Japan is ending its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean: The Maritime Self-Defense Force’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean ended Friday, upon the expiration of the relevant law. The mission was in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan that began in the wake of the Sept.
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The BS flag….
Needs to be raised on this: SurFor chief: Manning needs mean new duties By Philip Ewing – Staff writer Posted : Monday Jan 18, 2010 8:01:05 EST The Navy’s top surface leader said sailors can expect to see changes in which paygrades do certain jobs on ship as the
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And a sentiment with which I can agree to-from John Cole: I’ve been watching Bush the past two days working with Clinton on the Haiti disaster, and I think that even though his administration was such a disaster it made me switch parties, his conduct since he left office has
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Using the auto complete function in Google-Searches are compared between Japan, China, and the USA. Guess who comes out looking the worst? Here are the top auto completes for the phrase “Why is _________ so……” Japan: Not too bad. Now try China: Now compare that to the results for the
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Of Japan Airlines………..
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Back in Dullsville. Flew out first thing this morning after doing some recreational exploring last night. Learned I can’t hang like I used to-and needed a nap when I got home here. It would also appear that all of my bills picked this week to come in the mail, so
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UPDATE!!!: A pretty interesting comment thread on this incident can be found here. Its 100+ comments! Worth the time to read. I stand by my assessment and the one that was found in the comments here “a predetermined female success story”. Navy: Cruiser CO relieved for ‘cruelty’ By Philip Ewing
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Harry Reid edition: I just couldn’t resist……… Besides-Blazing Saddle’s never gets old. Although, I wonder, could you make a funny movie like that today?
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Let’s just say that I have a number in mind and I haven’t hit it yet.
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Andrew Bacevich has a great habit of pointing them out: What are we to make of this record? For Krauthammer, Boot, and Barnes, the lessons are clear: dial up the rhetoric, increase military spending, send in more troops, and give the generals a free hand. The important thing, writes William
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