BARREL OF MONKEYS: "GENESIS" in Reverse


I consider myself a Democrat. Been called a Socialist. Definitely a bleeding heart liberal.


As a child from a traditional southern family, playing Barrel of Monkeys on the floor, church every Sunday, doing well in public school, learning a trade; in every sense privileged .........


Comfortable in middle age, an avid news reader, on learning the tragic story of a full grown chimpanzee destroying the face of a woman who offered a toy, only trying to help it's owner coax her surrogate child back into his cage......


Today being confrontational, ribald, offensive, restless, rebellious.......


How did I get here from there?


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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

CSI Afghanistan: It’s Not About Fingering the Bad Guys Anymore | Danger Room | Wired.com

CSI Afghanistan: It’s Not About Fingering the Bad Guys Anymore | Danger Room | Wired.com: "That means Paladin is taking a surprisingly long view in the fight against homemade explosives. Want to stop IEDs? Get information on the bombs, give that information to the ground units responsible for providing security, so they can convene the local elders. “Have a shura. Say, ‘What’s going on?’” Sechler continues. That way, those with the most insight into violent activity in the area can take care of matters themselves — and forge greater ties with the locals. “There’s much more to the model than just capturing and killing.” It’s a counterinsurgency virtuous circle."
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