Companions


We became companions
On a field
Along with
Many other
Set of companions.
We vowed
To serve
To protect
And to
Go down together.
The field is empty now
But we
As companions
Will forever
Embrace our vows.



Throughout history, poverty is the normal condition of man. Advances which permit this norm to be exceeded — here and there, now and then — are the work of an extremely small minority, frequently despised, often condemned, and almost always opposed by all right-thinking people. Whenever this tiny minority is kept from creating, or (as sometimes happens) is driven out of a society, the people then slip back into abject poverty. This is known as “bad luck.” Robert Heinlein



“We had reversed the recession, avoided a depression, gotten the economy moving again,” Obama told a crowd in Decorah, Iowa. “But over the last six months we’ve had a run of bad luck.” Barack Obama 2011

"The task of weaning various people and groups from the national nipple will not be easy. The sound of whines, bawls, screams and invective will fill the air as the agony of withdrawal pangs finds voice." -Linda Bowles

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

NY Times Crowing About Taliban Military Chief's Capture

The NY Times crowing about the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who is reputed to be the top military commander of the Taliban resitance forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan.  What I find difficult to swallow, though, is this self serving statement: 
The New York Times learned of the operation on Thursday, but delayed reporting it at the request of White House officials, who contended that making it public would end a hugely successful intelligence-gathering effort.
Since when did the NY Times withhold secret information at the bequest of the White House.  After all, didn't this newspaper leak several operations that hurt Al Qaeda? 

Oh my bad, that was Bushhilter, not America they were hurting...how stupid can I be?

Hat Tip:  Instapundit

2 comments:

Hack said...

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Hack

Hack said...

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