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I’ve got no thought on Jeff’s man-beaver or it’s proximity to his waistband, but I do have a question for all you guys ith much sharper minds than mine..
What do you make of Blackwater Security getting it’s ticket pulled by the Iraqi government.. Ostensibly it was because of a number of civilians killed or wounded in a firefight when their PSD operation, a State Dept Convoy, came under small arms and mortar fire. They engaged in a twenty minute firefight with insurgents and a number of civilians were caught in the crossfire. Seems like a pretty heavy handed response to a clear military engagement. We’re not talking a My Lai type massacre here.
As security companies play such a large role in Iraq with companies like Blackwater and Triple Canopy providing everything from site security to PSD to counterinsurgent interdiction operations it seems to me that one way insurgents and other anti US groups could strike at the US war effort would be to get major security contractors banned from the country and force the US Military backfill the operations with US soldiers (without increasing the troop levels in country of course) and thus further stretching units that are already stretched thin.
So what do you all think , just another bit of bad luck or something more insidious?
Hey. I think Melissa McEwan actually has a legitimate point.
The Ouroboros – As Markos would say … It seems to be a bit of an over-reaction, and particularly bad timing.
Dan – What was her point? Maher is an idiot? Yup. Breasts are cool? Yup.
Levi’s: “OPEN THREAD!â€Â
Well, I guess that’s better than “OPEN ZIPPER!”
I still prefer my button-fly 501’s.
– Ok Dan. So somebody didn’t get enough love and nipple when he was growing up. If the sight of a bare tit makes him that queasy, how in the hell does he get through his shows where he has Andrew Sullivan at the table? Maher is just one of many media whores pimping the Leftloon crowd, but at times he mixes in his own pet “issues”. The Right jetisons idiotarians, the Left turns them into celebrities.
The business of comparing breastfeeding to masturbation was, frankly, bizarre.
Re Levis: Personally, I think the height of fashion was achieved with 80s prep, and I’ve stuck with it ever since. It at least has the benefit of not looking too ridiculous on old people.
Re Breast feeding in public: Cover it up, please. I don’t want to stab myself in the temple with my fork.
And to think I used to think Bill Maher was the tits. Now he’s just a boob.
Is that what I look like when I’m sucking on a nipple? (laughter) Damn! I’m darling! (laughter)
Even at my advanced age, I still pay attention to my manscaping. You know the “golden-circle” nets you a solid 3/4″ in perceived extra functionality………………(laughter?)
Ouroboros,
Blackwater Security just has a wide stance. And keep in mind, it took years for the details surrounding the “Haditha Massacre” to sound out. Not sure it paid to jump the gun on that one.
Nice try, though.
RE Jeff’s Levi’s: ya’ll need to know that the 70’s are making a comeback. Form-fitting guys’ jeans, personal responsibility and love of country are all on the rise.
It could have been predicted that clothing styles, in tandem with the 60’s generated relaxation of our cultural and intellectual constraints, would plunge to the lowest culturally-accepted level. And they did.
But it’s 2007 and after two successful wars, and the
“Bush Boom,” America is relearning how to love itself again. We’re on the rebound! And if Imus can toss Hip-Hop culta in the trash, then the Urban Gangsta look can’t be far behind.
Some areas were just meant to be shaved bald. The pubic mound and the squirt sack are amongst them.
70’s clothes?
I won’t. You can’t make me.
Who knew Melissa was an IDer?
Yeah, it’s a nit. Otherwise I pretty much agree with her.
Except for maybe that little moonshot number I had in ’71. And the go-go boots.
Bill Maher is just creepy. What the hell is wrong with that guy? What’s he got against motherhood?
Steveaz: I might be misreading you but I didnt mean the Blackwater response was heavy handed.. but rather the Iraqi Gov pulling their license was heavy handed given that they were under attack (as in Haditha..) when the civilian casualties occurred..
Me, I’ve been wearing the same jeans and T-shirt type outfits since, oh, 1969 or so. Easy is my motto, and I don’t give a FF about fashion. I have the T-shirt Collection From Hell.
Yeah, desert boots too, smart-ass. What’s it to ya?
Sarah W – He and John Stewart have started to believe that they are as funny and insightful as people say they are. I thought Maher was actually kind of alright on Politically Incorrect. Since then, he seems to be operating on the concept that if a little moonbattiness results in declining ratings, all he needs to do is crank up the moonbat even higher.
Bald – It itches.
The business of comparing breastfeeding to masturbation was, frankly, bizarre.
If you’ve noticed the, uh, personalities, let’s call them, of women who get all titties-in-your-face, BECAUSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL NATURAL WOMAN-NESS, “Suck it, Jeezopatriarchs!” about public breastfeeding — while regarding public noticing-of-the-flaunted-breast, however casual, as a perverse affront/assault/dial-911 kinda deal — it’s not bizarre at all. And the reaction to the analogy shows it. There’s some fucked up the-law-is-my-id-and-your-superego, forced-S&M-by-proxy shit going on there. Of course. They’re women. (That’s for Sally Field.)
I don’t care about the milking assholes. They’re assholes. Ignore them. And even if every schoolyard jungle gym were surrounded by creeps whackin’ it, I wouldn’t understand why anyone gives a damn. That’s them, not you. Don’t look at their dicks. Unless you want to.
You’d think “libertarian” Maher would come down somewhere just short of that. But it’s hard not to want to turn the law against people who clearly regard it only as an instrument for beating on you. Which is why there are only seventeen libertarians.
The Ouroboros – From what I have seen, it appears to be an unfortunate action. However, we have always been there at their welcome. If those positions are to be filled by Iraqi Security Forces, it could be a net positive, if they are ready to go.
Might be a cumulative situation for Blackwater. One too many civilian casualties and that did it. They cause more civilian casualties than we in uniform do…
Simpson, eh?
Shave
The plumbers around here are already wearing them pretty low in the back.
Ouroboros,
I did miss your point. Thanks for calling my attention to it.
And, to answer your question, no. BlackWater’s demerits don’t much threaten our larger strategic goals in Iraq.
The use of private contractors to perform municipal works is a very controversial practice, whether it concerns trash collection in Peoria, or post-invasion policing in Anbar. But, the advantage to a competitive, private system is that there’s always a competitor to jump in when a lagging contractor fails.
In BW’s case, it simply looks like Iraq’s government doesn’t like their contractor’s performance and has penalized the firm.
And I expect, as JD does above, that Iraqi police will simply fill in the gap left by BW. Or, that Maliki will send-out for new bids, from, say, a French company.
So, in the end, it’s no biggie!
Ouroboros – Blackwater (or some other private security firm) getting the boot was an eventuality. At some point in time the ‘new sheriff’ has to lay down the law. Maybe it’s premature or an over reaction and it may be more symbolic than enything else, especially if others remain to do the job.
Details of the actual event are sorely lacking, but I have to wonder how or why a security detail engaged in a sustained firefight. Sure security details need to be able to respond to attacks, but avoiding attacks is their primary job – one they’ve obviously botched. One to many interceptions and even the best get benched.
On the other hand a twenty minute engagement that only kills civilians makes me doubt the civilian nature of (at least some of) the dead.
steveaz – It would be a pretty catastrophic deal if security is delegated to the French. LOL, nervously.
Probably so , Major.. On the brighter side, a good chance for Triple Canopy Security to grab a larger slice of the pie.. Who else has the PSD experience to pick up that slack..?
Lucky they didn’t toss them out of Afghanistan or they’d have to find someone new to maintain the secret underground base at Bagram with Osama’s frozen body…
Are you ready for some football? A Monday Night party? Philadephia and Washington. Yawn. Both appear to be painfully average, pedestrian even. With the Cowgirls appearing to be fairly solid, though having not played anyone, and the Giants being unable to stop their own shadow, I really do not see either team having much of an impact this season. After all, they are just fighting for the chance to lose to my Colts or the Patriots.
Melissa’s response, though:
makes me wonder why she’s got Shakespeare anywhere near her name. Pure class!
The winnah, though, is further down:
Hack the site. Again. Talking to Jeff and Dan, here.
Apparently they’ve been keeping their mad hacking skills out of the public eye.
Slarti – I doubt that any other blog has experienced as many DOS attacks as Jeff, but I could be wrong.
I thought all of us fascist neocon warforoil ractists were too dumb to do anything as complicated as hacking.
“On the other hand a twenty minute engagement that only kills civilians makes me doubt the civilian nature of (at least some of) the dead.”
I have aoften thought about that. Not only in this particular case, but all through Iraq and Afghanistan. How many civilian deaths are, you know, actually civilians? As these “brave freedom fighters” don’t wear uniforms or anything. These civilian death counts have to be taken with a grain of salt. Of course real civilians do die in the cross fire and that is an absolute shame, but I’m just skeptical of civilian deaths quoted by the anti-Iraq war faction.
ThomasD and Osteperous Infidel – I wonder how long it would take for those civilian monikers to hold up were the lieberal media actually willing to investigate it.
I swear that I did not intend to spell liberal as lieberal, though it fits nicely.
So the next time I see a woman breast-feeding in public, it would be okay if I took pictures?
I believe you already know the answer to that one, JD. That, indeed, would be an inconvenient truth for them.
Now onto football. Well, for one game, I can be, if not proud, at least a happy Cleveland Browns fan. Of course one (of the many)negative is that we have given up 10 (yes 10!) touchdown passes in two games.
Well-worn jeans and flannel shirts. Warm, comfortable, functional, and cheap. And for one brief shining moment in the early 90s, I was the epitome of style.
You put a tourniquet on his neck, doctor?
Stupid Computer Operators bite the big one:
“Three and a half years after launching a high-profile legal attack on Linux, The SCO Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. …the company’s legal case was dealt a crushing blow in August, when the federal judge overseeing its case, Dale Kimball, concluded “that Novell is the owner of the Unix and UnixWare copyrights.”
Good.
True, but you have to figure into the equation that Jeff is a Jew.. and they’re born with an innate understanding of all things scientific and financial (as well as thespian and comedic)… That’s how theyre able to secretly dominate the world..
He could probably hack that site before he had enough teeth to eat solid foods…
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You put a tourniquet on his neck, doctor?”
Only if it’s a Pierson’s Puppeteer.
Just watch out for the back kick, however.
Jeff probably couldn’t crack his way into an unpatched IIS3 installation, if I’m any judge (and I am). He’s only an adopted Jew, yannow. The “fiendishly clever” gene is diluted.
The Better Half, now, that’s a different kettle of fish. Serious ninja skillz.
Mojo, Sarah,
In the ’70’s, rural guys out West wore the “Ya-get-what-ya-see” look. It was plain, functional and self-confident.
You saw very little masking, and, culturally, there seemed little demand for reveals of tatoo’ed flesh, flashes of pierced taints, or other detractors from self.
I guess I now know who has all the Larry Niven books line dup in his library…
JD,
I’ve turned Bullish on France.
It’s too early to tell, I know, but, I think they’ve turned the corner.
And if tossing them some of the reconstruction and security contracts in Iraq encourages France to continue in this direction, I’m all for it.
…and Jerry Porunelle, and Roger Zelazny and Robert A. Heinlien, alphabetically, and B. H. Liddel Hart, and Stephen Sears and Victor Davis Hansen and….
Mr. O’Brain and his semi-annual Ringworld reference.
Dale Kimball concluded “that Novell is the owner of the Unix and UnixWare copyrights.”
And yet, the US Patent and Trademark Office says that the owner of those two marks is X/Open Company Limited, England.
Yikes. Close italic.
Right now I’m reading “Wellinton’s Rifles” by Mark Urban, about the 95th Rifles through Spain and Waterloo.
France? – I’ll hold judgement until we see how the new Pres. deals with the hippie-heads and the 35 year old “students” the next time they think burning thousands of cars is a great way to cut down on oil consumption. But yes, theres indications of hope, not the least of which, is the way he trounced the Socialist bitch in the elections.
– In another venue – Soooo…..With the introduction of the Morman stud muffin calandar, will we soon be seeing a Playboy spread featuring “The girls of Utah in gingham” to follow?
And will they be wearing “The Garment”?
Hey! – my comments are disappearing!
I blame Gorebal Warmening!
Big Bang – Having spent many winters in Park City, UT, I can assure you that the “Girls in Gingham” spread should not be missed.
Careful with the low-rise jeans – it’s always embarrassing when your merkin peeks out.
“You put a tourniquet on his neck, doctor?”
Don’t ever go see Dr. Acula.
Is that a merkin of sable handcrafted…by the notorious Mme. Ophir ?
– Dan – How long before the party of the immoral hypocrits site this trend as the latest VRW conspiracy from “Bush” supporters?
Stuff exists to remedy that. Odorless. Your wife/girlfriend would probably be happy to pick it up for you. Or you could borrow hers. /telling female secrets
And, no, I don’t use it on my noggin.
Dang, I guess it’s merkin day here on teh internets.
Hip huggers, eh? Lime green polyester leasure suits, shirts unbuttoned to the navel, and gold chains can’t be too far behind. God help us.
Unixware? Argh. I’ve got one of those to support, also. Told the customer one day that our last option for spare parts on some of this junk would be robbing the Smithsonian.
Back to work.