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Chap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:37:26 +0000

Muslim Brotherhood recruited OBL to their brand of violence in high school. (h/t I forgot)

Chap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:08:37 +0000

Over at the Sippican Cottage they write better than I do. Here’s a mention of starting a band.

Steve and I crouched by the door, winced a little, and prayed or something. I went to Catholic School for seven years, but I couldn’t remember for the life of me the name of any Saint that would be the Patron Saint of Bar Fights, so the the prayers may have been of doubtful utility.

And…

Looks Like He’s Doing Okay

Chap — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:06:28 +0000

Check out where LTC (ret.) Nagl wound up, and who he’s hanging around with. Also noteworthy is who else showed up at the same time. From a press release:

DoD Announces New Defense Policy Board Members

Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates today announced the following new members to the Defense Policy Board: Gen. (Ret) Larry Welch, former Air Force chief of staff ; Stephen Biddle, Council on Foreign Relations; Richard Danzig, former secretary of the Navy; Robert Gallucci, former assistant secretary of state; Chuck Hagel, former senator from Nebraska; Robert D. Kaplan, Center for a New American Security; Andrew Krepinevich, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Rudy deLeon, former deputy secretary of defense; John Nagl, Center for a New American Security; Sarah Sewall, Harvard University; Wendy Sherman, former special advisor to the President.

These members join the following returning members: John Hamre, chairman; Harold Brown; Adm. (Ret) Vern Clark; J.D. Crouch; Fred Ikle; Gen. (Ret) Jack Keane; Henry Kissinger; Dave McCurdy; Frank Miller; William Perry; James Schlesinger; Marin Strmecki; Vin Weber; Gen. (Ret) Pete Pace.

The Defense Policy Board provides the secretary, deputy secretary and under secretary for policy with independent, informed advice and opinion concerning matters of defense policy.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:26:21 +0000

Army of Dude reviews a reviewer, and doesn’t like what he sees.

It’s almost an art form to be so intellectually dishonest, and Marlow seems to be an up and coming Picasso.

The essay is well worth your time.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:08:05 +0000

Oh, geez…LOLNav.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:16:47 +0000

Andy Borowitz asks: How do you feel, Mrs. Madoff?

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:11:03 +0000

CDR Salamander is right: this was someone to admire. All those minisub guys were hardcore, and this one more than most.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:58:19 +0000

Tipped by Lex: bursty exercise might be good for you.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:57:35 +0000

Rev. Col. Sensing on the moral duties of rich people and how they differ from what some folks think.

Chap — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:53:40 +0000

The most cheerfully nasty obit I think I’ve seen. (Hitchen’s obits are just mean; this one’s delightfully mean.)