Monthly Archives: July 2006

“The Advisor” 8 July, 2006

Posted on July 8, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

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“Dear Mr. Jonst:”

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

Re: Your reply to My Posting I find your reply to my posting truly baffling. Regarding our use of Diem as our chief pillar of policy in SV, a reliance which I think showed America’s ignorance of South Vietnam and … Continue reading →

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Recruiting the enemy

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

An op/ed by me in the Christian Science Monitor. Pat Lang http://csmonitor.com/2006/0707/p09s02-coop.html

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Revenge Taken? -2

Posted on July 6, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

This is another comment of such import that I am making it a post in itself.  The possibility of a "cover-up" at platoon, company, battalion and higher seems  more and more likely for all the reasons that "Chris" gives below.  … Continue reading →

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Revenge Taken?

Posted on July 4, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

In an earlier post I suggested that the 1st Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment would be in the mood for revenge against those who tortured, mutilated and beheaded two members of "B" Company’s First Platoon.  There are about forty men in … Continue reading →

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Willie and Mahmoud

Posted on July 3, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

"Know any good Moslem prayers? I wouldn’t want to miss any bets." From "Up Front" by Bill Mauldin American troops served alongside French North African soldiers in Italy.

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Warriors and Warrior Wannabes

Posted on July 2, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

This business below was a comment on one of my things about Iraq.  The poster is a frequent visitor here who insists that he is not an American.  I found it so interesting that I decided to make it a … Continue reading →

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Tribal Warfare

Posted on July 1, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

"Israeli aircraft fired missiles at the Palestinian prime minister’s office early Sunday, just hours after a Palestinian official said the soldier whose abduction sent Israeli troops into the Gaza Strip  is alive and in stable condition. A Hamas militant was … Continue reading →

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