When the Army Uses "Enhanced Interrogation" on an American Soldier

I had been covering veterans' issues for several years and thought I'd developed a thick skin. But the pain on the other end of the telephone line was difficult to stomach. Sergeant Chuck Luther, now back from Iraq, was describing his journey to hell and back. The worst part, he ( Read more... )

Ok, I'm pissed the fuck off right now.

Victoria just found a news story that has me about ready to kill some people.

Here's the story, basically what it says is this; two soldiers in the United States Army are being punished for buying personal body armour, armour that is far superior to the SAPI Plates that they give us. The punishment that they ( Read more... )

this was sent to me a few days ago, thought I'd post it now.

( The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the U.S. Army )

Ok, I am going to rant for a moment. Now I am sure that at the end of this there are those who will call me a male-chauvinistic pig, or some other obscene name that people come up with to refer to those that the don't agree with. That's ok, I accept that. Fuck I can't change it so why bother; besides it isn't the subject of my tirade. My rant will ( Read more... )

A letter ( Read more... )