President Bush keeps revising his explanation for why the US is in Iraq: initially, the rationale was to stop Saddam Hussein. These days, the justification has become far broader and now includes the expansive “struggle between good and evil.” Vice President Dick Cheney takes it even further: “The hopes of the civilized world ride with …
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A Revolt of the Generals?
A top British commander speaks candidly about the grim outlook in Iraq. The straight-talking chief of the British Army, Gen. Richard Dannatt, gave interviews to the London Daily Mail and the BBC that had 10 Downing Street scrambling. But will his more reticent American peers follow his lead? “It’s an absolute fact that in some …
Wartime Catchphrase Generator
Everyone who agrees that George W. Bush never can utter too much bullcrap, can make the POTUS himself say even more nonsense with the Wartime Catchphrase Generator.
Vakantiejob in het leger?
Het leven van een soldaat is ontzettend zwaar. Zo zwaar zelfs dat ze bakken geld schepen dankzij een risicopremie krijgen voor het risico dat ze lopen tijdens hun job. Maar wat doen soldaten eigenlijk tegenwoordig? Sinds WOII is het toch tamelijk rustig op het Europese continent. De boog kan toch niet altijd gespannen staan? Wel, …