April 2011 - Argghhh!

...and while General Ham may be engaging in a little psy-ops with Qaddafi here, I rather suspect that is wishful thinking on my part. From the AP/.CBS:(CBS/AP) WASHINGTON - The United States may consider sending troops into Libya with a possible international ground force that could aid the rebels, according to the general who led the military mission until NATO took over.Army Gen. Carter Ham also told lawmakers Thursday that added American participation would not be ideal, and ground troops could...

We all know the about the good work that The USO does to lift-up the spirits our servicemen. So I'm not to surprised that to stumble into the following clip of The Colombian FARC's homely equivalent...

Come. Give mommy some candy. Boq

(Click To De-Smallen) Senior Airman Charlene Plante, 22nd Training Squadron, Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist, teaches her students triangulation March 13, 2011 in Colville National Forest, Wash., The purpose of this block of training is to teach students how to pinpoint their location using a map, compass and sticks. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Tech. Sgt. JT May III) Boq

Just a preview of things to come under Obamacare™.A former [British] NHS director died after waiting for nine months for an operation - at her own hospital. Margaret Hutchon, a former mayor, had been waiting since last June for a follow-up stomach operation at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex.But her appointments to go under the knife were cancelled four times...Tell us again, Administration gurus, that health care won't be rationed under the system crafted to mirror the NHS by...

Continuing the discussion of the artwork for the documentary Apocalypse that I opened in this post, let's get down to the nitty-gritty.First - Fritz and his Mosin, in a close-up:Now a real Mosin butt, for the holdings of the Arsenal of Argghhh!:Now, Joe's rifle:And, finally, an equivalent Mauser - in this case a Brazilian Mauser from the Arsenal's holdings:So, I think we're looking at a Mosin, probably not photoshopped in, and a Mauser, which most probably was photoshopped in. .....

I miss going to Defense Industry Expositions...

Okay, we could park it there, and, based on draft, move it mebbe 20 feet. Still...And on a related note, a couple of these around the perimeter of the demesne would cut down on the poachers, methinks. And look kewl.Lastly - these might interest CDR Salamander, as well as me. If it weren't for that pesky demil requirement, anyway. However, they would make a helluva flagpole...H/t Kevin, the Flea, and Brad, in order....