Monthly Archives: September 2006

Balkanization of Iraq

Posted on September 28, 2006 by x85130c4

Bosnians and Serbs all over again. WP: Distrust divides Iraqi neighbors – washingtonpost.com Highlights – MSNBC.comBAGHDAD – It began with a dispute over the price of ice and erupted into full-scale violence over the sighting of two strange cars cruising … Continue reading →

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Saddam and Göring

Posted on September 27, 2006 by x85130c4

This comedy is starting to rival the Nürnberg trial.  Someone should probably do a body cavity search on Saddam to see if he’s hiding a poison pill someplace. Saddam ejected from court — again – Conflict in Iraq – MSNBC.comBAGHDAD, … Continue reading →

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Our Answer to Pan-Coreanism

Posted on September 26, 2006 by x85130c4

Hello, Kitty; goodbye, Korea!  Japan’s new leader plays to nationalism – Asia-Pacific – MSNBC.comTOKYO – Nationalist Shinzo Abe, a proponent of a tight alliance with the United States and a more assertive military, won election as Japan’s new prime minister … Continue reading →

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I’m in the news!

Posted on September 26, 2006 by x85130c4

  Well, not exactly… Pentagon moves to buttress U.S. troop levels in Iraq – MSNBC Wire Services – MSNBC.comWASHINGTON – The U.S. military is delaying the departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the arrival of thousands more … Continue reading →

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Operation Cold Comfort Women

Posted on September 25, 2006 by x85130c4

Nice detective work by GI Korea on this one.  As you read the article, try to figure out if the Dong-A Ilbo is trying to make you laugh or cry (or cry from laughing so hard in my case). Sex … Continue reading →

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Close But No Cigar

Posted on September 25, 2006 by x85130c4

That’s right, Giants.  I think it’s safe to say that the Seahawks offense is back.  That would be 3-0, thank you very much. Seahawks hold off Giants’ 4th-quarter rally Hasselbeck’s 5 TD passes key Seattle’s 42-3 lead before N.Y.’s comeback … Continue reading →

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So what?

Posted on September 23, 2006 by x85130c4

Honestly, I don’t get the point of this article.  Are we supposed to pull a Mogadishu and throw in the towel now, or what? U.S. deaths in war now exceed 9/11 losses – U.S. Security – MSNBC.comWASHINGTON – Now the … Continue reading →

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Undercova Brutha

Posted on September 23, 2006 by x85130c4

Songtan (Osan ville) sucks.  All the bars are nearly identical copies of each other.  Bar, pool table, karaoke machine, open window facing the main drag.  Most are on the second floor because shops line the first floor of most buildings.  Way … Continue reading →

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Pregame Show

Posted on September 22, 2006 by x85130c4

Ladies and Gentlesmurfs, I’ll be doing Osan/Songtan tonight.  Tell them to stock the bars, because they may not be used to ADA guys being allowed to roam loose at their own free will. Tell them the Circus is coming to towne. Go … Continue reading →

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Army of One

Posted on September 21, 2006 by x85130c4

Looks like my cavalier reputation has preceded me and I’m in high demand as an artist of the antiaircraft profession, for I’ve been personally summoned to Iraq and Afghanistan to train them on the art and science of air and … Continue reading →

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