A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Captain B of One Marine’s View writes TCB “(Taking Care of Business) Got back from Norfolk, hid some Easter eggs, smoked some Easter Maduro Cigars and washed the car to only have it downpour on it. (Note to all third world country’s, if you have a shortage of rain and need an invasion, call the Marines and ask for me because it is a guarantee to have it rain shortly after I wash my car!)”
Midnight in Iraq writes Beaten Senseless “OK, maybe not senseless. Maybe I wasn’t really beaten at all, but I firmly believe I could have been.
I was going about my daily business Tuesday when I overheard someone jabbering with my driver, Corporal Andrey Marcus, about the large fixed blade knife he always carries attached to his belt. When I say large, I mean large – about 14”. I think it’s actually more of a small sword, perhaps a cousin of the defensive short sword that Jesus admonished the disciples to carry, even at the expense of their garments.”
Justice Soldier writes Operation Movie “Hello all! Well, things are decent here on Camp Crazy. We have actually had a little vacation from the mortar attacks lately- those that have been here awhile say they are just replentishing their supply, and they’ll make up for lost time. In the meantime, the weather has been taking its turn up front: this is possibly the only place in the world where it can rain 1/100th of an inch and the whole darn place floods! The other day I was attempting to beat some heavy rain to get back to my trailer……as I decided to make a go of it or wait it out, a chunk of hail the size of almost a quarter hit me square in the back of the head!!! So, I waited it out. The Russian engineers that helped design this base for old Saddam also never thought to make the streets built up in the low lying area - so 5 minutes of rain and the roads are gone….”
Fun With Hand Grenades writes First contact, part two “Slamming on the gas pedal I drove over the median in the road and “flipped a bitch” as we refer to it, now facing the opposite direction toward the blown up Humvee. Right as I stopped the two guys who originally bailed out of my truck piled back in.”
American Soldier writes Welcome to the real suck! “Where does one begin to recoup from a war? So many people say that by going to a counselor and talking about it that you will be ok.
“It’s going to take time.”
I cannot put it all into words. I am having trouble with normalcy. I try very hard to occupy myself. Heck I even got myself a few hobbies now. However, I feel out of place.”
Dafydd writes Ibrahim al-Jaafari Ready to Muck His Hand? “Today, Transitional Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari as much as threw in the towel.
Although he has not resigned, nor has he taken his name out of contention, he agreed to send his nomination back to the United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) for a revote.”
Captain Ed writes Taliban, The Sequel “The hardline government of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ratcheted up the pressure on their already-restive population by initiating a crackdown on men and women who do not comport themselves to the strict code of Islam. Iran has authorized police to make arrests when women fail to secure their hijab or men wear unusual hair styles, orders that could result in jail time even for walking a dog in public:”
Sgt Hook writes Afghan Locals Provide Valuable Intel “The people of Afghanistan have been almost routinely providing coalition forces with information that has thwarted several terrorist and insurgent activities in the area…The willingness of the Afghan people to step forward and defy their enemies, those that would deny the citizens of the fledging democracy peace, is a sure sign that we are winning.”
Gateway Pundit writes Busted! Cindy Sheehan's Story Hits a Snag! “Last week Cindy wrote on why her son's grave is left unmarked. World Net Daily reported Cindy's response:
Cindy’s story would be heart wrenching and revolting...
If it were true!
After making a couple of calls, I talked with MAJ OCPA Nathan Banks at the Pentagon’s Department of Media Relations who was very helpful. This is what I found out:”
Michael J. Totten writes Back to Iraq Part V - By Force of Sheer Will Sean and I walked up to the front steps of the Political Science building at Dohok University and lit up a couple of cigarettes. We had just arrived in Dohok, Iraqi Kurdistan, and we had no ride, no guide, and no translator. What better place to pick somebody up than where the young and the educated gather to study, to meet, and to hang out?
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