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Entries Tagged as 'GWOT'

Job Opening in Al Qaeda

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments

I can almost hear Freddie Mercury - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST
Looks like a U.S. UAV just created another job opening in Al Qaeda yesterday. Applicants must be dedicated, good with advertising, and unafraid of inbound Hellfire missiles
I also have to thank the crew of the UAV that sent him [...]

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Tags: Afghanistan · Cool Stuff · GWOT · Middle East · Military · Sierra Hotel · USA

WFT??? Iranian F-16???

January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Good ol’ Pinch has a post up over at his place that made me question the contents and ingredients of my Diet Pepsi Max
Looks like either another news outlet screwed up or Iran’s a whole lot better at copying U.S. jets than we thought.
Is it just me that’s wondering :wtf: ???

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Tags: Aviation Stuff · GWOT · HOLY $*&# · Insanity · Iran · Middle East · Military · Technology

GWOT Makes Very Strange Bedfellows Indeed

November 7th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - Al Qaeda Deputy Leader Takes Aim at Libya’s Gadhafi In New Video - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
CAIRO, Egypt — Al Qaeda’s No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri harshly criticized Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in a new audio tape Saturday, accusing him of being [...]

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Tags: GWOT · Humor · Insanity · Middle East · Politics · Religion · USA

Sign Of Success In Iraq - Burials Down At Holy Site In Najaf

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

As violence falls in Iraq, cemetery workers feel the pinch - Yahoo! News
NAJAF, Iraq — At what’s believed to be the world’s largest cemetery, where Shiite Muslims aspire to be buried and millions already have been, business isn’t good.
The city, with the shrine and graveyard, is considered the third-most important holy site for Shiite Muslims, [...]

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Tags: GWOT · Iraq · Middle East

Credit Where It’s Due - Scott Thomas Beauchamp Redemption

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Michael Yon : Online Magazine » Blog Archive » Beauchamp and the Rule of Second Chances
Beauchamp is young; under pressure he made a dumb mistake. In fact, he has not always been an ideal soldier. But to his credit, the young soldier decided to stay, and he is serving tonight in a dangerous part of [...]

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Tags: Bloggers · GWOT · Iraq · Media · Middle East · Military · Sierra Hotel · USA

Pathfinder - TOUGH New Military Vehicle!

October 29th, 2007 · No Comments

I got this in an email from Dad the other day. One of his friends sent it to him. I just have to share it with everyone online.
Freaking AWESOME !!!
Amazing anyone walked away from this. It did it’s job!
Attached please find some amazing photos (sent to us by one of [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · GWOT · Iraq · Military · Technology · USA

Rocket Attack On Camp Victory - Iranian Rocket Siezed

October 28th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - U.S. Military: Iranian-Made Rockets Hit Base Near Baghdad - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
Michael Yon Online - 25 Oct 07: Rocket Attack [Update 0930 Baghdad time]
Fox News:
Rockets fired at a U.S. base southeast of Baghdad were manufactured in Iran, showing again that country’s continued [...]

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Tags: Bloggers · GWOT · Iran · Iraq · Middle East · Military · USA

October 28th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - Ten Sheiks Allied Against Al Qaeda Kidnapped in Iraq - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
BAGHDAD — Ten Sunni and Shiite tribal leaders who had joined forces against Al-Qaeda in Iraq were abducted by gunmen as they were traveling home to Diyala province after [...]

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Tags: GWOT · Iraq · Middle East · Military

Let’s Say Thanks - Xerox Gets It

October 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Let’s Say Thanks

The mission of Let’s Say Thanks is to provide a way for individuals across the country to recognize U.S. troops stationed overseas. By submitting a message through this site you have the opportunity to send a free personalized postcard greeting to deployed servicemen and women.
The postcards, depicting patriotic scenes and hometown images, were [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · GWOT · Military · USA

Credit Where It’s Due - Bravo, Bill Maher, Bravo!

October 20th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - Bill Maher Helps Security Remove Protestor During Live Broadcast - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And Entertainment
Maher was talking science during one of his weekly panel discussions when a protester in his audience stood up, held up a smuggled-in sign reading “9/11 is a cover up fraud” and shouted comments to [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · GWOT · Media · September 11 · USA

SILLY STRING FINALLY SHIPPED TO TROOPS IN IRAQ!!!

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Mom ships 80,000 cans of Silly String to troops - CNN.com
I wrote about this project back at the end of August and I’m overjoyed that Mrs. Shriver finally got the shipment sent off to the troops in Iraq !
Bravo Zulu and thanks for helping !

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Tags: Cool Stuff · GWOT · Iraq · Middle East · Military · USA

YouTube - Slanted?

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » YouTube: A Terrorists Best Friend…
Funny how militant groups linked to Al Qaeda can post fund raising videos and they stay up while anyone posting something against Al Qaeda gets their video pulled down rather quickly.

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Tags: Complete BS · GWOT · Iraq · Media · Middle East · Politics

Report - Al Qaeda In Iraq (AQI) Crippled

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Al-Qaeda In Iraq Reported CrippledWow! Before I head into work, I wanted to throw this up real quick. After reports of declining casualties, we now get reports from military that our enemy is crippled! I know the liberals don’t want to hear it, but victory is starting to [...]

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Tags: Cool Stuff · GWOT · Iraq · Middle East · Military · USA

Someone With A Clue

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Michael Yon : Online Magazine » Blog Archive » Listening Respectfully
This writer disagrees with much of what Sanchez says about the current state of Iraq, but what he says about the media seems spot-on.
I couldn’t agree with Michael more on this. He has Gen. Sanchez’s entire speech on his site. I highly recommend [...]

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Tags: GWOT · Media · Military · Politics

Challenging The Politicians - Support The Troops!

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

Argghhh! The Home Of Two Of Jonah’s Military Guys..
I challenge the Senators involved…
…to match the high bid. *Each of them.*
While going through my daily reading of the blogosphere and in particular The Castle Argghhh!!!, I found something that made my day

It turns out that Rush is turning the controversy over his recent comments [...]

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Tags: Bloggers · Cool Stuff · GWOT · Government BS · Media · Military · Politics · USA

Note To Jimmy Carter - You’re Not President Anymore - SHUT UP!

October 11th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - Former President Jimmy Carter Rips Dick Cheney As a ‘Disaster’ - Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Political Spectrum
WASHINGTON — The U.S. tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday, adding that President Bush makes up his own definition of torture.
Yes, Jimmy Carter is entitled [...]

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Tags: Complete BS · GWOT · Politics · USA

Example - Why I Don’t Trust The “Mainstream Media”

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

Stop The ACLU » Blog Archive » Al Qaeda In Haditha: The Battle The Media Ignored
If this exclusive is completely accurate then it is a bombshell story that the media completely ignored or overlooked. It probably didn’t line up with their narrative for the war. According to the report, the Time reporter that broke this [...]

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Tags: Bloggers · GWOT · Iraq · Media · Middle East · Military · Politics · USA

Protesters Who Define Courage

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

FOXNews.com - Iranian Students Stage Rare Demonstration Against Ahmadinejad - International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
TEHRAN, Iran — An estimated 100 students staged a rare demonstration Monday against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, calling him a “dictator,” which prompted scuffles with hardline students at Tehran University.
These [...]

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Tags: Censorship · GWOT · Iran · Middle East · Sierra Hotel

Valuing the “Scoop” Over National Security

October 10th, 2007 · No Comments

EagleSpeak: Leak, leak, leak - and kill the intel programs
One more example of how leaks by government officials, who have, in theory, some sort of responsibility to not give out classified information (especially relating to sources and methods) put a halt to a successful effort to monitor al Qaeda, spelled out at Jihad Watch: Intel [...]

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Tags: Complete BS · GWOT · Insanity · Media · USA

Unmanned Aerial Resupply

September 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Defense Tech: Drone Cargo Drops
The Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser is an underwing bomb-like pod that can carry as much as will fit in its nearly five foot-long, eight inch-diameter canister. Weighing in at a bantam 40 pounds unloaded, the “U-ADD” as it’s called, can carry a load of ammo, first aid equipment or other cargo [...]

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Tags: Aviation Stuff · Cool Stuff · GWOT · Military · Technology