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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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I'm throwing yet more gasoline on the Iran topic with this.(Still waiting for that 'beat down' you threatened me with, Kat.)
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I wonder if this HuffPo-ster will call this a war crime if the UNSC doesn't sign of on it? Such a study in contrasts, non? I get shades of the VC and NVA using countries along the western border of South Vietnam(Republic of Vietnam, or RVN) as LOC and staging areas for attacks in RVN, but calling a Nixon a war criminal for 'broadening the war' by going after the enemy where he's at with the first post. When you study the PLA/PLAN you find their doctrine essentially reduces to 'if you can attack us from there then you can be attacked there by us', and it's totally a valid reading of int'l law. Who knew?
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Fark. I got tagged by the BlogPrincess. Don't expect an immediate reply, 'cuz I'm busily saving civilization at the moment, but I'll give you a teaser. Since Cassie's a Lady of as Many Pseudonyms as She Has Talents -- in other words, she's got a bigger identity crisis than WereKitty -- I thought I'd include a small dedication to Princess Leia In A Cheese Danish Bikini with the response.
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Perseverance. Sometimes it's okay if you just can't let something go. H/t, Kevin. -the Armorer
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Perhaps Senator Clinton should move to Canada? They seem to be taking her prescription for child-rearing to heart... From Fox News (which means some people won't read it, I know):
A Canadian court has overturned a father's punishment for his daughter after she refused to stay off the Internet, his attorney said Wednesday.The girl, 12, took her father to Quebec Superior Court after he refused to allow her to go on a school trip for chatting on Web sites and then posting "inappropriate" pictures of herself online using a friend's computer, AFP reported.
The punishment was for the girl's "own protection," according to the father's attorney, Kim Beaudoin, who is appealing the ruling.
"She's a child," Beaudoin told AFP. "At her age, children test their limits and it's up to their parent to set boundaries. I started an appeal of the decision today to reestablish parental
authority, and to ensure that this case doesn't set a precedent." Otherwise, she continued, "Parents are going to be walking on egg shells from now on."According to court documents, the girl's Internet usage was the latest in a rash of disciplinary problems. But Justice Suzanne Tessier, who was presiding over the case, found the punishment too severe.
It also serves as a model for Supreme Court overwatch of military operations world-wide, I'm thinking. Heh. -the Armorer
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Oh good golly gee - what little narcissists these two future fluffers are. -the Armorer
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Then we have this sterling example of high-quality thought processes amongst the young. -the Armorer
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*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".
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