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On A Personal NoteI'm up in South Dakota right now for my birthday weekend, so expect blogging to be light. I'm also going to be helping my grandmother move today, so there's that. However, fear not: the drive for our local Sheriff's Relief...Thune in New York Times
Senator Thune is in the New York Times this morning in a story about the war....Shouting at the Water Cooler
A bit of dialogue I had today: Person: They should shoot all of those looters in New Orleans in the head. Me: All of them? What if they're just looking for something to eat? Person: Shoot 'em all. Me: You're...Iraqi Constitution
The New York Times has a translated copy of the new draft Iraqi Constitution. I haven't read the whole thing yet, but so far it looks pretty good. HT to Power Line. UPDATE: Earlier I mentioned the initial draft. A...Bin Laden declared war in 1998
Henry Lamb has a column that puts things into perspective. He starts out by pointing out when bin Laden declared war:The United States is at war. It is a war we neither wanted, nor started. In fact, we didn't even...New MilTech in Response to Current Threat Environment
Hotline on Vegetarian FrontBuffalo roams the battlefield to protect soldiers from mines
...what has been referred to as a "Humvee on steroids," the Buffalo is a 24-ton mine-protective, countermine/IED vehicle with a long grappling arm that faces down bombs, removes them and withstands terrific blasts without harm to its passengers.
Now THAT'S a REAL S.U.V.! Hoooo-rah!Yankee ingenuity at work again! (Or should I say Confederate ingenuity, since the manufacturer is in SC?) These new vehicles are capable of coping with mines, and with roadside IED's. Like in any other war that lasts long enough, changed enemy tactics lead to technological innovation and/or changed equipment and weapoons.
From The Hotline today:IN THE STATES: Is Meat What's For Dinner? Conservative South Dakota Politics highlights a minor controversy about how the SD Dems' comm. dir. is a vegetarian, considering the state is heavily agriculture-based: Everyone can eat whatever they...Administrator's Note
Having open comments on a blog is a lot like sitting out on your porch. Sometimes a friendly neighbor stops by for a chat, and sometimes the moonbats are drawn to the light. I enjoy the moonbats. In fact, without...
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