US Marine investigated for war crimes after newspaper interview

Las Vegas Marine describes shooting Iraqi soldier in back of the head (unclear if the soldier had already surrendered, but it seems to be the case...) This is the type of action that needs to be investigated, not the one about sending some poor looters on their way "in the buff"

7:29:45 PM    comment   

Rumsfeld's Dr. Strangelove

Keith Payne says 7,000 warheads aren't enough.

Nuclear weapons are evil, but we still maintain an arsenal. Whether to eliminate, freeze, or further develop our arsenal is a decision that must be made rationally, and not based on overly paranoid, nor overly optimistic assumptions.

7:22:16 PM    comment   

World War II Soldier Picked Up a Pencil

While other soldiers in his regiment cleaned their guns or slept fitfully in the trenches between bouts of fierce fighting with the Nazis, Sergei Yesakov found comfort in drawing sketches of what he saw nearby: fellow servicemen, war action and imposing military hardware.

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