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posted by on May 19 at 9:00 AM
Posted by Sage Van Wing
Fourteen Years For Telling The Truth: Navy lawyer found guilty for revealing names of Guantanamo prisoners.
No Regrets: Blair says to al-Maliki.
Bodies Under Bridges: 1 under Magnolia Bridge, identified; 1 under Ravenna Bridge, murder.
On the Verge of Being A Failed State: Iraq, according to a new British report.
NY Church Guilty in Sex Abuse Case: The first not settled out of court awards $11.4 Million to victims.
That’s Some Shipwreck!: $500 million worth of gold coins found in 400 year-old wreck.
Legal Maneuvering: Watada re-trial hung up on accusations of double-jeopardy.
Bird Flu!:11,000 poultry confirmed dead in China. Meanwhile, Foot and Mouth Disease sickens 900 people.
Feeling On Top Of The World At 18: Teenager climbs Mt. Everest. Meanwhile, two local climbers fall to their deaths on Mt. McKinley.
Beam Me Down, Scotty: Actor’s ashes fall back from space.
Iraq: A failed state, because the florists missed the call 4 years ago and did not have the populace lining the streets tossing roses and gardenias at the victorious heroes, who removed the yoke of Saddam from their weary shoulders.
Your line "Fourteen Years For Telling The Truth" is misleading. The Navy lawyer faced a possible sentence of fourteen years, but the court-martial recommended only six months' imprisonment (and a discharge). It also recommended he receive pay and benefits during that time. In light of the potential sentence, that seems pretty minor, and probably says something about how guilty the jury thought this guy really was. Also, consider that the defendant apologized for it and said "The prosecutors were right" (although he didn't say that in court). In any event, the whole thing is more complex than your headline would indicate.
The article regarding China is about hand, foot, and mouth disease, a disease which affects humans, not foot and mouth disease, a disease that primarily affects livestock.
I’m sure that Navy lawyer will have plenty of time to think of ways to apologize to Dear Leader for spilling the prisoners’ names while his genitals are being electrocuted at Gitmo.
Seig heil Bush!
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