Just Imagine !

Fwance ... screwing up a military operation?

Operation Mali....

“What has really struck us is how up-to-date their equipment is, and the way they’ve been trained to use it,” the official said. “At the start, we thought they would be just a load of guys with guns driving about in their pick-ups, but the reality is that they are well-trained, well-equipped, and well-armed.
“From Libya they have got hold of a lot of up-to-date, sophisticated equipment which is much more robust and effective than we could have imagined.”

So! Can't just drop bombs and scare the bejeebuz out of the little brown people eh Frenchie?

I give the twats from Europe about 4 weeks before they pack it in and go home ... or beg for help from Americans.

 OMMAG

Of Course - It's Always America"s Fault

Because ..... the Evil Georges Bush still resides within the Chateau Blanches .....

When you get all your insight from the people who lead the way in America Bashing what else could you conclude?

"We Are All Russians Now" — The Georgian Conflict: "Putin Made the Right Choice" Against "American Hegemony"; "Bravo"; "May France Change Sides"

Courtesy !No Pasaran!

Of course some small consideration for the VICTIMS could be held ! .... Non?

I wonder if they had taken the time to consult with the Jug Eared wonder........ the Big O ...?

OMMAG

Changing Channels!

How's that old song go .. 57 channels and nothing on........ right Springsteen

In a story LONG on irrelevance and short on facts and background :
Associated Press - Is All excited about increase in US Troop Deaths Again


American deaths in Afghanistan war reach 500; July toll higher than Iraq



Iraq? Nope things got boring there ...
AP is now stuck on channel 2 .... Afghanistan

File that under things you just KNEW were coming!

Click ....

OMMAG

A Rainy Day

Offers the opportunity to look into a few news stories.

This one has roots that go way back ...
NYSun - Iraq's Yellow Cake

Which leads to some more analysis from 2005 ... by
The American Thinker who proves RIGHT as usual.

Which reminded me of this slice of ...
TIME where the US MSM is more than happy to display their Bush Derangement Syndrome.

And finishes with a farcical observation from ....
The Uncoveror !

BTW - The UN was all through this in full knowledge of the Uranium and was completely happy to have the US berated and slandered because it took the focus off their own problems with the Oil for Food scandal. Where did Sadam get the money to buy the Uranium? From the illegal sale of oil. How did they do this? Because the UN was complicit in the scam.
Where did it come from?
Not that it makes much difference ... but there is a reason he went BACK to Niger and Congo looking for MORE.

Stupid Lefty Retards ..... Let Them Eat Cake !

OMMAG

The Disappearing Journalist Effect!

With thanks to Marc USS Neverdock we learn that since the violence in Iraq is down 80% the journalist head count is down by 65% ......... I guess you could call that a "Corresponding Decline" in the wake of that "monumental failure" of Bush Doctrine and Military Policy ??
Pete Hegseth describes the phenomenon of vanished media stringers in the wake of the vanishing conflict in Iraq!!

OMMAG

Progress in Afghanistan?

Could it be that all the pieces of the mozaic are starting to come together?
American Thinker shares some background information and some thoughts!

For my money ...... I would not get too hopeful because the enemies of freedom and democracy are legion and hardly all of them fit into this particular Al Qaeda model.

However, it would be something if these bastards were taken out of the region .....

Next?

With a H/T to Uss Neverdock

On another front: Give it up for a soldier!
And yet another front: Al Qaeda In Pasta Land
And yet another : Al Qaeda in Canada

OMMAG

I Thought They Were ALL Palestinians!

Updates: Israel's Military is allowing humanitarian cases through!
How about that? These people do everything they can to undermine the security of Israelis and do nothing but harm. Then the Israelis take care of their sick! Shouldn't that be HAMAS's job?

I've been expecting this ...............

The Headline : 600 *Gazans* trying to flee to the West Bank held up at Israeli border crossing

The story: By DIAA HADID

"" GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hundreds of terrified Gazans fleeing Hamas rule were trapped at a main crossing with Israel on Tuesday, hoping to gain permission to pass through Israeli territory to sanctuary in the West Bank.

Saying they fearing death or persecution, the Gazans flocked to the Erez passage after Hamas wrested control of the coastal strip from Fatah security forces in an armed struggle last week.

Israel, which has no interest in letting masses of Gazans pass through its territory and possibly destabilize the quieter West Bank, has refused to let most of them in, saying their lives are not in danger.

By Tuesday, about 600 people were holed up in the long, concrete tunnel that leads to the Israeli side of the crossing. Around 100 people belonged to Fatah security forces, but the rest were civilians, seeking a better life in the West Bank......... ""

SO .....

Not only are they NOT all Palestinians anymore ( as if they ever were!) It's suddenly become time to "Seek a better life" over in the West Bank!
Gee I wonder what happened. Wasn't the West Bank There before the Hamas Thugs took over Gaza once and for all? Weren't things shitty enough already? Or maybe it's just because these are the dregs of the Fatah supporting clans and their time is up! These are the guys who've been launching rockets and mortars into Israel for 20 years. These are the people who've been strapping bombs to their family members and sending them off to Kill Jews. These are the folks who think it's just fine to take potshots at anyone they feel like for any reason.


Should Israel help them?

Based on past experience I'd say not!

OMMAG

Don't Mess Around With the Bulldog!

In the news today there is word that the Iranian Navy has taken British and Allied naval personnel hostage. This is the second incident that I am aware of and I am wondering just how the British will respond.

It seems that the forces of socialism and effete political correctness have pretty much castrated the public will and that the ability of political leaders back in the formerly Great Britain has been neutered as well. The typical British politicians now speak and act as if they were eunuchs.

My personal allegiance to the lands of my forebearers makes me want to puke when I see this kind of thing happen and I know damned well what I'd be doing if it was my call to make.

The British military has the ability to sink every last vessel and piece of equipment belonging to Iran!

The only reason that I can imagine for the Iranians to try to pull this crap is that they think the Brits are spineless.

Let's hope they are wrong because this world needs more than talk to set things straight.

Time for the British to find their Testicles and show some spine!!

OMMAG

CBC A Day Late and a Dollar Short - Again

Choosing to run a couple already dated pieces by the bloviating aging hippy hairball Robert Burns through CP and AP concocted from who knows what ..... the CBC steadily drives home it's message that nothing is going right in Afghanistan and Pakistan......

I'm not really surprised that a little research into today's NEWs (as opposed to agenda driven editorializing) provided this :
Courtesy of Fox News/AP and Also( Believe it or Not) the Original Pravda

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan's army destroyed suspected Al Qaeda hideouts in an air strike near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing several militants including foreigners, the army said.

The raid in South Waziristan came days after the U.S. intelligence chief said leaders of both Al Qaeda and Afghanistan's former ruling Taliban militia were finding shelter in Pakistan's lawless frontier areas.

Pakistani helicopter gunships attacked a suspected al-Qaida hideout in forest near the Afghan border Tuesday, killing up to 10 people and sparking anger among tribesmen who said the dead were woodcutters not terrorists.

Add to that Bill Roggio of The Fourth Rail ....

Attack occurs in South Waziristan as SecDef Gates visits Afghanistan; a pattern of Pakistani behavior

Early this morning, the Pakistani military struck at an al-Qaeda and Taliban camp in the Zamazola region of South Waziristan. “The attack was launched at 6:55am this morning by army gunship helicopters against the hideouts of militants in Salamat Keley of Zamazola area,” said Major General Shaukat Sultan, the spokesman for the Pakistani military. "The foreign militants were imparting training to the local youth of terrorism and suicide attacks."

I'm Not Surprised .... Because our National Broadcaster along with most of the MSM will not let go of their all negative all the time WoT coverage !

OMMAG

Canadian Press On the Hyperbole Rocket

Here we go....thanks to Beth Gorham of CP ! Another fine example of just why no one should consider what they read in the paper as reliable reporting or simple news. Gorham perhaps emboldened and giddy now that her "Team" is calling the shots in Washington proves beyond a doubt that she is a Dyed In The Wool member of the Leftstream Media.... a cheerleader for liberals and Certainly Not A Reporter of News! The steady drip of left wing bias gets turned up another notch!

Some excerpts :
- U.S. President George W. Bush told Americans his wildly unpopular decision to send.....
- asked taxpayers to hand over billions more for a new jobs program for Iraqis and reconstruction aid in a last-ditch gamble to.......
- committed more soldiers against top advice......

- The president, as he often does, portrayed success in Iraq as essential to the long-term safety of Americans.
- A proper escalation plan for Baghdad, with its population of more than six million, would call for roughly 100,000 troops, said analyst Justin Logan at the CATO Institute.

Gorham goes on to quote mouthpieces from anti-war groups :

- A proper escalation plan for Baghdad, with its population of more than six million, would call for roughly 100,000 troops, said analyst Justin Logan at the CATO Institute.

The CATO institute is an anti-war action group ! Gorham doesn't bother to tell us this.

They assert:

- "On its own terms, the military element of President Bush's strategy is destined for failure."

Still More :

- And Patrick Basham, director of the Democracy Institute think-tank, said the plan is a "military Band-Aid" with almost no chance of long-term success.

Editorialising, blatant bias and openly seeking input from hacks representing groups with a stated agenda to oppose Bush and "The War" at whatever cost and by whatever means!

Full blown anti-war anti Bush and pro liberal Democrat blather brought to you as News by CP and Beth Gorham!

If you read the whole article you will find that it covers much of the fact about Bushes announcement but never lets up on Gorham's thread of opinion and BS!

OMMAG

Sabotage Your Forces - Blame Bush

The Democratic policy on pretty much *everything* from now on.
Pick the Force you care to.... Military, Security Services or any other institution holding the task of protecting US interests or the interests of allies and supporters!

You know how the left have been saying that Iraq is the New Vietnam?

Well Nancy Pelosi and her friends are going to make damned sure that it is!

Oh yeah "BLAME BUSH" !

OMMAG

*With H/T to USS Neverdock and Gateway Pundit...use the link!

No Substitute for Victory - Exactly!

And No Room for Fuzzy thinking equivocators.

Get Familiar with the name John Lewis and the Publication The Objective Standard.

Link to the article wherein Mr. Lewis articulates exactly why there is no room for egalitarian idealism when it comes to defending your society.

As I have stated time and again, "Wake Up!" you are being attacked.

OMMAG

Yet again with a H/T to Marc at USS Neverdock who seems to be the very best at finding truth in this world of MSM falsehoods.