April 12, 2009(from the creator of the BA-K-47)
We had our first annual Bacon Day this past Saturday. As a huge fan of bacon, and all the great bacon blogs out there, I decided it was time for me to make my own bacon creation. I came up with the BA-K-47, a 1:1 scale AK-47 made out of bacon. It took a total of eight hours to create, a lot of bacon, and a blowtorch… oh yeah, and our good friend beer helped too.
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This is hilarious. I would have guessed that way more stuff was missing than this, and this is actually a pretty good report considering the circumstances. But the missing deep fat fryer is the best. Check it out. –Matt
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Joint Audit of Blackwater Contract and Task Orders for Worldwide Personal Protective Services in Iraq
Sample Selection (from page 51)
Of the 550 items selected for verification under the two task orders, we veri-fied the existence of 536 (97 percent) of all property in the sample. This number consisted of 100 percent of the vehicles, weapons, and property valued at $25,000 or more. We verified 136 (91 percent) of the items in the “Other” category. The 14 items on the inventory lists that we could not verify are presented in Table 3.
Most Property Could Be Verified (from page 58)
“Such oversight was lacking for the ‘other’ category of personal property, in which we could not account for the 14 items (9 percent): four handheld radios, four body armor vests, two pairs of binoculars, one satellite phone, one body armor plate, on Global Positioning System, and one deep fat fryer.” (p.16)
FAGOR Deep Fat Fryer
The combined total in illicit narcotics seized since operations began three days ago stands at 92,271 kilograms, including 16,850 kilograms of black tar opium, 38 kilograms of processed morphine, 201 kilograms of processed heroin, 182 kilograms of hashish and 75,000 kilograms of poppy seeds.
Now that is a haul. Bravo to those who were involved with this one and way to stick it to them. The other part of this story that caught my eye was the multipurpose suicide/ammunition vests they captured. So let me get this straight, the booger eaters actually have manufacturers making dual purpose vests for the jihadist? That is funny.
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“If you buy our Jihad Tactical DP-AF Vest™ now, we will throw in a free pair of 5.11 socks . If your order is larger than 1000 Afghani’s, the shipping is free!” lol-Matt
Jihad Tactical DP-AF Vest™.
5.11 Socks.
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Afghan, Coalition forces seize single-largest drug cache to date, kill dozens of militants in Helmand
DATE POSTED: MAY 22, 2009
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Courtesy of CJSOTF-A Public Affairs, May 22, 2009) – Afghan National Army Commandos of the 205th Corps assisted by Coalition forces killed 47 militants and seized the single-largest drug cache by international forces in Afghanistan to date during ongoing operations in the city of Marjeh, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, in the past three days.
To me, the really funny part of this is right now some defense contractor is doing the numbers on how such a thing could be made. How would you like to be on the R and D team for this? So if this thing is a ballistic helmet of sorts, it will have to have a chin strap won’t it? The big money will be making the pad upgrade kit and the NVG mount. lol. –Matt
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The restriction is frustrating for Sikh officers, says Kashmira Singh Mann.
Sikh police want ballistic turban
2009/05/08
Sikh police want bulletproof turbans to be developed so they can serve as firearms officers and deal with public order, a newly-formed body says.
The British Sikh Police Association says Sikh officers cannot currently do such jobs, as their religion prohibits removing turbans to wear helmets.
But the organisation’s chairman says he now intends to push for more research on suitable ballistic turban material.
The Home Office said each force needed to ensure religions were accommodated.
The British Sikh Police Association, set up last month to give Sikh officers across the UK an “officially recognised voice”, said it wanted its members to play a full role in the police.
‘Frustration’
Sgt Kashmira Singh Mann, chairman of the association, told the BBC News website bulletproof turbans would allow such officers to abide by religious traditions as well as participate in all areas of the police service.
“We are looking at the issue because it stops Sikh officers serving in all roles,” said the Thames Valley Police officer who is based in Slough, Berkshire.
This is funny, and this guy has been selling these drink coasters for a bit. Check out the site if you want to see more. –Matt
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Matt Weems
Illustrator & Armchair Statesman
Late in 2001, our soldiers began operations in Afghanistan. The public saw the Taliban as terrorists who abused women and deserved any punishment they got. The invasion would avenge our dead, save Afghans from the Mullahs, and democratize a South Asian nation, all in one blow. I was worried by the ignorance of the general public, including myself. Worse, the Administration seemed no better informed than we were.
A lesson from Vietnam was that ignorance can fritter away a powerful army for nothing. The pentagon had intelligence and plans on the shelf for invading Iran and Iraq, but we had left Afghanistan to the Pakistanis after the Soviets departed in 1989. If we were being led by the blind, the least I could do was teach myself to see. I consumed information. I read the BBC and the New York Times. I read Steve Coll, Christopher Kremmer, Barnette Rubin, Abdul Rashid, Peter Hopkirk, Gary Schroen, Robin Moore (who is a simple soul), and more. The coasters and website use the stories of key players as a framework to present what I learned. They inform the public and protect furniture from discoloration.
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