Never get Seal Team Six angry at you!
The following story has been published every news service. Let me give you just a few excerpts below:
U.S. Special Forces parachuted overnight into Somalia from fixed-wing planes, then advanced on foot to a compound holding two kidnapped international aid workers and freed them, U.S. officials said Wednesday. …
The Navy SEAL unit that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden last year in Pakistan participated in the mission, a U.S. official said, without specifying whether any of the same individuals were on both assaults. …
The special forces troops took fire as they fought their way into a compound where the hostages were held, the official said, adding the troops believed that the kidnappers were shooting. The official is not authorized to speak to the media and asked not to be named.
Nine gunmen were killed in the strike, Little said, adding that they had explosives nearby. There were no known survivors among the kidnappers, he added.
The American assault team did not suffer any casualties, the Pentagon said. …
Obama, who had given the go-ahead at 9 p.m. Monday, was updated on its progress throughout Tuesday, Carney said. …
The story is quite worth reading. However, Father Orthoduck finds himself thinking that he would not wish to ever get the President of the United States so angry that he would send out Seal Team Six against his person. Look at the story, they took fire and had no casualties and no wounded. I am glad they did not, as the Somali pirates are not “nice” people. But, uhm, Father Orthoduck is beginning to wonder whether the members of Team Six are fully human or whether they are today’s version of the Terminator?
Tornadoes in Alabama yet again
This is the second year in which this area of Alabama has been hit by strongly destructive tornadoes. Yesterday tornadoes swept through the Birmingham area and destroyed hundreds of home. For the second year, a tornado passed near where we live. Yesterday, as I was driving in to the VA Medical Center I again saw the damage. A large manufacturing complex now looks like a WWII bombing photograph. The... [Read more]
A disturbing story about laissez faire capitalism
There is a sad story from the New York Times that speaks to business ethics and what is considered acceptable and ethical business practices. It will also speak to you about what the expected future is for USA workers. Here are a few quotes with commentaries. Not long ago, Apple boasted that its products were made in America. Today, few are. Almost all of the 70 million iPhones, 30 million iPads... [Read more]
Did the Church Fathers address the issue of slavery?
I remember in seminary discussing the issue of slavery. No, no one was in favor of slavery. Rather, the discussion was a Biblical and historical one. First was Saint Paul really against slavery, or was it something that he tolerated as part of the existing social order and part of Israel’s history? For those of you who are not aware, among the laws found in the Old Testament are a whole set of... [Read more]
Cats, suitcases, and leather gloves
January 20, 2012
| by Fr. Orthoduck | 2 Comments
I found out today just how angry a cat can become. My wife and I are currently visiting our daughter, who has just delivered her second child, our fourth grandchild. I am staying at a hotel. Tonight my wife washed our clothes at our daughter and son-in-law’s house. After they were done, they were ironed and carefully folded into the suitcase. Eventually, the suitcase was zipped shut. It was... [Read more]
God and extraordinary evidence
Yesterday Father Orthoduck quoted Carl Sagan who himself was quoting another scientist. Carl Sagan said: “Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary levels of evidence if they are to be believed.” – Carl Sagan Father Orthoduck agreed with Carl Sagan, and at the end of yesterday’s post suggested that God appears to hold the same opinion! When Father Orthoduck was but a duckling seminarian... [Read more]
Comic with cute definition
Father Orthoduck quite liked the definition that is found in the last two panels of this comic. Please ignore the rest of the comic. Unless you have been following the story arc, it will make no sense to you. But catch what one of the characters says about bureaucratic power. She defines it as, “the power of stubborn small-mindedness in large groups.” I think she has quite grasped something. We... [Read more]
