Monthly Archives: April 2017

Earth Day Close to Home – TTG

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Andrei Martyanov

“Saint Thérèse of Lisieux invites us to practice the little way of love, not to miss out on a kind word, a smile or any small gesture which sows peace and friendship. An integral ecology is also made up of … Continue reading →

Posted in TTG, Whatever | 26 Comments

How PPBS functioned (in my time)

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Pat Lang

 The "Planning, Programming and Budgeting System" (PPBS) is the future oriented financial planning system brought into the Department of Defense by Robert McNamara when he was Secretary of Defense in the 1960s.  He had been the boss at the Ford … Continue reading →

Posted in government | 33 Comments

Does history repeat itself? (FB Ali)

Posted on April 21, 2017 by The Virginian

Does History repeat itself? Many thinkers, from ancient times to modern, from Polybius to Hegel and Santayana, have thought so. Karl Marx, alluding to Hegel’s formulation, sarcastically added the well-known bit about “the first time as tragedy, the second time … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, History, Iran, Libya | 52 Comments

Is Trump bluffing overseas?

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Pat Lang

Perhaps he is.  The number of his veiled or unveiled threats against foreign actors seems to multiply every day. 1.  The president said at his presser with the Italian that Iran has not lived up to the "spirit" of JCPOA.  … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Borg Wars, Current Affairs, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Korea, Middle East, Russia, Syria | 98 Comments

The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur by Ted Postol

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Balint Somkuti

COMMENT FROM PUBLIUS–HERE IS THE LATEST FROM PROFESSOR THEODORE POSTOL. HE IS RELENTLESS.   The Nerve Agent Attack that Did Not Occur:  Analysis of the Times and Locations of Critical Events in the Alleged Nerve Agent Attack at 7 AM on … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns, Syria | 46 Comments

My thoughts on Korea – Chapter 1 – 19 April, 2017

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Pat Lang

  "It was supposed to be steaming towards North Korea more than a week ago, an “armada” signaling American resolve. Then it wasn’t. Now, it seems the USS Carl Vinson may finally be heading north. “Our deployment has been extended … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Korea | 113 Comments

Ignorance is Strength by Publius Tacitus

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Balint Somkuti

This is must see. Not because it reveals anything new about the false narrative pushed by Donald Trump and his enablers (i.e. Mattis, Tillerson, McMaster and Haley)–i.e., that the Government of Syria used a chemical weapon against Islamic rebels last … Continue reading →

Posted in As The Borg Turns | 80 Comments

Open Thread – 18 April 2017

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Pat Lang

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Posted in Open Thread | 48 Comments

E-mail, baptism and money

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Pat Lang

1.  In response to popular demand I have restored the e-mail button to the blog.  If that develops into an occasion for troll attacks, I will remove it. 2.  I spent Saturday evening standing as godfather for our friend Harper.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Ukraine Crisis | 6 Comments

” … the end of Turkey as we know it” The Guardian

Posted on April 17, 2017 by Pat Lang

"With the result of Sunday’s referendum on its constitution, Turkey as we know it is over; it is history. The architecture of its governance designed by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk – Turkey’s founder – has, after a wobbly series of experiments … Continue reading →

Posted in Turkey | 88 Comments