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...three of these over the course of the singularly-named Jason's new comix novella, "Hey, Wait..." (Fantagraphics Books; 64pp; $9.95), beginning with the come-on of the title. Originally in Norwegian, Jason's work has only just begun to appear in English. "Hey, Wait..." marks his first solo book in the States. A story about tragedy and regret told in a sweetly simple way, it stands out as one of the most beautifully sad comix in recent memory...
...first few days were focused on Taliban air defenses, and then on fixed targets such as ministries and logistics bases. Now they're looking for emerging targets, such as mass troop concentrations and armor. The AC-130 is often used to support ground troops, but it's also used solo. The U.S. is clearly moving from fixed to mobile tactical targets. The more you hit those mobile tactical targets, the more damage you do to the Taliban. And, of course, you have to be careful about hitting them too hard if you don't want to topple the Taliban...
...second set of leaflets amounts to a programming guide for radio psyops. They have printed on them the times and frequencies Afghans can tune in their radios to receive broadcasts from Commando Solo. Sounds exotic and it is. Commando Solo is a U.S. Air Force special operations EC-130 plane flying near the Afghan border. A $70 million converted cargo aircraft, flown by the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Commando Solo is an airborne Radio Shack. It's packed with all kinds of broadcasting gear: secure faxes and computers, cassette decks, compact disks, VHS tape players, and powerful transmitters. The hardware...
...Commando Solo's programming is fairly simple as well. "We are here to take measures against terrorists who have rooted themselves in your country," one broadcast begins. "It is not you, the honorable people of Afghanistan, who are targeted, but those who oppress you, seek to bend you to their will, and make you their slaves...
Alford, who’s been burned by taller wide receivers this year, had five solo tackles. With some of the hits he laid down Saturday, Ivy offenses will think twice before going his way. And even though Butler went down with a neck injury, backup Ryan Dickerson has picked up the slack...