Check out this BBC Report about the Royal Marine’s 45 Commando (pronounced four-five) in Afghanistan.
Unlike American media, the BBC at least has the gumption to -- after pointing out a fault -- note that it doesn’t detract from the heroics involved.
The battle mentioned occurred around January 15.
31 January 2007
MASSS MEDIA DIRTBAGS ONCE AGAIN
There’s an e-mail going around about a USMC Captain named Brian Chontosh and his award of the Navy Cross.
For you non-Marines and Navy types, the Navy Cross is the medal after the MOH.
The e-mail is real and so is the sentiment expressed in it … namely that the media — with all its bullshit spewing of “we support our troops, we’re only telling the real story” — wouldn’t know objective reporting if it kissed them on the ass.
Chontosh’s story is pretty wild and I dug into Google to research it. While it does come up on occasion in some print media, there is NO mention of it by any “major” wire service or television “news” serevice; I went back 25 search pages and found a reference to him (but nothing about the action) by PBS on page 11, by FOX on page 12 (also with nothing about his heroics).
For the record: Chontosh will be 32 in May and hails from Rochester, NY. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom March 25, 2003 (he received the medal in May 2004).
Semper Fi, Captain Chontosh.
And to the lying-by-omission members of the Fourth Estate: Go to hell.
For you non-Marines and Navy types, the Navy Cross is the medal after the MOH.
The e-mail is real and so is the sentiment expressed in it … namely that the media — with all its bullshit spewing of “we support our troops, we’re only telling the real story” — wouldn’t know objective reporting if it kissed them on the ass.
Chontosh’s story is pretty wild and I dug into Google to research it. While it does come up on occasion in some print media, there is NO mention of it by any “major” wire service or television “news” serevice; I went back 25 search pages and found a reference to him (but nothing about the action) by PBS on page 11, by FOX on page 12 (also with nothing about his heroics).
For the record: Chontosh will be 32 in May and hails from Rochester, NY. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as Combined Anti-Armor Platoon Commander, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom March 25, 2003 (he received the medal in May 2004).
Semper Fi, Captain Chontosh.
And to the lying-by-omission members of the Fourth Estate: Go to hell.
75TH RANGERS ANNIVERSARY
It doesn’t seem that long ago, but February 1 is the 38th anniversary of the reactivation of today’s 75th Ranger Regiment.
The first provisional long-range patrol (LRP) units were formed in 1965 and 1966 at the divisional level, but it was in 1967 that the LRRP organizations flourished and became formally established. The acronyms LRP (long range patrol) and LRRP (long-range reconnaissance patrols) soon were interchangeable, though most orders of battle refer to the units as LRPs. Every integral Army group in-country, whether brigade or division level, had its own LRRP unit.
On January 1, 1969, General Westmoreland brought the 13 different LRRP units under the umbrella of the 75th Infantry Rangers (Airborne), linking them to the 75th Infantry of 1954 and the 475th Infantry of 1944 and that unit’s 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) – Merrill’s Marauders — whose regimental patch the Rangers would wear. The LRP/LRRP companies would be designated from then on as companies C through I and K through P, 75th Infantry Rangers. The reactivation became official on February 1, 1969.
The units operated in a silent netherworld of dark green shadows where error could mean death and where the extraordinary was commonplace. Traveling in small groups — some companies used three or four man, some eight and more — far from friendly forces, we strove to look, smell, move and act as much as possible like the enemy we sought in the depths of the jungle. We were hunters and trackers, and our elusive prey was the NVA and VC.
We were adept at the art of ambush, the quiet kill, unseen movement and survival, wafting through the jungle like a solitary breeze, briefly felt, quickly gone. We were the eyes and ears of our parent units.
We were a small, unheralded, elite force of specialists in guerrilla warfare, an all-volunteer group of soldiers with a minimum of formal training in the skills of covert counterinsurgency operations. Nevertheless, we had an effect on the overall military operations in Vietnam that was completely out of proportion to our number.
Major General William R. Peers, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, noted in 1967: “Every major battle the 4th Infantry Division got itself into was initiated by the action of a Long Range Patrol; every single one of them. That included the Battle of Dak To, for the Long Range Patrols completely uncovered the enemy movement. We knew exactly where he was coming from through our Long Range Patrol action.”
Lieutenant General John H. Hays, Jr., who commanded the 1st Infantry Division from February 1967 to March 1968 and went on to become the deputy commanding general of II Field Force, serving until August 1968, said that the LRRPs were “generally considered to have the most uncomfortable and dangerous job in Vietnam,” but also noted that “the way in which the long range patrols were used was one of the most significant innovations of the war.”
I remain proud to have been a member of E Company, 58th Infantry LRRP and Company K, 75th Infantry Rangers (Airborne) in Viet Nam (attached to the 4th Infantry Division).
So here’s to all the LRPs, LRRPs and Rangers out there from yesterday, today and tomorrow.
The first provisional long-range patrol (LRP) units were formed in 1965 and 1966 at the divisional level, but it was in 1967 that the LRRP organizations flourished and became formally established. The acronyms LRP (long range patrol) and LRRP (long-range reconnaissance patrols) soon were interchangeable, though most orders of battle refer to the units as LRPs. Every integral Army group in-country, whether brigade or division level, had its own LRRP unit.
On January 1, 1969, General Westmoreland brought the 13 different LRRP units under the umbrella of the 75th Infantry Rangers (Airborne), linking them to the 75th Infantry of 1954 and the 475th Infantry of 1944 and that unit’s 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) – Merrill’s Marauders — whose regimental patch the Rangers would wear. The LRP/LRRP companies would be designated from then on as companies C through I and K through P, 75th Infantry Rangers. The reactivation became official on February 1, 1969.
The units operated in a silent netherworld of dark green shadows where error could mean death and where the extraordinary was commonplace. Traveling in small groups — some companies used three or four man, some eight and more — far from friendly forces, we strove to look, smell, move and act as much as possible like the enemy we sought in the depths of the jungle. We were hunters and trackers, and our elusive prey was the NVA and VC.
We were adept at the art of ambush, the quiet kill, unseen movement and survival, wafting through the jungle like a solitary breeze, briefly felt, quickly gone. We were the eyes and ears of our parent units.
We were a small, unheralded, elite force of specialists in guerrilla warfare, an all-volunteer group of soldiers with a minimum of formal training in the skills of covert counterinsurgency operations. Nevertheless, we had an effect on the overall military operations in Vietnam that was completely out of proportion to our number.
Major General William R. Peers, commander of the 4th Infantry Division, noted in 1967: “Every major battle the 4th Infantry Division got itself into was initiated by the action of a Long Range Patrol; every single one of them. That included the Battle of Dak To, for the Long Range Patrols completely uncovered the enemy movement. We knew exactly where he was coming from through our Long Range Patrol action.”
Lieutenant General John H. Hays, Jr., who commanded the 1st Infantry Division from February 1967 to March 1968 and went on to become the deputy commanding general of II Field Force, serving until August 1968, said that the LRRPs were “generally considered to have the most uncomfortable and dangerous job in Vietnam,” but also noted that “the way in which the long range patrols were used was one of the most significant innovations of the war.”
I remain proud to have been a member of E Company, 58th Infantry LRRP and Company K, 75th Infantry Rangers (Airborne) in Viet Nam (attached to the 4th Infantry Division).
So here’s to all the LRPs, LRRPs and Rangers out there from yesterday, today and tomorrow.
30 January 2007
IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH US ….WELL ….
You’re gonna be sorry.
Those stalwart liberals and Hollywood phonies who stumble over themselves every time Al Gore’s name is mentioned are having a rough time holding back the truth. Thankfully — for them — they've got a prejudiced media on their side.
In an article in today’s Daily Tech by Michael Asher there is an interesting bit chronicling the numerous books and treatises being written by scientists who consider the histrionics of the global-warming-end-of-the-world id-jits to be interfering with real science.
On top of that, the left is having a rough time refuting research that indicates the earth has always had warming periods and sometimes they've happened a lot quicker than today's.
Hell, even the UN has finally had to downplay the sky-is-falling rhetoric.
This makes a rather interesting read, not only because of what it says about the earth’s climate, but also what it says about the liberal charlatans and their hold on the media … and thus mainstream thought.
Imagine how they lie about the war!
Read the Daily Tech article entitled The Climate Debate Gets Ugly.
Check out the links mentioned in the article. If they don’t open your eyes (I know I may be preaching to the choir, but just in case a liberal dropped by), I don't know what will.
Those stalwart liberals and Hollywood phonies who stumble over themselves every time Al Gore’s name is mentioned are having a rough time holding back the truth. Thankfully — for them — they've got a prejudiced media on their side.
In an article in today’s Daily Tech by Michael Asher there is an interesting bit chronicling the numerous books and treatises being written by scientists who consider the histrionics of the global-warming-end-of-the-world id-jits to be interfering with real science.
On top of that, the left is having a rough time refuting research that indicates the earth has always had warming periods and sometimes they've happened a lot quicker than today's.
Hell, even the UN has finally had to downplay the sky-is-falling rhetoric.
This makes a rather interesting read, not only because of what it says about the earth’s climate, but also what it says about the liberal charlatans and their hold on the media … and thus mainstream thought.
Imagine how they lie about the war!
Read the Daily Tech article entitled The Climate Debate Gets Ugly.
Check out the links mentioned in the article. If they don’t open your eyes (I know I may be preaching to the choir, but just in case a liberal dropped by), I don't know what will.
27 January 2007
THE BITCH IS BACK
The last time this bitch opened her mouth, good men were tortured.
She wasn't tried for treason and no one killed her , so what happens? She and the rest of the assholes like her - people with no respect, no beliefs, no faith and no balls - are back.
I ain't happy.
She wasn't tried for treason and no one killed her , so what happens? She and the rest of the assholes like her - people with no respect, no beliefs, no faith and no balls - are back.
I ain't happy.
22 January 2007
Proteus
San Francisco Chronicle photo by Paul Chinn
The Proteus a new boat concept — obviously — makes a test run in San Francisco Bay last Thursday. Its inventor, Ugo Conti, calls it a WAM-V, for wave adaptive modular vessel. The superstructure flexes on titanium springs (like a car’s leaf springs). It is powered by twin Cummins diesel that look to be running wave piercing drives. Definitely interesting ... and different.
The Proteus a new boat concept — obviously — makes a test run in San Francisco Bay last Thursday. Its inventor, Ugo Conti, calls it a WAM-V, for wave adaptive modular vessel. The superstructure flexes on titanium springs (like a car’s leaf springs). It is powered by twin Cummins diesel that look to be running wave piercing drives. Definitely interesting ... and different.
19 January 2007
THANK GOD
Here’s a real one making the rounds of the Internet. Unlike a lot of the crap — good, bad or indifferent — this one actually happened. And thank goddamn God it did. Apparently the rest of the birdcage liners didn't think it was worth a story. The Navy Times did.
This is Captain Bob Johnson with the Flight Department Hotline for Monday, December 18.
In lieu of our normal weekly recap, I want to share with you a letter we received from FO Gary Blied (Blied retired from the Air Force as a major with 22 years of service. He has been a pilot for American Airlines since October 1991), written after completing his duties on American Airlines flight #1904, ORD to MIA, on December 3.
This is Gary's letter.
"We were informed at the gate that the remains of MSgt. Shawn Richardson_would shortly be loaded on our flight for the trip to Miami. He was a 17-year veteran of the United States Air Force and had been killed in the service of our country. I went down onto the ramp and found the long box appropriately stationed off to the side in a luggage cart. The curtains on the cart were pulled. I spent a few moments in prayer with him.
"The Captain and I finished our preflight duties and then went down onto the ramp, checked in with the crew chiefs to observe the loading of MSgt. Richardson. We departed almost an hour late due to our late arrival into Chicago.
"We called for push and it was immediately granted. Normally, there's a wait. We called ground for taxi and again - immediately granted. Normally, there's a wait. We were cleared onto the runway and for an immediate take off. Passing through about twenty five thousand feet, we were further cleared direct OMN (Ormand Beach), which is the first fix on the arrival into Miami. That's basically a thousand mile straight line and the most direct clearance I've ever received to Miami. Not a word was ever said - but people were watching out for us.
"The flight to and landing in Miami were uneventful, until we went to turn off the runway. The tower asked us to proceed a little further down where an escort was waiting for us. We did as instructed and a Miami Dade Police cruiser met us on the taxiway. He escorted our American Airlines Boeing 757 to the D terminal. The entire north ramp had been cleared of all aircraft.
"As we approached the ramp we noticed the lights. There were at least a half dozen fire trucks, no less than 15 police cars and countless other vehicles. They were all parked in rows with their lights flashing. As we taxied our aircraft to the gate, the fire trucks saluted our arrival with crossed streams of water shooting over the aircraft.
"We parked the aircraft and shut down. After our checklists, Captain Jeff Wallace and I went down to the ramp level and observed the unpacking of the casket, then the dressing with a flag. It was accepted by the honor guard, which was comprised of members of the Miami Dade Police Department, and Air Force Honor Guard.
"After the "present arms" order (when all military and former military render salutes and civilians put their hands over their hearts) and the "order arms" order, when the salutes were finished, I noticed our jet.
As I looked up from the ramp level, I saw a face in every window. Not one of our passengers had moved until our fallen solider had departed the aircraft.
"When the procession left the airport, there were two cruisers in front_of the hearse and I have no idea how many behind. It was worthy of a presidential motorcade and a fitting and probably all too uncommon show of love and respect for one of our fallen.
"And in case I haven't mentioned this previously - it was 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I would bet that most of the people on our ramp were not on the clock.
"Every now and then you see it: the silent majority that makes this country the best in the world. I was so proud that night. Proud that my fellow citizens on every level worked to get MSgt. Richardson to his final repose. Proud of all the people who showed up on the ramp early that Saturday morning to show their respect. Proud of our passengers that they recognized a greater purpose than getting off the jet. And proud that my company, American Airlines knows how to handle this situation with humility and honor.
"As you go through your day, remember that there are thousands of men and women overseas in the service of our country, far from home and in_danger's way. Please remember that they have families back here who live every day in fear of the phone call or visit with the news that their worst nightmare has come true.
"Be thankful for their efforts and if you know someone who is in the service - get their address from their family and write them and thank them. It's the least you can do.
This is Captain Bob Johnson with the Flight Department Hotline for Monday, December 18.
In lieu of our normal weekly recap, I want to share with you a letter we received from FO Gary Blied (Blied retired from the Air Force as a major with 22 years of service. He has been a pilot for American Airlines since October 1991), written after completing his duties on American Airlines flight #1904, ORD to MIA, on December 3.
This is Gary's letter.
"We were informed at the gate that the remains of MSgt. Shawn Richardson_would shortly be loaded on our flight for the trip to Miami. He was a 17-year veteran of the United States Air Force and had been killed in the service of our country. I went down onto the ramp and found the long box appropriately stationed off to the side in a luggage cart. The curtains on the cart were pulled. I spent a few moments in prayer with him.
"The Captain and I finished our preflight duties and then went down onto the ramp, checked in with the crew chiefs to observe the loading of MSgt. Richardson. We departed almost an hour late due to our late arrival into Chicago.
"We called for push and it was immediately granted. Normally, there's a wait. We called ground for taxi and again - immediately granted. Normally, there's a wait. We were cleared onto the runway and for an immediate take off. Passing through about twenty five thousand feet, we were further cleared direct OMN (Ormand Beach), which is the first fix on the arrival into Miami. That's basically a thousand mile straight line and the most direct clearance I've ever received to Miami. Not a word was ever said - but people were watching out for us.
"The flight to and landing in Miami were uneventful, until we went to turn off the runway. The tower asked us to proceed a little further down where an escort was waiting for us. We did as instructed and a Miami Dade Police cruiser met us on the taxiway. He escorted our American Airlines Boeing 757 to the D terminal. The entire north ramp had been cleared of all aircraft.
"As we approached the ramp we noticed the lights. There were at least a half dozen fire trucks, no less than 15 police cars and countless other vehicles. They were all parked in rows with their lights flashing. As we taxied our aircraft to the gate, the fire trucks saluted our arrival with crossed streams of water shooting over the aircraft.
"We parked the aircraft and shut down. After our checklists, Captain Jeff Wallace and I went down to the ramp level and observed the unpacking of the casket, then the dressing with a flag. It was accepted by the honor guard, which was comprised of members of the Miami Dade Police Department, and Air Force Honor Guard.
"After the "present arms" order (when all military and former military render salutes and civilians put their hands over their hearts) and the "order arms" order, when the salutes were finished, I noticed our jet.
As I looked up from the ramp level, I saw a face in every window. Not one of our passengers had moved until our fallen solider had departed the aircraft.
"When the procession left the airport, there were two cruisers in front_of the hearse and I have no idea how many behind. It was worthy of a presidential motorcade and a fitting and probably all too uncommon show of love and respect for one of our fallen.
"And in case I haven't mentioned this previously - it was 1:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning and I would bet that most of the people on our ramp were not on the clock.
"Every now and then you see it: the silent majority that makes this country the best in the world. I was so proud that night. Proud that my fellow citizens on every level worked to get MSgt. Richardson to his final repose. Proud of all the people who showed up on the ramp early that Saturday morning to show their respect. Proud of our passengers that they recognized a greater purpose than getting off the jet. And proud that my company, American Airlines knows how to handle this situation with humility and honor.
"As you go through your day, remember that there are thousands of men and women overseas in the service of our country, far from home and in_danger's way. Please remember that they have families back here who live every day in fear of the phone call or visit with the news that their worst nightmare has come true.
"Be thankful for their efforts and if you know someone who is in the service - get their address from their family and write them and thank them. It's the least you can do.
WELCOME HOME
From the Special Forces National HQ:
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced that the remains of two U.S. service members, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Maj. Frederick J. Ransbottom, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Staff Sgt. William E. Skivington Jr.; of Las Vegas, Nevada; both U.S. Army.
Ransbottom was buried in Edmond, Oklahoma on Jan. 13, 2007.
Skivington will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., at 1300 hrs on January 23, 2007.
On May 12, 1968, North Vietnamese forces overran the Kham Duc Special Forces camp and its surrounding observation posts in Quang Nam-Da Nang Province (formerly Quang Tin Province), South Vietnam. Ransbottom and Skivington were two of the 17 U.S. service members unaccounted for after the survivors evacuated the camp. Search and recovery efforts at the site in 1970 recovered remains of five of the 17 men. The North Vietnamese returned a sixth man alive during Operation Homecoming in 1973 after having been captured and held prisoner of war.
During an excavation conducted in 1998, two U.S. service members who survived the battle accompanied JPAC to help locate the observation posts, but found no evidence of human remains. Later excavations conducted in the area yielded human remains, identification media and personal effects for Ransbottom, Skivington and several other soldiers.
Welcome home, guys.
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced that the remains of two U.S. service members, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors.
They are Maj. Frederick J. Ransbottom, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Staff Sgt. William E. Skivington Jr.; of Las Vegas, Nevada; both U.S. Army.
Ransbottom was buried in Edmond, Oklahoma on Jan. 13, 2007.
Skivington will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., at 1300 hrs on January 23, 2007.
On May 12, 1968, North Vietnamese forces overran the Kham Duc Special Forces camp and its surrounding observation posts in Quang Nam-Da Nang Province (formerly Quang Tin Province), South Vietnam. Ransbottom and Skivington were two of the 17 U.S. service members unaccounted for after the survivors evacuated the camp. Search and recovery efforts at the site in 1970 recovered remains of five of the 17 men. The North Vietnamese returned a sixth man alive during Operation Homecoming in 1973 after having been captured and held prisoner of war.
During an excavation conducted in 1998, two U.S. service members who survived the battle accompanied JPAC to help locate the observation posts, but found no evidence of human remains. Later excavations conducted in the area yielded human remains, identification media and personal effects for Ransbottom, Skivington and several other soldiers.
Welcome home, guys.
STRESS TEST
Want to see the epitome of coolness under pressure and veins filled with icewater?
Check out this member of the USAF Thunderbirds display team.
Check out this member of the USAF Thunderbirds display team.
FIELD EXPEDIENCY
Field expediency is what the those in the military call “making things up when the $600 wrenches don’t work.” A miraculous number of field expedient gear has made its way into military lore and in some cases production.
In Viet Nam we had a hot water shower made from a discarded belly tank off a jet, and a food/water heater; ta-dah, hot shower. Stoves were made from old C-rat cans and C-4 explosives (or peanut butter mixed with insect repellent), we taped cigarette butts to the ejection ports of our M-16s so if they accidentally opened there would be no metal-on-metal sound, taped up or put condoms on rifle barrels to keep dirt and water out, etc., etc. , et al ... all of that falling under the category of field expediency.
Back in December I wrote a piece about the HBO documentary Last Letters Home: American Soldiers which chronicled the pain of the families receiving the last letter from a loved one killed in combat. I noticed at the time that two (possibly three) of those killed had been killed when their vehicle had gone into a river or canal, something apparently rife in Iraq.
With the up-armor going on to prevent damage from IEDs, it has become relatively impossible to open a vehicle's door in the water, and literally impossible when it goes in upside down.
Enter Field Expediency .
Ah, the ingenuity of the combat trooper continues.
In Viet Nam we had a hot water shower made from a discarded belly tank off a jet, and a food/water heater; ta-dah, hot shower. Stoves were made from old C-rat cans and C-4 explosives (or peanut butter mixed with insect repellent), we taped cigarette butts to the ejection ports of our M-16s so if they accidentally opened there would be no metal-on-metal sound, taped up or put condoms on rifle barrels to keep dirt and water out, etc., etc. , et al ... all of that falling under the category of field expediency.
Back in December I wrote a piece about the HBO documentary Last Letters Home: American Soldiers which chronicled the pain of the families receiving the last letter from a loved one killed in combat. I noticed at the time that two (possibly three) of those killed had been killed when their vehicle had gone into a river or canal, something apparently rife in Iraq.
With the up-armor going on to prevent damage from IEDs, it has become relatively impossible to open a vehicle's door in the water, and literally impossible when it goes in upside down.
Enter Field Expediency .
Ah, the ingenuity of the combat trooper continues.
18 January 2007
BUT - UNFORTUNATELY - TRUE
I'm not a big fan of the mainstream media (yeah, I can hear the gasps of surprise from here), because they tend to simplify difficult problems and issues, then inject an agenda (usually liberal).
Here's something from the right, that in some cases overstates, and in other simplifies the problem we face in America today. It also gets pretty ambitious in trying to deal with several root problems, something I try to avoid in LRRP's World, 'cause I sure can get off on tangents when I get rolling.
All that said ... this Website is worth a look - and stay for the entire thing - because, although it uses scare tactics, some questionable numbers and wraps it all in a pretty professional package, I can't help but acknowledge that what it ends up saying is - unfortunately - true.
Here's something from the right, that in some cases overstates, and in other simplifies the problem we face in America today. It also gets pretty ambitious in trying to deal with several root problems, something I try to avoid in LRRP's World, 'cause I sure can get off on tangents when I get rolling.
All that said ... this Website is worth a look - and stay for the entire thing - because, although it uses scare tactics, some questionable numbers and wraps it all in a pretty professional package, I can't help but acknowledge that what it ends up saying is - unfortunately - true.
17 January 2007
INSIDE THE MOSQUE
So what does go on inside a mosque. I’m sure all our liberal friends would say, “Well, go in and see for yourself.”
Me, I rather rely on the kinds of deceit the bad guys use. Here are three videos. Some of the footage is shot undercover, some relies on other footage, but it’s the words that are scary. It’s part of an expose/documentary (they seem to understand what “documentary” actually means in the Old Country) done by UK Channel 4.
One of the main preachers in the video is an American. I hope to ind out his “real” name, but meanwhile, you’ll have to listen to him some lines.
Anyway, here’s Part One and Here’s Part Two and here’s Part Three.
If they’re saying this stuff in the UK mosques, they’re saying it over here as well.
Me, I rather rely on the kinds of deceit the bad guys use. Here are three videos. Some of the footage is shot undercover, some relies on other footage, but it’s the words that are scary. It’s part of an expose/documentary (they seem to understand what “documentary” actually means in the Old Country) done by UK Channel 4.
One of the main preachers in the video is an American. I hope to ind out his “real” name, but meanwhile, you’ll have to listen to him some lines.
Anyway, here’s Part One and Here’s Part Two and here’s Part Three.
If they’re saying this stuff in the UK mosques, they’re saying it over here as well.
ANYBODY FROM FT. BENNING OUT THERE?
Two takes. Which one is true? (Courtesy of the folks at the Patriot Post). I know which one I believe.
“Bush Cheered at Fort Benning: FORT BENNING, Ga.—President Bush, surrounded on Thursday by cheering soldiers in camouflage, defended his decision to send 21,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq and cautioned that the buildup will not produce quick results. ‘It’s going to take awhile,’ he said.” —headline and lead paragraph, Associated Press, Jan. 11
“Bush Speaks and Base Is Subdued: FORT BENNING, Ga., Jan. 11—President Bush came to this Georgia military base looking for a friendly audience to sell his new Iraq strategy. But his lunchtime talk received a restrained response from soldiers who clapped politely but showed little of the wild enthusiasm that they ordinarily shower on the commander in chief.” — The New York Times, Jan. 12.
Back in September 1996 I was en route to Bosnia on assignment for Soldier of Fortune magazine to cover the Bosnian elections and had to enter the Tusla via an Air Force Base in Germany (the old Rhein Main AFB near Frankfurt). Speaking with some MPs who were escorting me around the base, they asked if I’d heard what happened when President Clinton had arrived to “pump up the troops.” I said, no but noted that all the stateside news outlets had said it had gone swimmingly for ol’ Bill.
Not according to these guys. Seems as if all the enlisted soldiers from E-5 and down were in a barracks lockdown — “they were afraid somebody’d take a shot at him,” explained one MP.
Ah, yes, the good ol’ media - truthful as always.
“Bush Cheered at Fort Benning: FORT BENNING, Ga.—President Bush, surrounded on Thursday by cheering soldiers in camouflage, defended his decision to send 21,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq and cautioned that the buildup will not produce quick results. ‘It’s going to take awhile,’ he said.” —headline and lead paragraph, Associated Press, Jan. 11
“Bush Speaks and Base Is Subdued: FORT BENNING, Ga., Jan. 11—President Bush came to this Georgia military base looking for a friendly audience to sell his new Iraq strategy. But his lunchtime talk received a restrained response from soldiers who clapped politely but showed little of the wild enthusiasm that they ordinarily shower on the commander in chief.” — The New York Times, Jan. 12.
Back in September 1996 I was en route to Bosnia on assignment for Soldier of Fortune magazine to cover the Bosnian elections and had to enter the Tusla via an Air Force Base in Germany (the old Rhein Main AFB near Frankfurt). Speaking with some MPs who were escorting me around the base, they asked if I’d heard what happened when President Clinton had arrived to “pump up the troops.” I said, no but noted that all the stateside news outlets had said it had gone swimmingly for ol’ Bill.
Not according to these guys. Seems as if all the enlisted soldiers from E-5 and down were in a barracks lockdown — “they were afraid somebody’d take a shot at him,” explained one MP.
Ah, yes, the good ol’ media - truthful as always.
15 January 2007
SO MAYBE THE FRENCH AIN’T ALL BAD
As you can imagine, this isn’t a Francophile-friendly place, what with the Frogs’ propensity for cutting and running, doing anything anti American and not helping the only people in the world without whom they’d be speaking German. (All members of les Legion Etrangere and my old climbing buddy Eric are absolved from the aforementioned).
Nonetheless, when it comes to extreme sports, you gotta hand it to the French. Whether it was parapente, soloing or BASE, the French have always led the way when it came to exciting, unique and downright interesting ways to get killed.
For the latest, you simply must check THIS out.
I reallywant one of these.
Nonetheless, when it comes to extreme sports, you gotta hand it to the French. Whether it was parapente, soloing or BASE, the French have always led the way when it came to exciting, unique and downright interesting ways to get killed.
For the latest, you simply must check THIS out.
I reallywant one of these.
I'M BAA-AACK
And I'm sure you all missed me.
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the launch of the First Gulf War ... which, had we done it right, would have been the ONLY Gulf War. Alas and alack.
More later.
Nuke Iran
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the launch of the First Gulf War ... which, had we done it right, would have been the ONLY Gulf War. Alas and alack.
More later.
Nuke Iran
10 January 2007
OH GOODY
Couldn't resist one last comment. Unless I'm mistaken (and if I am, which I doubt, I'll apologize) Mike Lupica has joined the Keith Olberman bandwagon.
What is it about these sports writers?
Do their credentials reporting on which star athlete has shot, been shot, or otherwise mayhemmed qualify them as worldly knowledgeable war reporters?
Both of ya ... at least get out of the press box and go spend some time getting dirty first.
What is it about these sports writers?
Do their credentials reporting on which star athlete has shot, been shot, or otherwise mayhemmed qualify them as worldly knowledgeable war reporters?
Both of ya ... at least get out of the press box and go spend some time getting dirty first.
09 January 2007
MERCS and CONTRACTORS
Whatever you call them, HERE'S an interesting look at some new legal verbiage and its effect on the non-military military in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
On another note … I’m outta here for the next five. Catch up with you later.
On another note … I’m outta here for the next five. Catch up with you later.
08 January 2007
SAY IT AIN'T SO, NANCY
From the good folks over at The Patriot Post .
“Military success on the ground now demands that we expand the rules of engagement to allow our troops to shoot more of the jihadists, disarm the militias, train even more Iraqis troops to take over security more quickly, and seal the Syrian and Iranian borders. This solution, of course, is easier said than done. The military must use more force against those who are destroying Iraqi democracy at precisely the time the American public has become exasperated with both the length and human cost of the war. Imagine this war as a sort of grotesque race. The jihadists and sectarians win if they can kill enough Americans to demoralize us enough that we flee before Iraqis and Afghans stabilize their newfound freedom. They lose if they can’t. Prosperity, security and liberty are the death knell to radical Islam. It’s that elemental.” — Victor Davis Hanson
And Pelosi and her party are gonna do their damndest to make sure the jihadists win.
“Military success on the ground now demands that we expand the rules of engagement to allow our troops to shoot more of the jihadists, disarm the militias, train even more Iraqis troops to take over security more quickly, and seal the Syrian and Iranian borders. This solution, of course, is easier said than done. The military must use more force against those who are destroying Iraqi democracy at precisely the time the American public has become exasperated with both the length and human cost of the war. Imagine this war as a sort of grotesque race. The jihadists and sectarians win if they can kill enough Americans to demoralize us enough that we flee before Iraqis and Afghans stabilize their newfound freedom. They lose if they can’t. Prosperity, security and liberty are the death knell to radical Islam. It’s that elemental.” — Victor Davis Hanson
And Pelosi and her party are gonna do their damndest to make sure the jihadists win.
OH, CINDY…
A note to the poster girl of “People Whose 15 Minutes Were Up a Year Ago,” Cindy Sheehan.
“According to the Cuba Archive, which is meticulously documenting the deaths of each person killed by Cuba’s rulers since 1952, Batista was responsible for killing approximately 3,000 people ...
So far the archive has documented more than 8,000 specific victims of the Castro regime — including 5,775 firing squad executions, 1,231 extrajudicial assassinations and 984 deaths in prison.
When fully documented, the body count is expected to reach 17,000 — not counting the tens of thousands of Cubans who lost their lives at sea while fleeing Castro’s Caribbean nightmare.” — Jeff Jacoby .
Damn, Cindy, the truth really DOES hurt, don’t it?
“According to the Cuba Archive, which is meticulously documenting the deaths of each person killed by Cuba’s rulers since 1952, Batista was responsible for killing approximately 3,000 people ...
So far the archive has documented more than 8,000 specific victims of the Castro regime — including 5,775 firing squad executions, 1,231 extrajudicial assassinations and 984 deaths in prison.
When fully documented, the body count is expected to reach 17,000 — not counting the tens of thousands of Cubans who lost their lives at sea while fleeing Castro’s Caribbean nightmare.” — Jeff Jacoby .
Damn, Cindy, the truth really DOES hurt, don’t it?
STILL NO WMDs
Saddam swung and now his cousin, Chemical Ali is next to go. Evidence? How about a tape of Ali and Saddam discussing how best to use their WMDs against the Kurds?
Oh, I forgot. There weren’t any WMDs.
Are there any Kurds out there who’d like to comment?
Nuke Iran …
Oh, I forgot. There weren’t any WMDs.
Are there any Kurds out there who’d like to comment?
Nuke Iran …
07 January 2007
WE’D BETTER BE DOING THE SAME
HERE’S a story about what the Israelis are ready to do with Iran.
I can only hope it’s a ruse and our guys get to backdoor the route.
Hear, hear! Nuke Iran
Oh … and Go Giants and Go Jets … Subway Super Bowl (yeah, right.) here we come.
I can only hope it’s a ruse and our guys get to backdoor the route.
Hear, hear! Nuke Iran
Oh … and Go Giants and Go Jets … Subway Super Bowl (yeah, right.) here we come.
05 January 2007
LOVERLY
A US Congressman took his oath of office with his hand on the Koran.
This is getting to be a reality Dr. Strangelove show ... in reverse philosophically, of course.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D (natch)-Minnesota, borrowed Thomas Jefferson's personal copy of Islam's holy book from the Library of Congress for today's ceremony with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiling on like a manic Howdy Doody (if you don't know who that is, look it up).
Oh. I get it. The Thomas "Rolling In My Grave" Jefferson connection makes it correct.
Oh. And let's not forget that the Koran does not consider wrong to lie to Infidels (good luck with THAT, Minnesota).
Yeah, let's swear on the symbol that some 10 million lunatics use to justify killing us. Hell, it's the religion of peace, ain't it?
You know, Ellison, you asshole, if you tried to swear on Mein Kampf we'd have to let you do that too. Abuse of the First Amendment doesn't make it correct ... it's just a weasel's excuse for not taking up arms.
God. The rise and fall of the American Republic rests on the shoulders of sound-byte idiots like Pelosi, Ellison, Kennedy, Kerry, et al.
God (or SOMEbody) help us.
Speaking of help. Seen the new Knights' MK-11 sniper rifle?
Nuke Iran.
This is getting to be a reality Dr. Strangelove show ... in reverse philosophically, of course.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D (natch)-Minnesota, borrowed Thomas Jefferson's personal copy of Islam's holy book from the Library of Congress for today's ceremony with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi smiling on like a manic Howdy Doody (if you don't know who that is, look it up).
Oh. I get it. The Thomas "Rolling In My Grave" Jefferson connection makes it correct.
Oh. And let's not forget that the Koran does not consider wrong to lie to Infidels (good luck with THAT, Minnesota).
Yeah, let's swear on the symbol that some 10 million lunatics use to justify killing us. Hell, it's the religion of peace, ain't it?
You know, Ellison, you asshole, if you tried to swear on Mein Kampf we'd have to let you do that too. Abuse of the First Amendment doesn't make it correct ... it's just a weasel's excuse for not taking up arms.
God. The rise and fall of the American Republic rests on the shoulders of sound-byte idiots like Pelosi, Ellison, Kennedy, Kerry, et al.
God (or SOMEbody) help us.
Speaking of help. Seen the new Knights' MK-11 sniper rifle?
Nuke Iran.
BE VERY AFRAID
Okay … aside from the fact that the head of the DHS doesn’t know there is a dif between a Sunni and a Shiite, nor which one supports al Qaeda, one would think that he would — at the very least — be up on US border info and intel, right?
Yeah, well, check out THIS article first (written by Michael Cutler), which is sort of an overview of THIS one, written by Sara Carter.
Next time is coming … who will the libs and Dems blame it on this time? Themselves?
Oh ... and have a good 2007 ... Nuke Iran
Yeah, well, check out THIS article first (written by Michael Cutler), which is sort of an overview of THIS one, written by Sara Carter.
Next time is coming … who will the libs and Dems blame it on this time? Themselves?
Oh ... and have a good 2007 ... Nuke Iran
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