The Pentagon has established a new distinguished warfare metal that actually ranks above both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star, rankling those who have actually served in combat as opposed to merely piloting a drone plane.
Mohammed Wins a Medal
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Metals are a stupid throwback to fascism….we all know that. It starts with gold stars on your assignments in kindergarten
Would it help if those stars were made of cheap plastic ? O wait, …
Henri
“The Pentagon has established a new distinguished warfare metal [medal] ….”
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Remember those wacky “Keyboard Komandos” from the early days of the GWOT ? How they must savor this validation!