Reporting from the (now quiet?) warzone

Michael Totten, citizen-journo extraordinaire, has another fine blog-post with pictures. Go check out War warps the mind a little. Then go hit the tip-jar. He isn't funded by a big news-org.

So you like the golf, eh?

Chris Onstad (of Achewood "fame") extolls on growing up golfing, in the masterpiece A brief statement on the position that golf occupies in my life.

If you like that, check out Yeah, I bought the biggest one. It's nice.

Via Tim Blair

The People's Cube

Go check out The People's Cube. News-satire through a prism of communism.

Canuck firefight in the 'stan

Canucks getting it on in Afghanistan.

Back when I was in the service, I had the opportunity of training with the Canadian Princess Patricia's Light Infantry. Good dudes all.

Hat tip INDC.

Bloc Party last night

I saw BlocParty for the first time at ACL fest last year, and they were really good (heat notwithstanding). This year it was about as hot, and the band had another incredible performance. The thirty bucks was definitely worth it.

Michael Totten

Michael Totten is back in Tel Aviv.

Colin Powell quote

Colin Powell's thoughts on America being "The Great Satan":

"F]ar from being the Great Satan, I would say that we are the Great Protector. We have sent men and women from the armed forces of the United States to other parts of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression. We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism. We saved Europe in World War I and World War II. We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of preserving the rights of people.
And when all those conflicts were over, what did we do? Did we stay and conquer? Did we say, "Okay, we defeated Germany. Now Germany belongs to us? We defeated Japan, so Japan belongs to us"? No. What did we do? We built them up. We gave them democratic systems which they have embraced totally to their soul. And did we ask for any land? No, the only land we ever asked for was enough land to bury our dead. And that is the kind of nation we are."

Thanks to Urban Legends.

Band of Brothers on History channel

So here I am, watching Band of Brothers on the History Channel, and who do I see? Jimmy mothergrabbin' Fallon in a bit part as a lieutenant delivering ammo during the Battle of the Bulge.

Wonders never seize....

The Hezballah propaganda war

Instapundit linked to this video with "green helmet guy". Apparently he's using dead children for Hezballah propaganda videos.

Via Instapundit, Yourish.

Not Just Land

Victor Davis Hanson has an interesting take on failed Middle Eastern states here.

"The world prayed that after the unilateral departure of Israel from Lebanon in 2000 and Gaza in 2005, and the recent elections in Beirut and the West Bank , it was witnessing an incremental evolution toward a lasting peace between rational democratic states. Gradually, Israel was returning to its 1967 borders. In response, gradually, it was hoped, Israel 's Arab neighbors would vote into office reasonable statesmen who would renounce terror and get on with the business of crafting workable economies and governments. But all that optimism presupposed a radical change in the Middle Eastern mentality. Unfortunately, that hasn't happened."

Update: A possible change in how the West views Arab grievances?

Hat tip to Protein Wisdom for update.