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Old 06-22-2008, 22:03   #1
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FID at its best

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540...25970#25125970

Good on you Major.

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Old 06-23-2008, 04:07   #2
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Retread: Brian Williams: Making Afghan loyalist, Military Style

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ad.php?t=18580

We should both be more descriptive of link'd posts..
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Old 06-23-2008, 05:48   #3
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Roger that JJ,

Thanks for the heads-up

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Old 06-27-2008, 16:31   #4
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From an outsider's perspective, things have certainly come a long way since http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4GU-T1Zbk

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Old 06-27-2008, 23:17   #5
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From an outsider's perspective, things have certainly come a long way since http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4GU-T1Zbk
Ridiculing the men you're training on the globally accessible YouTube is great for building long-term rapport. Boy, its great that performing FID is something anyone can do well.
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:54   #6
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Boy, its great that performing FID is something anyone can do well.
Well, everyone interested is probably a lot better at it now thanks to wikileaks.
http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/How_to...lvador_to_Iraq

Or at least they would be if that sort of thing could be learned from a book.

Sigh.

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Old 06-28-2008, 06:44   #7
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Well, everyone interested is probably a lot better at it now thanks to wikileaks...
Because Wiki is the preferred reference for all things FID/UW related.

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