Random Nuclear Strikes

Maybe this method of dealing with the jihadi and Baathist prisoners would make the lefties crying about Gonzales, torture doctrines, etc.

From Dale Franks at the QandO Blog:

My preferred method of dealing with these terror prisoners would be to get two captains and a major together as a tribunal, declare them to be unlawful combatants, and put them in front of a firing squad. Now, maybe, because we’re nice guys, we could let them know that if any of them give us verifiable, useful information, then we’ll commute their sentences, and won’t shoot them. Otherwise, however, it’s a blindfold and a last cigarette for the lot of ’em.

Oh, wait. The left would love to see Bush defeated in Iraq. They think that the use of a feather is ‘torture’.

Nevermind.

Found @ Samizdata

Bruce at Massbackwards found a very interesting story and refrained from making a joke out of it. Aaron at FreeWillBlog also refrained and listed it as ‘Headline of the Day’.

I, however, am not as principled.

In fact, I am going straight to the source and ask a question.

Here is the headline,

Olive Oil May Protect Against Breast Cancer

Here is the e-mail I want to send to Javier Menendez, a research scientist with the Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Research Institute in Illinois.

Dear Sir,

Regards

Hmm, even if it they don’t know if this use of olive oil treatment works, maybe I could use their research as a stepping stone to get my own grant to do research?

I always wanted to go back to college.

Git yer guns out and ready, It is the January edition of the Blogger Blastorama, folks!

When: This Saturday in between 1200 and 1300.

Where: Renton Fish & Game rifle and pistol range

Why: Because it’s January, of course.

What to bring: Yourself and a good attitude!

Optional: Almost any rifle, pistol or shotgun and a sufficient quantity of ammunition that will fire in those firearms.

I will be there with a decent selection of firearms and a couple of hundred rounds for each. The Rivrdog will also be making the trek up to do some shooting and hanging out with friends he has locally (plus, I heard there was a Boat Show going on at the Seahawks Stadium in Seattle).

You can follow the link to Renton F&G’s website to see the facilities and their rates.

I would like to especially encourage new or novice shooters to join us. You do not need to be a blogger to join in the fun. Friendly lurkers of the ether are welcome too.

Also Optional: We may gather somewhere nearby for breakfast/lunch, but deatails have not been nailed down as of yet.

To reader Kyle, you asked about the guy who is building my gun yesterday. If it is possible for you to join us, you are especially welcome. If not send me an e-mail and I’ll give you his contact information.

Over the weekend, there were reports that during an attack on a jihadi/Baathist stronghold in the town of Aaytha (30mi south of Mosul), we accidentally hit the wrong structure, killing anywhere from 5-14 people.

Well, it turns out that we didn’t miss all that badly,

Meanwhile, in a village near the northern city of Mosul, where the U.S. military reported that it had mistakenly dropped a 500-pound bomb on the wrong target Saturday, residents said the Americans actually hit the correct house, killing an insurgent who they said had killed Iraqi security forces.

The residents of Aaytha, 30 miles south of Mosul, said the bomb hit the home of the Numan family, members of the prominent Sunni Muslim Jubori tribe, one of the largest in Iraq. Witnesses said the blast killed 14 members of the family, including 10 women and children. Neighbors said a toddler related to the family was the sole survivor.

Imagine that, a cowardly insurgent, surrounding himself with women and children, hoping they would act as human shields and save his life.

Found @ The RantingProfs via Judicious Asininity