The Military Times group has profiled, in all four service editions, CJ Grisham and the hell he and his family are going through. Bouhammer has the story and you really need to go read it. You can also find a bit more at [...]
The Military Times group has profiled, in all four service editions, CJ Grisham and the hell he and his family are going through. Bouhammer has the story and you really need to go read it. You can also find a bit more at [...]
I must have done something to get on Yovia's mailing list because I get an email from them every couple of weeks. I decided to follow a link from one of those messages the other day, just to see who the heck they were. It turns [...]
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There's something about fine or semi-fine craftsmanship that attracts me, even if the extra care with which something is made is useless. [...]
The Foreign Policy seminar saved the best for last (more video here) and we got to hear about Iraq from Judith Yaphe, Distinguished Research Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University and Qubad Talabani, representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq to the United States. These [...]
Let us step back and learn to appreciate Imagination and it’s central role in Creation. Look around at how many objects we are using, including this computer which was created using the imagination of others in the past. Think about life without it. That’s life without imagination.
However it took more [...]
One of Iraq's most effective dead tango makers, got taken out by the bad guys.
BAGHDAD (AP) - He compared al-Qaida in Iraq to wolves, urging that the terrorist group be crushed since he believed its members would never reject violence. But the wolves got to the Iraqi insurgent fighter [...]
The seminar Grim and I attended focused on Foreign Policy, but it also had an excellent Social Media track. The topics discussed and speakers were very knowledgeable about a brand new industry and one I am deeply involved in.
I don't want to cheat any of them out of their' [...]
It looks like Harry Reid is cracking up under all the pressure being put on him to get a health care bill passed. Combine that pressure with his diminishing chance for reelection and it all adds up [...]
The research may be mind-blowing — pigs brought to a state of near-zombiedom, to discover new ways to help soldiers survive massive blood loss. But the video promoting that science so is freakin’ awful, it deserves a place among the Iron Eagles, our tribute to the most awesomely [...]
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Daniel Elsey, right, dresses the face wound of a 5-year-old boy from the Nawa district while a linguist translates at a medical aid station on Patrol Base Jaker, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2009. Elsey is assigned to the 1st [...]
Nearly seven decades after the attack on Pearl Harbor, researchers believe they have uncovered new evidence that a Japanese miniature submarine may have helped strike Battleship Row.
During a routine test dive, marine researchers spotted some unusual steel debris on the ocean floor near Pearl [...]
This is Tiffany (Tiffy) our new puppy.
Tiffy, click to embiggen
She is a Yorkshire Terrier/Bichon Frise mix. One hybrid club calls this mix a Borkie, another calls it a Yo-Chon. Because the Bichon hair is curly and the Yorkie hair is straight, this poor baby [...]
"A homeowners association in Virginia ordered a decorated war veteran to take down his flagpole. The story caused debates and outrage nationwide, and some of the anger sits in Oklahoma and for good reason." [...] Today is a date that shall live in infamy. It is a day we remember the deaths of all those who were killed Dec. 7, 1941. It was a horrible day and a reminder that death can come from the clear blue sky. We avenged them, but that is a [...]
Pearl Harbor, HI - the beginning on the right (USS Arizona memorial), the end on the left (USS Missouri).
Pearl Harbor, HI - the view of the beginning - from the end.
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Top American and International Security Assistance Force commander General Stanley McChrystal is getting set to testify before the Senate and the House this week. Here are some of the questions we’d ask, if we were Congresscritters. Tack on your own questions in the comments.
* You’ve [...]
After decades and tens of billions of dollars in development, the controversial Osprey tiltrotor aircraft is finally participating in its first full-scale assault.
The aircraft — which can take off and land like a helicopter, and shift to fixed-wing mode for forward flight — have been used [...]
# Mixed messages on Bin Laden’s whereabouts
# Militant: Taliban must break with Al-Qaeda
# $10 million daily smuggled out of Afghanistan
# $3 million more for robo-mules
# Arctic survival skills taught at military ‘cool school‘
Early on a beautiful Sunday morning 67 years ago, the world changed.
At 7:55 a.m. December 7, 1941 the attack begins.
The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor to remove what it saw as a threat to the empire’s southern expansion. The Pearl Harbor attack hurt us badly, but it also hardened our resolve [...]
A hair stylist in Seattle who makes fewer than $20,000 a year was recently investigated by the IRS because the government organization claims that she does not make enough money to live where she does. According to [...]
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I hadn't regularly watched a TV show in probably 18 years (Cheers? A-Team?) when a fellow soldier approached me in Iraq with the Stargate SG1 season-one DVD box.
"You look kind of bored. Check this out."
Hook, line, and sinker. I eventually watched every' [...]
Grim and I attended a Foreign Policy seminar as Fellows of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland. We had the privilege to hear from many luminaries on a number of vital issues facing all of us. This is the second fellowship I have done [...]
They are gathering from around the world to discuss climate change and how the wealthier countries can be raped in order to provide money to countries that are poor. The leaders will gather and discuss ways to [...]
Here’s me, talking about the U.S. military’s teams of combat dolphins and sea lions, on NPR’s All Things Considered.
[...]Grim and I finished up our journalism gig and took the train up to NYC for a rally protesting Attorney General Holder's decision to try KSM and 4 others in Federal Court in NYC rather than in tribunals at Gitmo. I was supposed to speak but it was running long [...]
Obama's National Security Adviser and his Sec Def have been working very hard to convince the world that the deadline announced in the President's speech wasn't a deadline.
Bottom Line....for all who matter, Deadline.
A lot of people are going to Copenhagen for the Climate Summit where they can discuss how to impose massive amounts of taxes on countries (read taxpayers) in order to force rich countries to pay for what [...]
Hey B5 folks, what are you all up to? Grim and I are really enjoying the Foreign Policy Journalism Fellowship. Great session on Iranian nukes yesterday which we will both write about over the weekend. Right now Qubad Talabani is speaking, he is the son [...]
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We owe them. [...] The leader of the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, Malik Shabazz, says that Attorney General Eric Holder was right when he dropped the issue of voter intimidation that was engaged in by two New Black Panthers [...]
I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In
I saw three ships come sailing inAnd what was in those ships all three,
On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day?
And what was in those [...]
Around half of U.S. troop fatalities are caused by blood loss from battlefield injuries. Now, with another 30,000 troops deploying to Afghanistan, the Pentagon is pushing for medical advances that can save more lives during combat. The Defense Department’s latest research idea: Stop bleeding injuries by [...]
First, the Taliban fought with Kalashnikovs and RPGs. Then they came with jury-rigged explosives. Now, the militants have brought the most fearsome weapon of all: buns of steel.
“Glad Tidings of Victory,” a video released by the Taliban’s Al-Emirat video production unit, shows the Afghan guerrillas strutting [...]
Except it really doesn't. In fact, among those 7,000 "additional" troops promised are 1,500 which are already in country and the 500 the British had already promised. So it's 5,000 additional troops in reality. Nothing to sneeze at but certainly not the 10,000 desired. As expected many will come' [...]
Andrew “Abu Muqawama” Exum of the Center for a New American Security was kind enough to come out of blogging retirement to respond to my post — and Matthew Yglesias’ follow-on — about think tanks and their role in selling the Afghanistan surge. Writes Exum: “If he [...]
According to reports, Tiger Woods' prenup would have guaranteed Elin $20 million after 10 years of marriage. But she could get a $5 million payout instantly.
I guess flowers won't work this time. I see marriage going in this direction, transforming into a mere business [...]
I am going to have a great deal more to say about what is going on.... Like this....
Oh, and start wrapping your head in some Tape, Pressure Sensitive, Type I.... (h/t NRO) Because they are right,Somebody at Fort Hood Should Be Walking the Plank
It's been brought to my attention [...]
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I saw this story on CNN. I went through that. I'm glad I did: It's always interesting to be placed in a new situation, and basic training was definitely that for me. I feel that the Army taught me a' [...]
There is a rally in NYC this Saturday at 12 noon to protest the decision to hold KSM's trial there and to treat terrorism as a law enforcement issue. Among a group of very distinguished speakers including Andy McCarthy from National Review and Deb Burlingame, I will be speaking [...]
My friend and fellow MARNE soldier,CJ Grisham, needs some assistance. He is an enlisted soldier and combat veteran. And he's done more for the troops by his words and actions than just about anyone I know. Please read this and help CJ if you can. THANK YOU!
While I have [...]
One proud Dad. He sure loves his little princess.
