Morning Quickies

Nothing heavy or time consuming. Just a few things that might go good with coffee and breakfast to start your day.
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Some new silicone breast implants have been rejected.
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Speaking of breast implants, silicone, and things artificial (including her talent or lack thereof), Britney Spears is pregnant. Whoopee!!! Does anybody really give a shit?
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More military base closures?

"The Defense Department has made no secret of the fact that this year's list of suggested closings figures to be the biggest in history. But unlike past rounds, when the process focused primarily on paring down a bloated military, the goal this year is largely to recast the military..."

Ahhh, the old leaner, more agile military for today's world excuse. Seems to me that is the same bullshit I heard regarding the base closures under the Clinton administration. Leaner and more agile sounds good...until you need sheer numbers. There are A LOT of Chinese still out there, you know...I will have more on this at a later time.
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Remember when there were supposedly credible threats to some of our financial institutions in NY, D.C. and NJ based on observation of some nice Arab men conducting video surveillance on certain buildings of interest, prompting the elevation of the Security Threat Level last year? Well, three fine young men were indicted in Britain and have now been indicted in the US on various charges involving terrorism. Read it here. I love how they are referred to as "Britons" in the headline. I know, heaven forbid we profile...