Meanwhile in Venezuela, Maduro Cracks Down on “Los Chuckys”

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Meanwhile in Venezuela, the death toll in anti-Maduro protests has risen to 29, and security forces have cracked down on protesters in Caracas’s Plaza Altamira. And Nicolas Maduro has been calling the protesters “Los Chuckys.”

“I’m giving the Chuckys, the killers, just a few hours,” Maduro said, using the name of a murderous child-doll in a horror film to describe anti-government demonstrators who have made the normally genteel 1940s square a base of operations.

“If they don’t retreat, I’m going to liberate those spaces with the security forces,” Maduro added. “They have a few hours to go home … Chuckys, get ready, we’re coming for you.”

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1 b.d.  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:40:13am

OBAMA IS BEHIND ALL OF THIS SOMEHOW

2 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:41:09am

If only Obama was a strong leader, this wouldn’t be happening! Oh wait, I want this to happen because I hated Chavez. Well shit, now what do I bitch at Obama about?

3 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:41:15am

BEHGHAZI

4 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:43:46am

Christopher Miller ‏@ChristopherJM 11m

Ukrainian army to be put on full combat alert, says Security and Defense Council Secretary Andriy Parubiy. #Crimea #Ukraine

5 b.d.  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:43:52am

THIS IS JUST WHAT OBAMA DID THE THE OWS PEOPLE BUT WE COMPLAIN ABOUT VENEZUELA AND NOT THE US?!?!?!?!?

6 Charles Johnson  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:47:22am
7 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:49:17am

US irate with Israeli defense minister comments

bigstory.ap.org

“The State Department said Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) on Wednesday to protest recent remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (MOH’-shuh YAH’-uh-lohn). He had accused Obama administration of being weak on Iran and questioned its commitment to Israel’s security.

“State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAH’-kee) said the remarks were “not constructive” and “inconsistent” with the close relationship between the U.S. and Israel. She declined to characterize Netanyahu’s response.

“In remarks quoted in Israeli reports on Tuesday, Yaalon criticized the U.S. for not leading a campaign against Iran. He has been quoted as saying Kerry is “obsessive” and “messianic” about Middle East peace.”

Guess who Yaalon posed with?

Image: 220px-Yaalon.jpg

8 brennant  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:49:29am

re: #6 Charles Johnson

NOOOO!

9 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:50:09am

re: #7 Justanotherhuman

I thought there was this meme that said that the man that didn’t enter the fight was the strongest. (along those lines).

10 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:51:03am

Los Chuckies? Hahahaha. I know I shouldn’t laugh but Maduro is a special kind of nuts.

11 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:52:31am

Air Canada suspends Venezuela flights on ‘civil unrest’

usatoday.com

“Due to on-going civil unrest in Venezuela, Air Canada can no longer ensure the safety of its operation and has suspended flights to Caracas until further notice,” the carrier says in a statement posted on its website.”

“Yet while Air Canada cited safety, many industry observers also suspect a growing financial dispute between airlines and the Venezuelan government is at least as much to blame.

“The Globe and Mail of Toronto writes that citing safety only “hints at what may be the more accurate explanation.” The newspaper notes Air Canada also says “onerous currency restrictions imposed on all airlines preventing them from recovering their funds from Venezuela” and are making it difficult to do business in Venezuela.” More

12 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:54:08am

re: #7 Justanotherhuman

US irate with Israeli defense minister comments

bigstory.ap.org

“The State Department said Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (neh-ten-YAH’-hoo) on Wednesday to protest recent remarks by Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon (MOH’-shuh YAH’-uh-lohn). He had accused Obama administration of being weak on Iran and questioned its commitment to Israel’s security.

“State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAH’-kee) said the remarks were “not constructive” and “inconsistent” with the close relationship between the U.S. and Israel. She declined to characterize Netanyahu’s response.

“In remarks quoted in Israeli reports on Tuesday, Yaalon criticized the U.S. for not leading a campaign against Iran. He has been quoted as saying Kerry is “obsessive” and “messianic” about Middle East peace.”

Guess who Yaalon posed with?

Image: 220px-Yaalon.jpg

Really is most troubling when Hagel’s Israeli equivalent is posing wit hPamela frigging Geller. Netanyahu got pissed when it was diclosed that Obama wanted him to lose re-election, well maybe Obama wouldn’t want such things to happen if members of Netanyahu’s cabinet weren’t posing with people like Geller who do nothing good for peace.

13 William of Orange  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:54:53am

He could have called them Lizzards, a nickname which should be worn with honor!

14 Pie-onist Overlord  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:55:24am

HURR HURR THIS IS WHAT SOSHULISM LOOKS LIKE!!!!! THIS IS WHAT OBAMA WANTS!!!!!!

15 Charles Johnson  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:57:57am

Here’s a larger image of Moshe Ya’alon with hate-monger Pamela Geller. Bad bad craziness.

16 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:58:49am

re: #15 Charles Johnson

Here’s a larger image of Moshe Ya’alon with hate-monger Pamela Geller. Bad bad craziness.

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It’s disgraceful is what it is. I think it’s pathetic that Geller has members of hte israeli government condoning her bs.

17 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 11:59:57am

O/T

If anyone knows of technical editor/writer jobs, feel free to point me at them, or vicey-versa.

Will be finding out soon if my freelance contract will be extended any, but doesn’t hurt to have a few more arrows in my quiver.

Telecommuting, contract, relocation, whatever. (I need more options than I’m seeing on the ground here in SW PA.)

Fanks!

18 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:01:09pm

re: #17 chadu

O/T

If anyone knows of technical editor/writer jobs, feel free to point me at them, or vicey-versa.

Will be finding out soon if my freelance contract will be extended any, but doesn’t hurt to have a few more arrows in my quiver.

Telecommuting, contract, relocation, whatever. (I need more options than I’m seeing on the ground here in SW PA.)

Fanks!

Think you would be eligible to get a security clearance and a basic tech security credential?

19 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:03:25pm

Russians are really pushing the envelope. These provocations and confrontations are doing the bastards no favors.

20 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:04:31pm
21 HappyWarrior  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:05:27pm

re: #20 FemNaziBitch

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Yeah that explains why the very anti-gay Catholic Church has had problems with child molestation. Oh wait.

22 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:07:17pm

Bible says I have to do dishes?

23 jaunte  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:07:41pm

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“An “informer” has told him that the violence unleashed upon the country was coordinated by Maria Corina Machado and Leopoldo Lopez”

Scapegoats selected.

24 Internet Tough Guy  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:08:38pm

re: #23 jaunte

What? No Soros?

25 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:09:23pm

re: #19 Justanotherhuman

Russians are really pushing the envelope. These provocations and confrontations are doing the bastards no favors.

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Someone in Kyiv really needs to send out an order to all Ukrainian military personnel still in Crimea to spike the guns, blow up the barracks and scuttle the Navy in its entirety. And if possible, do as much damage to the shipyards in Sevastopol as possible.

Always deny the enemy your infrastructure. Classic rule of war.

26 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:09:51pm

Bowie Break

27 Justanotherhuman  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:10:20pm

Nap break. : )

28 BongCrodny  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:14:44pm

re: #22 FemNaziBitch

Bible says I have to do dishes?

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Hey, pal — one of the seven deadly sins is gluttony. Why don’t you drop about a hundred pounds, then you can get back to us about what a *true* Christian is.

29 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:16:36pm

the source: The State of Women in America

30 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:17:22pm

re: #28 BongCrodny

Hey, pal — one of the seven deadly sins is gluttony. Why don’t you drop abotu a hundred pounds, then you can get back to us about what a *true* Christian is.

And what does the Bible say a man is to do if a woman does not bow and scrape at her husband’s feet? And how is that different from, say, the Koran?

31 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:18:17pm
32 The War TARDIS  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:19:05pm

re: #25 Dr Lizardo

Saw the news about the Tatars.

Russia will probably give them a concentration camp, if the last 300 years of Russian history are anything to go by.

Near as I can tell, Russia has been the greatest persecutors of Muslims in history.

33 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:20:06pm

Sign if you wish

34 RealityBasedSteve  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:20:54pm

re: #22 FemNaziBitch

Bible says I have to do dishes?

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Yes, and you have to do them by hand… for the maytag is of the devil. And you have to do the glasses first, then the silverware, next the plates and bowls, and finally the pans. Any other order is an abomination.

And don’t even get started on the rules for laundry and ironing.

RBS

35 Lidane  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:23:00pm

OT but my follow-up interview is done. I think it went okay.

The hiring manager I talked to went to great pains to let me know that it’s a contract job until the end of the year. My friend who gave me his contact info in the first place had told me that, so I let him know that I was okay with it because it’s a great first step towards my larger career goals. He asked what I would do in the last few months if I knew the contract was ending without being renewed, which definitely tells me that it most likely won’t be. I mentioned that I’d still do the work I was asked to do at my same high standards because there’s no reason not to, and that I’d make sure I had a safety net saved up while I looked for work.

He also went on about parts of the gig being very very tedious. It’s a research analyst job, so I kinda knew that going in. Told him I had experience with that. My graduate internship had a lot of very tedious work that went on for a long time, but in the end, all that work paid off in the form of an editorial calendar that mapped things out for six months. I described all the work I did each day and how even though it hadn’t made sense to me at first, when I saw how it all came together I was very gratified. Maybe that will make me look good.

Now I just have to wait, which is the hardest part of all.

36 Lidane  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:24:17pm

re: #22 FemNaziBitch

Hah. I remember that banner. It was some douchenozzle protesting during the filibuster that Wendy Davis did. That’s the Texas state capitol building behind him.

37 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:24:47pm
38 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:25:36pm

re: #37 NJDhockeyfan

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There is a methane joke in there somewhere.

39 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:26:42pm

re: #32 The War TARDIS

Near as I can tell, Russia has been the greatest persecutors of Muslims in history.

And that is why the Right just loves them some Putin…

40 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:29:10pm

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41 GunstarGreen  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:29:37pm

re: #22 FemNaziBitch

Bible says I have to do dishes?

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Oh look, a morbidly obese man with a greasy, unkempt mullet holding up a sign filled with stunningly large degrees of misogyny.

This is my surprised face.

42 GunstarGreen  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:30:35pm

re: #30 Targetpractice

And what does the Bible say a man is to do if a woman does not bow and scrape at her husband’s feet? And how is that different from, say, the Koran?

thatsdifferentbecauseshutup.jpg

43 Backwoods_Sleuth  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:31:47pm

re: #15 Charles Johnson

Here’s a larger image of Moshe Ya’alon with hate-monger Pamela Geller. Bad bad craziness.

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She haz vampyre fangs in that photo.

44 RealityBasedSteve  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:33:30pm

re: #43 Backwoods_Sleuth

She haz vampyre fangs in that photo.

Shyte…. she does. And her ears look sort of pointed at the tip. Is it possible that she is an un-dead, a day walker that strides among us?

RBS

45 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:33:40pm

re: #40 Dark_Falcon

Better orders: Hold to the last man and last round. Better to die fighting than fall into the clutches of Putin’s thugs.

Don’t forget the sarc tag or people will start taking you darkly, I mean, seriously…

46 Backwoods_Sleuth  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:34:08pm

re: #22 FemNaziBitch

Bible says I have to do dishes?

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And he looks like a real keeper…

47 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:35:03pm

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The European Union (EU) is powerless to effect any change in Russia’s behaviour toward Crimea because its sanctions against Moscow are weak and could even backfire by damaging the interests of European companies, argues a former top NATO military official as well as certain members of the European Parliament (MEPs).

Policymakers should prepare for the worst of Russian intentions, meaning that NATO needs to devote far more attention to shoring up its eastern border in Europe, they warn.

“Crimea is lost, but it is only the beginning if Russia follows its ‘near-abroad’ policy of protecting Russian minorities elsewhere. East Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus could easily follow,” General Harald Kujat (rtd), former chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, told a closed policy group at the European Parliament on 18 March.

“The West should have used the opportunity to negotiate with Moscow that they would go no farther than Crimea, but we didn’t,” he said. “I fear we have opened the door to more action by Russia because Europe’s foreign policy is based on soft power - on values - and not hard interests like those of Russia. And when values meet hard power, they will always lose.”

The sentence I bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

48 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:36:24pm

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49 Backwoods_Sleuth  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:36:47pm

re: #38 FemNaziBitch

There is a methane joke in there somewhere.

The “methane bubble” theory returns…

50 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:37:16pm

re: #49 Backwoods_Sleuth

The “methane bubble” theory returns…

Flatulence is a dangerous thing.

51 andres  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:40:43pm

re: #40 Dark_Falcon

Better orders: Hold to the last man and last round. Better to die fighting than fall into the clutches of Putin’s thugs.

Sorry for the downding, but hold to the last man orders should only be given for tactical reasons, not for posturing. The current situation, as unsavory as it is, do not warrant such wanton deaths.

52 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:40:53pm

re: #47 Dark_Falcon

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The sentence I >bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

Western Europe, especially Germany, cannot do without Russian gas and oil. So they can dictate policy to the EU just like Saudi Arabia can dictate to the US

53 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:42:19pm

re: #47 Dark_Falcon

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The sentence I >bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

To which Democrats are going to portray them as warmongers at a time when we’re just cleaning up after Iraq, still pulling out of Afghanistan, and haven’t even really begun to rebuild our reserves after both. If Republicans want to start WWIII to show their “strength,” then resign from their offices, go to their local Army recruiters, and volunteer to go fight.

54 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:42:44pm
55 Dr Lizardo  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:44:41pm

re: #54 NJDhockeyfan

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Good.

56 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:45:52pm

re: #47 Dark_Falcon

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The sentence I >bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

Can you cite an example of Putin respecting force?

57 FemNaziBitch  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:46:41pm

bbl

58 First As Tragedy, Then As Farce  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:47:00pm

re: #47 Dark_Falcon

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The sentence I >bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

59 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:49:36pm

“Soft power,” my pale white ass. The President bombed the shit out of Col. Mo’s forces and did Republicans respect him for that? Fuck no, they threatened to impeach him for violating the War Powers Act. Then the President threatened air strikes and cruise missile strikes on Syria to get it to abandon chemical weapons. Did Republicans rush to authorize the strikes? Fuck no, they ranted and raved about how he had to come to them for permission, but swore they’d never give it to him.

And now I’m supposed to fucking believe that Republicans can go out there and convince voters that “soft power” has failed and we need to look “strong” to scare off Putin? Go sell crazy somewhere else, because we’re all full up here.

60 William Barnett-Lewis  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:50:40pm

re: #47 Dark_Falcon

EU lacks the teeth to halt Russia, senior figures warn

The sentence I >bolded is of great import and its something Republicans should pound on hard. Soft power is of no use against Vladimir Putin, he respects force only.

What the EU needs to do is find a way that significantly hurts the wallets of Putin’s bosses - the oligarchs that really run Russia. As the saying goes, Money changes everything ;)

61 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:50:46pm

re: #59 Targetpractice

And Syria was, to the extent it was a proxy, a Russian proxy.

62 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:50:53pm

re: #52 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)

Western Europe, especially Germany, cannot do without Russian gas and oil. So they can dictate policy to the EU just like Saudi Arabia can dictate to the US

We can supply the natural gas now. We’ll have to expand production, but we can and should do it.

63 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:52:35pm

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64 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:53:08pm

re: #61 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

And Syria was, to the extent it was a proxy, a Russian proxy.

Exactly. We moved naval units into the area and prepared for strikes, despite all the Republican warnings about how they’d deny funds for the operation and how they’d impeach him if he went through with it. Then, at the 11th hour, Putin comes forward with a negotiated plan to do away with the chemical weapons without using military force.

Did Republicans celebrate the President forcing Putin to turn on Assad? Fuck no, they congratulated Putin for “outsmarting” the White House and hailed him, with some suggesting that he should be on the short list for the Nobel Peace Prize.

65 Fairly Sure I'm Still Obdicut  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:53:59pm

re: #63 Dark_Falcon

The president’s proposed strike on Syria were a poorly thought out muddle. Republicans were right to prepare to block them.

Go hard or go home.

Jesus, you accuse the president of bad planning and then use a stupid cliche. The fuck.

66 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:54:35pm

re: #63 Dark_Falcon

The president’s proposed strike on Syria were a poorly thought out muddle. Republicans were right to prepare to block them.

Go hard or go home.

Translation;
Obama will always be wrong.

67 Dark_Falcon  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:54:41pm

And at this point I’m going to head out. I’m not really interested in discussion, I just needed to vent. So I’ve deleted some of my other posts and I’ll be back when I have time.

68 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:55:17pm

re: #63 Dark_Falcon

The president’s proposed strike on Syria were a poorly thought out muddle. Republicans were right to prepare to block them.

Go hard or go home.

Fuck you, Dark, that’s the sort of “hard power” you’re advocating. The sort of cowboy diplomacy that Bush and Reagan were famous for, pushing us to the brink of war without any regard for how the rest of the world would respond because it made us look “strong.” You don’t think so? Look up the bombing of Libya under Reagan and tell me with a straight face that it was a better thought out plan than the White House proposed.

69 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:55:46pm

re: #18 Kragar

Think you would be eligible to get a security clearance and a basic tech security credential?

Probably; a lot of the editing jobs I’ve been looking at (at my experience level) are back in DC (oy!) and require a clearance.

I’m not sure about the basic tech security credential; just don’t know much about it.

About the only thing with all that would be the wait — last I heard, security checks were taking 8 to 18 months.

But sure! Send ‘em along. Relocation not a problem, provided I can make enough to survive on. ;)

Thanks!

70 Wendell Zurkowitz (slave to the waffle light)  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:56:33pm

re: #62 Dark_Falcon

We can supply the natural gas now. We’ll have to expand production, but we can and should do it.

Let’s just reroute the Keystone Pipeline right across the Atlantic…

71 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:59:11pm

re: #41 GunstarGreen

Oh look, a morbidly obese man with a greasy, unkempt mullet holding up a sign filled with stunningly large degrees of misogyny.

This is my surprised face.

He’s a bad advertisement for us morbidly obese men with well-kempt mullets and minimal degrees of misogyny.

72 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 12:59:49pm

re: #43 Backwoods_Sleuth

She haz vampyre fangs in that photo.

I was seriously thinking that.

(And the pointed ears.)

73 NJDhockeyfan  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:00:30pm
74 Varek Raith  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:01:03pm

re: #43 Backwoods_Sleuth

She haz vampyre fangs in that photo.

So do I.
My dentist wanted to round them out more.
I said no.

75 Targetpractice  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:01:13pm

Putin responds to “hard power”? Yeah, tell that to the people of Georgia, I’m sure they could use a good laugh these days.

76 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:01:28pm

re: #51 andres

Sorry for the downding, but hold to the last man orders should only be given for tactical reasons, not for posturing. The current situation, as unsavory as it is, do not warrant such wanton deaths.

I’d say “see WWI,” but that’s with the understanding that IMAO the tactical reasons there were often just posturing.

77 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:03:41pm

re: #67 Dark_Falcon

And at this point I’m going to head out. I’m not really interested in discussion, I just needed to vent. So I’ve deleted some of my other posts and I’ll be back when I have time.

78 ericblair  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:04:41pm

re: #69 chadu

About the only thing with all that would be the wait — last I heard, security checks were taking 8 to 18 months.

If you’ve got no drug use, financial troubles, criminal troubles, or close foreign family or dual citizenship to report in the last seven years you should be able to get secret clearance in a couple of months. Top secret in maybe four. SCI clearances for intell jobs: who knows, It Depends. It’s just if you have any complications things can drag out substantially. Google SF86 if you want to see the form in all its nosy glory.

79 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:05:35pm

re: #78 ericblair

Google SF86 if you want to see the form in all its nosy glory.

Spiffy! Thanx!

80 Skip Intro  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:06:03pm

Well, thanks to Dark we now know what the GOP talking points will be for the next decade. Obama was soft on Putin.

I’m trying to work out how that squares with the right’s love affair with Putin, but doublethink has never been a problem in the GOTP.

81 CuriousLurker  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:07:39pm

re: #67 Dark_Falcon

And at this point I’m going to head out. I’m not really interested in discussion, I just needed to vent. So I’ve deleted some of my other posts and I’ll be back when I have time.

That’s really lame.

82 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:16:05pm

re: #69 chadu

Probably; a lot of the editing jobs I’ve been looking at (at my experience level) are back in DC (oy!) and require a clearance.

I’m not sure about the basic tech security credential; just don’t know much about it.

About the only thing with all that would be the wait — last I heard, security checks were taking 8 to 18 months.

But sure! Send ‘em along. Relocation not a problem, provided I can make enough to survive on. ;)

Thanks!

I know a lot of Federal contracts are looking for technical writers, but a lot of them will want you to have at least a Security+ certification.

83 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:17:27pm

re: #82 Kragar

I know a lot of Federal contracts are looking for technical writers, but a lot of them will want you to have at least a Security+ certification.

Do I have to have that ahead of time, or will they help me get one?

I’ve only ever been interviewed for others’ security clearances; never got my own.

84 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:24:48pm

re: #83 chadu

Do I have to have that ahead of time, or will they help me get one?

I’ve only ever been interviewed for others’ security clearances; never got my own.

For the cert: I think they’ll give you a small window to get one.

I spent about $100 on a study guide, studied for about 2 months, then paid $150 for the test and passed. Different companies might cover it, but they’ll probably prefer someone who has one already.

For the clearance, once you get hired and fill out the paperwork, they usual practice is to grant you an interim clearance with the expectation you will be granted a full clearance when it come around.

I filled my paperwork for my TS last August, they interviewed me in January and cleared me end of February.

85 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:26:24pm

re: #84 Kragar

For the cert: I think they’ll give you a small window to get one.

I spent about $100 on a study guide, studied for about 2 months, then paid $150 for the test and passed. Different companies might cover it, but they’ll probably prefer someone who has one already.

For the clearance, once you get hired and fill out the paperwork, they usual practice is to grant you an interim clearance with the expectation you will be granted a full clearance when it come around.

I filled my paperwork for my TS last August, they interviewed me in January and cleared me end of February.

Sounds good!

What cert would you recommend?

Thanks for all the help.

86 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:32:42pm

re: #85 chadu

Sounds good!

What cert would you recommend?

Thanks for all the help.

The Security+ is probably the cheapest and easiest to get, but check the requirement for different jobs. You should probably check around for some of the job postings first.

giac.org

Which reminds me I need to buckle down and get my CISSP in the next few months

87 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:37:54pm

re: #85 chadu

Here is an example of the kind of work I’m talking about; different companies will be looking for different specifics, but it should give you an idea

jobs.saic.com

88 chadu  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:42:24pm

re: #87 Kragar

Here is an example of the kind of work I’m talking about; different companies will be looking for different specifics, but it should give you an idea

jobs.saic.com

That’s excellent, and I’m pretty solid on all the requirements except I no hablo SharePoint. At all.

Methinks I need to look into that, and mebbe ask VB about it.

Thanks!

89 Kragar  Wed, Mar 19, 2014 1:44:03pm

re: #88 chadu

No problem. Like I said, its an example. Should get you started to see if that is something you might be interested in.

90 taserian  Thu, Mar 20, 2014 6:31:24am

The “Child’s Play” movies are a big thing in many Latin American countries, even after considering they’re not much more than B-movie status here. The title doesn’t translate well, so they pretty much spoil the plot by titling it “Chucky: El Muñeco Satánico” (Chucky: The Satanic Doll).

The latest movie in the series (Curse of Chucky) went direct to video in the US, but it played in theaters in LatAm. Here’s a prank video at a bus stop in Brazil, with a poster for the latest movie.

Youtube Video


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