http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/military-chat/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:18:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420705/posts With all the bad news going on right now about the airports, I thought I'd share our experience from yesterday. Son #3 came home for Christmas and had to fly back to Ft. Campbell yesterday. While I was waiting for him to get his boarding pass, an gentleman with an airport tag on approached me and asked if the backpack sitting next to me was mine or had someone left it. I explained, it was my son's and he was getting his boarding pass. A few minutes later, that same gentleman came back and told me that if he is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420705/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 18:18:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420450/posts http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/10/31/2007-10-31_i_know_waterboarding_is_torture__because.html The Independent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420450/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 10:59:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420323/posts In Pictures: Italian Doctor In Kabul [See Image #7 Pics in URL] This Is The Barbaric Evil That Islam Has Brought To The World. BBCNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420323/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 02:34:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420267/posts Despite the lingering demonstrations and disorder in Tehran, Iran’s ruling mullahs are confident anew in their country’s ability to surge to a hegemonic position in the Middle East without a major war. The main reason for the mullahs’ confidence is their interpretation of the appeasement policies of the US Barack Obama Administration. Most significant is the undeclared – yet widely projected – profound change in US policy regarding Iran’s nuclear program. Tehran and all other regional governments are convinced that the US now strives to “contain” a nuclear Iran rather than continue the declared objective to prevent the nuclearization of... OilPrice.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2420267/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:25:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419670/posts Need some FReeper help here. I now have my dad's Model 11 Remington shotgun. It's a 12 G, 2 3/4" shells, serial number 744763. Mod choke. Made 1940s or earlier. I'd like to clean and prep it quite thoroughly prior to its trip to a gunsmith for a safety/ops check. Anybody have a good source for how to dissemble/clean it? many thanks! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419670/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:57:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419659/posts I have learned what all we old military veterans have wanted for many, many, many years, may actually be going to happen. If you are familiar with the TV mini-series, Once An Eagle, staring Sam Elliott as Sam Damon, with Glen Ford also, is going to be released on DVD sometime in early 2010 according to the web site listed above. Universal has apparently, finally, agreed to do it. This web site was the main campaign site too get the DVD released. http://www.once-an-eagle.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419659/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 20:25:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419550/posts The coming year: 2010, will see a growing clash of conflicting mega-trends in the Afghanistan-Pakistan theater; trends which will ultimately have long-term impact not only on the region, but on all of Eurasia and global energy and political arenas. These main mega-trends are: 1. Obama’s Needs: The desperate efforts of the US White House of Pres. Barack Obama to appease and negotiate with any element of the “Taliban” — and the label “Taliban” is used with great looseness by most observers of the Afghanistan and Pakistan scene — willing to in order to expedite a US withdrawal and legitimize a... Oilprice.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419550/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 16:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419323/posts - FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - ObamaÂ’s Tortured Rendezvous With Reality – by Jamie GlazovPosted By Jamie Glazov On December 31, 2009 @ 12:03 am In FrontPage | 37 Comments Frontpage InterviewÂ’s guest today is Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist and historian at Stanford UniversityÂ’s Hoover Institution. He is a columnist for National Review [1]and a recipient of the 2007 National Humanities Medal. FP: Victor Davis Hanson, welcome to Frontpage Interview.First things first, let me ask you this.If our government was serious about fighting Islamic terrorism and saving lives, wouldnÂ’t Abdul Mutallab be getting water-boarded just about now?We know that... frontpagemag.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2419323/posts#comment Sat, 2 Jan 2010 03:36:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418856/posts 1939 – THE YEAR IN REVIEW It was not a typical summer night on the Obersalzberg. On this night of August 21st the men of the Nazi party were in celebration. That day they had signed a pact with Russia that in effect had paved the way for Hitler’s next conquest; Poland. As Adolf Hitler and his entourage stepped on the terrace of this mountain retreat they were greeted with a rare display of the Northern Lights dancing in the sky. Albert Speer would later reflect on how these lights bathed everyone on the terrace with an eerie red glow.... Homer_J_Simpson http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418856/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 07:51:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418831/posts The bombing, just as President Barack Obama's surge is gathering pace, represented the biggest loss of life suffered by the US intelligence agency since an attack in Beirut in 1983. The CIA said on Thursday a further six agents had been injured in the attack. Claiming credit for the attack, a Taliban spokesman said the bomber was "an Afghan national army officer wearing a suicide vest". UK Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2418831/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 06:05:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417864/posts Fly fishing is a sport that was made popular by the book and movie A River Runs Through It. Some people like it to catch fish, some just enjoy seeing the brightly colored line sweep through the air over the water. And now, fly fishing is also used for healing. "You get in touch with nature and forget about all your problems, it's just a natural way to heal yourself," said military veteran Kenny Stanford who did two tours of duty in Iraq. It's that idea that has led to Project Healing Waters -- a group dedicated to the physical... WCYB-TV 5, Bristol VA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417864/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:23:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417520/posts Most Iranian military threats are more propaganda than reality. Take, for example, their threat to shut the Straits of Hormuz (where ships exit the Persian Gulf and enter the Indian Ocean). Some 40 percent of the worlds oil shipments pass through the Straits of Hormuz, which comes to about 15-20 tankers a day (plus a dozen or more non-tankers). The Persian Gulf in general, is a busy waterway. It is 989 kilometers long, and the average depth is 50 meters (maximum depth is 90 meters). The Iranian problem is that they have a small navy, an obsolete air force and... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2417520/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:19:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416683/posts Can someone in congress summon the testicular fortitude to propose a law that requires that ALL front line TSA personnel be former military or former police? Also, all security for US airlines in any country in the world should be conducted by forementioned personnel at port of boarding. Result? Better security, jobs for men and women who have already paid a great debt to this country, one less venue for a-hole politicians (of both stripes) to funnel cash and favors to their cronies, among other benefits. Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416683/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 02:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416320/posts Im curious.....when we hear of a NATO airstrike is it anyone else besides the US physically dropping the bombs? Even when the Germans called in the strike to blow up the Talibans hijacked fuel truck a few months ago it was US warplane that engaged the target. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416320/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:36:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416140/posts The U.S. Army's most popular aircraft is continuing to evolve. The aircraft in question is the Raven, which weighs less than five pounds, and is a UAV used mainly by combat troops. Infantry companies and platoons regularly use them to get a look at what's over the hill, or behind surrounding buildings. Recent improvements include a "fail safe" mode, where a Raven that has lost contact with its operator, will immediately head for where it was launched from. There is now a location beacon, so that if one crashed over the hill, it can be quickly found. The latest improvements... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416140/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:58:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416121/posts The U.S. Air Force is pushing the idea that manned reconnaissance aircraft, like its new MC-12, are preferred, by ground troops, to UAVs. The pitch is that troops feel more comfortable if the recon aircraft overhead has some people in it. This is odd, since troops on the ground often have no idea where the people they talk to, via radio, are, and don't much care as long as they get the help they need. The real problem is that there not enough people on the ground who know how to talk to an aircraft overhead and get a smart... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416121/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:53:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416084/posts In adapted buses from the 1960s, injured soldiers - sometimes as many as 30 or 40 - are after "wheels down" at a nearby US airbase. They were airlifted out of Afghanistan overnight - in some cases, just hours after they were injured. The first person to meet them is always one of the hospital Chaplains. After initial stabilisation on the ground in Afghanistan, Landstuhl will provide the next critical stage of their treatment. "In the case of battle injured we'll get some very, very recent casualties who've been stabilised enough to move the five or six-hour flight down range... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2416084/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 05:06:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415999/posts Gentlemen, May I present my newest acquisition. A genuine "service grade" M1 Garand. I told everyone that this was a "Christmas gift from my uncle" which, in a way it was. I ordered this from the CMP the first week in December. I expected it around February but it showed up Christmas Eve. How's that for a government agency? Take another look at this bad boy. All I wanted was a shooter but this gun is beautiful. The stock is a little off but a little Tung oil will fix that right up. I am posting this for a reason.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415999/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:36:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415946/posts The Marines found the bone as they scraped a shallow trench. Long, dry and unmistakably once part of a human leg, it was followed by others. They reburied most of them but also found bodies. Three of the graves were close together; in another was a skeleton still wearing a pair of glasses. The Marines covered the grave and told their successors to stay away from it. Observation Point Rock sits a few hundred metres south east of Patrol Base Hassan Abad, where a company from 2/8 Marines has been stationed for the past seven months. It is a lonely... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415946/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 23:11:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415457/posts DECEMBER 26, 2009 Kerry of Tehran His trip would convey legitimacy that the dictatorship. John Kerry lost the Secretary of State sweepstakes to Hillary Clinton, but that hasn't lowered his diplomatic ambitions. The Journal reported Thursday that the Senate Foreign Relations Chairman is mulling a trip to Iran, and with the blessing of the Obama Administration. If the mullahs had any sense, they'd send him a government plane. Beset by almost daily demonstrations by a democratic opposition that has been growing despite beatings and arrests since the stolen June election, Mr. Kerry would arrive from Washington to show the Iranian... Wall St. Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2415457/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:20:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414868/posts Marine Corps Rules: 1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one. 2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough. 3. Have a plan. 4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won't work. 5. Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet ­ even your friends… 6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a "4." 7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice. Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive. 8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend. (Lateral & diagonal preferred.) 9.... The Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414868/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:42:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414865/posts Russia announced that arms exports for 2009 would be $8.5 billion. That's less than two percent more than last year's $8.35 billion. This is not good. Increasing these sales is very important for the government. The defense industry employs nearly three million people and accounts for about 20 percent of industrial jobs in Russia. At the end of the Cold War in 1991, defense work was more than three times as large as it is now. It was the large size of the defense industry that played a major role in bankrupting the Soviet Union. The Russians were never quite... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414865/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:29:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414755/posts Sarah takes on Big Oil: The compelling story of Governor Sarah Palin's battle with Alaska's 'Big 3' oil companies, as told by the state's top oil and gas editors, Kay Cashman and Kristen Nelson (Hardcover) Product Description Sarah takes on Big Oil illuminates Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's rise to power, along with her successes and failures in dealing with the industry that is the lifeblood of the state's economy. This book is a must read for those seeking to understand Palin's qualifications for national leadership. Purchasers of Sarah takes on Big Oil qualify for a free, two-year, online subscription to... Amazon.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414755/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:33:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414630/posts MERRY CHRISTMAS! To all the men and women who are sitting down in their capsules on Alert, I wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! This Christmas I give thanks to our Lord for all of you. For the ones who pulled Alerts before me, for the ones who pulled Alerts with me, and for all of you who have taken up the challenge after my time was done, I thank you all. Thank you for keeping our Country, me, and my family safe and free. Thank you for doing a thankless job that most Americans know nothing about, while putting up... Vanity (Sorry) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414630/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:42:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414588/posts The battle that birthed our great nation was a battle well worth waging. Our founders declared that "taxation without representation" was unacceptable. So much so that men risked fortune, injury and even life in fighting a revolutionary war to break free from tyranny. Two-hundred thirty five years later, our nation finds itself facing a new tyranny – legislation without representation. Are there Americans willing to fight this time to break free again? Regardless of which poll one reads, the majority of Americans are clearly opposed to the health-care bill in its current form. As few as 52 percent and as... World Net Daily http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414588/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:34:48 GMT