Target Centermass

Category: My Blogroll

  • ITB and OBL

    Chad Evans at In the Bullpen yesterday linked to a story about an Aussie terror expert who theorized that Osama bin Laden was “certainly either severely incapacitated or dead.” Today, Chad has a link to a story where the US counter-terror ambassador states bin Laden is alive. Me, personally, I’m hoping for dead, and a painful death at that, but assuming alive until confirmation of long dirtnap status.

    After his first post, in which Chad pointed out that it had been over a year since any word from Osama had been released, I left a comment expressing my curiousity about previous gaps between Osama communications. Well, Chad did the leg work — well, more likely keyboard work — and put together this rather informative timeline of Osama messages.

    In the Bullpen: not only one of the best blogs out there for Islamist terror news, rumors and analysis, but also outstanding customer service. Check it out … frequently.

  • Quiz: Which OS Are You?

    Nothing tonight really. I spent the weekend with the fiancee trying to make progress on registration, wedding and honeymoon plans. We’d stalled a bit through the holidays and now, I fear, she’s hoping to drive me like a workhorse. Except for a few areas, I still hope to stand by my “yes-dear, I-only-want-veto-power” plan.

    Anyway, nothing else tonight but a silly quiz, with hat tip to TexasBestGrok.

    You are Red Hat Linux. You're tops among your peers, but still get no respect from them. It's all right with you. You have your sights set higher.
    Which OS are You?

  • A Million Congratulations

    … to the denizens of Argghhh!!!, one of the best milblogs out there, on passing the one-million-visitor mark on their Site Meter.

    Hooah!

  • Welcome to the World, VodkaBaby

    Congrats to VodkaPundit Stephen Green and his wife Melissa on the birth of their son Preston. Hopefully he’ll grow into another fine libertarian blogger.

  • Links and Blogroll Updates

    Long overdue, I’ve finally thrown in some additions to my links section and my blogroll. I encourage the reader to visit all of these fine sites.

    Links added are as follows:

    Blogs added — some relatively new and some glaring oversights and all excellent in their own way — are as follows:

    As always, I’m always open to suggestions for other blogs to consider.

    UPDATE: While your checking out my new blogroll additions, be sure to look at this tank porn over at the Officers’ Club. Ever wonder what the spawn of a cross between a tank and a battleship would look like? Well, apparently the Russkies did during WWII. I’m surprised I hadn’t heard of this intriguing vehicle before now.

  • Sometimes

    … ya just have to sit back and admire the brilliance of making the best out of an otherwise silly, overrated old tune.

    Granted, a certain sort of humor is required.

  • Looking Around the Blogroll

    I just thought I’d stall on any possible blogging tonight by throwing up a few links from some of the fine folk on my blogroll.

    War on Islamic Terror Updates

    First, the campaign in Iraq graphically compared to Viet Nam, courtesy Bastard Sword. No comparison. I may have to swipe … err … borrow this chart.

    Second, Jay Tea at Wizbang! examines the bankruptcy of strategy in Iraq, but he isn’t talking about the good guys or President Bush. Instead, he’s nailing the insurgents and terrorists. Okay, yeah, there’s a swipe or two at the Democrats.

    Third, In the Bullpen‘s Chad Evans points to a story that Iran may only be months away from atomic weapons. Well, that’s comforting.

    Fourth, Mrs. Greyhawk at the Mudville Gazette is asking for Christmastime support for our wounded soldiers via the very worthy Soldiers’ Angels.

    2005 Weblog Awards

    Finalists for the Wizbang‘s Bloggies, 2005 style, have been named and voting is open. No, Target Centermass is neither a finalist nor even a nominee (as far as I bothered to notice), and that’s quite understandable given the worthy blogs on the ballot.

    Unsurprisingly, my favorite category is the Best Military Blog. John at finalist Argghhh!!! pays a brief, humble tribute to the competition and a few not on the ballot.

    Eric of Eric’s Grumbles Before the Grave, founder of the Life, Liberty, Property community, almost sounds like a proud father listing the six members of the community that have been named finalists.

    Also, the Llama Butchers, finalists for Best Culture/Gossip Blog, have started a rather interesting campaign.

    Miscellaneous

    Protein Wisdom‘s Jeff Goldstein waxes poetic, doing that haiku voodoo that only Jeff can do so well.

  • Nothing Tonight but Thanksgiving Wishes

    The shoes are shined. I’m ready for Thanksgiving with the fiancee’s family.

    I just got a good workout in, and I’m already looking forward to turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce (from a can!), pumpkin and pecan pie. And then seconds. And then leftovers.

    I have a lot to be thankful for this year.

    First, thank you to my fiancee. Love ya, Doll. By the way, she and I have set a May wedding date and decided on Hawaii for the honeymoon. Any feedback on the Maui-or-Oahu decision would be appreciated.

    I’m thankful that my close friend and former tank crewmate Bill is wrapping up his tour in Iraq (more here and here).

    I’m thankful for those that stop by here and read Target Centermass, and I want to thank the members of my blogroll who have brought the world to me, its news and their views, along with a healthy dose of laughter.

    Here’s wishing y’all a happy and safe Thanksgiving.

  • En Fuego: Eric’s Grumbles

    Having made my position our media repeatedly clear, I’ll let Eric hammer on them for their current sins of omission.

    First, he tags them with a left hook for some blatant amnesia about Clinton-era concerns about Iraq:

    For more than two years now we have continuously had it pounded into our heads that there was no real linkage between al-Qaeda and Iraq, that Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11, that Osama bin Laden detested secular Iraq and would never work with them. What you may not know, even though it is in the 9/11 Commission’s report, is that Richard Clarke, the top counter-terrorism official in the later years of the Clinton Administration, didn’t agree with that point of view. And that there is reasonable evidence to support Clarke’s point of view.

    Read it. Then Eric throws a right cross at poll-number coverage:

    So, why isn’t the media, generally, telling the story that has existed at least since August? Yes, the President’s poll numbers are low, but so is the entire mainstream political structure. Now, why do you suppose the media isn’t pointing that out every time they run a story on the poll numbers? The fact is, people are disgusted with everybody in Washington. But, interestingly, they aren’t as disgusted with the President as the Congress and the political parties. That, of course, doesn’t fit the meme being pushed by certain quarters.

    Go let Eric grumble at ya.

  • Send in the Clowns

    In case you hadn’t noticed, Jeff at Beautiful Atrocities is back to blogging. The cause of his absence has been unexplained in any believable manner, but I suspect some sort of secretive martial training, a la Batman Begins, was involved.

    I highly recommend this or this as an intro to all that is atrocious.