Archives for August 2006
The LLama Butchers: The Horror! The Horror!
I’ve managed to avoid it in over thirteen years of marriage, but last evening I finally got tagged with the mission I’ve always dreaded: “Since you’re going to the store anyway, dear, I need some………”
[by j.d.]
The Commissar mentioned Father George Coyne, the now-former director of the Vatican Observatory, who was replaced on August 19.
On Monday, al-Ghardiyan ran a piece that strongly insinuated that Coyne was replaced because of his views on “intelligent design”, which is what the Commissar mentioned lo those many moons ago.
One of my fellow Kansans has […]
General Casey: Iraqi security needs 12-18 mos.
The top U.S. general in Iraq said Wednesday he believes Iraqi forces can take over security with little coalition support within a year to 18 months.
“I don’t have a date, but I can see over the next 12 to 18 months, the Iraqi security forces progressing to a point […]
Iraqi Troops Battle Shiite Militiamen In Southern City
With American combat aircraft providing cover, U.S.-backed Iraqi troops battled radical Shiite militiamen Monday in the southern city of Diwaniyah in one of the first major clashes between the two forces. At least 20 Iraqi soldiers and eight civilians were killed, a U.S. military official said, citing initial […]
CDR Salamander: BBC sh1ts on America for 9/11 Anniversary
I had a lot of trouble finding the right title for this post. We are coming up on the 5th Anniversary of the 11 SEP 01 attacks on America where 2,773 civilians were killed in a few hours one morning. What story will the BBC World Service […]
On Point - The United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Here’s a useful study of the military operations in OIF, a little dry and bureacratic in its writing style, but very comprehensive and with very detailed maps.
From the Forward:
On Point is a study of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) as soon after the fact […]
RINO Sightings:Ninja warriors edition
Friday marks my 53rd birthday and even though I live in Poca, West Virginia, the city of Charleston is bringing in the rock groups Quiet Riot, Warrant and Hydrogen to celebrate. OK, there is also that annual Sternwheel Regatta thing going on. But every couple of years, Charleston goes all out on […]
“The first, the supreme, the most far-reaching act of judgment that the statesman and commander have to make is to establish . . . the kind of war on which they are embarking.” - On War, by Karl von Clausewitz
June 27, 2003 - Rumsfeld Wouldn’t Call It ‘Guerilla Warfare’ in Iraq
December 15, 2005 - We’ve […]
Fox reporters freed in Gaza
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip have released two kidnapped journalists today after forcing them at gunpoint to say that they had converted to Islam.
Centanni and Wiig with Palestine’s PM
Palestinian PM Ismail Haniyeh (L) talks to Mr Centanni (C) and Mr Wiig (R) after their release
Steve Centanni, a 60-year-old American correspondent, […]
Walking the dogs past the little farmer’s market in our neighborhood today, we spotted a table full of funky-looking heirloom tomatoes.
Naturally, we bought a bunch and are planning to assemble a tasting menu for dinner tonight; we’ve got a loaf of good peasant bread, sweet butter and kosher salt, and we may not have anything […]
[by j.d.]
Introducing the People’s Cube.
Very nekulturniye.
UNRELATED UPDATE: Give us this day our daily beer and strippers.
Front line Iraq ‘too dangerous’ for Prince Harry
Prince Harry faces the humiliation of being held back from frontline service in Iraq because his presence there could prove ‘too dangerous’ for both himself and his men.
Although discussions are underway to send soldiers from his Household Cavalry regiment to the war-torn region next May, senior officials have […]
The US gave Tehran a nuclear reactor–in the 1960s. Michelle Pilecki, who calls this “a classic example of the US digging itself into another hole,” seems to think this is some kind of a gotcha moment. Doubtless George Bush was involved somehow.
Here’s the thing, just because we didn’t view Iran as a threat 40 years […]
I am in the waiting area of Sloan-Kettering Memorial, as Elaine is being operated on for the tumor on her thigh. While we had to endure a four-hour delay for her to be taken into the OR, this is a very well-organized, professional hospital. Early this morning we showed up (on schedule!) to admissions, […]
[by j.d.]
Grigory Perelman, who Rachel told you about as apparently having proved the Poincare conjecture, has turned down a Fields Medal (mathematics’ highest honor — there is no Nobel Prize for mathematics) when it was awarded on Tuesday.
A lot of people think he’ll also turn down the Clay Institute’s money as well. Clay offered $1 […]
