It's 2012. We have a Black President in office and have oulawed segregaton. Yet, we still have Black on Black crime. Have we really overcome?

Shake My Motherfucking Head!

A video has recently shown up on the internet that recorded troops of the United States Marines urinating on what appeared to be dead Taliban members. It was sparked international outrage at home and abroad. Afghan President Hamid Karzai calls it "completely inhumane." Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta stated that it was "entirely inappropriate for members of the United States military" and voiwed to hold accountable those responsible. The Navel Crime Investigation Service (NCIS) is currently conducting an investigation into the matter.

Personally, it doesn't matter whether or not it is authentic. While a fake video would provide a modicum of relief and take heat from the Marines, perception is bigger than reality. The perception of our own troops abusing the Afghan people and disrespecting them even in death is more than enough of an excuse the Taliban needs to kill our troops and plot terrorist attacks against our civilians. Sure, it may feel good to get payback against the guys who terrorized Americans and Europeans alike over the past ten years, but it is socially and politically important that we look better than them when we kill them so WE come off as the good guy.

Honor and class matters just as much in war as it does in peace. It is a shame that more Americans will end up getting killed over this incident being taught that lesson the HARD way.

Here is the link to the video:  YouTube - Marines Piss on Dead Taliban

I feel it incumbent upon me to deal with a racist piece of trash. In late August, Matt Patterson posted an article in the American Thinker claiming that President Obama was an Affirmative Action president of dubious professional and academic acheivement. While I understand that many people have misgivings about a black president in the nation's highest office, there is no excuse for the kind of passive-aggressive racist screed uttered by Mr Patterson in his article.

If a future historian were to look at Obama, they would see an ultimate realization of the American Dream. A dream where any American  lead in your country, regardless of race and regardless of economic background if they work hard enough for it. Being a Harvard professor, they would see him as possibly the brightest and most educated president in history. Keep in mind that Harry S. Truman was a haberdasher with only a high school diploma and that Abraham Lincoln was largely self-taught in lieu of a formal education, yet these former presidents made their mark in out nation's history. Truman concluded World War II and Lincoln ended slavery and the Civil War, the war is alleged to have killed more Americans than any other war combined.

A REAL look into Obama's past: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5m6YFBcixo

A critique from one of his former classmates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR14k1Sna8M

Obama's view on Affirmative Action:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saIVafSC38k

Another classmate opines on his 2008 election: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zalwa8p6whA&feature=related

According to CNN and North Korea's state television, Kim Jong Il, the monarchal leader of North Korea has passed away at the age of 69. He is said to have died from complications due to cancer, despite claims of "overwork" made by state media.

In power since 1994, Kim Jong Il has generated much tension with western nations and South Korea. Under him, North Korea became strongly isolated, its economy plummeting to the point where the nation has become increasingly dependent on foreign aid and food rations. he has also provoked condemnation over an aggressie nuclear program and a recent attack on a South Korean vessel. It is believed that his son, Kim Jong Un, will succeed him. Kim Jong Un, who started in the military has been assuming more official duties over time.

It is uncertain what Kim Jong Il's death implies for North Korea and if there will be any significant changes. In recent years, North Korea has been gradually allowing free market zones to operate within its borders.

To his death, I say, good riddance motherfucker!