Random, occasionally rambling thoughts with links to interesting, scandalous, or partisan news of the day.

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Dead Heroes
• Thomas Paine
• Thomas Jefferson
• Benjamin Franklin
  

Living Heroes
We owe the liberty and freedom we take for granted to the enlisted men and women in the armed forces. They sacrifice family, ease, and even life laboring in service to all of us. The least we can do for them is honor their devotion with dignified pay scales, decent education for themselves and their children, and reasonable compensation for service away from their families and death on the battlefield. Flag waving politicians who praise the troops on one hand and cut their pay and benefits with the other should be deeply ashamed of themselves.

Blogs I Read Often
• Talking Points Memo
• Atrios
• FireDogLake
• Brad DeLong
• The Daily Howler
• Daily Kos
• Glenn Greenwald
• MyDD
• The News Blog
• Oliver Willis
• Political Wire
• The Volokh Conspiracy
  

Martyrdom news from Iran Damn, these guys just don't get it. Here's a quote from a conservative Iranian daily,
"...Can America stand in the way of people seeking Shehada [martyrdom] in God's way? Will the seekers of martyrdom get their wish because of the American presence in the region?"
Ask any Marine or Army Ranger if they'll help these youngsters seeking martyrdom. You'll get a short "Bring 'em on!" answer. I think what we'll see instead is a re-run of the Jenin "massacre" and "fight to the death" that ended in a non-massacre and masses of surrendering Palestinians. You would have to be insane to fight for Arafat or think dying to defend Saddam is going to win glory for you. There will undoubtedly be some martyr wannabes, but I hope their mamas can grab most of them and stuff them in a closet until the fighting is over and the troops have gone home. Life, my friends, is precious. Don't waste it.
posted by Dave on 2:12 PM | 0 comments link

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