Dad never talked about his experiences in WWII. I found out from his obituary that he had run radar operations in England.

(eta) Thanks, Dad

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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia Peace Song. Cranes over Hiroshima by Jim Couza - YouTube sudako and the paper cranes - YouTube Thousand Cranes- Hiroshima - YouTube Bells of Sadako and her 1000 paper cranes - YouTube (instrumental, with text recounting the story in the comments.) Sadako Sasaki - ( Read more... )

OMG! Navy Calls MySpace Kids "Alien Life Force" (And They Hate the War, Too)The MySpace generation is a "somewhat alien life force," a Navy recruiting presentation contends -- with a language and lifestyle that's almost unrecognizable to adults. And because the kids are such "coddled," "narcissistic praise junkies," they'll be beyond tough to ( Read more... )

Bush Takes Blame for Mistakes in Iraq - washingtonpost.comUsually loath to admit error, Bush said it also was a mistake to have allowed American forces to be restricted by the Iraqi government, which tried to prevent U.S. military operations against fighters controlled by the radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, a powerful political ally of Prime ( Read more... )

So, the Shrub just finished his speech. But I don't recall him mentioning the fact that apparently the surge has apparently already begun. I expected the surge, but I thought he'd have the guts to admit it.

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Boing Boing: Iraq invasion sim from 1999 warned of problemsA secret US wargame called "Desert Crossing" produced during the Clinton era showed that an invasion and post-war presence in Iraq would require around 400,000 troops -- about three times the number of troops stationed there now. Even with those resources, according to simulation output, ( Read more... )

(Seen all over, most recently in katster's journal.)

When you see this, post an anti-war song in your journal.
Bob Dylan: Masters of War

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