H&I Fires 30 Jan 06

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I'm busy - you guys fill this up! -The Armorer

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Reprehensible.

ABC News anchor and cameraman encounter an IED. - Fuzzybear Lioness

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The Carnival of the Chillin' on the Alito nomination.

An interesting view of terrorism and the current threat - though I think the author underestimates things somewhat and constrains the threat too narrowly, there is still good chewy stuff in there.

Another interesting Op-Ed, this time on the role of the Press in the current unpleasantness.

And here is a rebuttal of sorts to Glenn Greenwald (two links up), this time from someone with a personal stake in the matter. Of course, Greenwald and others would argue then that she is unable to be objective. Of course, if Kerry's 4 month tour in Vietnam as a junior officer, and Murtha's full tour vets all their opinions on war and the conduct thereof, then how does Debra Burlingame's experience not? (Mind you - that's me speaking, not Mr. Greenwald)

Fascinating read from the Village Voice on things going on in what we insiders call the Currentl Operating Environment, or COE.

Next - hmmmm. Prolly need to add this to the Arsenal Holdings, if only on GP. I have been trying to score a Masai and/or Zulu assegai, but keep getting outbid. -The Armorer

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The LA Times has its knickers in a knot over the news that a higher percentage of officers are being promoted to fill the Army's need for additional officers...

*sigh* Anybody seen my duct tape? - cw4(ret)billt

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Oi! Too Funny! - The Armorer

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Ben Stein responds to that other Stein with Saints in Armor.
-The Adjutant

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