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Once AgainOnce again, here are a couple of links if you're wanting to make a monetary donation to help out with Hurricane Katrina aid: The American Red Cross. Soldiers' Angels. The American Kennel Club's Canine Relief Fund. Here's a mailing address...New MilTech in Response to Current Threat Environment
Things Fall ApartBuffalo 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.
Regarding John Thune and Ellsworth I used a quarterback analogy. The quarterback gets too much blame when the team loses and too much credit when the team wins. I guess the same goes for presidents. Bush is getting more blame...Levee Breaks
New Orleans has entered one of those "worst case" scenarios: The City of New Orleans Is Devastated. Those were the words of Mayor C. Ray Nagin and based upon a major breach of a levee system, water is flowing into...Rapid City Journal: "Thune proved to be one of the major factors in keeping Ellsworth open"
The main editorial in today's Rapid City Journal: Journal editorial, 9-4: Give credit to John Thune By The Journal Editorial Board Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan. - President John F. Kennedy Many people deserve credit...Chaos in New Orleans
Headline: Troops Arrive in New Orleans With Shoot-To-Kill Orders: Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco says that the guardsmen are allowed to open fire on hoodlums taking advantage of from the devastation by Hurricane Katrina. These troops are fresh back from Iraq,...Koso Pleads Not Guilty
Today's arraignment: A 22-year-old man accused of impregnating then marrying a 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty Tuesday to raping her. Matthew Koso was arraigned in Richardson County District Court, where he is charged with first-degree sexual assault, punishable by up...Greg Gutfeld on Hoist the Black Flag
Today, at 2:00 MT. (That's right during puma skinnin' time.) Replays can always be found at the Rightalk homepage. Update: He called Deepak Chopra a "New Age charlatan." That's good stuff right there....
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