I’ve been hearing all about some technique called “shaqinaw” for the past two days on television. I assumed it was some technical term, perhaps coined by General Shaqinaw of the Cavalry, to describe a way of attacking the enemy.
It wasn’t until I read it in print that I realized the term is “shock and awe,” which is described as:
…necessary effects arising from application of military power… aimed at destroying the will of an adversary to resist.
That, apparently, is what the Big Bombs will be used to inflict on the people of Iraq.
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Yeah, “shock and awe” sound a
Yeah, “shock and awe” sound a lot like “terror” to me.
I was in “shaqinaw” when Jimi
I was in “shaqinaw” when Jimi Hendrix sang “Excuse me while I kiss this guy” in Purple Haze. “… Another rumor in the night” hehe.
One of the best [perhaps the
One of the best [perhaps the only] bits on the old Ralph Benmergui late night Friday television show on CBC was a piece about Blinded By The Light. The words to that song have been the subject of more than one drunken and/or stoned conversation in my life.
By the way, as per Steven
By the way, as per Steven Garrity’s request, I’ve turned HTML back on in comments.
“Shock and Awe” is a terror
“Shock and Awe” is a terror strategy used on the Iraqi armed forces and its command and control structure, using overwhelming force applied in a concise manner.(Peter, your use of “Iraqi people” could be misunderstood to imply a cold intent to include non-combatants) Hopefully by threat, certainly by implementation, it is to convince the opposing forces to surrender.
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