Monthly Archives: September 2007

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Never forget

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Posted on September 11, 2007 in Blogosphere, The War

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The 9/11 Generation

Posted on September 11, 2007 | Comments Off on The 9/11 Generation

They are the best memorial of that terrible time six years ago today: They continue to join the military, particularly the Army and Marines, despite the rigors of repeated deployments and the probability of combat. Thus the two services met or exceeded their recruitment goals again last month.

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Posted in The War, Troops

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Dead man talking

Posted on September 10, 2007 | Comments Off on Dead man talking

The O man, or his sound-a-like imposter, has a new video, just in time for the anniversary Tuesday.

Headline stolen from LGF 

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Next rainmaker?

Posted on September 10, 2007 | Comments Off on Next rainmaker?

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Not considered terribly likely to become a tropical depression, much less a storm, but worth watching if you’re on the coast. Scroll to the second image at the second link.

UPDATE: Instead, it looks like Central Texas gets clobbered tonight and tomorrow by a passing cold front out of the northwest, followed by another one on Friday.

MORE ON TUESDAY: Can’t get LCRA meteorologist Bob Rose’s permalink to work, but he says this thing (which might become a tropical depression tonight) will contribute to what looks like a week of rain. Familiar. It poured at the rancho this morning as Mr. Boy left for school. Finally quit at noon. 

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What the CIA missed (no surprise)

Posted on September 10, 2007 | Comments Off on What the CIA missed (no surprise)

Why the O man’s "new" video could be a forgery. Tricked up with "freeze framing":

"All references to current events, such as the 62nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan, and Sarkozy and Brown being the leaders of France and the UK, respectively, occur when the video is frozen!"

So, uh, maybe, the dark beard is neither phony nor dyed. But just, uh, you know, old.

Via Instapundit

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Bad 9/11 prediction

Posted on September 10, 2007 | Comments Off on Bad 9/11 prediction

Instapundit, six years ago Tuesday:

"…the TV footage of jubilant Palestinians just proves what I’ve always suspected — they just don’t get it. They’ll learn. Oh, how they’ll learn…their jubilation will be long remembered. The American role as ‘mediator’ in the Middle East is over. Since — though they don’t realize it — that’s the only thing that has kept the Palestinians in the game since 1991, their future is likely to be grim, now."

Hasn’t turned out that way, after all, as the Gazan Entity’s rockets continue to rain down on Israel. 

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Extending adolescence

Posted on September 9, 2007 | Comments Off on Extending adolescence

It must annoy 19- and 20-year-olds to be called kids. It would me. Especially if I went to work immediately after high school, or into combat in the military. It grates everytime I hear some college football coach refer to his players as kids. But the terminology seems inescapable.

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