H&I Fires* 14 FEB 2008

Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite.

You're advertising here, we should get an ad at your place...

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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Looks like someone in the BUNDESWEHR is not sufficiently motivated.

Oh and I don't know what happened with the link I linked at Kat's excellent post yesterday. But here is the God-Awful Puppy-Hater. Talk about someone fresh, with new ideas, and proponent of change.

BOQ

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John Hawkins over at Right Wing News has some political Valentine's Day cards, if you're still needing to get one... -the Armorer

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Stupid Cop Tricks. Deputy dumps quadriplegic out of chair because he won't... stand up. According to the article, the department leadership isn't circling the wagons, but is digging in - and termination is on the table. The victim, Brian Sterner, is taking a pretty even strain...

"This deputy, she looked at me and didn't believe I was a quadriplegic, I guess," Sterner said. "And, she walked behind me with those handles on the back of the hospital-grade wheelchair and just dumped it straight forward."

Read the rest here. H/t, the Munchkin Wrangler, via Say Uncle.

And here's a cop who needs to take some vacation. Maybe he can relax during his suspension. Hey - I like cops. I was one, briefly. My cousin is one. But I don't like cops like this guy. He needs to unwind. Trust me, I know it's frustrating, dealing with stuff like that day after day - that's part of the job, and something you've got to rise above. -the Armorer

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Hillary's response to the Obama video. Wow (and no, that's not a positive "wow"). H/T Joel. - FbL

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The Thunder Run recently met up with Lt Nixon an LT in the USN who blogs from the Green Zone at Lt. Nixon Rants.
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As someone who is there, can you provide us more insight into the real source of the violence in Iraq? -

Most of the violence in Iraq is competing tribes, sects, and groups fighting for control of power coupled with a lot of criminal Soprano-style mob activity thrown in the mix. The coalition is kind of in the middle of all of this, and that's why it is so important that all Iraqis work towards a national solution that brings about peace and some hope for economic prosperity. People tend to kill each other less when they are gainfully employed. Al-Qaeda in Iraq has the ability to ignite sectarian violence as seen with the Samarra Mosque bombing in 2006. Attacks like this and suicide bombing atrocities produce the need for Shi'ite or Sunni militias to protect their neighborhoods....

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Newsflash: Canadian soldiers are just as likely to seek help for mental health issues as the average Canadian civilian. Story to be strewn across newspapers country-wide. Ooops, make that half the story. *SIGH* - Damian

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