I'm the village idiot, I don't have anything to do with this pathetic little opera, I just felt like passing through!
Phillip Carter, writing for Slate Magazine, provides candid criticism of current policy in Iraq based on his service there (click here for article). More significant is the fact that Mr. Carter also offers some real suggestions on how it might be done correctly. Real solutions in Iraq will require greater commitment of resources and increased … Read more
The second involves an AWOL soldier turning himself in to face the music. In the first part of the article the soldier, Specialist Darrell Anderson, claims that he fled to Canada rather than deploy with his unit because he felt the war was illegal. However, later in the article we found out that Anderson suffers … Read more
Festivals Summertime. The in rural United States and especially in the Midwest, August and September are the time for county and state fairs. When we lived in Iowa I used to love going to the fairs. Here they have festivals. Parades and activities throughout the day and into the night. There is a festival going … Read more
So, jet lag kept me from sleeping. At 0530 I decided to get up and get the day started. I had a 0750 airplane to check. I climbed in to the shower. Wow! Awesome shower. Water pressure that would be the envy of most fire departments. A nice shower head, it didn’t do tricks, just … Read more
’06 AT: Uchi Focus Lens Day 1 Had a flight out of San Jose. Got there about three and a half hours early because of all the security warnings. Spent about two hours cooling my jets in the airport. Would have liked the extra hour of sleep but I did enjoy not having to rush … Read more
“The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq” (Kenneth M. Pollack) Kenneth Pollack’s article in The Atlantic Monthly addresses the ‘errors’ in his book “The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq” (Kenneth M. Pollack). In my opinion, The Threatening Storm is still one of the best resources available for understanding the situation in Iraq. … Read more
United States Navy Master Chief, departing. RIP, Master Chief.
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Michael J. Pernaselli 27, of Monroe, N.Y Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher E. Watts 28, of Knoxville, Tenn Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan B. Bruckenthal 24, of Smithtown, N.Y. Never forget. Aloha [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: military
This video furthers my point that polls and public opinion are not the measure by which all things should be judged. It seems pretty undeniable that the US economy is in good shape. This is not to suggest that we, or more important, elected officials should ignore public opinion. Rather, we need to understand what … Read more
Wouldn’t it be cool if all of this discussion about Mr. Rumsfield were really a result of genuine interest in what’s happening? Aloha [posted with ecto] Technorati Tags: commentary, military, political