A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
In the News: (Registration may be required to read some stories)
Ethiopians Help Seize Somali Capital “JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 28 -- Ethiopian-backed troops moved unopposed into Somalia's unruly capital of Mogadishu on Thursday, taking over from fleeing Islamic fighters as clan elders and politicians met in an effort to establish the first viable secular government in the country since 1991.” (READ MORE)
Somalia, U.N. regain Mogadishu “Jubilant Somalis cheered as troops of the U.N.-backed interim government rolled into Mogadishu unopposed yesterday, putting an end to six months of domination of the capital by a radical Islamist movement.” (READ MORE)
Thai insurgency targets Buddhists “Buddhists are fleeing their homes in southern Thailand in the face of an increasingly militant Muslim insurgency that has begun calling for an independent and pure Islamist nation in the impoverished region bordering Malaysia.” (READ MORE)U.S. Is Being Told Hussein Hanging Seems Imminent “Iraqi officials told the White House to expect the execution on Saturday, Baghdad time, a senior administration official said.” (READ MORE)
News From the Front:
The Online Chaplin writes Out of the Mouth's of Babes “About two weeks ago my seven year old and I were talking on the phone. He asked me the question of the month, ‘Dad, are you going to be home for Christmas?’ I said, ‘I’m sorry buddy, but, I have to stay here in Iraq and take care of soldiers.’ There was a moment pause and then my angelic little seven year old blurted out, ‘Daaaamn it!’” (READ MORE)
A Healer Is Forced to Tend His Own Wound “Petty Officer Third Class Dustin E. Kirby, a Navy corpsman whose efforts to save a wounded marine in Iraq were covered in The New York Times, was severely wounded by an Iraqi sniper on Monday.” (READ MORE)
Bill Roggio writes The Islamic Courts Abandons Mogadishu “After less than two weeks of fighting against Ethiopian and Somali government forces, the al-Qaeda backed Islamic Courts Union has fled the capital of Mogadishu for part unknown. Ethiopian armored columns and forces of the Transitional Federal Government have now been sighted entering the Somali capital of Mogadishu.” (READ MORE)
De Ri Militari writes Ethiopia's Lonely War “While the mainstream media comes up with more ghastly ways of criticizing the war in Iraq, (cannabilizing both 9/11 and the death of former President Gerald Ford to blast the US) the blogosphere has fortunately filled the gap and picked up the story of the war in Somalia.” (READ MORE)
Badger 6 writes Blogging, Morale, and How We are Doing Over Here “I try to spend some time thinking about what my blog posts are going to revolve around. I try to consider what parts of being in Iraq might be of interest to people back home and how I might make those stories and reporting interesting. I also contemplate what the implications of any post might be and how that potential post is part of the Tenets of the Blog. Additionally, I need to take into consideration guidelines from the US military about we can and cannot discuss.” (READ MORE)
On the Web:
Thomas Sowell writing at Townhall.com writes A dangerous obsession: Part IV “One of the questions often asked by those obsessed with income ‘gaps’ and ‘disparities’ is: "Is anyone really worth the millions of dollars a year that some people receive as personal income?"” (READ MORE)
Oliver North writing at Townhall.com writes Happy New Year “However one spends these last hours of 2006, Americans should take care to thank and pray for those who have defended our nation throughout the year.” (READ MORE)
Patrick J. Buchanan writing at Townhall.com writes A good man in evil times “Gerald R. Ford was a good man who served his country well in an evil time.” (READ MORE)
Lorie Byrd writing at Townhall.com writes Time will tell “Some interesting observations from history teacher/blogger Betsy Newmark on the passing of President Gerald Ford reminded me just how differently things are often viewed through the lens of history.” (READ MORE)
Rich Tucker writing at Townhall.com writes But Who’s Counting? “The problem here is the entire push for ‘diversity’ and ‘tolerance.’ Both those concepts have come to mean the exact opposite of what they should.” (READ MORE)
see-dubya of HotAir writes LA Times revisits controversial Ramadi airstrike story “Back in November, blogger Patterico spent a lot of time looking into an incident in Ramadi in which it was alleged in the L.A. Times that U.S. airstrikes killed several civilians. The incident in many ways set the stage for the ongoing questions about coverage of the Hurriya burning and the AP’s reliance on ‘Capt. Jamil Hussein.’” (READ MORE)
Dean Barnett writing at Hugh Hewitt writes The Birth of the Youthful Curmudgeon “’I think the best definition of journalism is history as refracted through the prism of the unfolding present.’ The above quote comes from young Joe Rago early in his interview with Hugh Tuesday night. When I heard it, I did a spit-take, regrettably spewing a mouthful of my Pinot over my computer screen. ‘Oh dear,’ I thought. ‘Not only does Rago write that way, he also speaks that way. Worse still, he apparently thinks that way.’” (READ MORE)
Lorie Byrd writing at Wizbang writes The 9/11-Iraq Death Toll Milestone “I agree with Barcepundit's commentary on the "milestone" that was recently reached with military deaths in Iraq topping the number of people killed in the 9/11 attacks: ‘Did anyone ever think to criticize World War II after the 2.303 'grim milestone' was reached (the number of people killed at Pearl Harbor)?’” (READ MORE)
Dan Riehl writes AP and E&P: Perfect "Liars" Together “The AP and E&P have teamed up to perpetuate a lie. The details of their own story make that clear for anyone taking the time to actually parse it. The headline screams Many U.S. Troops in Iraq Oppose Escalation, so let's take a look.” (READ MORE)
Andi of Andi’s World writes Public Ugliness “There have been a number of sordid stories in the news lately, all of which have left me feeling as if I need to take a long, hot shower. The Donald Trump/Rosie O'Donnell spat is one of the ugliest.” (READ MORE)
Cassandra writes The Faces Behind The War “Four a.m. It's cold and dark outside my small home in western Maryland. The slap of the newspaper hitting the driveway briefly jolts me awake as I blearily stare at the monitor. Behind my office chair a small but determined Weiner Beast wreaks havoc on carefully arranged stacks of Christmas wrap and bows with a destructive force that rivals the most fiendish IED as, via OpFor, I read that last week David Ignatius tried to convey a sense of Christmas during wartime:” (READ MORE)
Patterico writes L.A. Times (Almost) Admits Ramadi Airstrike Didn’t Happen “The L.A. Times has finally reported the military’s denial of an airstrike in Ramadi on November 13 or 14, in this story. The paper doesn’t exactly admit that no airstrike occurred in central Ramadi on November 13 or 14. But new interviews done by the paper’s mysterious unnamed Ramadi stringer have Iraqis saying they “assumed” that it was an airstrike that caused the deaths:” (READ MORE)
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