Afghanistan Archive
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Afghan Dissident Malalai Joya: “Long Live Freedom, Down With Occupation”
Posted on October 7, 2011 | 5 Comments. . . . . “Long live freedom, down with occupation!” are the concluding words of Afghan dissident Malalai Joya as she marks a dark day for her country. The... -
![. . . [hit play for soundtrack] The Register reports that Army Ranger Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 22, died Saturday from wounds suffered during heavy fire with insurgents. At Mater...](http://www.orangejuiceblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tyler-Holtz1-115x115.jpg "Mater Dei lineman Tyler Holtz, 22, dead in Afghanistan.")
Mater Dei lineman Tyler Holtz, 22, dead in Afghanistan.
Posted on September 29, 2011 | 23 Comments. . . [hit play for soundtrack] The Register reports that Army Ranger Sgt. Tyler N. Holtz, 22, died Saturday from wounds suffered during heavy fire with insurgents. At Mater... -
F**K September 11. [Now updated with poll.]
Posted on September 10, 2011 | 152 Comments. . . To you yahoos with your “Never forget” bumper stickers, your “Always remember” teeshirts, for whom the terrible attacks of 9-11 were a sort of confirmation of your... -
Obama on Afghanistan … Lindsay Graham unreacts!
Posted on June 22, 2011 | 7 Comments. . . Tonight President Obama delivered a compelling 15 minute take on the events in Afghanistan and the subsequent planned withdrawal of 33,000 combat troop through 2012. Not exactly... -
Memorial Day 2011 – bring ‘em home.
Posted on May 30, 2011 | 43 Comments. . . Now that mass murderer Osama Bin Laden is finally safely down in Davey Jones’ Locker, it’s high time to bring a quick end to the war in Afghanistan... -
Challenges hunting Osama bin-Laden in Tora Bora: from “Jawbreaker”
Posted on May 2, 2011 | 34 Comments. . . As we celebrate the successful operation of killing of Osama Bin Laden, aka Geronimo, with “talking heads” referring to earlier efforts in the... -
Anti-War Candlelight Vigil in Irvine this Sunday
Posted on March 16, 2011 | 6 Comments. . . . Giving a shout out to my church…even if they are somewhat unreceptive to out of the closet small “l” libertarians like me. At least this is an... -
Holbrooke’s Last Words, Afghanistan, and Greensleeves.
Posted on December 20, 2010 | No Comments. . . “You’ve got to stop this war in Afghanistan.” These were the unambiguous last words of Richard Holbrooke, Obama’s tough-as-nails envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, spoken to his... -
K. D. Lang, Jingle Bell Rock, and local anti-war Christmas caroling opportunities!
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 1 Comment. . . This, from Pee Wee’s 1988 Christmas special, is The Best. Performance of Jingle Bell Rock. EVER. The only way this could be better is if K. D.... -
Wiki-Leaks open thread: What have we learned so far?
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 13 Comments. . . “In the courts, in Congress and with international allies, the United States has unreasonably insisted on keeping massive amounts of information secret. Transparency and accountability are essential... -
DFA meeting Wednesday night Dec. 1 focuses on making the most of Democrats’ final weeks.
Posted on November 29, 2010 | 1 Comment. . . You Are Invited Wednesday, December 1 Karl Strauss Brewery, Costa Mesa (on South Coast Drive near South Coast Plaza) Monthly meeting of Democracy for America-OC Focus on... -
“Take Tea and see…” interviews at the Western CPAC conference
Posted on October 21, 2010 | No CommentsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct 21, 2010 Goldie Web Award recipient…Cutting Edge-a talk show, On the Road.. proudly announces the release of our latest program entitled; “Take Tea and see…” Friday/Saturday,... -
A Closer Look at Nelson’s Package
Posted on September 2, 2010 | No CommentsLe administrateur asked me to respond to Dan C’s tirade on The Liberal OC in regards to Shawn Nelson’s cigar largess to the troops. As Gustavo wrote, “this is one... -
Testosterone-Challenged Hysteria of LiberalOC Reaches Ridiculous Cresendo
Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 CommentOr maybe Chris had a stranglehold on poor Dan’s nutsack. Hard to tell – there was so much distressed screaming, here. It seems Dan Chmielewski took great affront (or, as...
