The Antiwar Comic: Sexy, Sexy War

I think I wrote this right around the time of the second or third Transformers movie.  I forget which one, but it's the one that turns into a commercial for Navy Seals about two thirds of the way through.  It annoys the Hell out of me that movie theaters play this elaborate commercials for the military and that I paid for those commercials.  Why does the Army need to recruit?  Shouldn't the "threat" to our country be enough incentive?  Of course, there's no real threat, which is why they...

A glimmer of hope against tyranny…

Federal judge bars Army retrial of officer who refused Iraq War By Jeff Paterson, Courage to Resist. November 11, 2007 Civilian federal Judge Benjamin Settle blocked the Army’s plans for a second court-martial of prominent Iraq War military resister First Lieutenant Ehren Watada. Judge Settle’s preliminary ruling last Thursday found that a retrial would violate Lt. Watada’s Fifth Amendment protections against being tried for the same crime twice—known as double jeopardy. read on:...