i know i have said it before but...
i do not consider myself atheist
nor am i religious...i just am what i am (which is probably another story)

but my point isn't exactly that anyway

i thought this was funny when i read it, as in, it was hard not to laugh if you know what i mean?
(from the article)

"Another sergeant allegedly told Specialist Hall that as an atheist, he was not entitled to religious freedom because he had no religion."

i don't know!

Religious freedom can also mean freedom from religion. Anyone who ever met Tomás de Torquemada wanted freedom from religion.

I say promote Maj. Freddy J. Welborn and his belief that, “People like you are not holding up the Constitution and are going against what the founding fathers, who were Christians, wanted for America!” Promote him and save the lives of thousands.

Because Specialist Hall faced retaliation for his views, in November he was sent home early from Iraq because of threats from fellow soldiers.

And friends, this catches fire and becomes a movement. The "There is no supreme being anti-massacre movement."

It starts with one kid walking in and saying, "CO, I don't beleive in a supreme being" and walking out...

And if two of 'em walk in holding hands and say, "CO, we don't believe in a supreme being" and walk out ...

And if fifty ... imagine FIFTY people a day walking in in pairs, holding hands, and saying ..." ...

I can well imagine that others, like Spc. Hall, would lose the faith of their childhood after a tour in Iraq. That's one brave soldier.

pardon my complete lack of finesse, but we hoo-mons need to get our 5h1t together

'Disneyland' comes to Baghdad with multi-million pound entertainment park

Llewellyn Werner admits he is facing obstacles most amusement park developers never have to deal with – insurgent attacks and looting.

When you are building an amusement park in downtown Baghdad, those risks come with the territory.

Mr Werner, chairman of C3, a Los Angeles-based holding company for private equity firms, is pouring millions of dollars into developing the Baghdad Zoo and Entertainment Experience, a massive American-style amusement park that will feature a skateboard park, rides, a concert theatre and a museum. It is being designed by the firm that developed Disneyland. “The people need this kind of positive influence. It’s going to have a huge psychological impact,” Mr Werner said.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/w ... 802051.ece


Is this how Bush and McCain define victory?

Wow, LA must have got a batch of super-crack.

"Mr Werner, I've got dick cheney on line 3, he wants to give us $500M from Haliburton profit to build a skate park in downtown Bagdad."

$500M for insurgents to shoot ducks in a barrel?

Kids, put on your body armor, we are going shreading. Cowabunga.

I wonder how much they will charge kids to get in?

Silly me; I thought that Iraqis might want electricity and clean water and maybe food and jobs and schools.

hmm, that sounds like me...

They do that now, only using State Dept employees instead of ducks. State send people there against their will, and forbids them to be armed. GiGi stopped counting last night after the 23rd mortar hit the compound in the Green Zone.

More prayers & vibes headed her way...

More prayers & vibes headed her way...

Sorry for my bluntness but what the f@#k is that going to do? get them the f#@k out!

I got an idea! Why don't we pray that only the ones that nobody we personally know wants to live get killed and then we can all pretend its just an F'in action movie or TV show and people can make money on video games based on the "Iraq Crusade" with a clear conscience!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89992479

Is the surge working?

Will bush push for a re-surge before he leaves office?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHs-6xnMEdE

why did we go to Iraq?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt27Fy9vTWo

So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop this damn war.