We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/update_from_the_1.html Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification The Shadows were watching TV at late chow (2330 Pakitime) and I was curious to see what they were watching (they *love* "Indian Idol"). Considering all the action up north, I wasn't really surprised to see it was the news. I haven't mastered Urdu by a long shot, but the broadcaster was speaking Hindustani, which uses quite a few words from both English and Urdu, so I was able to get the gist of it. There was a big dustup in southern Afghanistan earlier. No word on coalition casualties yet, but at least a hundred Taliban KIA. Right across the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/update_from_the_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/08/update_from_the_1.html Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:07:26 -0600