Media
More on the Parade In Richmond
I’m sure Jonn will be back soon with some good photos from the event, but just wanted to pass along that the parade was a success and had some media coverage as well. From the Military Times: Thousands of people turned out for the parade, which ended with a free outdoor concert and what organizers […]
Regarding Counterstrike . . . .
Remember the outcry after publication of the book about the bin Laden raid Counterstrike? That the authors had published operational information that could hamper future operations and endanger US lives? Well, according to the authors, that information was given to them by the White House. “I was stopped by a very senior officer in the […]
Yet another Milblog 2012 post
My editor at Business Insider, Eloïse Lee, just posted an article about what she took away from the Milblog Conference this year from the perspective of a real journalist. A common theme we encountered at the conference was that bloggers were surprised people were reading their content. We couldn’t reiterate enough how civilians are interested […]
Zombie: Associated Press releases staged fauxtographs from Lebanon
Our buddy, Zombie, highlights the staged aspects of the photo above and a few others in Zombie’s latest post; Associated Press releases staged fauxtographs from Lebanon . For example, the firer clearly seems to be at ease with a smirk on his face. Not to mention all of the spectators who don’t seem to be […]
LA Times still in the business of ignoring actual battlefield conditions
Tman sends us a link from the LA Times article “A U.S. soldier and the Afghan soldier who killed him“. It’s basically about US Special Forces soldier, Andrew Britton-Mihalo and the Afghan special forces sergeant named Zakirullah who killed the American in a green-on-blue murder, which was immediately punished by Britton-Mihalo’s brother troopers who gunned […]
Nice try, Reuters
Old Trooper sent us a link to a Reuters article entitled “Weary warriors favor Obama” which tells the story of some guy, who I can’t find in AKO, who was supposed to have retired last year after thirty years in the Army. A guy who hangs out at gun shows and “drools” over the weapons […]
Why the internet has milblogs and Spencer Ackerman can’t be one of them
I’ve heard people I respect rave about how brilliant Spencer Ackerman is, and I’ve always thought he was a bit of an empty shell and this POS he wrote today with Noah Schachtman proves I was right. The piece is entitled “U.S. Military Taught Officers: Use ‘Hiroshima’ Tactics for ‘Total War’ on Islam“. The two […]
Latest underwear bomber was a double agent
Associated Press writes that the latest failure of al Qaeda to take down an aircraft headed for the US was actually foiled by the man they had sent to the airport with the ‘splodies in his underoos; The would-be suicide bomber, the man al-Qaida entrusted with its latest device, actually was a double agent working […]
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