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Oh Hugo! Why so Angry? Chavez Claims Columbian Troops Picnicked Without Permission.

Aren’t Sundays supposed to be a day of rest? A day to reflect on the week gone and the week to come? How can a man so loved, so full of gusto and confidence, so sure of his destiny … wake up on a bright sunny Sunday morning and be so negative? /sarcasm.
AFP reported yesterday [...]

U.S. National Debt Since 1940 | Where is the Outcry? When is the Revolution?

I’m at a loss for words this weekend. Having spent some time playing and exploring the Government’s General Printing Office (GPO) website (which has an amazing array of statistics, databases, raw data files and reports) – I’m seriously wondering …
- Where is the public outcry?
- Where are the pitch forks?
- When [...]

U.S. Military Spending | Versus the World

Source: Wikipedia
Chinese Military Power Report

China’s 21st Century War to Destroy the U.S. | Wake Up! We Are Losing!

Our beloved mainstream media reported today on China’s plans to increase its defense spending by a whopping 15%.
Quote, “China is to increase official military spending by almost 15 per cent this year as it seeks to upgrade its smart technology and improve the living standards of its soldiers.”
The story suggests the U.S. believes [...]

Obama! Start a New War – on Pentagon Waste (and Corruption)

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 very [...]

If You Were Ahmadinejad … Wouldn’t You Go Nuclear?

Some fascinating news reports and opinion pieces have been published today in various rags about Iran’s faltering oil industry and the nation’s unsustainable demand for energy. A mixed bag of conclusions are made about the success (or lack) of trade sanctions against Iran, the nuclear standoff, and various fluffy next step assumptions.
This is fine and [...]

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