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| More from the "Mom from Hell"... | |
| 2003-12-05 | |
| Dear reader, treasure your mom... because she has to be a better one than this lady... A Geez, Mom, don’t bother me at work!!! But Lieutenant Colonel William MacDonald, spokesman for the U.S. 4th Infantry Division in Tikrit, said he was trying to organize a meeting for Saturday. "Her daughter keeps refusing to come to the meetings..." Anabel Valencia said she had informed U.S. military officials that she would be at the gates of the base at noon to see 24-year-old Giselle. She arrived only to discover that her daughter had Because you’re an annoying pest, who makes Joan Crawford look like Mother-of-the-Year? "The last time we spoke she said ’I miss you and my father and sister. I want to come home for Christmas but I have to finish my mission’." Never suspecting the real reason she’s been using this excuse for three years... "I feel so bad. I am The parents were killed in the war, or the children? Not clearly written...
, especially the troops who see their parents in the crowd One arrived with a sniffer dog and firmly told Valencia to keep a distance from the main checkpoint. "Lady, my dog doesn’t like the way you smell..." "Can I talk to her?" Valencia asked before being told that Giselle had been sent on a mission to Baghdad, where her brother is also serving in the U.S. Army. No... Valencia and her party were told that Giselle would be back at five o’clock. But MacDonald contradicted that claim. "This mission has been scheduled for quite a while and you know she is a soldier. She is out performing her duty," he said. He explained patiently to the mother, rolling his eyes at her stupidity. One soldier stood by and reminded everyone that "this is a war and soldiers are sent on missions." "Do you need me to use smaller words and speak more slowly?" Giselle had spoken to her mother highly of her tour of duty in Iraq. No word on how she spoke to her tour of duty about her mother, though... When a group of U.S.-trained Iraqi policemen showed up, American soldiers loaded their weapons. But were uncertain about who the bigger enemy was... "The Americans asked us to come here to stop the demonstration," said Iraqi policeman Mohanan Taha. Asked if protests were illegal in the new Iraq, he told reporters: "There are no human rights under the Americans. Nothing. It is all empty talk." Mohanan needs to take the refresher course in "Americans", I think... | |
| Posted by:snellenr |
| #14 UPDATE LtC William MacDonald announced that Giselle Valencia has just been transferred to Mosul but hopes that her mother enjoys her stay in Tikrit. She has also submitted a request for transfer to Kabul in the event her mother comes to Mosul. |
| Posted by: Mr. Davis 2003-12-5 9:02:36 PM |
| #13 Our local anti-war Latino Dad - who's son was killed in Iraq and has made an ass of himself (his son would be embarrassed as this young lady surely is) is also over there with Medea - Stalinist bitch |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-12-5 6:29:16 PM |
| #12 "Do you need me to use smaller words and speak more slowly?" No -thump- You -thump- Need -thump- to -thump- drive -thump- each -thump- word -thump- home -thump- with -thump- the -thump- stock -thump- of -thump- your -thump- rifle! -CRACK- |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2003-12-5 6:28:19 PM |
| #11 OK, MOM, you've had your 15 minutes of fame plus change. Exit stage right, move along now. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-12-5 5:22:55 PM |
| #10 Dear reader, treasure your mom... because she has to be a better one than this lady... Not fuckin' likely... ...she’s been using this excuse for three years... That's it? Amateur. "Lady, my dog doesn’t like the way you smell..." It's Holidays always bring out the best in me... |
| Posted by: Raj 2003-12-5 5:10:39 PM |
| #9 The Iraqis are quick learners. Mr. Taha has learned (1) it's way cool to get yourself on television and (2) the quickest way to get yourself on television is to tell a western reporter something bad about America. "Hi, Ma!" |
| Posted by: Matt 2003-12-5 4:45:16 PM |
| #8 Medea Benjamin of Global Exchange, an anti-war human rights group. Human rights? Feh.....Medea is a self avowed Stalinist and could care less about human rights. This entire story is such crap. Anyone notice that since President Bush's visit to Iraq, CNN has seemed to drop any pretense of covering The POTUS and the WOT in an objective manner and are now in full and open opposition to this administration? I about lost my dinner that night when one CNN reporter covering the President's visit that "...Bush arrived like a thief in the night." Nice. |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2003-12-5 4:40:14 PM |
| #7 Asked if protests were illegal in the new Iraq, he told reporters: "There are no human rights under the Americans. Nothing. It is all empty talk." This is the reason that the recruitment of Iraqi security people will take awhile. The fact is that Iraqis are not our friends, any more than the conquered Japanese or Nazis were our friends.* That shouldn't stop us from trying to help them, but an understanding of this basic fact will help to put things in perspective. * They may become our friends later on, but that is yet to be proven. Even the Japanese and the Germans haven't exactly proven their friendship yet - that proof will come about if a major war breaks out and these fair weather allies are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our boys. They're not at that point yet. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2003-12-5 3:58:59 PM |
| #6 If Giselle Valencia hasn't seen her mom in 3 years I think her mom should realize theres a very large hint here. |
| Posted by: Dakotah 2003-12-5 3:58:44 PM |
| #5 Since Mohanan Taha gave his name, I imagine he's been fed to the shredders since he spoke to reporters... No? Then what the hell was he talking about? |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2003-12-5 3:53:17 PM |
| #4 "There are no human rights under the Americans. Nothing. It is all empty talk." -Yes, we are killing you, raping you, & pillaging like wild banditos! Nothing good is happening whatsoever. Then again, maybe they miss the days of Saddam because we just can't seem to get the pillaging down right - need to work harder on that. |
| Posted by: Jarhead 2003-12-5 3:30:36 PM |
| #3 When asked why she joined the Army, the younger Valencia said, "Because colleges don't have armed guards at the gates." |
| Posted by: BH 2003-12-5 3:12:48 PM |
| #2 From the article: "We miss the days of Saddam," said Iraqi policeman Mohammed Shawki. Nifty... |
| Posted by: Dar 2003-12-5 3:10:18 PM |
| #1 Another well-rounded, objective story from CNN. |
| Posted by: FormerLiberal 2003-12-5 3:09:18 PM |