Friday, 29 April 2011
Notable, Quotable and Regrettable..........by Dan Friedman
“The Israeli flag is the symbol of the House of David, a lad who built a nation by standing up to Goliath. To be worthy of the flag, is to be worthy of the act. Israel survived by standing up to the armies of Islam. Not willingly, but reluctantly. After all other options had been exhausted. Now it faces a political war in which all the diplomatic options will never be exhausted, until its enemies overreach themselves with a full invasion. And by then Israel may no longer be capable of defending itself.”
-- Daniel Greenfield writing today in his blog Sultan Knish
Related (and further proof Israel “faces a political war in which all the diplomatic options will never be exhausted”): Fatah and Hamas end feud, agree to interim government (Reuters)
Dan Friedman
NYC
Where is Canada?.......from Rico
My first thought when I saw this graph was "where are the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada?"
Then I remembered that most unfortunate fellow Gordon Brown. Well that explains what happened there.
But Australia and Canada?
- Maybe the Aussies are selling all their gold to the Chinese as fast as they can mine it. Well, then, 'good on 'ya mate' I sez.
But Canada. Where is Canada?
- I'll have to look into this.....
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Late News..........from DJ Elliott
High Schooler Does What Army Can’t
NTM-I DCOM meets Iraqi Chief of Defense
Diversity Thursday
US Embassy employees in Baghdad will be reduced to less than 20000 after US pullout
US military commander blames Mahdi Army for Iraq assassinations
Too many zeroes: iraq plans to change currency
India shortlists Rafale, Eurofighter for jet deal
10 Myths About Introverts
Atheist “chaplains” in the military?
NLRB May Be Fighting a Losing Battle
Former Miss USA: TSA Agent “Touched My Vagina” See bedtime totty.
Iraq’s Interior Ministry says is ready to take over internal security from Iraqi Army
Kurdish official calls to maintain U.S. troops in areas of conflict in Diyala
Iraq car bomb kills five as police chief killed
Irina Shayk
Blogging's been down a bit. I've got a video of Irina Shayk, from the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition 2011.
And as a side note, this was in the Daily Mail, "Kung Fu Fighting Composer Rejects Allegations of RAAAAACISM!!"
And don't miss Melissa Clouthier's awesome piece on President Obama and the birth certificate, "President Obama’s Birth Certificate: Why Now?"
Future aQ Poll
"...Since last time Courtney, I’ve invested a little money to make this easy survey automated.
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ARABIAN SEA (April 25, 2011) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 are conducting maritime security operations and close-air support missions in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans)
H/T Marc
Trump, You're Fired! Obama Shows Birth Certificate........by Dan Friedman
Obama is saying he released his long-form birth certificate now because he didn’t want the issue obscuring the presidential political debate. But I don’t think the man is that chivalrous and the disclosure is actually a product of his own political calculus. There was more to be lost keeping the issue alive than there was to be gained by tarring the Republicans with being the party of “birthers.”
Now we can put all that behind us. Come 2013, Obama can live anywhere he wants in America, except 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
Dan Friedman
NYC
News.............
On May 2nd, Vote Hippie
Ooompaloompa Armor Brigade
Syria sends more tanks into Daraa as crackdown widens
Little Bird's worthy replacement
Administration Staff Changes...
Due West: Wake up, it’s a new world Mr. Prime Minister
Congratulations to Syria - newest member of UN Human Rights Council
Insurgents to Face Cold Reception After Winter, General Says
A Quick Note on the Obama Birth Certificate
University campuses are 'hotbeds of Islamic extremism'
Turkey plans to build waterway bigger than Suez and Panama canals
Syria: 200 Ba'ath officials quit in protest against regime
and finally.........
Bush mountain bikes with Wounded Warriors H/T JMH
Keynesian Seppuku [dollar hari kiri]............from Rico
Bearing in mind that the $100 bill has dropped in value to $2 in my lifetime, and that the US Dollar is currently at a three-year low, it's a sure bet that the question NOBODY will 'ask' at Bernanke's irrelevant Presser today is:
"Is it US policy to destroy its own currency?"
First, take a good look at this dollar chart. Note the time of Ben's Press Conference and the time the Dollar sank below the waves!
- What a coincidence.
Before QE-1, the Fed purchased bonds through swaps totally hidden from view.
Sure, QE-2 [the $600 bn bond-buying program] will end in June, but there will be a QE-3 immediately following it....just 'hidden' like pre-QE-1 antics.
- Maturing debt reinvested into Treasuries can do the heavt-lifting without drawing unpleasant political or public attention.
After all, what YOU don't know cannot hurt you....right?
- Out of sight, out of mind and all that.
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
MARJAH, Helmand province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Corporal Mark Hickok, a 23-year-old combat engineer from North Olmstead, Ohio, patrols through a field during a clearing mission April 9. Marines with Company B, 1st Tank Battalion, learned basic route clearance techniques from engineers like Hickok, who are deployed with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. John M. McCall) Photo by Cpl. John McCall
H/T Marc
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