Damn. :(

An entire town wiped off the map by a tornado.

Fallen Angel

One of the Blue Angels has crashed during an airshow in South Carolina. The pilot was killed ...in front of his family.

This week sucks.

Tech....

I'm without words....

Roundup and thoughts by others below :
Instapundit , here and here:
Volokh Conspiracy:
Rand Simberg:
Thinking on the Margin:
Astronimicon:
Pajamas Media:
Malkin:
Wretchard:
An infuriating discovery by Buckethead:
...and an important bit of advice from Bitter Bitch:
UPDATE: VT Flag via Glenn Reynolds

Condolances to Elayne Riggs

Condolences to Elayne Riggs, the founder of one of the better ideas in the comic industry,Friends of Lulu has just lost her father to complications from a car accident.

Send condolences please.

Sub Disaster

Via Murdoc

Thursday the Royal Navy submarine Tireless suffered an explosion of an oxygen generator killing at least two men aboard.

Damn Them To Hell....

A US soldier has been dishonorably discharged and sentenced to a century in a military prison for war crimes.


Michelle Malkin posts on the waste of skin who just plea bargained himself out of the gallows.

Others may yet get the death penalty, one can hope.

Regards this case, I typed some quite unkind things to The Major, whom I disagree with on a number of issues, and who I'm convinced is utterly wrong about a few things.

I'm sorry Major.

It should also be pointed out that Malkin is correct, this is in NO way normal for any of our services. We all are humiliated by these actions. And they do not reflect on the reality of our military.

Perceptions, however, are a big part of how this war is fought.

The actions of these four evil men have badly hurt us.
The town in question turned to the terrorists because they promised to hand out justice to those who had committed this abominable act. They did so, brutally killing thee members of the squad these men belonged to....Barker then confessed during a debriefing.
These men have handed the terrorists an actual moral victory.
This reinforces the view too many have of our troops, it elevates AlQuaeda in the eyes of a very honor conscious society.

All of which seem to fade in importance in contrast to the unspeakable horrors that little girl felt in her last moments.

I feel ill....

A Very Nice Person...

...is having a very bad day.

:(

Please go send her some good wishes.

This Just Bites...

A paperwork screw up has resulted in hundreds of dead and wounded Army soldiers getting letters asking them to return to duty.