC), Yea Grassley (R-IA), Yea Gregg (R-NH), Yea Hagel (R-NE), Yea Harkin (D-IA), Nay Hatch (R-UT), Yea Hutchison (R-TX), Yea Inhofe (R-OK), Yea Inouye (D-HI), Nay Isakson (R-GA), Yea Jeffords (I-VT), Nay Johnson (D-SD), Yea Kennedy (D-MA), Nay Kerry (D-MA), Nay Kohl (D-WI), Nay Kyl (R-AZ), Yea Landrieu (D-LA), Yea Lautenberg (D-NJ), Nay Leahy (D-VT), Nay Levin (D-MI), Nay Lieberman (D-CT), Nay Lincoln (D-AR), Yea Lott (R-MS), Yea Lugar (R-IN), Yea Martinez (R-FL), Yea McCain (R-AZ), Yea McConnell (R-KY), Nay Menendez (D-NJ), Yea Mikulski (D-MD), Nay Murkowski (R-AK), Yea Murray (D-WA), Nay Nelson (D-FL), Yea Nelson (D-NE), Yea Obama (D-IL), Nay Pryor (D-AR), Nay Reed (D-RI), Nay Reid (D-NV), Yea Roberts (R-KS), Yea Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea Salazar (D-CO), Yea Santorum (R-PA), Yea Sarbanes (D-MD), Nay Schumer (D-NY), Nay Sessions (R-AL), Yea Shelby (R-AL), Yea Smith (R-OR), Yea Snowe (R-ME), Yea Specter (R-PA), Yea Stabenow (D-MI), Yea Stevens (R-AK), Yea Sununu (R-NH), Yea Talent (R-MO), Yea Thomas (R-WY), Yea Thune (R-SD), Yea Vitter (R-LA), Yea Voinovich (R-OH), Yea Warner (R-VA), Yea Wyden (D-OR), Nay

I can say this: my two Senators, R-TX, both voted in favor of banning the desecration of the US Flag. Did yours?

If not... why are they in office? You do realize, of course, that they are supposed to represent YOU.

I find it interesting, Tanker Brothers and Sisters, that the Usual Suspects voted exactly as I thought they would: no surprises. Some of the "Nays" were Clinton, Kerry, Schumer, Biden, Boxer, Obama, Durbin, Feingold, Harkin, and Kennedy. All of them, the "who's who" of Liberal Senators.

Tanker Brothers and Sisters, we fight for many different reasons. We fight for things that are intagibles: we fight for morals and ideals. Things like Security, Freedom, Family, Loyalty, Courage, Honor, and Duty. That piece of cloth represents those ideals. To vote against the criminalization of the burning of that flag is to vote against the very things that flag represents.

Fun Fact: Why is it that the same people that fight for me to lose the right to enjoy a cigarette in public, are the same people that fight for the "right" to set my flag on fire?

Allow Me To Introduce:

This, Tanker Brothers and Sisters, is the enemy:


1. Note the cowardly use of a mask to hide his identity.
2. Note the beady little hate-filled eyes.
3. Take particular note of the sloganeering and iconography of his headband.
4. Check out the snazzy basketball jersey material the mask is made out of (for comfort and breathability)


The Enemy, Tanker Brothers and Sisters, doesn't care if you're a Soldier or not. He could care less if you are a Jew, a Christian, or a Muslim. What matters most to him is that you are a Westerner. He wants nothing more than to chop your head off and record it so that he can publish it on the internet, or as a last resort: strap explosives and ball bearings to his chest and walk into a crowded shopping mall so that he can kill you, your family, and everyone around you.

He's a coward, though. Martyrdom is a last resort for him. If he can carry out ch1ckensh1t attacks like planting explosives, setting off IEDs, or kidnapping and ransoming civilians before killing them, he will.

Then he'll blow himself up so he can collect the supposed 72 Virgins he's promised in "Heaven".

The Enemy will never, under any circumstances, fight you toe to toe. The Enemy will never fight with honor. He is not bound by the Laws of Land Warfare or the Geneva Conventions.

No matter how cowardly the Enemy is, though...the Enemy is not stupid. Capture and detain him at your own risk. He knows your rules and regulations all too well, and is well versed in using them against you.

He will claim you flushed a three-hundred page book down a toilet, as if that is in any way physically possible. He will embrace the ACLU, CAIR, and a host of other Anti-War, subversive organizations and use them to harrass you and make you look bad. He will even go so far as to manipulate your own politicians into turning into cowards like him. He will cause them to want to "Cut and Run", or "Strategic Redeployment".

No, Tanker Brothers and Sisters... you can't capture the Enemy.

You have to kill him.

The Battle For North Korea!

Day 1: North Korea threatens to launch Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile at US West Coast unless economic sanctions are lifted. Satellite recon of the suspected launch site indicates the missile may be tipped with a low to medium yeild nuclear warhead.

Day 2: United States stands firm on sanctions. US President, with Executive Orders, pre-emptively deploys Air and Ground manuever units to ISB (Intermediate Staging Bases) in South Korea, within easy striking distance of the Demilitarized Zone. Two Aircraft Carrier Groups are dispatched to within 200 nautical miles of the North Korean Coast. China expresses outrage at what it calls "threatening manuevers against the North Koreans". Russia and the United States threaten economic sanctions and a naval blockade against China unless they stay out of the conflict. Faced at having their ecomomy choked off, China begrudgingly backs down.

Day 3: North Korea deploys more ground forces in predetermined defensive positions closer to the DMZ (75% of the North Korean Army is now within 100 miles of the DMZ). North Korea launches missile in the direction of West Coast. Multiple Anti-Missile Systems target the weapon, the missile is intercepted and destroyed within 20 miles of San Francisco, CA. Emergency Session of Congress is called, where the President indicates that the UNited States was attacked, and that North Korea is a "Clear and Present Danger" to the safety and security of the United States and its citizens. Congress overwhelmingly votes to assign power to the US President to attack North Korea for the purpose of neutralizing the threat posed by the North Korean Communist Regime. The vote passes in the Senate 98-2, and the House of Representatives 420-15. Only the most vehement Anti-War politicians vote against the measure. Immediately, North Korea is hit with the greatest show of air power the world has ever seen. All missile launch facilities, Anti-Air emplacements, Radar emplacements, and supply routes to the DMZ are pinpointed, targeted, and wiped out within the first hour of the attack. Complete Air Supremacy is achieved within three hours. Collateral damage is almost non-existent. 50% of Defensive positions along the DMZ are completely destroyed. Special Forces Teams, having infiltrated just prior to the attack, sieze the bridges leading into North Korea. In a massive joint offensive manuever, M1A1 and K1A1 tanks of the US and Korean Armies pour into North Korea, securing the bridgeheads.

Day 4: North Korean Army, attempting to recover and reorganize after the initial attack, launch a counter-attack to resecure the bridgeheads or destroy the bridges themselves. The situation quickly becomes a "meat grinder" for the North Koreans, with ground-attack aircraft, tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles destroying enemy manuever elements at long range.

Day 5: Reinforcements from the South, having raced along predetermined avenues of approach, pour into North Korea and organize into battle formations for the push into Pyongyang. The capital city falls by the end of the day.

Day 6: South Korean and US civil affairs teams are dispatched with food and water for the civilians. Food and supplies from the South start pouring in. The Communist government in North Korea crumbles. Kin Jong Il escapes to China.

Day 7: Work begins towards unifying the South with the North. US Soldiers are positioned within North Korea and along the North Korean-Chineese border to "keep everybody honest".

Fast Forward...

Day 180: Faced with a growing Chineese insurgency, the US has suffered over 300 causalties since the beginning of the War. Democratic leaders in the House and Senate accuse the President of getting the US into a "War for Rice Paddys". Democrats and Liberals threaten impeachment over pre-war intelligence. Democrats and Liberals attempt to pressure the President to "redeploy" US troops back into South Korea.

Day 365: The Insurgency is in its last throes. The fledgeling Korean Free Market Economy begins trading worldwide. A new Korean President and Parliment is elected. Official Reunification becomes a reality. The standard of living in the former North Korea is orders of magnitude better than a year ago.

Day 366: The President is impeached by the Democratically-Controlled House of Representatives.

Could it happen? You be the Judge.

Can we discuss this? Click "Comments"...

I Won't Bother To Comment...

But I will take the time to post it:

A Greater Threat? Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, who has called for the immediate redeployment of U.S. troops in Iraq to Okinawa, Japan, now says the American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Murtha also denounced what he called the military's cover-up of the deaths of Iraqi civilians at the hands of U.S. Marines in Haditha at a town meeting in Miami this weekend, despite a Pentagon report last week that found no evidence of a knowing cover-up... Read The Rest

I think the time has come for the Tanker Brothers to endorse Diana Irey, Murtha's opponent, for US Congress. She even takes the time to point out exactly how out of touch Rep. Murtha really is... (For example, I didn't know he voted to reinstitue the draft. Whatta moron.)

Tags For This Post: Murtha, Cut and Run, Crazy, Senile, Liberals, Anti+War, Backstabber

Old Skool Justice: Tanker Style...

US Soldiers would never, ever do this: we're the good guys.

This is a scene from the legendary Tanker movie, The Beast, starring Jason Patrick and George Dzudza. It was filmed in 1988, and tells the story of a Russian T-62 Tank Crew during the Afghan Invasion. (Netflix it.)

Bottom line: this is a Mujhadeen that never screwed with a tanker ever again...

(If I were to ever get my hands on the guys who tortured and killed our two Soldiers...Man, I'd be tempted, y'know? But like I said, I'm one of the Good Guys...)

Hunger Strikes: Half A World Away...

Crazy Cindy Sheehan and Saddam Hussein on hunger strikes at the same time?

Coincidence? Or conspiracy?

You be the judge...

[Update: Saddam couldn't make it to the second missed meal... That Coalition chow was just tooooo goooood.]

Tags For This Post: Cheeseburger, Crazy Cindy Sheehan, Saddam, Beast From The Middle East, Hunger Strike, Crazy People, Hungry

LOL!

As seen on iHillary:


Funny...this is how the Tanker Brothers feel about the ACLU, the Liberals, and thier crazy "Terrorist Bill Of Rights".

H/T to the Bear Creek Ledger

Tags For This Post: Terrorists, Uncle Sam, Cowards, Liberals, ACLU, Democrats, Cut And Run

No DUH!

Ahhh... another gem from the mind of "she who knows it all"...I'm of course talking about Hillary Clinton: whose crazed quest for the Presidency of the most powerful nation on the globe puts us all in danger.

Read on:

Hillary: Democrats 'Struggling' On Iraq Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton conceded Friday the Democrats are "openly struggling with a lot of the difficult issues," but said that was better than the GOP's "hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil." The senator and potential presidential candidate said the Democrats' debate a day earlier on the Senate floor about war policy in Iraq was actually a sign of party strength, not weakness. "Although unity is important it is not the most important value. It is, I think, a tribute to the Democratic Party at this moment in time that we are honestly and openly struggling with a lot of the difficult issues facing our country," Clinton, D-N.Y., told the New Democrat Network. (emphasis mine)

Umm... Hillary? It's because the Deomcrats have no plan. What you claim to be a "plan" is nothing more than running away from a tough fight like scared little children, ignoring and disrespecting the sacrifices and the blood spilled by US Soldiers on behalf of the rest of the United States.

"Struggling with a lot of the difficult issues"?

How long did it take you to figure THAT out?

Thankfully, someone brought some sense to the whole thing:

Republican National Committee spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said while Clinton "is right in admitting her party has no clear plan for the central front in the war on terror, the bottom line is that the Democrats' different approaches all mean the same thing, a surrender to the terrorists." (emphasis mine)

Tags For This Post: Hillary, Clinton, Hillary Clinton, No Plan, Iraq, War, Cowards, Cut and Run

Don't Be Alarmed: It's Just Satire!

But OMG it's FUNNY!

Saying "put up or shut up," President Bush tonight challenged North Korea to try and reach San Francisco with one of the renegade country's new missiles. "I'm tired of all this bluster," Bush told the White House Press Corps. "It's time for that silly Quaffed Korean to Man-Up. Hell, I'll send the little fat boy the coordinates of San Francisco. Honestly, I don't think he can hit the freaking Pacific Ocean, so I'm not really worried." Bush went on to say that Kim Jong-Il was an obsessive masturbator and that there was some evidence to suggest that his "mama was a llama."

And that's how WE do it in Texas!

For Mary*Ann: The Tanker Brothers "Prayers For The Assassin" Review!

I will be the first one to admit: I'm not a "Novel" kind of a guy. That's Tanker Dad's area of expertise (even though I have a GREAT idea for one, a real page-turner).

I'll start off with the best of intentions, and quickly lose interest. Some notable exceptions of novels that held my attention are (1) anything by Tom Clancy, (2) The Age Of Tolerance.

"Prayers For The Assassin" by Robert Ferrigno was a pleasant surprise. I would crack open the book whenever I had a free moment to do so. Sometimes, I would only have the opportunity to read five pages, but you can bet your bottom dollr that I would manage to squeeze six or seven out of that time.

"Prayers For The Assassin" was recommended to me by some of you, my Tanker Brothers and Sisters, so I made it a point to get my hands on it. I checked at my local Borders bookstore...sold out. I eventually ended up ordering it from Amazon, and two days later, I was knee-deep in the first chapter.

WOW.

I have spent thirteen months back in 2004-2005 living among Muslims in the great powder-keg of the Middle East: Iraq. The mindset and attitudes of some of the people portrayed in the novel are spot-on. The "Inshallah" attitude of some, the delusions of granduer of some of the more radical mullahs: it's all in here, in perfect detail.

If you ever wondered what the United States would look like if the Terrorists won, then you have to look no further than the pages of this book.

It's 2040, and a Civil War has literally ripped the United States into two: the Bible Belt and the Islamic States. The story focuses primarily on the political intrigue of the Islamic States. It's a much different America than the one that we know now. Prayers towards Mecca are mandatory, women are oppressed, and the "Black Robes" - the religious police - roam about enforcing Shar'ia law. Oddly (or maybe not so oddly), America is a shadow of its former self. No longer a superpower on the world stage, technological breakthoughs are a thing of the past. America under Islamic rule has become a third-world nation.

The story revolves around an retired Islamic Fedayeen (I would suppose our equivalent of a SOF guy), who is on a hunt to find his true love, who also happens to be on a hunt to find the truth behind the disaster that brought the United States to its knees years before. Meanwhile, a shadowy mastermind - the Old One - moves the chess pieces to bring about a new Caliphate and world domination.

Mr. Ferrigno has released a statement that this is just the first of a trilogy, the second book will be out in 2007.

I'll have Tanker Dad waiting in line at Hastings on the day of release (Cav Tanker and I will be back in the land of the $3 DVD)

Mr. Ferrigno, you get a hearty "Two Thumbs Up" from the Tanker Brothers: well done, Sir!

Bands For Freedom

I don't usually like to plug products on this blog, but I have to tell you about "Bands For Freedom", they sell those snazzy Lance Armstrong-ish bands that people wear showing support for any number of different causes.

Bands For Freedom sells bands that specifially show support for Soldiers fighting in the Long War.

Anyway, I bought a cover for my iPod from them for ten measely bucks, and lemme tell 'ya, I never take it off. They come with an Armband so that you can carry your iPod when you run (on your arm - pretty ordinary).

The coolest things I like about them are that they aren't "smooth", but instead have a molded grip, and they have pretty cool color schemes. I personally bought the ol' "Camo" themed one.

Guess what? My 30GB iPod Video doesn't have a single scratch on it.

Another thing: since I'm going to be buying myself a iPod Nano for my birthday (just the one gigger, for running only), I'm going to pick me up one of the Nano covers.

Like I said, I'm not plugging anything, but they do produce a great product, and they are a bona-fide chairitable organization that donates heavily to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.

$226,000, to date, as a matter of fact.

File This Under: "DUH!"

Human Events Exclusive: Despite Its Unpopularity, Iraq War Hurts Democrats, Helps GOP in Congress by Robert Novak Posted Jun 22, 2006 As each house of Congress began its own Iraq War debate, the unpopular war continued to have the curious effect of hurting those it should help, and helping those it should hurt. Democrats may be accused of wanting to "cut and run" in Iraq, but the fact is that they "broke and ran" in the debate. The Republican advantage here comes with the recent death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and the discovery of intelligence information that suggests al Qaeda feels it is losing in Iraq. On the Senate side, Democrats blundered themselves into a minefield, with Republicans bringing up the actual resolution as proposed by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2006. This was a resolution that some in the press had laughably said would put pressure on Republicans, but Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) seized the opportunity by proposing it himself. The Doves were slaughtered in a 93-to-6 tabling vote, with Kerry among the six. Inexplicably, the Democrats pressed for more punishment by discussing resolutions with later withdrawal dates -- equally unhelpful to them. The vote benefits Kerry in his quest for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, but it hurts the caucus with its base. On the House side, things were scarcely better, as Republicans were the ones bringing their own resolution. Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) took center stage, again denouncing the Republicans' "stay the course" war resolution as a political stunt. (More on Murtha below.) The problem: Forty-two of Murtha's fellow Democrats ended up supporting the "political stunt," including almost every member facing a difficult re-election this year, such as Representatives Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), John Barrow (D-Ga.), Leonard Boswell (D-Iowa), Melissa Bean (D-Ill.), John Spratt (D-S.C.). This House vote turned into a rout -- a real embarrassment for the Democrats -- due to the large number of defectors.

I love it when stupid people step on their own peckers...LOL!

This Is How Stupid They Are:

"In an 86-13 vote, the Senate turned back a proposal from some Democrats that would require the administration to withdraw all combat troops from Iraq by July 1, 2007, with redeployments beginning this year. No Republicans voted in favor of the plan."

Okay...let's pretend that I'm a bad guy. Guess what I would do if this stupidity passed? I would lie low and wait until July 2, 2007. Then I would raise hell and try to take over the whole country.

DUH.

Jihadis can read our newspapers and surf the internet, too, John "Idiot" Kerry.

Another Vote In Congress, Another Victory Affirmation...

These votes are getting to be a dime a dozen.

I'm wondering why they are even having these, after all. I mean, We all know who in the Senate is against the Long War: Kerry, Murtha, etc...

Why do we need ANOTHER "vote to withdraw"?

Is it so somebody can point to the vote rolls and say "See? I supported victory, and he didn't!" or some such nonsense? After all, it's an election year...right?

This is getting stupid, and using support of Soldiers as some sort of political tool is starting to get old.

Just let us win, and let us win OUR way. Like I said, we already know who isn't "with us".

Holy Sheemoly! WMD Smoking Gun Found? (Part II)

Read THIS.

Then let me know what you think.

Fox News' John Gibson: Where's The Outrage?

A good commentary by John Gibson on Fox News:

Where's Outrage From Human Rights Groups Over Murdered U.S. Soldiers? Wednesday, June 21, 2006 By John Gibson The silence from the human rights groups is grotesque. Two American soldiers are captured. Time for the insurgency to prove they can abide the Geneva Accords, or any standard of decency. Or time for them to prove they can confine their barbarity to simple aggressive interrogation techniques. Or time for them to prove that they are better than the hated Americans. But none of that. Instead, it's gouging out eyes, hacking off limbs, cutting off heads and booby-trapping the remains. OK, let's say we already know about these people we're fighting. We can recall only a few days ago — the days immediately prior to killing Zarqawi — 17 heads were found in fruit boxes in the same area where these American soldiers were captured, tortured and slaughtered like farm animals. We already know how bad these people are we are fighting. But where are the human rights groups who protest mistreatment such as feeding detainees Froot Loops, or denying them sleep or peace and quiet while we try to get information from them, or even go so far as to let a dog snarl at them or dunk their heads underwater for a few moments? These people are being tortured, the human rights groups howl. What do they have to say about the head-cutters? Nothing. Why? Is it because they are embarrassed at the behavior of the people they are defending? That's probably it. Pure embarrassment. So they don't say a word. Let it be quickly forgotten, like poor Nick Berg whose head was removed and dangled before a camera... READ THE REST

Good Point: where IS the outrage?

Holy Sheemoly! WMD Smoking Gun Found?

Where does this leave Michael Moore?

WASHINGTON — The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003, and more weapons of mass destruction are likely to be uncovered, two Republican lawmakers said Wednesday. "We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, chemical weapons," Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., said in a quickly called press conference late Wednesday afternoon. Reading from a declassified portion of a report by the National Ground Intelligence Center, a Defense Department intelligence unit, Santorum said: "Since 2003, coalition forces have recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions which contain degraded mustard or sarin nerve agent. Despite many efforts to locate and destroy Iraq's pre-Gulf War chemical munitions, filled and unfilled pre-Gulf War chemical munitions are assessed to still exist." He added that the report warns about the hazards that the chemical weapons could still pose to coalition troops in Iraq. "The purity of the agents inside the munitions depends on many factors, including the manufacturing process, potential additives and environmental storage conditions. While agents degrade over time, chemical warfare agents remain hazardous and potentially lethal," Santorum read from the document. "This says weapons have been discovered, more weapons exist and they state that Iraq was not a WMD-free zone, that there are continuing threats from the materials that are or may still be in Iraq," said Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., chairman of the House Intelligence Committee... READ THE REST

Hmmm... Interesting. So where DOES this leave John Frickin' Kerry, Howlin' Howie Dean, and the Crazy Anti-War Left?

(C'mon, if you think they are honorable enough to say "Whoops, my bad...", you're nuts!)

Check It Out: Birth Of A Soldier!

Here's a hot tip for some interesting reading:

"Birth Of A Soldier: This is one mom's attempt to chronicle her son's life in the U.S. Army- and how she's coping in his absence."

I remember when I was just a wee lad, straight outta high school, with a chip on my shoulder and visions of M1A1 Tanks in my head. I remember the first time I smelled Cordite and the first time I heard the whine of the AGT 1500 Gas Turbine as the Tank started up.

I'm getting all nostalgic here.

Anyway, do yourself a favor and look over her shoulder as a "War Mom" chronicles the transformation of her son from child... to Warrior.

Man, I remember when Tanker Mom and Tanker Dad went through their future Tankers' Basic Training Experience...TWICE. (Remember, there are two of us.) Kind of brings a tear to my eye, just remembering...

HOOAH.

{Tanker Brothers Note: Make sure to congratulate them both on July 6th: his Basic Training Graduation Day..}

She Beat Me To It...

I suppose great minds think alike:

My good buddy/wingman/Guardo Camino (That's Spanish for Road Guard) Jake over at the Freedom Folks had already found MsUnderestimated's post similar to this one.

H/T to the Freedom Folks.

Don't Forget...

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We'd appreciate it here, and as always, we welcome your comments/suggestions.

Tanker Brothers POV: I know I'm supposed to be one of the "Good Guys", but...

I think that maybe John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi, and John Murtha may have a point: we need a change of strategy.

Yeah, I said it.

I know, I know...you may be thinking that I Flip-Flopped, right?

Don't be so sure...

I'm not talking about the "Cut and Run" strategy. I am a firm believer that our resolve should not waver. We went over to Iraq to do a job, and we're suceeding at that job. We're standing up capable forces that will secure the country for its citizenry. We're helping a new, fledgling democracy that will be a valuable security partner in the Middle East. We're accomplishing things that will never get reported in your nightly newscasts: builing schools, repairing infrastructure, creating jobs, and making Iraq a better, safer place.

But we have this thorn in our side...

Insurgents, terrorists, Anti-Iraqi Forces... call them whatever you want, but I call them Bad Guys. I can't stand people who are trying to undermine the efforts of innocents that just want peace. And I definitely can't stand people who are up to no good, and want nothing more than to kill American Soldiers. Being a Soldier, that kind of ticks me off.

That being said, initial reports of the recovery of the bodies two PFCs captured by the Bad Guys painted a horrific picture: the two Soldiers had been tortured and decapitated.

Keep that picture, remember that statement, for a second, and let me tell you a story:

I once had a buddy who was a brilliant historian of the modern military. He knew everything about everything about every Army in the 20th century. He had an incredible collection of militaria, and he could tell you an interesting anecdote about each and every piece in his collection. He once told me the story of the historic Winchester Model 1897 Combat Shotgun.

In World War I, trench fighting was the order of the day. Some long-forgotten War Department guy had the brilliant idea of using a Winchester Model 1897 shotgun, short-barreled and fitted with a bayonet, to clear trenches of the enemy. The Bad Guys (in this case, the Germans), were horrified at the use of such a brutal weapon, that they immediately filed a protest with the Hague.

Convinced that their protest would not be resolved in a timely manner, the Germans issued a statement that any Allied Soldier that was captured in possession of a Winchester Model 1897 Combat Shotgun would be extecuted as a War Criminal.

This, obviously, pissed off President Woodrow Wilson and legend has it that he issued his own statement on the subject: that for every US Soldier that was executed as a War Criminal for possession of a Combat Shotgun, ten German prisoners would be executed... with Winchester Model 1897 Combat Shotguns. The Germans quickly recalled thier protest.

Is this story true? I honestly have no idea, but it reads great, doesn't it?

The point is this: Muslim extremists understand only one thing. That thing is violence. We need to start taking off the kid gloves, and we need to start fighting this as warriors, not touchy-feely namby-pamby politically-correct Soldiers. Let us loose. Let us go in and hunt down and kill each and every one of these S.O.B.s like the mangy dogs that they are. And lets start doing a little "eye-for-an-eye" justice: for every one of our Soldiers who gets beheaded, we behead ten captured insurgents. I gauran-damn-tee you, the beheadings will end really, really quickly. Here's another one: for every civilian that is killed with a suicide bomber that's loaded up with explosives and ball bearings, we line up ten captured bad guys in front of some Claymores and let 'er rip. We'll have alot fewer bad guys, I gauran-damn-tee you.

The benefits of this? We give the Bad Guys a message they understand: Violence. Recividism would go WAY down. And this war would end really, really quickly.

Would the Coalition go through with it? Of course not. We would be called barbarians, they would say we were no better than the Terrorists, we would suffer a backlash, etc... But dammit, it would feel good.

I hate it when a Soldier dies. I hate it even more when a Soldier is tortured and brutally killed, while the ACLU is off and fighting for Terrorists to have the same civil rights as you or I. It frustrates me that we have people in our country that are scared to win.

Dammit...

But They Fight For Civil Liberties For Terrorists? GRRR...

I just don't understand the people that claim to be Americans that are committed to our defeat in the Long War.

Civil Liberties for Terrorists But Not for American Troops By Jacob Laksin FrontPageMagazine.com | June 21, 2006 In recent years the ranks of alleged victims championed by civil libertarians on the political Left have swollen to include everyone from the terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay, to anti-American radicals, to environmentalist ultras and illegal immigrants. But there’s at least one group ineligible for victim status under the legal Left’s guidelines: American troops.  This seems to be the lesson of the “Camp Pendleton Eight.” A group of seven Marines and one Navy corpsman, they are currently being held--reportedly under excessively harsh conditions--at the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base in southern California on suspicion of kidnapping and killing an innocent Iraqi man in the town of Hamdania, west of Baghdad, on April 26. Charges have not yet been filed, but investigators in the case have reportedly used a variety of coercive methods--including threatening the soldiers with the death penalty, interrogating them for upward of eight hours without water or toilet breaks, and keeping them shackled at the hands, waist and ankles--that, one might assume, would stir furor among those groups, such as the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights and the National Lawyers Guild, who relentlessly profess themselves guardians of American civil liberties and constitutional standards. Instead, as inquiries to these organizations by FrontPageMag.com revealed, these groups have responded to the soldiers' plight with collective indifference. As far as the ACLU seems to be concerned, the case does not exist. This is not because the ACLU is reluctant to take a stand on the war on terror. In the past few years, the organization has taken several stands. When not cheerleading for illegal immigration under the guise of promoting “civil liberties,” the ACLU has sided with convicted Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Sami al-Arian. In court briefs, the ACLU even attempted to undermine the government’s case against al-Arian by declaring inadmissible evidence collected in an FBI investigation, on the dubious grounds that the search warrants used by investigators were too broad. Taking a different tack, Howard Simon, the executive director of the Florida ACLU, cited unconfirmed allegations that al-Arian was allowed to change his underwear only once a week and his prison jumpsuit every two weeks and portrayed al-Arian as the victim of “the disgusting raw exercise of power by John Ashcroft.” (Prison officials dismissed the claims.) No such sympathy seems forthcoming for the troops. Neither Simon nor his ACLU colleagues have had anything to say about the fact that U.S. soldiers, who, as noted, have not yet been charged with a crime, are kept in shackles and were, until recently, held under maximum pretrial confinement. Apathy to prison conditions cannot explain the ACLU’s silence. This May, the organization filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of women prisoners in Wisconsin, charging that the state’s prison system provides “far inferior mental health treatment” to women as opposed to men. To date, however, the ACLU has issued not a single statement on the far more prominent case of the Camp Pendleton Eight. (READ THE REST HERE)

This is ridiculous...

Look... I've purposefully kept my mouth shut about the incident at Haditha, pending a full investigation. If the Marines in question are charged with a crime, that's one thing. But if they aren't charged, then IMHO, they are being denied Due Process. The Fifth Amendment clearly states that "No Person shall be...deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law..."

Pretrial confinement is one thing. But let's be realistic here: these Marines have not been charged with a crime.

Contrast that with the Guantanamo Detainees: these men were captured as international criminals that were actively engaging and attempting to kill US Soldiers and Citizens.  At the same time, they are literally given the "white glove treatment" (a reference to their Qu'ran handling, etc...). They eat better, live in better accommodations, and have more freedom than the Marines sitting at Camp Pendleton.

And the Marines have not been charged with a crime.

Look, it's the Tanker Brothers Point Of View (POV), that if they committed a crime against civilians in Iraq: then they will be punished. Justice will be served. The United States Military, through the Uniform Code Of Military Justice (UCMJ), has one of the most effective criminal judicial systems in the entire world. I am confident that the truth will come out. (I am also confident that the Marines in question acted in accordance with the Rules of Engagement, under direct fire, but I will wait patiently for the official report to be issued).

So here's my question: where's the ACLU?

Funny!

It was announced that Abu Musab al Zarqawi was killed in Iraq by American forces, as most people already know.

George Washington met him at the Pearly Gates. He slapped him across the face and yelled, "How dare you fight against the nation
I helped conceive.

Patrick Henry approached, punched him in the nose and shouted, "You wanted to end our liberties but you failed!"

James Madison followed, kicked him in the groin and said, "This is why I allowed our government to provide for the common defense!"

Thomas Jefferson was next, beat Zarqawi with a long cane and snarled, "It was evil men like you who inspired me to write the
Declaration of Independence."

The beatings and thrashings continued as George Mason, James Monroe and 66 other early Americans unleashed their anger on the terrorist leader.

As Zarqawi lay bleeding and in pain, an Angel appeared. Zarqawi wept and said, "This is not what you promised me."

The Angel replied, "I told you there would be 72 Virginians waiting for you in Heaven. What did you think I said?"

And THIS, Tanker Brothers And Sisters, Is Why We Don't Listen To The Dixie Chicks...

Okay, we all know that they have been complaining about poor ticket sales, and we all know they will always try to "Pollyana It" by saying something along the lines of "We just want our real fans to stay with us, we don't care about the others who might have us in thier CD changer".

Whatever.

Anyway, stupidity like THIS is why we can't stand them, personally.

The Chicks can't hide their disgust at the lack of support they received from other country performers. "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do," says Robison. "A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism," Maines resumes, through gritted teeth. "Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country… I don't see why people care about patriotism."

Disgust, huh? She couldn't hide her disgust at...Patriotism?

Well, to be honest, the Tanker Brothers are from Texas, and we're ashamed that the Dixie Chicks are too. How do the Tanker Brothers tell 'em apart?

Easy: the Blonde, The Brunette, and the Chubby bigmouthed one.

Mike Gulf, out.

I Was Curious...

...So I checked out how the Congressmen from the Rio Grande Valley voted on House Resolution 861: Roll Call 288, the Resolution which reads:

H RES 861 YEA-AND-NAY 16-Jun-2006 11:17 AM QUESTION: On Agreeing to the Resolution BILL TITLE: Declaring that the United States will prevail in the Global War on Terror, the struggle to protect freedom from the terrorist adversary

Well....I was a little disappointed:

NAY

Texas District 15: US Congressman Ruben Hinojosa - Washington D.C. Number 202-225-2531

NAY

Texas District 25: US Congressman Lloyd Doggett - Washington D.C. Number 202-225-4865

NAY

Texas District 27: US Congressman Solomon Ortiz - Washington D.C. Number 202-225-7742

YEA

Texas District 28: US Congressman Henry Cuellar - Washington D.C. Number 202-225-1640

Great! Can We Get Back To Winning Now?

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly today in favor of re-affirming the commitment to the Long War/ The Iraq War.

The House on Friday handily rejected a timetable for pulling U.S. forces out of Iraq, culminating a fiercely partisan debate between Republicans and Democrats feeling the public's apprehension about war and the onrushing midterm campaign season. In a 256-153 vote, the GOP-led House approved a nonbinding resolution that praises U.S. troops, labels the Iraq war part of the larger global fight against terrorism and says an "arbitrary date for the withdrawal or redeployment" of troops is not in the national interest. "Retreat is not an option in Iraq," declared House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. "Achieving victory is our only option, for the American people and our kids." "Stay the course, I don't think so Mr. President. It's time to face the facts," House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California answered, as she called for a new direction in the conflict. "The war in Iraq has been a mistake. I say, a grotesque mistake." Four months before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress, House Republicans sought to force Republicans and Democrats alike to take a position on the conflict that began with the U.S. invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in the spring of 2003. Democrats denounced the debate and vote as a politically motivated charade, and several prominent Democrats joined Pelosi in saying they would vote against the measure because, they said, supporting it would affirm Bush's "failed policy" in Iraq. Balking carried a risk for Democrats, particularly when they see an opportunity to win back control of Congress from the GOP. Republicans likely will use Democratic "no" votes to claim that their opponents don't support U.S. troops. Republicans and Democrats alike explained the decision, as each side saw it, that voters have to make in November. "The choice for the American people is clear; don't run in the face of danger, victory will be our exit strategy," Rep. Mike Conaway, R- Texas, said. (READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE)

Now that we've gotten THAT taken care of, can we please get back to kicking butt in Iraq?

We'd appreciate it.

(Oh, and all you lilly-livered wimps who voted against it? You're on the record now: as advocating defeat. Do I think this will hurt you come the November elections? If the Tanker Brothers have anything to say about it, it will...)

[Tanker Brothers Note: See how your Congressman/Congresswoman voted...And vote accordingly. Remember: vote your conscience.]

Tools Of The Trade: Countdown To Abu Hamza al-Muhajer's Death Photo!

Yeah, not only do we have the ability to drop two 500lb bombs from F-16's with pinpoint accuracy on Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's head (and with no collateral damage), but we have some even sexier technology coming right up:

Now that jets, bombs and violence are back in the news, we turn our interest to Lockheed Martin, Boeing, the United States Air Force, which together have figured out how to make the F-22 Raptor supersonic warplane deliver bombs faster and higher than ever before. It does this by accurately computing an altitude and distance from the target where the weapon can be released with the highest probability of scoring a hit. This accuracy is possible because of an algorithm developed by Boeing, Phantom Works and the Air Force that computes the Launch Acceptability Region (LAR), taking into account navigation, weather, target and weapon information. To achieve the new milestone, the Air Force flew an F-22 at 50,000 feet and released a 1000-pound JDAM (Joint Direct Attack Munition—it's a bomb) at a speed of 1142 mph. That precision-guided smart bomb then destroyed a tiny target 27.5 miles away. This is significant because the higher and faster one of these jets can fly while delivering bombs, the less chance it has of being shot down by enemy fire. That must be a good thing, because after all, what we really want to do is protect our own brave Air Force pilots while killing as many precisely-targeted human beings as possible on the ground.

Could twin 500lb bombs from F-22 Raptors be in the crystal ball for Abu Hamza al-Muhajer?

Count on it.

H/T to Gizmodo

Al-Zarqawi's Successor Vows Revenge!

CAIRO, Egypt — The successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, vowed revenge in an Internet posting on Tuesday as another Web statement claimed that the U.S. airstrike that killed Zarqawi was just a stroke of luck. Zarqawi's successor, reported on Monday to be Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, said in his first Internet posting to expect horrific attacks "in the coming days." Zarqawi died Wednesday in a U.S. airstrike on a safehouse in Baqouba, north of Baghdad. "You crusaders, what will happen in the coming days is something that will turn your children's hair white — battles that will reveal the falsehood of [your] might, the weakness of your soldiers and your lies," the statement said. The statement appeared on a Web site that frequently posts militant messages, but its authenticity could not be verified. "Don't be too happy about killing our sheik Abu Musab [al-Zarqawi], God bless his soul, because he has left lions behind him," al-Muhajer said. "We are going to continue what our sheik Musab ... started," he said, adding that "holy warriors" in Iraq were "stronger than ever." (Read the rest HERE)

Ahem...

Tanker Brothers' note to Abu Hamza al-Muhajer:

1. "Stroke of luck" or no "stroke of luck": your terrorist spooning partner and "butt-buddy-no-longer-at-large" is still D-E-A-D.

2. You're a reeeeeeaaaaaal "tough guy" talkin' about "horrific attacks in the coming days" when you're posting on the Internet from some spider hole.

3. If you and your fun boy comrades are such "lions", then why not bring your A-Game for a toe-to-toe fight? Screw the IEDs, the suicide bombers, and the attacks on civilians. Be a "lion" and come fight us toe-to-toe, Bitch.

4. "Don't be too happy about killing our sheik"? Dude... are you kidding? Did you see how he swelled up after he was all dead and stuff? He looked, like, all bloated and gross! What could be cooler than watching a frickin' terrorist swell up like a cartoon? I think the only thing that MIGHT have been cooler is if we would have cut his frickin' head off, but, y'know, we're better than that. (Damn.)

5. Zarqawi died like a bitch. There, I said it. And guess what, "Hamza"? Your death picture is coming next.

6. Your name, al-Muhajer, is pretty close to the Spanish word for woman, "mujer". Maybe there's a hidden meaning there. Maybe you're just a scared little girl.

Now THIS Is A Commander-In-Chief!

Pulling another rabbit out of his hat, President Bush returned to Iraq to talk to the new Iraqi Government and US Troops in Baghdad:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - President Bush arrived in Iraq on Tuesday and was expected to be on the ground for more than five hours and speak to U.S. troops, the White House said. "Good to see you," a beaming Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told Bush shortly after his arrival at a palace used by the U.S. Embassy. Bush replied as they shook hands, "Thanks for having me." Bush was eager to show progress in Iraq and restore American confidence in his handling of the war. It was his second visit to Iraq and his first since November 2003.

Now that's a Commander-In-Chief that we can be proud of.

I think it's really humorous that the snobby Washington Press (with the exception of a chosen few in the Press Pool) were, for the most part, excluded from the invite list.

If there was any doubt that President Bush didn't like them, it's all gone, now.

President Bush: The Tanker Brothers salute you!

Congrats Are In Order: "The Architect" Is Cleared!

New Today On Drudge:

Karl Rove, President Bush's right hand man, is cleared of any wrongdoing.

STATEMENT OF ROBERT LUSKIN, ATTORNEY FOR KARL ROVE Tue Jun 13 2006 07:14:31 ET Washington, DC—Robert Luskin, Attorney for Karl Rove today released the following statement: “On June 12, 2006, Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald formally advised us that he does not anticipate seeking charges against Karl Rove. “In deference to the pending case, we will not make any further public statements about the subject matter of the investigation. We believe that the Special Counsel's decision should put an end to the baseless speculation about Mr. Rove’s conduct.”

Now, can we please get back to this War "thing"?

Team USA loses to Czech Republic: Tanker Brothers Still Have No Idea How Game Is Played

Looks like the USA Soccer Team lost to the Czech Republic.

Damn.

Oh, well.... our Army is still bigger than your Army.

Al-Qaeda In Iraq Names New Leader: Starts Looking For Spider Hole To Hide Him In

This is funny.

In light of recent Al-Qaeda In Iraq, er.., restructuring/downsizing, Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir has been named the new tactical commander of the terrorist group.

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda in Iraq named a successor following the killing of the group's leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to an Internet statement on Monday. "The shura council of al Qaeda in Iraq unanimously agreed on Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, to be a successor to Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said a statement signed by al Qaeda and posted on a Web site frequently used by Islamist militants. "Sheikh Abu Hamza al-Muhajir is a good brother, has a history in jihad and is knowledgeable. We ask God that he ... continue what Sheikh Abu Musab began," it said. Muhajir, little known in the West, was not among the names that al Qaeda experts had expected as Zarqawi's likely successor.

(Could be because all of the other likely candidates said "HELL NO! I'm not ending up like the Zarkmeister!")

Thanks for the tip, guys. Now we know who to target with our Predators/ SF guys.

Everyone else: expect death photos of this guy real soon.

On Drudge: Mexico Stomps Iran!

The Tanker Brothers aren't big soccer fans, in any way, shape, or form.

I will say this, though: any headline proclaiming ANYONE stomping Iran is definitely going to find it's way in this blog.

Y'know, for good measure.

NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Mexico's raucous crowd left the stadium singing and chanting in red, green and white waves of unbridled joy. Oswaldo Sanchez, still mourning the death of a father who dreamed of watching him play in the World Cup, left the field with a smile. Iran, meanwhile, missed a chance to replace talk of political turmoil with discussion of its on-field success. Hours after the echoes of a protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime faded in this Bavarian city, Iran had hoped to salvage at least one point from its World Cup opener on Sunday. Mexico, whose goalkeeper had to fly home on Thursday to bury his father, had other ideas, scoring twice in the last 15 minutes for a 3-1 victory.

No matter what what the Tanker Brothers' stance is on illegal immigration (we're against it), at least these Mexicans (when not kicking Iran's butt on European soil) never swam a river or crossed a desert to mow somebody's lawn...

H/T to Matt Drudge

[Tanker Brothers note to Iran: I guess Allah is an NBA fan, and was doing Pre-Game Prep for Game 2 of the Finals. Or, y'know, maybe Allah was watching the Houston Astros hand the Atlanta Braves a demoralizing 14-4 defeat. I mean...we can't expect Allah to waste time on a namby pamby sport like Soccer, can we?]

[Tanker Brothers note to Iran-2: Our God, though...he's Omniscient. He sees it all. Probably why he handed Mexico the win. And he probably didn't like your idiot President's comments on Israel. You don't mess with God's people, dude. That, and because God can knock the turban off Allah's head, Mike Tyson-style. (Without the ear-biting thing)]

...Laughing So Hard, I was Crying!

Yeah. I'm serious. There were tears of laughter falling from your friendly neighborhood Master Gunner's face.

I know what you're asking yourself: "What the hell could be THAT funny"?

Well, it seems that Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi is back from the grave. Yep. You heard it here first: "The Beast From The Middle East" is B-A-C-K! And he's writing a guest commentary for Iowahawk.

(Tanker Brothers Editor's Warning: Not for the faint of heart...)

Paradise Is Overrated Iowahawk Guest Commentary by Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Former Senior VP, Al-Qaeda In Iraq Howzit swingin', fagsicles? Yeah, I know all you bitzoches all seen the pictures by now. Go on and laugh it up chump, like your drivers license photo is all George fuckin' Clooney. Personally I think I'm lookin' straight GQ, seeing as I just got a 500-pound laser guided curb stomp. Shit cuz, y'all should see Kahlid, a.k.a. "Ceiling Spackle." But, hey, whateva. You kuffar haters can finally step off my nuts, 'cause I. am. outtahere. Y'all can just suck it, 'cause Zarkman got his free pass to Allah's celestial Disneyland. You think I didn't see this martyrdom goatshit coming? Cracka, please. When we were out in the boondocks filming that recruiting infomercial last month, I told that asshole Zawahiri that it was dangerous, that Team Satan would lock in on us with one of their outer space high tech computer gizmos. But nooooooo, he's all, "don't worry, they need an NSA warrant," and then he's like, "we have to attack the mindshare gap with a high GRP, Total Quality Jihad leadership marcom message." Which apparently means I have to stand there under Team Satan's goddamn spy satellites, yelling like the goddamn OxyClean guy, burning my goddamn hand on a goddamn machine gun barrel, while that goddamn director Omar Al-Spielberg asks for another goddamn take. Yeah, that's some world class marketing strategery there, Ayman. Best ad campaign since Pets.com. Have fun training all four of those Syrian droolers that it brought in. So yeah, I figured I'd be caught in the next round of downsizing, so I started keeping myself prepared. For example, I shaved my junk every morning this week. Okay, I know what you're thinking: what the fizzuck? But trust me, it's in the Koran, and it's not as weird as it sounds. If you're about to be banging a room full of doe-eyed virgins, you're gonna want those nards Brazilian waxed pornstar style. Plus I guess them foxy heaven hos also appreciate a couple of splashes of cologne so they don't have to smell your stanky sack. It's just common martyr courtesy, and that's why around the AQ office we call Brut "the smell of death". Read The Whole Thing Here (you won't be sorry!)

The really bad thing?

He's posting to the Blog with AOL Dialup.

Will She Stop At Nothing?

Everybody knows Hillary Clinton shamelessly tries to interject herself into any and every news story or hot topic of discussion. Even Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's extermination at the hands of Coalition Forces, it seems, is fair game.

From Newsmax: 2008 presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton reacted to news of Abu Musab al Zarqawi's death today by recalling that she had witnessed "the terrible consequences" of the al Qaida kingpin's attacks up close and personal. "I saw firsthand the terrible consequences of Zarqawi's terrorist network when Bill, Chelsea and I visited the hotel ballroom in Amman, Jordan last November where Zarqawi's followers had detonated a bomb at a wedding party, killing and wounding innocent people," Mrs. Clinton said in a statement posted to her web site. The former first lady called Zarqawi's attacks "despicable," saying that they had "claimed the lives of too many Iraqis and Americans."

Ummm... Who really cares what you think, Hillary? And what's up with stating the obvious all the time, just for the sake of saying SOMETHING?

Zarqawi's attacks "claimed the lives of too many Iraqis and Americans"?

DUH.

Tools Of The Trade

Gizmodo, of all places, has an interesting post on the hardware that makes taking out a guy like Zarqawi possible.

Since we've had some complaints about being too political regarding certain military actions undertaken by the United States, I'll try to keep this as straight as possible: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, the Al-Qaeda man alleged to have been responsible for numerous attacks in Iraq in recent years, was killed by U.S. forces about 48 hours ago. What technology was responsible for his demise? Although top Pentagon brass aren't likely to reveal in too great detail what happened, DefenseTech took a stab at trying to figure out what technologies were involved in the operation. Precision. That's the name of the game in today's U.S. military. Unlike in 1991 when U.S. fighter jets such as the F-16 had to have their flight plans done in painful detail long beforehand, today's pilots often hover over their designated areas with little to no knowledge of what they're going to do. Odds are, that was the case two days ago. Sensor pods attached to the jets' wings have both night and day cameras (the raid took place at about 6 p.m. local time) as well as GPS devices that are used in conjunction with satellite-guided missiles. All of the military forces are "wired" so to speak together via datalinks, so that if one pilot sees something of interest—say, a possible safe house—the rest of the forces in the area can see what he sees.

It links to a Defense Tech website, definitely a good read on both fronts.

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"Hooray For Hollywood!"

These idiots, I swear, wear their hearts (and their Anti-War agenda) on their sleeves:

Ryan Phillippe enlists for Iraq war drama LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - After months of searching, "Boys Don't Cry" director Kimberly Peirce has found her leading man for the Iraq war drama "Stop-Loss." Ryan Phillippe is in negotiations to star in the Paramount film, playing a soldier who returns home to Texas and is called to duty again in Iraq through the military's "stop-loss" procedure. The soldier then refuses to return to battle. Abbie Cornish already has signed on to play the female lead. The studio is eyeing a late-summer start date.

Grrrr....

(Oh, and Ryan? You totally sucked in "Crash". Matt Dillon stole your thunder. You'll always be the little effeminate pansy rich boy in Cruel Intentions.)

Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi: Coward

Was anyone watching the news this morning?

Matt Drudge is reporting that Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi was still alive when they pulled his mangled body from the wreckage of the farmhouse/hideout where they dropped two 500lb bombs on him and his entourage.

A mortally wounded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was still alive and mumbling on a gurney when Iraqi police arrived at the site bombed by U.S. forces there, a top American military spokesman said Friday. Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell, briefing military reporters at the Pentagon from his post in Baghdad, said he learned that al-Zarqawi was alive after getting briefings on the military operation that netted al- Zarqawi and several others. "He mumbled something but it was indistinguishable and it was very short," Caldwell said.

Not only did the S.O.B. mumble something, but this idiot even tried to get away!

He said that when the terrorist "attempted to sort of turn away off the stretcher, everybody resecured him back onto the stretcher. ... He died almost immediately thereafter from the wounds he'd received from this airstrike." "We did in fact see him alive," Caldwell said. "There was some sort of movement he had on the stretcher and he did die a short time later. There was confirmation from the Iraqi police that he was found alive."

So why am I calling Zarqawi a coward? Well, isn't he known to do the Osama Bin-Laden thing and wear a suicide vest, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? (Which, I would imagine, would make going to the shitter pretty darn uncomfortable...)

Zarqawi releases his first unmasked videotape. This gives us a better indication of his current appearance, which is helpful for targeting. He is also wearing a suicide vest, which would corroborate statements by Sheikh Abu Omar al-Ansari, who met him in Iraq, that he wears this vest in order to “martyr” himself in this instance that Coalition forces (or angry Iraqis) come very close to apprehending him. The video is stamped with the Mujahideen Shura Council logo (taken from “al-Qaida in Iraq” and subsequently, al-Tawhid, former names of the new conglomeration). The video is titled “A Message to the People” and shows Zarqawi training and speaking of the “crusader war” in Iraq and vowing for “defeat” of US forces. (link Here)

So why didn't Zarqawi set it off? Why didn't he martyr himself? Doesn't "The Religion Of Peace" promise to give him a quite a few virgins in Paradise if he was to martyr himself?

Look, if it seems like the Tanker Brothers are spitting on Zarqawi's grave... then you're right.

Damn Skippy.

Zarqawi was a puss.

Technorati Tags: Zarqawi, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Justice

Sour Grapes...

The position of the Bush-Hating Democrats/Liberals is transparent in the aftermath of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi's death. The body isn't even cold, and the left is jumping all over the Administration:

Grass-roots Democrats weighing in on several popular liberal Web sites Thursday morning said that they were troubled by reports that al Qaida's top operational terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had been killed in a U.S. air strike. Reacting to the news, one visitor to the Daily Kos complained that using military force to kill Zarqawi "violates everything my America stands for." "It violates the rule of law and invokes the rule of force in what should be a criminal, not a military, matter." Another Daily Kos'er was irked because he thought the news would benefit President Bush: "No doubt Karl Rove will have the sock puppet president acting as if he personally dropped the bomb that killed that jackass," he wrote. "But other than a couple of photo ops of Bush looking cocky, it does nothing because two more tin-plated Zarqawi's will pop up." A third Kos poster suggested that there was little difference between the top al-Qaida terrorist and the leader of the free world, writing: "Now [that] we are rid of one murderous tyrant - how about the removal of another one - believed hiding in a safe-house at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?" Over at the Democratic Underground, reaction to news of Zarqawi's death was also negative: "Convenient too that this would happen now," complained one DU'er: "Guess we should just all forget about that Haditha mess, the fact that we are approaching 2,500 dead and the fact that our economy is in big trouble." Another DU poster said that killing the al-Qaida chief really wasn't such a big deal, insisting: "Zarqawi was a fringe group of al-Qaida, and definitely not responsible for the bulk of the insurgency and civil war now occurring in Iraq. Any gains that they hope to receive will be short-lived when reality strikes home."

Sounds a heck of alot of that old Aesop's Fable about the Fox and the sour grapes, huh?

Sheesh, people...whose side are you on, anyway?

[Edit: Read this article for more defeatist craziness!]

[Edit 2: If this is a "Stunt" (like the Washington Times Article said), then it's the frickin' "Evel-Keneivel-jumping-over-100-bajillion-cars" stunt to end all "Evel-Keneivel-jumping-over-100-bajillion-cars" stunts!]

Tags For This Post: Iraq, Zarqawi, Liberals, War, Terrorism, Dead Guy, Limp Wristed Libs

Quick Question:

Did you ever notice that when someone or some organization announce themselves as "Non-Partisan", they are usually very, very partisan?

Otherwise, why would they have to "advertise" otherwise?

Do you believe that anything can truly be "non-partisan"?

Rusty Center Guide Award: Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi

Wow...we haven't awarded this in a while! (Sorry, y'all)

Well, in light of your dubious achievents, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, we're bestowing you with the (not quite coveted) Tanker Brothers Rusty Center Guide Award! Every megalomaniac and tin-pot dictator/terrorist/thug/jihadi shouldn't be without one!

So, in light of this...it's yours! C'mon up and accept this (dis)honor!

Oh...waitasec...you're frickin' DEAD.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

(Bitch.)

Tags For This Post: Zarqawi, Terrorist, Bitch, Rusty Center Guide, Dubious, Iraq, War

Al-Qaeda In Iraq Confirms Zarqawi's Death: Proceeds To Lose Mind

Those looney, looney terrorist scumbags:

Al-Qaida in Iraq confirmed the death of its leader, Abu Musab al- Zarqawi, and vowed it will continue its "holy war" in a statement posted on the Web on Thursday. "We want to give you the joyous news of the martyrdom of the mujahed sheik Abu Musab al-Zarqawi," said the statement, signed by "Abu Abdel- Rahman al-Iraqi," identified as the deputy "emir" or leader of al- Qaida in Iraq.

Ummm...so I guess now we know we can put "Abu Abdel- Rahman al-Iraqi" on our list?

Tanker Brothers Prediction?

We (the Coalition) will have his death picture posted on the Internet by the end of next week.

EuphoricReality: A Must Read Post

Redhead Infidel over at Euphoric Reality has a post on Haditha that you absolutely MUST read.

Link HERE

You Can Run, But You'll Only Die Tired....

Yep...he's dead. Dead as a doornail. I would have some snarky comments, but President Bush said it best:

Good morning. Last night in Iraq, United States military forces killed the terrorist al-Zarqawi. At 6:15 p.m. Baghdad time, special operation forces, acting on tips and intelligence from Iraqis, confirmed Zarqawi's location, and delivered justice to the most wanted terrorist in Iraq.

Yep... Coalition forces hooked up Abu Musab with not one, but two 500lb bombs from F-16's in the town of Baqubah. Collateral damage was minimal, since Zarqawi was meeting with his buddies in an isolated farmhouse in a sparsely populated area. Identity was confirmed with Facial recognition, scar identification, and fingerprints. DNA confirmation should be forthcoming in the next 48 hours.

I'll post more on this later.

H/T to Drudge for the transcript of President Bush's comments.

H/T to Fox News for reporting the breaking news, and another H/T to Tanker Dad for waking me up at oh-dark-thirty this morning with the initial report.


Technorati Tags: Zarqawi, Al Qaeda, Iraq, Justice

Let's Start A New Book: Robert Ferrigno's "Prayers For The Assassin"

Hmmm... How many of y'all read "Age Of Tolerance" with me?

I have a new book to suggets: "Prayers For The Assassin".




The book is set in the future, and asks the question: "What if the terrorists won?"

Washington, D.C. has been destroyed by a nuclear blast. New York has been vaporized. The Islamic Republic of America (the Northern States) and the "Bible Belt"(Once known as the Red States) are warring continuously against each other. New Mexico, Arizona, and California, while Islamic Regions, belong to the Mexican Empire.

Sounds like a good read already!

Y'all wanna join in and read this together?

George Dubya Bush: Evil Genius?

Leave it to our good buddy Debbie over at Right Truth to find great articles like this one:

Considering all the various shades of “dumb” that democrats are prone to paint the president, it’s amazing he’s been able to victimize them two-times running. How could anyone so addlepated twice execute such a Machiavellian masterpiece with the whole world watching? (Entire Article HERE)

(I have no idea what addlepated means. Remember, I only have a lowly 31 GT score...)

Could it be? What do y'all, my fellow Tanker Brothers and Sisters, think?

(H/T to Debbie over at Right Truth)

What The Hell Is Up With Blogger?

Sorry about the posting.

Blogger is giving me hell today...

Tanker Brothers POV: Honor And Commitment

When we joined the US Army, we took an oath. That oath was:

I, (Yours Truly), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

Notice, if you will, that in that oath, nowhere did we swear to pick and choose what wars we would fight in, nor did we swear to pick and choose which enemies we would defend our country against. We swore to bear true faith and allegiance: not to an Administration or a political party, but to the United States Constitution.

By serving our Nation, no matter where we are sent or what mission we are given to accomplish, we hold true to the ideals that our Nation was built on. We labor, sweat, and often bleed for those ideas: Freedom, Liberty, Fidelity, Courage, and Honor. The values we strive to uphold as Soldiers, the Army Values, are: Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

Nowhere in those seven Army Values are "Personal Preference" and "Personal Views" mentioned.

I often wondered why Soldiers were referred to in the media and in official documents not as individuals, but in collective terms.

The Army.

I came to understand and realize that (as cheesy as it sounds) we really are an "Army of One." We're seen as men and women, Soldiers, that are united in our efforts towards common goals:  the security of the America we represent, the protection of our interests (as a Nation) at home and abroad, the liberation and freedom of those who are oppressed throughout the world, and the timely and efficient execution of the orders given to us.

It takes one guy. One bad apple can screw it up for everyone else. And to think the Anti-War Crazies think this guy is "making a stand":

Fort Lewis Soldier Says He'll Refuse To Go To Iraq SEATTLE - As thousands of Fort Lewis Army troops prepare to head back to Iraq, one of their officers is making a stand. A lieutenant says he is going to refuse to go, saying it's an unjust war. Anti-war groups are rallying to his defense. Lt. Ehren Watada of the Stryker Brigade writes, "I refuse to be silent any longer. I refuse to watch families torn apart, while the President tells us to ‘stay the course.’ I refuse to be party to an illegal and immoral war against people who did nothing to deserve our aggression. "I wanted to be there for my fellow troops. But the best way was not to help drop artillery and cause more death and destruction. It is to help oppose this war and end it so that all soldiers can come home." - signed LT. (Read More)

I know what you're thinking.

"Coward", right?

I'm not going to argue with you. I feel the same way.

I think back to 1995:

On October 10, 1995, the 1/15 Battalion of the 3rd Infantry Division of the U.S. Army came to attention at 0900 in Schweinfurt, Germany. All but one of the 550 soldiers were wearing a sky-blue baseball-style cap with a United Nations insignia on the front. One was wearing the olive-drab flat cap that is authorized to be worn with the Battle Dress Uniform. With this simple act of disobeying a direct order, Spc. 4 Michael New set the stage for a legal battle that has profound implications for the future of American soldiers into service of the United Nations without the constitutional permission of Congress.

Let me tell you something: I was there. When my unit went to Macedonia (to relieve 1/15th Infantry, six months later), as a Patrol Team Leader for one of the Border Observation Points, I had the opportunity to talk to some of the 1/15 Infantry guys from Mike New's unit.

What did they have to say about him? Michael New, when he refused to wear the "UN Blue" wasn't trying to make a stand for anything. They told me he was scared to go to Macedonia. They told me he was a coward. They told me he was scared to deploy.

Something you won't easily find out: Michael New was a medic. He wouldn't have gone out on any patrols. He would have either 1) stayed on one of the Observation Camps, monitoring the food and sanitation of the OP, or 2) stayed at Camp Able Sentry (with the Volleyball Courts, the daily passes downtown, and "The Swamp" - a Soldier run pub with "all-you-can-drink" Green Skopsko Beer) on the outskirts of Skopje, Macedonia. Michael New chickened out of going because he had joined the Army for some college money and a steady paycheck. He didn't realize he would actually have to deploy at some point. Michael New walked away with a Bad Conduct discharge, a stain on his record not easily removed, that he's now trying to fight in court: almost eleven years later.

Look: I'll be the first one to tell you that I don't support the United Nations. I think the UN is a corrupt organization that harms the very people it's chartered to help. That's not the point.

The point is that LT Ehren Watada and SPC Michael New had both sworn an oath. They were given orders by "the officers appointed over" them, in accordance with that oath. Those orders were expected to be carried out. To not carry out those orders is a threat to the good order and discipline, not to mention the values and traditions, of the Army and the Nation that they swore an oath to. To not carry out those orders is dishonorable, immoral, and wrong.

Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage.

Do you want an Army of Soldiers that embody these values? Or do you want an Army of Soldiers that pick and choose which of these seven values they feel like living up to, the same way they would pick and choose which orders they would follow?

It's your military, America. You pay for it. These men and women, all of us that wear the uniform, we represent the best of America: we represent you. Do you want us to represent disobedience and cowardice in the face of adversity? Or do you want us to represent the Army Values?

Think about it.

File This Under What The Hell?!?!?!?

Y'know, lately the Administration has been giving me a tremendous headache.

First, we have the horrific handling of the illegal immigration problem. Now, we offer appeasement to the Iranians!

Look, either we're (and by we, I mean the United States as a whole) incredibly stupid... or incredibly smart.

"How so?"

Here are the two possibilities:

1) Iran says "Okay, we'll take your deal," and a crisis is averted. Sure, they no longer openly enrich Uranium (they'll just do it in secret), everybody feels good about themselves, and they continue to be a sponsor of state-sponsored terrorism and undermine our efforts to help out a Democratic Iraq. So the Status Quo is maintained, along with them now possessing Nuclear Power. The crumbling Coalition is happy (some members are too finicky to commit to a third war in the region), the Europeans (Germans and French) are happy, the Russians are happy, and the United States and Israel are still threatened by Muslim Radicals. Radical Islam wins a victory.

2) Iran says "Heck no!", exposing what everyone already knows, but denies: that Nuclear power is nothing more than an added benefit of their real goal: development of Nuclear weapons. As the first Nuclear power in the region, they can "hold all the cards" when making demands of others in the region. Having been exposed, the Coalition's resolve against Iranian Nuclear Proliferation is strengthened, and we can start planning to roll in and kick some Ahmadinejad ass.

What do y'all think?

Waitasec...This Doesn't Add Up!

My Buddy The Oracle over at Red Sky has a pretty darn good post up about the dismal employment numbers in the Palestinian Authority:

(Original Post Here) BBCNews: Unemployment in the Palestinian territories has risen sharply, according to an International Labour Organization report.Fewer than half of working-aged men had jobs, and only 10% of women, for an overall rate of 26%, the report said. The Work Bank predicts that the Palestinian economy will shrink by 27% in 2006. In other words, Palestine is quickly becoming the most poverty stricken “nation” in the world. Now, we could all get teary eyed and blame the cold hearted American conservatives for not sending the welfare check to support the Palestinian Authority payroll. Or, we could realize that the Palestinians brought this upon themselves by electing terrorists to public office. They wanted to stick it to Israel and the West, and so they did. Now, they are reaping the glorious consequences of their Islamic fanaticism, they are reaping that which Islamo-fascism produces, namely poverty, violence, and hopelessness. But, hey, they should look on the bright side. Without businesses to run and such annoying things, they can grow their beards longer, lounge carelessly in the desert sun, shoot off their AK-47s in the street whenever they choose, bathe even less frequently, and attend little Hamas riots as the occasions arise. Then, they can just blame all of their woes on the Jews and blow themselves up in Israeli public squares. Good times, good times.

Now, I was looking in the Wikipedia, and guess what I found?

Due to the specific conditions of the disputed territories, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has been supported by the international community. According to the World Bank, USD $929 million were given by the international community to the PNA in 2001, $891 million in 2003 and $1,100 million in 2005 (representing 53% of the budget in 2005). The main objectives are support to the budget, development aid and public health. In 2003, the US funded $224 million, the EU $187 million, the Arab League $124 million, Norway $53 million, the World Bank $50 million, the United Kingdom $43 million, Italy $40 million, and the last $170 million by others. According to the World Bank, the budget deficit was about of $800 million in 2005, with nearly half of it financed by donors. "The PA's fiscal situation has become increasingly unsustainable mainly as a result of uncontrolled government consumption, in particular a rapidly increasing public sector wage bill, expanding social transfer schemes and rising net lending," said the World Bank report. (Link HERE)

Keep in mind, I only have a 31 GT score, but... something doesn't add up.

1) Why in the heck did the United States support the Palestinian Authority to the tune of $224 million, while the Arab League gave just a little over half of that amount? (2003)

2) I find this amusing: Google "European Aid To Israel", and see what you come up with. Can anyone find a number when it comes to Foreign Aid to Israel that DOESN'T come from the United States?

3) Now, some people say that Israel recieves more foreign aid (from the US) than the Palestinian Authority does (from the US). That's unquestionably true. But: (a)The Palestinians are not surrounded by hostile nations that want nothing more than to "wipe them off the map". (b) How many Israeli suicide bombers have you heard of attacking Palestinian pizzerias? (c) The government of Israel is not led by self-described terrorists (Hamas) who have dedicated themselves to killing Israeli civilians. And of course, (d) the Israelis actually put the money to good use, with one of the world's most effective militaries, and a vibrant economy that enjoys a relatively low unemployment (8.9%). Compare that to the Palestinian Authority(26%)... and ask yourself where the millions and millions of dollars go to.

What do you think, my Tanker Brothers and Sisters? Should the US scale back Aid to our valued allies in the Middle East: Israel?

Tags For This Post: Israel, Foreign Aid, Terrorism, Red Sky

Follow The Money: Why I Love Texas!

You've gotta love the areas around Military Posts.

I did a check of the amount of money contributed to political parties in the Fort Hood/ Killeen area from private donors. Keep in mind, this isn't special interests, this is straight citizens contributing to their Political Party.

Total Number of Contributors: 72 Number of Democrats: 14 Money from Democrats: $4,745 Percent from Democrats: 17.675% Number of Republicans: 58 Money from Republicans: $22,101 Percent from Republicans: 82.325% Total Addresses Not Found: 23 Total Duplicate Entries Found: 11 Time to Complete Lookup: 00 minutes and 35 seconds (Tanker Brothers: This is as of 05 June 06)

Listening to Michael Moore and Cindy Sheehan, you would think that there would be a huge backlash on the part of Military Families against the Republican Party...right? Y'know, since they sent us to Iraq, and because of the whole pesky WMD thing...

WRONG.

Anyone want to look up their areas? Here's the link: Follow The Dollars

What do y'all think? Why are more people around Fort Hood sending more contributions to the Republican Party? I'm especially interested in how Democrats or Liberals explain the phenomenon (If you can even call it that). If you have any Dems/Libs you know...ask them.

I'm not trying to bait anyone, I am genuinely interested in why this happens.

Comments?

Stick It To Al: College Republicans Give Out Summer Refreshments!

Not Long War related, but damn funny:

Seems that that College Republican National Committee is doing the whole  "Political Activism" thing, while making fun of Al "I invented the Internet" Gore.

Freeze out cataclysmic environmental scare tactics with a little humor.  The Oklahoma University College Republicans gave out free snow cones to students for an event they called "Global Cooling Day." Stage an event like this one to grab the attention of your campus and raise awareness on the real facts of the global warming phenomenon.  Engage with students and debunk some of the myths and cool the hyperbole surrounding the issue. OU CRs simultaneously used the event to promote their first meeting, sign-up members, and sell CR shirts.  A tent and tables were set up at the busiest spot on campus, and OU CRs gave away nearly 1,000 snow cones each day. Prior to your "Global Cooling Day" event, arm your College Republican chapter with solid talking points on the issue, and then kick-back and enjoy the sun.  The facts are on your side.

What facts, you may ask? Well, you can read some good stuff HERE.

Good Post...Great Point!

Stumbled on THIS blog earlier today...

Crile quotes several members of “the most successful modern jihad” who argue, almost in identical rhetoric, that Allah is the only superpower. This was clearly the force which unified Muslims against the Soviet invasion as the trespass of a country which believed itself a superpower onto the real superpower - that is, God. This, I believe, is now the force which unites the militant sect of Islam against the percieved invasion of the superpower United States. We have begun, in the 21st century, to preface the term “superpower” in many ways - military, economic, intellectual and cultural. If these are all the marks of a superpower, than any superpower can act with these powers in benevolent or malevolent ways. I do not believe that America’s cultural or economic power has been abused more often than it has not - in fact, I often argue that America should more agressively spread its culture and intellectual shibboleths in order to compete with our enemy. Islamofascism, however, thinks that the Secular Superpower is imposing a culture of decadence and disobedience on a world which ought refuse to accept it. Each side, therefore, claims to be a superpower and claims their opponent ought not be.

(Emphasis Mine)

This guy makes a pretty damn good point...and it sounds alot like what I said HERE.