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Worth A Life?

By jelewis8 ⋅ July 19, 2004 ⋅ 2 comments

Michelle Malkin reports that the Philipines government has paid a $6 million ransom for the truck driver Angelo de la Cruz, who is currently being held hostage by terrorists. Kevin Aylward notes that, if true, the Philipines has become a major state sponsor of terrorism.

Less Violence

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 30, 2004 ⋅ 3 comments

Noel reports that things have quieted down for him (missions, violence-wise) since the turnover in Iraq. That’s certainly good news for soldiers around the country.

More Beheading

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 22, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

James Joyner points to an article about a counter beheading, this time in Afghanistan. Reminds me of a Sam Spade line: “My, my, my! So many guns, so little brains!” Except here, it seems heads is the new currency of violence. Perhaps when the Religion of Peace finishes its little decapitation campaign we can sort [...]

Ramadi Hope

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 21, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

UPDATE: The four soldiers killed in Ramadi were Marines. My brother is Army. Thanks to reader Patrice for tracking down this casualty website. I hope one of the four dead at Ramadi isn’t my brother. Does anyone have the names of the soldiers who were killed here?

Bait and Switch

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 14, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Via Michelle Malkin, the Abu Ghraib ‘Bait and Switch’. In short, the Geneva Convention is being used to paint a picture of national policy with regard to the memos authorizing the abuse and torture of prisoners at Abu Ghraib. Opponents to the war are essentially saying, “these Justice department memos suggest that al Qaeda terrorists [...]

Iraq’s Conventional Weapons

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 14, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Not only is Iraq teeming with conventional arms, but is in fact currently the world’s fourth largest stockpile of weapons. Most of the 600,000 tons of weapons were hoarded by Saddam and have been sources for the insurgents weapons caches. In to destroy weapons are groups of teams trained by Green Berets and Special Forces [...]

An Old Joke

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 9, 2004 ⋅ One comment

Why did the chicken cross the road in Iraq? A number of explanations, all funny, all fairly accurate renderings of the particular mouthpiece given a voice. Here are a few: Al Jazeera: The chicken was forced to cross the road multiple times at gunpoint by a large group of occupation soldiers, according to eye-witnesses. The [...]

The Boys From Bedford

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 9, 2004 ⋅ 3 comments

UPDATE 2:If you wish to send card or correspondence to Mike Felts, you can do so at the following: Mike Felts 189 Oak Hollow Circle Galax, Virginia 24333 I’m sure he’d really appreciate hearing from you. Even a small note is worthwhile. UPDATE: Fixed the link. The Boys from Bedford are heading back into battle. [...]

First Wave At Omaha Beach

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 4, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

As we approach the 60th anniversary of the D-Day landing on Normandy, I thought I’d send you a memorable piece in the Atlantic Monthly written by S.L.A. Marshall, a combat historian. This is a blow by blow account of the first wave assault on Omaha Beach, the countless lives lost, and the few heroes who [...]

Drugs and Restaurants

By jelewis8 ⋅ June 1, 2004 ⋅ Post a comment

Greg at the Smoking Room notes that increasingly, the opium trade is fueling Al Quaeda’s network in Afghanistan. As it turns out, the war on terror seems to have increased drug production. There’s no easy remedy: poor families grow the drug, and no other crops could bring in nearly so much revenue. Warlords are skimming [...]

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