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...fire started coming in from the Korengal Outpost, the main base, and then from Dallas, a nearby observation post where one of the men had been hit by shrapnel. It was a coordinated attack; the dense clouds blanketing the valley provided the perfect cover for the insurgents. A new command came over the radio: "If you see anyone standing outside of a building, consider it hostile intent and fire at will." "As soon as I can see a building I'll let you know," retorted the gunner. A vicious exchange of gunfire echoed from below the post, silenced only...
...security blanket he said, and he felt vulnerable without it. In two months Bravo Company will be leaving the valley, and it is unlikely that Fowler will be healed in time to rejoin his comrades. A day later I saw him at the 1-26's command headquarters. His knee had been stitched up and he walked on crutches. He was happy to be out of the Korengal, he said. But he was conflicted about leaving his buddies behind at Restrepo. "They go through this s--- every day, and I wish I could be there to fight with them...
...also represents a more irreverent and bolder kind of comedy. Some of the shots are indeed very cheap; the blatant racism between Ronnie and a Middle Eastern salesman and the band of misfits that make up Ronnie’s security guard crew (complete with a Hispanic second in command, incompetent Asian twins, and a shy redhead) are nothing new. The choice to use Faris as the tarty cosmetics saleswoman who throws up pink vomit is also somewhat predictable, but her brand of “Scary Movie” shamelessness only adds to the two-dimensionality of the mall?...
...could be perilous and deep if current government measures artificially and temporarily prop up marginal manufacturers that otherwise would go bust (China's total production capacity exceeds domestic demand by a factor of 10), and if tens of billions of dollars in loans now being made on Beijing's command...
Admiral Mike Mullen is an odd one. He eschews the crisp, classic aura of command; he comes across as a no-drama, common-sense-dispensing country doctor from downstate Illinois (actually, he's the son of prominent show-biz publicists from Los Angeles). But as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mullen is still the highest-ranking U.S. military officer, and so it was a bit disconcerting to see him taking flak from a group of Afghan farmers and international agricultural experts in Kabul the first week in April. "The military is giving away free wheat seed to Afghan...