Stuff below the fold

Those in the US Navy who want to know about their personnel file issues should check out the FACEBOOK page FAQ
the Millington facility was flooded, but should have reopened on Monday.

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Father Z notes the appointment of Cardinal Pell (a troublemaking Aussie) to the Vatican office that will chose bishops.
Not only getting rid of the Italian careerists, but getting someone who will appoint Catholics as bishops...

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GAO admits delays and other problems in paying docs for caring for Medicare patients.
Yeah, and wait till Obama's health system takes over.
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Forget the mark of the beast tattooed on your hand...
Big brother can now check if you took your "smart pill"...
The system attaches a microchip and digestible antenna to a standard-size capsule. When the pill is swallowed, it communicates with a small electronic device carried by the patient. That device in turn signals a cell phone or laptop, informing doctors or family members.

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The American Academy of Pediatrics, which has long condemned male circumcision, now says it's okay to "nick" girls if they are Muslim and need to be circumcized. They claim they only want to be 'culturally sensitive" by okaying the limited form to prevent folks from doing a full clitorectomy...but the result will be seen as approval of this terrible mutilation, which has nothing to do with Islam.

Indeed, when Mohammed suggested that the full clitorectomy (which was commonly done in his day) be limited to a small cut, his suggestions didn't stop the cutting by those who felt more was better...

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StrategyPage says the CIA does a lousy job...and explains why:
sucking up to bigshots, and no competition...

and SenseOfEvents has a post on the coming war against Israel:

It cannot be overstated enough that anyone who thinks this coming war is about Israel is either an idiot or a fool..This war is about Xerxes and the New Persians. They are back. Israel is just the example. The real target is to the South and East.
First Jerusalem, then Mecca?


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Down, Blacky, down: How do dogs learn new words?