Comments for In other under-covered news...

In other under-covered news...

2007-11-25T14:27:08Z

~~Those Myrmidons of the US Military Conduct an Information Operation to distract attention away from their Imperialist Warmongering in SW Asia.~~ Oops. Sorry. Channeling my inner Kossack. Rather...

PARISOL, Bangladesh -- U.S. Marine helicopter crews from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked with the USS Kearsarge, deliver bottled water to Parisol, Bangladesh, Nov. 23, 2007. The shipment marked the beginning of U.S. military humanitarian aid to the cyclone-striken country. (Photo by Corporal Peter R. Miller, U.S. Marine Corps)

Commander. Peter Pagano, Executive Officer, USS Kearsarge, gives Bangladeshi government and military officials a tour during a humanitarian assistance capabilities brief aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are conducting Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Relief efforts in response to the Government of Bangladesh"s request for assistance after Tropical Cyclone Sidr struck their southern coast Nov. 15. The storm killed over 3,000 people and has left several hundred thousand homeless. The Department of Defense effort is part of a larger United States response coordinated by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Keilman. (RELEASED)

Comment from Ledger on 2007-11-27

2007-11-27T10:20:28Z

Well, he did stick out a little.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-11-26

2007-11-26T13:15:15Z

And... Ledger brings in the politics! That's what makes blogs different from newspapers... instaswerves!

Comment from Ledger on 2007-11-26

2007-11-26T06:29:06Z

The Bangladeshi government official with the black coat and tie doesn’t look very under nourished. It’s just a bit of good luck for that one guy. The rest of the Bangladeshi government officials are probably skeleton thin - just as their people.

Comment from Barb on 2007-11-25

2007-11-25T18:44:01Z

We as a country, or more properly our military, do amazing things, especially in these humanitarian efforts. Not to minimize the anguish of the families and loved ones of those killed by this storm in Bangladesh, but I just loved the Kossack's immediate assignation of cause to Global Warming. If that's the cause, then at least it was a gentler impact than the Bhola Cyclone of 1970 ... that left nearly 500,000 dead. Sorry - just can't drink the Global Warming koolaid ;-)