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To keep former Army 1st Lt. Michael Behenna behind bars until 2024 for the "unpremeditated murder" of an insurgent during the war in Iraq, U.S. military prosecutors have resorted to strange and disturbing twists of law, logic and morality. They were all on display again this week in Behenna's final plea before the military's highest court of appeals in Washington, D.C. It was enough to make the gold eagle on top of the American flag in the courtroom shake and then hang its head. Or so I imagined while listening intently as questions from the five civilian judges began...

Perfect opportunity to post what I consider to be the hands-down, greatest video of all-time, ‘Hippies Crying Over Dead Trees”…***Already posted on FR but a great pick me up when your feeling down***

"I am not going on this mission for the Emperor or for the Empire...I am going because I was ordered to." These words were spoken by one of Japan's first kamikaze pilots, Lieutenant Yukio Seki, after being compelled to volunteer for a suicide mission. Though apprehensive, the pilot maintained the insight to comprehend that "Japan's future was pale if it was forced to kill one of its best pilots." So it is in Washington, D.C. as a "divine wind" blows through the nation's capital. Although in the majority, Democrats are experiencing decreased capacity to successfully wage political war. Disregarding plummeting...

I propose that from now on we refer to North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Il as Menta Lee Il. In that spirit can any of you graphics wizzes flash a picture of Kim Jong Il in a straightjacket?

Intelligence Expert/Talk Show Host Calls Bush 'Homeland Security' Reorganization Plan A 'Joke' and 'Hoax,' Says Thursday's Plan is 'Wag The Dog' All Over Again  NEW YORK, Jun 6, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Internet Broadcaster Andy Martin will present a special radio/Internet news conference edition of "Andy Martin's America" Monday, June 10th at 1:00 P.M. to denounce President Bush's Homeland Security reorganization plan as a "hoax" and "joke" which may actually endanger national security. "President Bush's proposal to reorganize homeland security is a hoax because it creates a position responsible for security which carries with it no authority over...