9/11 Truthers are nuts!

[glenn kangiser]

That is an experience I would not have wanted to live through or die through for that matter.

One of my army covert ops friends related a story to me of a commander who wanted brownie points so he inserted a team so far behind enemy lines there was no way to support them.  It resulted in the deaths of lots of civilians during the rescue of our covert ops team - all for no purpose brownie points - a medal to wear on the front of a shirt.

He is the one who was fragged.

Can secrets be kept?  Yes - by a lot of men for a long time.  Especially when there is a death penalty.

[pagan]

I'm sure that goes on all of the time. Combat medals come with huge promotion points, not to mention they count towards calculating your retirement pay.

I served with a guy who had a Medal of Honor. He was an asshole but every time a promotion slot came up he got it because of how many points that one medal gave him.

[Sassy]

My sis-in-law sent me this...  it rather fits into the discussion...

Here is a little something someone sent me that is
indisputable
mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud.
This
is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:
What Makes
100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about
those
people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to
those
meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving
103%?
What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula
that might help you answer these
questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J
K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
is
represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26.

Then:

H-A -R -D-W-O -R -K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 =
98%

and

K -N -O -W-L
-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 =
96%

But,

A-T -T
-I -T -U -D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 =
100%

And,
B -U -L -L -* -*-*
-*
2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

AND, look how far a**
kissing

will take
you.
A-* -* -K -I -S-S -I
-N-G
1+19+19+11+9+19+19+9+14+7
= 118%

So, one can conclude
with mathematical certainty, that While Hard work and Knowledge
will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, it's the
Bull%&$# and
A$&kissing that will put you over the
top!!!!!

[pagan]

My experience leads me to believe the mathmatical formula is correct.