That’s the only conclusion I can come to. Every now and then, usually when he needs to pay for a plane ticket to/from Thailand since he can’t get himself embedded with military units it seems, Michael Yon will begin attacking milbloggers – milkooks to Yawn – to drum up sympathy during the overwhelming onslaught of a response. This even though he had his friends at the US Report write an article that he had been invited by US and Brit forces to embed. Interesting how that bit of fiction never panned out. Wonder why?

You see, Yon is a loser to the nth degree, in my opinion. He hides behind photos of days gone by to convince his unsuspecting throngs of leg humpers that he isn’t a has-been, when in truth he’s vying for a spot as the next mascot for Little Debbie Snacks.

He recently trolled himself over to the Blackfive blog to question, out of nowhere, the bona fides of a milkook who hadn’t seen combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. This, of course, after still having not provided any sort of credibility with the same qualifications. Yon thinks that carrying a dull #2 pencil, a Justin Beiber notepad, and wind-up camera makes him qualified as a combat veteran. The last time Yon saw combat was when the waitress at iHop accidentally brought him whole grain pancakes when he asked for stuffed french toast.

On his self-adulating Facebook Fan Page, Yon posted the following status:

Note: Busted

Jim Hanson (Uncle Jimbo) on Blackfive now admits he’s never stepped foot in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Busted? If this is the type of investigative journalism that Yon specializes in, I can see why no one wants him embedded with their unit. He may accidentally stumble upon the fact that Companies are commanded by Captains, not Klingons. Can you imagine the fallout if the American people were to find out that Yon discovered troops actually have live ammo in a combat zone!? It would devastating!

My questions to Yon: when was the last time you fought in Iraq or Afghanistan? What combat experience do you have? And, when was the last time YOU were in Iraq or Afghanistan? If the standard for writing about the combat zone is to be IN the combat zone, maybe you oughta shut up too.

Never mind the fact that Jimbo has NEVER claimed to have been deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan and, in fact, frequently jokes about never having gone because they don’t have 5-star hotels! “These are not the droids you’re looking for.”

Last year, Michael seemed to be short supply for money as well and began another controversy with milkooks (I kinds like that name, actually, especially if it contrasts against “normal” people like Yon). He attempted to shut me up by reporting me to the Command Sergeant Major of Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) about my efforts to prove his vendetta against General McChrystal and violate OPSEC in releasing defensive posture information about our troops. Using a known alias of mine, David Sneakers, I wrote Yon to see if he would report on unconfirmed reports. He did.

Naturally, the CSM ignored his petty little stupidity and nothing came of it. It was a virtual “grow up” to Yon, who is now trying to target another active duty Soldier.

Last night, Michael posted the following status on his “I Am God” Facebook page:

Facebook Blocking

In my history on Facebook, have blocked only 14 people. 14th today: War on Terror News. Do not have the owner’s name, other than web registry. If you know the owner’s name, rank, and unit, would be thankful for letting me know.

Emphasis mine. Yes, Michael Yon wants to try and destroy another military career of someone that doesn’t agree with him. The target is my friend over at War On Terror News. Now, why in the heck would Yon need to know the owner’s name, rank and unit? Based on my experience, he wants to report him to someone within the military that can pressure him to leave Yon alone because he isn’t man enough to handle criticism.

Michael Yon is the quintessential online bully. His God complex clouds his better judgment (if he has any) and forces him to expend more time tearing others down. Every time he was disembedded, he began a campaign to discredit the commanders making the decisions. Hell, when the milkooks defended themselves against Yon’s ignorant attacks, he even went so far as to claim that McChrystal himself had sent us! Delusional, to say the least.

The truth to this conspiracy is that Yon is trying to sell his upcoming book. He needs money. And I want to help.

Dear readers, if there is absolutely nothing else you can spend money on, please send it to Yon. If all the homeless have a roof over their heads, all the shelter pets have been adopted, every troop has a care package, the hungry in Africa are stuffed to the point of vomiting, human rights is no longer a concern, global warming and cooling has been solved, our Congressman become perfect angels, New Orleans has been fully rebuilt, the wounded are miraculously healed, the illiteracy rate in the world is zero, no one is collecting unemployment, the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have become a profitable business, the blind can read, the deaf can hear, and the mute can sing, please give to Michael Yon! If WalMart is sold out of Zhu Zhu Pets, Chinese erasers, and egg nog, please give to Michael Yon. If McDonalds stops selling Big Macs, Burger Kings gives up Whoppers, and Taco Bell starts selling cream puffs, PLEASE give to Michael Yon. I implore you. Only then can Michael continue to purchase enough powdered doughnuts to make through an eventual lapse in military judgment in which he is allowed another embed.

Yon doesn’t know the first thing about the military lifestyle. He spent most of his military career fighting murder charges, according to sources and reports. And yet, he thinks he is more capable than most troops, according to his own words, of writing about Iraq. He claims to have more combat experience that 90% of today’s troops just because he was there! Forget Chuck Norris jokes, we need to start celebrating the miracle that is Michael Yon.

Michael Yon doesn’t have to breath. He provides his own oxygen.
When Michael Yon crosses a military airfield, the Apaches have to look both ways.
The only weapon that could defeat Michael Yon was lost with Atlantis.
Michael Yon doesn’t need to worry about getting shot. Bullets can’t fly fast enough to catch him.
The meaning of life is whatever Michael Yon says it is.
Today is merely Michael Yon’s yesterday.
They found WMDs in Iraq AND Afghanistan. Coincidentally, Michael Yon was embedded at the time.
Michael Yon doesn’t need body armor. He is the prototype.
Michael Yon invented manlove Thursday.
Michael Yon eats Taliban legs for breakfast.
Michael Yon didn’t didn’t learn combatives. Combatives learned Michael Yon.
Michael Yon went to Afghanistan and the stories wrote themselves.
Michael Yon didn’t get disembedded by McChrystal. McChrystal was disembedded by Yon.
Michael Yon once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They only made him…Yon.

I could really go on, but please feel free to add your own.

Here’s what War On Terror News had to say: http://waronterrornews.typepad.com/home/2011/01/banned-by-yon.html