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What if Hitler was assassinated in 1943? An Alternative History of Kursk and the End of World War II in Europe
This is an alternative history of how the Germans might have avoided the disaster at Kursk. It looks at what might have happened if an actual assassination attempt on Hitler had succeeded in March 1943 and how Manstein might have … Continue reading →
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An Introduction to D-Day and the Normandy Campaign
The author with Marines at Point du Hoc, Normandy in 2004 Every year about this time I try to write about D-Day. Last year I posted several articles as I had in 2009 as well. This year I spent more … Continue reading →
Filed under Military, History, world war two in europe
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Mixed Nuts: Apocalypse Soon, Conspiracy Theories and Other Nuttiness
Who did the Dye Job? It was an interesting week and I took a couple of days off of writing to spend some time with Judy and it was interesting just to talk with her and others about some of … Continue reading →
Filed under middle east, purely humorous, Religion
Tagged as 12th mahdi, adolf hitler, area 51, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Avignon, Ayatollah Khamenei, billboard chart, buffy the vampire slayer, charmed, clairol, conspiracy theories, cubs, death certificate, direct tv, disney world, elvis presley, end of the world, eschatology, great tribulation, grecian formula, hair colors, harold camping, herbal essances, jerome corsi, karachi, leonardo da vinci, lorael, los angeles dodgers, los angeles lakers, mahmoud ahamadinejad, manic panic, middle east, mississippi flooding, mona lisa, navy seals, osama bin laden, pope benedict xvi, president barak obama, raffeale bendandi, rapture, rapture 21 may 2011, revlon, rome earthquake 11 may 2011, second coming of christ, sorcery, terminator, weird al yankovic, world series
Living in the Bizzaro Post Osama Bin Laden World: Another Denny Crane Moment for Padre Steve
Note to readers: Another of my Denny Crane moments which seem to be coming more likely, must be the Mad Cow “Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out … Continue reading →
Filed under faith, Foreign Policy, History, iraq,afghanistan, middle east, Military, national security, philosophy, Politics
Tagged as 9-11 2001, 9-11 attacks, abortion, abu ghraib, adolf hitler, afghanistan war, arab spring, arab world, bin laden killed, bizzaro world, blackwater, christian reaction to bin laden death, christmas time in hell, cost of iraq afghanistan wars, death penalty, halliburton, iraq war, kelly's heroes, kill team, navy seals, nazi germany, osama bin laden, political spin, president barak obama, president bill clinton, president george w bush, reactions to bin laden killing, saddam hussein, south park, twin towers
Bin Laden Dead: Navy SEALS Kill Terrorist in Pakistan
DEAD! His name is associated with brutal attacks on attacks on Americans and others for over a decade the Embassy attacks in Kenya and Tanzania, the USS Cole, the Khobar Towers, Madrid Spain, Mumbai and most infamously the dastardly attack … Continue reading →
Filed under Foreign Policy, History, iraq,afghanistan, middle east, Military, national security, Politics
Tagged as 9-11 attacks, adolf hitler, afghanistan war, al qaeda, bin laden killed, iraq war, kenya and tanzania attacks, khobar towers bombing, navy seals, obama speech on bin laden death, osama bin laden, pakistan, president barak obama, uss cole bombing
Adjusting Strategy to Reality
Taliban Fighters “The core goal of the U.S. strategy in the Afghanistan and Pakistan theater remains to disrupt, dismantle, and eventually defeat al-Qa’ida in the region and to prevent its return to either country…” US Strategy in Afghanistan for 2011 … Continue reading →
Filed under Loose thoughts and musings
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The Current American Crisis and Drawing Comparisons from the End of the Imperial Germany
Revolution: Members of the Spartacists Bund in Berlin Introduction There are times when great nations face catastrophe. It is something that has befallen every world power at one time or another. Therefore it should not be a surprise if the … Continue reading →
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The Predictable Unpredictability of Revolution and the Christian Call to Reconciliation
Revolutions often end with one Tyranny replacing another “In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.” Alexis de Tocqueville “All great movements are popular movements. They are the volcanic eruptions of human … Continue reading →
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Tagged as 2 cor 5:19, adolf hitler, alexis de tocqueville, arab revolutions, barbara tuchmann, be merciful just as your father is merciful, c s lewis, dietrich bonhoeffer, doug giles, european union, imprecatory prayer, jasmine revolution, joseph conrad, larry klayman, love your neighbor and pray for those that persecute you, luke 6:25-39, revolution, revolutionary times, tea party, The cost of discipleship, the screwtape letters, townhall.com, World Net Daily
Loathe is Never Having to say You’re Sorry: Pundits and Politicians Point Fingers and Deny Responsibility for the Fruit of anything that they Say or the Climate that they create
Being a political hack means never having to say that you are sorry. Two days after the attempted assassination of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the killing of 6 others including Federal Judge John Roll and the wounding of 13 others we … Continue reading →
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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 →
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