Monthly Archives: September 2013

Taking a break

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Pat Lang

The last few weeks have been "pressurized" as the Brits say.  I am a bit tired and will take some tme off until Sunday or Monday barring a catastrophe.  pl

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 24 Comments

“Syria rebel coalition rejects Russia chemical weapons handover proposal” CBS News

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Pat Lang

"The military wing of the U.S.-backed Syrian National Coalition (SNC), an umbrella opposition group fighting against President Bashar Assad, has flatly rejected a proposal by Russia which would see the regime hand over control of its vast chemical weapons stockpiles … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria | 47 Comments

AIPAC Dirty Tricks

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Pat Lang

  "When you're already the biggest stealth lobby of any foreign government, respecting the law just doesn't pay. Many lobbyists work aggressively to get their way on Capitol Hill by bundling donor contributions, passing inside information that lawmakers can profit … Continue reading →

Posted in government, Politics | 17 Comments

“U.S. military confirms rebels had sarin” WND

Posted on September 12, 2013 by Pat Lang

"The document, classified Secret/Noforn – “Not for foreign distribution” – came from the U.S. intelligence community’s National Ground Intelligence Center, or NGIC, and was made available to WND Tuesday. It revealed that AQI had produced a “bench-scale” form of sarin … Continue reading →

Posted in Syria | 33 Comments

U.S. Political Discourse By Richard Sale

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Pat Lang

  Eugene Robinson, in a recent Washington Post column called the ruler of Syria, Bashar Assad, a "thug." In another column he referred to Assad as "The urbane ophthalmologist-turned-ogre." (I thought that Assad had begun as a computer expert.) In … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 45 Comments

Gun Control Defeat in Colorado

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Pat Lang

"Any wind still left in the sails of gun control advocates likely died—at least for now—when Colorado voters successfully recalled two state senators on Sept. 10. This stern punishment came after lawmakers in the Mile High state toughened regulations on … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun Control | 18 Comments

Obama Blinked

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Pat Lang

Faced with looming defeat in Congress and threatened by the possibility that truth about the gas disaster might emerge, President Obama chose the better part of valor and backed away from personal disaster. The interventionist party is enraged.  His wife … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, government | 51 Comments

Waiting for Obama. pl

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Pat Lang

I am going to withhold comment on the developing situation until I hear what BHO says.  pl

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HARPER: BEWARE OF FALSE FLAG INCIDENT

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Harper

The countdown to U.S. military action against Syria has taken another dramatic twist over the past 24 hours, with a Russian proposal, backed by Syria, Iran and the Obama Administration, now being formulated to avert American military action.  The proposal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Harper, Syria | 22 Comments

Clapper “cherry-picked” for his “assessment” on Syria

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Pat Lang

"Contrary to the general impression in Congress and the news media, the Syria chemical warfare intelligence summary released by the Barack Obama administration Aug. 30 did not represent an intelligence community assessment, an IPS analysis and interviews with former intelligence … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Intelligence, Syria | 70 Comments