October 2009 - Argghhh!

From CNN:NEW YORK (CNN) -- When filmmaker Roman Polanski was arrested Saturday in Switzerland, he was on his way to accept an award for Lifetime Achievement at the Zurich Film Festival.Polanski's friend, Swiss filmmaker Otto Weisser, was among the first to publicly run to his defense. "This is for me a shock. I am ashamed to be Swiss, that the Swiss is doing such a thing to brilliant fantastic genius, that millions and millions of people love his work," Weisser said upon learning the...

Yeah, the lyric is rough... but, often enough, if you're sending us, rough is what you need. Just don't *make* me come there, and I'll be your BFF. *Make* me come there......

Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ********************* In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) P.J. Tobia: Afghans Suspect US/NATO Of Aiding Insurgents Martine van Bijlert: Word on the Afghan street John Burns: Q and A - Private Military Contractors In Iraq Now (at 56): Two Helicopter Rides...

First up - in keeping with the post below this one, about bemusing history... the last of the leaders of the Warsaw Uprising, Marek Edelman, has passed away.Kevin forwarded this next story which is interesting to me because the man who is the subject of it, George Hobson, was an acquaintance of the Auld Soldier, and attended his funeral. George has his own ghosts to wrestle with from his time in the fire. This is a good story of Leave No Man Behind.And here, with a lede designed to catch Dusty's...

Open post for those with something to share, updated through the day. New, complete posts come in below this one. Note: If trackbacking, please acknowledge this post in your post. That's only polite. ********************** In today's From the Front: (Click on link to read stories highlighted below) A World of Troubles: "Life in Pain" - A story from the medical front line in Afghanistan Bouhammer: The Pull of The Taliban Free Range International: Pay to Play Lt Col P: Start and Stop...

What ever happened to that proud and self reliant spirit of the New England of old?

Did I just hear Chris Matthews right? I know that he is nothing but a jabbering buffoon, but did he...

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