By GI Korea on February 6th, 2011 at 3:17 am

ROK Drop Open Thread – February 06, 2011

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Another week and another Open Thread. Share your links in the comments section.

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M
11:54 pm on February 5th, 2011 1
http://www.millieholidae.com
Greg
12:16 am on February 6th, 2011 2
Black ex-Marine, on trial for killing white Marine and his black wife, urinates in courtroom.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/news/national/2011/…
Thomas Lee
1:39 am on February 6th, 2011 3
An interesting look at the gifts from global leaders that have been given to the Obamas and to BHO's staff.

Obama's Foreign Gifts
archieb
7:39 am on February 6th, 2011 4
GB 38 Steelers 31
Thomas Lee
7:43 am on February 6th, 2011 5
#4, I hope you're right. As a fan of the Cowboys that grew up with them in the 70's, I cringe at the idea of the Steelers winning a SB in our house. If had been around during the GB/Dallas rivalry of the 60's, I'd likely feel the same way about them winning one, but at least I can stomach GB winning it more than I could Pittsburgh!
Teadrinker
10:59 am on February 6th, 2011 6
#2,

Why did you feel the need to highlight the accused and the victims' skin colour?
JoeC
9:41 pm on February 6th, 2011 7
I should amend what I wrote here, because while I suggested there are flaws in the system, I wasn't aware they were this deep.

But a nine-month probe by the Tribune-Review found America's sick and injured soldiers must struggle to mend inside 38 Warrior Transition units the Army has turned into dumping grounds for criminals, malingerers and dope addicts.

When I was through reading the article, it brought to mind the scene from the George C. Scott movie about Gen. Patton, where he slaps the crying soldier in the medical ward and orders that he be sent to the frontlines.

"There's nothing wrong with him. I won't have a man who's just afraid to fight *stinking up this place of honor!* You will get him back up to the front."

While often presented to America as special wards for the wounded, only 11 percent of the soldiers in the medical units have Purple Hearts or fell ill in a war zone, according to the Pentagon files. They're outnumbered by the estimated 16 percent of the patient population that never deployed to combat and never will, but this tally varies by base.

While the services should have processes and places for these other servicemembers who need help or disposition, it probably shouldn't be Warrior Transition units.
Greg
12:20 am on February 7th, 2011 8
#6 Because it was a hate crime involving black privates killing their white sergeant.
Teadrinker
2:42 am on February 7th, 2011 9
#8,

Or so says the prosecutor, right? In any case, why didn't you just say that instead?
Teadrinker
1:50 am on February 9th, 2011 10
Since it's the open thread…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

Coolest TV ad ever! (My son does the same thing in his licensed Star Wars costume).