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).
********************************
Jane Novak, whose writings on Yemen at her blog Armies of Liberation turned her from concerned person to writer for Jane's Defence and a real, impactful player in the war of words and ideas in the Middle East has an interview in the NYTimes today. Mind you, you've got to love a blogger who signs off on a post with "Well, its another good day of infuriating the Yemeni authorities…"
The purpose for all this - to get you to be aware of, and to sign, this petition.
***********************************
Keith Olberman's head explodes. I know, I know, it's a "Dog Bites Man" thing, therefore not a news story, right? Well, c'mon, admit it - you slow down to look at the carnage at a car wreck, too. So don't chuff yer cheeks out at me. -the Armorer
**********************************
Nancy Pelosi notices success in Iraq. Ah, nevermind. Maybe you can figure it out her game...
What's the difference between the Chinese and American militaries? In answering, Ralph Peters rips the media a new one.
*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 that particular topic. Another term of art that might be appropriate is "Free Fire Zone".
7 Comments