tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post2243047247316522817..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Extreme Home Makeover: the NATO EditionMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-82747831143268187542010-11-24T08:10:02.442-06:002010-11-24T08:10:02.442-06:00Loved the reporting of the sham Taliban "comm...Loved the reporting of the sham Taliban "commander" that fleeced somebody for quite a bit of booty (Philkins assures NPR that no American money went to this fraudster) before disappearing. What we (America in general) don't "get" is this part of the world has been engaged in wars, occupations, changing loyalties, and tribal/family allegiences since, oh about 2500 years ago. Our arrogance and hubris are on clear display.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-89707108802176993632010-11-22T17:24:21.188-06:002010-11-22T17:24:21.188-06:00I heard Scott Simons dog piece and i could barely ...I heard Scott Simons dog piece and i could barely contain my urge to crush my radio with my foot. I have to admit that I have probably developed an irrational HATRED for that snide smug drone. But, I am happier because of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-49873921856034058472010-11-22T15:12:04.788-06:002010-11-22T15:12:04.788-06:00I thought planes - by their very nature - were ine...I thought planes - by their very nature - were ineffective in counter insurgency operations. There I go again, applying logic to this madness.<br /><br />Here’s more <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/LK23Df02.html" rel="nofollow">coming attractions.</a>informedveterannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-77309797972910120102010-11-22T11:46:56.646-06:002010-11-22T11:46:56.646-06:00Informed,
Yeah, there's a lot of war porn out...Informed,<br /><br />Yeah, there's a lot of war porn out there these days. This, from the site you cite, for example:<br /><br><i>If the insurgents happen to look up, they'll get a nano-second glimpse of a 95-ton dart silently slicing down at them at 600 mph. The thunder and shock, as the B-1 levels off and rockets over them, are immense.</i> <br /><br>Oh lawdy, that aught to give Seabrook a wet spot.gDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301694571913815244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-88725273215015846442010-11-22T10:43:36.075-06:002010-11-22T10:43:36.075-06:00The Empire is getting desperate in its attempt to ...The Empire is getting desperate in its attempt to prop up support for this war. Check out AOL's homepage. “Cold War Bomber Helps Afghan Fight” “Why the mighty jet is so effective today” “The supersonic B-1, designed almost a half-century ago to attack deep into the Soviet Union, reclaims its glory” then links to <a href="http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/21/cold-wars-b-1-bomber-emerges-as-effective-weapon-in-afghanistan/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7C1%7Clink3%7C27250" rel="nofollow">this story.</a> As if on cue in response to the Catfood Commission’s recommendation to shave off a sliver from the bloated “defense” budget.informedveterannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-77718597077236366862010-11-22T08:01:54.602-06:002010-11-22T08:01:54.602-06:00Words matter. Resistance brings to mind heroic im...Words matter. Resistance brings to mind heroic images of French, Greek, Soviet fighters that fought the Germans or the people of the Philipines that refused to quit. Terrorists on the other hand . . . not so much heroism. But then America is SOOOO unlike German/Japanese occupiers.<br /><br />edkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-90004974473016168992010-11-21T09:26:25.244-06:002010-11-21T09:26:25.244-06:00Maybe the animal shelter worker who killed the dog...Maybe the animal shelter worker who killed the dog hero should be locked up in Gitmo and tort ...I mean "enhancedly interrogated"... with one of those electric dog-training collars ... until they talk, about the vast conspiracy to kill hero dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-85017954715095994702010-11-21T09:05:20.086-06:002010-11-21T09:05:20.086-06:00The military "experts" that NPR intervie...The military "experts" that NPR interviews must have some really good laughs after their interviews:<br /><br />"I can't believe that [insert gullible NPR reporter] actually swallowed the manure I was feeding him..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-63016646958264454852010-11-21T08:59:03.055-06:002010-11-21T08:59:03.055-06:00"Afghan military commanders and government mi..."Afghan military commanders and government ministers...seem to be on the same page as the generals and the NATO officials..." <br /><br />In the "Book of Love", presumably.<br /><br /><i>U.S. military has actually had to bulldoze or sometimes rocket their houses just to clear them."</i><br /><br />You can just hear the General talking to a civilian family after bulldozing their house: <br /><br />"All clear, it's now safe to return to doing what you were before..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-35165320185711497082010-11-20T21:32:21.140-06:002010-11-20T21:32:21.140-06:00...wait, right, in Grenada we still called them co......wait, right, in Grenada we still called them <a href="http://www.ep.tc/grenada/index.html" rel="nofollow">communists</a>.gDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301694571913815244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-33914623557774998862010-11-20T20:56:50.932-06:002010-11-20T20:56:50.932-06:00Perhaps that last bit of punning demands some expl...Perhaps that last bit of punning demands some explanation. It seems a "petard" in Shakespeare's time was a bomb formed by gunpowder in a sturdy casing having an opening that would produce a squib with enough violence to break through a wall. So being hoist by one's own petard means you blew yourself up in the process of trying to blow through a wall. But "petard" comes from the French word for "fart"...was that too excruciating an explanation?gDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301694571913815244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-56242027490655155002010-11-20T20:45:27.435-06:002010-11-20T20:45:27.435-06:00Right: anyone with the gumption to oppose an invad...Right: anyone with the gumption to oppose an invading army is a terrorist. Why didn't the US Army think of this before? If we'd just called the Grenadians "terrorists" maybe we would have won the war of Grenada? Wait...<br /><br>Never mind September: <a href="http://afghanistan.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/29/estimates-more-drone-attacks-in-september-than-any-other-month/" rel="nofollow">Estimates: More drone attacks in September than any other month</a>, which saw the US heroically saving Europe from Afghanistan - <a href="http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/19/headlines#1" rel="nofollow">October</a>, as we learned on DN yesterday, was quite a month:<br /><br><i>The Washington Post reports the U.S. military is deploying battle tanks in Afghanistan for the first time. U.S. military commanders had long resisted introducing tanks in part due to fears they’d remind Afghans of the tank-heavy Soviet occupation. But top U.S. commander General David Petraeus ordered at least 16 M1 Abrams tanks into Helmand province last month, with more likely to follow. The deployments follow the most intense month of NATO bombardments so far, with more than 1,000 bombs and missiles fired in October. A senior U.S. military official told the Washington Post: "We’ve taken the gloves off, and it has had a huge impact." <b>Another official said he thinks the increased damage to Afghan property from the bombings has had a beneficial effect: by forcing Afghans to travel to their local governors’ offices to submit damage claims, the official said: "in effect, you’re connecting the [Afghan] government to the people.</b>" </i><br /><br>So it's kind of a melding of shock and awe with hearts and minds. Mock and haw? Farts from hinds? It seems Obama may be <a href="http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/hoist-with-his-own-petard" rel="nofollow">hoist with his own petard.</a>gDoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04301694571913815244noreply@blogger.com