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Ladies Lunch Out
The ladies in the office went out to lunch yesterday. To the House of Poon. That news made me stammer. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Original writing, Sex
LA Times Fails Reporting Standards
UPDATE 1999 scandal: It appears that the LA Times was involved in a tit-for-tat news for money arrangement. Maybe that’s the key, enough money and the scandal vanishes. Or, one could conclude that Old Media are just much higher paid prostitutes. Salon 11/5/99: Two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Business Journal broke the story (that was then widely publicized by the snarky alternative paper New Times Los Angeles) of the Times’ unconventional profit-sharing arrangement with the Staples Center, the city’s new multi-sports arena. The paper published a special magazine about the new center (a pretty lame idea to begin with), sold ads with the assistance of the Staples ad staff — and then planned to split the profits, allowing both parties to benefit from what was supposedly a pure editorial product. These … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commentary, Iraq, Media, Old Media, Original writing, War on Terror
Gunnery Sergeant Ismael Sagredo
You’ve met this hero before. The other soldier who helped rescue Lt. Ayres also got a Silver Star. His name is Lance Cpl. Abraham McCarver. Leatherneck Magazine If SSgt Sagredo was going to die, he had determined he wasn’t going to die in that house. He was going to die moving toward Alpha Co to the east. Only one problem: 1stLt Ayres was badly wounded and would have to be carried. He was too heavy to carry to friendly lines on the run. So Sagredo gave up his plan to break out and concentrated on maintaining radio communications with his company XO. “Once when I was on the roof, insurgents on the roof of the house next door hurled grenades at me,” said Sagredo, who took his radio operator, LCpl Anthony F. Ewers, into … Read entire article »
Filed under: Heroes, Iraq, Marines, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
Democrats In Jail
Duke Cunningham has pled guilty, and it’s a sure sign, for the moonbats, that all Republicans are corrupt. Well, I’ll see your Republican and raise you two Democrats. Atlanta Journal-Constitution A federal judge Tuesday sentenced former Senate Majority Leader Charles Walker to more than 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay a $150,000 fine and $698,000 in restitution. The Augusta Democrat received 121 months in prison, and his companies were fined $70,000 in the fraud and theft case. He and the companies also were ordered to pay $80,000 in court fees. U.S. District Judge Dudley Bowen said he wanted to “send a message to other would-be corrupt politicians.” Walker stole at least $425,000 from a charity he created and bilked newspaper advertisers out of another $200,000, according to a sentencing report being … Read entire article »
Filed under: American Politics, Politics
Rumsfeld Briefs
DoD News Consider the progress of the Iraqi security forces over the past year. In August 2004, five Iraqi army battalions were effectively in the fight. Today the number is 95. In July 2004, there were no ready operational Iraqi army divisions or brigade headquarters. Today there are at least seven operational divisions and 31 operational brigade headquarters. In July of 2004 there were no ready special police commando, public order or mechanized police battalions under the Ministry of Interior. Today there are 28 such battalions conducting operations. And last … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, War on Terror
Use of Outdated Images
By Kathleen T. Rhem, American Forces Press Service Media stories about the detention facility or the men held here routinely are accompanied by photographs or video footage shot at Camp X-Ray, a temporary facility hastily erected to deal with enemy combatants captured in the first days of operations in Afghanistan. Images of orange-suited detainees blindfolded and handcuffed and kneeling in a line inside a chain-link enclosure have become iconic. The problem is that Camp X-Ray closed in early 2002 and hasn’t been used since. Since then, detainees have been housed in more modern, comfortable facilities, and improvements continue. “I’d like to think it’s for convenience” that media outlets still use footage that is more than three years old to portray the camp “rather than an attempt to try to portray the camp … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media, Military, Old Media, War on Terror
Blog Policy
I’d like to express the policy of this blog: You Big Mouth, You! strongly supports the use of violent force to save lives of its workers (er, that’s me), readers, advertisers, or unrelated onlookers should they be kidnapped, held hostage, or caught in the middle of a conflict situation. The use of grossly excessive or gratuitous violence, while not exactly encouraged, isn’t exactly deplored, either. Stolen in total from Glenn Reynolds, who also found the policy of the Christian Peacemaker Teams somewhat lacking in, er, spine. They seem to believe that their team in Iraq, searching for evidence of American War Crimes, would not have been kidnapped by terrorists if it were not for the United States and the United Kingdom. Should these beknighted souls suffer the standard beheading afforded terrorist captives … Read entire article »
Filed under: Blogging, Iraq, Mocking, Other Bloggers, War on Terror
Victory For Iraq
The phrase is “Victory in Iraq” but the reality is that we win if Iraq wins. A richer, freer, more liberal Iraq means we win, too. National Strategy for Victory in Iraq VICTORY IN IRAQ DEFINED As the central front in the global war on terror, success in Iraq is an essential element in the long war against the ideology that breeds international terrorism. Unlike past wars, however, victory in Iraq will not come in the form of an enemy’s surrender, or be signaled by a single particular event — there will be no Battleship Missouri, no Appomattox. The ultimate victory will be achieved in stages, and we expect: In the short term: An Iraq that is making steady progress in fighting terrorists and neutralizing the insurgency, meeting political milestones; … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, War on Terror
Coming Soon: Future Posts
- Declaration of War 1812 (in 132 days)
- USS President vs HMS Belvidera (in 137 days)
- General Hull Invades Canada (in 156 days)
- First Battle of Sacketts Harbor (in 163 days)
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- Fuel Supplies Reach Nome
- Fuel Convoy Reaches Nome
- Russians Sail to Rescue of Ice Bound Alaska Community
- Pope Embraces Anglicans in U.S. with New Ordinariate
- Nebraska Nuke Plant Placed on Special Inspection Status
- Radioactive Water Leaks at Japanese Nuke Site
- Japan Damaged Nuke Plants Still Not Under Control
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Katrina: Recovery
November 30th, 2005 | Comments Off
The day to day mechanics of recovering from Hurricane Katrina are mind boggling. Though, my mind is boggled easily. Still and all, think of all the small businesses on up and what they’ll need to do to get back into business. It’s business recovery that will drive everything else. The region needs the gas stations, food stores, barbers, yes, even the lawyers in order to recover fully. Business means jobs. Jobs mean income. Income means spending, and so the Adam Smith Wheel of Fortune goes. The big guys in business have their records, all backed up, off site and secure. It’s the smaller firms that are going to have the problems. Looted facilities in New Orleans, or destroyed inventory due to flooding in Mississippi. What was the number of the last check … Read entire article »
Filed under: Charity, Commentary, Disasters, Katrina relief, Original writing