Retired Gen Barry McCaffrey is just back from Iraq and has another must-read report. Last May I reported on his April trip, in which he called our army in Iraq “The Most Brilliantly Led Military We Have Ever Fielded”. In June I wrote a post on his report on Afghanistan, in [...]
Archive for March, 2007
The McCaffrey Report on Iraq
Posted in ME, News on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Friday Freefly-05: A tale of two different Aussies
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve listened to this week’s Freefly, and it does capture the arrogance of it all. I do, however, believe that Uncle Jimbo can best explain what happen to this week’s Freefly.
Friday Freefly 05- Steve Irwin v. CNN’s Michael Ware:
We did film a Freefly and it was good but I think the Gods thought we swore [...]
Friday Freefly-05: A tale of two different Aussies
Posted in Australia, Friday Freefly, GWOT, video on March 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve listened to this week’s Freefly, and it does capture the arrogance of it all. I do, however, believe that Uncle Jimbo can best explain what happen to this week’s Freefly.
Friday Freefly 05- Steve Irwin v. CNN’s Michael Ware:
We did film a Freefly and it was good but I think the Gods thought we swore [...]
Judge grills FRENCH OIL CEO for ties to terrorist regimes
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Oh, my, my. What do we have here? Could this be the reason why the French did not want anyone to take out Saddam? And they claim to be offended by human rights violations? HA!
You can read two of the articles here: French Judge grills Total chief over corruption accusations (if that link doesn’t work, [...]
Decrease Unemployment, Decrease Insurgency
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am no one to second guess the big shots over in Iraq, and they seem to believe that increasing opportunities in Iraq for men to work will lessen their desire and the ability for al Qaida to recruit them. I am a little skeptical, however. I believe they are joining for (uneducated?) religious reasons. [...]
Decrease Unemployment, Decrease Insurgency
Posted in Economics, GWOT, reconstruction on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I am no one to second guess the big shots over in Iraq, and they seem to believe that increasing opportunities in Iraq for men to work will lessen their desire and the ability for al Qaida to recruit them. I am a little skeptical, however. I believe they are joining for (uneducated?) religious reasons. [...]
NGAUS Legislative and Notes: 3/30/2007
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This week in the NGAUS Notes, there is some uplifting news about the Total Force Integration (TFI). One paragraph that I found encouraging is this one:
“Total Force Integration incorporates innovative organizational constructs to create a smaller, more capable, force structure leveraging increased capability from new technology and capitalizing on the wealth of talent and experiences [...]
Adm. Fallon interviewed by ABC’s Raddatz–Exclusive
Posted in Uncategorized on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This video is only 2:13 minutes long, but it is okay. I don’t like the way they edited it, but what can you expect from ABC? lol.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz Talks with Adm. William Fallon in Iraq – Exclusive!
Adm. Fallon interviewed by ABC’s Raddatz–Exclusive
Posted in CentCom, interview, video on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This video is only 2:13 minutes long, but it is okay. I don’t like the way they edited it, but what can you expect from ABC? lol.
ABC’s Martha Raddatz Talks with Adm. William Fallon in Iraq – Exclusive!
NGAUS Legislative and Notes: 3/30/2007
Posted in NGAUS on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week in the NGAUS Notes, there is some uplifting news about the Total Force Integration (TFI). One paragraph that I found encouraging is this one:
“Total Force Integration incorporates innovative organizational constructs to create a smaller, more capable, force structure leveraging increased capability from new technology and capitalizing on the wealth of talent and experiences [...]
