Ever time ya' presents us with a photo/graphic that I think is the penultimate in grotesque horror, a short time later y'all gives us one that is hideouser.

I'm so scared I'm seein' double.

I just watched Fiore's latest 'toon, which slams the Dems/Obama for 'compromising' rather than 'conviction. It made me wonder, what types of surveillance are being used by our European allies? Do they have the same systems in place as we? GlobalNet here we come, or are we definitely the stupidest population on the block for sitting here while our rights are piddled away?

I like seeing the Goodwill Ad here; They are a smart construction worker's outfitter. I learned from an old timer, a looong time ago, that if you show up consistently with nicer-looking threads on, the foremen are less likely to put your ass in the filthy shit holes. It served me well through the years.

Who to vote for??

...what types of surveillance are being used by our European allies?

Well, the Brits use an AI called Skynet.

And trog, I wish to hell I was joking.

By the way, sir Dark Wraith, I'm going to steal that pic, unless you object.

I certainly do not object, kelley b.

The Dark Wraith likes widespread notoriety.

I'm not able to see that FEMA camps from the link on the sidebar.

There will be time, there will be time
To prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet;
There will be time to murder and create,
And time for all the works and days of hands

--The Lovesong of J. Alfred Proofrock, T.S. Eliot

Second time was the charm. The Injunana vid was interesting. Why does PoLT like to scare me?

If my thumb-sucking starts to interfere with my smoking, man, there's gonna be trouble.

Good evening, Dark Wraith. Long time no see. The graphic is, as always, very interesting....but I want to know why you closed the comments on your previous post (Mortar Man). Did something happen? I wanted to point out how frightening what you wrote is. If that young man is indeed being stop-lossed to ply his ‘trade’ – that can only mean an offensive of some kind is in the wind. I would be interested in knowing if anyone else here has heard any rumors. IS something in the works? Many of us have been saying we expect the Bush administration to start another war before they’re out of the White House – and with Israel saying it will not wait if it believes Iran is close to developing nuclear weaponry……are we joining Israel in an attack on Iran? My next door neighbor will go crazy. She Iranian – with relatives in country. Then there’s all the military personal put in more harms way.

I am much more worried now than before.

Good morning, The Fat Lady Sings, and welcome back.

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As far as Steve is concerned, I sent a message to his fiance asking that she let me know what's going on with him. I am hoping to hear back at some point in the coming week. Unfortunately, I don't think she will know where he has been deployed.

The Dark Wraith wonders if even Steve will know right away.

Ah. I didn't check the date. Do let us know if you hear anything back. I don’t know if you remember or not – but you could follow Nixon’s interference in the Vietnam war by how intense the call-ups were. Every time an offensive was planned, the six o’clock news would report a whole new list of draftees. Offensives were usually in the summer – so the call-ups would be six months out. Merry Christmas – you’re going to Vietnam!