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Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 18 “The Everlasting Man-thing”(72) 5/23/2013 Thursday
Panel One
On board the USASC “Jason Biggs” about 12 kilometers from the Chula Islands. Commanded by Admiral Queege Bessemer who is in the C and C and is watching the big LCD repeater screen showing a combination of the SONAR, RADAR and satellite images and other Elint processed and combines into one color-coded-digital display for him to have full knowledge of the area of 50 sq.K. where his still secret Manta class Air and Sea ship. Been on patrol in secret for two years now in the Pacific dealing with “events” better kept out of the public eye. And part of the AUMF that has been SOP for at least a decade or more.
Panel Two
After one of their F-22’s was shot down, they went on alert and told CincPac and proceeded on course at best speed to reach the island chain after emerging from being in sub-sea rest mode.
Then they got frantic calls from the “President/King” asking then demanding for their help. Lt. Stoltz told him the calvary was coming. He had to smile at that. So old fashioned yet still relevant in the early 21st century world of the continuing GWOT. -—- Pentagon officials today claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to AL-Qaeda, based in part on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Speaking at the first Senate hearing on rewriting the AUMF, Pentagon officials specifically said troops could be sent to Syria, Yemen and the Congo without new congressional authorization. Michael Sheehan, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, predicted the war against AL-Qaeda would last at least 10 to 20 more years. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) challenged the Pentagon’s interpretation of the Constitution and that the entire world is a battlefield. “This is the most astounding and most astoundingly disturbing hearing I’ve been to since I’ve been here. You guys have essentially rewritten the Constitution here today,” King said. “You guys have invented this term ‘associated forces’ that’s nowhere in this document. … +It’s the justification for everything, and it renders the war powers of Congress null and void.”+ (5/18/2013) - Global War On Terrorism. (2001-Ω?)
Perhaps this is a commentary on the Republicans’ demands to keep on building more prisons? They also love to privatize prisons for profit. Look at Louisiana, which has most of its prisons privatized. Their incarceration rate is more than double the rest of the U.S., which herself has the highest incarceration rate of any developed nation.
Perhaps this is a commentary on the Republicans’ demands to keep on building more prisons? They also love to privatize prisons for profit. Look at Louisiana, which has most of its prisons privatized. Their incarceration rate is more than double the rest of the U.S., which herself has the highest incarceration rate of any developed nation.
Alley Oop is the classic caveman comic strip revolving around the irrepressible Alley Oop, who travels from prehistoric Moo all the way to the 21st century in his friend Doc Wonmug's time machine.
Agnes by Tony Cochran
Andertoons by Mark Anderson
Comments (34) (Please sign in to comment)
Rod Gonzalez said, about 22 hours ago
Uh oh, Oopsters . . .
Guz may be going just a little TOO far . . .
June Moffatt
said, about 22 hours ago
Seems to me Guz is riding for a fall…
Night-Gaunt49 said, about 22 hours ago
Alternate Alley Oop Chapter 18 “The Everlasting Man-thing”(72) 5/23/2013 Thursday
Panel One
On board the USASC “Jason Biggs” about 12 kilometers from the Chula Islands. Commanded by Admiral Queege Bessemer who is in the C and C and is watching the big LCD repeater screen showing a combination of the SONAR, RADAR and satellite images and other Elint processed and combines into one color-coded-digital display for him to have full knowledge of the area of 50 sq.K. where his still secret Manta class Air and Sea ship. Been on patrol in secret for two years now in the Pacific dealing with “events” better kept out of the public eye. And part of the AUMF that has been SOP for at least a decade or more.
Panel Two
After one of their F-22’s was shot down, they went on alert and told CincPac and proceeded on course at best speed to reach the island chain after emerging from being in sub-sea rest mode.
Then they got frantic calls from the “President/King” asking then demanding for their help. Lt. Stoltz told him the calvary was coming. He had to smile at that. So old fashioned yet still relevant in the early 21st century world of the continuing GWOT.
-—-Pentagon officials today claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to AL-Qaeda, based in part on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Speaking at the first Senate hearing on rewriting the AUMF, Pentagon officials specifically said troops could be sent to Syria, Yemen and the Congo without new congressional authorization. Michael Sheehan, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, predicted the war against AL-Qaeda would last at least 10 to 20 more years. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) challenged the Pentagon’s interpretation of the Constitution and that the entire world is a battlefield. “This is the most astounding and most astoundingly disturbing hearing I’ve been to since I’ve been here. You guys have essentially rewritten the Constitution here today,” King said. “You guys have invented this term ‘associated forces’ that’s nowhere in this document. … +It’s the justification for everything, and it renders the war powers of Congress null and void.”+ (5/18/2013)
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Global War On Terrorism. (2001-Ω?)
Night-Gaunt49 said, about 22 hours ago
Best not to talk to King Guz when he is so angry, Alley.
Fiendly Neighbourhood Terrorist said, about 19 hours ago
The Miraculous Expanding Pit will never be full.
prasrinivara
said, about 18 hours ago
And what if some of your soldiers start mutinying Guz? (which Alley may have included in his question — and you didn’t get)
davidf42 said, about 17 hours ago
At the risk of being called “small minded” – How much longer will this ridiculous conversation continue?
mynx wormwood said, about 15 hours ago
Guantanamoo.
AshburnStadium said, about 15 hours ago
Perhaps this is a commentary on the Republicans’ demands to keep on building more prisons?
They also love to privatize prisons for profit. Look at Louisiana, which has most of its prisons privatized. Their incarceration rate is more than double the rest of the U.S., which herself has the highest incarceration rate of any developed nation.
AshburnStadium said, about 15 hours ago
Perhaps this is a commentary on the Republicans’ demands to keep on building more prisons?
They also love to privatize prisons for profit. Look at Louisiana, which has most of its prisons privatized. Their incarceration rate is more than double the rest of the U.S., which herself has the highest incarceration rate of any developed nation.
antiquetracman
said, about 15 hours ago
perhaps, ashburn, you read to much into a comic strip. Dem’s always looking under a rock to bash anyone who disagrees with them.
Davison77 said, about 14 hours ago
It’s good to be the king.
jmcx4 said, about 14 hours ago
@AshburnStadium
Dang, we are a bunch of criminals, aren’t we?
aaron wilson dunn said, about 14 hours ago
@Davison77
True, just look at barry soetoro!
dheine1971
said, about 14 hours ago
Guz is not going to put everyone in Moo into the same pit DOWEE and WIZER are, is he?