Since LoudTwitter is down...

I'll give you two additional SPIEGEL Online (international edition) articles on the topic of my recent "On... Germans" posting, "On soldiers":

The World from Berlin: Double-Talk on Afghanistan Reaching 'New Level of Absurdity'

Handicapped in the Hindu Kush: Do Poor Weapons Hinder Germany in Afghanistan? - If you have to send them to war, at least a) have the guts to actually call it a war and b) at least equip them for it, dammit. Or, you know, you could just bring them home.

Well, well... it's obviously getting hot here, with the Bundestag elections in September rapidly approaching...

Oh, and a tweet rec, because I'm not even sure if LoudTwitter will be back ever again:

Learning to walk by scherryzade - Lorne + painting = LOFLOFLOF!