H&I* Fires, 30 NOV 2007

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Time to add a new caveat, because from email it's not clear to some folks (mind you, if you don't read this it won't matter...) Being an open post, people (collectively, the Denizens) other than I post in the H&I. They sign their work (most of the time) - keep that in mind when you want to flame someone in email please - if it doesn't say "The Armorer" or "John" then I didn't write it! And honestly - if you don't like something said or posted... leave a comment, and hash it out (within the context of The Rulez which are clearly posted on the comment form, I would add).

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We’ve been doing the ‘Buff Up Other Parts of National Power, Please’ the last couple of days and I’m continuing it here with Sen. Dick Lugar’s (from the great state of Indiana, what’s this Missouri place John keeps talking about?) take on the matter.
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While Sigger isn’t on the war path he’s definitely not happy with the answers he’s getting during the Bloggers Roundtable. And some of the questions have him torqued off too. (Someone remind me not to piss Sigger of at a dinner, okay? He might try and bounce a dinner roll of my noggin.)
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We need a little Barnett in our diet. Don’t want to become deficient in vitamin B now would we?

Here he takes some umbrage to a Noah Schachtman article. Though you should read Noah's article first to understand what the tiff is about.

Then he turns to his economic front: Afghanistan needs businesses and not hoity toity ‘development’ like we’ve been trying in Africa for Lord knows how long; and a blurb about remittances---money sent home by foreign workers--- being more effective than governmental aide programs.
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Does anyone know what the web addy for On Point is? The one I had in my favorites (http://onpoint.leavenworth.army.mil/) seems dead. Or did it go behind a wall so that I can’t see it anymore?
--ry

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I wasn't getting to twisted about the CNN YouTube debacle. I was figuring it was going to be worse than the Democrat one, it would be bent to CNN's ideological view and would pretty much be a cartoonish representation of "ordinary people" asking debate questions, just to prove that everybody who isn't "in" with the MSM or selected by them aren't "normal". Or, at least, the rest of the electorate are all a bunch of idiots. It turned out worse than that. Somehow, out of hundreds of possible entrants, 1/3 of the 30 selected were members of Democrat campaigns or organizations. Ten out of thirty.

CNN: News You Can Trust to Be Biased
-Kat
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H-e-l-l Freezes Over
-Kat

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SWWBO sends: Bored...Tubby... Mild...!

Repeal Day! H/t, Jack H.

Some things are best left to the professionals... especially if you haven't had good storage and maintenance. And 6-8 ozs of powder will give you all the flash-bang you need. -the Armorer

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I've been steering mostly clear of the Political Silly Season - but I do have to say I don't think Rudy is dealing well with this one. And since we've now defined Presidential politics as "The Party Out Of Power Relentlessly Trying To Destroy The President" how a candidate handles this kind of stuff does start to become a discriminator.

Tending the Plants, continued. How many cereal boxtops did it take for CNNs producers to get their journalism degrees? Or do they have AgSchool diplomas? -the Armorer

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And this is why I still haven't bought a new laptop. Or a desktop. Sigh. -the Armorer

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Castle Metalsmith Murray - corrupting the yoots of New Zealand... -the Armorer

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O! Canada! You environment-trashing drunken hosers, you, eh! And then there's this horror-film masquerading as a PSA... -the Armorer

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The Taliban: Their Time has Come and Gone
Major Michael Tomberlin is not only a Soldier, he is also a journalist. Earlier this year he hung up his journalist hat and put on his Kevlar helmet for a tour of duty in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He blogs at Yellowhammering Afghanistan and his posts provide great insight into the everyday occurrences of our troopers deployed in support of the GWOT.

Recently The Thunder Run was able to catch-up with Major Tomberlin to bring you this interview in the continuing series of Boots On The Ground Interviews. (READ MORE) -David M

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Gotta love squadron spirit, especially when the pranking squadron is from the same province as the winning team! The Rider Nation reaches all the way into CFB Moose Jaw. - Damian

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KINK-FM in Portland, Oregon recently called for the Oregon National Guard to refuse to deploy to Iraq. Patrick Lasswell; Independant journalist and busines partner of Michael Totten, couldn't help but respond to their infantile conclusions: "Everything in Iraq is complicated, so I find it disturbing that your comments regarding the war there is so incredibly simple. You may have heard the old saying that for every complex problem there is a simple solution, and that solution is invariably wrong. So it is with your tantrum regarding the Oregon National Guard's upcoming deployment to Iraq."
Read more...
David M.

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