a blog for those hard to find news items, awkward subjects and unwanted conversations.
Has America become that fading / aging Hollywood “Star” – that tries to linger in the spotlight a little too long? Grasping at the fond memories of former fame and glory? Desperately seeking the false promise of beauty and adoration with just one more little nip & tuck, one more face lift. Perhaps hoping for [...]
[Follow up to blog post, "China's 21st Century War to Destroy the U.S. | Wake up! We Are Losing!"] Something is very wrong. The number of press stories / pentagon reports / think-tank assessments and arbitrary Joe Geek office cube conversations revolving around Chinese Hackers continues to escalate and very little notice (publicly) appears to [...]
Source: Wikipedia Chinese Military Power Report
The Middle East – and Iran issue specifically – lies at the center of so many foreign policy hurdles for the United States. The pursuit of peace in the Middle East and the reestablishment of a legitimate U.N. entity can only start with a proven warming of relations between the U.S. and Iran. – A [...]
The scent of blood is in the water. The U.S. is on its knees and its enemies are taking bite-sized chunks out of the perception of the invincibility, stability, and confidence that has been the United States of America circa 20th Century. In the nine years that have passed since the millennium, the ‘beloved’ Bush [...]
The Guardian Newspaper (UK) yesterday reported on a confidential report leaked to the Press that outlines a ‘bleak picture of a counterinsurgency effort undermined by intelligence failures that at times border on the absurd.‘ This is on topic of recent comments by Army General David McKiernan – the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan – that [...]
Remember the days before 9/11? Don’t they seem quaint in comparison to the tsunami of fear we, as a society, face across all fronts – social, economic, and militarily? As the Obama administration tries to reenergize the American (and therefore, Global) economy – the focus on the U.S. Budget is upon us with renewed and [...]
The World’s media – or at least that outside of the U.S. (being rather distracted by Academy Awards and crippling of our economy) – has shone light on a ‘new’ book by Al-Qaeda founder, Sayyid Imam al-Sharif (aka Dr. Fadl) – from an Egyptian dungeon – that rigorously criticizes Al-Qaeda leaders – Osama bin Laden [...]
Have just finished reading an eighty page report by Dr Dan Plesch and Martin Butcher entitled, “Considering a war with Iran: A discussion paper on WMD in the Middle East.” It is a compelling read full of assumptions – yes – but balanced, and disturbing. If the U.S. is truly contemplating a unilateral attack on [...]
