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The Yankee King of Spain

Atreides — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:46:56 -0800

Acquitted of the murder of Francis Scott Key's son by the first successful pleading of temporarily insane? Check. Civil War Union general? Check. Medal of Honor winner? Check. Amputated leg on display to the public? Check. Lover to the deposed Queen of Spain? Check. Ladies and Gentlemen, I introduce you to Major General, Foreign Minister, and Congressman Daniel Edgar Sickles. Feel free to skip to the beginning of the Time article on Sickles (Spanish Lover link), for a slightly dated (and slightly wrong), but interesting biography of the general before Spain. Also, check out this link with numerous photographs (scroll down) and for articles on the man from multiple sources and years.

Football is war.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 09:36:43 -0800

Please, do mention the war. Really, it's hard not to. After all, in a sense football is war, as the General famously joked. Sometimes it's peace. Same goes for that other football, by the way.

Blair wins third term in UK

drewlondon — Thu, 05 May 2005 21:58:56 -0800

Blair wins third term in UK overcoming public outcry against his handling of the war in Iraq. His Labour party was elected despite attracting votes from only 22% of those eligible to do so.

General Zod on Valentine's Day.

kingmissile — Mon, 14 Feb 2005 07:11:52 -0800

General Zod on Valentine's Day Sorry Cupid, it doesn't look like Superman is going to be able to save you this time. But I guess that's what you deserve for making Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen fall for each other. It's time for you to Kneel Before Zod!

Iraq gets an upgrade

kablam — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 15:03:47 -0800

Implications of a 4-Star Command in Iraq. In an small press release, it was recently announced that Iraq *may* be getting a 4-star general, but *not* to replace the current 3-star military commander of that nation. So what difference does a single star make? "...In other words, the Defense Department is putting forward the idea of another regional command because it anticipates the possibility of intensifying combat operations throughout the region. The war in Iraq might be coming under control, but from the standpoint of the Defense Department, the end of the Iraq campaign is the preface to follow-on campaigns."

kokogiak — Mon, 08 Oct 2001 17:17:55 -0800

Pentagon asks for help - from Hollywood screenwriters and directors . Hilarious, yet true. Some of the makers of MacGyver, Die Hard, Death Wish II, and Grease, among others were invited to "brainstorm possible terrorist events and solutions" and return this information to Army Brigadier General Kenneth Bergquist. Everyone's doing their part (including Spike Jonze).