Tag Archives: Afghanistan
There’s got a be a movie in this…
BBC NEWS | UK | UK troops in huge turbine mission Two thousand British troops in southern Afghanistan have successfully transported a huge hydroelectric power turbine through Taleban territory. In one of their biggest operations in Helmand, a convoy of … Continue reading
Damn
Man, this is a harrowing story about a company in Afghanistan. Apparently the second part will run next Sunday.
Posted in Politics, Writing and Literature
Tagged Afghanistan, combat, journalism, military, reporting, US, war
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Bearded Men
The above-the-fold front page article in today’s NRC was about SecDef Gates saying that many NATO armies weren’t good at counter-insurgency operations and it was accompanied by a very large version of this image: (Aside: it’s a rather odd photo … Continue reading
Posted in Life
Tagged Afghanistan, beards, berserkers, Canada, humor, lumberjacks, Netherlands, Special Forces, US
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