Calling in the Cavalry and Killer Whales
Turning from gunships to the Pentagon’s less lethal, but (again) precedent-setting intimidation of their perceived enemies, this time it’s civilian law firms. On the same news day as the above piece, a loose screw by the name of Cully Stimson, boldly encouraged a boycott of some of the nation’s top law firms.
There is of course no cavalry anymore. First to go were the horses, following the First World War. Then the boots and spurs finally were put to pasture as well, after WWII. It always amused me to see General George Patton spiffied up in boots and breeches, a tank-commander wearing spurs. Slow to drop the old ways, the modern Pentagon is quick to insert itself into new responsibilities.
Perhaps too quick.
Mark Mazzetti, in a New York Times article, talks about the recent attacks against insurgents in Somalia, as they fled Ethiopian troops;
Military officials said the strike by an American gunship on terrorism suspects in southern Somalia on Sunday showed that even with the departure o…