The Asianman

Nuclear explosives may not be particularly effective weapons of war.

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—	Why did Japan surrender? - Boston.com Interesting article; definitely worth a read

bethanypost:

Overseas Military by Joe Heller

(Source: hellertoon.com)

thenoobyorker:

Curious: How much did you pay for war this year?

You probably have paid more than you feel comfortable with.

Dang

The greatest crimes in the world are not committed by people breaking the rules, but by people following the rules. It’s people who follow orders that drop bombs and massacre villages.

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—	Banksy via hipsterlibertarian: Not to minimize the horror of some crimes committed by individuals, but…yeah. Most of the worst bloodshed in history has been committed by governments. Godwin’s law and all that. via oceanofmind

Sixteen-month-old Aubrey Melton reaches for her father SSG Josh Melton as she views his remains with her mother Larissa before his funeral service June 27, 2009 in Germantown, Illinois. SSG Melton, who was serving in Afghanistan with the Illinois National Guard, was killed in Kandahar during an IED attack June 19. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Big Picture | Boston.com

World War 2 Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii - Gizmodo

“The I-201 submarine was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War. It had a streamlined body and conning tower, retractable guns and three catapult-launched bombers”

[h/t crazyfishor]

Photos: Coolest Weapons in the U.S. Arsenal | Newsweek.com »

hilker:

hmm, that sounds good. i’ll take two of each.

[h/t jeff]

Definitely cool.

Montague Paratrooper Tactical Folding Mountain Bike | Uncrate

In my head, this is how it works:

The paratroopers are lined up in the aircraft, decked out in gear and sitting on their bikes. Then their sarge says “Go!”, they ride out the back of the cargo plane all dramatic-like, turn flips and such most of the way down, set off their parachutes 50m up, and then mere meteres above the ground they cut the cords to the chutes, hit the ground rolling, and ride at wild speeds downhill for 20 miles and kill 200 Taliban soldiers (each) all before ever coming to a stop.

This is how I choose to believe it works.

[EDIT: Now that I think about it, I’m sure there will also be some dual-handed sniping of enemies on the ground, or even in the air, during the free-fall]

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I don’t know when I’ll have the time to watch many of these, but they all sound fascinating and important. I do know a little about the Invisable Children, conscripted child-soldiers in Uganda, which is an terrible situation that few know about.

via robotsalsa

“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.~ Matthew 5:23-24 Marcos and Felicity (above) ride a bike from village to village in Rwanda telling their story of reconciliation. In the 1994 genocide, Marcos murdered eight people, including several members of Felicity’s family, while she hid in the nearby bushes. When the genocide ended and Marcos ended up going to prison, Felicity says she wouldn’t have hesitated to kill him. When he was released several years ago, he faced a community “gacaca” court, where he confessed his crimes in detail and seemed truly repentant, but Felicity wasn’t ready to forgive. Over the next couple of years, though, she became a Christian and began considering the possibility of forgiveness. Marcos came to her home, got down on his knees before her, folded his hands, and begged for forgiveness—which she granted while putting a hand on his shoulder. Marcos told CT it felt like a “holy shower,” that he felt clean on the inside for the first time in many years. And Felicity said it was like having a crippling burden released from her back. Today, they ride the bike around, telling their amazing story of reconciliation, and many others throughout Rwanda have similar stories to tell.
Imago Fidei: Be Reconciled

2009 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide.

via sds: christianity

“Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.
~ Matthew 5:23-24

Marcos and Felicity (above) ride a bike from village to village in Rwanda telling their story of reconciliation. In the 1994 genocide, Marcos murdered eight people, including several members of Felicity’s family, while she hid in the nearby bushes.

When the genocide ended and Marcos ended up going to prison, Felicity says she wouldn’t have hesitated to kill him. When he was released several years ago, he faced a community “gacaca” court, where he confessed his crimes in detail and seemed truly repentant, but Felicity wasn’t ready to forgive.

Over the next couple of years, though, she became a Christian and began considering the possibility of forgiveness. Marcos came to her home, got down on his knees before her, folded his hands, and begged for forgiveness—which she granted while putting a hand on his shoulder. Marcos told CT it felt like a “holy shower,” that he felt clean on the inside for the first time in many years. And Felicity said it was like having a crippling burden released from her back. Today, they ride the bike around, telling their amazing story of reconciliation, and many others throughout Rwanda have similar stories to tell.

Imago Fidei: Be Reconciled

2009 marks the 15 year anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide.