If you're an avid reader of local news in the Washington Post, like I am, you're familiar with John Kelly, the Answer Man, and his column in the Style section. John is leaving for a sabbatical in Oxford soon, and will be gone for a year. But this is one heck of an interesting bit of news he writes about in his column today:
Titled The Whir Before the War, this article is typical Kelly, irreverent but informative. Here's a quick sample:
Ray has lived in [the Palisades] for 39 years. He's had a lot of time to make some detailed observations of its various rhythms. One thing he's noticed is that every major U.S. military action was preceded by increased helicopter traffic over his house, as choppers shuttled people back and forth between the Pentagon and CIA headquarters, which is across the Potomac River from where he lives.
Take what you will from this, but could Mr. Kelly and Ray Lustig be on to something? Or is it just the salad bar?