Monthly Archives: September 2006

The Dick and Condi Shows

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

It was "great." First we had Condi (iconic figure symbolic of American social evolution and personal fixation [hers] on the redemptive power of legal and constitutional forms).  She had a tough time with the relatively "soft ball" questions rolled at … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Politics | 29 Comments

Liars or Fools? – Annex

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

Consider this to be an open thread on which to make nominations for additions to the two that I contributed in "Liars or Fools?"  Additional categories are welcomed, i.e., crooks, military and intelligence incompetents, "useful idiots," etc.  Caution: no scurrilous … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 22 Comments

The Advisor – 9 September, 2006

Posted on September 10, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

Download the_advisor_9_september_2006.pdf

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Liars or Fools?

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

"A declassified report released yesterday by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence revealed that U.S. intelligence analysts were strongly disputing the alleged links between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda while senior Bush administration officials were publicly asserting those links to justify … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 29 Comments

Mass Drivers

Posted on September 9, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

I first became interested in these about twenty years ago after watching a "Nova" production about  them.  They feature prominently in the old Heinlein novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" as a cheap way to deliver the ore products … Continue reading →

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Senate Intel Committee Bloodies Bush’s Nose

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

Senate Intel Committee Bloodies Bush’s Noseby Larry C Johnson WOW! WOW! and Wow! Message to Karl Rove and Dick Cheney–read it and weep baby. Cheney’s newly appointed biographer, Stephen Hayes, is blown out of the water. Bottomline, Saddam rebuffed cooperation … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 16 Comments

Phase Two Report – Lamentations for the Republic

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

"As recently as an Aug. 21 news conference, Bush said people should "imagine a world in which you had Saddam Hussein" with the capacity to make weapons of mass destruction and "who had relations with Zarqawi." Democrats contended that the … Continue reading →

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“The Best Defense is…”

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

  Download thebestdefense.pdf I wrote this article (with a friend) thirty years ago just after the Indochina War ended.  That was a period of depression and re-assessment in the US Army.  The strategy known as the "Active Defense" was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, The Military Art | 16 Comments

The Disney Movie

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

"We need to have a post on the Disney movie for discussion purposes. The Disney movie, in my opinion, is very, very big news. It strongly implies, to my mind, that this particular administration intends to keep a very large … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Politics | 26 Comments

Space Elevators

Posted on September 6, 2006 by Michael Chevalier

I enjoyed the copnversation on "peak oil" so much that I am curious to see what this subject elicits. Pat Lang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator

Posted in Humor, Science | 36 Comments