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A BRAVE young Aussie warrior who went missing in action during the heat of battle has been found safe and well after spending a year in the Afghan desert.
Sabi, a black Australian Labrador, aged about four, is back home now on the Australian base at Tarin Kowt.
Sabi was rescued by an American serviceman who suspected she was not an enemy combatant, but a highly-trained hairy bomb sniffing digger.
It’s Lassie Come Home, Afghan-style.
Sabi’s job in Afghanistan has been to work with Australian Special Forces in detecting improvised explosive devices.
The plucky canine had been missing in action for more than a year and all hope appeared lost, given that she had disappeared into the desert landscape of Afghanistan’s south.
She went missing during a battle that led to Australian SAS soldier Trooper Mark Donaldson securing a Victoria Cross for holding out Taliban insurgents.
Nine soldiers were wounded during the encounter, and the party got separated from the dog during the fight.
Sabi was picked up and incarcerated by enemy combatants before her rescue by the US soldier, identified as John.
Thanks for posting this obviously well thought out piece. It’s something I’ve pondered before, the more I think about it the more I feel frustrated with the legal system. I think nearly everyone would agree that legal systems should be about protecting people (and the environment, animals, etc) from one another, and that seems to get lost really easy when issues such as illegal immigration or foreign wars get muddled in. What does it mean to protect, and who should we protect? Is it right to protect a weapon of war that has doubtlessly participated in the injury and death of innocences? I hope that the arrests at the port and that this particular legal action taken by these two protesters will spark some thought in people that might otherwise not be compelled to think about the issue. Otherwise we’re just throwing money to lawyers.
Eva Mendes chose to go braless for the premiere of her new film, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” Nov. 8, 2009, in New York City, and in so doing exposed a little more than she bargained for. The actress’s nipple was revealed in an unbuttoned white shirt as she posed for cameras on the red carpet…
She looks mortified.
It’s not compulsory for Muslims to do army service in Israel but according to the IDF hundreds of Muslims sign up every year…
And if I understood Jonathan Medved correctly today, there are more Muslims in the IDF than in the ARMY.
THIMK!
Clenching your face as though you fear the
imminent reappearance of last nights arugula jalapeno burrito
does not connote solemnity befitting any occasion.
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Oh fer crap’s sake. rly?
11/11 at 09:31 PM •
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President Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how and when U.S. troops would turn over responsibility to the Afghan government, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
That stance comes in the midst of forceful reservations about a possible troop buildup from the U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, Karl Eikenberry, according to a second top administration official.
In strongly worded classified cables to Washington, Eikenberry said he had misgivings about sending in new troops while there are still so many questions about the leadership of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
Obama is still close to announcing his revamped war strategy — most likely shortly after he returns from a trip to Asia that ends on Nov. 19.
The Supreme Court’s 2005 decision in Kelo v. City of New London stands as one of the worst in recent years, handing local governments carte blanche to seize private property in the name of economic development. Now, four years after that decision gave Susette Kelo’s land to private developers for a project including a hotel and offices intended to enhance Pfizer Inc.’s nearby corporate facility, the pharmaceutical giant has announced it will close its research and development headquarters in New London, Connecticut.
The aftermath of Kelo is the latest example of the futility of using eminent domain as corporate welfare. While Ms. Kelo and her neighbors lost their homes, the city and the state spent some $78 million to bulldoze private property for high-end condos and other “desirable” elements. Instead, the wrecked and condemned neighborhood still stands vacant, without any of the touted tax benefits or job creation.
That’s especially galling because the five Supreme Court Justices cited the development plan as a major factor in rationalizing their Kelo decision. Justice Anthony Kennedy called the plan “comprehensive,” while Justice John Paul Stevens insisted that “The city has carefully formulated a development plan that it believes will provide appreciable benefits to the community, including, but not limited to, new jobs and increased tax revenue.” So much for that…
MILWAUKEE (AP) ― [A] 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student said he was walking home from work about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday when the men came out from between two houses. ... The victim ... said one of the men pulled him into an alley. They had him lay face down and one put a gun to his neck. They took his wallet, $16, keys, his cell phone and even a PowerBar wrapper from his pants pockets, he said.
But when one of the robbers ... saw his Army ID in the wallet, the hostile tone quickly changed. The robber told the others to return the items and they put most of it on the ground next to him, including the wrapper, the reservist said. “The guy continued to say throughout the situation that he respects what I do and at one point he actually thanked me and he actually apologized,” he said. ...
Yeah, might be apocryphal, but it’s a nice Veterans Day story.
Pvt. Bronte: They all look alike to me.
Sgt. Zack: Know how to tell the difference, Fat Paul?Pvt. Bronte: How?
Sgt. Zack: He’s South Korean when he’s running with you. He’s North Korean when he’s running after you.
I’ll pass along this speech by Bill Whittle at GITMO.
I’d also like to give a big iHug to all those* who support the vets in your families.
You also serve.
To all my fellow squids...Happy Veterans Day
Seattle-based Dick’s Drive-In restaurants are rewarding service members with a free cheeseburger offer.
Veterans can get a free cheeseburger after presenting military ID at any of the five area Dick’s locations at Capitol Hill, Holman Road, Lake City, Queen Anne or Wallingford.
Want a side for that burger? Head over to Outback Steakhouse, they’re offering a free Bloomin’ Onion for military men and women.
Still not full? Try the Three-Cheese Chicken Penne, or a Fire Pit Bacon Burger, as Applebee’s offers up select entree items for free in appreciation of military service.
And for Veterans with a sweet tooth, cap off the day with dessert at Krispy Kreme Doughnuts. They’ll hand over a free doughnut, any flavor, to any present or past member of the military.
Famous Daves BBQ is offering a free meal to military too.
maybe gloogle and yahou just aren’t awake yet
Odd that I had such trouble finding this online after hearing about it on the raadio…
Sixty percent (60%) of likely voters nationwide say last week’s shootings at Fort Hood should be investigated by military authorities as a terrorist act. ...
(65%) of all voters say Major Nidal Malik Hasan should receive the death penalty if convicted
27% want the incident investigated by civilian authorities as a criminal act. ...
13% are
not suremorons ...47% of voters following it Very Closely and another 36% following it Somewhat Closely
11/11 at 07:26 AM •
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Veteran and Navajo Code Talker Joe Vandever, left, performs a Navajo blessing with animal feathers in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The famed Navajo Code Talkers, the elite Marine unit whose unbreakable code stymied the Japanese in World War II, fear their legacy will die with them.
Beck’s lawyers went after the domain registrar, asking it to take the site offline and turn over the name of the site’s anonymous owner. They also filed a case with the World Internet Property Organization, “the group which handles the worldwide domain dispute resolution process, on the grounds that the new website was improperly using Glenn Beck’s trademarked name.” ...
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The World Internet Property Organization (WIPO) has just ruled that the site, described by its owner Isaac Eiland-Hall as a “satirical critique of Beck’s conspiratorial politics,” was “strongly protected” under the First Amendment. A ruling, which I imagine may further open a floodgate for the creation of similarly extreme sites should Beck remain as zeitgeisty and controversial as he has been these last few months. From the ruling:
WIPO’s arbitration panel agreed that the website appeared “to be engaged in a parody of the style or methodology that (Eiland-Hall) appears genuinely to believe is employed by (Beck) in the provision of political commentary, and for that reason (Eiland-Hall) can be said to be making a political statement.”
So there you have it, First Amendment practitioners make strange bedfellows. Eiland-Hall, however, was apparently not satisfied with merely winning the case. After the decision was announced Eiland-Hall opted to hand over the website domain name (the site is now down) to Beck, himself, accompanied by this letter:
“It bears observing that by bringing the WIPO complaint, you took what was merely one small critique meme, in a seas of internet memes, and turned it into a super-meme. Then, in pressing forward (by not withdrawing the complaint and instead filing additional briefs), you turned the super-meme into an object lesson in First Amendment principles…
Rather than choosing to strive for excellence and civic contribution, you simply pander the fears and insecurities of your audience. And in the process, you do them, and us all, a great deal of harm.
Shame on you Mr. Beck…”
Congrats, Isaac Eiland-Hal. Now you’re famous.......
Carrie Prejean.....masturbates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know.
Way.
