Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Lockdown: While the Army searches for “sensitive” equipment that went missing.
Mount Rainier National Park: Opened to the public yesterday for the first time since a ranger was shot and killed on New Year’s Day.
There Was Already Another Republican Debate? Paul Constant live Slogged it so you could sleep.
In Tucson: Representative Gabrielle Giffords returned to mark the anniversary of the shooting that killed six people and left her with a brain injury.
Panetta Assures World That We Can Still Crush You:
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cautioned global rivals on Sunday not to misjudge U.S. plans to slash military spending over the next decade, saying America would still field the world’s strongest military and nobody should “mess with that.”
Syria: Arab League ministers are meeting in Cairo to discuss their Syria mission. 20 people have reportedly died today amid the unrest.
Venezuela’s New Defense Minister: On the US list of drug kingpins. He made the list for allegedly providing support to the FARC in Colombia.
Working on His Image: North Korean state television has released a documentary on Kim Jong-Un, in which “he rides tanks, horses and a fairground ride.” Seems like a great Sunday movie to me.
I got ya “sensitive equipment” right here.
Shouldn’t Panetta be assuring the world that he can make delicious soups and sandwiches?
No wait, that’s Panera.
“We’re here to take back the mountain today,” is a really dumb statement to come from a National Park spokesperson. That asshole never took the mountain, the mountain took him.
@4: Who the fuck are you talking about? The Secretary General of the Arab League is Nabil el-Araby, an Egyptian negotiator, lawyer, and diplomat. The President of the Arab Parliament is Nabih Berri, a Lebanese politician. Neither of them has any connection to Sudanese war crimes. Cards on the table, twatcake.
Kim Il Jong: Someday lad, all of this will be yours.
Kim Un Jong: What…the curtains?
No, the shrubberies.
“Vast tracts of … land”