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: November 2013
“Senate Democrats stop filibusters on nominations” Reuters
"The Democratic-led Senate, in a historic rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama's judicial and executive branch nominees. On a nearly party-line vote of 52-48, Democrats abruptly changed the Senate's balance of power … Continue reading
Posted in Current Affairs, government
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And now, for something local…
The Old Dominion Boat Club is 130 years old. That is its burgee. The club resides at the foot of King Street in Alexandria, Virginia. It has a nice if unpretentious clubhouse with a mediocre kitchen. The members have a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in government
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Posting Comments
Lately there has been a spate of attempted comments in which the venting of anti-american spite and expression of unsupported speculation about various "conspiracies" involving the Kennedy murder has occurred. If I think you are just "running your mouth" your comment … Continue reading
Posted in Ukraine Crisis
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Senators seek a vote an Afghan Agreement – NBC News
"The amendment, if enacted, would force Obama to seek a vote in Congress to approve continued troop presence in Afghanistan by June of next year. Merkley is looking to attach the amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act, which … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan, government
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A Note on Lincoln’s Eloquence By Richard Sale
Thank you for Pat for your magnificent story. Everything works: the drawing of the characters, the positioning, the crafted dialogue, the historical background, the underlying tensions. But in thinking of the Gettysburg Address, one is reminded Lincoln is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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“Muddled Thinking” on Afghanistan
"Many Afghans are angry over incidents including the February 2012 accidental burning of hundreds of copies of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, a March 2012 shooting spree by a U.S. soldier in southern Afghanistan that killed 16 people, and … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
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“Gettysburg Trip” from “Death Piled Hard” by W. Patrick Lang
"Edwin Stanton was not a generous man. He hated anyone who might prove a rival for power and position, anyone. He often worked late and alone brooding on the threats presented by wartime Washington. On this particular … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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“Afghan Talks at Impasse Before Vote, Officials Say” NY Times
" … the loya jirga would almost certainly reject the agreement with the American wording, which would make it all but impossible politically for Mr. Karzai to make a subsequent deal. The impasse was referred to obliquely in a statement … Continue reading
Posted in Afghanistan
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Where were you when…
Where were you when you heard JFK had been murdered? I was sitting at the bar in the officer's club at Fort Greely, Alaska. I was eating a reindeer burger (cheaper than beef up there). I was a lieutenant and … Continue reading
Posted in Whatever
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HARPER: RUSSIA’S CHURCH-STATE DIPLOMACY
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in the process of reviving a tradition of Russian Church-State diplomacy in the Middle East that may hold the key to successfully solving the Syrian and Iranian crises. In the course of these efforts, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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