Monthly Archives: January 2011

January 31, 2011

Walk Like an Egyptian: The Egyptian Revolution and the Radicalization of the Middle East

Egyptian Protesters with Army Soldiers (AFP Photo) As Egypt goes so goes the Arab World. Egypt is the leader of the Arab World, the largest country and the country with the most powerful military, a developing educated class and one … Continue reading →

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January 29, 2011

Remembering Challenger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4JOjcDFtBE About 5:30 PM on January 28th 1986 I was a young Army Medical Service Corps 1st Lieutenant in command of the 557th Medical Company (Ambulance) which was based on Wiesbaden Air Base in Wiesbaden Germany. I was hoping to … Continue reading →

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January 28, 2011

A Matter of Honor

“Confidence… thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance. Without them it cannot live.” Franklin D. Roosevelt “For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to … Continue reading →

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January 25, 2011

The Post Treaty Super Dreadnought Battleships: Introduction

Line Drawing of the German H-39 Class Battleship Note: This is the introductory article for a series of 8 articles on the classes of battleships built or planned by the major powers following the expiration of the Second London Naval … Continue reading →

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January 24, 2011

Save the USS Olympia! News Update Number One

This is a follow up to my article Save the USS Olympia! Which was published in September 2010. There is news concerning the Flagship of Admiral Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898. The one a kind ship and … Continue reading →

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January 24, 2011

The South Dakota Class Battleships: The Best of the Treaty Battleships

USS South Dakota Class Line Drawing This is the fifth in a series of six articles on the battleships built under the provision of the Washington and London Naval Treaty limitations in the 1930s. I am not including the ships … Continue reading →

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January 22, 2011

The Next Generation: The North Carolina Class Battleships

This is the fourth in a series of six articles on the battleships built under the provision of the Washington and London Naval Treaty limitations in the 1930s. I am not including the ships which were completed in the immediate … Continue reading →

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January 21, 2011

Faith and Life: A Meditation for those that Doubt

Padre Steve gets a little advice from Molly I am coming up on three years since I returned from Iraq and experienced my crisis in faith and belief that for nearly two years left me as a practical agnostic. During … Continue reading →

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January 20, 2011

Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. The Presidential Speech that Still Calls us to Better and Higher Ideals

Fifty years ago today a young, handsome Irish Catholic from Massachusetts took the oath of office of the President of the United States. President John F. Kennedy had won an exceptionally close Presidential Race against Republican Voce President Richard … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2011

Star Trek God and Me: Ecclesiastical Tyranny Today, the Drumhead Revisited

Picard being interrogated by Satie and her assistants (Paramount Pictures) We think we’ve come so far. Torture of heretics, burning of witches it’s all ancient history. Then – before you can blink an eye – suddenly it threatens to start … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: January 2011

Walk Like an Egyptian: The Egyptian Revolution and the Radicalization of the Middle East

Remembering Challenger

A Matter of Honor

The Post Treaty Super Dreadnought Battleships: Introduction

Save the USS Olympia! News Update Number One

The South Dakota Class Battleships: The Best of the Treaty Battleships

The Next Generation: The North Carolina Class Battleships

Faith and Life: A Meditation for those that Doubt

Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. The Presidential Speech that Still Calls us to Better and Higher Ideals

Star Trek God and Me: Ecclesiastical Tyranny Today, the Drumhead Revisited

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