US Convoy Just Misses Roadside Bomb – Watch more free videos

We’ve all heard of roadside bombs and IEDs, and I thought I had a good idea of what it looked like when one went off. But I was wrong. Instead of a simple blast by the side of the road, apparently it’s more like a sandworm unleashing its bloodthirsty vengence from the deep and tearing up roads. And one of them just about took these dudes out…

Iraq is so quaint this time of year:

Ever since the U.S invaded Iraq in 2003, the entire war has felt shrouded in a strange type of mystery. Pictures from the front are strangely absent from most newspapers or media outlets, and we can never be sure exactly how many solders or civilians have died—each political persuasion claiming the other is either inflating or diminishing numbers.

As with any war that goes on for a long period of time, casualty numbers are slowly becoming just that, numbers. Because information is not at our fingertips, many of us are losing track of exactly what’s going on overseas, exactly who’s dying and why, and exactly what we’re hoping to accomplish.

Democrats want to pull out, many want to leave immediately. Republicans claim pulling out is going to cause catastrophes and civil war. Couple those opinions with a burgeoning presidential race, and you’ve got a confusion sandwich with a side of personal gain.

No one seems free of twisting the truth these days, even the U.S Army. In a developing story on CNN.com, the trail concerning the death of NFL player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman has just taken a turn for the worse. (more…)