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Two prisoners, intelligence materials taken during lethal raid on ISIS compound; hero dog recovers from wound
WASHINGTON — The Saturday raid that killed the head of ISIS also yielded unspecified intelligence materials and the capture of two ISIS figures, Pentagon officials said Monday. It also elevated a K-9 solider to hero status. Perhaps are critical as the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi — by his own hand — wasRead more -
The War Left and the Coffee Returned
(Publshed in Wanderlust Travel Journal, August 25, 2019) SARAJEVO – Just about 6 p.m. an old familiar aroma begins its daily meandering trip onto Branilaca Street. It is a smell that instantly reminds the citizens of Sarajevo of past good times. It is coffee. Coffee being brewed. Coffee beans being ground. Coffee set in smallRead more -
French Girls Smoking Cigarettes
(Published by Stardust Review, Septmber 23, 2019) When they light up They look up And I make sure I see those eyes As they inhale They draw deeply The smoke And their eyes Go deeply Into mine The French girls Are not sure Where I am from Or who I am But they pauseRead more -
On Your Tiptoes
(Published in The Griffin’s Inkspot) I did not mean to wake you As I tasted my morning lover That coffee The gurgling of the pot loud enough To stir From afar You come to taste And get on your tip toes Of course, you do not need to be on them to sip coffee AsRead more -
Here, There, Every Hare
Here, There, Every Hare The ears rise and the nose turns It’s out there somewhere Paws forward Body still As the last sun tweaks the visage The sky spilling its paints once more To keep us interested until tomorrow Still in the grass The hare at dusk He knows we are there. He believes ifRead more -
My contribution to the Poetry – La Nuit de la Poésie
My contribution to the Poetry – La Nuit de la Poésie Quand s’éloigner dit bonjour Seulement cette fois quand elle s’en va est-ce que je l’aime plus Cette fois, sa bonne nuit semblait avec plus de bien que de nuit en elle. Son sourire hurla silencieusement le bonheur qui a nié le vent en dehorsRead more -
The Coyote Clears The Fog
THE COYOTE CLEARS THE FOG BY TOM SQUITIERI Jan 27, 2019 | Poetry | 2 | The capture of the morning is yours when you look. It settles my uncertainty. It tells me who I am. It makes the fog genuflect to open a pathway inside. Morning dances, with a melody still forming. TheRead more -
Tennyson Warned Me
TENNYSON WARNED ME BY TOM SQUITIERI Jan 27, 2019 | Poetry | 2 | The day and I told them it would be bad But they scoffed and refused to believe They insisted on doing things their foolish way Proving they were war zone plebes So, hours after we were cleared and supposed toRead more -
Not Any Harbor
NOT ANY HARBOR BY TOM SQUITIERI Jan 27, 2019 | Poetry | 1 | And then there are the harbors always waiting for us Seemingly blocked, but in reality Reminding us we have the key and must use it Your legs are poised, your harbor is ready and waiting The shoals remain yet for theRead more -
If not victory, , can there be success in Afghanistan?
WASHINGTON — If you search for the metrics to winning the war in Afghanistan, you will get plenty of results, plenty of metrics — and no victory declared. And that may be the way it will be, indefinitely. At best, the U.S. is seeking success, not victory, experts are now saying. The U.S.-led coalition isRead more -
What’s in a name? More than you may think — and more than the Pentagon wishes to share
WASHINGTON — When U.S. military leaders decided to make a new spring push against ISIS in Syria, the commanding general, Lt. Gen. Paul Funk, looked to his grade school for guidance on what to call the new offensive. Funk attended elementary school in Roundup, Montana. To Funk, that was the perfect name for an operationRead more -
Red Sox powerful Pentagon weapon revealed
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials dogmatically decline to speculate about any future operation, maneuver, deployment or weapons system when asked a question by a reporter. That is, unless it is about the Boston Red Sox. Boldly going where few generals trod, Gen. James McConville says the Red Sox are a lock to win the World SeriesRead more
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon officials dogmatically decline to speculate about any future operation, maneuver, deployment or weapons system when asked a question by a reporter. That is, unless it is about the Boston Red Sox.
Boldly going where few generals trod, Gen. James McConville says the Red Sox are a lock to win the World Series this year because of a secret Pentagon weapon that has superseded the Curse of the Bambino and any other jinx the uber-superstitious Red Sox fans may fret about.
That weapon would be McConville, Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Joe Dunford — all Massachusetts natives and three top brass — being deployed to the same location at the same time. Each time that happens, the Red Sox win the World Series.
“The last time we were in the same location (Afghanistan), the Red Sox won (in 2013),” McConville said Friday. “The time before that, when we were in Iraq (in 2004), they won again.”
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