US Soldiers vandalise jets at airport - no charges made.

by Tim. Sat Jul 26, 2003 16:57

Here's a link to another story by Brian Cloughley.

He talks about Bush's "bring 'em on statement"
and how the 3rd Infantry Division are angry that they were lied to when they were told they'd be home in September.

much as we dislike the war and bush, most of the troops are used as pawns. If it wasn't for the fact that TV images of US body bags cost votes, the Commander-in-thief would care as much about the troops welfare as he does the poor innocent Iraqi whose death is never reported.
A lot of these troops don't want to be there. Some of us met them in the airport at Shannon and they said they didn't want to go to Iraq.

Some good quotes.

"Then Rumsfeld came in with maximum insensitivity and both clumsy feet, yet again. He announced “Is it an important thing to be doing? Yes. Is it tough? You bet. Are more people going to be killed? You bet."


“There are some who feel conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is: ‘Bring ‘em On’.
We’ve got the force necessary to deal with the
security situation”.

"Imagine the thoughts of the relatives and comrades of the young soldier who died from terrible wounds received in a devastating Iraqi ambush when they heard the commander-in-chief next day - the very next day after he died - issuing a challenge to the Army’s potential assailants to attack US troops. They must have thought he was insane."

"Then, as usual, came the lies. Rumsfeld’s chief of staff and Pentagon spokesman, Larry Di Rita, denied that cancellation of the division’s return had anything to do with the security situation in Iraq."

"Breathtaking stuff, and I for one would like to see whiz kiddie Di Rita rammed up against a wall by a soldier of Third Division with his hand on his throat, saying ‘Lissen, if you’re not talking about the security situation then you damned well ought to be because its my life that’s on the line, not yours’. "

by Seáinín Sat Jul 26, 2003 21:11

They say what they mean without dressing it up in Liberal touchy-feely language.

BTW, dickhead, it's the Augean stables, the Aegean is a sea. One of the 12 labours of Hercules was to clean out the Augean stables.

by mr. aggro Sun Jul 27, 2003 13:24

Now now Shauneen, careful what you say .... don't loose the run of yourself ....

Remember this was a "just war of liberation" (your words not mine) .....

And soldiers in uniform have a duty to OBEY AND RESPECT their commanders-in-chief ......

Not to mention of course your previous homage paid to that great sacred cow of yours .... "the rights of property" .......

by lone gunman Sun Jul 27, 2003 16:31

About axes and Limerick. This is another Dub/Cork[Mary Kelly] effort to demean the people of Limerick into an oppressedminority who are violent criminals.but then what could expect from such a facist bunch of wannabe liberals?

by . Mon Jul 28, 2003 11:57

Shannon is in Clare not Limerick. If you want to try make unfunny, insulting comments that are totally unrelated to your article's point at least get your facts right.

by Eric Blair - Earthlings Mon Jul 28, 2003 15:12

Yes, you know it's true!
That's an interesting angle on her case from the runway in Baghdad. Puts a little perspective on her endeavours.

What's the odds on a retrial for bould Mary K? Will anyone give me 6/4? How about this for a double - Donegal to win the footie and Mary to be let go without a retrial - I'll show 16/1 on that, (Armagh are going to win... you know it's true!),

yours in organic bliss,
Mr. Blair

by clarity Mon Jul 28, 2003 20:07

For those half-wits who can't spot a quote or understand context.

"BTW, dickhead, it's the Augean stables, the Aegean is a sea. One of the 12 labours of Hercules was to clean out the Augean stables"

That was lifted from the article, spelling mistake and all. take it up with the author.

lone gunman, of course is even more thick.

"About axes and Limerick. This is another Dub/Cork[Mary Kelly] effort to demean the people of Limerick"

Did you not consider, that this Aussie of Irish descent was referring to Limerick in the rhyming sense? axe and whacks? ... is there a lone brain cell in the lone gunman.... duh....

but then what could expect from such a facist bunch of wannabe liberals?

The guy who wrote the article is a Vietnam Veteran, you call him a wannabe liberal?

You guys are just cretins. When you talk about getting your facts right, take a lot at your own drivel. You think that anyone reading your crap will take you seriously or be swayed by you?
You're a bunch of kids, or at least argue like a bunch of spoilt kids pretending to be clever.


"Geography lesson
by . Monday, Jul 28 2003, 10:57am

Shannon is in Clare not Limerick. If you want to try make unfunny, insulting comments that are totally unrelated to your article's point at least get your facts right."

...again same error in interpretation. Shannon is in Clare, a limerick is a poem. yes, I believe the term is poetic license.
Why not take it up with the journalist, or are you scared to lose your anonymity if you e-mail him? don't clog up the newswire, loser.

by Seáinín Tue Jul 29, 2003 02:31

What is "take a lot at your own drivel" supposed to mean? :-)