Total Eclipse

Regarding the costs of war, just to put things in perspective [translated from a piece by Brigadier General (res.) Shuki Shichrur, a former chief of staff of the Israeli Northern Command]: Fallujah lies 70km west-north-west to Baghdad. In 2004, it had between 200 and 300 thousand residents. From early 2004, it was under control of [...]

So, I got an invitation for a (compulsory) 24 day vacation at a luxurious army installation, located somewhere in the south. This all-included package deal includes: shooting range; guard duty; active sweating; military food; and possible life-threatening adventures! SWEET. Naturally, this falls at the peak of my most difficult semester in my most difficult year of [...]