Friday, August 12, 2005

Friday Links

Just a few couple of links tonight-

First off, John Podhertz over at The Corner postulates that the 9/11 Commission staffers ignoring the Able Danger pinging of Mohammed Atta may have something to do with preserving their timeline on him. Is it now possible that there's more information on Atta meeting with Iraqi intelligence in Prague? Interesting theory- obviously a major investigation needs to be launched into this gigantic screw up.

Another superb post from Black Five on Marine Sergeant Eddie Wright. This man is yet another of the heroes that the New York Times was looking for. Hit by an RPG in Iraq he had both his hands blown off and his leg torn open. Wright did not panic but instead took command of the situation and kept his Marines calm, directing fire towards enemy gun emplacements. Go read the full Black Five piece for all the details. Next to "courage under fire" in the dictionary there should be a picture of this Marine.

That's incredible enough but Wright is now beginning a new life as a hand-to-hand combat instructor at the Marine Corps Martial Arts Commitment to Excellence (MACE) program at Raider Hall in Quantico, VA.

Simply incredible.

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