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2008-01-11 Home Front: WoT

Unsuccessful intrigue? One friend in high places vs. the rest of the DoD

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Posted by trailing wife 2008-01-11 12:27|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 If I were Stephen Coughlin, I would write a book and go on to a successful carreer as a public speaker.

There. he can make more money and deliver his knowledge to the people who can actually make a difference. Those people being The People.

Posted by Mike N. 2008-01-11 14:26|| 2008-01-11 14:26|| Front Page Top

#2 This reminds me of the smoker who read that smoking was bad for his health.....

... so he quit reading!

Posted by CrazyFool 2008-01-11 16:26|| 2008-01-11 16:26|| Front Page Top

#3 I suspect that there is more to the story than meets the eye. Coughlin might have had a tendency to color his briefings with inappropriate dialogue, which is a nice way of saying that he is either obnoxious, abrasive, annoying, or kooky. These are far more likely to get you fired.

I have met plenty of civilian experts in the military who were quite intelligent, but would let their guard slip every now and then and start ranting about UFOs or whatever.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-01-11 18:05|| 2008-01-11 18:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Mr. Islam, a Muslim

This alone is worth the price of admission.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-01-11 18:31|| 2008-01-11 18:31|| Front Page Top

#5 ION, TOPIX > BLOOMBERG - CHINA, USA MAKE PLANS FOR [military]INTERVENTION IN CASE OF NORTH KOREAN COLLAPSE. Not just CHINA anymore, but USA-SOKORS as well - EOY 2007 US Army making contingency plans, to include for SOKOR OCCUPATION OF NORTH KOREA, ESPEC AS PER ANTICIPATED REFUGEE FLOWS + FOOD, etc. MULTILATERAL APPROACH [US-CHINA-Intern] PREFERRED.

BUSAN ILBO OP-ED > THE COMING NORTH KOREAN COLLAPSE - SERIOUS RISKS FOR ASIA? You-know-what will likely hit the fan, from NOKOR as a de facto new "GAZA STRIP/PALEOS" in Asia = UNO-UNSC HEADACHE, to US-CHINA KOREAN WAR 2 scenario. YEAR 2010 OR EARLIER [read - now].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-01-11 23:24|| 2008-01-11 23:24|| Front Page Top

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