Happy 233rd US Army. And its Flag Day. Ace and BlackFive remember both.

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The Trust Issue: There is a basic failure of trust in the American court system among many of us, including me. Not for no reason! (H/t: S...

Haggis! BillT is apparently under the impression that he can talk us out of our haggis . In fact, nothing could be a better feast for us. T...

Americans First: I see that Senator Obama has started a webpage aimed at fighting rumors . I'm glad to link to it, as I wish to see him...

Republicans are Sick: For Cassidy, a video that suggests Republicans are unclean . Being a Democrat myself, I have no dog in the fight. It...

What Scouts are For: Grim's Hall wishes to express our condolences to the families of those affected by the tornados of last night. I a...

A Lesson in Scottish History: In celebration of this weekend's upcoming Scottish Highland Games in Blairsville, Georgia , let's talk...

Rebel Roots: Such is the title of this Politico piece on Jim Webb's writings on the Confederacy. Of course, all Americans have rebel r...

Optimism on Iraq: Now available even in newspapers : But recent substantial gains by the Iraqi army, flagging insurgent violence and civilia...

Reasonable Discourse: Snowflakes in Hell has some thoughts about the success of reasoned discouse in the gun rights movement. ( h/t Gwa45 ...

Obama on Iraq: CDR Salamander is looking today at the four point plan for Iraq on Obama's web page. He is up in arms about the fact th...

Kike Wake : From Taisen Deshimaru, The Zen Way to the Martial Arts , a question and an answer. It is the question that lingers ever in my m...

For Einar Tambarskelver: This evening my son asked me to read to him about a bowman, and so I took down my copy of the Heimskringla , and re...

The Army on Global Warming: Dr. Bruce West, a chief scientist with the Mathematical and Information Science Directorate with the Army Resear...

The Prophet Claim: Visual Aids I won't include the famous "dare we say it?" one of Obama as Jesus rising from the water, with...

On Clint Eastwood: To be read with yesterday's post, also on cinema, this interview : Sergio Leone, who directed Eastwood in his breakth...

A Confession: This kind of thing is really starting to bother me. Many spiritually advanced people I know (not coweringly religious, mind y...

"Daughter of Dawn" It's been a while since we looked in on Bad Eagle. Dr. David Yeagley, proudly of the Commanche Nation, was...

Shattered Sword. To day is June 5. 66 years ago today, the battle of Midway had its most crucial 10 minutes: Between 10:20 and 10:30, Dauntl...