July 22, 2006

She was a sniper ?!?!?!

Talk about pressure to perform!

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, the diminuitive (4 ft 7 in) sex educator, has led an interesting and sometimes tragic life. After World War II she immigrated to Isreal and joined the Haganah (precursor to the Isreali Defense Force:

...she was trained as a sniper and was seriously wounded in action by an exploding shell during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

Read the rest, it's not that long.

This isn't totally unrelated, it's a video about the Isreali Air Force and Army. Thanks to Victor, who is guest posting for Annika while she's on vacation.

Posted by Ted at July 22, 2006 09:49 PM | TrackBack
Category: Links
Comments

Dr. Ruth, a sniper
Julia Child, a spy

damn. They don't make 'em like they used to.

Posted by: Mad William Flint at July 22, 2006 10:09 PM
Site Meter