Surfing the Ring

Over at CPT Patti's place, Tim has posted a letter laying out some cogent thoughts on how we have to rethink our model of "Who becomes a terrorist". The conventional wisdom is that much of the fertile earth that grows terrorists is poverty, suffering, lack of political expression - but that doesn't cover the scions of middle class araby who flew the jets into the towers or the Pentagon, does it?

From Five Wasps a bit about hose damned Englishmen and their silly ideas. Why can't the cradle of Anglo-democracy just roll over and take it like a girly-man from the French in their infinite EU wisdom?

Nathan at Brainfertilizer agonizes over how he feels restless and useless as he feels like he's doing nothing worthwhile as others go into harms way. Two thoughts, Nathan - First, good on ya, all warriors should feel that way. Rest assured this old warhorse's head tosses while out in the pasture I hear the bugles call Assembly!... Second - be careful what you wish for. There is no need to rush, to where The Iron Crosses Grow. Remember, the ones who take up the torch often end up passing it on. There will be plenty of time in this war to go See The Elephant.

De Doc has a screed on battle rifles.

Chromedomezone has a dancing video worth seeing...