RSS- The Wondrous Oak
- Three Seas Summit: Vilnius 2024
- Tit for tat until it all goes boom
- Deadly H5N1 avian influenza strain detected on mainland Antarctica
- “BYD is launching its next-gen Blade EV battery soon with more range and even lower cost”
- Iran launches air attacks on Israel
- ISW on the developing Ukrainian defense industrial base and Russias strikes on the Ukrainian energy infrastructure
- Britain? Kaput! By Walrus.
- Declaration “Dignitas Infinita” on Human Dignity
- The situation and some possible courses of action … A Pat Lang post reposted from 26 February 2022
Monthly Archives: April 2008
“you mean more soldiers.” Dick Cavett
"It’s like listening to someone speaking a language you only partly know. And who’s being paid by the syllable. You miss a lot. I guess a guy bearing up under such a chestload of hardware — and pretty ribbons in … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Humor, The Military Art
24 Comments
“Israel Can Stand Up for Itself” – Zev Chafets
"..in exchange for assistance, Washington would naturally (and rightly) demand a very strong say in Israeli policies. A misstep, after all, could embroil it in a nuclear exchange. Within a very short time, Israel’s sovereignty and autonomy would come to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
38 Comments
“A Paradigm Shift: How Hizbollah Won the War” Alam
"If the Hizbollah can extend these advantages, if it can add shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to its arsenal and bring down a few Israeli helicopters and jets, Israel could quickly lose its unchallenged control over Lebanese skies. Israel’s daily and wanton … Continue reading
Posted in The Military Art
35 Comments
Krauthammer’s Solution for Israel
"It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear attack upon Israel by Iran, or originating in Iran, as an attack by Iran on the United States, requiring a full retaliatory response upon Iran." Charles Krauthammer’s for … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Politics, Religion, The Military Art
75 Comments
“a dysfunctional little friend” Maureen Dowd
"You know you’re in trouble when Barbara Boxer is the voice of reason. “Why is it,” she asked, “after all we have given — 4,024 American lives, gone; more than half-a-billion dollars spent; all this for the Iraqi people, but … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
18 Comments
Petraeus and Crocker, less convincing this time
The power of description is a mighty power indeed. Congress and the MSM give televised witnesses a splendid opportunity to "frame" discussions in such a way that the old "saw" that holds that one is entitled to a particular point … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
27 Comments
Baram on Maliki
"Dear Pat, We know about Maliki’s latest moves: "Iraq ‘s prime minister has threatened to exclude the supporters of radical cleric Moqtada Sadr from politics. Nouri Maliki told CNN that the cleric’s movement would not be allowed to take part … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
8 Comments
Maliki’s Threat and the Ayatollahs
Nuri Al-Maliki’s mew posture against his rival and former ally, Moqtada al-Sadr is a threat to prevent the Sadrists from participating in the coming provincial elections in Iraq. Unable to defeat Sadr on the streets of Basra, Baghdad or anywhere … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, Politics
35 Comments
Number of Visits
The "stats" page of this little blog now records over two million visits to SST. That is nothing in comparison to the news blogs, but for this "committee of correspondence," I think it is not too bad. pl
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
23 Comments
Inquisitors
"Oct. 23, 2001 An Office of Legal Counsel memo titled "Re Authority for Use of Military Force to Combat Terrorist Activities Within the United States" states that domestic military operations involving terrorism are not regulated by the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
31 Comments