Wanted to talk about this on The Dave Thompson Show last week, but we didn't have time. Won't be back on the air for a while, but wanted to mention it because it is pretty freaking sweet.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21363226-2,00.html?from=public_rss
Also here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Wolves
Reminds me Windtalkers. Unfortunately it was all about Nicolas Cage's "magical Thompson Machine Gun" that managed to hit every enemy and had limitless bullets and less about the Code Talkers calling in coordinates.
Personally the first movie I thought of was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
ReplyDeleteBin Laden: "Who are those guys?"
-Andrew L
Captain C,
ReplyDeleteSince you love your graphs (hey, I just like them a lot!), I thought you might want to check out this website:
http://www.swivel.com/graphs
It looks like it would be right up your figurative alley.
skh.pcola
I was show prepping and reading about how the last of the original 7 Shadow Wolves retired in 2004. But you're right, "who are those guys?"
ReplyDeleteI just hope Bin Laden is caught in a cave with a bunch of Bolivians trained by these Shadow Wolves guys.
Why do people who make a shitload of money from casinos need to learn to track anything? (Or learn any other skill, for that matter.)
ReplyDeleteJunam
Pha!
ReplyDeleteJunam, I don't know if you're from this country, but not all the Indians are swimming in casino money. They're actually the poorest ethnic group in the US (on a per capita basis).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation
And not all that casino money is spent wisely. They had a guy here a while ago get indicted on embezzling funds from the tribe.
Sorry, paste didn't work;
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Ridge_Indian_Reservation
Fudge it, just wiki "Pine Ridge Indian Reservation"
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