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DOD, Yahoo, AP, Reuters, and the usual suspects | 11/19/03 | The Armies of Good against the Axis of Evil

[nutmeg]

Excellent post, SeenTheLight! (#69)

[Diogenesis]

OK. Here are a few more:

In Washington, Code Pink in the Capitol Hill office of Sen. Clinton.

[nutmeg]

My 9 year old asked what will this war be called? "Gulf war II?"

My 11 year old said " No, it's the "Never Forget the French are Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys War." LOL!!

Note to self: Kids really do listen to you when you mumble.

ROTFL! ;-D

[dennisw]

Sisters are doing it for themselves!

 

Thu Mar 6, 4:59 PM ET

Code Pink for Peace women's group member Medea Benjamin of San Francisco, right, talks with Temera Luzzatto, chief of staff for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (news - web sites), D-N.Y. during a demonstration by the group in Sen. Clinton's Capitol Hill office Thursday, March 6, 2003. The group is visiting Washington to campaign against a possible war with Iraq (news - web sites) (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

[Diogenesis]

[Humal]

Diogenesis,

First, a belated welcome back. I've missed your posts.

A couple of questions, please. I've read in some of your posts and others the term "klick". I'm assuming that is a military term. What does it mean?

Last, in your last picture, Blix "admits" helping Iraq? Did he really say that? I missed it.

[nutmeg]

Thank you for yet another amazing thread, Diogenesis!

[nutmeg]

A couple of questions, please. I've read in some of your posts and others the term "klick". I'm assuming that is a military term. What does it mean?

I was just going to ask the very same question. Besides in one of the captions above, I heard a retired U.S. military general use that term tonight on Greta's show on the Fox News Channel.

[hoosierpearl]

I believe klicks/clicks were first used in WWII. They were behind enemy lines and used them to identify who was friend and who was foe in the dark. A small noisemaker with a distinctive sound. Paratroopers used them I think.

I believe a klick is now a certain distance but I'm not sure how far. The term was used in Vietnam a lot. Might possibly be the distance you could hear the klick. I don't know if they used anything like that for identification in Vietnam.

[bonesmccoy]

wow... speaking as a physician... thanks for the military explanation! Dittos for readiness!

[Cindy]

[MissAmericanPie]

bttt

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so much for the heads up and for sharing that email! Hugs!

[nutmeg]

I believe klicks/clicks were first used in WWII. They were behind enemy lines and used them to identify who was friend and who was foe in the dark. A small noisemaker with a distinctive sound. Paratroopers used them I think.

I believe a klick is now a certain distance but I'm not sure how far. The term was used in Vietnam a lot. Might possibly be the distance you could hear the klick. I don't know if they used anything like that for identification in Vietnam.

Thank you for this info!

[nutmeg]

ping!

Be sure to check out post #69

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my infrequent ping list.

[WaterDragon]

I absolutely love the photos of American troops with the Afghans, especially the kids! These troops are the best, the very best of America.

As for Denmark, it's listed as one of the 'coalition of the willing.' Not to say there probably aren't Danes who aren't.

Prayers for our military and our president.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Great pics, Diogenesis. Thanks for posting them.

[WaterDragon]

Your creative solution to ping listing is so welcome to me as well! Thanks.

[Rodney Dangerfield]

Klick is an abbreviation for Kilometer

[SeenTheLight]

Glad I could help!