A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention.
Greyhawk writes Day One “D____ Yes, we made it safely back. Yes, I'm slow to write - but the hours have been filled with the sorts of things that fill these types of hours. Homeless, car-less, school-less, and damn too little time or money from on high to deal with the situation. Not complaining, you know all this as well as I (been there, done that, got the t-shirt) but I really believe the relocating is a greater sacrifice than time in a war zone. I definitely know which brings the most stress, hands down. Funny that in hindsight neither seems quite so bad. I guess that's part of human nature, that tendency to forget (or block) the worst of anything, and the reason we can do such things repeatedly. Or maybe it's not part of the universal condition, and is in fact an affliction that those of us who do things like 20+ years of military service suffer in blissful ignorance. If so, God help us if it's ever cured.” (read more)
Froggy writing at Blackfive writes Navy SEAL Ryan Job “Ryan was the SEAL who was critically wounded preceding Marc Lee's death in Ramadi on 2 August 06. Ryan was shot in the face and he has completely lost his right eye and may very well lose his left. He is recovering at Bethesda Naval Medical Center in Maryland right now. I had the privilege of speaking with Ryan this afternoon on the phone, and I was struck by the courage and commitment of this young man even at what must be his darkest hour.” (read more)
Omar at Iraq the Model writes Forward Together: Stage Two “US and Iraqi forces conduct extensive security operation in al-Doura (hat tip:Pajamas) Iraqi and Coalition forces are systematically combing through businesses and homes in the southern Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Doura as part of a continuing operation to stem the tide of violence plaguing the capital’s 6 million residents, U.S. and Iraqi commanders said Thursday. […]more than 5,000 Soldiers have been conducting focused operations in mahalas, or city districts, of the Al-Doura area. He (Col. Michael Beech, commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division) said every home and business within the targeted mahalas is being searched.” (read more)
Karol Sheinin filling in for Michelle Malkin writes No retreat, no surrender “Israelis oppose the accepted UN resolution and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert finds himself in political trouble: The problem, of course, is that Israelis are feeling that their mission was not accomplished. Hezbollah remains operational, and now defiantly so, while Israeli civilians remain a target. What did Israel win, exactly?” (read more)
John Hawkins of Right Wing News writes More Photo-Hijinks In Lebanon “Last week, when Reuters photographer Adnan Hajj got busted posting photoshopped pics as if they were real, I speculated that he was just, "the tip of the mountain." Well, it looks like I was right. Via Allah at Hot Air, a couple of posts at Lightstalkers, a website for photographers and media workers, have come to light. The posts in question are from Bryan Denton, a freelance photographer, in Lebanon right now, who has contributed to the New York Times among other places. Here's some of what Denton had to say about what's going on in Lebanon:” (read more)
Andi of Andi’s World writes Cutting Through the Nonsense “Thank you Lord Stevens, for calling a spade a spade. When will the Muslim community in this country accept an absolute, undeniable, total truth: that Islamic terrorism is their problem?" wrote John Stevens, former commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, in a Sunday newspaper. In an inflammatory opinion column, he called on Muslims to "stop the denial, endless fudging and constant wailing that somehow it is everyone else's problem and, if Islamic terrorism exists at all, they are somehow the main victims". (read more)
Dan Riehl writes What Now Kofi? “In case anyone doubted my dismissing of this UN resolution. Now you know. There is only one possible upside now. And that's if the US has shipped some additional ammunitions Israel requested recently - like two days ago. Israel had two serious problems. Hezbollah had much higher tech anti-tank rockets than they figured. And they were more dug in. What might have benefited Israel was more effective close air support and a change in tactics. So, is it possible Bush and Olmert had this figured and are prepared to come out swinging more effectively in round two?” (read more)
Patterico writes Rutten’s Excellent Column on Fauxtography (Or, If You Like, Hezbollywood) “Although I was offline a good part of the weekend, I would be remiss if I didn’t note that Tim Rutten had an excellent piece in Saturday’s L.A. Times about the Reuters controversy. [...]While Rutten was busy seriously looking into the controversy, the paper’s news section contented itself with running the Washington Post’s slanted piece on the issue. As Rutten explains: “The Times picked up [an article] from the Washington Post, which focused mainly on the politics of Johnson’s website.” Yup, that’s about right. But Rutten’s column has almost made up for the news side’s complete lack of interest in this story. For example, he picked up on Slublog’s Passion of the Toys (which I linked here):” (read more)
Fuzzybear Lioness writes Stickers and Magnets and Well-worn Words “Though I've been involved in "troop support" activities of various intensity and manner for several years now, there's one thing I've never been entirely comfortable with... Saying simply "Thank you" to a stranger. It's not that I'm bashful or that the feeling isn't there. Quite the opposite. I actually find "thank you" a preposterously inadequate way to express my feelings, and it seems almost cliche.” (read more)
Jay Tea of Wizbang writes Hezbollah: terrorists with phenomenal PR skills “As the ceasefire continues to furtively hold, I find more and more people announcing their support for Hezbollah. They've held rallies around the world, waving the Hezbollah flag (the word "Allah" in Arabic, forming an upraised fist clutching an AK-47) and praising them as "liberators" and "noble defenders" and "a legitimate resistance group." Hezbollah is one of the smarter terrorist groups around. They created a fictional divide between their "militant" and "political" wings, and the political side does a lot of good works -- they've established charities, hospitals, schools, and the like.They also have sizable representation in the Lebanese government, and have two members in the cabinet.” (read more)
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