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It was great while it lasted, wasn’t it? The US military has effectively ordered an end to milblogging. Army Squeezes Soldier Blogs, Maybe to Death The U.S. Army has ordered soldiers to stop posting to blogs or sending personal e-mail messages, without first clearing the content with a superior officer, Wired News has learned. The […]
Blackfive has been providing regular updates on DJ Emery and his family. His wife Leslie gave birth this week to Carlee Emery who was six pounds, two ounces and twenty inches long. As Blackfive noted, Carlee was born “D.J. Emery Day” in his hometown of Bellefonte. Here she is, Blackfive also has details on MOAB. […]
Another fabulous post from Michael. Nowhere else will you find this kind of citizen journalism. As we’ve come to expect, the post is filled with great photography as well as great storytelling. I spoke to Michael last week and he is still with the Brits is Basra. He is a truly independent citizen journalist, and […]
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The humiliating hostage drama that played out in Iran a couple of weeks ago was a big blow to the reputation of the British military. Many military experts came down incredibly hard on the captured British soldiers, none more so than our friend, Retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters, They hadn’t been through the Bataan Death […]
Here is an update on Marine Cpl. David “D.J.” Emery Jr. Centre Daily: ‘Good tears’ flow after surprise gift WINGATE — Leslie Shivery felt guilty leaving the bedside of her critically wounded husband, Marine Cpl. David “D.J.” Emery Jr., to accept an award from Centre County’s Marine Corps League — or so she thought — […]
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MIT professor of atmospheric science, Dr. Richard Lindzen, with a contributed article in Newsweek titled, Why so gloomy? Many of the most alarming studies rely on long-range predictions using inherently untrustworthy climate models, similar to those that cannot accurately forecast the weather a week from now. Interpretations of these studies rarely consider that the impact […]
Last Sunday evening we were scheduled to talk to Michael Yon live from Baghdad. Given that he is half a world away and in a war zone, it is sometimes not that easy a thing to get him on the phone. In his most recent Dispatch, Michael explained what happened and apologizes to our listeners. […]