Best Military Blog

3 Nov 2008

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Posted by Kevin Aylward on Monday, November 3, 2008 at 2:15 PM

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www.michaelyon-online.com

baghdadguy | November 3, 2008 2:32 PM | Vote up Score: 21

American Soldier
www.soldierlife.com

john | November 4, 2008 3:43 PM | Vote up Score: 2

Great comments

Pittsburgh bartending | November 5, 2008 12:28 PM | Vote up Score: 1

One Marine's View

http://www.onemarinesview.com

anonymous | November 5, 2008 7:34 PM | Vote up Score: 7

Beth at Blue Star Chronicles :
http://military.rightpundits.com/

Jo | November 5, 2008 9:19 PM | Vote up Score: 2

Op-For http://www.op-for.com

Jon Darden | November 7, 2008 2:03 PM | Vote up Score: 3

I highly recommend Acute Politics.
http://acutepolitics.blogspot.com/

Stander | November 9, 2008 8:47 AM | Vote up Score: 2

I second http://www.op-for.com

I'd also like to nominate:

Miserable Donuts - http://miserabledonuts.blogspot.com/

Defense Tech - http://www.defensetech.org

Walt White | November 9, 2008 3:58 PM | Vote up Score: 3

You Served (love the podcasts too). http://www.youserved.com

Travis Smith | November 12, 2008 1:09 PM | Vote up Score: 1

"The Torch". Canadian, with wide coverage of Afstan in particular (I contribute):
http://toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com/

Mark
Ottawa

Mark Collins | November 12, 2008 8:05 PM | Vote up Score: 2

Army of Dude. Literate, eloquent, factual, believable.
http://www.armyofdude.blogspot.com/
http://armyofdude.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Ricky Stevens | November 13, 2008 10:17 PM | Vote up Score: 14

Vote for armyofdude.blogspot.com. One of the best blogs you could ever read!

Dozer | November 14, 2008 5:07 PM | Vote up Score: 13

Mudville Gazette
http://www.mudvillegazette.com/

laura | November 16, 2008 6:57 PM | Vote up Score: 6

You Served military blog and podcast:
http://www.youserved.com

John | November 17, 2008 8:03 AM | Vote up Score: 4

Fobbits Like Ice Cream Too

http://kbrsecurity.blogspot.com

JP | November 17, 2008 11:06 AM | Vote up Score: 16

Samantha Speaks
http://honeyandlace.blogspot.com
Marine news, history, and troop support

Karen Marise Ichigawa | November 17, 2008 12:39 PM | Vote up Score: 3

A reasonable, informed mil blog from a counter terrorism subject matter expert. A liberal bent, but mostly middle-of-the-road:

Ranger Against War
rangeragainstwar.blogspot.com

Elissa Mann | November 17, 2008 10:16 PM | Vote up Score: 26

For the Air Force, this guy:

http://fourfansoffreedom.blogspot.com/

James Tindell | November 19, 2008 9:33 AM | Vote up Score: 0

The war on big tobacco.

www.sargeasmic.com

Hawgs | November 19, 2008 11:27 AM | Vote up Score: 13

i second:
War on Big Tobacco
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

Marce | November 19, 2008 12:10 PM | Vote up Score: 12

Always a great read.
War on Big Tobacco
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

Peabody304 | November 19, 2008 1:48 PM | Vote up Score: 12

What can you say about BT other than it is a great read.

BigGriz | November 19, 2008 2:25 PM | Vote up Score: 8

I nominate Big Tobacco!
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

nicole | November 19, 2008 4:41 PM | Vote up Score: 13

War on Big Tobacco

www.sargeasmic.com

scott | November 19, 2008 5:27 PM | Vote up Score: 11

The War on Big Tobacco

http://www.sargeasmic.com/


becky | November 19, 2008 8:49 PM | Vote up Score: 9

I nominate Rangeragainstwar. It is what it says it is. Informed commentary from retired Special Forces Army officer against current approaches to terrorism. Doesn't get too bogged down in the technology or minutiae -- we take a generalist's point of view.

Highly allusive, sometimes snarky, but never mean-spirited. The goal is dialog across the disciplines, for that's where you'll find truth.

Lisa | November 19, 2008 8:52 PM | Vote up Score: 10

I nominate The Unlikely Short-Timer for best military blog of 2008.

www.theunlikelysoldier.blogspot.com
http://theunlikelysoldier.blogspot.com
http://iraqthepurgatorium.blogspot.com

Suspect's blog was, is and always will be the best blog ever.

Big D | November 19, 2008 10:00 PM | Vote up Score: 15

I am going to have to second the nomination for The War on Big Tobacco. Love to read his stuff.

Jarhead | November 19, 2008 10:18 PM | Vote up Score: 10

Big Tobacco
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

Joe Rose | November 19, 2008 10:23 PM | Vote up Score: 10

Big Tobacco is my Hero

He tells it like it is, the good the bad and the ugly.

http://www.sargeasmic.com

Skip | November 20, 2008 12:44 AM | Vote up Score: 8

Best Military blog:

Blue Star Chronicles

Janice Crouse | November 20, 2008 7:41 AM | Vote up Score: 0

Big Tobacco
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

BT is the Ernie Pyle of our time. A true cigar afficionado in BDU's.

I smoked a La Gloria Cubana Wavell while writing this.

Longboarder | November 20, 2008 1:08 PM | Vote up Score: 3

Not the whole truth (opsec), but better actually : fully authentic.
And of course great read.

Big Tobacco

http://www.sargeasmic.com/

Rose | November 20, 2008 1:40 PM | Vote up Score: 2

Neptunus Lex
http://www.neptunuslex.com/

He won't win,I'm sure. Prolly doesn't care if he doesn't, either.

Lex has a great mind, experience and following.

SJBill | November 20, 2008 3:41 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Best Mil Blog:

The Long War Journal

http://www.longwarjournal.org/

Holger Awakens

http://holgerawakens.blogspot.com

F4TR | November 20, 2008 6:26 PM | Vote up Score: 3

I nominate Daniellaland -- witty, opinionated, quirky, and may leave you craving a funhouse mirror...

http://daniellaland.blogspot.com/

Author Profile Page https://me.yahoo.com/a/QSYGHbkNm9QHaZ5jNQalrIwHlyCi0Lpy8A73Bg--#11c4c | November 20, 2008 9:50 PM | Vote up Score: 0

http://www.blackfive.net/main/
feed://www.blackfive.net/main/index.rdf

sas | November 20, 2008 11:29 PM | Vote up Score: 0

I nominate Big Tobacco at www.sargeasmic.com

Informative,hilarious, irreverant, but sometimes poignant and always entertaining.

puff...puff...

pinkpeony | November 21, 2008 4:17 AM | Vote up Score: 1

War on Big Tobacco

http://www.sargeasmic.com/

jakeSAW | November 21, 2008 4:38 AM | Vote up Score: 0

I Nominate A Soldier's Mind Terri and Anthony do a great job of touching on current issues.

SNAFU | November 21, 2008 6:14 AM | Vote up Score: 0

much as i admire and enjoy Chuck and Lex's sites, we "enlisted scum" (yeah, i really heard that oncet) have to stick together.

http://www.sargeasmic.com/

nothing but love.

mike | November 21, 2008 9:00 AM | Vote up Score: 0

Active Duty Patriot
http://activedutypatriot.blogspot.com/

T.J. Buonomo | November 21, 2008 2:24 PM | Vote up Score: 4

I nominate Big Tobacco: AKA The War on Big Tobacco

http://www.sargeasmic.com/

membrain | November 21, 2008 3:06 PM | Vote up Score: 0

Adam Kokesh: Revolutionary Patriot

http://kokesh.blogspot.com

Rachel | November 21, 2008 4:05 PM | Vote up Score: 1

Revolutionary Patriot
http://kokesh.blogspot.com

Josh | November 21, 2008 4:08 PM | Vote up Score: 1

The War on Big Tobacco
http://www.sargeasmic.com/

Jesse | November 21, 2008 7:51 PM | Vote up Score: 1

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