tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post4637241994484943542..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: There are two words that must not be spoken in all the official rhetoric about Charlie Hebdo’s dead: “Saudi Arabia".Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32659041914912704952015-01-22T17:02:24.273-05:002015-01-22T17:02:24.273-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-7617123930157406562015-01-22T16:44:23.922-05:002015-01-22T16:44:23.922-05:00.
Gee, maybe the State Department should explain ....<br /><br />Gee, maybe the State Department should explain to the Pentagon how to count casualties.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/06/pentagon-doesn-t-know-how-many-people-it-s-killed-in-the-isis-war.html" rel="nofollow">Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War</a><br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-50150726931744290452015-01-22T15:57:30.328-05:002015-01-22T15:57:30.328-05:00as we have seen throughout the US occupation of Ir...as we have seen throughout the US occupation of Iraq an on until now 'they' can be vastly outgunned, out battled, out bombed, but they are still there and the US suffers as it keeps on trying to win. Mosul may very well be taken but there will still be a lot of hearts and minds playing the Caliphate game, in Iraq.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-87742750395273984882015-01-22T15:51:03.460-05:002015-01-22T15:51:03.460-05:00Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New Yo...Sheldon Silver, the longtime speaker of the New York state Assembly, was arrested Thursday morning on charges that he abused his position to pocket $4 million in bribes and kickbacks.<br /><br />Federal authorities also seized $3.8 million from Silver, freezing eight of his bank accounts at six different banks, authorities said.<br /><br />“Over his decades in office, Speaker Silver has amassed titanic political power,” Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara.<br /><br />“But, as alleged, during that same time, Silver also amassed a tremendous personal fortune – through the abuse of that political power. All told, we allege that Silver corruptly collected some $4 million in bribes and kickbacks disguised as ‘referral fees.’ ”<br /><br />Silver was hit with a five-count criminal complaint brought by Bharara, which claims that his corruption dates back to 2000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23113497219119274732015-01-22T15:34:53.244-05:002015-01-22T15:34:53.244-05:00Which is why your writings, continually focused up...Which is why your writings, continually focused upon good ole Jack, are so, so humorous.<br /><br />That you have 'bought in' to the idea that if you could discredit a fictional character you could discredit the truth ...<br /><b>High Comedy</b><br /><br />or, as some of my associates would say ...<br /><b><i>That's some funny shit</i></b><br /><br />{;-)Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58911551766192649832015-01-22T15:30:26.102-05:002015-01-22T15:30:26.102-05:00{;-){;-)Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42792082550028832682015-01-22T15:29:34.508-05:002015-01-22T15:29:34.508-05:00You are correct, "O"rdure, it is not abo...You are correct, "O"rdure, it is not about me, never has been.<br /><br />{;-)Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8112774446301343202015-01-22T15:16:44.911-05:002015-01-22T15:16:44.911-05:002,000 Airstrikes, 6,000 Dead Headcutters.
About ...<b>2,000 Airstrikes, 6,000 Dead Headcutters.</b><br /><br />About 3 Daid Headcutters per "strike."<br /><br />Hmmm, that sounds familiar. Did someone around here postulate similar numbers? <br /><br />:)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86632940812382832892015-01-22T15:05:31.993-05:002015-01-22T15:05:31.993-05:00Jack HawkinsThu Jan 22, 01:00:00 PM EST
The Irania...Jack HawkinsThu Jan 22, 01:00:00 PM EST<br />The Iranian General, in Syria, was there advising in the fight against the Daesh.<br />As was the one killed in Iraq.<br /><br />No the Iranian General was attempting got set up a base against Israel in Syria.<br /><br />English really aint your 1st language is it?What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-90620190435898239772015-01-22T15:04:26.251-05:002015-01-22T15:04:26.251-05:00Jack your reading skills are lacking.
Again.
the...Jack your reading skills are lacking.<br /><br />Again.<br /><br />the point was not about YOU.<br /><br />what a narcissistic asshole you are….<br /><br /><br />"Jack HawkinsThu Jan 22, 01:38:00 PM EST<br />Someday, I hope your wife and kids live under the threat of terrorist's rockets.<br /><br />I have lived under that threat my entire life."<br /><br />Who cares about YOU…..<br /><br /><br />What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/02054075097495500689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-42083722618350127972015-01-22T14:54:19.422-05:002015-01-22T14:54:19.422-05:00Mr al-Abadi is quite correct.
... you cannot achie...Mr al-Abadi is quite correct.<br /><i><b>... you cannot achieve big things without a real fight on the ground."</b></i><br /><br />It is true in Iraq, it is true in Syria.<br /><br />The US and the Coalition partners should provide 'Close Air Support' to the forces of Mr Assad.<br />That is if it is in the <b>National Interest</b> of the US to defeat al-Qeada. <br />If the US does not support Mr Assad in the conflict it would be an indicator that the "War on al-Qeada" is just a propaganda tool to further fund General Dynamics and the other members of the Military Industrial Complex feeding at the Federal trough.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23201210676790382492015-01-22T14:52:31.147-05:002015-01-22T14:52:31.147-05:00Like I said, I might be way out of line on this. ...Like I said, I might be way out of line on this. However, I wouldn't completely discount the possibility of a little deception regarding the "timeline." Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41138199669568124882015-01-22T14:43:43.631-05:002015-01-22T14:43:43.631-05:00"Bombing from the air has been very, very eff...<i><b>"Bombing from the air has been very, very effective,"</b> al-Abadi said. <br /><b>"We are very thankful for the air campaign to support our military, but I think you cannot achieve big things without a real fight on the ground."</b></i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76977176104788056662015-01-22T14:37:12.860-05:002015-01-22T14:37:12.860-05:00The Pentagon has made a spending request to Congre...<i>The Pentagon has made a spending request to Congress of $1.6 billion, focusing on training and arming Iraqi and Kurdish forces. According to a Pentagon document prepared in November, the U.S. is looking to provide an estimated $89.3 million worth of weapons and other equipment to each of the nine Iraqi army brigades.<br /><br /><b>"We want to see an acceleration of the training, acceleration of the delivery of arms,"</b> al-Abadi said. He reiterated that <b>Iraq does not want any foreign boots on the ground,</b> but said it needs "support and logistics."<br /><br />"We are fighting very hard to find resources to purchase arms," al-Abadi said. "We are left almost alone to get these arms and munitions for the army, for our fighters, and we expect much more."<br /><br />On a visit to Baghdad last week, Gen. John Allen, the U.S. envoy to the coalition, said that advise-and-assist teams are working to train and equip 12 Iraqi brigades to prepare them for retaking Mosul and the western town of Fallujah. But he said<b> there is no timeline for an assault on those cities.</b></i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-71226056028349901152015-01-22T14:32:37.054-05:002015-01-22T14:32:37.054-05:00When the "Powers That Be" want to extend...When the "Powers That Be" want to extend the game, they may just manipulate the board.<br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-ambassador-iraq-stuart-jones-6000-isis-killed-by-airstrikes-al-arabiya/" rel="nofollow">Ambassador Stuart Jones in an interview published Thursday says: </a><br /><i><b> "The airstrikes have now killed more than 6,000 ISIS fighters in Syria and Iraq."</b></i><br /><br /><i>On Wednesday, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi appealed for more aid for the country's beleaguered ground forces, which have yet to score a decisive victory against ISIS despite five months of U.S.-led coalition air raids.<br /><br />In an interview with The Associated Press, al-Abadi praised the coalition's air campaign but said<b> the international community had stalled on commitments to train and equip the ground forces needed to retake major cities.</b><br /><br />"There is a lot being said and spoken, but very little on the ground," Al-Abadi said. </i>Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-69232256276493475992015-01-22T14:27:42.376-05:002015-01-22T14:27:42.376-05:00:)
My understanding is that the Mullahs are, most...:)<br /><br />My understanding is that the Mullahs are, mostly, if not entirely, very wealthy men - multi-millionaires, billionaires, and such.<br /><br />I don't think it's commonplace for multi-millionaires, and billionaires to commit mass suicide.. :)Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-830655296768594362015-01-22T14:15:20.252-05:002015-01-22T14:15:20.252-05:00Just because a threat exists, does not mean that i...Just because a threat exists, does not mean that it will <b>ever</b> come to pass.<br />That does not diminish the threat, but it does have an impact upon the course forward, in the face of the threat.<br /><br />The policies that the US pursued, Mutual Assured Destruction, in the face of the nuclear threat, succeeded.<br /><br />It has succeeded, as well, in the India/Pakistan conflict. Which some would say was a conflict between Hinduism and Islam.<br />MAD has deterred the Muslims in Pakistan from attacking the Hindus of India with nuclear weapons.<br /><br />There is no evidence that has ever been presented that would lead a reasonable man to conclude that the Iranian Muslims are 'crazier' than Pakistani Muslims.Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76415183454574982682015-01-22T14:02:38.149-05:002015-01-22T14:02:38.149-05:00You're way out of your element, here, Ash. Al...You're way out of your element, here, Ash. All the "religiosity" in the world won't win you a battle if you don't have guns, ammo, troops, money, and supplies. That is where Mosul comes in.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-88481681853083012812015-01-22T13:56:51.846-05:002015-01-22T13:56:51.846-05:00I would suggest that "The 'glue that bind...I would suggest that "The 'glue that binds'" is their religiosity and the desire for a Caliphate not R&R in Mosul. <br /><br />Lordy, talk about Vietnamese rose colored glasses!Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-60898479460274042792015-01-22T13:55:37.832-05:002015-01-22T13:55:37.832-05:00The reason I think the Battle of Mosul will be &qu...The reason I think the Battle of Mosul will be "sooner, rather than later" is I just don't believe the Iraqis will wait as long as we want them to wait.<br /><br />I could be wrong, but, as the man said, we'll know soon enough.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-31594276881030033692015-01-22T13:52:23.570-05:002015-01-22T13:52:23.570-05:00Mosul is their "hinge." Their supply de...Mosul is their "hinge." Their supply depot. Their R&R center. The "glue that binds." <br /><br />When Mosul goes down it becomes much easier to "roll up" the small pockets spread around the country.Rufus IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297231055991566183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23118448813391775722015-01-22T13:42:48.107-05:002015-01-22T13:42:48.107-05:00I think it means he doesn't have a clue what h...I think it means he doesn't have a clue what he is talking about.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39770269686279440852015-01-22T13:39:13.954-05:002015-01-22T13:39:13.954-05:00.
And, when Mosul goes, the jig is up.
What does....<br /><br /><i>And, when Mosul goes, the jig is up.</i><br /><br />What does that mean?<br /><br />.<br />Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2149253376174212032015-01-22T13:38:32.132-05:002015-01-22T13:38:32.132-05:00Someday, I hope your wife and kids live under the ...<i>Someday, I hope your wife and kids live under the threat of terrorist's rockets.</i><br /><br />I have lived under that threat my entire life.<br /><i>According to the Federation of American Scientists, an organization that assesses nuclear weapon stockpiles, in 2013, Russia possessed an estimated 8,500 total nuclear warheads of which 1,800 were strategically operational</i><br /><br />Between the Palo Verde nuclear power generating station, Williams Air Force Base, and the Military Industrial Complex facilities in the Phoenix metropolitan area, we can rest assured that the targets are already plotted. <br /><br />The terrorist threat to Phoenix, Arizona remains the same, it is greater than the terrorist threat that Iran can, or ever will, be able to project.<br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-82238185103203603752015-01-22T13:38:13.181-05:002015-01-22T13:38:13.181-05:00eh!? More money to be made - by whom?
If it is i...eh!? More money to be made - by whom?<br /><br />If it is indeed as you say irrelevant from a US point of view whether they stay or go from Iraq it lends credence to the notion that they will still be there come July 4th.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16688752302081088907noreply@blogger.com