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Megan Parker will be doing the occasional piece about comics here. If you don't know Megan, she is on Twitter as TheElfGirl. She also wrote a bunch of articles for Pink Kryptonite. Her first piece will be up in thirty minutes. I just figured I'd give her a quick introductory post so you're not wondering "Who is Megan Parker?" when her post goes up.
I just got an e-mail from Chip Mosher of Boom! Studios about the death of Minck Oosterveer earlier this week. Oosterveer was a Dutch artist who only recently started working in the States, most notably on the Boom! series The Unknown, which was written by Mark Waid. The Unknown was a cool comic about a genius private investigator, and it looked superb thanks to Oosterveer's pencils. It's too bad more Americans didn't get a chance to see his work, which was sexy without being exploitative and gritty without obscuring his clean lines. Mosher let us (the "press") know that in honor of Oosterveer, they're offering all eight issues of the The Unknown and its sequel, The Unknown: The Devil Made Flesh mini-series for free through all their digital partners – ComiXology, ComicsPl.us, Graphicly, and MyDigitalComics. Or you could, you know, buy the trades. They're quite good.
Matt Gagnon, the EIC of Boom!, has a nice appreciation of Oosterveer here. And underneath the cut you can check out the first few pages of The Unknown #1.
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As the effects of Hurricane Irene makes her way up the East Coast, I think there is at least a decent chance that I'll be losing power in my neighborhood. Hopefully not, but if I do, well, that would be why you don't see me posting. Just figured it was worth letting you folks know. Fingers crossed that the water doesn't lead to our power being lost!
The final tally for money raised for the Hero Initiative is a stunning $535, boosted by my promise to revive Random Thoughts here on Comics Should be Good if the total reached $500. I would like to thank the following people for their donations: p0w, Raymond Conlon, Alec Berry, Dan Billings, Tim Callahan, Sandy Nevett, Andrew Doyle, Mario McKellop, Lee Merowitz, PerfectDru, Eric Newsom, Brendan Wright, Joshua Schroeder, Rainer Hoermann, Greg Schueller, Brian Estep, James Leech, Brian Cronin, and Joseph Macaluso. This is, by far, the most money raised in any of my Blogathons and I'm extremely grateful to those who donated and those who lent their moral support.
Thank you.
Random Thoughts will return Tuesday at 4:45 pm.
Caanan Grall is trying to release his excellent (and Eisner-nominated) Max Overacts as a print volume, but he needs YOUR help to get it done! Simply put, he just needs people to pledge to buy the book so that he can raise enough money to print it out.
Here is the site for the information. You all love Caanan's great work on The Line It Is Drawn and most of you appreciate his awesome Max Overacts series, as well (if you haven't seen it, check it out here). Now, for the simple act of buying a copy of a good comic book, you can help Caanan reach his goal of actually printing these babies up!
I've contributed already and you all should, too (well, if you like Caanan, that is. If you don't like his work, then fair enough, don't contribute, but you all do, right?)!
Well, the deadline came and went this morning, and the goal of $500 for the Hero Initiative as part of my Blogathon and with the promise of the return of Random Thoughts was not met. But, because Brian so wants to see the feature return, he's talked me into extending the deadline until Friday evening (let's say around 10pm EST). Basically, I did a 24-hour Blogathon for the Hero Initiative last week and, because I'm greedy for charity, I tried to sweeten the pot by adding the promise of Random Thoughts's return should the total donations reach $500 (they were at $350 at the time). Since I made that promise/offer, I did receive some more donations, but we're still around $70 away from the goal. If you want to save Random Thoughts, sponsor the Blogathon, and contribute to a good cause, you can do so in a variety of ways:
* Direct donations to the Hero Initiative
* Purchasing products from their site, including annual memberships
* Purchasing products from their eBay store
When you do, let me know at chevett13[AT]yahoo[DOT]ca so I can keep track of the total raised and of who to thank. And if that's not enough, Brian went to bat for all of you wonderful Comics Should be Good readers and it would be a shame to let him down, right?
Chad Nevett has promised that if he can raise $150 for the Hero Initiative (the fund for veteran comic book creators in financial need) by 9am Tuesday morning (Eastern Standard Time) that he will return to doing Random Thoughts every Tuesday (starting with today).
So come on, people, it's for charity, for crying out loud! Just a $5 donation would be awesome.
You can donate three different ways:
* Direct donations to the Hero Initiative
* Purchasing products from their site, including annual memberships
* Purchasing products from their eBay store
Just let Chad know about your donation via his e-mail, (chevett13[AT]yahoo[DOT]ca).
Come on, folks! You want to see more Random Thoughts, right?
The Blogathon on Monday was a big success. The archive post of the entire thing is up for easy access and $349.99 was raised for the Hero Initiative. That's the most raised in one of my Blogathons to date. But, I think we can do better. As I always do, I've left the sponsorship/donation window open for a week and I wanted to make an offer here. Ever since I stopped doing my weekly Random Thoughts here on Comics Should be Good, I've been told how much people miss those posts and how much they want to start doing them again. Well, here's the deal: if the total amount raised as part of the Blogathon hits $500 by 9am EST Tuesday morning (August 23), then, that day, Random Thoughts returns to this blog — and will continue each and every week. Considering only ten people donating raised $349.99, I'm pretty sure the dozens, hundreds, thousands, how ever many people read this blog and love comics can raise another $150 for a fantastic cause and to get me thinking randomly every week again. I know not everyone can afford a lot and that's fine. It doesn't take a lot. Five bucks would make my day as far as a donation goes. And, five dollar donations can add up quickly. Giving money to the Hero Initiative is easy and they offer a variety of ways of helping them out:
* Direct donations to the Hero Initiative
* Purchasing products from their site, including annual memberships
* Purchasing products from their eBay store
If you do give, just let me know via e-mail (chevett13[AT]yahoo[DOT]ca) so I can keep track and give you the proper thanks. Like I said, I'd love to crack the $500 mark and, if that happens by 9am EST Tuesday, Random Thoughts returns at its usual time of 4:45pm that day — and every Tuesday that follows. I'm not sure what else I can do to make this a better deal: there's 49 posts written in 24 hours, the promise of the return of a weekly feature that people seem to enjoy a lot, and a fantastic cause that deserves your support even without those other things.
Thank you
Over at GraphiContent, my Blogathon to benefit the Hero Initiative has begun. It will be going on for the next 24 hours with new posts every 30 minutes. So, stop by, comment, encourage, read, enjoy, and, if you can, sponsor me by donating to the Hero Iniative. All of the details are on my blog and given in every post. In a couple of minutes, a post discussing superheroes and what I want from superhero comics will go up, followed by me beginning to discuss different interpretations of Superman from the past ten years. Thanks.
3:30 pm edit: We're over a quarter of the way through and, so far, there's been a post on superheroes, six posts on different interpretations, and an issue by issue look at Iron Man: The Inevitable! Next up: a series of posts on The Authority: Revolution! Come check it out and donate some money to a good cause!
6:00 pm edit: Random Thoughts! has returned and is happening at GraphiContent as part of the Blogathon!
9:00 pm edit: Well, I'm halfway through the Blogathon and in the middle of a meandering discussion of The Dark Knight Strikes Again with some comparisons to The Dark Knight Returns and Kingdom Come. Stop by, read, comment, donate…
9:00 am edit: I made it, the Blogathon itself is over. But, the donation window is open for another week. Go check out what I wrote (an easy archive post will be up later today after I wake up) and maybe donate some money to the Hero Initiative.
It's less than a week, technically, until this year's Blogathon where I will blog every 30 minutes for 24 hours beginning at 9am on Monday August 15, all for the Hero Initiative. The Hero Initiative is a charity that provides financial assistance to current and former industry professionals who need it. It's a fantastic charity started by people who saw what the comics industry can (and has) done to the people who made the comics and wanted to give something back and right some of the wrongs that have happened. If you wish to sponsor me, there are a variety of options:
* Direct donations to the Hero Initiative
* Purchasing products from their site, including annual memberships
* Purchasing products from their eBay store
If you do give money, please let me know so I can keep track of the amount of money raised and, of course, to thank you for sponsoring me. My e-mail address is chevett13[AT]yahoo[DOT]ca. If you purchase any items, don't include the cost of shipping in your total. And, I do encourage anyone who's hesistant about donating money directly to see what the Hero Initiative has for sale. They have comics, t-shirts, collections of their various '100 Project' books featuring a lot of great art. I recently purchased the New Avengers one and it's really cool to see what all of the different artists decided to draw on the blank New Avengers #1 covers.
So far, $105 has been raised. That's amazing and I hope that keeps up as we approach the Blogathon itself.
Once again, I will be doing a Blogathon on my blog GraphiContent. It will be my fourth one and, like always, will be for charity. For those unaware, a Blogathon is where you blog for 24 hours straight, updating every 30 minutes, for charity. There's an 'official' one of these where everyone does it on the same day and that's how I first got into it back in 2007 when I blogged on some Joe Casey comics for 24 hours. Since then, I've set my own date to work with my schedule, aka when my girlfriend is out of town. This year, I have the added problem of my work schedule. In my three previous Blogathons, they always happened from 9am Saturday until 9am Sunday. This year, that won't work because I work Saturdays and Sundays. This year, the Blogathon will run from 9am Monday August 15 until 9am Tuesday August 16.
Just dropping a line to remind people that I moved the deadline for this week's The Line It Is Drawn suggestions up a bit to late tonight rather than early tomorrow morning so that I could give the artists a bit of a head start on their pieces.
So get to Twitter and tweet your suggestions for a five-person super team (consisting of one Marvel character, one DC character, one character from any other comic book company and two characters from ANY fiction at all – movies, TV shows, video games, novels, plays, etc.) to us @csbg.
And do it before 11:59 PM tonight (Pacific time)!
Plume Books (a division of Penguin) is publishing a second book about comics by me! It will be due out in July 2012. It'll basically be an extension of the various features that I do on the blog (in list format), with a mix of some of the best ones that I've featured these last few years as well as a lot of new stuff. In fact, I'd say about 3/4 of the book will be brand-new material. Essentially, all the stuff you see from me throughout the year at Comics Should Be Good (Comic Book Legends Revealed, Goofiest Moments, When We First Met, Drawing Crazy Patterns, Comic Book Easter Eggs, I Saw It Advertised One Day, Top ___ Writers/Runs/Storylines, etc.) will be represented.
We have a tentative/working title, but I figure I'll wait until it is the "official" title before I share it with you all (I think it might become official as soon as tomorrow).
On top of all the material from me, I will also be having guest contributions from comic book creators. Some of the best and brightest creators from the world of comics have been gracious enough to agree to contribute guest pieces to the book.
Here is an alphabetical list of those who have agreed to contribute pieces to the book:
Jason Aaron (Jason let me use a list he had written in the past for CSBG)
Scott Allie
Paige Braddock
Peter David
J.M. DeMatteis
Mike Deodato
Jay Faerber
Dave Gibbons
Kieron Gillen
Gabriel Hardman
Frazer Irving
Geoff Johns
Jeff Lemire
Mark Millar
Greg Pak
Jimmy Palmiotti
John Rozum
Marc Sumerak
Eric Trautmann
Fred Van Lente
Mark Waid
Zeb Wells
Skottie Young
Thanks, of course, to all those creators who are doing lists. Thanks to my editor at Plume, Kate Napolitano. And thanks to my agent, Rick Broadhead.
Fun stuff. As soon as you can pre-order the book, you know I'll share that information with you all.
First off, the great Jimmy Palmiotti is doing a new project called Queen Crab. You can read more about it here.
Secondly, George Zapata, one of the artists from our The Line It Is Drawn feature, is drawing a series called The 36 (written and created by Kristopher White), which is sort of like Fables, only with Jewish mythology. You can read more about the project here.
Please do whatever you can to support independent comic book work (if you think the project is worth supporting, of course)! I'm personally backing both books myself!
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As part of her research study, she needs male comic book fans over 18 years of age to take an anonymous survey (she says it will take less than 25 minutes to answer). If you partcipate, you will get a chance to win $100 in a raffle.
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The hotel is ok, rooms are clean, Chinese food in the restaurant is great, personnel kind. You can see and feel little details missing from a "western style" hotel but it's the best hotel you can get in town.
I am always suspicious when hotels away from major cities in China sprout that they are 4 or 5 stars and have 'international' as part of their title as this very often does not live up to the hype. As the name includes the word 'international' this suggests it should compete at a higher level of accommodation than a hotel...
I accompanied a friend there on business. Cost was berry reasonable for the level of accommodation. Very clean and superb amenities. More of a industrial area. But if you are travel to the area I would definitely recommend this hotel.
I had a good room on the 15th floor, spacious, clean, comfortable but was woken up at 5am with a loud banging and whining noise form the aircon which just wouldnt go away, impossible to sleep - I had to ask for help from reception - (very few English speaking staff) - after one hour they couldnt repair the noise...

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Libya – Now what?
After months, not weeks, of a NATO bombing campaign, it appears that the regime of Libyan strong-man Moammar Gaddafi is about to end. Rebels have advanced into Tripoli, the capital, and Gaddafi is said to be cornered in his compound. When last heard from his advice to his remaining supporters was to take to the streets:
In a brief broadcast on state television, Gaddafi made what came across as a desperate plea for support. "Go out and take your weapons," the Libyan leader said. "All of you, there should be no fear."
But the opposite seems to be what his loyalists are doing:
But reporters traveling with rebel forces said Gaddafi's defenses were melting away faster than had been expected. There were reports of entire units fleeing as rebels entered the capital from the south, east and west, and his supporters inside the city tearing off their uniforms, throwing down their weapons and attempting to blend into the population.
A Tripoli-based activist said the rebels had secured the seaport, where several hundred reinforcements for the opposition had arrived by boat, and were in the process of evicting Gaddafi loyalists from the Mitiga air base on the eastern edge of the city.
There are also reports that a safe haven is or is still being negotiated for Gaddafi. South Africa has been identified as a participant in those negotiations with Zimbabwe and the Congo as two possible destinations.
Obviously Gadaffi's reign is within hours, if not days of ending.
The question then becomes, "now what"? While this is supposedly a flowering of the Arab spring, there have been disturbing reports of Islamist radicals in leadership positions within the Rebel alliance. Additionally, there have been various councils and groups claiming leadership. Once Gadaffi is ousted and the capitol taken, the hard part begins – governing. Who or what band or group is likely to emerge as the leadership group. While there is a lot of talk about "revolutionary youth", etc., in cases like this the most ruthless and best organized group usually take charge.
The "Twitter revolution" started by "revolutionary youth" in Egypt has since yielded to the Muslim Brotherhood – a well organized Islamist group which has seemingly reached an accommodation with the army and will apparently take power there after the next election. The secular and democratic activists have been pushed to the side.
There's also the question of "now what" for the West. Does NATO tip its hat to the rebels and wish them good luck, or does it plan on some sort of post-Gaddafi role? France has a historic interest in Libya. Will European nations simply walk away or will they attempt to help craft a solution in Libya?
Finally, is the collapse of the Gadaffi regime a vindication of Obama's "leading from behind" strategy? It certainly forced NATO to do more than has in quite some time and the campaign got the desired result. Does that make it a good strategy for the future, or a one-of-a-kind campaign that got lucky given the weakness of the target and the geography of the nation?
All of these questions and more will be answered in the next few weeks. One has to wonder how many of the answers will come as a surprise.
Twitter: @McQandO
Guns or butter? Saving food stamps at expense of national defense
It is becoming clearer and clearer that Barack Obama has no real intention of tackling the government spending programs that pose the greatest risk to our future financial security. And, if he has his way, he'll certainly agree to some cuts in spending, to at least give himself some political cover and the ability to claim he's engaged. But if there are going to be any spending cuts, I think we all know where they'll be if he gets his way:
"I think what's absolutely true is that core commitments that we make to the most vulnerable have to be maintained," [President Barack] Obama said. "A lot of the spending cuts that we're making should be around areas like defense spending as opposed to food stamps."
That's not the first time recently he's voiced that theme:
During his first-ever Twitter town hall meeting Wednesday, Obama said the Defense budget is so large that even modest cuts to it would free up dollars for other federal programs.
So it isn't conjecture to say that his target is defense and his plan is to spend what is 'saved', not pay down the debt. I also think it is quite clear that he plans to drastically reduce defense spending in a time we're involved in three wars (how's that "weeks, not months" war going? 5 months, counting and no end in sight), and defense commitments globally.
Of course you can always rely on the left to support such an idea. Ezra Klein tries to be "objective" about it, but it is clear what the intent of his "the US military in two charts" post is about at the Washington Post. Klein has taken the charts from The Economist. Let's take a look. Chart one shows military spending as a percentage of all military spending in the world:
Another way to break it down is US 43%, rest of the world 57%. Or there's a whole lot of military spending going on in the world, and we do a lot of it.
But we've known that for decades. What the chart doesn't tell you, for instance, is how much China's spending has increased. China's defense budget for the past few years has seen double digit jumps, with the only year in single digits being 2010 when it only increased the budget by 7.5%. This year, it's back in double digits at 12.7%. So that wedge you see in this static chart is a rapidly growing wedge. As China's economy has heated up over the years, so has China's military spending.
Russia too is increasing its spending on defense. It plans on spending $650 billion on its armed forces over the next 10 years.
France, on the other hand, has been cutting its level of military spending consistently over the years since 1988. But a country that isn't cutting its spending and which now spends more of its GDP on the military than does France, is Iran.
The point, of course, is that while it is evident that we spend an inordinately larger amount than any other country on defense, we've done that because we've assumed an international role that others can't fill or we don't want them to fill.
And that's an important point. One reason that we've generally seen a peaceful 50 or so years (with most wars being of the regional, not world wide, type) is because we've been the country which has shouldered the burden of keeping the peace. Peace through strength.
Obviously there is certainly an argument that can be made that we shouldn't have to shoulder that burden and it's time we gave it up. But as soon as you say something like that, you have to ask, "but who will fill the role"?
Certainly not the Third World Debating society known as the UN. They're inept, corrupt and incompetent. And certainly not NATO – as Libya has proven, they can't get out of their own way.
So who keeps Russia in its place and stands up to China as that country flexes its newly developed muscle? What about Iran? Or North Korea?
That's the problem with being about the only country standing of any size after a world war.
So we have to ask ourselves, is it in our best interest to back out of our pretty dominant role and cut back drastically in our spending in that area? If we answer yes, we have to ask who we trust to pick up that slack. I know my answer to that – no one. But rest assured that power vacuum will indeed be filled. A dilemma for sure.
Second chart:
We lead the world in spending but do not have the largest military – not by a long shot. In fact, our entire military is just a bit smaller than the Chinese Army alone. Looking at that, and considering the spending chart, what would it tell you?
It would tell me we spend the majority of our money on technology. It costs money – and a lot of it – to maintain our level of superiority. We spend it on things like 5th generation fighters, state-of-the-art naval vessels, and the like. Programs that are designed not only to give us the technological edge on the battlefield, but also to deter would-be enemies from even trying, given their inability to match our capabilities. It is obviously an intangible – we can't really measure how much this has saved us from brutal and even more costly wars – but with the budget battles and the fiscal crisis, we're in a position where we certainly have to clearly state our priorities. Obama has stated his.
Is there room in our defense spending to make some cuts. Yes, of course there is.
But let's be clear, to quote Obama. Defense spending is 4.7% of GDP and it is approximately 20% of the federal budget. But it is time for a third chart:
Entitlements (i.e. "mandatory spending") total 56% of our budget – and growing. And we've so overspent that we're spending 6% on interest alone. So 62% of the budget – as designed by those brilliant legislators we've elected decade after decade – is untouchable by law. That leaves 39% that these yahoos want to "balance the budget" on. The elephant in the room is ignored to go after the dog. And only part of the dog. We have a president who prefers the other end of the dog to the part that has teeth.
All of that to get to this question – Obama talks about core commitments in his first statement above: Is it a core commitment of the government of the United States to protect and defend the citizens of the country as outlined in the Constitution of the United States, or is it a core commitment to take other people's money and redistribute it?
Because that's the choice we're talking about here. Make the commitment to national security and, within reason, the cost that entails, or, as Barack Obama seems comfortable with doing, throw it under the bus in favor of redistribution of income instead. While serving what he calls the "most vulnerable" he'll make us all vulnerable.
More on this subject later, but that's a pretty good start to the discussion.
Twitter: @McQandO
Was bin Laden in an ISI safehouse?
Lots of bits and pieces coming out about the raid.
This was a targeted kill mission, not just a raid. They didn't go in to capture bin Laden, they went in to kill him. And they did. It is reported he got the classic "double tap" to the left side of the head. Now he's fish food. Appropriate. But … it also kills this "justice" nonsense in the legal sense. Legally, that's not how we dispense justice. So, as some have said, and I agree, this removes the actions he was killed for from the "criminal" realm.
The mission was carried out by the legendary SEAL Team 6. They were the right guys for this type of mission and they apparently carried it out magnificently, even with one of their aircraft going down with mechanical failure. Or said another way, this wasn't remotely a "Desert One". It was a well planned, well executed job for which everyone in the chain of command, from the President on down, deserve a pat on the back.
The compound bin Laden was in was built in 2005. At the time it was pretty isolated – well, other than being 1,000 yards from the Pakistani equivalent of West Point. Since then some other structures were built near it.
That said, there are a lot of interesting rumors flying around not the least of which are claims in the Indian media that the fortress/house/mansion was an ISI "safe house". ISI is the Pakistani intelligence services which has always been suspect in its loyalty and frequently cited as having given aid to al Qaeda and the Taliban. MEMRI has the story. From "India Today":
"A senior Pakistan military official has told India Today that it was impossible for the army to have not known that Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was in Abbottabad. This has further fuelled speculation that Osama was killed in an ISI safehouse.
Another Indian website reported the following:
"Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence [ISI] is bound to be cornered in the days to come following the killing of dreaded terrorist Osama bin Laden.
"A source in the intelligence agency says that Osama's death will no doubt put the ISI in a very uncomfortable position among the Al-Qaeda, Haqqani Network, and the Lashkar-e-Taiba, who now feel betrayed by the agency.
"Nothing in the Af-Pak region goes unnoticed by the ISI, and if bin Laden managed to play hide-and-seek with the world all this while, it was only thanks to ISI's patronage. Although the U.S. has claimed that Pakistan was not in the know of this operation, terror groups would not believe so.
"They are aware that nothing is possible unless there has been a certain degree of support from the establishment. Moreover, Osama was living in a place close to the army headquarters in Abbottabad, about 70 kilometers northeast of Pakistan's capital Islamabad. This is not a fact that would have gone unnoticed by the ISI.
The Times of India also claims the ISI was involved in sheltering bin Laden:
"The finger of suspicion is now pointing squarely at the Pakistani military and intelligence for sheltering and protecting Osama bin Laden before U.S. forces hunted him down and put a bullet in his head in the wee hours of Sunday. The coordinates of the action and sequence of events indicate that the Al-Qaeda fugitive may have been killed in an ISI safehouse.
There's some ground truth in there – the ISI has a fearful reputation in the region and little if anything is unknown to them. They've been constantly accused of playing both sides of the fence in this conflict. Few if any in the region, among terror organizations, are going to believe this all happened without the ISI's knowledge and compliance. And that puts them in a very tough spot as the report indicates.
So bin Laden death may end up being one of the best things to happen in some time if it casts enough suspicion to break up this unholy alliance between the Pakistani state intelligence agency and the terrorists. Trust me, it will take a loooooong time (if it ever happens) for those two entities to ever have close ties again.
And that, my friends, is a good thing.
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Osama Bin Laden killed in Pakistan by US forces
I actually enjoyed writing that headline. It's about time. I'll also admit I was wrong when I continued to contend that he'd been killed early on in Tora Bora. Events, or lack of them perhaps, had led me to that conclusion.
This is going to make a fascinating book by someone because it sounds like one of those intel coups a long time in the making (Reuters says the trail was picked up about 4 years ago) and finally culminating in a successful raid in which bin Laden was killed.
He apparently was living in what one described as a "mansion" (a large 3 story structure) at the end of a narrow dirt road in a town in NE Pakistan (Abottobad) which is almost due east from Kabul. Not the tribal lands to the SE, but in an area well under control of the Pakistani government and very near the Pakistani military academy.
"For some time there will be a lot of tension between Washington and Islamabad because bin Laden seems to have been living here close to Islamabad," said Imtiaz Gul, a Pakistani security analyst.
Indeed. Apparently the compound had an 18 foot high security wall, with other interior fencing, two entrances and no phone or internet connection.
The operation included CIA and Special Ops folks in 4 helicopters (one of which crashed due to mechanical problems).
What got us on the trail?
"Detainees also identified this man as one of the few al Qaeda couriers trusted by bin Laden. They indicated he might be living with or protected by bin Laden," a senior administration official said in a briefing for reporters in Washington.
That's right, interrogation of detainees. They identified a particular man as a very highly placed and trusted courier of bin Laden's and security services attempted and successfully did follow him to the compound in Pakistan. Initially the assessment only stated that the compound probably housed high-value targets but eventually the operatives concluded that there was a very good possibility it also housed Osama bin Laden.
Apparently when the raid began, OBL resisted and paid the price. Reports say he was shot in the head. Note the odd phrasing on this Obama quote announcing the death:
"A small team of Americans carried out the operation," Obama said. "After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden and took custody of his body."
"After" the firefight they killed OBL? I'm assuming he meant "during" a firefight, but hey, you never know. One thing that is obvious is a dead bin Laden is preferable to a live one. In fact, they're doing DNA testing and running his image through face recognition software for a positive ID and then dumping, er ,burying his body at sea (the thinking being his grave cannot become a martyr's shrine). It is also reported that a son and two other, plus a women one of those brave guys used as a shield were also killed.
The operation took 40 minutes.
Congrats to the intel and SOF folks who carried this off. Heck of a job.
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National security shakeup – what does it mean?
The recently announced moves that will see Gen. David Petraeus taking the helm of the CIA, while CIA director Leon Panetta moves to the Secretary of Defense post (replacing retiring SecDef Robert Gates), may have some interesting reasons behind them.
Petraeus is our most successful general in a generation and credited by many for turning the Iraq war around at a time when it seemed to be spiraling out of control. His ability to command troops in the field coupled with his ability to deftly handle the diplomatic side of his duties made him the most popular general our military has seen for some time. So popular, in fact, that he was eventually put in command in Afghanistan to replace President Obama's hand-picked general there.
Petraeus will resign from the Army to take the CIA post. But many are asking, why CIA? Why not Petraeus as the SecDef?
Perhaps the reason is that, with the big drawdown scheduled in July for Afghanistan, this signals how we plan on fighting that war from then on: more emphasis on CIA and Special Operations Force activities and less on conventional forces. Or, the "Biden plan," if you will. Many more covert operations and drone strikes than now. Less emphasis on coalition operations; more emphasis on training Afghan forces to take the security job over. Petraeus would have be the best man to make that transition a reality.
So what does the move of Panetta mean for the Department of Defense? Apparently, Panetta wasn't particularly enthused about taking the job, but finally said "yes" this past Monday. Something obviously changed to have him accept the post. Most think the administration agreed to make it a relatively short-term appointment for the 73 year old Director of the CIA. Secretary of Defense is a post with a grueling operations tempo, with three wars going and budget battles in the offing. It's a tough slog for anyone holding the post.
That means that Panetta will most likely be a "caretaker" SecDef, and as the president's man, much more open to the budget cuts Obama wants from DoD than Gates. Gates did his best to protect DoD as much as he could from thoughtless or deep cuts to the defense budget. He also tried to get out ahead of the curve and nominate cuts of his own in order to avoid those that might be forced on the department by lawmakers.
With Panetta, it is more likely that he will be less of an advocate for DoD and more of a hatchet man for the administration. He'll most likely be gone, one way or the other, when January 2013 arrives. So he has no reason not to do what he and the president agree on concerning cuts to defense. The only bulwark against administration cuts now will be the Republican House.
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Panetta to SecDef, Petraeus to CIA? (update)
That's what a POLITICO is quoting from AP in a "Breaking News" tweet:
QandO isn't normally a "breaking news" site, but this is about as fresh as it gets. I had just read this conjecture on Morning Defense, POLITICO's morning email list all about defense (it's a good read if you're interested).
So what do you think? Panetta for SecDef? Why not Petraeus (retire him and move him into the job – although there may be some regulation that would prevent that – and will he retain his military status and rank at CIA)? And Petraeus to CIA? Why not leave Panetta there and give the agency some continuity?
I'll update as more becomes available.
UPDATE: Here's the story via USA Today. Apparently the change will take place in July just prior to the date set to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
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Gitmo, military tribunals and Obama
Guantanamo was going to be closed and Obama planned on bringing the accused terrorists to trial in Federal Court. One of the things he said was he believed they were entitled to a day in court and that the Bush administration had held the detainees way too long. "Speedy trial", etc.
Now, two years after assuming office, the Obama administration and Attorney General Holder have completely reversed themselves and decided that not only is Gitmo the proper venue for such trials, but that military tribunals, a means which they both savaged, was also adequate for the job.
Predictably the left is out to spin it in such a way that it is everyone else's fault but Obama and Holder.
John Cole in a post entitled "Cowards":
And no, I'm not talking about Obama and Holder. I'm talking about the clowns in Congress who apparently don't have enough faith in this nation and who are so afraid of one man that they have to try him in secret in another country.
Simply said and as usual, mostly wrong.
Jeralyn Merritt also wants to blame Congress but is more specific about it:
I was really hoping Obama and Holder could think outside the box and come up with a way to defeat the Republican-created ban on federal criminal trials. It's not the trials that were banned, just funding for getting them to the U.S. to stand trial.to lay the blame on Congress –
Republican created? Merritt clarifies that a bit, but again, for the umpteenth time I want to point out that from 2008 to 2010 Democrats enjoyed huge majorities in Congress and could have done just about anything they wanted to do with the funding of federal trials or moving the venue of the trials to a city in the US.
It didn't happen not because of Republicans, but because of one of the few bi-partisan moments in those two years. For the most part no one wanted those trials in the US. For example:
Senator Charles E. Schumer, a New York Democrat who objected to holding the trial anywhere in New York State, hailed the administration's decision Monday.
"This means with certainty that the trial will not be in New York," he said. "While not unexpected, this is the final nail in the coffin of that wrong-headed idea. I have always said that the perpetrators of this horrible crime should get the ultimate penalty, and I believe this proposal by the administration can make that happen."
It was a "wrong headed idea" from the beginning. There were two reasons. One, most didn't see the detainees as "criminals" and thus they were not deserving of a "criminal trial". They are accused terrorists who had committed acts of war against the US, so military detention and military tribunals seemed much more appropriate. Two, moving them to the US put whichever city hosted the trials in the crosshairs of terrorists. It would be an unnecessary risk for what were basically to be show trials. However, the other risk was, given the sensitive nature of some of the intelligence used to apprehend them and prove their guilt, revealing it in civilian court would compromise the methods used. So there was (and is) a distinct possibility that they'd get off in a civilian trial even though enough evidence of a secret nature existed to convict them handily.
The perfect venue then was the tribunal system where such information could be introduced in a venue that would protect that information.
And let's be clear about a couple other things.
There was no desire to see justice done by either Holder or Obama – it was mostly about trying to back up campaign rhetoric, which this decision finally points out was wrong, with action.
The White House Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, for instance:
"Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is going to meet justice and he's going to meet his maker," said President Barack Obama's press secretary, Robert Gibbs. "He will be brought to justice and he's likely to be executed for the heinous crimes that he committed in killing and masterminding the killing of 3,000 Americans. That you can be sure of."
Really? If the idea is to show the "American criminal justice system works", it's hard to see that with words that are really just screaming "show trial" from the spokesperson for the President of the United States. Gibbs took a lot of heat for that, as he should have, but it was a moment of truth that said they weren't really interested in justice so much as having their way. And it was the President himself who also made such a "prejudgment":
In an interview with NBC News, Obama said those offended by the legal privileges given to Mohammed by virtue of getting a civilian trial rather than a military tribunal won't find it "offensive at all when he's convicted and when the death penalty is applied to him."
Also remember that the Obama Administration and the Justice Department endorsed indefinite detention regardless of the outcome of trials. So had any of the detainees managed to get a verdict of "not guilty", they might have been detained anyway. Again, that screams "show trials" – if the verdict comes out the way we want it we'll execute it. If not, and we deem it necessary, we'll keep the detainee for as long as we wish.
So while it may feel good to those on the left to blame Congress for this decision, I actually have to agree with Democrat Chuck Schumer – which pains me a bit – this was a "wrong headed idea" from the get-go and it has finally collapsed under the weight of reality.
We're at war with these people, not fighting "crime". They are "enemy combatants" until proven otherwise. They should be treated as we'd treat any such prisoners – and have treated them in previous wars – through trial by military tribunal.
And finally, after a two year delay (so much for the "speedy trial" complaint by Obama) we're back where we were in 2008.
Oh speaking of 2008, by the way:
The defendants indicated in December 2008 that they were inclined to plead guilty without a full trial. But in one of his first steps after taking office, Mr. Obama halted all the commissions under way at Guantánamo while he reviewed the detainee policies he had inherited.
He just endorsed what he "inherited" and also managed to delay justice for two more years.
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One of the stated goals of this war on Libya has been to "avert a humanitarian crisis". But the Washington Post seems to believe such a crisis is now being precipitated there:
Aid organizations scrambled Wednesday to prepare for large-scale relief operations in Libya, as fears grew of a potential humanitarian crisis in a key city besieged by government forces.
International military forces on Wednesday stepped up attacks on government troops in Misurata, 131 miles east of Tripoli. The airstrikes seemed to bring a temporary respite from the fighting that had raged for six days between forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi and rebels, as government tanks retreated from the city center.
But after nightfall, the tanks returned and resumed their attacks, according to a doctor at the city's main hospital. "They are shelling everywhere," he said by telephone.
Patients were being treated on the floor, medical supplies were falling short, fuel for the generator was running low, and water had been cut off, said the doctor, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he feared retaliation by Libyan forces.
What I'd guess the coalition will learn eventually is you can't stop what is going on in Libya from 30,000 feet, no matter how many coalition members and aircraft you use. He who is on the ground, and controls it, determines who can be on the ground with him.
Trying to sort "white from red" as one of the DoD briefers termed it (civilians = white/Gadhafi troops = red) is exceedingly hard, especially in an urban area. While it may be clear that the red guys are shooting up the place, they're mixed in with the white meaning any strike against them has a very great possibility of killing a whole bunch of civilians.
U.S. and allied warplanes on Wednesday aimed their attacks on Gaddafi's ground forces in Misurata and other key cities but were constrained by fears that strikes in heavily built-up areas could cause civilian deaths.
"It's an extremely complex and difficult environment," said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Gerard Hueber, the chief of staff for the coalition.
So that speaks to the limits of what the present plan (pure "no-fly zone") can accomplish, especially considering the "no boots on the ground" promise by most of the coalition members, to include the US. Or so we've been told numerous times.
International aid organizations have been unable to deliver relief goods to Misurata and other contested towns. Asked whether the U.S. military might play a role in distributing emergency relief, one American official said, "All options are on the table." He declined to comment further.
Oh. Wait. I thought that option was definitely off the table. Mission creep? Or maybe not, since no one has yet to be able to define the mission in any clear and understandable way. Not the goals of the UN resolution – the mission of the US military committed to the war in Libya.
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French flying over Libya while Gadhafi ignores UN resolution (update)
I'd love to tell you I'm surprised (well I am somewhat surprised that the French are already trying to enforce the NFZ), but finding out that Gadhafi's forces are still attacking despite declaring a "cease fire" seemed pretty predictable at the time.
According to Nicholas Sarkozy, the French have the situation well in hand:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said allied air forces had gone into action on Saturday over Libya and were preventing Muammar Gaddafi's forces attacking opposition fighters and civilians.
"Our planes are already preventing air attacks on the city (Benghazi)," he said adding that military action supported by France, Britain, the United States and Canada and backed by Arab nations could be halted if Gaddafi stopped his forces attacking.
Well, that's nice. Seeing as how air attacks don't really seem to have been very decisive one way or the other to this point, and based on everything I've read, I'd suggest the benefit is marginal at best.
Gaddafi's forces also battled insurgents on the outskirts of the opposition-held city of Benghazi on Saturday, defying world demands for an immediate ceasefire and forcing opposition fighters to retreat.
The advance by Gaddafi's troops into Libya's second city of 670,000 people appeared to be an attempt to pre-empt Western military intervention which diplomats say will come after an international meeting currently underway in Paris.
A Libyan opposition spokesman said Gaddafi's forces had entered Benghazi while a Reuters witness saw a jet circling over the city shot down and at least one separate explosion near the opposition movement's headquarters in the city.
"They have entered Benghazi from the west. Where are the Western powers? They said they could strike within hours," opposition military spokesman Khalid al-Sayeh told Reuters.
See what I mean about "marginal"? Apparently they have struck "within hours" but taking out a single plane that apparently wasn't doing much more than recon isn't going to swing the balance of power to the rebel side. And, as mentioned yesterday, once Gadhafi's forces enter the city, it will become much too dangerous to strike within the city for fear of collateral damage killing civilians (unless you put SOF folks in with the rebels to handle that sort of job – but remember, we're not committing any ground troops).
Benghazi isn't the only place Gadhafi's troops are on the move:
A witness told Al Arabiya television on Saturday that Zintan in western Libya was being bombarded and Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's tanks were approaching the town. "Now we are being bombed in Zintan from more than one direction: from the north and the south," said the witness, who was not identified.
"There are tanks heading towards the southern entrance of Zintan, around 20 to 30 tanks, which are hitting the city and residential areas in the south," he said.
Obviously, "preventing air attacks" isn't going to change much is it? The tanks are still rolling on.
The words are over, the threats have been made – now it is put up or shut up time.
I think involvement in this is a mistake. We'll see how it goes.
UPDATE: From the Washington Post:
Forces loyal to Moammar Gaddafi entered the eastern rebel stronghold of Benghazi early in the day after shelling and fierce fighting, a fresh act of defiance of U.N. calls for a cease-fire. Government troops in tanks and trucks entered Benghazi from the west, in the university area, and began to shell the city, including civilian areas. Intense fighting broke out in some enclaves. The city of 1 million quickly became a ghost town, with residents fleeing or seeking cover in barricaded neighborhoods.
So they're in Benghazi. Apparently there is a huge civilian exodus to the East (Egypt).
Oh, and about that airplane that was shot down circling Benghazi:
A warplane was shot down over Benghazi, and rebel leaders later claimed it as one of their own. While they said mechanical problems caused the crash, calls from mosques across the city suggested that friendly fire brought down the plane. "Don't attack the airplanes, because these are our planes," a mosque preacher urged over loudspeakers.
Apparently the rebels shot down their own plane.
Other reports:
But the besieged town of Misurata, 130 miles east of Tripoli, was still coming under heavy artillery fire, residents said, and there were also reports of continued fighting around Ajdabiya, even farther to the east. The assaults on rebel-held towns took place despite government promises of a cease-fire.
On the rather daffy side (yeah, couldn't help it):
In what appeared to be a desperate attempt to avert military action, Gaddafi sent two letters to international leaders, according to deputy foreign minister Khaled Kaim, who read the letters to journalists. One was a warm, conciliatory note to Obama, and the other was a sharply worded, menacing message to the United Nations, France and Britain.
To Obama, he wrote: "If Libya and the US enter into a war you will always remain my son, and I have love for you." Libya is battling al-Qaeda, he said, seeking Obama's advice. "How would you behave so that I can follow your example?" he asked.
In the other letter, addressed to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the leaders of France and Britain, he warned that the entire region would be destabilized if they pursued strikes against Libya. "You will regret it if you take a step to intervene in our internal affairs," he wrote.
Why does Gadhafi consider Obama his "son"?
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|Reviews for Unlikely Friendship
| Mary chapter 12 . 6/11/2014
Can't wait to see where you are taking these two. Are they ever going to talk about what went on upstairs? I know they have a lot going on, but neither one of them is even thinking about it? Please update soon!
| Adelled chapter 12 . 4/5/2014
I can hear Marshall's mom thinking - I'll rest when I'm dead.
Cute kids cutting in on Marshall's action. Their timing is always perfect.
Shaky Marshall and thoughtful Mary. Nice.
More please!
| Adelled chapter 11 . 3/31/2014
Aha, at last a little normal Mary snark - embarrassing pictures.
The Mann family dynamic is interesting to see play out-since we only have Marshall and Seth to extrapolate from. They would seem to be the two opposites, and the brothers would fall somewhere in between. Marshall may be more like his mother?
More please.
| Adelled chapter 10 . 3/31/2014
At last, something they can agree on - not knowing how to let others help.
| Adelled chapter 9 . 3/31/2014
| Adelled chapter 8 . 3/31/2014
Oooo, so close and yet so far.
| Adelled chapter 7 . 3/31/2014
Good for Mary. Putting Marshall first for a change.
| Adelled chapter 6 . 3/31/2014
Wonderfully written.
| Adelled chapter 5 . 3/31/2014
Cliffhanger is right! Wow.
| BrittanyLS chapter 12 . 3/29/2014
I was so thrilled to see another chapter of this! It made my day!
| jekkah chapter 11 . 5/29/2013
Good to see the brothers finally pulling together. Love how in tune with what Marshall needed that Mary was in this chapter.
| JJ2008 chapter 11 . 5/26/2013
Nice, Mary being strong for Marshall and his brother sticking up for him too. Always look forward to all of your updates! Thanks-)
| JMS529 chapter 11 . 5/26/2013
I like Mary pointing out to Marshall that as hard as it will be he needs to be there and reminding him she will be too. His older brother standing up for him was a nice touch. Looking forward to the next part.
| jekkah chapter 10 . 3/9/2013
Yeah, I'm still not trusting Brandi in this and I feel bad for Mary. I seriously have issues. LMAO!
Love the showdown between Mary and Richie.
But it's good to see Mary and Marshall working on this at the end.
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I think theres a mistake in the article
"$200,000 (£132.760)"
Im pretty sure £200,000 dollers is a lot more than £132.76
Not really .It takes $1.32 cents CD to buy one Pound Sterling. Ofcourse years ago it was $2.00 to one pound Strling.but the value of the pound has fallen.
How about a similarly type funding for embattled LGBTQI folk on homo- trans-phobic British Overseas Territories, too, please…
Yes Well first you Brits need to get your own house in order. Before you can go off telling the rest of the world how to behave. Canada put its face to this cause many years ago . 2005 to be exact. and long before that for gay rights. But lets hope Britain can find the moral fortitude to do the right thing. And your government can help these people too.
How about a similarly type funding for embattled LGBTQI folk on homo- trans-phobic British Overseas Territories, too, please…
The CDA is trading at 1.5302 for the Pound, so, the help amounts to 132,760 GBP. This amount can do quite a lot in Uganda.
Rejection, fear, shame, guilt, disease, homelessness, poverty and the like prevail in the LGBTi Community in Jinja Eastern Uganda… because of the stigma caused by the Ugandan Penal Code, religious teachings, cultural beliefs and the negative reports by the press and media. These hate campaigns engaged-in by political leaders have also devastated our lives. Stand with us in solidarity by supporting our cause on http://www.gofundme.com/gehouganda
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This, exactly. Compound interest. Daily capitalization is crazy.
Assuming you get 3.65% per year (0.01% per day), daily capitalization will turn this into 37%. That's why banks which do monthly capitalization are so much better than banks that give apparently higher interests with yearly capitalization.
I would keep interests as low as possible, if there are any at all. Interest means the player gets money for doing nothing.
Reward-for-nothing kills most games, though in a RTS it may be acceptable as long as it doesn't weight in noticeably. But I would rather have a very small constant income instead. Large enough so a player without units can buy 1-2 harvester units, and small enough so it won't be really useful to everybody else.


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The muffins came out tasty, but do not forget that these are the BRAN muffins.
They are moist inside and not too sweet (I will add more raisins next time). However I found them kind of doughy. It is my second recipe with bran and wheat flour. And this is the second time I notice this doughy texture in my baking. So, I guess it is a common thing if you deal with bran and wheat flour.
What I would recommend is to add walnuts (or other nuts) to the batter. I put 2 pieces of walnut halves in each muffin and I would definitely put more next time. In my opinion it adds crunchiness and texture which balances doughy taste.
It took me exactly 22 minutes and I got exactly 12 beautiful muffins.
It is simple and HEALTHY recipe. Thanks!
I made these this morning, and it's true - you'd never know they are fat-free! I used cherry yogurt and added dried cherries instead of raisins, and I also used 1 tsp cinnamon. They are so moist and yummy, and will make great breakfast muffins. I always thought bran muffins were dry and tough, but not these! Thanks Kitt!


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Blogs Liberty and Power Great Will Wilkinson PieceJun 29, 2005 4:37 pm
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My friend Will Wilkinson has an excellent piece about charges of"Social Darwinism" against policies designed to increase ownership at The American Spectator. One highlight, referring to a recent talk by Barack Obama:
Modern market societies -- ownership societies -- are the paradigm of interdependent, mutually advantageous cooperation, and are as far as can be imagined from the society of atomistic predators Obama invokes to stir the disdain of the fresh-faced graduates of Knox. Market societies -- ownership societies -- are wealthy because they rely on and reinforce a high level of social trust and norms of cooperation.Along the lines of using Kelo as a way to talk to the left about the importance of property rights, emphasizing the cooperative nature of markets is another possible strategy.
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Well, it's certainly more clearly written than many of the obtuse remarks that he posts to his website.
"This is what leads Obama and Barber to so easily confuse ownership with anarchy, autonomy with chaos."
Will Wilkinson writes for himself, not for anyone else, but I always find it unfortunate when writers equate anarchy with chaos. I appreciate that this is one meaning of the word but every time someone does that, it makes it that little bit more difficult for those of us who take spontaneous order, including spontaneous legal order, seriously enough to advocate private property anarchy.
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