Monthly Archives: December 2010
Wiki-Leaks Minions: A Man’s got to Know His Limitations
“A Man’s got to know his limitations” Harry Callahan Julian Assange has sparked a cyber insurgency of the highest degree. Over the past few months the brilliant yet arrogant and paranoid head of Wiki-Leaks has acted as if no one … Continue reading
Filed under Foreign Policy, History, national security
Forgotten on the Far Side of Ford Island: USS Utah, USS Detroit, USS Raleigh and USS Tangier
USS Utah BB-31 in 1920s When you visit Pearl Harbor most eyes are drawn to the USS Missouri and the USS Arizona Memorial on Battleship Row. On the mooring quays the names of the Battleships California, Oklahoma, Maryland, West Virginia, … Continue reading
Filed under History, Military, Navy Ships, world war two in the pacific
Passionate Moderates Arise!
“All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.” Thomas Jefferson The Reign of Terror, the End Result of Extremist Ideologies Everywhere I look I see extremism winning. It doesn’t matter which corner … Continue reading
Filed under faith, History, philosophy, Politics, Religion
Denny Crane and Padre Steve: Going over the top to Kill Farting Cows
Denny Crane I think I need to put a picture of Denny Crane up anytime I go over the top and use hyperbole as a literary device. It seems that a lot of people just don’t get it and take … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun
Borientation: The Perils of Corporate, Government and Military Orientation
If you have worked in corporate America, the Federal Government and State Governments or the Military in the past 20 to 30 years you probably have gone through a program of orientation or indoctrination upon being hired or transferred by … Continue reading
Filed under Just for fun, Military, philosophy, purely humorous, state government agencies
Advent 2010: Looking Back, Looking Forward
Christmas Eve 2007 with Border Team and Bedouin family on Syrian Border The Season of Advent and the celebration of the Incarnation of Jesus on Christmas and during the Christmas Octave is my favorite season of the Church year. I … Continue reading
Filed under christian life, faith, PTSD, Religion, Tour in Iraq
The Most Perilous of Assignments: Six Members of U.S. Border Training Team Killed By Afghan Border Policeman
Me on Right with Border Team Members talking with a Bedouin on the Iraqi-Syrian Border The big battalions get the press but in counter-insurgency operations in a very unstable environment such as Afghanistan the most perilous duty is often done … Continue reading
Filed under iraq,afghanistan, Military, national security
