Thursday, November 15, 2012

Things I Would Pay $15 to Watch Online: "The Fiscal Cliff: What Does This Mean for Defense and National Security?"

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Dear U.S. Naval Institute: You have many wonderful programs and forums that are held in Washington, DC, Norfolk, VA, Annapolis, MD and...
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Worst Post Veterans Day Idea Ever: "John Kerry's Name Being Floated for Defense Secretary"

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Why not just issue an invitation to a Vietnam Veteran's March on Washington to oppose this incredibly stupid idea? John Kerry's Na...
Sunday, November 11, 2012

Veterans Day

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Some interesting numbers : 21.5 million The number of military veterans in the United States in 2011 *** When They Served 7.5 millio...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Happy 237th Marines!

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Marine Corps’ 237th Birthday . Marines. Don't leave home without them. For 237 years, we haven't.
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Friday, November 09, 2012

The Next Ice Age Cometh, But Slowed By Man?

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With a hat tip to Instapundit and a link to my earlier post Sea Levels and Ice Ages , now comes a new scientific report, "Human Carb...

Things to Worry About: Japan and China and some islands in the East China Sea

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Daniel Blumenthal at Foreign Policy's Shadow Government blog, on "Why the Japan-China Senkaku dispute is the most explosive issue i...
Thursday, November 08, 2012

Post Election Thoughts

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I think the election process has identified the main issues with which we are confronted. My thoughts are summed up in the old Toby Keith ...

Things to Read

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Al Qaeda does PR inside our OODA loop,from The Long War Journal: Zawahiri says raids on diplomatic facilities were 'defeats' for US ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Sea Levels and Ice Ages

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For those of you contemplating buying beach front homes in the next 100 years or so, here's a cautionary report that seas are rising fas...

The Ship of State Sails On

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A little Longfellow in the morning: O Ship of State Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Human...
Monday, November 05, 2012

Vote!

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Please vote.   It' s the American way . UPDATE:  And now the wait.
Saturday, November 03, 2012

Sunday on Midrats - Episode 148: "Pre-Election Pontifications"

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Join us on Sunday, November 4, 2012 at 5pm Eastern U.S for Episode 148: Pre-Election Pontifications by Midrats on Blog Talk Radio : Tir...
Thursday, November 01, 2012

How Not to Win Debates: Censor people you disagree with

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Okay, I get it, Facebook has rules for what it allows on its site. When you have rules, you have to apply them fairly or people will notic...

Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Navy Orders Some Amphibs to the New York Area to Standby

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Navy Chief of Information, Rear Adm. John Kirby, clarifies : USS Wasp (LHD-1) There have been a number of media reports today discuss...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Department of Defense Assistance Following Hurricane Sandy

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Here's a portion of a DoD press release on what is happening, found at DOD, FEMA, Other Agencies Aid Storm-affected Areas : *** Sec...

Fleet Size Matters

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"Game Theory" - By John Arquilla at Foreign Policy Given his great confidence in aircraft carriers and submarines, President O...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Un-Courage Under Fire

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There is a military tradition that has led to American fighting men taking comfort that they will not be abandoned on the battlefield. T...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Libya: Things that make you go "Hmmmm"

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From John Rosenthal: Expert: Libyan ‘friends’ collude with our ‘enemies’ An unclassified U.S. diplomatic cable, which was recently releas...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Midrats this Sunday, Episode 147: The Recipient's Son and Navy PAOs

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Please join us Sun, October 28, 2012 05:00PM for Episode 147: The Recipient's Son and Navy PAOs Our show today will have guests that ...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Somali Pirates: Fire on NATO Ship, Lose Dhow in Return

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NATO reports, Pirates Fire on NATO Ship : On 24 October, while conducting routine surveillance off the Somali coast, HNLMS ROTTERDAM the f...