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A Fox News host has issued an apology after making a sexist comment about a female fighter pilot earlier this week on The Five. During a segment about Maj. Mariam Al Mansouri, a female pilot from the United Arab Emirates who led a mission this week against ISIS in Syria, Eric Bolling referred to her mission as 'boobs on the ground.' Now, after outrage from viewers, and even his own wife, following these insensitive remarks, he has apologized. ** snip ** 'Do you think the gents on "The Five," minus Bob, should get a do-over on that one? They're going...

She’s raining bombs on terrorist thugs. The first female pilot in the United Arab Emirates' air force is reportedly taking part in the coalition air strikes against ISIS militants hiding in Syria.

She was in a Tornado GR4 called in to help Kurdish troops battling 30 jihadists making a last stand in a half-built medical centre. The terrorists were surrounded but refused to surrender and started launching suicide bomb attacks. Two Tornados scored direct hits with Paveway IV bombs. Some of the IS fighters survived by hiding in the basement. Brit jets were set to return for more strikes last night. Brigadier Hamid Hashem, one of the Kurdish commanders spearheading the attack on the Iraqi border town of Rabia, was shocked one of the pilots was female. He said: “The operations room...

Or right, I dunno, that's why I'm asking. I have this buddy on Facebook. Good guy, good friend, I like him a lot. He's an ex-nuc, if you've ever read Blind Man's Bluff, his boat was the subject of one of the stories in the book (he won't tell me which one, which is how it should be). In spite of the fact that he glows gently in the dark, I respect him a great deal. Which is why I was surprised when he posted a link to this article and indicated his approval. If you don't want to click...