Busy getting the new blog started, didn't take time to do some things I should have yesterday. For the moment I'll recycle my post from last year, then probably add to it later.

The Cole incident is one of those things you don't forget about, but I'd forgotten it's been 5 years today. Black Five and Michelle Malkin reminded me.

John Donovan keeps his tribute short, but eloquent. Click here.

Smash: "We didn't start this war, but by God, we're going to finish it."

Alan Gray: "The sailors of the USS Cole live in our hearts; they live in our souls. Never forget those who died, never forget those who killed them...remember the Cole."

Navy officer Neptunus Lex remembers the heroism of the Cole's crew and prefers to remember the Cole as she is today:

Stars & Stripes has some must-read personal recollections of the event and its aftermath.

Soldiers' Angels Germany remembers, and reminds us this is also the 3rd anniversary of the first Bali attack.

Others remembering: The Anchoress, Baldilocks, Echo9er, Laughing Wolf, In the Bullpen, John in Carolina (Hat tip: Mudville), florida masochist (Hat tip: John In Carolina)

*** Update and bump. Original timestamp 11:18

Busy getting the new blog started, didn't take time to do some things I should have yesterday. For the moment I'll recycle my post from last year, then probably add to it later.

The Cole incident is one of those things you don't forget about, but I'd forgotten it's been 5 years today. Black Five and Michelle Malkin reminded me.

John Donovan keeps his tribute short, but eloquent. Click here.

Smash: "We didn't start this war, but by God, we're going to finish it."

Alan Gray: "The sailors of the USS Cole live in our hearts; they live in our souls. Never forget those who died, never forget those who killed them...remember the Cole."

Navy officer Neptunus Lex remembers the heroism of the Cole's crew and prefers to remember the Cole as she is today:

Stars & Stripes has some must-read personal recollections of the event and its aftermath.

Soldiers' Angels Germany remembers, and reminds us this is also the 3rd anniversary of the first Bali attack.

Others remembering: The Anchoress, Baldilocks, Echo9er, Laughing Wolf, In the Bullpen, John in Carolina (Hat tip: Mudville), florida masochist (Hat tip: John In Carolina)

*** Update and bump. Original timestamp 11:18

Remember the Cole: Six years
Michelle Malkin

It has been a hectic day, but I can't let it go by without marking the sixth anniversary of the USS Cole jihadist bombing. The 17 sailors who were murdered:

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The USS Cole is currently patrolling the Persian Gulf.

Donations to Cole family members:

Contributing to the USS Cole Memorial Fund

At the request of the Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society has agreed to be the conduit through which public donations (individual, group, and corporate) for USS Cole (DDG 67) victims and their families may be channeled. The Society will administer this fund in compliance with the parameters drafted and approved by the active duty Navy leadership, with input from the commanding officer and crew of USS Cole. ...

Family members are suing the Sudanese government. Their action alleges that the East African nation's government provided financial and training support to al-Qaida, including the Yemeni militants who planned the attack on the Norfolk-based destroyer in the Aden, Yemen, harbor on Oct. 12, 2000.

Survivors of the Cole attack remember:

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Bloggers remember: ...

LindaSoG writes:

The bombing of the USS Cole was a deliberate act of war by al-Qaeda, and it went ignored and unavenged by the Clinton Administration. I'm sure he pointed his finger as he said "If, as it now appears, this was an act of terrorism, it was a despicable and cowardly act. We will find out who was responsible and hold them accountable." Except he did nothing.

On November 3, 2002, under the Bush Administration, the CIA fired a AGM-114 Hellfire missile from a Predator UAV at a vehicle carrying Abu Ali al-Harithi, a suspected planner of the bombing plot. Also in the vehicle was Ahmed Hijazi, a U.S. citizen. Both were killed. This operation was carried out on Yemeni soil.

Never forget.

It seems to be a day for reminders of things that are worse now than they needed to be because Billy Jeff "BJ" Clinton was too busy chasing skirts to deal with minor shit like national security.  I'll watch for you in hell, Billy Jeff.