Tag Archives: war

Popular Already: March 2012

Posted on February 20, 2012 by ehurst

An awful lot of stuff is being promised for next month. Not even in sight yet, and already March is very popular with an awful lot of folks. You got Half-Past Human promising foreboding events that month. There’s the promise … Continue reading →

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Technocracy of War, Part 10

Posted on January 13, 2012 by ehurst

Early that next morning, Thad was clawing up from a deep and troubled sleep to realize his phone was ringing. Struggling to be alert enough to respond intelligently to whatever it was so important to wake him just after dawn. … Continue reading →

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Year End Economic Tea Leaves

Posted on December 30, 2011 by ehurst

This is actually a rather minor note to clarify things of which most people seem unaware. You may understand the noise about WW2 fixing the Great Depression is pure nonsense. What fixed the Great Depression was the US was about … Continue reading →

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Predictions for 2012

Posted on December 28, 2011 by ehurst

Things will get worse than they are now for most humans on this earth. That’s about as close as I can come to a real prediction. If you ask me what I’m doing to prepare as the new year comes … Continue reading →

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American Military Fiction

Posted on December 26, 2011 by ehurst

The most effective combat troops in the US military are those least military. There is a place for a highly uniform military service. It’s the perfect place for those who simply lack the character and personality to become professional troops. … Continue reading →

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The Real Enemy

Posted on December 24, 2011 by ehurst

I’m not going to help you much with fixing what’s wrong with the world. We are at war. Only a fool would deny it. Bad things are going to happen and your life will be afflicted with unwanted changes, and … Continue reading →

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Not Quite the Apocalypse

Posted on December 18, 2011 by ehurst

We are in deep doo-doo, and it will get worse, but it’s not the End of the World. Having once tasted civilization, humans are loathe to go back to something less. Granted, most of humanity haven’t seen that “something less” … Continue reading →

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News Used and Abused

Posted on December 12, 2011 by ehurst

All of us are abused in one way or another. How would we classify it? There’s folks who don’t know they are being abused, but we can’t always pity them if they like it or just don’t care either way. … Continue reading →

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Rough Play

Posted on November 28, 2011 by ehurst

We may never know the whole story, but it would appear the NATO forces attacked a Pak border unit out of sheer meanness. So far, the NATO apologists can’t come up with a good lie. The elephant in the room … Continue reading →

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People are the Mission

Posted on November 22, 2011 by ehurst

On the walls in various military facilities, I can recall seeing any number of posters and banners proclaiming: “Mission First. People Always.” The first part was accurate as far as it went, but the second part was pure horse manure. … Continue reading →

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