War, Politics, and Life by Bruce Maulden
Apparently, this global-warming scenario seems to be getting worse. This morning from the Washington Post: Sea levels could rise faster along the U.S. East Coast than in any other densely populated part of the world, new research shows, as changes in ice caps and ocean currents push water toward a shoreline inlaid with cities, resort…
Here on the 65th anniversary of the D-Day invasion comes an odd historical look at the Normandy landings from an altogether different perspective: The civilian inhabitants along that particular French Coast. And according to history, the Allies acted like barbarians — high saturation bombing of cities, villages and even blowing the shit out of a…
In 1956, there were less than 170 million US peoples, unemployment was at less than 5 percent, a first-class postage stamp cost less than a nickel. And Dinah Shore was hawking the Chevy brand. In the illustration at left (found here), she is seen with her national, prime-time TV pitch-line, “See the USA in Your Chevrolet,” in…
Villager #1: We have found a witch. May we burn her? Crowd: Burn her! Burn! Burn her! Burn her! Bedevere: How do you know she is a witch? Villager #2: She looks like one. Crowd: Right! Yeah! Yeah! Bedevere: Bring her forward. Witch: I’m not a witch. I’m not a witch. Bedevere: Uh, but you…
This past weekend the North Koreans tossed the old middle finger once again at the world and tested a nuclear device: “Was it another fizzle?†asked Hans M. Kristensen, a nuclear expert at the Federation of American Scientists. “We’ll have to wait for more analysis of the seismic data, but so far the early news…
Despite all the posturing, the US is a war-like nation. (Illustration found here). War has always been in the vital interests of the US — starting from day one, but officially most-likely from the Pequot War in 1637 with 11 wars fought before the so-called Revolutionary War and 30 even prior to the Civil War, a shitload…
Change out my wizened, ancient ass! Yesterday from CREW  — Citizens for Responsibility And Ethics In Washington — on the so-called Valerie Plame Wilson episode: CREW learned today that the Obama administration is opposing our request that the Supreme Court reconsider the dismissal of the lawsuit, Wilson v. Libby, et al. In that case, the district court…
Talk about being lost after eight years of failure on so many different levels! It is uncertain whether the Air Force will be able to acquire new satellites in time to maintain current GPS service without interruption. If not, some military operations and some civilian users could be adversely affected. –Â GAO Report on GPS status…
The terror/shame of America. (Illustration found here). Similar to peeling the layers off one rotten-assed onion, the horrors of the last presidential administration continues to strike nausea and shame into the very hearts of any US peoples who have any heart left to smell the shit — in the last few weeks bad odorous news…
“If two cars come up next to you, one with a stranger and one with Dick Cheney, you get in the car with the stranger.” — Wanda Sykes, advice to her children regarding really scary, dangerous people. Nearly 35 years ago a swarmy, ovulating Dick Cheney became the youngest chief of staff in White House history…