FOX: Robots Take Center Stage in U.S. War in Afghanistan By Matt Sanchez The U.S. military is calling out the “BigDogs” in addition to its big guns as it deploys more troops to fight terrorists in Afghanistan. The BigDogs — four-legged robots that can navigate the country’s treacherous terrain — and pilotless helicopters than can [...]
Der Spiegel: NEW NATO COMMANDER Obama Choice Surprises Europeans By Gregor Peter Schmitz US Admiral James Stavridis is expected to take command of NATO forces soon. Obama’s decision to appoint him has astounded many in Europe, but the nominee brings important experience to the Afghanistan mission. For Europeans at least, President Barack Obama’s choice for [...]
Eh … Why the hell not, huh? In for a penny, in for a pound … as the old saying goes. At this rate Obama and his ‘team’ will have us owing St. Pete at the Gates … Treasury’s toxic asset plan could cost $1 trillion WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s latest attempt to tackle [...]
UPDATE: FOX: BUTTE, Mont. — A single engine turboprop airplane that nose-dived into a Montana cemetery jerked sharply to the left before crashing, a witness said Monday. All 14 people on board, half of them young children, were killed. Kenny Gulick, 14, told CBS television that he thought he was watching a stunt plane because [...]
“Make sure they filled out ALL parts”, huh? F*** you and your goat … You get NOTHING!
Me: Oh … he’s having such a great time, huh? I mean, one of the best things in life is to actually love your job, you know? And if that means tearing down, and totally f***ing-up the greatest nation in the history of the world then, well f***er’s hell, this dude has gotta be the [...]
Caption: http://www.outsidethewire.com Baghdad Happens is the story of an improbable, unforeseeable, irreplicable sequence of events that took place one day in Baghdad. In his fifth documentary on the Iraq war, JD Johannes throws many of the cliches of what a war documentary should be out the window. “Our guiding vision was to ask, ‘What would [...]
Drill here: Professor Larry Schweikart, author of “48 Liberal Lies About American History: (That You Probably Learned in School)”, and professor of history at University of Dayton is Pat’s very special guest on this afternoon’s Jihadi Killer Hour. ebook store: A historian debunks four-dozen PC myths about our nation’s past. Over the last forty years, [...]
Newser: Barack Obama Is a Terrible Bore by Michael Wolff Sheesh, the guy is Jimmy Carter. That homespun bowling crap on Jay Leno, followed by the turgid, teachy fiscal policy lecture, together with the hurt defensiveness (and bad script for it) that everybody in Washington “is Simon Cowell… Everybody’s got an opinion,” is pure I’m-in-over-my-head [...]
NY Daily News: From anger to madness: A class-warfare crazed government mob is running amok by Michael Goodwin Everybody makes mistakes, and I made a beaut the other day. I was wrong to call members of Congress blow-hards and buffoons and declare them worse than useless. I was too kind. I should have said our [...]
Politico: By CRAIG GORDON & JONATHAN MARTIN President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, which could touch off “an even more destructive recession and potentially depression.†His remarks came in a“60 Minutes†interview in which he was pressed by Steve [...]
UPDATE: Those who carried this over the weekend were aware that the French news agency(ies) were less than accommodating in translation and background on this. Given this man’s recent political and diplomatic laziness and gaffes, and his coddling of those who were not friendly with the previous Administration or this country for the last eight [...]
Obama Wants Comprehensive Strategy for Afghanistan President says a comprehensive strategy in Afghanistan — including an exit plan — is key to America’s “No. 1 mission” of preventing an attack on the U.S., its interests or its allies. WASHINGTON — A comprehensive strategy in Afghanistan — including an exit plan — is key to America’s [...]
LA Times: The 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment from Twentynine Palms is training to deploy later this year, probably to Afghanistan. Afghanistan. Winter. Mountain hiding spots for insurgents. Snow. High winds. So the Marines just finished 25 days at the mountain warfare training center at Bridgeport, Calif. P.S.: The Three-Four was the battalion that pulled [...]
These high and mighty enviro-Nazis always call for population reduction … but they never seem to have the balls to come out and actually say what they mean, and mean what they say (to steal from Beck) … Perhaps they could suggest a lottery … You know. You take a number, and these wiggy bastards [...]
CNN: By Gary Sinise A while back, a friend of mine suggested that I take a look at a film that a buddy of his had made about his two brothers serving in Iraq. Having spent some time there myself, I was eager to see it. Once I did, I wanted to do all I [...]
LA Times: U.S. missile strikes take heavy toll on Al Qaeda, officials say Predator drone attacks in northwest Pakistan have increased sharply since Bush last year stopped seeking Pakistan’s permission. Obama may keep pace as officials speak of confusion in Al Qaeda ranks. By Greg Miller Reporting from Washington — An intense, six-month campaign of [...]
UPI: WASHINGTON — Two Russian planes flew within 500 feet of U.S. Navy ships participating in military drills with South Korea, military officials said. After trying unsuccessfully to contact the pilots, U.S. fighter jets met up with the Russian planes and flew with them until they left the area, CNN reported. One incident occurred Monday, [...]
Orlando Sentinel: By Helen Eckinger Singer Lloyd Marcus told the crowd assembled in Lake Eola Park on Saturday that he was going to give them his take on the first days of the Obama administration. Then he shrieked. That pretty much summed up the mood in the park Saturday afternoon, when more than 4,000 people [...]
CNN: Gregg: ‘This country will go bankrupt’ WASHINGTON – Even though he was almost a member of the new Obama administration, New Hampshire Republican Judd Gregg Sunday slammed President Obama’s approach to handling the country’s fiscal outlook. “The practical implications of this is bankruptcy for the United States,†Gregg said of the Obama’s administration’s recently [...]