The Group W Bench — Assault in the Military
August 1, 2008“And I, I walked over to the, to the bench there, and there is, Group W’s, where they put you if you may not be moral enough to join the army after committing your special…
Author Archives: Bruce Maulden
Nuclear KnuckleBall in the LoC
July 31, 2008Wikipedia: knuckleball A knuckleball (or “knuckler” for short) is a baseball pitch with an erratic, unpredictable motion. The pitch is thrown so as to minimize the spin of the ball in flight. This causes vortices…
Boot the Surge
July 27, 2008One of the most-marvelous and near-enigmatic of military operations in the Iraqi war was the famous “surge,” — Decider George’s answer to the fratricide-like butchery shop he’d created with his invasion and subsequent dumb-ass, greed-obsessive…
‘Sledgehammer’ Terror War
July 24, 2008Definition from Merriam-Webster online for terror. Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French terrour, from Latin terror, from terrÄ“re to frighten; akin to Greek trein to be afraid, flee, tremein to tremble — more at tremble Date:14th…
Insolent Idiot: ‘It got drunk’
July 23, 2008During a crisis, or some calamity, under pressure to solve problems, a nation’s leader should be able to help, to solve and put together resources in efforts to figure out the next course of action.…
‘An Iraqi Vision’ — Obama on the Euphrates
July 21, 2008This sad, ugly Wide World of War on Terror has gone from real bad to a mounting realization of a coming catastrophic turn for the worse, even as Barack Obama trips through Afghanistan and Iraq,…
Unraveling: ‘We’re Coitus’
July 20, 2008An impatient sun is setting on the deeds and life of the US of A. In the September of his reign as leader of the whole, wide world, Decider George’s antics have begun to catch…
‘Grandiose’ Eagle Pull
July 19, 2008And this morning from the Germans via Reuters: Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16…
Darkness in the Footlights
July 18, 2008One definition-aspect of the word, theatrical, is deeds marked by pretense or artificiality of emotion. Our entangled mess of a planet nowadays is becoming a very-astutely-written piece of theater, a play of many acts and…
Afghan Denial: ‘No disregard’
July 17, 2008Another lost opportunity for Decider George. Even as he holds out a shocking, back-stabbing fig leaf to Iran, the original intent with the late-great Global War on Terror in Afghanistan is going to shit in…