Friday Linkzookery - 09 May 2008

Crackdown leads to drop in illegal immigration
Who would have ever guessed? Seems to me that slightly better border security combined with slightly better enforcement of employment laws and slightly better oversight of welfare going to illegals would make a big difference. But I'm not holding my breath on southern California (see next link).

Study Shows 25 Percent Of L.A.'s Welfare Goes To Illegal Aliens
We could buy four extra F-22s a year for that...

Violent Crimes and CCW
Simple graph explaining the lack of blood-flowing streets.

Flattop Follies
10 Carriers isn't enough.

The Gun Control Warchest
It's apparently not an accident that the antis have been so ineffective lately.

Great Lakes, Great Wars?
While there will no doubt be much clashing over fresh water supplies, it's not like there's a shortage of water available for desalination. Besides, with the glaciers melting and all that, what better way to preserve the current coastlines than to just drink the rising water levels?

Relive NASA’s glory days in glorious HD
Cool.

The Fix Is In: Clinton's plan for a windfall tax on oil companies
Because we all know that raising taxes lowers prices and increases supplies. What an idiot.

Purple Hearts For Combat Fatigue
I'd probably support this if they could get medical proof. Otherwise it's just too open to personal opinion, isn't it?

Friday Linkzookery - 02 May 2008
Dude, Where's My Recession? Before you declare a recession, as many economic pundits have, shouldn't the economy, well, actually recess a bit—if only for a quarter? Beautiful..... B-17 and B-24. "Deadbeat Dads" Who Are Actually Moms Who would have guessed that a lower percentage of moms owing child support pay,...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 25 April 2008
Sadr calls for freeze in fighting; US, Iraqi forces kill 14 Mahdi fighters in Baghdad No doubt another win for Mookie. Fights: win. Quits: win. Fights again: wins Quits again: win. Stop Loss Fades Away DoD plans to stop using Stop Loss within two years? I hadn't heard of this....[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 18 April 2008
Six cities busted for shortening yellow light So as to collect more fines. Not defending those who run red lights, but this is pretty low. Warrior UAV likely to replace Predator Air Force will likely transition during the next few years from its MQ-1B Predator unmanned aerial vehicle to the...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 11 April 2008
Boeing: AF Had Worries About EADS Boom Air Force worries about the risk associated with EADS' boom performance, however, weren't included in the final assessment of scoring for the team. Helicopter retires after service in Vietnam, Iraq MH-53 Pave Low helped lead attempt to rescue approximately 50 American prisoners of...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 28 Mar 2008
Nasiriyah Revisited Great article by Richard S. Lowry over at Op-For. 73% of the Public Believes Americans Have Right to Own Guns In a Gallup poll you'd probably miss if you watched the news, even those who don't own guns think it's an individual's right by a 2-1 margin. The...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 21 Mar 2008
India, Russia meet for aircraft carrier talks Still haggling over the cost of refitting it. Recall that we might be offering the Indians the Kitty Hawk if they change their mind and go with F-18s over MiG-29s. Inside the Bridge: Behind the scenes of a strike into Pakistan BMW Diesel...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 14 Mar 2008
Petraeus: Iraqi Leaders Not Making 'Sufficient Progress' The General is in a tough spot because he wants to pressure the Iraqi government but anything like this he says is going to be reported by many as "the 'Surge' has failed." Obama Has The Lead, But Potential Problems Too Pew: One-in-five...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 07 Mar 2008
In California, it's solar panels vs. redwoods A man asked prosecutors to file charges against his neighbors because their towering redwoods blocked sunlight to his backyard solar panels. A complete list of things caused by global warming All that on only .006 degrees C per year. Mauser Broomhandle: First Assault...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 29 Feb 2008
Special 29th February edition! Defense Dept To Announce Refueling Tanker Winner 5 PM ET Lawsuits to be announced at 5:03 PM ET. Chinese Submarine Fleet Is Growing, Analysts Say This continues to be a troubling subject. 1 of every 100 U.S. adults behind bars, report says Every February we're treated...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 22 Feb 2008
The Carrier Cold War US to give the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) to India if they agree to buy Super Hornets? China Requests Satellite Shoot-Down Data That would be funny if I was sure we wouldn't give it to them. U.S. nuclear submarine Ohio arrives in S Korea for...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 15 Feb 2008
Poland will deploy Helicopters, UAVs, and More Troops to Southern Afghanistan for Counter-Insurgency Operations Gotta love the Poles. Tolkien estate sues New Line Cinema New Line hasn't paid any of their share? Are you kidding me? "Star Wars: Clone Wars" hits theaters in August The less George Lucas was involved,...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 08 Feb 2008
Mullen: Army must return to 12-month tours I think almost everyone would like to see the cut back to 12-month deployments, but I think reducing the use of National Guard troops should come first. Coalition, Mahdi Army clash over cease-fire Uneasy truce. Barely. For now. Maybe. Judge: Bush Cannot Exempt...[READ]

Saturday Linkzookery - 02 Feb 2008
This posted with only a couple of links zookeried, so I pulled it until I could add a bit more. 5 Scientific Reasons a Zombie Apocalypse Could Actually Happen Okay. Cracked.com has convinced me. I'm thinking about a Mossberg 930 SPX. Detroit Not as bad as they say? Another Eagle...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 25 Jan 2008
Piecing Together the Dark Legacy of East Germany's Secret Police Decent article, but I'm always amused by so many people going "Wow! Now that Communism has fallen we're learning all of these terrible, terrible things! Who would have ever guess that so much bad was going on?" Like it's been...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 18 Jan 2008
U.S. Moves Ahead On Guided Tank Round 120mm Mid-Range Munition (MRM) -- Tank round with a range of up to 12km. Navy Granted Authority To Use Sonar In Training Off California President Bush exempted them from new restrictions. The Natural Resources Defense Council is going to file papers with the...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 11 Jan 2008
Moment of Truth in Iraq Michael Yon's latest. Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states Hilarious. I can't figure out why so many folks so opposed to electronic voting machines because of the potential for fraud are also opposed to ID requirements, which are meant...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 04 Jan 2008
After a couple of weeks off, we have the first Linkzookery of the new year. Go ahead and add your own links in the comments section, and don't be shy about linking to your own site if you think MO readers will like it. 12 Myths of 21st-Century War by...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 14 Dec 2007
Interview with Capt. Eric Coulson: A soldier notes one Iraq turning point before the ‘surge’ There's a lot more going on than a few extra troops. U.S. retail sales shot higher in November Last month’s gain of 1.2 percent was the largest in six months New M-30 Scopes from Konus...[READ]

Friday Linkzookery - 30 Nov 2007
Due to technical difficulties last week's Linkzookery failed to publish. So a couple of these items are holdovers. The march to the low 200s... CDR Salamander is unimpressed with the future of the LCS program. Well, "unimpressed" probably overstates things by a bit... Nigeria won't host U.S. military command AFRICOM...[READ]