Monthly Archives: March 2011

9th Circuit strikes down Stolen Valor Act

» by Bill March 23rd, 2011 at 10:13 am » Comments (19)

The defendant in the case lied at a 2007 Water District Meeting about his service in the Marine Corps. "Saints may always tell the truth, but for mortals living means lying." Those ...more »

Illegal immigrants in US Marine uniforms arrested

» by Bill March 23rd, 2011 at 9:33 am » Comments (7)

Deport them or send them to Marine Corp Recruit Depot San Diego? Border Patrol agents caught 13 illegal immigrants wearing U.S. Marine uniforms at a border patrol checkpoint east of ...more »

Ranting Against Asian Students In UCLA

» by GI Korea March 23rd, 2011 at 6:09 am » Comments (26)

Some readers may remember this prior posting about whether universities should limit the number of Asian students. Well there is at least one student at UCLA that would agree with: Via ...more »

Rumsfeld Memo Show That 69 North Koreans Serve In the US Military

» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2011 at 8:48 pm » Comments (30)

Via NK Econ Watch comes this news that as of 2003 there was 69 North Koreans serving in the US Military: You can view the full document at this link. I'm not ...more »

Guatemala first lady seeks divorce in order to run for President

» by Bill March 22nd, 2011 at 12:02 pm » Comments (6)

Love and Politics. A court official says Guatemala's first lady is ending her eight-year marriage so she can seek to succeed her husband as president. Guatemala's constitution prohibits members of a ...more »

Army slow to act as crime-lab worker falsified, botched tests

» by Bill March 22nd, 2011 at 7:00 am » Comments (5)

This news makes me sick. For nearly three years, the military held the key to Roger House’s exoneration and didn’t tell him: A forensics examiner had ...more »

Heads Up – Movie Reaction to Watch

» by USinKorea March 22nd, 2011 at 6:10 am » Comments (46)

Soon to hit theater screens is a remake of the 1984 cult classic film Red Dawn. The movie where Soviet, Cuban, and I believe Mexican communists invade the United States ...more »

2010 Statistics of South Korean Criminal Prosecutions of US Servicemembers

» by GI Korea March 22nd, 2011 at 3:57 am » Comments (4)

UPDATE: This posting has been featured in the Korea Times which as usual has sensationalized the posting by focusing on the rise in off-post crime while saying nothing about how ...more »

Mental Gymnastics On Libya

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 8:41 pm » Comments (52)

No matter what you think about the current US and coalition attack on Libya, the mental gymnastics by many on the left is interesting to watch, especially when they have ...more »

Picture of the Day: 2011 Seoul International Marathon

» by GI Korea March 21st, 2011 at 12:51 pm » Comments (0)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="350" caption="Participants in the 2011 Seoul International Marathon leave the starting line in Gwanghwamun on Sunday. "][/caption] Via the Chosun Ilbo. more »