Posts from April 2007

    Go Ted

    by Tecla

    Nothing will open your eyes faster about social services until two hours of your day are spent on the phone tracking two missing milk vouchers.

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    Posted at 27 April 07 at 11.04 in Guest Authors

    The Virginia thing

    by Tecla

    will not default to an analytical position of the events and overlook the simplistic explanation.

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    Posted at 20 April 07 at 13.04 in Guest Authors

    The best young men and women in America (14/14)

    by mumbles

    I have argued at length about how this war is not to be won, but rather to be ended. I believe this something we must come to agree upon, or we will fail. But even more than that, what struck me the most as I wrote these essays was how, at the end of the week, I was able to fly home. They stay and serve. “America doesn’t feel this war.” The last in a series.

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    Posted at 19 April 07 at 19.04 in Travel

    Don’t ask, don’t tell (13/14)

    by mumbles

    This isn’t a fight started because a bunch of flitty fairies want to prance like nancies on the poop deck of the USS Manlove. It’s a fight started because ten percent of our society doesn’t want to live in fear of being fired if their secret comes out. Eliminating the threat of discharge isn’t going to make anyone gayer. It’s just going to make them a little less tortured. Part thirteen in a series.

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    Posted at 18 April 07 at 22.04 in Politics, Culture, Travel

    Wave of the future (12/14)

    by mumbles

    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are one of the cooler things in the military today. And they promise to offer a wealth of non-military benefits. The use of UAVs, though, raises several questions. Part twelve in a series.

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    Posted at 17 April 07 at 19.04 in Travel

    On illegal immigration (11/14)

    by mumbles

    A brief helicopter flight along the U.S.-Mexican border rebukes Lou Dobbs in a way that an army of activists never could. Part eleven in a series.

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    Posted at 16 April 07 at 20.04 in Politics, Travel

    Swimming with the dolphins (10/14)

    by mumbles

    Dolphins are remarkable creatures. They are one of the smartest animals there is, they have remarkable abilities, and they love to play. This combination makes them critical allies in the war on terror. Part ten in a series.

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    Posted at 15 April 07 at 14.04 in Culture, Travel

    Team

    by Tecla

    I find myself sitting next to a young man in a blue suit in a bar at the tailwinds of a big party. He’s texting his girlfriend.

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    Posted at 15 April 07 at 13.04 in Guest Authors