Posts tagged “war”
#FridayFive: Badass NCOs
View the Friday Five from July 30th, 2010
The Dogs of War
Happy Veterans’ Day! Celebrate by watching this compilation of videos of dogs welcoming their masters home from the field. And a hat tip to my grandfather Vincent Albanese (1918 – 1986), who fought in WWII as one of Merrill’s Marauders. Thanks for everything I have and am today.
Everyone Hates the War
Retired Gen. George Washington Criticizes Bush’s Handling Of Iraq War (via BrainLog)
Los Angeles Gas Prices
“The cheap stuff” in LA right now is creeping up to $4.00/gal. It’s ridiculous. 17.478 gal x $3.659/gal = $63.95
Homeland Security Is Funny
If you have set yourself on fire, do not run. Making fun of “homeland security” still makes me giggle. I remember when I first saw these hysterical warnings just after 9/11. They made me laugh until I cried. A half a decade later I still smile when I see them. Every now and again I’ll
Franken on Bush
Dennis Miller and Al Franken discuss POTUS
© My Life
Your homework project: Compare and contrast the information contained in the article quoted below with Keats’ assertion (poetic, true, but an assertion nonetheless) that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” NBC is planning to make a movie about Pfc. Jessica Lynch, the rescued American POW, even if it doesn’t get her permission. Can the network do
Axis of Evil
Americans share President Bush’s harsh feelings about Iran and Iraq, but attitudes about the third “Axis of Evil” country outlined in his State of the Union address — North Korea — are more up in the air. The new CNN/USA Today/Gallup poll shows that 82% of Americans are willing to use the word “evil” to
Detained?!
The United Nations is temporarily shutting down its operations in Afghanistan which means that there will be no more flights out of the country after Thursday. It also leaves the arrested aid workers with little support. Two Americans, two Australians and six Germans are being held in detention in Kabul, charged with spreading Christianity. If
Island Fever in Indonesia
Indonesia’s Island Fever “The prosperous newcomers tend to think of the Dayaks as stupid and lazy. The powerless Dayaks see the Madurese as greedy and arrogant … “