LF: Pentagon Denies Claims General Was Fired Over Benghazi Attacks

On Monday, U.S. military officials denied claims from a Washington Times blog that Gen. Carter Ham, former head of U.S. Africa command, may have been fired due to an intent to disobey defense secretary Leon Panetta's order to "stand down" while the Sept. 11 attacks in Benghazi were underway.

This story is gathering steam as Charlie Woods, father of slain Navy SEAL Tyrone Woods, went on the Glenn Beck show this past weekend to claim that President Barack Obama had shown no remorse for his son's death during their meeting. (YouTube Video)

Over the weekend, a source inside the Pentagon informed Times reporter James Robbins that Gen. Ham wanted to send special forces units to help Americans under siege in Libya despite orders from Sec. Panetta to stand down. Ham was supposedly relieved of his command by a junior officer just before Ham was to order the rescue mission.

What you are talking about is NOT capitalism,which is an open economic system. Only the insane would call that a open market.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

The problem here, sp, is that sarcasm does do well on the internet and that's what's throwing you above.

You're a Conservative who thinks Hierarchy is your god's will and the white man on top. No sarcasm....;}

What we can fully expect is that as the frequency and intensity of these storms increases, then public sentiment will magically morph from a desire to drive an SUV guilt-free across five states to a weekend soccer tournament, to eventually realizing that something needs to be done. Of course, by then it will be far too late. In other words the current societal bias towards climate denialism has nothing to do with a rigorous scientific insight, it's strictly a propaganda reinforced consensus based once again on the fundamental flawed assumption that reality can be delayed indefinitely.

These lowland coastal areas that just got hit by Hurricane Sandy are now permanently blighted. If they had flood insurance, surely they can rebuild, but the likelihood of getting insurance again at any reasonable cost, just went to nil. And without insurance, good luck selling those properties. Which just means that all lowland areas along the coastal U.S. in the potential path of hurricanes are likely to be eventually blighted as investment capital dries up. Then of course, there are the impacts of rising sea levels which will obliterate those low lying areas not directly impacted by hurricanes.

Like all other aspects of comfort seeking reality denialism, the noose is getting tighter as mother nature demands amounts well past due.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Once again you prove you are clueless. You do NOT need insurance to sell property. You don't even need insurance to buy property.

Which just means that all lowland areas along the coastal U.S. in the potential path of hurricanes are likely to be eventually blighted as investment capital dries up. Then of course, there are the impacts of rising sea levels which will obliterate those low lying areas not directly impacted by hurricanes.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

Maybe if you could possibly point out where he is wrong, your declarations might have a little hint of veracity.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

There you go again letting your utopian views of what you think is an economic system get in the way of reality.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

As we consider the middle [IPCC] scenarios AIM 6.0 and MiniCAM 4.5, we must bear in mind this very important point:

All other things being equal, anthropogenic CO2 emissions are a proxy for economic growth *

* "a proxy for" in this context means "provide an alternative measurement of", or "stand in for"

As things stand, and in the foreseeable future, anthropogenic emissions from burning fossil fuels will rise if and only if the global economy is growing. "

“It is beyond imagination,” Ellis said. “The only safe thing to do is shut down the system.”

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Okay, then you tell us just where in the world, this pure form of capitalism that you expouse and believe is so economically superior, actually exists.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Hopefully you wouldn't use a figment of your "imagination" as a working theory would you?

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

No,you are so ignorant you expose it as a governing model,and are unaware that it is governments that dictate economic policies.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Excrement. Socialism is a political system to coerce adults into doing things they would otherwise never do. A family unit- where the adults have total responsibility for their children- is a completely different thing.

Please provide the empirical data that backs your claim. Otherwise, I'll have to conclude that you're just talking shit again.

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler

We don't have a capitalist system any more; it's a corporatist system, also known as "socialism."

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler

It would seem mcToeJam is cruising for a date, and thinks you're yukko the flaccid clown.

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

So... can you cite an example of a pure capitalism only economy? Sure one must have existed somewhere or sometime in history?

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

Yes. America before your communist buddies in the Dim Party started taking over. This USED to be a great country,and then you self-centered parasites started shitting all over it by working to destroy the Constitution and change us into a democracy. Democracy is nothing more than mob rule with the country being ran by the lowest common denominators.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Correct. Unfortunately, we made it only about 15 years after the Declaration of Independance, before the quest for power and money were rearing their ugly heads. Alexander Hamilton was the piece of shit that allowed the first centralized bank to get going. Jefferson recognized it for the corruption it enabled, and shut it down.

Madison enabled the second centralized bank, and Andrew Jackson shut 'em down. His famous quote about banksters was "You are a den of vipers and thieves. I intend to rout you out, and by the grace of the Eternal God, will rout you out."

Socialism and communism absolutely depend on centralized banking, and one of the foundational pieces of a "managed" economy. So it's no surprise that commies and socialist parasites like loonyming would think capitalism is evil, and the socialism/communism is good.

She's fucking delusional. Of course, after the socialists kill anyone who could threaten them, they then turn on the stupid and non-productive (aka parasites). In other words, she thinks they'll help her... when the only thing the socialists will eventually do is get rid of her sorry ass...

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler

That was considered more of a mercantilist type of economy, not capitalist. And at that time there was plenty of local taxes and revenues being levied by the various governments to pay for various projects.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

Like I said before, surely there is a date and place where this pure capitalist economy existed, but you will need to supply some documentation other than your fantasies and faith.

Almost every country in the Middle East is awash in oil, and we have to side with the one that has nothing but joos. Goddamn, that was good thinkin'. Esso posted on 2012-01-13 7:37:56 ET

Mercantilism is the little brother of corporatism/fascism. Your claim, therefore, is complete SHIT.

And then go back and look at Article 1, Section 2, paragraph 3, of the Constitution.

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Tell me which of the Above that you disagree with so we can settle Exactly where on the POlitical Spectrum you lie.....;}

The lake's draining and the car wrecks, old tires, and skeletons are coming into view.....lulz....;}

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

Granted,it was probably something along the line of "I think it's raining.",but that's better than nothing.

A wise man once said,"If you wish to live your life as a good man,try to be the man your dog thinks you are."

"I am relying on my personal experience with Morons, which have been universally positive." -jwpegler