blackfive.net - 1/5/2009
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“It’s not my bridge, it is not the government’s bridge, it’s your bridge. Special Forces don’t always just fight, they help build bridges too.” - Army Gen. David McKeirnan, commander of NATO’s International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan....
washingtonindependent.com - 1/12/2009
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washingtonindependent.com —
Today a cohort of progressive bloggers unveils a
new effort against the planned 20,000-troop increase of U.S....
forces in Afghanistan. A website called GetAfghanistanRight, set up by bloggers at the Seminal and Brave New Films — and with the ...
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GetAfghanistanRight.com
mudvillegazette.com - 1/3/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
This story includes no links to or citations
of mainstream media reports from Afghanistan. It's a pure-milblogger...
look at elements of counter-insurgency warfare there. The key piece: a report of denial of an illumination round, and its impact on one ...
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Illumination
mudvillegazette.com - 1/9/2009
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mudvillegazette.com —
UPDATE: Via Email - (Retired Military) When the
fuze functions on an illum round, it pushed the...
flare and attached parachute out of the aft end of the projectile. The baseplate and the casing then go wherever they will -- the casing usually ...
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Illumination - Updated
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Blackfive: Building Bridges - SF Makes a "Connection"
Victory Caucus -- All Content —
... Monday, 05 January 2009 It s not my bridge, it is not the government s bridge, it s your bridge. Special Forces don t always just fight, they help build bridges too. - Army Gen. David McKeirnan, commander of NATO s International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan.... read ...
The Morning Scramble - 1/6/2009
No Runny Eggs —
... the plan if 2010 turns into another repeat of 2006 and 2008.
Xbradtc explains the secondaries after Israel took out a Muslim mosque Hamas munitions bunker. It is nice to see the Israelis recognize the fact that one’s enemies are using “protected” structures (such as mosques) for “prohibited” activities (such as munitions storage) removes said “protected” structure from “protected” status.
Blackfive found the Special Forces build a pretty good bridge. ...
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