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Friday, November 23, 2012

Be Very Afraid

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My daughter really wants to go out shopping on Black Friday. I'd rather hunker down with canned goods and not venture out to shove my ha...

Hoping To Be the Last Core Interest Secured?

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I'm sure that Taiwan will reap tons of gratitude from mainland China for throwing Tibet under the bus : Taiwan has barred the Dalai ...

Cashing His Check

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President Mursi of Egypt cashed his check for brokering a Gaza ceasefire: Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's decree that put his dec...

Blow Back

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Mexico's new president, Pena Nieto, will have problems dealing with increasingly powerful drug cartels and law enforcement corruption ma...

Now the Government Arrives

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With people still needing food and shelter, New York City has decided the victims of Hurrican Sandy really need enforcement of health and sa...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

Giving Thanks

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Ah, the traditional time for giving thanks is upon us. Truly, I do give thanks. I'm thankful for parents who love me, gave me a secure...

Bits Continue to Fall Off

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Syrian forces have been running harder and harder to stay in place against the growing rebellion, and that's starting to not work anymor...

Freedom of Choice

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Israel ended the fight with Hamas without resorting to ground forces. Whether that was a wise choice or a mistake is not clear to me, but it...
Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Well That's a Bloody Giveaway

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A China weapons dealer's promotional video showcased a system of integrated weapons capable of a bolt-from-the-blue attack on Taiwan : ...

The Wonder Bread Economist

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I can understand why Paul Krugman has no expertise to comment on foreign or defense affairs. But how can he screw up tax history analysis w...

Meanwhile in the Other Heart of Darkness

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A long-simmering war that has caused huge casualties reignites under the noses of the international community . And nobody much cares, it...

Asymmetric Warfare

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Israel is pounding Hamas in the Gaza Strip from the air and sea in order to stop Palestinians from lobbing rockets at Israeli civilians. Thi...

The Rice Doctrine

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So criticism of UN ambassador Susan Rice over her Sunday news shows false claims about Benghazi is racist and opposing her for Secretary of ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Big Gulps Require Big Government

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New York City's Mayor Bloomberg thinks the 911 system worked perfectly in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy . Hey, of course it worked....

Spiking the Ball

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Climate change is on the path to defeat and coal is dead. Well, our CIA thinks so : The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has shuttered...

The End of the Beginning

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However ill-armed Syria's rebels are, they are out-fighting the Syrian security forces. Never during the Iraq or Afghan wars have our en...

Waking Up After the Nightmare

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The Tuaregs thought that the jihadis wouldn't be too bad as allies to gain independence from Mali's government. They've learned ...
Monday, November 19, 2012

Mostly Hanging Together

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So far, China has Cambodia to do their dirty work in ASEAN to prevent a formal regional response to China's expansive claims for the wat...

Bits Fall Off

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Syria has so few loyal troops that garrisons in the east are basically on their own to hold as long as they can with no hope of being able t...

Gaza Raid

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Israel will have time for ground operations in Gaza. But not too much. Israel needs to balance the need to protect their people now from Ham...