In memory of the Fallen Four Thousand
7 comments March 24th, 2008
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Hillary’s “sniper fire” tale a big problem
3 comments March 24th, 2008
I told you about THIS yesterday, and now the controversy is growing, as we saw THIS MORNING and then later THIS AFTERNOON.
POSTSCRIPT: It’s silly of the Clintonistas to say this was a mere slip of the tongue. It was a made-up story.
POSTSCRIPT II: A few of the blogosphere’s meanies are suggesting that this might be a photo of Hillary’s sniper:
UPDATE: There’s more HERE.
Mike Gravel says it all right here
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This video, featuring former U.S. Sen. Mike Gravel (Is he still running for president?), has drawn more than 2,500 comments on YouTube.
Some viewers think it’s brilliant.
Tragic milestone
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The American death toll in Iraq has reached 4,000.
A U.S. military spokesman played down the significance of the number, declaring: “No casualty is more or less significant than another…”
Yeah, to paraphrase Joseph Stalin: One death is a tragedy; 4,000 deaths is a statistic.
POSTSCRIPT: By the way, 97 percent of U.S. military deaths in Iraq have occurred since President Bush postured on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in front of a sign reading: “Mission Accomplished.”
