Ian, from Astonished Head calls my attention to the following story. The press release from which some of it is derived is here.SIFY NewsSome 60 per cent of all announced international aid does not exist, global pressure group ActionAid said on Thursday, singling out the United States and France as the main culprits in “phantom” [...]
Military: Recruiting
Jun 29th, 2005
DoD NewsQ Sir, I have a question for either one of you that would like to answer it in regards to the challenges that Recruiting Service and all the services are facing, some services more than others, in today’s environment. What can the Department of Defense do to help us do our job better?GEN. MYERS: [...]
Please note the following, and shut the hell up about Iraq.White HouseJoint Resolution to Authorize the Use of United States Armed Forces Against IraqWhereas in 1990 in response to Iraq’s war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order [...]
There are two groups of people scurrying around today, doggedly gnawing at the bones of the “Did Iraq Have Anything to Do With September 11?” issue. One group trumpets the complete lack of definitive proof of a relationship. The other group pulls out tiny threads of intelligence data full of mights and maybes.Frankly, my dear, [...]
Iraq: President’s Speech at Ft. Bragg
Jun 28th, 2005
Saw about 2/3 of the speech. Wish the military guys had not been told to sit on their hands.UPDATE: Bush’s speechs get a lot of energy from the crowds. Some of his poor performance was directly due to the lack of audience reaction. There was one outbreak of cheering and applause, but, based on prior [...]
Reuters via YahooWomen in an eastern Indian forest are stripping naked to distract police and to help a criminal gang avoid arrest while illegally chopping down trees, the Hindustan Times reported Tuesday. Some of the women belong to a timber mafia in the heavily-forested state of Jharkhand while others are paid to strip in front [...]
As I mentioned yesterday, I received an anonymous letter concerning my letter to the editor that was published last week. It was very entertaining. My lovely wife, innocent that she is, did not read me the good parts on the phone. I was left to discover them in a laugh-fest last evening after I returned [...]
The Fallen: Moving Tribute
Jun 27th, 2005
Here is a moving tribute, by a wounded vet, to his friends and fellow soldiers. No political agenda. Just the loss of comrades.a href=”http://www.soldierlife.com/?p=439#comments” target=”blank”>American SoldierI decided to walk to the burial sites of some friends. It was a long walk for me. The last time I saw some of these guys they had either [...]
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Iraq: Murray’s Vietnam
Clear Channel’s powerhouse AM radio station in Rochester sought out Dr. Harry Murray, of blog fame here and here, for comments on President Bush’s speech in Fort Bragg. Guess what? Iraq is Vietnam. D’oh! Why couldn’t I have seen that? It must be his much higher level of education and tenured employment in academia.You know, [...]
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