tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post608121794547850277..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Real Housewives of AbbottabadTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-31091507958875443592012-03-16T10:49:50.542-07:002012-03-16T10:49:50.542-07:00TSB: Hmmm? I wonder what is the safest way for Nat...TSB: Hmmm? I wonder what is the safest way for Nato troops to get around Kabul these days? Maybe out of uniform and taking a taxi? gwb<br /><br />http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2012/03/20123168242245864.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-84115896577327990832012-03-14T16:32:25.336-07:002012-03-14T16:32:25.336-07:00According to the New York Times, "the Afghan ...According to the New York Times, "the Afghan driver emerged from the vehicle in flames." In any other country, that would be unusual.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-36489853963031985272012-03-14T10:51:18.049-07:002012-03-14T10:51:18.049-07:00TSB: It's getting very difficult to keep a sec...TSB: It's getting very difficult to keep a secret in Afghanistan! gwb<br /><br />http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4194498/Suicide-attack-bid-on-US-Defence-Secretary.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-23541322682442400842012-03-13T16:23:40.948-07:002012-03-13T16:23:40.948-07:00Going from #1 of all time to off the air is a tall...Going from #1 of all time to off the air is a tall order but watching hypocrites squirm is great fun. And if he changes to a less divisive pitch will his "us against them" listeners even understand what he's saying? I think he's headed for a Glenn Beck like dive. Of course I thought Ron Paul would do great too. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-33852302529641101132012-03-13T14:54:28.779-07:002012-03-13T14:54:28.779-07:00I don't think Rush will be off the air any tim...I don't think Rush will be off the air any time soon. That list Think Progress is running is *not* of ex-Limbaugh sponsors, it's of advertisers in local markets who have asked radio stations not to run their ads during any kind of 'controversial' show. It looked to me like it was standard programming policy, not something in reaction to the Slut-Gate hoopla or specific to Limbaugh.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-11895604005936351212012-03-12T22:34:17.093-07:002012-03-12T22:34:17.093-07:00http://pinterest.com/thinkprogress/companies-no-lo...http://pinterest.com/thinkprogress/companies-no-longer-advertising-on-rush-limbaugh/<br /><br /> It's quite a lineup! He even had the Girl Scouts! I don't think this is making Federale happy. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-18654454868515145042012-03-12T20:43:21.595-07:002012-03-12T20:43:21.595-07:00On the lighter side, Rush Limbaugh and all his net...On the lighter side, Rush Limbaugh and all his network minions have lost their advertising... It just went "Whoooosh!". Now you can listen to these stations virtually commercial free. I ran some errands this morning just to listen again. Rush was golfing and the controversy about sponsors was verbotin! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-59111910967197169152012-03-12T17:34:11.188-07:002012-03-12T17:34:11.188-07:00That was so tragic. I couldn't believe that a ...That was so tragic. I couldn't believe that a TBI victim was sent out for a *fourth* deployment. <br /><br />Parallels are being drawn with My Lai, and that might be going overboard, but the same kind of burn-out and hopeless frustration that was behind My Lai might have motivated this poor guy.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-82647420221007831112012-03-12T15:56:49.983-07:002012-03-12T15:56:49.983-07:00TSB: It looks like the emphasis is still on deploy...TSB: It looks like the emphasis is still on deployment vs treatment for TBI. So the housewives of Kandahar have more terror to deal with. gwb<br /><br />WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army staff sergeant accused of the massacre of 16 villagers in Afghanistan on Sunday was treated for traumatic brain injury after being in a vehicle that rolled over in Iraq in 2010, a U.S. official said on Monday.<br /> <br />The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said it was premature to state whether there was any link between the 2010 injury and the Afghanistan incident.<br /> <br />(Reporting by Missy Ryan; Editing by Will Dunham)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-50321137308655475122012-03-11T16:02:22.191-07:002012-03-11T16:02:22.191-07:00TSB: R Fisk (3/10/12) In 2001, after I was beaten ...TSB: R Fisk (3/10/12) In 2001, after I was beaten by Afghan refugees on the Pakistani border, by men whose families had just been killed in a B-52 raid on Kandahar. It's interesting that Fisk got that "hearts and minds" thing immediately and hasn't been attacked by muslims since.. just by "journalists". gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-84386485367273194142012-03-11T14:44:03.144-07:002012-03-11T14:44:03.144-07:00TSB: Yep! Talk about cheap but cool! And with the ...TSB: Yep! Talk about cheap but cool! And with the new disposable, self-contained nuclear power units these could be the new "slow boat FROM CHINA" transports of the future! We could remake the world just with the ideas the Scots forgot about! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-54820916614867737862012-03-11T10:39:28.777-07:002012-03-11T10:39:28.777-07:00GWB: Carriers made of ice? That might be a very go...GWB: Carriers made of ice? That might be a very good idea, going by what I understand about Chinese ballistic missiles versus our present carriers. The missiles might go straight through without sinking the ship.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-67600430372319840232012-03-11T07:23:00.501-07:002012-03-11T07:23:00.501-07:00TSB: I found the story you were talking about. It ...TSB: I found the story you were talking about. It makes a lot more sense. gwb http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=51108Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-72048165965263882872012-03-10T23:49:10.519-08:002012-03-10T23:49:10.519-08:00TSB: With all the defense cuts coming we are going...TSB: With all the defense cuts coming we are going to need to save our pennies to build that new moon colony. Check out this new/old carrier task force idea from "Dr Grumpy". gwb <br /><br />http://drgrumpyinthehouse.blogspot.com/2012/03/weekend-reruns.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-76296652760768690892012-03-10T09:31:33.519-08:002012-03-10T09:31:33.519-08:00GWB: I was really surprised to see that news accou...GWB: I was really surprised to see that news account of the Iraqi emo stonings. Surprised that the emo fad has caught on there (they must have a lot of smart phones and social media networking) and also that the central government doesn't have more control of the extreme Shia elements.<br /><br />I am mystified by the whole emo thing anyway. I just now learned that the term is short for "emotional." <br /><br />Iraqi emos are a sign of the massive cultural influence the West has on people everywhere (so long as they have iPhones and such), and the stonings are a sign of how little our governments can control the cultural forces let loose.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-91832313662510573252012-03-10T08:24:17.950-08:002012-03-10T08:24:17.950-08:00I think the reason Bin Laden's first wife was ...I think the reason Bin Laden's first wife was in Iran was because he sent some of his family and staff there from Afghanistan, to safehaven them when we invaded. He might not have felt any personal guilt, and Islamists are generally very fatalistic anyway - "it was written."<br /><br />I'll bet you're right about the senior wife being in a commanding position, at least in her own mind. With her bossing the other wives around, and all of them confined to a small space for years, there was bound to be bloodshed sooner or later even without the SEALs. <br /><br />If bin Laden was *not* senile all of that time, then that last bullet must have come as a relief.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-55415666526867828872012-03-09T23:50:37.225-08:002012-03-09T23:50:37.225-08:00TSB: I find this more disturbing. Real Teen's ...TSB: I find this more disturbing. Real Teen's of Baghdad<br /><br />http://m.english.al-akhbar.com/content/iraqi-teenagers-stoned-death-emo-haircuts<br /><br />I hope the Republicans don't start that here when they take over. A lot will depend on the Rush Fish. <br />http://www.juancole.com/2012/03/16361.html gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-71840898126256616802012-03-09T23:35:05.425-08:002012-03-09T23:35:05.425-08:00TSB: Could this have something to do with the way ...TSB: Could this have something to do with the way she ended up in Iran in the first place? Even though Osama might not have trusted her he might also have felt guilty/responsible for her. His being senile put her in a commanding if treacherous position. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com