Author Archives: ehurst

I’d Rather Be All Wrong

Posted on June 20, 2011 by ehurst

Personally, I give it three months or less. Israel has begun poking around on the southern border of Lebanon again. They’d like to find an excuse to poke Syria from the Golan Heights, but it’s not quite there yet. I … Continue reading →

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Forced Tribute Is Slavery

Posted on June 19, 2011 by ehurst

And voluntary tribute is love. If I wait for a certain holiday or cultural celebration, then my enthusiasm is suspect. There are certain things which simply follow the rhythm of the seasons, and those are more natural. However, when a … Continue reading →

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Ball of Fire

Posted on June 18, 2011 by ehurst

Tom Ball’s suicide is being analyzed in a hundred ways. I’m not going to join the herd. Even after reading his long and disjointed letter, I’m not sure I understand why he chose that end. What bothers me most is … Continue reading →

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Secret Wars

Posted on June 17, 2011 by ehurst

Leon Paneta is the point man for making all US military actions secret. It’s hard to ignore a mobilization of even smaller units if you live next to a military base. The military never does anything efficiently. Everyone has to … Continue reading →

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Random Observations on Current Events

Posted on June 16, 2011 by ehurst

Too many things which are too big to ignore, but none worthy of a full article, so I’m offering a list of my opinionated rantings. They say the situation with that nuclear generator on the Missouri River in Nebraska is … Continue reading →

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Not Impressed with FBI

Posted on June 15, 2011 by ehurst

The FBI has been in the news a lot lately, but the lack of competence in Law Enforcement agencies is frightening. During my time in the military, I was for most of that time an ordinary Military Policeman. Like most, … Continue reading →

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Just a Half Smile

Posted on June 14, 2011 by ehurst

He sat, as he had every day after eating lunch. He unlocked the rocker hinge on his office chair, placed his hands behind his head, leaned back and sat with his eyes closed. He seldom so much as twitched. The … Continue reading →

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Net Win

Posted on June 14, 2011 by ehurst

The Internet will win the coming battle. Have you read Bill Clinton’s drivel about regulating the Net? He proposes some office to keep a check on whether someone is posting lies on their blogs, an office which will enforce some … Continue reading →

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Cyberwar and False Flags

Posted on June 13, 2011 by ehurst

So LulzSec takes down the SPARC server for the US Senate website, and appears to have snagged, or is capable of snagging, all the emails. I’m suspicious. I’ve already said I’m pretty sure Anonymous has been infiltrated, if it isn’t … Continue reading →

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Fake Prosperity, Fake Peace

Posted on June 13, 2011 by ehurst

We are aware that America in particular, and the West in general, have been on a fast ride of faux prosperity based on profligate debt. You can go back and chart each wave of wasteful spending and consumer credit as … Continue reading →

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