tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post2471847633573776891..comments2010-04-07T08:07:02.016-07:00Comments on NPR Team Check: On the Ground and At SeaMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post-64948762929910147312010-03-31T08:31:53.855-07:002010-03-31T08:31:53.855-07:00I think these "tributes" to the fallen a...I think these "tributes" to the fallen and the other crap NPR spews as part of the propaganda effort by the War Dep't is an attempt to find absolution for the support these people gave to Bush/Cheney. I have told both Simon and Hansen that: THERE IS NO absolution! The blood on our hands (it's on mine also) will not so easily be removed. And when I hear of Germans of a certain age I always want to find out what they were doing in the years 1933-1945. I fear future readers of history might wonder what we did during this period of endless war.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post-34112944971642457922010-03-30T11:16:16.209-07:002010-03-30T11:16:16.209-07:00March 29, 2010 -
"From NPR News, this is ALL...March 29, 2010 -<br /><br />"From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. Im [sic] Noah Adams.<br /><br />Iraq has entered perhaps its most uncertain period since the U.S.-led invasion. The results of parliamentary elections were announced on Friday and the political bloc of former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi narrowly defeated the bloc of current Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The tally: 91 seats to 89 seats." <br /><br />I'm so glad now that some NPR on-air talent are willing to identify the depth of the story to follow with opening lines like the one above. <br /><br />Funny, I would have suspected a sectarian insurgency that nearly toppled the house of cards a few years back might have qualified as Iraq's "most uncertain period", but I guess I haven't been paying enough attention.<br /><br />If all the NPR folk would be as accommodating, it could save me plenty of time!<br /><br />-Al HooverAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post-85345113032469114972010-03-30T07:10:25.555-07:002010-03-30T07:10:25.555-07:00What a beautiful analogy! I heard the segment, an...What a beautiful analogy! I heard the segment, and the follow-up interview with some military wife, about how she had to avoid surprising her husband, because he's a little sensitive. A neighbor just took in her daughter and young son because her son in law, a West Point grad., was a little too sensitive after returning from the M.E. Npr has almost always been too late to the discussion about the effects of endless war; they won't realize until it's too late that they are the victims, as well.larry, dfhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post-80270657853188367912010-03-30T06:08:37.980-07:002010-03-30T06:08:37.980-07:00Good analogy.
And perhaps the saga of the Essex (...Good analogy.<br /><br />And perhaps the saga of the Essex (which was the pattern for Moby Dick) would be an even more apt one.<br /><br />In the end, the captain of the Essex and others spent months lost at sea with little food or water.<br /><br />They went insane and ended up eating their own, at one point drawing lots to determine who would be 'sacrificed" for a meal... <br /><br />Obama says "America never quits".<br /><br />The Russians spent years in Afghanistan under basically the same circumstances (chasing a mythical whale), but at least the Russians were smart to avoid making the mistake of "never quitting". If they had, they would STILL be there.<br /><br />I used to think Obama was fairly smart (I actually voted for him on that basis). <br /><br />But it has become clear to me that he's a stupid parrot (just like Bush) who knows how to read a speech in front of a military crowd.<br /><br />Mission accomplished!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1934845808960857732.post-38044620833499253512010-03-29T16:51:53.674-07:002010-03-29T16:51:53.674-07:00http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-shearer/obamas...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-shearer/obamas-bagram-fly-in-what_b_516947.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com