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Welcome to the Dawn Patrol, our daily roundup of information on the War on Terror and other topics - from the MilBlogs, other blogs, and the mainstream media. If you're a blogger, you can join the conversation. If you link to any of these stories, add a link to the Dawn Patrol too and your trackback will be added to the list. (We have a daily "Open Post" too, if you have something on another topic you can link there.)
Pictures blogger MREater couldn't post --[Soldiers Angel - Holly Aho]
Alan emailed me last night to tell me blogger is having problems with pictures and he has a few he wanted to put on his blog. Now I have to say this - Alan is often emailing me great pictures he has taken. I always look forward to opening my emails to see if he has sent some more pics my way. So it is my privilage to share with you the pictures he couldn't! Here they are...
the following morning --[Blog Machine City]
As a Crazed Iraq War Veteran?, I'm supposed to have vivid flashbacks of my traumatic time in the 'box (Sandbox, Iraq, Rumsfeldian Vietraq Quagswamp, etc.), not of my time on the university campus.
Tips for Troops (And Gloves Too!) --[Courage Without Fear - in Iraq]
We've also had some interesting things go on lately. One of my medics and several of my troops saved an Iraqi mans life.
The Lord?s Fingers --[Dadmanly - in Iraq]
Stepping out into the dawn, a strange and pungent smell greeted me, and it took a minute of reflection to realize just what it was. Rain.
Off to the Crystal Palace --[Firepower Forward - in Iraq]
Well, I've been back on the ground now a little better than a week and it's been, well, like I never left except a little cooler. That's not exactly true. While the air is still filled with dust, there is an atmosphere of change.
Hitting Ground --[Fun with Hand Grenades - in Iraq]
I think it?s a little bit ironic that I found myself getting off a plane in Kuwait City exactly one year to the day that I left home for the Army. It?s been a long time coming and it felt good to finally set my foot upon foreign soil.
How Many... --[Ma Deuce Gunner - in Iraq]
soldiers fighting "illegal" wars, who "steal oil" and "opress" the popluace get offered to join a family for tea during a patrol? Anyone?? Anyone?? Beuhler??
The First Report Is Always Wrong --[Major K - in Iraq]
Before I started training members of the Iraqi Army, I was the Intelligence Officer for an Infantry Battalion in one of the most violent sections of Baghdad as many of you know.
Not Something You See Everyday --[Warriors Voice - in Iraq]
On another note, I was not going to post about this in fear of upsetting warriorswife. My mind changed when I clicked on this link today. The title, ?Injured Marine defies attackers?, is very accurate. There is also a picture which says more than the author, David Kotok from the World Herald, can even comprehend. The reason I mention this article and the picture is because me and my team were about 25 ft from the IED when it went off.
Car bomb in Iraq market place kills 12 --[Reuters]
At least 12 Iraqis were killed in a car bomb explosion on Friday in a surge of violence ahead of an October constitutional referendum that has claimed more than 110 lives in two days.
U.S. Commander Doubts Iraq Troop Cutbacks --[AP]
Sunni Arab opposition to Iraq's draft constitution has increased the potential for instability and called into question U.S. hopes for substantial troop cuts next spring, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Friday.
News from Iran 9/30/2005 --[America's Liberty Security Force]
"Cuba, Syria and Belarus joined the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation board Thursday, bolstering the ranks of countries expected to oppose any decision to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council in November."
IAEA calls on N.Korea to cooperate over inspections --[Reuters]
Members nations of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Friday welcomed North Korea's pledge to scrap its nuclear arsenal and called on the Stalinist state to cooperate in allowing inspections of its nuclear facilities.
Firefighters Beat Back Wildfire Near L.A. --[AP]
Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Friday as firefighters gained ground against a 20,000-acre wildfire that cast such a smoky haze over the city that drivers turned on their headlights in the middle of the day.
The GSPC cell arrested in France was onto major acts of terror --[The Counterterrorism Blog]
On Monday, French authorities arrested an Islamist cell in the suburbs of Paris and in Normandy that was planning attacks on the Paris metro, airport and the DST- rough equivalent of the FBI- HQ.
Four Men in France Eyed in Terror Probe --[AP]
Four alleged members of a suspected Islamic terror cell dismantled in France were placed under investigation Friday for terrorism financing and other charges, judicial officials said.
A Few Angels You Should Know --[Soldiers Angel - Holly Aho]
One of the many things that always strikes me each day as I read through the message boards at Soldiers Angels is the incredible creativity and thoughtfulness of the angels in the program. There are just all sorts of good ideas and nice stories to read - inspiration for keeping on and ideas on how to do so even better than before.
The Candy Guy - Part X --[Soldiers Angels Germany]
Via Sara from Soldiers' Angels, another email from Richard the "Candy Guy" providing a glimpse of the Iraqi experience from one of our heroes.
Even More Divided --[Baldilocks]
Referring to ideas found in the book, Freakonomics, and not to his own ideas, Bill Bennett has ignited the latest firestorm regarding race.
Katrina/Rita After Action Report --[Froggy Ruminations]
Left in the comments by a member of the Frogosphere?
Always do an AAR. Here's the AAR for Katrina/Rita. Is it funny because it?s true, or funny because its obvious? 2 States, 22 Observations...
Robert Byrd Responds to Bill Bennett --[The Jump Blog]
Today, ?Dean of the Senate? Robert Byrd (D-W.VA) responded to Bill Bennett?s radio show remarks with the following statement...
White House Condemns Bennett's Remark --[NYT]
President Bush believes that recent comments by William J. Bennett, who served in two Republican administrations, about the abortion of black babies "were not appropriate,"...
If They Got It So Wrong on Katrina, What's Going on in Iraq? --[Media Blog]
The breaking news about DeLay took my eye off the media exaggerations during the Katrina coverage, but it didn't distract Hugh Hewitt from the story.
even the really smart people in hollywood are scary morons ie Nora Ephron --[Atlas Shrugs]
Nora Ephron, allegedly one of the smartest women in Hollywood, takes a stab explaining the phenomenon of blogging, actually it is more like a desperate attempt to marginalize the blogosphere. Her "article' is full of insights like...
How Powerful are Blogs? --[Soldiers Angel - Holly Aho]
A friend of mine is a radio talk show host for an AM radio station and brought up the topics of blogs on his show this evening. His basic contention was that blogs are not useful, powerful or read.
"A smorgasbord of information and ideas" --[Sisu]
Hudnall's words recalled one of our earliest -- among many -- posts about why we blog and why we read blogs...
NARAL Applauds Bennett's Pro-Choice Remark --[Scrappleface]
The National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) today praised an apparently pro-choice remark by former secretary of education Bill Bennett on his conservative radio talkshow yesterday.
TGIF ~ AND THE RED SOX WON! --[GM's Corner]
MG Note: Had to include this post in the humor section - the funniest/cutest cat picture ever!
O.J. Signs Autographs at Horror Convention --[AP]
A decade after he was acquitted of killing his ex-wife and her friend, O.J. Simpson was back in Los Angeles autographing sports memorabilia for people attending a horror movie convention.
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