Saturday, 12 July, 2003Maneuver warfare and the misadventures of the 507thIt's been said many times by now that, despite the fact that Operation "Iraqi Freedom" was possibly the most extensively covered war to date, this did not actually lead to a better understanding of what was going on at any given time. A fine example of this is how long it has taken—well over three months—for a coherent picture to emerge in the media of the chain of events on 23-Mar-2003 around Nasiriyah, when the 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company wandered off-course and lost eleven KIA and seven captured, including PFC Jessica Lynch. posted 2349 Z-8 [more..] Friday, 11 July, 2003Poste restanteDon't tell her boss, but Diana Moon's back with Letter from Gotham. Yes, same title and everything. This is excellent news. posted 0150 Z-8 [link] Monday, 7 July, 2003Odd searchesPerusing the site statistics, I noticed one hit which was the result of a Google search on the terms "no mercenary porn." I can only wonder... posted 0704 Z-8 [link] Sunday, 6 July, 2003A brief foray into CoulterismWhen I saw the advertisements announcing Ann Coulter's new book, Treason, several months ago, I initially thought it was a joke. I thought somebody had taken the ludicrous concept behind her earlier book Slander and driven it ad absurdum. I suppose I should have known better. Ann Coulter doesn't need anybody else to make her look absurd. posted 0355 Z-8 [more..] |
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