Category Archives: military history
2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
We thought about reducing the price of opinions in light of the current economy but decided that we would go for a more upscale clientele. Every day there are news stories about the crisis of obesity in the USA and … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Let’s ponder some thoughts, memories and reflections of the events of yesteryear and today and hope they might interest you, irk you, but at least not bore you. We note with sadness the passing of the printed Encyclopedia Britannica. It … Continue reading
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Ron Paul And Iran
I have watched several of the Republican debates in the last couple of months and have listened to Ron Paul talk about how it is understandable that Iran would hate us because we went in there and overthrew their democratically … Continue reading
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Sanctimonious Sanctions
The use of sanctions against perceived bad guys has been employed for millenia. They weren’t always called that of course but the effect was the same. The Romans and even Greeks used embargoes and blockades to punish recalcitrant city-states around … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Maybe we should start charging a few sprinkles of gold dust for these pearls of wisdom but for now we’ll hold firm at our bargain prices. There have been many comments about a couple of the Supreme Court Justices recusing … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Waterfront is full on ships bringing in new tidbits of data, rumors or even skullduggery for the consumption of the wise and foolish,,,,,so here we go unloading. Seen lots of July the 4ths over the years. I can’t really remember … Continue reading
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Little Man, Big Symbol
The jungle wasn’t quite as thick here. That god-awful dampness and smell was ever-present though. He still wasn’t used to the heat and humidity even after all these months but just didn’t complain or talk about it anymore. It was … Continue reading
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2 Cents Worth On Life Its Ownself
Commodity prices are zooming but we’ve managed to keep these costs in line with the means of the average Joe. The contents in the package are even the same size as a year ago. I can only think of one … Continue reading
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Gitmo, Prisoners and Perspective
For the last few years the whole issue of Gitmo and prisoner treatment has been mostly relegated to the back pages of the news. There was first the whole Abu Grub ado and then the alleged burning of Korans in Gitmo and allegations … Continue reading
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