Posted in Daily Pictures, Photography on 12/18/2008 11:39 pm by Daniel Hagan
This was actually taken quite a while ago – last spring I believe? Never got around to processing these and posting them until now. Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park, VA is a great place to get some scenic photos if you happen to be in the area!
Posted in War on 12/18/2008 07:46 pm by Daniel Hagan
Michael Yon has a report from Afghanistan posted over on Pajamas Media. It’s interesting first-hand reporting, but the best part is the description of Lithuanian Special Forces towards the end:
Americans say that the Lithuanians are sort of a weaponized version of Borat, who think nothing of sauntering around a base in nothing but flip-flops and underwear….
Check out the rest of the article!
Posted in Society on 12/18/2008 07:24 pm by Daniel Hagan
Bet you think this is about Iraq, right?
Wrong. This is about San Bernardino County in California, USA. That’s right, US Marines assisted the California Highway Patrol with a DUI checkpoint on a public highway. Now, this isn’t like tanks rolling into Tianamen Square, I admit. But if you’ve heard of Posse Comitatus you know that the military isn’t supposed to be used for police actions inside our own borders.
This is definitely a bad trend….
via Clint.
Posted in Links on 12/18/2008 07:21 pm by Daniel Hagan
The Chicago Tribune has a full little quiz where you can guess who said the mystery quote – a 9 year-old boy in his book on women, or the Playboy Bunnies from Girls Next Door.
I only missed one! Beat that!
Posted in Links on 12/18/2008 12:17 pm by Daniel Hagan