Sorry, folks, spent the day at the Dallas World Aquarium and still not in blogging mode. Yeah, it’s not the best aquarium, but it’s decent, the best near me and I had not been there yet. For my taste, it focuses too much on birds, monkeys and aquatic reptiles and not enough on fish and sea mammals.
Oh yeah, about that Iraq terror thing, you’re missing out if you haven’t read about the quagmire yet. Jack Kelly is one of my favorite columnists.
I’ve got the day off from work tomorrow, and I’m taking the night off from blogging tonight. I may tinker a little with the site later so, if you drop by and things look strange, just bear with me.
In the meantime, feel free to visit Owlish Mutterings for the latest Carnival of Liberty. This carnival showcases the latest selected efforts of the Life, Liberty, Property community.
If that’s not enough reading for you, I recommend visiting any of the fine blogs in my blogroll.
Later, y’all.
Yeah, there apparently is some truth to the stories about the uniform and its effect on women.
I recently posted that Seven Inches of Sense has shifted focus to a group blog for a handful of military girlfriends and spouses with the her Seven Inches of Service announcement.
Just to cheer up the men currently in the service, as well as maybe provide a little motivation to others considering it, I thought I’d highlight a recent effort by the Seven Inches girls as they relay their thoughts on soldiers in uniform.
I had known Jimmy for a while before I actually saw him in his BDU’s. And even then, it was a picture one of his soldiers took. I wish I could describe to ya’ll the feeling that washed over me when I opened that picture. Let’s just say I am glad I was sitting because otherwise, there might have been a Joan-sized hole in my coffee table from falling through the glass on my way to the floor.
Saying Goodbye In The Mornings
The other thing I like to see Roy in is his dress blues. He has enough medals, that oh my goodness, send the firetruck the flames are that hot inside me.
BDUs and DCUs: quite possibly the two best acronyms the army has to offer. I love a man in uniform! I have always liked men in uniform, but until Clark came along, I never fully understood the allure of camouflage. The first picture I ever saw of Clark was of him facing the camera, dressed in his BDUs, middle finger extended and a mischievous grin on his face…apparently, that was all it took. I was smitten.
I only saw Humphrey in BDUs once, the weekend after I had gotten back from that trip and went down to visit him. It didn’t really phase me, as I still had no idea the kind of significance that uniform would later take on (and because, to me, a man in BDUs has nothing on one in DCUs). I only saw him in DCUs in pictures from Iraq, but one of the first ones I saw was of him in full “battle rattle,†and I just said, “damn.â€
Still, before we went out again, common sense sent me online, where I managed to dig up some photos of him in uniform (thank you, Google). Damn. Not only had he been telling the truth, but he looked good.
What Is It About A Man In Uniform?
Those who know me understand that I’m not exactly for the entire concept of the military. So I am at a loss to find why seeing that boy in uniform just makes me feel so damned good. I can’t exactly put my finger on it, but I get weak in the knees every time I see that boy wearing his beret.
*wipes drool*
Yeah…he is so very sexy in those BDUs!!! There is just something about freshly starched BDUs, spit-shone boots, and a beret that arouses me everytime I see Dana in them. Is it the masculinity or the uniformity? For me personally, I think it’s a little bit of both.
There, if you’re a man and don’t find those motivational, well, don’t bother telling me. And I won’t ask.
I wonder what the girlfriend would think of me in uniform, as we started dated a little over a year after I left the service. Hmmm…
If you’ve got any blogs to suggest, please leave them in the comments.
German prisoners, asked to assess their various enemies, have said that the British attacked singing, and the French attacked shouting, but that the Americans attacked in silence. They liked better the men who attacked singing or shouting than the grimly silent men who kept coming on stubbornly without a sound.
—James Jones
In swift fashion, British and Italian security personnel have nabbed five suspects believed to be responsible for the 7/21 attempted London bombings. The Scotsman, quickly becoming one of my favorite news sources, details the police work, fortunate breaks and tips that led to the quick round-up that now has at least one terrorist broken and babbling like a scared little child.
Dirty, hungry, tired and humiliated, Osman Hussain was already a broken man when Italian security officers took him in for questioning. The suspected bomber had been seized in Rome the previous day as part of an astonishing intelligence operation that snared all of the fugitives being hunted for bringing Islamic terrorism to the UK.
In London four other suspects, Muktar Said-Ibrahim, Yasin Hassan Omar, Ramzi Mohammed and Wahbi Mohammed, were being grilled by specialist interrogators at the high-security anti-terrorist unit at Paddington Green.
Unable to sleep on the uncomfortable concrete slabs and under the round-the-clock glare of the strip lighting in their cells, the prospect of hours of endless questioning will have been daunting.
It seems Osman was the first to break.
Yesterday morning, Italian officials alleged that the 27-year-old Briton, who has Ethiopian citizenship, had begun to give up information, giving the first insight into how the July 21 gang, which tried and failed to blow up London’s public transport, operated.
In what was said to be a signed confession he admitted carrying the rucksack containing explosives but insisted he never intended to kill anyone. Instead he wanted to sow the “seeds of terror”.
It just breaks my heart to see such well-intentioned Islamists reduced to this. Hey, they never wanted to kill anyone, just maybe arouse some social interest. Pay no attention to the bombs wrapped in nails. Make no mistake, these terrorists certainly wanted blood. They certainly wanted lives. I’m just not certain this handful of scum really wanted to be martyrs.
Saddam’s defense team is making a claim of assault on the former tyrant and underwear model.
Members of Saddam Hussein’s Jordan-based defence team claimed that the former Iraqi president was attacked during a court appearance last week, a claim immediately disputed by the chief investigating judge of the tribunal.
A man burst out from those gathered in the court room and tried to hit Saddam as the ousted leader was leaving the courtroom at the end of a 45-minute hearing on Thursday, Saddam’s legal team said in a statement.
“There was an exchange of blows between the man and the president,” the statement said, also claiming that the judge overseeing the hearing did nothing to stop the assault.
The U.S. immediately denied that any such event occurred.
However, a spokeswoman for the US military unit charged with overseeing the custody of prisoners including Saddam, says no such incident took place.
“Nothing like that happened with Saddam whatsoever,” Lieutenant Kristy Miller said.
The US military is in charge of Saddam’s physical custody, although he is in Iraqi legal custody.
Lieutenant Miller says that as far as she knows Saddam almost never leaves US military sight.
Officials at the Iraqi Special Tribunal, the court set up to try the former president and other senior members of his now defunct Baath Party, were not able to be reached for comment.
My guess: a ploy by the defense, a delaying tactic that may be the first sign of desperation.
It looks like the investigations into some of the deployed California National Guard units, blogged about here last night, has had an impact on TCm blogroll member Major K.
There are many things that I have to post about, but this is the elephant in the room that I must get out of the way. We have apparently found evil in our midst. I cannot comment on the on going investigation save to say that I am disgusted by the actions of a few that have tarnished the good work of so many others. I am not involved in this situation, and for that I am thankful. Morale has taken quite a hit, but the NightStalkers will bounce back, and be stronger and better for it. The Battalion is currently under a microscope, and many people have been relieved or moved. I, although not involved, got moved as well.
Best wishes to Major K. as he soldiers on in a new role. He’s on target about the bad apples, and I fully expect the Army and the California National Guard to address the issues in question post-haste.
What, did everybody on my blogroll start blogging on the same day?
First Chad, now Damian Brooks at Babbling Brooks is enjoying his first blogiversary. I recommend Babbling Brooks for a good look at Canadian politics from a conservative stance, as well as the state of the military of our neighbors to the north.
Congrats, Damian, and thanks for the fine reading.
Feel free to pay a visit to In the Bullpen, where Chad Evans is reflecting on one year of blogging.
In fact, visit often, as In the Bullpen is consistently a fine source for news and opinion on Islamic terrorism. Chad has recently strengthened the site with a re-design and the addition of a second writer to help him carry the load.
Congrats, Chad, and keep up the good work.