Archive for the ‘World War 4’ Category
Fort Hood Plot: AWOL U.S. Serviceman Arrested
When he was arrested, [Private First Class Naser Jason] Abdo was in possession of large quantities of ammunition, weapons and what appeared to be the makings of a bomb, according to early accounts from law enforcement. He had also apparently purchased an Army uniform with Fort Hood patches from a local surplus store.
Abdo told ABC News in 2010 he was Muslim and should not have to participate in what he called an “unjust war” in the Middle East.
It’s important to remember that the Norway shooter was a white Christian.
UPDATE: This loser was in the news last year and said (and Murdoc is not making this up):
“I want to use my experience to show Muslims how we can lead our lives,” he said. “And to try and put a good positive spin out there that Islam is a good, peaceful religion. We’re not all terrorists, you know? [emphasis Murdoc's]“
No. But you’re not convince people of that by blowing up stuff.
He ‘claimed ties to Al-Qaeda but this was never proven’:
A man who admitted to killing one soldier and wounding another at an Army recruiting office pleaded guilty to the crimes on Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Abdulhakim Muhammad, charged with capital murder for the deadly 2009 shooting, entered his plea during his trial in order to avoid the death penalty, officials told Reuters…
During college, he changed his name from Carlos Bledsoe after converting to Islam. He traveled to Yemen in 2007, according to authorities.
It’s important to remember that the Norway shooter was apparently a right-wing Christian.
U.S. Army Sgt. Bruce Harrington, left, with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) security force, stands guard at a proposed construction site in Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2011. The PRT visited the site to evaluate it for the construction of truck scales needed to ensure drivers are fairly compensated and warehouse managers know how much product they have on hand. (DoD photo by Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen, U.S. Air Force/Released)
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Leroy A. Petry, center, receives the Medal of Honor from President Barack Obama during a ceremony at the White House July 12, 2011. Petry received the award for his actions during combat operations against an armed enemy in Paktia province, Afghanistan, May 26, 2008. (DoD photo by Spc. David M. Sharp)
A New Zealand ALV tows a US Apache
Nice:
New Zealand soldiers in Afghanistan have been praised for their quick thinking and ingenuity after towing a disabled US helicopter to safety with a light armoured vehicle.
The US army Apache helicopter had to land in an exposed position in Bamyan last month after its engines were damaged by debris.
The NZ Provincial Reconstruction Team manufactured a tow bar and towed the helicopter into the safety of the Kiwi base.
The Apache was from the 101st Airborne Division.
“Make no mistake, Pakistan stands shoulder to shoulder with our American allies in hunting down those who threaten our national security,” said Pasha, circling the exact location of the safe house on a large satellite photo of the town. “And we will show no mercy in targeting them, whether it be on the battlefield or, perhaps, in a bunker where the walls are thicker and offer better protection from Predator drone attacks.”
“These are highly dangerous men,” he continued, “who will be taken out at 5:23 a.m. I repeat: The strike begins at 5:23 a.m.”
It’s in The Onion, so it’s humor, right? Right?
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alec Augustine-Marceil, left, a civil affairs officer with the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and 1st Lt. Jose Moreno, center, a security force platoon leader, meet with the foreman at a construction site in Kandahar, Afghanistan, June 25, 2011. The Soldiers were part of the incoming PRT crew undergoing a systematic relief in place, which is a transfer of authority process. The PRT worked with the Afghan government to improve security and infrastructure capacity in the Kandahar province. (DoD photo by Chief Master Sgt. Richard Simonsen, U.S. Air Force/Released)
If NATO is “an essential source of stability in an unpredictable world,” heaven help us all
An American colonel, recently returned from Afghanistan, told me that when he asked an officer from a European NATO member country to lead a supply convoy one evening, the officer explained that he was only paid to work for a set number of hours and his working day was done. Reminded that there was a war in progress, the officer said, “Maybe your country is at war, but not mine.”
There was a time when Murdoc thought that the primacy of the UN as the main international body was over than that an expanding NATO would someday fill its place in global politics. That time is long, long past.
NATO isn’t completely worthless. But it seems to inch closer and closer to that state every day.
Though, to be fair, sometimes (a lot of times?) it’s hard to tell that America is at war, too.
Via Instapundit.
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands at a forward operating base in Afghanistan while a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft waits to take off June 5, 2011. (DoD photo by Cherie Cullen/Released)
Murdoc is back from a trip with very limited internet and will get back into the swing shortly.
U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8), 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Fwd.), arrive at the impact site with French soldiers to recover the wreckage of a French Mirage 2000 jet fighter aircraft northwest of Forward Operating Base Delaram, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 25, 2011. CLB-8 assisted the French forces in support of International Security Assistance Force operations. (DoD photo by SSgt Jeff Kaus, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
The plane went down Tuesday due to malfunction. The crew is safe.
