Sunday, February 03, 2008

Woman with guns.

I found this on that site I told you about before. Pretty cool, if you ask me.



Also found this article.

Iraq's Masked Lady Cops

September 24, 2007: The Iraqi National Police have recruited several hundred women. despite the dangers (fromterrorists, and other cops in a very macho society), there is no shortage of applicants. As much as possible, the women keep their identities secret, and sometimes work undercover. Women are much better at this, because Islamic radicals encourage women to cover their faces in public. The Iraqi police have female officers wear a black headpiece that covers everything but the eyes, as part of their regular police uniform. But even though they are armed, and have backup available, the undercover stuff is very dangerous work. But that, aside from a paycheck, is one of the appeals of the job. The women want to make a difference in bringing down the terrorists and criminal gangs that make life dangerous for everyone. The women are particularly incensed at the number of children killed by terrorists. In addition to the undercover work, women cops mainly work checkpoints, where they search suspicious females. Women police also work intelligence and administrative jobs. All are armed, and trained to use weapons.

Very interesting stuff. You'll never know what's lurkin' under that burka.

And finally, click on this and read the blurb. Pretty cool.



I love to show this to my students. How would you like to have the wife sitting above and behind you, kicking one shoulder to have you turn left, and then the other to have you turn right, and then the back of your head to have you stop? Those friggin' things didn't have radios you know. Yea, I thought so. Oh, and that figure... 10% of the Red Army, means about 80,000 women with guns, and that doesn't count the Partisan groups. Stiff upper lip eh?

6 comments:

Sarge Charlie said...

I love this stuff, what a woman, what women........

fuzzbert_1999@yahoo.com said...

That's my secret turn on!

Lin said...

What delightful ladies!

Your description of tank direction sounds very much like my riding behind Mark on a motorbike. He was probably quite relieved when we switched to trucks and I could no longer turn him left or right with simply body English. It was a very embarrassing reflexive habit of mine.

none said...

Awesome. I'm proud of all the women that serve.

TexasFred said...

Vannesa Dobos is HOT HOT HOT!!

FHB said...

Thanks guys. yea, I love the idea of women who can do the job just as well as a man, bein' allowed finally to step up and be counted.

Vanesa is HOT, but what's really cool is the idea that the spirit of those women who fought side by side with men, on both sides if the Indian wars, and during the Revolution, and on both sides of the line in the Civil War, can now step up and fight as equals. They don't have to bind themselves up and hide who they are. That's cool. And I'm proud of them.