Monthly Archives: November 2019

Another Glass Menagerie

1.  I have contemplated Marie Y.  (all day yesterday)  IMO she did very well.  This lady reminds me of women I have known who were basically secular nuns.  Conservative everything; hair do, clothes (tasteful), carefully limited comments, no sniveling , … Continue reading

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Understanding the Foreign Service Officer Nerd Behavior by Larry C Johnson

A group of lions is called a “pride.” A group of crows is called a “murder.” A group of geese is called a “gaggle.” So what do you call a group of Ambassadors? A pomposity (that term was coined by … Continue reading

Posted in Larry Johnson, Russiagate | 53 Comments

A federal appeals court decides that Trump tax returns and financial records can be subpoenaed by a state grand jury

By Robert Willmann Citing the age-old rationale that "the public is entitled to every man's evidence", especially through a grand jury, while asserting that federal courts can get involved in state criminal matters in the narrow context of this situation, … Continue reading

Posted in Current Affairs, government, Justice, Politics | 4 Comments

“…Tucker Carlson Criticized for Saying ‘Russia Poses No Threat to the United States At All'”

"If we're really being honest here, Russia poses no threat to the United States at all." "Too many careers depend upon keeping our assumptions exactly where they were in the fall of 1977, when fighting the Soviet Menace consumed the … Continue reading

Posted in China, government, Intelligence, Israel, Media, Middle East, Russia | 111 Comments

Pope Francis may be removed from office

"The priests and scholars “protest against and condemn the sacrilegious and superstitious acts committed by Pope Francis, the Successor of Peter, in connection with the recent Amazon Synod held in Rome,” and they give detailed evidence of the different incidences … Continue reading

Posted in Religion | 73 Comments

Starlink phase 2

"With SpaceX’s Starlink-1 launch, the second 60-satellite mission, the company debuted Starlink ‘v1.0’ satellites with a range of changes and upgrades that fall under two main categories: structures and communications. Prior to the November 11th webcast, SpaceX’s official pre-launch press … Continue reading

Posted in Science, Space | 10 Comments

It cost “a man a yard” at San Pietro

Most of us have seen "Saving Private Ryan," and "Band of Brothers," and therefore have some idea of what happened in the Normandy landings that began on June 6, 1944.  These are admittedly from the American point of view.  But … Continue reading

Posted in Film, History | 36 Comments

HARPER: NEOCONS STILL PROMOTE PERMANENT REVOLUTION

As the happy marriage of neoconservatives and Obama-era humanitarian interventionists continues to flourish in defense of American permanent war deployments around the globe, it is a worthwhile moment to recall the roots of the neocons in the old left of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 52 Comments

Is Whistleblower Aid a Charity Fraud? by Larry C Johnson

There has been a lot of smoke and diversion put up with regards to alleged whistleblower Eric Ciaramella thanks to the work of his lawyer, Mark Zaid, and the charitable foundation supporting this effort–Whistleblower Aid. I think it is time … Continue reading

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Mother Jones interview in 2007

"Mother Jones: Were we to withdraw from Iraq, what would be a reasonable time frame for doing so? Colonel W. Patrick Lang: The question is whether or not you withdraw under combat conditions, as we did from Vietnam over a … Continue reading

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