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The great thing about blogs is that it can often be used to correct the record presented by shoddy, driven by preconceived notions and script, journalism. Such is the case of Col Kilcullen showing the errors of this Guardian(UK) piece. Too bad very few will see it, the Guardian(UK) piece will be run as un-alloyed fact in many circles, and untruth will guide decisions all the more.
Crap.
(h/t to the Zenpundit for the Kilcullen link)
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Oi.
In the words of Ace, "I don't know what it is about CPAC specifically that makes her think she has to turn the Outrageous! Meter up to 11.” Earth to Coulter: this isn’t funny. Being un-PC doesn’t mean being a one note jerk. At one point in time Coulter was interesting and had important things to say. Now she’s just become, predominately, a right wing and skinny version of Michael Moore that I can’t stand.
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Intel Dump talks about trying to narrow the Normal-Military divide. Sounds good to me, but good luck with that. I’m sure Heartless Libertarian, being a former Aggie, can tell you stories about what shenanigans the ROTC at UC Davis had to put up with from both students and the professorate; but if he can’t I can even though I wasn’t part of the program there.
Some people just don’t want to politely disagree and coexist with ‘Rot-cee Nazis’ on their college campus. And since they can sink a college president they typically get their way.
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As the saying goes, follow the money and thou shalt find the truth. Well, it seems that The Left's Mr. Money Bags has done some walking of his own. Oh - The hypocrisy! - BOQ
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Day 2. Still no call from Senator Brownback's people.
Oh, and for the record, while I don't quite put her in Michael Moore's little niche, I agree with Ry viz Ann Coulter. I wish I could write as well as Ms. Coulter does, but, I don't care for they way she chooses to express herself. An opinion I know not shared by some close friends, but there ya have it. Of course, if I *did* write the way she does, we'd have more readers. And a *lot* more trolls. For an interesting take on Coulter and CPAC, try K-Lo. -the Armorer
Update - At Small Dead Animals, another take on Coulter - and the response to it and how it shows up in Google. Hmmmmm. Indirect h/t to CAPT H who sent me there to go vote in Dr. Fruit Fly's poll -the Armorer
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Rand Simberg has a very interesting take on the 'fired US attorney's" kerfuffle the Left is breast-beating about. -the Armorer
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What a snarky little piece! I'll grant that I find the idea of a White House spokesman doing fundraisers to be rather odd. But I remember many of the quotes referenced, and they mean something else entirely when taken in context. Not to mention the whiny "He isn't respectful enough of us!" tone... Our "mature, insightful, non-partisan" press at work, of course... - FbL
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Heh. Ban the kites! Oh, wait, we just did. Again.
At least 11 people died and more than 100 people were injured at an annual spring festival in eastern Pakistan celebrated with the flying of thousands of colourful kites, officials said today.The deaths and injuries were caused by stray bullets, sharpened kite-strings, electrocution and people falling off rooftops yesterday at the conclusion of the two-day Basant festival, said Ruqia Bano, spokeswoman for emergency service in the city of Lahore.
No, really. You can't make this stuff up. Stray bullets and kite strings. -the Armorer
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Jim C and Mike L: This one's for you.
Well, it's Lent, when Jesus-debunking news stories rise from the dead. This time it's a tomb with the whole family gathered, including his wife and kid. Unless it's just the dusty bones of decency and good sense in those boxes.In a way it's a backhanded tribute that, to the modern mind, Christianity is like a train wreck: gruesome, but they can't look away. Newspapers don't greet major Buddhist festivals with claims that Siddhartha Gautama was a cokehead, or open Ramadan by saying Mohammed was -- (do NOT fill in this blank). As we said while not reprinting the infamous Danish cartoons, never would we insult someone's beliefs or faith tradition -- and by the way did you know that Jesus wasn't resurrected, plus he had sex with Magdalene.
Read the rest of what John Robson has to say, here. -the Armorer
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*A term of art from the artillery. Harassment and Interdiction Fires.
Back in the day, when you could just kill people and break things without a note from a lawyer, they were pre-planned, but to the enemy, random, fires at known gathering points, road junctions, Main Supply Routes, assembly areas, etc - to keep the bad guy nervous that the world around him might start exploding at any minute.
Not really relevant to today's operating environment, right? But, it *is*
The UAVs we fly over Afghanistan and Pakistan looking for targets of opportunity are a form of H&I fires, if you really want to parse it finely. We just have better sensors and fire control now.
I call the post that because it's random things posted by me and people I've given posting privileges to. It's also an open trackback, so if (Don Surber uses it this way a lot) someone has a post they're proud of, but it really isn't either Castle kind of stuff, or topical to a particular post, I've basically given blanket permission to use that post for that purpose. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone".
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