Deserter Watch

Hinderaker has a fantastic post with pictures of the relief effort in Indonesia and this wonderful tidbit from a reader:

"One of the ships helping is the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault vessel carrying U.S. Marines. This is the same ship that [critical phrase deleted] Navy Petty Officer Third Class and darling of the anti-war left, Pablo Paredes, refused to board back in Decemeber because his ship was aiding in the 'illegal' war in Irag. This sailor went AWOL back in December and staged a little media party in San Diego back in December."