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POPSUS Bombs Bagel Bakery Stalwarts Just when you thought it was safe to come in from the war, the US Air Force is claiming victory over Afghan drug dealers by using thousands of tons of bombs to blow up poppy seeds that are used as toppings for bagels around the world and to grow poppies that can turn into flowers sold around the world and some to provide opium. No one could say for sure whether these seeds were members of the Taliban or the BRUEGGEMAN'S BAGELS Network.
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POPSObama’s First Military Order by Paul L. Williams, Ph.D. DON’T SHOOT BACK AT TALIBAN TERRORISTS!!! The first order from America’s new commander is that the Marines must not return enemy fire for fear of killing an Afghan non-combatant. ABC Correspondent Mike Boettcher, who is embedded with Golf Company, reports that the young Marines, when ambushed by Taliban forces with automatic weapons, were ordered to shoulder their rifles. Their command, Boettcher writes, warned them that “one civilian casualty could negate the No. 1 objective of this operation " - winning the trust and respect of the farmers of the Helmand River Valley.” How are the Marines expected to win the trust and respect of the farmers? By not disturbing the opium poppy fields which remain in full bloom. The Marines of Bravo’s Company 1st Platoon sleep beside groves of poppies Troops of the 2nd Platoon walk through the fields on strict orders not to swat the heavy opium bulbs.
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POPSThe Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 competition Great set of photos - The Digital Camera Photographer of the Year 2009 competition is in full swing. Here are some of the photos that have been submitted across all ten categories. You can vote for any of these pictures or view more entries at the competition's website. The Telegraph is sponsoring the World in Motion category The first photo: Category: World in Motion. Running by Kareem Alanazi of Saudi Arabia, who explains that the man is saving the antelope at the end of a dog race
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POPS'Stoned wallabies make crop circles' "What are your views on this story? Here are some of your not so serious responses. Of course if you actually HAVE seen a stoned wallaby, please get in touch, using the form below." Comments are hilarious.
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POPSopium is king in afghanistan god i wish people would wake up and realize this- i have been sayin' this since 9/11- oil my hiney- that is just a bonus- we are there for the poppies too
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POPSLiving in a Theocracy We often hear of the need to "protect" cultures from contamination. Of what good would it do to protect a culture like show in this clip from outside influence except to introduce the concept of equality, liberty, and morality stripped from the repressive theistic dogma that exists there now? Some things are simply wrong. Justifying them on the basis of culture or religion is no justification at all. It's an excuse.
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POPSLawyers Guns @ Money A soundtrack by Canadian farm boy Warren Zevon with current images doesnt seem to date the oldie but a goldie
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POPSNov 11: History of the Poppy
A writer first made connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the Napoleonic wars of the early 19th century, remarking that fields that were barren before battle exploded with the blood-red flowers after the fighting ended. Prior to the First World War few poppies grew in Flanders. During the tremendous bombardments of that war the chalk soils became rich in lime from rubble, allowing ‘popaver rhoeas’ to thrive. When the war ended the lime was quickly adsorbed, and the poppy began to disappear again. Lieut.-Col. John McCrae, the Canadian doctor who wrote the poem “IN FLANDERS FIELD,” made the same connection 100 years later, during the First World War, and the scarlet poppy quickly became the symbol for soldiers who died in battle. Three years later an American, Moina Michael, was working in a New York City YMCA canteen when she started wearing a poppy in memory of the millions who died in the battlefield. During a 1920 visit to the United States a French woman, Madame
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POPSQE2: Final farewell most famous cruise ship Incredibly, 15 times more money has been spent refurbishing and refitting the ship than it cost to build. The money needed to make the vessel comply with the Safety of Life at Sea regulations that become law in 2010 would have been prohibitive. Hence Cunard is letting the ship go. Reports are that the iconic red funnel will be taken off and used as an entrance to the hotel. It is rumoured that in its place will be a glass penthouse, the most exclusive room in Dubai.
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