Soldiers prepare to enter a dwelling during a cordon and search operation in Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bronco Suzuki.
I liked this photo because of the mud on the Soldiers. I know that sounds weird, but a Soldier I happen to know in Baghdad has told me that the mud is so deep that you easily sink down to your knees in it when walking around the FOB.
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January 17th, 2007 at 11:03 am
WTW: Hufftards Unhinged…
Morning, y'all, Jebediah here on another White Trash Wednesday. To start out, did you know that some Hufftards blame Bush for the wicked weather in the middle of the country? You probably think I am kidding. Ah, not so! The story starts thus…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:13 am
First AMNESTY Bill of 2007 introduced in Congress…
SO…….THIS IS HOW THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT.
A piece at a time…….
First Amnesty for “Agricultural workers”……next…..Amnesty For Resturant workers…..then Amnesty for Landscape workers…R…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:34 am
Is Obama a Real Player?…
What is it exactly that Barack Hussein Obama has accomplished that has garnered him this much attention from the liberal leaning mass media? He has been in the Senate all of 2 years and for some reason he has the credentials already to run this count…..
January 17th, 2007 at 12:13 pm
It’s 11:55 - Do You Know Where Your Prius Is?…
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (apparently a group as well as a newsletter) moved its Doomsday Clock forward today.
The clock originated as part of a bulletin established in 1945 by a group of scientists “concerned by the possibility of nu…
January 17th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Blogging tip: key words…
Cory Miller has an interesting blogging tip post today with the long title of: Determine Your Post’s Topic or Subject, Then Check Keyword Phrases
When thinking about writing a new post, once I’ve determined my topic and the main ideas I’m wanting…
January 17th, 2007 at 2:09 pm
Veterans Day Faces Expulsion By Schools…
Veterans Day faces expulsion by schools TRENTON, N.J. (Washington Times) For World War II veteran Sam Stia, a legislative proposal that would cease requiring New Jersey schools to teach about Veterans Day and Memorial Day can be summed up……
January 17th, 2007 at 3:43 pm
Poor excuse for an officer won’t get to put war on…
Lt. Watada wanted to use the very offenses he’s charged with as a defense against the charges.
That plan has backfired. This weasel will probably get the six years in a military prison that he has coming to him. Even leftist rallies that will try ….
January 17th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
GodÂ’s Precious little ones…
It hits you right in the heart.
Another human being is now dependent upon you for its very survival….
January 17th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
Border insanity…
In 2006 155,000 illegals crossed our borders and 20,000 of them were from countries other than Mexico. Of those 20,000 many were from Iran, China, and Korea. To date the money to build the 700 mile-long fence has not begun and the monies initially …..
January 17th, 2007 at 6:52 pm
Double Jeopardy! (Part Two)…
by Andrea J. Graham
As a result of a potent combination of the attack on fatherhood and disintegrating families that we discussed last time, many Americans, true believer and secularist alike, operate under their personal variant of one of two popular …
January 17th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Don’t escalate the Iraq war!…
While many Democrats and to their shame, some Republicans are saying this to the President, it appears Al Queda is saying the same thing…
January 17th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
State…
By arguing that Wal-Mart must pay more for health care because of ballooning Medicaid costs the left has effectively argued that government can’t afford socialized medicine….
January 17th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Liberals Cannot See the Trees for the Forests…
Yeah that’s right, liberals cannot see all the trees because of the foarests, literally. Here’s why. The statistic quoted most often is that there are 40% fewer forests in the US than 400 years ago. But fewer forests do not mean fewer trees, just as …
January 17th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
News from the front…
Soldiers Surprise Iraqi Troops With Goodwill Visit…
January 17th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
A scapegoat at the U.N….
It’s no wonder that so many at the U.N. resisted the liberation of Iraq. After all, once the U.S. took over the program after Iraq’s liberation their pervasive corruption became clear….
January 17th, 2007 at 9:57 pm
The Iraq Strategy: The Pigeon’s Response…
Carly writes: I hope you’re going to address this topic yourself at some point. If/when you do, would you please include an evaluation of/response to this reply to your question by William Buckley. First, from my perspective. I posed the…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
The unelected thousands who really run Congress is a Staff Infection…
BUMPED TO THE TOPÂ
“Every member of this House knows how important it is to have good staff. These are the people who run this institution from day to day. . . . We, as members of Congress, place our trust and careers in their capable hands ever…
January 17th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
The unelected thousands who really run Congress is a Staff Infection…
BUMPED TO THE TOPÂ
“Every member of this House knows how important it is to have good staff. These are the people who run this institution from day to day. . . . We, as members of Congress, place our trust and careers in their capable hands ever…
January 18th, 2007 at 12:05 am
Dems Squelching Free Speech, Senate Bill 1, cont….
This urgent notice I pass on directly from “Feminists for Life,” as other groups are waking up and mobilizing to thwart Harry Reid’s and Nancy Pelosi’s putsch against pro-life, pro-family, pro-faith groups who dare to tell people what Congress is u…
January 18th, 2007 at 1:12 am
A Positive Iraq Plan for the Democrats…
I’ve been thinking about what the Democrats could do to make radical Muslims more comfortable with America. Pulling out of Iraq is a start, of course, but it’s proving difficult to get any real consensus on how and when to……
January 18th, 2007 at 1:17 am
On the Subject of Prayer…
Laura of Pursuing Holiness, recently posted some thoughts on the subject of prayer (you can read some of them here, here,here, and here.)
While pondering what she had offered I was reminded of the following quote:
One need not tell God everything about…
January 18th, 2007 at 1:23 am
Thursday Thirteen VIII - Random Thoughts…
Thirteen Random Thoughts I’ve Had Today:
1. Almost every school district employee NOT working as a classroom teacher has far too much time on their hands - case in point: a program I am running has people driving to schools to collect each …
January 18th, 2007 at 1:49 am
Part II: Beyond the Echo Chamber…
We need local groups, not just on the internet, but meeting face-to-face, working to support each other and showing up live to give testimony, make their views known, and apply pressure. And we need a nation-wide coalition to support and coordinate suc…
January 18th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
A couple of favorites……
I don’t have time for any real blogging today, so I thought I’d take the cheap and easy way out. Here are a couple of my favorite posts that you probably haven’t read.
Painting a room in 30 seconds or less
Work Hard, Ride for the Br…
January 18th, 2007 at 6:48 pm
Tammy Nyp Sex Tape…
Tammy Nyp is currently the #4 most popular item at Technorati, with 3,349 blogs using that tag in the past 24 hours. Who is Tammy Nyp, you might ask? Is she any relation to Kim Kardashian, of whom I have also never heard?
Close. According to Wikiped…
January 18th, 2007 at 8:38 pm
ALERT: Pelosi Won’t Block Iraq Funding to Stop Troop Surge…
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she won’t block funding for additional troops.
Pelosi: Democrats will never cut off funding for our troops when they are in harm’s way.
It is, I think, very difficult for the president to sustain a war o…
January 18th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Got Bandwidth?…
How fast does your site load? One of the most common problems I see with web pages is slow load speed. Most often the problems that are slowing the site down are easily fixable. Unoptimized images, too many images, too many scripts, and way too many…