August 2013 - Argghhh!

ALERTS TO THREATS IN 2013 EUROPE From JOHN CLEESE...

...that the Home of the Airborne is named for a flake.

Cassandra. Villanous Company. The Boys of Summer. Remember.

The question is, is it the right chill, going in the right direction? Destroyer CMC sacked after grabbing sailor by uniform One hopes there is rather more to the story than what is blandly stated in the article. Because the bare facts as stated don't rise to a relief in my eyes. Why is it important? Because if it was rather more energetic an event than you can glean from the article, or is the culminating event of a series of issues, the relief is supportable. If it is just as it is stated, that...

Part, the first, second view. I admit, the optical illusion of yesterday was a happy fluke, not a planned aspect of the photo.

Coalition Special Operations Forces pararescuemen lower a stretcher during a medical evacuation in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, April 13, 2012. Afghan National Army commandos and Coalition SOF, the first to visit that area in more than two years, defeated enemy forces threatening to overrun a village. Commando-led missions provide national security by encouraging local villagers to look to government forces for support rather than insurgents. (U.S. Navy photo/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd...

Warning and Advisory The video attached over the fold is NSFW. While not necessarily overt (after all it was broadcast over the AM waves this morning on DC Radio), its contents is risqué in nature....

Remember - I'm a well-known squish. Meh. First up: Down with the drug war. Far more corrupting of liberty and the rule of law than just dealing with the idiots who insist on being disfunctional users. In fact, down with the whole "War" metaphor for domestic issues. REPORT: DEA Special Operations Division Covers Up Surveillance Used To Investigate Americans. Although these cases rarely involve national security issues, documents reviewed by Reuters show that law enforcement agents have...