Archive for July 10th, 2019
Trump outmaneuvers the media on the 4th
Our own Poetrooper is back, this time with some thoughts about the 4 July festivities and the reception it received. Its as if there were two 4ths, one Americans saw and another, those ‘nattering nabobs of negativity’ claim to have witnessed. Time to step back and give Poe the podium. Poetrooper I got an email […]
Cincinnati Incident
I see no excuse for this at all. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2019/07/09/airman-charged-in-connection-with-air-force-recruiters-death/ I held off on this, because I see no excuse for any of it. She could have simply walked away from him and let him have those children. Now their father is dead and their mother is going to jail. She’s the one who shot him. […]
Tactical Nukes
The Pentagon is really going retro now. The artwork at the head of the article is so 1950s comics. And this article tells us that the Five Sided Chinese checkers building is considering reviving an old proposed weapons system. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/07/10/blast-from-the-past-the-pentagons-updated-war-plan-for-tactical-nukes/ From the article: The first sign of a 21st Century nuclear war might be command […]
Peace in Their Time?
KABUL, Afghanistan — All-Afghan talks that brought together Afghanistan’s warring sides ended Tuesday with a statement that appeared to push the country a step closer to peace, by laying down the outlines of a roadmap for the country’s future and ending nearly 18 years of war. Washington’s Peace Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad has said he is hoping for a final […]
Retired Sailor, and Accomplice, Plead Guilty to the Theft of over $60,000 from Exchange
A retired Sailor and an accomplice pleaded guilty to stealing over $60,000 from August 10, 2018, to November 1, 2108. The Navy Times identified Gregory Custer, the retired Sailor, as a retired CPO. This wasn’t the first time he didn’t obey the law. As of the time that he was doing this, he was on […]
Funeral for FM1 Leonard R. Geller (World War II)
Last January, DPAA announced that it had accounted for FM1 Leonard R. Geller, US Navy. FM1 Geller was lost at Pearl Harbor, HI, on 7 December 1941. FM1 Geller will be buried next week – on Tuesday, 16 July 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Regrettably, DPAA does not seem to have posted the specific location for […]
Wednesday Feel Good Stories
Would-be robber shot and killed in north Harris County Deputies believe a second suspect may have also been involved in the attempted robber. Authors: Doug Delony, Janel Forte HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — A man accused of trying to rob another man was shot and killed by his intended victim, Harris County Sheriff’s Deputies said early […]
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