This will contain a little primer in military law, and my bona fides in this Bergdahl case. In 1975, one of my last official acts in my Army tour in the Far East was to defend an Army deserter being court-martialed…
Author: vassar
“American Sniper” Draws Blood — Vassar Bushmills
After yesterday’s showing of “American Sniper” I came away having seen a film I didn’t expect to see, and possibly even one Clint Eastwood didn’t intend. It was a great film, but having had a week’s head start on the…
When the Only Truth is the “Official” Truth by Vassar Bushmills
Q: Multiple choice: Who said this? “Who’re you going to believe?…me…or your own damned lying eyes?” Richard Pryor or Barack Obama? A: Richard Pryor, from a comedy routine in which he had been caught in flagrante with his wife’s best friend. But the line does fit Obama,…