A Cry for Help » War

War, what is good for?

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

My internet friend Brian Hull emails to tell us to check out War Made Easy, one of those films that makes me sad. He and the RI Progressive Democrats are screening it at the Columbus next Monday night. If your outrage tank is running low, take a trip to Providence and check it out. More info here.

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Happy New Years Suckers!!!! i just got home, it's 3:30 am, my neighbors downstairs are having a loud party, it's crazy!!!! I saw The Flaming Lips and Wilco tonight at Madison Square Garden, and it ... was ... awesome!!! oh snap! happy new year... my resolution is to post more, also expect some posts from my republican in name only roomate Pat... SUCKERS!!!!!!!!! i just threw up in my mouth...

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

End of the semeser time...means lots of writing. Basically, I'm sick and tired of Microsoft Word recognizing "English" last names like "Moore" and "Taylor" and "Brown", but telling me that my last name is spelled WRONG (my last name is Russian). Honestly, what the hell? I don't care if Word doesn't recognize it, but stop offering me insulting alternate spellings. Aren't we a melting pot over here in America? I know you can teach the Word dictionary your name, and of course I have, but it just irks me that we (those of us with more ethnic last names) get red underlines. I demand a solution.

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

ok. so, i don't want to know if any of this is illegal - if anyone knows that it is for a fact, keep it to yourself because i plan on pleading ignorance. so here's what i am doing, and you guys are coming along for the ride. the plan is to use kiddie toys and other easily and cheaply available parts to build an automated surveillance drone. yeah, you know the predator and other UAVs you see in those pictures with a crowd of arabs around them, ak-47s in the air? one of those, only about ,999,880 cheaper. The goals are a)anyone can do it, and b)piss cheap. so i bought some stuff on ebay, totaling about 0 +shipping; feel free to buy the parts and follow along. as pictured below, i purchased: 1. a made in china, "flying" shitpile called the firebird 400 ("top thunderbolt war king"). it says 3 channel, but its really 2, and i won't even get into the engrish instruction manual (not now anyway). (.99) 2. (10) 3 volt 25maH flexible solar panels. (.50) 3 & 4. a miniature wireless camera, transmitter, and receiver. (.00) please note that the pictures are not to scale and that in some cases, shipping well exceeded the cost of goods, but it still was piss cheap. so what i am going to do is increase the range to a target of 1-2 miles, supplement the power source with the solar panels, integrate the wireless camera and transmitter, then wire the radio setup to be controlled via usb. finally, i will write and make available the code to receive and record the video, as well as create flight plans and control the plane on it's covert operations. i will chronicle the entire thing, including posting of surveillance videos on bil.com over the upcoming weeks. why? because i'm drunk and bored. so order your chinese turdcopters and follow along! fight the power. as always, with love, ultra laser.

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

We get letters! Well, not we exactly. More like "I read the ProJo letters section and yell at no one in particular while having my morning coffee." Close enough. Anyway, this morning's coffee-out-the-nose moment came via a WWII vet who related a story of how, during war time, battling the Japanese, his destroyer shot at some Japanese attackers, thus saving American shipmens' lives. Then he said this:

Thus, he says, we've gotta nuke Iran and North Korea. Not to pick on someone who served our country, especially on Veterans Day, but can someone kindly explain to Mr. Cruise, who, it seems, did not avail himself of the GI Bill, what pre-emption really means?

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Sgt. Christopher S. Potts, 38, a father of two from Tiverton, RI, was killed during an attack by insurgents in Taji, Iraq this week. I don't know the Potts, but my heart aches for them. I feel like all Rhode Islanders are extended family, and one more part of that family just got the worst news they could get. Sgt. Potts's youngest son will never know his father except in pictures and memories of a man who gave his life for his country. My deepest condolences go out to his wife, his sons and all who knew him.

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

I can't believe Bil hasn't posted about the gut wrenching milestone reached yesterday in Operation Iraqi Liberation (O.I.L.). Can you picture one thousand families reeling from the loss of a loved one in a hell-hole thousands of miles away? What would the man who sent those men and women to their deaths say? Something like this?

No, seriously, the terrorists are really getting desperate now. Because they hate freedom. We're turning a corner. Mission Accomplished. No, I mean, Major Combat operations have ended. We have rid Iraq of its potential for someday acquiring weapons of mass destruction related programs. Ba'athist dead-enders are making their last stand. And so are Muqtada al-Sadr's radical insurgents. And so are the ranks of al Qaeda who, since Saddam's ouster, now have another place to operate with relative impunity. To them we say, Bring it on.

Check out this liberal media biased chart. It doesn't even say that Saddam threw babies against the wall! Now let's see how many knuckleheads out there will read this and think I'm committing treason and stabbing our troops in the back. Holding leaders to account for their awful policies isn't treason; it's patriotism.

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us $1,200 per shirt...

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

ok. so, i don't want to know if any of this is illegal - if anyone knows that it is for a fact, keep it to yourself because i plan on pleading ignorance. so here's what i am doing, and you guys are coming along for the ride. the plan is to use kiddie toys and other easily and cheaply available parts to build an automated surveillance drone. yeah, you know the predator and other UAVs you see in those pictures with a crowd of arabs around them, ak-47s in the air? one of those, only about $39,999,880 cheaper. The goals are a)anyone can do it, and b)piss cheap. so i bought some stuff on ebay, totaling about $120 +shipping; feel free to buy the parts and follow along. as pictured below, i purchased: 1. a made in china, "flying" shitpile called the firebird 400 ("top thunderbolt war king"). it says 3 channel, but its really 2, and i won't even get into the engrish instruction manual (not now anyway). ($39.99) 2. (10) 3 volt 25maH flexible solar panels. ($29.50) 3 & 4. a miniature wireless camera, transmitter, and receiver. ($21.00) please note that the pictures are not to scale and that in some cases, shipping well exceeded the cost of goods, but it still was piss cheap. so what i am going to do is increase the range to a target of 1-2 miles, supplement the power source with the solar panels, integrate the wireless camera and transmitter, then wire the radio setup to be controlled via usb. finally, i will write and make available the code to receive and record the video, as well as create flight plans and control the plane on it's covert operations. i will chronicle the entire thing, including posting of surveillance videos on bil.com over the upcoming weeks. why? because i'm drunk and bored. so order your chinese turdcopters and follow along! fight the power. as always, with love, ultra laser.

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser’s Serial Adventure ©

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

A Cry for Help » War

Bil — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:36:04 +0000

A cheap solution to America’s image problem

Bil — Fri, 11 May 2007 15:59:55 +0000

The last two emails I received:

Who knew we could fix Guantanamo so inexpensively? Of course, Halliburton would probably charge us ,200 per shirt...

Oh Man

Mike — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 07:32:39 +0000

Microsoft Word practices ethno-biased-exclusionism

Em — Fri, 17 Dec 2004 01:00:48 +0000

Ultra Laser — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:02:45 +0000

Nuke ‘Em All!

Bil — Fri, 12 Nov 2004 03:39:33 +0000

Rhode Island Guardsman Killed in Iraq

Bil — Mon, 04 Oct 2004 19:10:27 +0000

Peanuts Away!

Bil — Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:42:25 +0000

Matt B. sends this along, a creative (and colorful) interpretation of war.

A Grand in the Sand

Gabriel Stoel — Wed, 08 Sep 2004 16:16:03 +0000

Tinfoil Hat Theater

Bil — Tue, 18 May 2004 01:02:34 +0000

Ready for some mind-blowing conspiracy theorizing? kuro5hin.org has a post with 50 Fishy Circumstances, Contradictory Claims, and Videotape Anomalies in Nick Berg's Killing. There's some weird stuff going on with this story, so take a look at the list (and the debunkings in the comments). The "wag the dog" idea is especially intriguing. However, you could show me proof that the government ordered electrodes strapped to every Arab man's testicles and I still wouldn't believe we could do this to an American. On the other hand, I remember watching the Daniel Pearl video and there were quite a few differences, most notably the insistance that Pearl talk about being a Jew (Nick Berg was also Jewish). So check it out if you're in the mood for a good conspiracy. That's one of the fun things about running one of the most secretive administrations ever; you don't get the benefit of the doubt too often.