| QOTD: 28 Aug 08 55 minutes ago by the curiously strong antipathy. (Context: Army guy left service. Later receives letter demanding he return.) " When I joined up six years ago, I was under the strong impression that I'd be able to do my time, get out, and move on. Which is what I did, or at least tried to do. I had no idea that the Army was going to turn into this ... do or die. - users.livejournal.com/_antipathy_ ·  4 references |
| The View From Down Under: How the Aussies View America 2 hours ago by Roger W. Gardner The View From Down Under Most Americans I think have a high regard for Aussies, based on our traditional mutual support of one another in our common wars. These positive views were I believe re-enforced recently with the rather sudden appearance of a whole bunch of first-rate Aussie movies in the 70 ... Stop The ACLU - stoptheaclu.com · Rank: 4,735 · 998 references |
| Draganflyer X6 Helicopter 2 hours ago by Andru Edwards The Draganflyer X6 is a deluxe adventure into spydom. Remotely operated, the mini-helicopter has 11 sensors and thousands of lines of code to self-stabilize while flying. It features a 6 rotor co-axial design with 3 counter rotating pairs at the ends of the arms and matched sets of counter-rotating ... Gear Live - gearlive.com · Rank: 11,660 · 528 references |
| A Military Thought 3 hours ago by dewline Given some of the recent postings from brianwood and kradical, I don't think I'm out of line in admitting to some concern over articles like this one from the Toronto Star. Am I? Do we really need to "outsource" this kind of training to the private sector at all, let alone to this part of it? On The DEWLine - dewline.livejournal.com · 16 references |
| Cranky and Delusional 3 hours ago by Noticed Do we really want another President who lives on some other imaginary planet? One who denies the troubling realities when they are not politically convenient? One who can’t admit to any mistakes…ever? Today John McCain insisted that Iraq is a “peaceful and stable country now.” Q: Some members of the ... Noticing the Gap - noticingthegap.com |
| Media Advisory 3 hours ago by John Fenzel FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Gold Standard: Army Soldiers Achieve Mission of Earning Olympic Gold Medals in Beijing Elite Army Marksmen Return to Hometowns with Olympic Gold FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army Strong Soldiers, Private First Class Vincent Hancock and Specialist Glenn Eller, are proudly returning to th ... John - johnfenzel.typepad.com |
| U.S. Congress Challenges AFRICOM 3 hours ago by sndden AFJN By Beth Tuckey This article was published by Foreign Policy in Focus on July 23, 2008. Congress is finally taking up its constitutionally mandated duties of oversight and responsible budgeting – at least on U.S.-Africa policy. From humanitarian relief for northern Uganda to the Jubilee Act on d ... SND - Justice, Peace & ... - sndden.wordpress.com |
| Knights Sweep Canopy Piloting Championship in Colorado 3 hours ago by John Fenzel The Golden Knights have won their first Gold medal in Canopy Piloting. Events were speed, distance and area accuracy with the micro canopies. The men swept the competion with SFC Greg Windmiller winning the Gold, SFC Chris Moore silver and SGM Michael "Ike" Eitniear winning Bronze. The competition w ... John - johnfenzel.typepad.com |
| Rocko depicts Falun Gong organ-harvesting in LEGO 4 hours ago by Andrew The recent Beijing Olympics — and NBC’s coverage of them here in the U.S. — painted a picture of the People’s Republic of China as a veritable utopia of modernism in harmonious balance with ancient tradition. In this vignette depicting alleged organ-harvesting of Falun Gong detainees, Rocko suggests ... The Brothers Brick - brothers-brick.com · Rank: 4,817 · 341 references |
