Thursday, 24 February 2011
An artillery round exits the barrel of an M777A2 155mm Howitzer during a live fire exercise at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin Calif., Feb. 19, 2011. Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 8th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, conducted the exercise to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Blalack
H/T Marc
News...........
Irish Journalist Tries to Arrest Foreign Minister Lieberman
Astroturf goes green side up
Who Attacked Lara Logan, and Why?
New hacking tools pose bigger threats to wi-fi users
Big cleaning bill for missing snake on Mass. train
Brazil woman finds gator behind couch after flood
Fla. Police: Dispute over Thin Mints gets physical
Canada, U.S. agree to use each other’s troops in civil emergencies
Clinton and the episodic apologists
The PMS-detecting bracelet: Would you wear it?
British rescue turns to farce: 500 trapped in Libya told plane is stuck at Gatwick and warship won't dock till it's safe
China blocks report on North Korea's new nuclear facility
Libya: civil war breaks out as Gaddafi mounts rearguard fight
Para officer survives direct hit from Taliban rocket propelled granade
A functional replica of a Curtiss A-1 Triad seaplane skims the water in front of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis on Naval Air Station North Island, in San Diego, Feb. 11, 2011. This type of plane was the first aircraft purchased by the Navy 100 years ago. The replica took part in the Centennial of Naval Aviation open house and Parade of Flight. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Moon
H/T Marc
Do the Math
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Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Backstage WoW!
It's prob the most ancient group on the interwebses consisting of some of the most incisive blogs in the ‘sphere, and the longest running group of its kind in existence. Every week, the members nominate two posts each, one written by themselves and one written by someone from outside the group for consideration by the whole Council.Then we vote on the best two posts, with the results appearing on Friday.
Check it out and make your brain more bigger backstage at the Council
Council Submissions
- Rhymes With Right – A Texas Teacher Looks At Wisconsin
- The Colossus of Rhodey – Students — see the world and keep your head on straight
- Joshuapundit -Supporting regime Change In Libya: A Powerful opportunity
- The Glittering Eye - Fallacies of Composition
- The Noisy Room – Ground Zero for the Taking Back of Our Nation
- Simply Jews – And your candidate for the Senate is…
- GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD – Black Veil Brides
- Right Truth – Saif al-Islam Qaddafi: Moammar 2.0
- The Political Commentator – “The Ground Zero Mosque – Second Wave of the 911 Attacks” premiers in New York
- VA Right - Is Tim Kaine Instigating Wildcat Strikes in Wisconsin?
- Bookworm Room – Thoughts about the Wisconsin teachers’ union
- The Razor – Let’s Chant: The Future of the Middle East is Impossible to Predict
- Snapped Shot – Mourning a Man Named Jihad
Honorable Mentions
- Wolf Howling – Marx & The Communist Manifesto, From Feb. 21, 1848 To Today
Non-Council Submissions
- T.F. Stern’s Rantings – Public Servants and Unions submitted by Rhymes with Right
- Hoover Institution – The Persistence Of Genocide submitted by The Colossus of Rhodey
- Michael Totten – In The Land Of The Brother Leader submitted by Joshuapundit
- Ann Althouse – Madison schools close for the day to allow teachers to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s union-busting budget plan. submitted by The Glittering Eye
- Big Journalism–Big Government’s Mike Flynn Confesses “Elaborate Sting” submitted by The Noisy Room
- Isi Leibler – Avoiding euphoria over Obama submitted by Simply Jews
- Small Wars Journal – The Wrong War: An Interview with Bing West submitted by GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD
- Sultan Knish -5 Reasons Why the Christie Presidential Express is Premature submitted by Right Truth
- Planck’s Constant -Muslims in UK Prisons submitted by The Political Commentator
- Jane Jamison/Uncoverage – Prosecute the Wisconsin Doctors and Teachers Who Colluded on “Sick” Passes submitted by VA Right
- Pajamas Media/Zombie-Death Channels submitted by Bookworm Room
- Cognitive Dissonance–The American Ruling Caste In Crisis submitted by The Razor
- The Volokh Conspiracy – Words you Can’t Say At The Pentagon submitted by The Watcher
- Elder of Ziyon – Palestinian Arab government insults US. No one reports it. submitted by The Watcher
Enjoy - courtesy of GrEaT sAtAn"S gIrLfRiEnD
President Obama, Thanks For Answering My Question...........by Dan Friedman
Mr. President, do you think Muammar Gaddafi should step down?
White House spokesman Jay Carney called on Gaddafi’s regime to respect the universal rights of its citizens and allow peaceful protests to take place. "We offer our condolences to families of the victims in Libya of this appalling violence," Carney told reporters traveling with US President Barack Obama to Cleveland.
I’ll take that as a no.
Two Million Egyptian Neocons Express Love For Freedom...........from Dan Friedman
Have a look at this inspiring video as millions of Egyptians return to Tahrir Square and sing the praises of their newly-won freedoms. It’s enough to make Bill Kristol cry and Lara Logan get back on a plane to cover the excitement.
News..........
No frakkin way
Where are the Adults? Obama's Big Adventure in the Middle East
Scandalous air tanker decision: Despite corruption, EADS favored over U.S.-based Boeing
Athletes Replacing Sports Drinks With Beer
Navy Breaks World Record With Futuristic Free-Electron Laser
Columbia's dishonor
French Ambassador May Be Too Sexy for Tunisia
Pizza Habit Saves Woman
'I won't pay' movement spreads across Greece
US deaths show growing pirate violence in hijackings
Starving N. Korea begs for food, but U.S. has concerns about resuming aid
North Korea's tunnel digging sparks speculation of nuke test - agency
Hondurans call police on family smokers
Alcohol cuts metabolic disease risk
Telegraph plans some digital content charges from September
Ground Zero Mosquerade: Rauf and Daisy's Theatre of the Vicious
Rude, arrogant, lazy: Patients' verdict on NHS staff as two in three tell of poor care
Libya: Col Gaddafi threatens to unleash mob rule
As protests crackdowns continue, West lines up to sell arms
Indian man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren
Bloodshed in Libya: The Impotence of the West
The No-Go Rape Zones of France: 751 and Counting
Fox News Reporter Confronts Doctors Handing Out Phony ‘Sick’ Notes
Kerry: People Who Question Global Warming Are 'Neanderthals'
War on Middle Class Is Going Well — For the Enemy
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
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