Argghhh!

I think we have to put it in the "win" column for the Taliban. The question is - is it a one-trick pony or can they do it again? Imagine at the Tet-like press this would be getting if we weren't distracted by the protests Mr. Curry assures us are not aimed at us. Even a lap-dog press would have to run with this story if they didn't have a bright-shiny object with which to distract themselves.

I got even luckier tomorrow. The pic embiggens.

D-Day was made possible by this training exercise among many other preparations, and the invasion went on in spite of... Operation Tiger, at Slapton Sands. Sometimes, war is just hell. In today's media environment, however, we'd have seen calls for canceling the invasion and just coming home to mind our own business. There will be lots of D-Day stories scattered around the web today. I thought I'd bring this one to your attention. . 'Slapton Sands: The Cover-up That Never Was'...

Picture this: Four masked men invade your home. Being unable to blast them with a firearm, you grab a steak-knife from your kitchen drawer, and stab one of the fiends to death. Police jump into action and promptly arrest you, and all adults in your household under suspicion of murder. Such is the sad state of affairs in the once Great Britain. Article and Video: HERE Boq

Breech on HMS Belfast. Well worth your time next time you are in London.

...for whom this will particularly resonate. Font matters. A lot.

Team Army just broke their goal of $25K today, the last day of the event. Other teams are... lagging. I get all the casualty notifications in email. Those are only the fatalities, but they arrive almost every day... ping... ping... ping. The Talibs have quit focusing on vehicles with their IEDs - they're aiming for the individual warriors. Our gear and our medical system saves people who in earlier wars would have died. But that doesn't mean they're whole. That's where Project Valour...