Updated: Just when you thought all modern media had lost whatever thinking independent brass they once held with pride in freedom… here comes Mad Magazine to prove you wrong.
Even the self-indulgent American love of satire can strike Barack Obama. Could this mean “Obama has lost America” as one poster suggested? Has the leading standard in criticism of all things “establishment” discovered Leftists are just as funny and foolish as traditional targets?
Sen. Inhofe
Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK) during an interview with the The Blaze Radio Network, offered an angle on why Obama exchanged five Guantanamo Bay detainees for Sgt. Bergdahl – the terror dream team of enemy leadership during a shooting war – exchanged for one crazy deserter. Further, fellow soldiers in the field at the time are speaking out.
Sen. Inhofe said Tuesday that he believes President Barack Obama’s decision to release five detainees from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been in Taliban captivity for nearly five years, is part of his “obsession” to close Guantanamo Bay and thereby ensure his legacy.
Continue reading
Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday the Army may still pursue an investigation into the conduct of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was recently freed after nearly five years of being held captive in Afghanistan.
Gen. Dempsey told the Associated Press that U.S. military leaders “have been accused of looking away from misconduct” but said “it’s premature” to assume they would do so in Sgt. Bergdahl’s case.
Continue reading
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a Chinese general used a regional security conference this weekend to tell a global audience that U.S. rhetoric about the South China Sea risks provoking Beijing.
For the Chinese audience, the general used saltier — and perhaps more provocative — words to describe how he feels about U.S. power.
Continue reading
Illustration from Forbes
If you ever wonder what your government could do if targeted on you, ask the CEO of Gibson Guitar. Forbes covers the story in detail and it is chilling proof that government is by nature pure force and when unrestricted quickly becomes tyranny.
The Forbes story begins:
“Henry. A SWAT team from Homeland Security just raided our factory!”
“What? This must be a joke.”
“No this is really serious. We got guys with guns, they put all our people out in the parking lot and won’t let us go into the plant.”
Continue reading