RSS- 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
- HARPER: COL. W. PATRICK LANG R.I.P.
- A Note On Our Folly By Walrus
Monthly Archives: July 2009
Iraqis are still Iraqis? What was this all about?
"If extremists realize "some of the limitations that we have, that's a vulnerability they could use against us," a senior U.S. military intelligence official said. "The fact is that some of these are very politically sensitive targets" thought to be … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs
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Fiasco in Saudi Arabia
"The former official said Ross's move to the NSC was in discussion before the Riyadh summit. "But the meeting may have been 'the final straw,' he said. "People at the NSC will obviously strenuously dispute that, but Dennis Ross is … Continue reading
Posted in government
17 Comments
“Diary” Tariq Ali
"June is never a good month on the plains. It was 46ºC in Fortress Islamabad a fortnight ago. The hundreds of security guards manning roadblocks and barriers were wilting, sweat pouring down their faces as they waved cars and motorbikes … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
6 Comments
Shulamit Aloni on American “anti-Semites”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUGVPBO9_cA http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biography/aloni.html http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1090366.html
Posted in Politics
12 Comments
Weirdness over the CIA
The CIA, "the Christians In Action," the Klingons," or whatever nickname you prefer for them. I'm not one of them, never was, and I like to make jokes about having caught the odd DO man making a truthful statement from … Continue reading
Posted in government
39 Comments
“The Touro Covenant must survive the attack on the USS Liberty” Sidney O. Smith III
Sidney O. Smith III has sent us this essay on the principle of religious liberty in the United States. pl Download TouroCovenant-USS Liberty SST.wps
Posted in Religion, USS Liberty
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“Update : Eyes Half Open?” FB Ali
Download Update – Eyes Half Open
Posted in Uncategorized
28 Comments
COIN’s siren song.
"Several officials said McChrystal's assessment of shortfalls in Afghanistan will be outlined in broad terms, citing the need to expand and train the Afghan force along with proposed solutions to make that happen. In addition to trainers and advisers, he … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
50 Comments
Geithner thinks unregulated derivatives were a bad thing…
"Derivatives are financial instruments whose value derives from something else, such as a mortgage-backed security or a commodity like oil. The allure of the over-the-counter derivative, as opposed to those swapped on exchanges, is that it can be individually negotiated … Continue reading
Posted in government
15 Comments
Crude prices are driven by investors.
"The 15 percent drop in oil prices since the end of June was the longest and steepest decline so far in 2009. Prices had been rising since February, more than doubling from lows hit near $33,as traders started to price … Continue reading
Posted in Oil
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