Recent content by CH53Driver

Agreed. My first thought was those were either Chechens or the trigger pullers had Chechen training/leadership. I know Chechens were already in-country at that time (mid-2005) and they all had very good TTPs and lived experiences with ambush tactics at that point coming fresh off their fights...

https://www.corpwatch.org/article/iraq-brutal-death-security-contractors-baghdads-gridlock Sometimes it's a good thing to go back in-time and read reports/articles fresh of the presses of [then] current events. Seems to support what's in the video. Lots of personal memories flooding back...

Fate is the Hunter indeed @BoilerUP

Real men ride it in.

https://zeroanthropology.net/2021/12/01/the-state-of-emergency-coercive-medicine-and-academia/

Screen name kind of says it all, though I don't fly anymore. Here's one I took in Iraq, through the goggles.

https://zeroanthropology.net/2021/12/01/the-state-of-emergency-coercive-medicine-and-academia/

Fear is the mind killer.

Here's the write-up about the McDonald's case I was referring too. https://www.ttla.com/index.cfm?pg=McDonaldsCoffeeCaseFacts

Correct and there was around 700 prior court decisions against McDonald's for serving coffee at temperatures capable of scalding people to the point of 3rd degree burns. That's why the court in this case levied such a large fine and if I recall correctly, it amounted to 1 days worth of coffee...

There's a reality show for dwarves tossing now?

Yes and I'm sure the Russians haven't forgotten either. The chickens always come home to roost.

Lots of good books listed already. I'm more of a historical reader, but two novels I would recommend is: Dune by Frank Herbert If This Be Glory by Hasso Stachow I don't think Dune needs an introduction considering its legendary status in the pantheon of sci-fi literature (though you could...

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