Buttle's World

22 August, 2007

I will never be impressed by a cheerleading squad again

Filed under: Posts — clgood @ 9:16

Not after seeing this.

Update:

In case you missed it, they’re deaf. A coworker wrote:

I saw them live at at the Masonic Auditorium in SF last year. The dance is called Thousand-hand Bodhisattva (Guan Yin). They were amazing! The performers couldn’t hear the music. There were two directors off stage giving hand signals through out the show.

Yon’s Ghosts

Filed under: Posts — clgood @ 8:49

Part 1 of what promises to be another great series from Michael Yon: Ghosts of Anbar.

The sheiks of Anbar turned against al Qaeda because the sheiks are businessmen, and al Qaeda is bad for business. But they didn’t suddenly trust Americans just because they no longer trusted al Qaeda. They are not suddenly blood allies. This is business, and that’s fine, because if there is one thing America is good at, it’s business.

The juxtaposition of his text and photos is particularly good.

Skewer in a Socket

Filed under: Posts — clgood @ 6:19

Mullah TV in Iran has surveyed the cultural landscape and identified the threat.

Kiss and bad haircuts.

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