Tag Archives: war

Step Outside to See In

Our intervention in Libya makes more sense when you understand who is in charge of what we are doing there. For the Christian Mystic, to be truly objective about the world requires a position external to it. The third pillar … Continue reading

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Unacceptable Facts

Telling the truth in Washington DC is cause for firing top officials. James Clapper has let slip the reality of things too often, and is taking flak for it. In a world where the entire political dialogue is nothing less … Continue reading

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Not Cheering for Revolution

I love people. I really prefer humans and interacting with them over just about any other activity in this world. I only like computers because they make communication easier, so all my writing here on computers is really about helping … Continue reading

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Right Said, Fred: Brown Shirts on the Horizon

It’s rare I find something so well said, I can’t extend it, or chase tangents of my own. This one does it: Awaiting the Storm. Things come together: Falling standards of living across a country in irremediable decline, diminishing expectations, … Continue reading

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Wikileaks and Clarity

As a card-carrying member of the lunatic fringe, I just wanted to gibber a little more about Wikileaks. Apparently Assange made a deal with Israel to let their government agents censor his document troves before publication. Whether they now keep … Continue reading

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Our Injustice in Korea

So we are stirring up trouble again, this time in Korea. Our US government is jonesing for a new war to create a new public fear whip and keep us in line. Take a look at the maps. That little … Continue reading

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Vietnam by Another Name

We never left Vietnam, we just moved it around with us. The one war which proved so clearly the US military can utterly fail is now our trademark. Wherever TPTB choose to send our invading imperial troops, we turn it … Continue reading

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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Yeah, I was a fan of Ray Bradbury’s fiction in my youth. Excellent story-teller, but these days his nightmare visions seem tame compared to the reality. I don’t pretend to know where it is all headed, only that it’s a … Continue reading

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Linear Folly

One of our most dangerous obsessions in the West is linear thinking. It works fine with computers and factual-logical processes, but humanity itself cannot be so handled. That we are capable of charting multiple paths for variables is not an … Continue reading

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USA: Terrorist Rogue Nation

Just to make sure no one misses the point from yesterday’s post: The USA is now the worst of all rogue terrorist nations. We are the bad guys, America. Few have said it so eloquently as Will Grigg at Pro … Continue reading

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