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  • If McChrystal goes, Eikenberry & Holbroke must follow

    The two biggest obstacles to success in dealing w/ the Afghan govt, and consequently with our chances of success w/ the war there are Amb. Eikenberry and Special Envoy Holbrooke. When Obama took over the first thing he and his brain trust decided was...

  • Ask a hypothetically gay infantryman

    Online Surveys & Market Research Namaste, -- Uber Pig PS: Now that Kelly McGillis has come out of the closet, I guess it looks like Tarantino was right, or at least prophetic," in this totally unsafe for work video:

  • Wanat Officers Vindicated

    From the official Army report: "In every review and study conducted to date, the courage, valor, and discipline of the soldiers who fought at Wanat have been universally praised. These soldiers were well-trained, well-led, and fought bravely to defeat...

  • Looks Like Yon Was Right

    Not to necessarily (ok, necessarily) pile on here, but from the Rolling Stones article "The Runaway General": Even though he had voted for Obama, McChrystal and his new commander in chief failed from the outset to connect. A large part of leadership...

  • Unhinged

    No, not Michelle Malkin's excellent book, Mike Yon on Gordon Liddy's show yesterday. Wow! For the record I am going to fore go commenting on Mike's many brushes with breaking embed rules, because honestly I don't have time to investigate...

  • Tim Kennedy Fight Tonight on Showtime

    Breaking in from the annual B5 family vacation to let you know that one of our own SYSK, SF Sniper and Ranger Tim Kennedy, has a fight on Showtime tonight. It's at 8pm Eastern, I believe, but check your listings to be sure you won't miss it. http...

  • A Marine's Dad on Memorial Day

    Last Sunday morning, the day before Memorial Day, I headed out early-early to get some photographs. I first headed down to Quantico Marine Corps Base, then headed into DC. Arlington did not open its gates until 0800, and since I got in the area around...

  • Ralph Peters on Turkey's ambush of Israel

    Sometimes Ralph Peters is just dead on. In yesterday's confrontation, Israel behaved clumsily. The peace activists behaved savagely. The Turks behaved cynically. The world reacted predictably. And Washington scratched its head. Read more: http://www...

  • My new phone is a killer

    And I don't mean it's killer, I mean it's a killer. Sure it's 4G and it has front and back 8MP cameras and it shoots HD video and it is a mobile hot spot for 8 wi fi devices etc. etc. But on the Metro ride back from the store it choked...

  • Daily Brief 11 Jun 2010

    Afghanistan: McChrystal says Kandahar operation to take longer than originally planned – due to local support of Taliban New plan to woo Taliban could harm villages NATO convoy drivers feel like traitors: “I ask myself all the time, why am I helping these...
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  • BLACKFIVE buys BLACKWATER

    Well not yet. Apparently Blackwater is for sale and Noah at Danger Room is holding a contest to see who should buy it. I nominated BLACKFIVE as I think we are the perfect new owner. Matt and I have been there, me multiple times and we promise to turn...

  • Daily Brief 15 Jun 2010

    U.S.: Marine Sgt. accused of killing unarmed Iraqis set free months after appeals court ruling that he had an unfair trial Bin Laden issues new warning to U.S. in audio message Homeland Security begins UAV surveillance patrols in Texas F-35B becomes first...
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  • American detained in Pakistan while searching for OBL

    Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- A 52-year-old American citizen who said he was searching for Osama bin Laden was detained in Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan this week, Pakistani police said Tuesday. The Californian named Gary Brooks Faulkner was...

  • Save the Yards

    RE: The Fate of the Montagnards Over at the Burn Pit, Mothax made a visit to the Montagnard compound in Asheboro, NC. ...Starting in 1986, U.S. Special Forces soldiers who served alongside the Montagnards started a modest effort to free some of the Yards...

  • Collateral Murder leaker busted

    Oh how precious, the sorry *** who leaked video of an Apache gunship taking out fools and insurgents now is in custody for that along with giving the WikiLeaks wankers around a quarter million classified diplomatic cables. Federal officials have arrested...
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