Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Geopolitics Of the Battle of the Military Budget

Posted on May 17, 2016 by Fred

             Several months ago, Col. Lang introduced me to this esteemed group as “a grand  military analyst” who would be posting regularly on SST. Perhaps it was because of discomfort with that description of myself that I did not … Continue reading →

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Mornin’ Joe, the Clintons, Jeffrey Epstein and the fate of nations…

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

Try one or the other of these links and watch it all the way through.  This is a remarkable piece of television journalism in a corrupt age.  pl http://on.msnbc.com/1srmYD9 http://www.msnbc.com/morning-joe/watch/woman-in-nyt-s-trump-piece-disputes-report-686463555992 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Epstein

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Politics | 51 Comments

The View From The Farm By Walrus.

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Harper

On February 15 2015 I posted “a View From The Farm” on SST explaining that I had just moved to the country from the city and opining about what I saw happening to American foreign policy at the time. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Walrus | 35 Comments

IMO, there are not enough troops…

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

"The Syrian Arab Army’s 525th Regiment of the 18th Tank Division was under heavy attack near the T-4 Airport; this prompted a direct military intervention from their Russian advisers. In just two days, the Russian Marines helped the Syrian Armed … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Current Affairs, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Policy, Russia, Syria, The Military Art | 49 Comments

Is Angela Merkel going away?

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

I confess to finding German politics to be a little inscrutable these days.   US politics of course have a certain bizarre affect this year but Germans?  Upset enough to seriously roil the system?  Who knew that they were directly emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Politics | 58 Comments

“U.S. establishes Libyan outposts …” Washpost

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

(One of Freedom's Frontiersmen – 2016) "Two teams totaling fewer than 25 troops are operating from around the cities of Misurata and Benghazi to identify potential ­allies among local armed factions and gather intelligence on threats, according to the officials, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Libya, Syria | 19 Comments

All things great and small – TTG

Posted on May 14, 2016 by walrus

Researchers have known for a few years now that the dung beetle uses the Milky Way galaxy as a map to get itself across the landscape, as it pushes a precious ball of dinner poo toward a safe place to … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Whatever | 51 Comments

“Saudi officials were ‘supporting’ 9/11 hijackers, commission member says” – TTG

Posted on May 12, 2016 by walrus

A former Republican member of the 9/11 commission, breaking dramatically with the commission’s leaders, said Wednesday he believes there was clear evidence that Saudi government employees were part of a support network for the 9/11 hijackers and that the Obama … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Intelligence, Israel, Politics, Saudi Arabia, TTG | 144 Comments

Pope Francis is open to the idea of women deacons…

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

"Pope Francis said Thursday he is prepared to set up a commission to study the possibility of women entering the Catholic clergy at the rank of deacon, one below a priest. Francis made the remarks in exchanges with female members … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion | 47 Comments

” … a candidate with seriously complicated woman issues”

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Andrei Martyanov

  "THE FIX: How potent do you think the "enabler" claim might be as a political tool? BROWN: This is a particularly potent claim against Hillary. According to a recent CNN/ORC International Poll, less than 20 percent of Americans sampled said … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | 114 Comments