Letters to the Editor
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Tom Ritchford...
As to "why we care" -- it astonishes me that people don't have the faintest idea why *the military should be completely apolitical*. For God's sake, have none of you ever opened a history book, or looked at a newspaper over the last ten years? Do you want a "military government" for the United States?
I guess the news from Myanmar is more like a dog whistle?
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This Colonel don't write too good...
The Colonel writes confusing, obscure, elliptical stuff. He blabs on and on, in his own real writing, and also in the disputed possible forgeries. Suggestion for the Colonel: Adopt a "Just the Facts, Ma'am" style, ala Jack Webb in Dragnet. Say it once; be specific; sign off.
Holy Coup d'Etat, Colonel! Your neocon heroes will be out of Washington, back to their ranches in a few months. And you probably will have to leave the Army. You are not a good enough writer to get a PR job in the real world. Cool it. Prepare for the exciting adventure of Fast Food.
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Infinitesimal concern from Boylan, DoD of highjacked computers?
Really? Really?
Once Boylan (and the military at large) learned that the computers might be compromised, their shock and concern didn't hit the wires right away?
Really? Realy??
Major news sources didn't compel commentary and official statements not only from Boylan but from Gen. Petraeus, the Pentagon, the White House communications office, and so on and so forth?
And where was the program breaking press conference asking for cooperation to turn in fake emails so the military could learn how bad the compromise of their data integrity was breached?
In a time when they have everyone looking over our shoulders -- ourselves, that is, not them with their warrantless spying noses that can't be bothered with probable cause because, you inow, Iran did 9-11 ...
Oh but the War on Whatever, Iran, Iraq, Raq-on, is another dog that didn't bark. We're in maxium fear mode over Iran's subterfuge in Iraq. The administration has gone to great lengths to blaame virtually every failure in Iraq on Boogeyman Iran or Boogeyman al Qaeda in Iraq.
But no concern over that possible infiltration?
Really? Really???
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Big Bad Butch Boylan
Got beat up by three Koreans? And he didn't kick their ass? I guess he's only good at punching a keyboard...
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Through the Looking Glass on this One..
If we aren't sure the original emails are real, then how do we know that Butch Boylan actually sent the denials? Just a thought.
As I am sure others have mentioned, if there was real hack in the milnet, these guys would be going out of their minds.
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Checking out the "Boylan" e-mail
I wonder whether in fact there is an investigation in progress. It seems to me quite possible that the concern is such that the military are keeping the investigation extremely quiet.
Alternatively, the investigation could be quietly in progress because that's what they do. Hide everything.
In either case, that would account for the stonewalling and diversionary comments.
Or they don't care or know that there is nothing to investigate. Take your pick. I simply hadn't come across the secret investigation possibility in my following of this topic.
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The Office
am I the only fan of The Office who has detected a remarkable similarity between the good Colonel and Dwight Schroot?
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Investigation? Don't Count on It
It depends on the influence of that part of the military that has resisted the Bush administration's politicization of the uniform. Boylan's e-mails are the tip of an iceberg. If someone with some juice in the senior ranks can be made aware of this, it might serve as a good opportunity to pull the rug out from underneath the wingnut freaks that have cause a fair amount of resentment in the ranks.
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It's Al Qaeda, Don't You Know
It's part of Al Qaeda's campaign to cow us into submission by embarrassing our leaders and celebrities, doncha know?
First their psy-ops brigade tried to break the American public's war resolve by hacking the webpage of Dr Laura's son Deryk. It was a brilliant plan, but the Army was too smart for them and exposed the villainous slander for what it was.
So now the Qaedans have learned their lesson: the Dr Laura thing wasn't subtle enough. Now they're moving on to figures like Col. Boylan. We mustn't fall for these insidious forgeries. They could make us doubt the cause.
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Mr. Ash @ 1:12. That was a good one. Paul Dirks now knows they are drunk as a skunk 24/7? O, none can say or prove that. sorry.
The Happy Hour will be when these militant jerks, CROAK.
Retired Military Patriot- My respect to you sir. How about checking the bad-Lifer's lot...
...You know?
Give a Purple Heart to fellow officers who bend-over backwards for Rover's cronies. If they have hemorrhoids from drinking too much at the Officer Quarters and, if so, how about having a White House Rose Garden Ceremony? Respectfully pin a bad conduct pin-medal on the rump. Discharge to follow...
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I love the smell of a real flower petal rose.
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weezie jefferson
well, i barely understood your response to me, but the gist, i believe, was that i am posing as someone who i am not. i believe the thing i am supposed to be is a "Concern Troll". well, just to be clear, i am just a normal guy who has some issues with the press coverage of this topic. not a "Concern Troll". i'll keep my eyes open for "Concern Trolls", though.
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A niggling point
Something bothers me about the way Boylan writes. Specifically, he does not do it very well. He puts question marks in the wrong places, and is just kind of a sloppy, unclear, and very bad writer.
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osoruku? but Yuri so right.
? Them kneed; butter bread! ans less lettuce unis hams sans-witch. YU nose I the one who post two many turns?,. thus is nuts frump; me! Do Dodi. Butt Col,; Steven Boylan?
I no-sit?
I Bordie.
strapped!
surrey Osaka? ans Farhad Manjoo get angry? I ruin the post-appetite? burp nonsense? Yes. It is a well written article with no horrible punctuation marks. Gads. My Respects, and now lets have a glass of water from a bucket with no holes in it, and no mold on the bread. I'm just wanting the entire repub-goop to run to the edge of a deep cliff, wake-up, look down, zippers down (It is November Fools day, and Dead Soul Day, too?), and all the-Noe-cons, 'um all chickens umping, dems all begin to realize that they have no feathered wings.
The Col. is a Flops.
Stop letting taxpayers pay for the butter on his white cream filled hostess twinkly. Who is stupid? If we allow this rein to rule any longer?
We are...worst than stupid- and it's a girting' too dang
dangerously goofy at homefronts.
P.S. This is not written by DoD.