33s of the Day

#1

"The US has about 3,300 troops in Iraq, where they are training Iraqi forces"

... from the article "Forever War!" "US could put boots on the ground in fight against Isis, says Ash Carter"

The US is to step up attacks on Isis and could escalate that to include raids by troops on the ground, according to Ash Carter, the US defence secretary. Addressing the Senate armed services committee, Carter said the US "won't hold back" from attacks alongside its allies or "directly, whether by strikes from the air or direct action on the ground".

#2

"The 33" is a 2015 English-language Chilean survival drama film, directed by Patricia Riggen and written by Mikko Alanne and Craig Borten and José Rivera. The film is based on the real events of the 2010 mining disaster, in which a group of thirty-three miners were trapped inside the San José Mine in Chile for more than two months. The film stars Antonio Banderas as Mario "Super Mario" Sepúlveda, who sent videos to the rescuers to notify them about the miners' condition.