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Norwegian Military Women in Special Forces Training

| April 9, 2017 | 33 Comments
Norwegian Military Women in Special Forces Training

They certainly do have nice hair.  Okay, enough snarking on my part, as I wholly support the efforts of women who volunteer for this kind of thing. Per the article, in this group of women there were over 300 who voluntarily applied the first year, but only 12 made it through to completion.  I believe there […]

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When Accounts Come Due

| March 27, 2017 | 76 Comments
When Accounts Come Due

I marched and shouted in the streets I started fires and fed the heat Expecting I’d be queen of all Expecting I’d stand ten feet tall And no one told a fool like me That monsters like them just used me It wasn’t all it seemed I lost my dreams It appears that Venezuela’s government […]

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Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is “Nancy”

| March 14, 2017 | 41 Comments
Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is “Nancy”

SanFranNan, March 2010: “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what’s in it.” SanFranNan, March 2017: “The American people and Members have a right to know the full impact of this legislation before any vote in Committee or in the whole House.” Along with monumental chutzpah, the abject hypocrisy and […]

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Mattis warns NATO allies to pay for their own defense

| February 16, 2017 | 90 Comments
Mattis warns NATO allies to pay for their own defense

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned our fellow NATO members that they need to pay a more proportionate amount for their own defense, according to the Military Times; Echoing a demand made repeatedly by President Donald Trump, Mattis said NATO must adopt a plan this year that sets milestone dates for governments to meet […]

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Deja Vu All Over Again

| February 10, 2017 | 26 Comments
Deja Vu All Over Again

GEN Nicholson, CDR-US Forces Afghanistan, says we need to send more troops to Afghanistan to ‘break the stalemate’ in that country. He uses the term ‘thousands’. As some of you have indicated, there is a trust level with the locals that seems to be thinner than spring ice.   http://www.militarytimes.com/articles/nicholson-afghanistan-more-troops-stalemate What I take away from reading […]

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Plea Deal

| February 6, 2017 | 10 Comments
Plea Deal

This comes from London, England, by way of the BBC News online.  A resident of Tooting in London’s southwest end went on a rampage in Russell Square last year and was charged with the murder of an American tourist from Florida and injuring her five companions. Russell Square is not remotely near the southwest end […]

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Belgian Police Arrest 7 in Raids

| January 25, 2017 | 14 Comments
Belgian Police Arrest 7 in Raids

Good morning.  The news from Belgium is that the Belgian police have arrested 7 terrorist suspects in raids. These people are connected to IS jihadi returning from Syria. https://www.afp.com/en/news/15/seven-held-after-brussels-counter-terror-raids This is a concern for all of us.

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SecDef Nominee Mattis’s Background a Plus

| January 20, 2017 | 69 Comments
SecDef Nominee Mattis’s Background a Plus

Arthur I. Cyr has written a thoughtful look at the nomination of GEN James Mattis for Secretary of Defense. He examines the history of the Obama administration’s various departmental secretaries in his article, and also refers to George Marshall’s tenure as the US Army Chief of Staff during World War II, and his subsequent positions as Secretary of State […]

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