Monthly Archives: September 2005

Today’s Talking Points

1-First providers are noble beings without fault. 2-State and local officials were a "problem." 3-The president tried to take action early but the locals got in the way and were stubborn probably because of the injustice of their "culture." 4-This … Continue reading

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“SOME IN THE MEDIA IGNORING FACTS”

Latest on NoQuarter.typepad.com "SOME IN THE MEDIA IGNORING FACTS byLarry C. Johnson While watching the MSNBC program, CONNECTED, COAST TO COAST with Ron Reagan, a man from the Evergreen Foundation was on air spinning the myth that the President had … Continue reading

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“FEMA Wants No Photos of Dead”

"NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. agency leading Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts said Tuesday that it does not want the news media to photograph the dead as they are recovered. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, heavily criticized for its slow response … Continue reading

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Russell on Saudi Security

Download russell6478_saudi.pdf With Professor Russell’s consent I post his piece on Saudi Arabia. Pat Lang

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“Let Them Eat Cake.” – Bush (mere)

"Barbara Bush: Things Working Out ‘Very Well’ for Poor Evacuees from New Orleans By E&P Staff Published: September 05, 2005 7:25 PM ET updated 8:00 PM NEW YORK Accompanying her husband, former President GeorgeH.W.Bush, on a tour of hurricane relief … Continue reading

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USS Bataan and FEMA

The USS Bataan rode out the storm and then followed it toward shore, awaiting relief orders. "Utilizing the USS Bataan — Think how many live ‘could have been saved’  had DHS-FEMA utilized the USS Bataan properly.  Talk about a ‘break-down’ … Continue reading

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A Brave Man’s Sorrow – Broussard

Washington is full of men and women who think that a solemn face and dark,expensive clothes mark them as members of the ruling class. Perhaps they do.  If that is the case, it is no wonder we are such a … Continue reading

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“Bush vs. Blanco”

In my earlier post "Posse Comitatus and the Use of Troops" I maintained that federal armed forces assistance is available to the governments of the states in an emergancy if application is made for such assistance under the "Stafford Act."  … Continue reading

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Let’s Blame the Victims!

The "worm has turned" in the national media.  Reporters in the field in New Orleans and Mississippi are visibly and audibly enraged at the tragedy and destruction of what is before them.  The anger filling all but the most abject … Continue reading

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Six of my Favorite Books

"Seven Pillars of Wisdom,"  T.E. Lawrence (preferably the 1922 version) "A Soldier With the Arabs,"  Lieutenant General John Bagot Glubb  (He was the commander of the Jordanian Army for many years) "The Last Valley.  Dien Bien Phu and the Defeat … Continue reading

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