Shock and Ewww: Neocons and Hookers (Chris Kelly at HuffPost)

[marmar]

Chris Kelly


04.13.2007
Shock and Ewww: Neocons and Hookers (14 comments )

I was kind of hoping to never hear the phrase "shock and awe" again, but it's back in the news, because one of men who coined it is getting a reputation for paying for sex. What makes it even more interesting is that he's a Republican, and it's with a woman.

Last year, when the Feds raided the home of (alleged) Washington D.C. madam Deborah Jeane Palfrey, she speculated that the bust:

"Had solely to do with some Duke Cunningham-type bigwig client that got caught up in something and started to say, 'Do you know this?' and 'Do you know that?' And that he might have been able to lead them to somebody."

Which is pure speculation and just wrong, I mean dragging Randy "Duke" Cunningham's name into the problems of some sleazy escort service. Everyone knows his prostitutes were provided by Shirlington Limousine.

Since then, Palfrey has threatened to identify all her famous clients, in the course of her defense, which is just wrong too. Because if there's one thing a jury hates worse than a pimp, it's a name-dropper.

She claims she has big names in her little black book. And just to give everyone a taste, she identified... Dick Morris.
...(snip)...

Since then, the whole town has been waiting for the other shoe to drop. And/or an explanation of the expression, "waiting for the other shoe to drop."

Harlan K. Ullman is that shoe.

(Oh my God! Not THE Harlan K. Ullman! He seemed so nice when I had never heard of him before in my life!)

(Ah, Washington.)

Harlan K. Ullman is the father of "shock and awe." Or one of its parents, anyway. In 1996, he and six other guys wrote a paper for the National Defense Institute called Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance.

("Oh, Harlan... you're so dominant... and rapid!") ......(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-kelly/shock-and-ewww-neocons-a_b_45779.html

[Demeter]

1. Where are Rowan and Martin When You REALLY Need Them?

They'd have been ecstatic.