BartCop Entertainment Archives - Friday, 20 January, 2006

Friday

20 January, 2006

big hammer - bigger hammer

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Recommended Reading

from Bruce

Linda Bilmes and Joseph Stiglitz: War's stunning price tag (latimes.com)
LAST WEEK, at the annual meeting of the American Economic Assn., we presented a new estimate for the likely cost of the war in Iraq. We suggested that the final bill will be much higher than previously reckoned - between $1 trillion and $2 trillion, depending primarily on how much longer our troops stay. Putting that into perspective, the highest-grossing movie of all time, "Titanic," earned $1.8 billion worldwide - about half the cost the U.S. incurs in Iraq every week.


Howard Mintz: Feds after Google data: RECORDS SOUGHT IN U.S. QUEST TO REVIVE PORN LAW (mercurynews.com)
'`This is exactly the kind of case that privacy advocates have long feared,'' said Ray Everett-Church, a South Bay privacy consultant. ``The idea that these massive databases are being thrown open to anyone with a court document is the worst-case scenario. If they lose this fight, consumers will think twice about letting Google deep into their lives.''


Mark Crispin Miller Connects the Dots on Election Problems (A BUZZFLASH INTERVIEW)
The subversion of electoral democracy ... takes vast planning and tremendous effort, and a ton of laundered cash. In short, it has to be that movement's main concern; and I believe that it is Bush/Cheney's main concern, and that it is the main concern of the regime's most fervent backers.


Ted Rall: 'Death from above' (smirkingchimp.com)
This was only the latest botched U.S. attack. Eight days earlier, another attempt to kill al-Zawahiri failed when a missile blew up a house in the Saidgi area, also in the FATA, based on another incorrect report. Eight innocent civilians died.


Mark Helprin : The myth that shapes Bush's world, or Can The World Be Made Safe From Democracies? (latimes.com)
THE PRESIDENT believes and often states, as if it were a self-evident truth, that "democracies are peaceful countries."


Fred Kaplan: GI Schmo, How low can Army recruiters go? (slate.com)
Three months ago, I wrote that the war in Iraq was wrecking the U.S. Army, and since then the evidence has only mounted, steeply. Faced with repeated failures to meet its recruitment targets, the Army has had to lower its standards dramatically. First it relaxed restrictions against high-school drop-outs. Then it started letting in more applicants who score in the lowest third on the armed forces aptitude test-a group, known as Category IV recruits, who have been kept to exceedingly small numbers, as a matter of firm policy, for the past 20 years. (There is also a Category V-those who score in the lowest 10th percentile. They have always been ineligible for service in the armed forces and, presumably, always will be.)


Susan Carpenter: Adventures in storyland (calendarlive.com)
Indie bookstores catering to young readers in Southern California offer some surprising tales - far beyond just the classics of kid lit.

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THE "WICKED PICKETT"

WILL NO LONGER HAVE TO WAIT

FOR THE "MIDNIGHT HOUR"


zEN mAN
(missing Mr. "Mustang Sally" ...Wilson Pickett...."Don't Let the Green Grass Fool ya")

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HI MARTY.

JUST A NOTE TO SAY THAT I THINK THAT "MONTEREY POP" IS THE BEST CONCERT FILM EVER. AND TO THINK I TURNED DOWN A CHANCE TO GO. I WAS AT "THE LAST WALTZ" CONCERT AND I'VE SEEN THE FILM AND I THINK THAT "MONTEREY POP" WAS A PROPHECY THAT CAME TRUE. IT WAS TRULY A PREDICTOR OF WHERE THE FUTURE OF MUSIC WAS GOING TO GO. THOSE WERE THE DAYS MY FRIEND, WE THOUGHT THEY'D NEVER END BUT THEY DID. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING THE BEST SUNRISE EVER. OTIS, JIMMY AND JANICE:

ROCK ON!

JD


Thanks, JD!

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Selected Readings

from that Mad Cat, JD

NO SHIT DICK TRACY

FASCISM COMES TO AMERICA

WHY IS THE CHRISTIAN CREEP SHOW SO QUIET?

GOLDEN GLOBE REJECTS

ROCK ON WILSON

THE SMOKING CHIMP

THE RIGHT WING SCREECH MONKEYS

THE REPUG BROWNSHIRTS

A JESUS FREAK VOMITS

THE STORY OF CAT KILLER AND BUG MAN

BROKEBACK BONEHEADS

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Ark Of Darkness

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In The Chaos Household

Last Night

Fairly overcast & brisk.

Another day with no new flags.



Tonight, Friday:

CBS begins the night with a RERUN 'Ghost Whisperer', followed by a RERUN 'Close To Home', then a RERUN 'NUMB3RS'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Charles Grodin and Jordana Brewster.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craig are Mimi Rogers, Sebastian Maniscalco, and Living Things.

NBC starts the night with a FRESH 'Most Outrageous TV Moments', followed by a RERUN 'Most Outrageous TV Moments', then 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH 'The Book Of Daniel'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Leno are Dennis Miller, Bob Uecker, and Heather Headley.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan are Clyde Peeling and Nia Long.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Cheryl Hines, Jay Hernandez, Mike Young, and Panic! At the Disco.

ABC opens the night with a FRESH 'Dancing With The Stars', followed by a FRESH 'Hope & Faith', then a FRESH 'In Justice', followed by '20/20'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Method Man, Motion City Soundtrack, and Jerry Bruckheimer.

The WB offers a RERUN 'What I Like About You', followed by a FRESH 'Living With Fran', then a FRESH 'Reba', followed by a FRESH 'Twins'.

Faux has a FRESH 'Bernie Mac', followed by a RERUN 'Malcolm', then a FRESH 'Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy'.

UPN fills the night with 'WWE Friday Night SmackDown!'.

PLEASE check local PBS listings for a FRESH 'NOW With Bill Moyers David Brancaccio', the MOST IMPORTANT program on over-the-air-TV.

A&E has 'American Justice', 'Biography' (Simon Cowell), followed by the movie 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.

AMC offers the movie 'Uncommon Valor', followed by 'Hustle', then the movie 'Uncle Buck', followed by the movie 'Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter'.

BBC  -   
 [2pm]    'Monty Python's Flying Circus' - Salad Days;
 [2:40pm]    'The Office' - Episode 1;
 [3:20pm]    'The Office' - Episode 2;
 [4pm]    'At Home with the Braithwaites' - Episode 3;
 [5pm]    'Monarch of the Glen' - Episode 6;
 [6pm]    'BBC World News';
 [6:30pm]    'House Invaders' - Episode 24;
 [7pm]    'The Benny Hill Show' - Episode 47;
 [8pm]    'Cash in the Attic' - Episode 11;
 [9pm]    'My Family' - Episode 4;
 [9:40pm]    'My Hero' - Episode 3;
 [10:20pm]    'Kumars at No. 42' - Stephen Fry;
 [11pm]    'Creature Comforts' - Episode 7;
 [11:30pm]    'Just For Laughs' - Episode 4;
 [12am]    'Just For Laughs' - Episode 5;
 [12:30am]    'Just For Laughs' - Episode 6;
 [1am]    'My Family' - Episode 4;
 [1:40am]    'My Hero' - Episode 3;
 [2:20am]    'Kumars at No. 42' - Stephen Fry;
 [3am]    'The Mighty Boosh' - Episode 1;
 [3:40am]    'The Mighty Boosh' - Episode 2;
 [4:20am]    'The Mighty Boosh' - Episode 3;
 [5am]    'Black Books' - Cooking the Books;
 [5:30am]    'Black Books' - Manny's First Day;
 [6am]    'BBC World News'.    (ALL TIMES EST)

Bravo has 'Hilton Skating & Gymnastics Spectacular', 'Inside The Actors Studio', and the movie 'Chicago'.

Comedy Central has 'Comedy Central Presents', 'Reno 911!', an old 'Jon Stewart', an old 'Colbert Report', 'Premium Blend', 'Comedy Central Presents', another 'Comedy Central Presents' (Aries Spears), and 'Chappelle's Show'.

History has 'Modern Marvels', 'The Presidents', another 'The Presidents', and 'Heroes Under Fire'.

IFC  -   
 [6AM]    Buffalo '66 (1998);
 [8AM]    The Harmonists (1997);
 [10AM]    The King Is Alive (2000);
 [12PM]    The Third Miracle (1999);
 [2PM]    IFC Short Film Collection I: January (2006);
 [4:00 PM]    Joe The King (1999);
 [5:45PM]    IFC in Theaters (2005);
 [6PM]    The Third Miracle (1999);
 [8:15PM]    Shallow Grave (1994);
 [10PM]    Hopeless Pictures #5 (2005);
 [10:15PM]    Greg the Bunny: "You Know, For Kids!" (2005);
 [10:30PM]    Dinner for Five #44 (2005);
 [11PM]    Fargo (1996);
 [12:45AM]    IFC in Theaters (2005);
 [1AM]    Hopeless Pictures #5 (2005);
 [1:15AM]    Greg the Bunny: "You Know, For Kids!" (2005);
 [1:30AM]    Dinner for Five #44 (2005);
 [2AM]    Fargo (1996);
 [3:45AM]    IFC in Theaters (2005);
 [4AM]    Hopeless Pictures #5 (2005);
 [4:15AM]    Greg the Bunny: "You Know, For Kids!" (2005);
 [4:30AM]    Dinner for Five #44 (2005);
 [5AM]    At The IFC Center #9 (2005);
 [5:30AM]    Short: Gowanus, Brooklyn (2004).    (ALL TIMES EST)

SciFi has 'John Doe', followed by a FRESH 'Stargate SG-1', then a FRESH 'Stargate Atlantis', followed by a FRESH 'Battlestar Galactica'.

Sundance  -   
 [7AM]    Screaming Men;
 [8:15AM]    Dopamine;
 [9:45AM]    The Tune;
 [11AM]    The Mighty Celt;
 [12:30PM]    Super Size Me;
 [2:15PM]    Pi;
 [3:45PM]    The Firefly Man;
 [4PM]    Dopamine;
 [5:30PM]    The Mighty Celt;
 [7PM]    A Slipping-Down Life;
 [9PM]    Festival Dailies 2006: (1/20/06);
 [9:30PM]    Three Seasons;
 [11:15PM]    Victoria Para Chino;
 [11:30PM]    Festival Dailies 2006: (1/20/06);
 [12AM]    It's All About Love;
 [2AM]    Sunday;
 [3:35AM]    Garden;
 [5AM]    Three Seasons.    (ALL TIMES EST)

TCM spends the afternoon celebrating the 80th birthday of the indomitable Patricia Neal.
 [6:30AM]    Taxi! (1932);
 [8AM]    The Mayor Of Hell (1933);
 [9:45AM]    The Key (1934);
 [11AM]    Escape (1940);
 [12:45PM]    The Fountainhead (1949);
 [2:45PM]    John Loves Mary (1949);
 [4:30PM]    Washington Story (1952);
 [6PM]    The Subject Was Roses (1968);

 [8PM]    Lord Jim (1965);
 [10:45PM]    The Hurricane (1937);
 [12:45AM]    Key Largo (1948)     [View Trailer];
 [2:30AM]    The Conformist (1970)  [AKA: 'Il Conformista'];
 [4:30 AM]    Pilot No. 5 (1943).    (ALL TIMES EST)


Saturday  -  01/21

TCM:
 [6AM]    Oliver Twist (1948)     [View Trailer];
 [8AM]    The Big Heat (1953);
 [9:30AM] MGM Parade Show #17 (1955);
 [10AM]    You Only Live Once (1937);
 [11:30AM]    Cartoon Alley #6 (2005);
 [12PM]    The Outlaw (1943);
 [2PM]    The Bedford Incident (1965);
 [4PM]    Fail Safe (1964)     [View Trailer];
 [6PM]    Arabesque (1966)     [View Trailer];
 [8PM]    Fort Apache (1948)     [View Trailer];
 [10:15PM]    The Horse Soldiers (1959)     [View Trailer];
 [12:30AM]    Sitting Bull (1954);
 [2:30AM]    They Died With Their Boots On (1941);
 [5AM]    Another Dawn (1937).    (ALL TIMES EST)



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Geoffrey Gilmore, director of the Sundance Film Festival, left, actor Terrence Howard, second left, Robert Redford, president and founder of the Sundance Institute, and Nicole Holofcener, director of the film 'Friends with Money,'right, pose for photographers after the Sundance Film Festival opening news conference in Park City, Utah, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006.
Photo by Kevork Djansezian
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War Support Eroding

Another Poll

Another major poll, this one from the Los Angeles Times, shows support for America's Iraq adventure continuing to slip.

The poll, conducted Saturday through Monday, found that the percentage of Americans who believe the situation in Iraq was "worth going to war over" has sunk to a new low of 39%, down 5% since October.

The Times also reported that 37% of the public advocates withdrawing at least some troops now, a position very few newspaper editorial pages have endorsed. Fifty-two percent want to wait and see what happens after the Iraqi elections. Just 4% would like to send more troops, a position supported by many newspapers, including The New York Times, along with legislators such as Sen. John McCain.

The Times poll surveyed 1,033 adults. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points.

Another Poll

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'Syriana' Script Switch

Stephen Gaghan

Filmmaker Stephen Gaghan is in shock after learning by chance that his screenplay for the film "Syriana" has been reclassified as an original work rather than an adaptation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, just days before Oscar ballots are due in.

Although the Academy confirmed the switch Wednesday, a spokeswoman said the decision was made in late December by its writers branch executive committee. She said, however, that neither the filmmakers nor the film's distributor Warner Bros. Pictures was formally notified. Instead, she said the Academy's reminder list -- which listed "Syriana" as one of more than 100 original screenplays -- was mailed with Oscar ballots on December 29, signifying the change.

Gaghan said he did veer from his source material, Robert Baer's memoir "See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism," and conducted a great deal of original research that he incorporated into the script. Still, he considered it an adapted screenplay, as it was credited in the film.

Stephen Gaghan

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Actress Shelley Fabares, a member of the Screen Actors Guild awards committee, looks at Screen Actors Guild Award statuettes on a work table at the American Fine Arts Foundry in Burbank, California January 19, 2006. The finished statuettes, which weigh twelve pounds each, will be presented to the winners of the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles January 29.
Photo by Fred Prouser
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"Why We Fight"

Eugene Jarecki

The director of "Why We Fight," a documentary examining why America keeps going to war, would like to emulate the success of "Fahrenheit 9/11" but he says that's all he wants to have in common with Michael Moore.

Eugene Jarecki's movie, whose title echoes Frank Capra's World War Two propaganda films, examines the role of the military industrial complex in U.S. foreign policy.

"Why We Fight" starts from President Dwight Eisenhower's 1961 farewell speech when the former World War Two general invented the term "military industrial complex" and warned Americans to be on their guard against its influence.

The film examines links between politicians, think-tanks, arms manufacturers and defense contractors. It argues that with the economic livelihood of voters at stake, members of Congress are inclined to approve greater and greater spending on defense and the government has an economic motive to wage war.

Eugene Jarecki

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Places Roses on Poe Gravesite

Mystery Man

For the 57th straight year, a mystery man paid tribute to Edgar Allan Poe by placing roses and a bottle of cognac on the writer's grave to mark his birthday.

Some of the 25 spectators drawn to a tiny, locked graveyard in downtown Baltimore for the ceremony climbed over the walls of the site and were "running all over the place trying to find out how the guy gets in," according to Jeff Jerome, the most faithful viewer of the event.

Jerome, curator of the Poe House and Museum, said early Thursday he had to chase people out of the graveyard, fearing they would interfere with the mystery visitor's ceremony.

Jerome has seen the mysterious visitor every Jan. 19 since 1976.

Mystery Man

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bartcook

In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends

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February 28 - March 15

William S. Paley Television Festival

Some of TV's biggest stars and hottest behind-the-scenes personnel are headlining the 23rd annual William S. Paley Television Festival, which will be held February 28 through March 15 in Hollywood.

This year's featured shows include "Grey's Anatomy," "Weeds," "Entourage," "Everybody Hates Chris" and a partial reunion of the cast and crew of "The Golden Girls."

Sponsored by the Museum of Television and Radio, the festival takes place at the Directors Guild of America Theater.

For more info - William S. Paley Television Festival

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U.S. resident George W. Bush speaks about the economy during a visit to a moving-and-storage company in Sterling, Virginia January 19, 2006. The number of U.S. workers making new claims for unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to the lowest level in nearly six years, a government report showed on Thursday. This picture was shot with a fisheye lens.
Photo by Jim Young
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Keeps Schedule

Marilyn Horne

Mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has localized pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment that offers an excellent chance for full recovery, her manager said Thursday.

Horne, 72, was diagnosed in mid-December, said Denise Pineau, her manager at Columbia Artists Management.

"There is no reason to anticipate any changes in her schedule," Pineau said in a statement.

A native of Bradford, Pa., she studied at the University of Southern California and made her debut in Smetana's "The Bartered Bride" in a 1954 Los Angeles Guild Opera production.

Marilyn Horne

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Can Take Pitt's Name

Jolie's Kids

A judge granted a request Thursday by actress Angelina Jolie to change the names of her two adopted children to reflect that actor Brad Pitt intends to become their adoptive father.

The names of the adopted children will become Zahara Marley Jolie-Pitt and Maddox Chivan Jolie-Pitt. Zahara celebrated her first birthday on Jan. 8. Maddox, a boy, is 4.

Jolie's Kids

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I'm Pissed
(formerly 'The Vidiot')

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Gets Community Service, Fine

Ms. Dynamite

A court ordered British hip-hop singer Ms. Dynamite to perform 60 hours of community service and pay 750 pounds (US$1,324) in compensation to a police officer she slapped outside a nightclub in January, court officials said Thursday.

The singer, whose real name is Niomi McLean-Daley, pleaded guilty Jan. 13 to charges of disorderly conduct and assaulting the female police officer following an incident outside the Paragon Lounge nightclub in London's West End on Jan. 6.

The 24-year-old singer will also have to pay an additional 500 pounds (US$882) in fines for the disorderly conduct charge and 50 pounds (US$88) in court costs.

Ms. Dynamite

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Swans swim in Moscow's Zoo January 19, 2006 as air temperature nears -30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit). Moscow shivered in its coldest spell for a generation for a third straight day on Thursday after overnight temperatures of -30 degrees Celsius.
Photo by Anton Denisov
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Studio to Be Razed

Nashville

The studio where Elvis Presley recorded "Heartbreak Hotel" is being torn down.

The studio at 1525 McGavock St. near Nashville's Music Row was purchased in 1999 by auto-dealership owner Lee Beaman, who had been leasing the half-acre property until recently, when he decided the dealership needed more customer parking.

Doug McClanahan, president of Beaman Automotive Group, said the area will be paved over within the next 60 days.

Nashville

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Wearing Kirsten Dunst's Hand-Me-Downs

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon's gown wasn't vintage - though it had been worn by another actress three years ago.

Photos published this week showed the Golden Globe winner wearing the same glittery Chanel cocktail dress that Kirsten Dunst had worn to the awards in 2003.

Witherspoon, the best actress in a musical or comedy winner for "Walk the Line," was seen asking Chanel President Maureen Chiquet at an after-party why she wasn't told the gown already had a public outing, Women's Wear Daily reported.

Gretchen Fenton, publicist for Chanel, told The Associated Press the fashion house was "unaware" that Dunst, star of the "Spider-Man" movies, had worn the dress.

Reese Witherspoon

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A person walks on the beach among empty volleyball poles and seagulls, avoiding the heavy wind Thursday, Jan. 19, 2006, in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Miles of beaches on the Los Angeles County coast were reopened Thursday as bacteria levels fell to acceptable levels following a massive sewage spill last weekend.
Photo by Damian Dovarganes
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Loses 38-Ton Statue

Spanish Museum

Spanish police said they are looking for a 38-ton sculpture by American artist Richard Serra that has vanished from Madrid's Reina Sofia modern art museum.

The artwork, titled Equal-Parallel/Guernica-Bengasi, was acquired by the Spanish culture minister in 1987 for 217,000 euros (263,000 dollars).

The last official trace of the sculpture is in a 1992 noting in the museum's books.

Spanish Museum

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Wants Kids Banned From 'Da Vinci Code'

Opus Dei

Controversial Catholic group Opus Dei has called for the forthcoming film version of "The Da Vinci Code" to be given an adult rating to prevent children being influenced by its "insidious" lies about the Catholic Church.

"Just as we protect children from explicit sex and violence, it would seem to make sense to protect them from violence that is more subtle and thus more insidious," said Marc Carroggio, a spokesman for the body in Rome.

But he said Opus Dei would make no "declaration of war" against the film as it would only help its marketing.

Opus Dei

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A model walks the runway wearing a design from Wheels & Dollbaby by Australian fashion designer Melanie Greensmith from Sydney, Australia, at The Australian Designer Showcase in Hollywood, California January 18, 2006. The showcase, part of G'Day LA Australia Week 2006, highlights emerging designers from the Australian fashion industry.
Photo by Fred Prouser
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Army Orders Soldiers to Shed or Lose SGLI Death Benefits

Dragon Skin

Two deploying soldiers and a concerned mother reported Friday afternoon that the U.S. Army appears to be singling out soldiers who have purchased Pinnacle's Dragon Skin Body Armor for special treatment. The soldiers, who are currently staging for combat operations from a secret location, reported that their commander told them if they were wearing Pinnacle Dragon Skin and were killed their beneficiaries might not receive the death benefits from their $400,000 SGLI life insurance policies. The soldiers were ordered to leave their privately purchased body armor at home or face the possibility of both losing their life insurance benefit and facing disciplinary action.

The soldiers asked for anonymity because they are concerned they will face retaliation for going public with the Army's apparently new directive. At the sources' requests DefenseWatch has also agreed not to reveal the unit at which the incident occured for operational security reasons.

On Saturday morning a soldier affected by the order reported to DefenseWatch that the directive specified that "all" commercially available body armor was prohibited. The soldier said the order came down Friday morning from Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command (HQ, USSOCOM), located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. It arrived unexpectedly while his unit was preparing to deploy on combat operations. The soldier said the order was deeply disturbiing to many of the men who had used their own money to purchase Dragon Skin because it will affect both their mobility and ballistic protection.

"We have to be able to move. It (Dragon Skin) is heavy, but it is made so we have mobility and the best ballistic protection out there. This is crazy. And they are threatening us with our benefits if we don't comply." he said.

Dragon Skin

Soldier Tech

picture of vest


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The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq

Ron Kovic

Originally posted at Truthdig, along with this photo essay.

Thirty-eight years ago, on Jan. 20, 1968, I was shot and paralyzed from my mid-chest down during my second tour of duty in Vietnam. It is a date that I can never forget, a day that was to change my life forever. Each year as the anniversary of my wounding in the war approached I would become extremely restless, experiencing terrible bouts of insomnia, depression, anxiety attacks and horrifying nightmares. I dreaded that day and what it represented, always fearing that the terrible trauma of my wounding might repeat itself all over again. It was a difficult day for me for decades and it remained that way until the anxieties and nightmares finally began to subside.

As I now contemplate another January 20th I cannot help but think of the young men and women who have been wounded in the war in Iraq. They have been coming home now for almost three years, flooding Walter Reed, Bethesda, Brooke Army Medical Center and veterans hospitals all across the country. Paraplegics, amputees, burn victims, the blinded and maimed, shocked and stunned, brain-damaged and psychologically stressed, over 16,000 of them, a whole new generation of severely maimed is returning from Iraq, young men and women who were not even born when I came home wounded to the Bronx veterans hospital in 1968.

I, like most other Americans, have occasionally seen them on TV or at the local veterans hospital, but for the most part they remain hidden, like the flag-draped caskets of our dead, returned to Dover Air Force Base in the darkness of night as this administration continues to pursue a policy of censorship, tightly controlling the images coming out of that war and rarely ever allowing the human cost of its policy to be seen.

For the rest, Ron Kovic: The Forgotten Wounded of Iraq

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In Memory

Wilson Pickett

Wilson Pickett, the soul pioneer best known for the fiery hits "Mustang Sally" and "In The Midnight Hour," died of a heart attack Thursday, according to his management company. He was 64.

Pickett - known as the "Wicked Pickett" - became a star with his soulful hits in the 1960s. "In the Midnight Hour" made the top 25 on the Billboard pop charts in 1965 and "Mustang Sally" did the same the following year.

Pickett was defined by his raspy voice and passionate delivery. But the Alabama-born picket got his start singing gospel music in church. After moving to Detroit as a teen, he joined the group the Falcons, which scored the hit "I Found a Love" with Pickett on lead vocals in 1962.

He went solo a year later, and would soon find his greatest success. In 1965, he linked with legendary soul producer Jerry Wexler at the equally legendary soul label Stax Records in Memphis, and recorded one of his greatest hits, "In the Midnight Hour," for Atlantic Records. A string of hits followed, including "634-5789," "Funky Broadway" and "Mustang Sally." His sensuous soul was in sharp contrast to the genteel soul songs of his Detroit counterparts at Motown Records.

Without appearing in the film, he cast a long shadow and served as a role model in "The Commitments" in 1991, the same year he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.

Besides his induction into the Hall of Fame in 1991, he was also given the Pioneer award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation two years later.

Wilson Pickett

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Five-year-old giant panda Chuang Chuang (R) and his four-year-old partner Lin Hui mate for the first time at the Chiang Mai zoo in northern Thailand January 17, 2006. The pair were donated to Thailand by the Chinese government.
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