Category: Geopolitics

Countdown to 9/12 — Monday links

Countdown to 9/12 — Monday links

| September 7, 2009 | 1 Reply

MID-MORNING LINKS [updated as I run across them] ITEM: It turns out there’s at least one thing that the Communist Chinese government and I agree upon: China alarmed by US money printing The US Federal Reserve’s policy of printing money to buy Treasury debt threatens to set off a serious decline of the dollar and […]

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Project 2,996: Remembering the 9/11 Dead

Project 2,996: Remembering the 9/11 Dead

| August 16, 2009 | Reply

Three years ago, I participated in Project 2,996, an effort to remember all those killed in the 9/11 attacks. I was randomly assigned Rob Peraza; in the process of writing my tribute to him, I ended up having contact with his family and was able to express my heartfelt condolences to them. Project 2,996 is […]

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Welcome to adulthood

Welcome to adulthood

| July 29, 2009 | Reply

It’s scary at times how well Randall Munroe (author of xkcd) captures our inner thoughts.  ..bruce w..

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North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test

North Korea’s Second Nuclear Test

| May 25, 2009 | Reply

News overnight that North Korea conducted it’s second nuclear test at it’s test site near Kilju, in the north eastern part of their country. Early indications are that the shot was between 2 Kilotons and 6 Kilotons, a larger yield than their first attempt where the result was a fizzled 500 Tons. There are conflicting […]

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CIA Bites Back At Democrats

CIA Bites Back At Democrats

| May 13, 2009 | 2 Replies

I actually laughed quite a bit when I first read this article in Politico, Democrats: CIA is out to get us Democrats charged Tuesday that the CIA has released documents about congressional briefings on harsh interrogation techniques in order to deflect attention and blame away from itself. Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat […]

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Saturday’s an ooze day

Saturday’s an ooze day

| May 2, 2009 | Reply

MORNING LINKS — such as they are ITEM: Warmists are realizing that when you’re losing the data debate, the  scientific debate and the popular debate — you should just change the terms of the debate! The problem with global warming, some environmentalists believe, is “global warming.” The term turns people off, fostering images of shaggy-haired […]

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Wednesday’s a snooze day

Wednesday’s a snooze day

| April 29, 2009 | Reply

MORNING LINKS ITEM: Speaking of swine flu hysteria, this may be a good time to invest in pork belly futures — there may be a shortage soon. ITEM: Yet another way in which Western Europeans are looking for the US to help them financially. ITEM: Here’s a slideshow of items from the Michael Jackson Neverland […]

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Monday’s a new day

Monday’s a new day

| April 26, 2009 | Reply

MORNING LINKS — apparently, Monday’s also a snowy day ITEM: I went to bed with rain falling outside and woke up to about an inch of snow on the ground, with more falling. And apparently we could get more on Friday Morning (May 1st). ITEM: For about two years before things collapsed, my co-blogger, Bruce […]

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Torture Witch Hunt Target #1 – Condoleezza Rice?

Torture Witch Hunt Target #1 – Condoleezza Rice?

| April 23, 2009 | Reply

The rookie president is busy shredding the intelligence community, and my biggest gripe is I am not sure how much I should talk about it. But here is something from the UK press that indicates that one of the big names that the Obama administration may try to target with a show trial would be […]

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Thursday spurning

Thursday spurning

| April 23, 2009 | Reply

OVERNIGHT LINKS ITEM: I figured that Janet Napolitano had some kind of security credentials beyond being a Democrat from a border state who was current on all her taxes. It doesn’t appear so (the credentials, that is; not the taxes; hat tip to the Drudge Report): In an interview broadcast Monday on the CBC, Ms. […]

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