Really, Helen Thomas?

By: Spencer Ackerman Sunday December 5, 2010 8:30 pm

Sigh. “Congress, the White House and Hollywood, Wall Street are owned by the Zionists,” Thomas said. “No question.” All right, addled and embittered elderly individual. I won’t pile on. But this is ugly and beneath you. I’m a Zionist and I can’t get a meeting in Hollywood. I keep waiting for my big pile of [...]

Free T’Challa

By: Spencer Ackerman Saturday December 4, 2010 4:31 pm

Via my pal Erin Polgreen (and Roger Ebert), an all-too-plausible account of the Avengers’ immigration woes. Click through for the jobs, healthcare and especially Gulf-oil-spill episodes.

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon, You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove

By: Spencer Ackerman Saturday December 4, 2010 4:15 pm

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1112-10 December 04, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. SFC James E. Thode, 45, of Kirtland, N.M., died Dec. 2 at Sabari District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an [...]

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon, You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove

By: Spencer Ackerman Saturday December 4, 2010 11:00 am

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1111-10 December 04, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Matthew T. Abbate, 26, of Honolulu, Hawaii, died Dec. 2 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 5th [...]

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon, You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove

By: Spencer Ackerman Friday December 3, 2010 7:30 am

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1107-10 December 02, 2010 DOD Identifies Marine Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Cpl. Chad S. Wade, 22, of Bentonville, Ark., died Dec. 1 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 1st [...]

What Lies Underneath The Lies You Sold

By: Spencer Ackerman Thursday December 2, 2010 6:03 pm

My fiance and I are beginning to enter negotiations over music to play at our wedding. Suffice it to say that I know very well there is a time and a place for “Underneath” by Chokehold and our wedding is neither. But I still have a blog, even if I’m having trouble filling it with [...]

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon, You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove

By: Spencer Ackerman Thursday December 2, 2010 9:40 am

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1104-10 December 01, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualties The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Nov. 29, in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with small arms fire. Killed were: Sgt. 1st Class Barry [...]

When There’s Nothing On The Horizon, You’ve Got Nothing Left To Prove

By: Spencer Ackerman Thursday December 2, 2010 8:41 am

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1101-10 December 01, 2010 DOD Identifies Army Casualty The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. 1st. Lt. Scott F. Milley, 23, of Sudbury, Mass., died Nov. 30 in Logar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms [...]


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