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This DP will be short, sorry I'm s l o w l y recovering from a nasty case of Acute Coryza.
If you haven't been caught up on the latest policy of Media's access to Military funerals Greyhawk, Dave Marron and BlackFive have the latest and they aren't happy.
More milbloggers weigh in:
And Cassandra has the latest poll up on Military family's thoughts
Honor Their Service, inc., the home of such great projects as Operation Fresh Air and Operation Santa at the Hospitals, is putting together a Milbloggers' Cookbook. They need submissions from milbloggers and commenters alike in all catagories (appetizers, sides, salads, soups, main dishes, desserts, drinks, etc.) If you have a recipe (or two) that you are particularly proud of, they'd love to put them in the book.
Send your recipes (and any questions you might have) to HTScookbook@yahoo.com.
They are accepting recipes from today until March 9th.
Captain's Journal has Thoughts on the New Media and Military Blogging
And sad news, E. W. Scripps has announced that Friday will be the last day of publication for the Rocky Mountain News, one of the few good Newspapers out there, a real shame.
This deeply saddens me for another reason, Milblogger friend, Andrew Olmstead, who was KIA, was writing for the Rocky Mountain News while deployed in Iraq. The Rocky Mountains News have been in many of my past Dawn Patrols and I have found their reporting to be fair, sharp and concise.
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Major John hasn't had much to say since he got home from Iraq. But now he's entering the twilight and had a couple of thoughts.
If you haven't read A Journal for Jordan this is a must-read for all potential military families. 1SG Charles King was killed in action in Iraq on October 14, 2006, the Denizens at the Castle spoke with the author, Dana Canedy, 1SG King's fiance. The book, is a combination of her memories of her childhood and her time with Charles plus excerpts from the journal that Charles wrote to their son.
4-Obama says combat operation in Iraq to end by Aug 2010 -- [Reuters]
Democrats Assail Plan For Pulling Out Troops - [Washington Post]
President Obama sought yesterday to quell growing complaints from members of Congress about his plans for drawing down troops in Iraq, inviting lawmakers to a White House meeting on the eve of a North Carolina speech in which he is expected to announce that he will pull out many combat troops by August of 2010.
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) complained that the level of troops -- 50,000 -- who would remain in Iraq is too high, other senior Democrats voiced similar concerns. Not one member of the Democratic leadership, except for Sen. Richard J. Durbin (Ill.), defended the new Obama plan, which will take three months longer than he promised and still leave a significant force structure on the ground.
Iraq Withdrawal Plan Gains G.O.P. Support:
President Obama won crucial backing on Thursday for his Iraq military withdrawal plan from leading Congressional Republicans, including Senator John McCain, the party's presidential nominee, who spent much of last year debating the war with Mr. Obama
Baghdad's social scene gaining ground -- [UPI]
With U.S. military officials reporting the lowest levels of violence since 2003, a bustling nightlife is slowly returning to the streets of Baghdad.
Strategy Page tells us how How Iraqis Screw Things Up:
As Iraqi soldiers and police take over most the combat operations in Iraq, American units are still struggling to upgrade the quality of Iraqi forces. It's not just training and mentoring, corruption is still the main problem.
Ed Morrissey interviews Michael Yon
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Dave Tate at Battlefeild Tourist tells us his latest Afghan Experience:
Eventually one of them suggested we get an interpreter in the room, and once we did, the conversation became more serious. I asked all sorts of questions regarding the Afghan Army from issues on prejudice to their thoughts on the upcoming elections. It was at this time I realized the interpreters do not interpret as good as I had thought. I also noticed they omit certain things from the conversation, something I picked up on as my ear came into tune with the Farsi speaking around me.
Some things that came out of the conversation included the fact that they do look at themselves as Afghans and not a group divided by ethnic backgrounds. Most were Pashtun, but one was Tajik and another Uzbek. ”We are all brothers,”said Shakur.
Taliban killed spy as gift to Barack Obama, say Pakistani police
Afghanistan's Defense Minister Warns Against US Pullback
Share Your Care: Troop Care Video Contest- February 27 to March 30
The Military Health System is hosting a video contest on YouTube to let service members, care providers and their families share their experiences with health care services. More information is available on the contest page at:
The contest runs from February 27 to March 30 and winners will receive a coveted ASD coin from Dr. Casscells, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Affairs. The winning videos will also be featured on health.mil.
Families, service members and those in the military health system family are encouraged to create and upload videos about their experiences, such as:
Care received for injuries or illnesses, Interaction with outstanding employees and/or medical providers
Rehabilitation experiences, Volunteer care efforts, Military treatment facilities, Warrior care units
So at these events, the audience (as in this case) is full of far-far-far-left radicals who came in order to hear overheated revolutionary rhetoric. But instead, what they get is a boring professorial monologue. If Ayers and Dohrn were nothing more than your run-of-the-mill leftist professors, no one would go to their appearances. They’re coasting on their violent reputation, while at the same time trying to distance themselves from it. And that is the Ayers-Dohrn Paradox.
