Sweary military analysts
William H. Arkin, a writer and analyst on military affairs at the Washington Post, shares an anecdote with an absolutely cracking sweary. I don't know much about him, but I have to admire his huevos grandes.
"A story: Almost three years ago, I was invited to give a talk to a high-level military audience about 'information warfare' as seen by a member of the media. I had been writing most of 2002 about U.S. plans for an Iraq war, indeed I had revealed what the Pentagon felt were damaging details of the war plan. At the end of my talk, a Marine Corps Brigadier General asked the question:
'Mr. Arkin, do you consider yourself a journalist or an American?'
...I took a drink of water as my blood boiled.
Me: 'Well General, because I am an American, I cherish the fact that I can call you a fucking idiot for asking the question.'"
For maximum Deadwood points he should have substituted the word 'cocksucker' for 'idiot', but the man still deserves a medal. A big fuck-off shiny one.
"A story: Almost three years ago, I was invited to give a talk to a high-level military audience about 'information warfare' as seen by a member of the media. I had been writing most of 2002 about U.S. plans for an Iraq war, indeed I had revealed what the Pentagon felt were damaging details of the war plan. At the end of my talk, a Marine Corps Brigadier General asked the question:
'Mr. Arkin, do you consider yourself a journalist or an American?'
...I took a drink of water as my blood boiled.
Me: 'Well General, because I am an American, I cherish the fact that I can call you a fucking idiot for asking the question.'"
For maximum Deadwood points he should have substituted the word 'cocksucker' for 'idiot', but the man still deserves a medal. A big fuck-off shiny one.
posted by James B. Martini | 1:00 PM
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