National security Category
ThIS IS a plan
Posted on December 11, 2015 18 Comments
“It’s better to be strong and wrong, than right and weak.” Do you agree? It seems to be the primary message of extremists all around the world, Trump among them. If you listen to talk radio in this country, you are likely hear vociferous support for the new brand of fascism that Donald Trump is promoting […]
The Jai road
Posted on November 20, 2015 22 Comments
Last month, we took a trip to one of our favorite nearby hidden treasures. Called Ojai (oh-high) by the Chumash, its original inhabitants for hundreds of pre-Columbian years, this is a resort town tucked away in the mountains above Ventura, just miles from the Central California Coast. These pictures are from a recent trip we […]
News unworthy
Posted on November 13, 2013 5 Comments
This is an update to a story on which I commented in this November 13th post. Logan should be fired. Period.: http://journalismends.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/lara-logan-suspended-from-cbs-news-over-botched-60-minutes-benghazi-report/ ———————————————- We have all likely heard of the debacle at CBS over 60 Minute’s bogus story about Benghazi. Just in case you missed it: http://www.salon.com/2013/11/04/60_minutes_benghazi_source_changes_story_of_eyewitness_account/ Shall I tell you why I am not […]
Doped and duped
Posted on October 9, 2013 20 Comments
Maybe a deal will be struck by the time this post goes ‘live’. Irrespective of what transpires (and I sure hope we will avert this debt ceiling disaster), what I am writing here still applies, as what underlies the latest fire drill has been brewing for decades. There is a pole shift taking place that […]
Mourning dove
Posted on September 8, 2013 4 Comments
Are you confused about Syria? I know I am. Should we step in and show the world that we will not allow Assad to violate longstanding international norms against using chemical weapons, especially against children? Or, stay out of a no-win civil war where one side is the ruthless Assad and the other may be […]
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