SEAL reservist Eric Greitens on SEAL training: What kind of man makes it through Hell Week?… Some men who seemed impossibly weak at the beginning of SEAL training””men who puked on runs and had trouble with pull-ups””made it. Some men … Continue reading →
…chomps on the news of Bin Laden’s death. His opinion is about what you’d suspect, including the fact that he is suspicious of claims that Bin Laden is guilty—including Bin Laden’s own claim.
Continue reading →Whatever happened to car colors? It seems these days that gray’s the thing, in every possible shade and tone: silver, metallic, charcoal, light, dark, middling, and every type of gray in between. Much more gray than I care to look … Continue reading →
Here’s some spambot wit: This site is so cool even ice cubes would be jealous. Don’t mean to be pedantic, but I think the bot actually means “envious.” Those two words are all-too-often mixed up, a pet peeve of mine. … Continue reading →
The killing of Osama may have been almost perfectly executed, but the aftermath has certainly been a mess. One of the many puzzling aspects of the whole thing has been the multiple sources of highly conflicting information. Was Osama defending … Continue reading →
…you may not have been aware of before. I certainly wasn’t. Writing in today’s WSJ, former US Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey says: In April 2009, the administration made public the previously classified Justice Department memoranda analyzing the harsh techniques, … Continue reading →
I was wondering where she was and how she’s doing. Here’s a report. Her name is Amal Ahmed al-Sadah and she is 27. She was shot in the leg during the raid that killed her husband and is recovering in … Continue reading →
Ever wonder about the perspective of the children President Bush was reading to when he first got the news of the 9/11 attacks? They’re ten years older now, and here’s a followup to that story. Their opinions might surprise you. … Continue reading →
Many of you may have noticed that I’ve been derelict in posting about jello lately. What can I say? I’ve been busy. It slipped my mind. There’s nothing new in the jello world. Flimsy excuses, I know. But I will … Continue reading →
Does anyone doubt for a moment how it would have gone down with the left had it been Bush instead of Obama as Commander-in-Chief of the mission to get Osama? Murderer of an unarmed man. Wimp who hesitated 16 hours … Continue reading →
Mermaid dresses have become au courant. Beyonce sports one here that’s truly hideous: The dress’s awfulness goes beyond the mere fact that Beyonce can barely walk in it. It’s not just the tight bottom; the top part of the garment … Continue reading →
At this point, we really don’t know. But the NY Times does what you’d expect with the meager information it possesses: claims that enhanced interrogation was not a factor in Osama’s capture. And Ace quite carefully deconstructs that point of … Continue reading →