[ContentiousObjector]

Poobah is not a fed shill, he is probably one of the most knowledgable freepers when it comes to military affairs,

Being attached to reality does not make you a federal shill, being an utter and complete crackpot makes you an embarrasment to Free Republic,

[philman_36]

...he is probably one of the most knowledgable freepers when it comes to military affairs...
Based upon whose estimation? Yours? And what do you have to compare it against? Your own knowledge or someone elses? He is merely a "contractor", by his own admission, and gets the majority of his learning from books and publications. Again, by his own words.