BC:04-01-09

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so formatting looks a bit different.


April 1st, 2009 1:32 am
“Winning in Afghanistan”
I can’t recommend this talk by retired Brigadier Justin Kelly of the Australian Army, which I had the opportunity to listen to in person, highly enough. “Justin Kelly is a recently retired Australian army officer.

March 31st, 2009 6:42 pm
“Afpak”
Outraged, maybe. Amazed? No. The Taliban have threatened to astound America with a spectacular attack that will be their answer to Obama, saying the attack on the police academy in Lahor was only the beginning. The Times Online reports:

March 31st, 2009 1:42 pm
Culture post of the day: Form 27B
The Wikipedia article on the 1985 movie Brazil says:
Brazil is a 1985 film directed by Terry Gilliam. … John Scalzi’s Rough Guide to Sci-Fi Movies describes the film as a “dystopian satire”.

March 31st, 2009 3:36 am
Silence, ye unbeliever
Science is now saving the world from cow farts.
Yes you read that right. The Telegraph describes how an amazing discovery by Irish scientists may help Britain meet its Climate Change targets.

March 31st, 2009 12:44 am
The Dead Hand
The Times Online described a conflagration where the British police kept neighbors back from attempting a rescue of people screaming for help from a burning house for reasons of “health and safety”. The police defended their actions saying they were just trying to prevent more people from getting hurt.


March 30th, 2009 7:34 pm
The deadly drones
SpaceWar reports that the arms convoy bound for Egypt, then Gaza, which was destroyed by a “major power” in the Sudanese desert was attacked by Israeli UCAVs.


March 30th, 2009 3:27 pm
Nazis! Part 2
Jonathan Foreman was the other person, beside Michael Totten, who was with Christopher Hitchens when he was attacked on Hamra Street in Beirut. Here’s his account of what happened.


March 30th, 2009 3:07 pm
Decisionmaking under uncertainty
David Horowitz denounces the Obama Derangement Syndrome while John Podhoretz, at the Weekly Standard, takes on the myths that Hollywood creates.