2005-12-09

Three Nights Stumped
(Inspired by an article in New Scientist warning of a mini-ice age –that could – somehow - be attributed to man-made global warming.)
I come home on Monday night –
I was sober as could be !
Found an ice-skatin’ rink in the backyard
Whar the swimmin’ pool should be.
So I sez to my wife
My purty l’il [...]

2005-12-07

December 7,1941 – A Few Personal Memories
64 years ago today , I was “almost eight” : one of three brothers,living on a family farm in New York state.
The day started out like most : we were up at the crack of dawn,because there were cows to be milked ,a wood stove to be lit, and [...]

2005-12-02

Did the CIA Build a “Bridge to Nowhere” ?
We’ve heard the mantra: “Bush lied-people died !” – so many times and in so many ways, a high percentage of the American people have actually come to believe it.
One of the key issues was whether Iraq was seeking uranium to resume its nuclear weapons program. ( [...]

DRAGON IN THE DARK -by D. J. Mc Guire
( How and Why Communist China Helps
Our Enemies In the War on Terror )
( Book Review )
In the four-plus years since 9/11/01 ,Communist China has spent a great deal of time trying to convince us her sinister regime is an ally in [...]

2005-11-27

WRITTEN ON THE WIND – WMD USE IN IRAQ
Before the dust of battle settled in Baghdad ; while lovable Baghdad Bob was still telling rapt BBC reporters Saddam was in control of the situation,a chant began to rise-here and abroad.
Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction ? [...]

“CIA Torture Flights “ : Stolen Names – Stolen Honor
The Internet has been flooded with “investigative reports” about mysterious “CIA torture flights” – written pretty much by the same people ,under a variety of names : at least some of which appear to have been stolen.
One of the names that has been “borrowed” is that [...]

2005-11-26

NBC News : Tutu Much !
It was difficult to say which was the greater display of arrogance:
Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s hypocritical condemnation of the United States – or NBC’s broadcast of this condemnation to the American people – at a time when American men and women are risking their lives overseas.
Let me address NBC first. [...]

2005-11-23

Judging The President
Judging the President has become America’s favorite sport – if the chatter on the Net and in the Media is any gauge.
Some of his “friends” ( Don’t get me started ! ) leave much to be desired . A few of those same friends have created considerable dismay.
But what about his ENEMIES ?
Joseph [...]

2005-11-20

Chinese Concealment of Dangerous Influenza Variant
This is a story that has leaked-in dribs and drabs- out of China over the last two years ; and that has been kept alive ( barely ) by a dedicated virologist : Dr. Henry L. Niman – late of Harvard Medical School- more recently, the president of Recombinomics, Inc.,which [...]

2005-11-17

Massive Anti-American Disinformation Campaign Underway
It started a few weeks ago : reports of “CIA Torture Planes” that were being used to transport hapless innocents to “secret torture camps” in Eastern Europe.
The source was Belliciao – an Italian Communist publication run by a “writers’ collective” that seems to use the name ‘CLAYTON HALLMARK” for stories by [...]

2005-11-11

Veterans’ Day 2005 – A Bittersweet Occasion
This is the day set aside to honor all who have served, and who now serve our country as part of the Armed Forces.
Many of those who served gave their lives . Even more were casualties,whose chances of a normal life were destroyed because of injuries and wounds ; [...]

2005-11-09

Chinese Espionage Arrests – Still “Under the Radar”
Story in The Washington Times, 11/05/05
“Four persons arrested in Los Angeles are part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering ring, federal investigators said, and the suspects caused serious compromises for 15 years to major U.S. weapons systems, including submarines and warships.
U.S. intelligence and security officials said the case [...]

2005-11-07

Ignoring the Chinese Tiger
Do you ever watch nature documentaries ? Remember this one ?
There’s a herd of red deer , and it’s mating season, so all of the herd bucks start squabbling over who is going to have first dibs at the does.
They lock horns and scuffle – with everybody trying to drive off [...]

2005-11-03

Something Interesting in the Washington Post
Contained in a column that “scolds” President Bush in The Washington Post was some rather interesting information.
I have excerpted the paragraphs of Jim Hoagland’s Op-Ed piece that caught my eye:

“One lesson available in this story is that amateurs are no match for the CIA in disinformation campaigns. The [...]

2005-10-31

An Open Letter to Senator Schumer
Dear Senator :
You have been quoted in the press as being opposed to the nomination of Judge Alito to the Supreme Court because it would “divide – not unite Americans”.
I don’t mean to sound sarcastic, but I should have thought you’d be aware America is ALREADY a “divided” nation [...]

Scratch Where it Itches
I
There was a gal named Ida Mae :
When she was seventeen,
She went to Atlantic City
To become a Beauty Queen.
She could sing just like an Angel,
An’ her figger shore did please-
But then she started scratchin’
Like an ol’ houn’ dog with fleas !
Chorus
Scratch where it itches-
Right down in yer britches;
Scratch [...]

2005-10-30

IMPEACHMENT WATCH – DAY 1745 !
(Scene- The White House : It is early morning, and there is almost nothing happening . It is cold, and raining heavily . The carefully coiffed Newsreaders look a bit haggard at this hour, as they huddle under protective umbrellas.)
Back in the studio, the cameras focus on veteran Newsreader [...]

2005-10-28

Something Wonderful Happened Today !!
The Special Prosecutor met with the Media. He announced the indictment of VP Cheney’s aide, “Scooter” Libby ,and he went on and on about “Grand Jury Secrecy”.
He kept ducking and dodging, and invoking “secrecy” , until finally
our Star Reporter – Malisha Hemlock – leaped to her [...]

2005-10-27

Oh, No ! More Animals in the News !!
London: Researchers from Emory University of Texas, and The University of Louisiana have made a careful study of two separate groups of chimpanzees – in an effort to determine whether the primates have any “altruistic impulses”.
Both groups noted ,when chimps are provided with treats, they [...]

2005-10-26

“Biased” Reporting in Iraq ?
I recently posted a link to Michael Yon’s Online Magazine – specifically, to an article he wrote, entitled “Purple Fingers”.
http://www.michaelyon.blogspot.com/
(Here is a brief excerpt)
The soldiers do a pre-mission briefing before leaving the gates, and CSM Mellinger warned that the “Green Zone” is extremely dangerous, and not secure. “It’s just a place [...]