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2013-06-20 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Miss Algeria Contest Resumes after 10 Years

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Posted by Fred 2013-06-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 I hate math....oh, Algeria.....

Posted by Uncle Phester 2013-06-20 10:01|| 2013-06-20 10:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Doesn't say whether or not there will be a swimsuit competition but can we at least assume they won't have Perez Hilton as a judge?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-06-20 11:27|| 2013-06-20 11:27|| Front Page Top

#3 First prize being a star of decapitation video?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-06-20 11:28|| 2013-06-20 11:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Michael Yon on the subject:
Due to time constraints, I must write this as an unedited stream of consciousness. My apologies for the roughness.

Michael Hastings was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles. The single car accident happened at about 0425. He crashed into a tree and was burned beyond recognition. He was 33.

Mr. Hastings was the war correspondent whose Rolling Stone article led to the firing of General Stanley McChrystal, who at the time was the top General in Afghanistan.

Although Hastings was widely read, no serious war correspondents took him seriously, or at least not the ones I know. He did, however, accurately portray my words and context in his book The Operators. Hastings was like an undisciplined hitman with a pen and license to kill. One of his gonzo articles damaged the career and reputation of Lieutenant General Bill Caldwell, for no cause. My sense was that he picked fights with key people mostly to draw attention. Though Hastings was not respected among war correspondents, it is sad to see a man die so young so horribly. Just why he crashed into a tree at 0425 remains unknown. No doubt the conspiracies will begin to fly.

Hastings bad traits were predominate at this age, but he had some very positive qualities and I hoped he would improve with age. Unfortunately we will never know.

Posted by mom 2013-06-20 18:28|| 2013-06-20 18:28|| Front Page Top

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