Author Archives: Mike

About Mike

Former Vietnam Marine; Retired Green Beret Captain; Retired Immigration Inspector / CBP Officer; Author "10 Years on the Line: My War on the Border," and "Collectanea of Conservative Concepts, Vols 1-3";

Obama’s Children Crusade: America’s Pied Piper

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Mike

Obama’s unabashed and diabolical subversion of the electoral process is morphing into fairy tale proportions. It is a tale with a tragic historic precedent and ominous future consequences. Back when parents read bedtime stories to their children, the legend of … Continue reading →

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Retired CIA’s “Keyhole” Analysis

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Mike

While I identify with retired CIA analysts Goldcamps’ patriotic passion and historical interests we differ in perspective. Their 22 June editorial in the Sierra Vista (AZ) Herald contains recycled recitations of out-moded WW II concepts and commonly quoted plattitudes of … Continue reading →

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Berkdahl the Bastard

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Mike

“When a warrior fights not for himself, but for his brothers, when his most passionately sought goal is neither glory nor his own life’s preservation, but to spend his substance for them, his comrades, not to abandon them, not to … Continue reading →

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Transformation Under Fire: A Review (Where’s the Beef?)

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Mike

Transformation Under Fire: Revolutionizing How America Fights By Col. Douglas A. MacGregor, PFL (pre-fontal lobotomy) OR How to Kiss (Rumsfeld’s) Ass with Verbosity and Avoid Reality A former co-worker thought I would be interested in reading MacGregor’s book as the … Continue reading →

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Democrat Rep. Joe Garcia “Communism Works!” – Not.

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Mike

Florida Democrat Representative Joe Garcia’s quote “We have proved communism works” (OYM 30 May) was a stunning display of historical ignorance and cultural amnesia at best – or one of Putin’s disinformation “fellow travelers” at worst. No other than Fidel … Continue reading →

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Is V.A. the Victim?

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Mike

There has been much public chest thumping about the number of veterans’ deaths allegedly due to the Veteran’s Administration untimely admissions procedures. I had occasion to be at the Tucson V.A. hospital once. I was dreading the visit because of … Continue reading →

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Senator John McCain: Ignorant, Lying or Both?

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mike

I heard Senator John McCain’s interview on the Glenn Beck show this morning. He was being asked if he saw a problem with the publicizing of Mr. Sterling’s racist remarks since it was recorded in Mr. Sterling’s own home. The … Continue reading →

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DIA Director Resigns

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Mike

Lt. General Mike Flynn, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency has resigned his position out of frustration with the military-industrial-political complex. It’s rare for me to like anything coming out the mouth of any military officer above the rank of … Continue reading →

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35F All-Source Intelligence Analysis Committee Is FUBAR!

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Mike

The largest military intelligence occupational specialty (MOS) is FUBAR and has been for at least the five plus years I taught there. Sources continue to inform me it is only getting worse. Ninety-five percent of the problems on this committee can … Continue reading →

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Darwin’s Doubt: Review and commentary

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Mike

“Darwinian theory has so many holes it hardly casts a shadow.” This is just one of many similar opinions from unimpeachable scientists who have actually read Stephen C. Meyer’s latest blockbuster “Darwin’s Doubt: The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the … Continue reading →

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Nat Hentoff: This is Snowden’s Treason

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Mike

For some who are handicapped by an inability to fathom obvious logic –or an unwillingness to conduct real scholarship- it is necessary to spell out why some things are as they are. In columnist Nat Hentoff’s fifth-column frenzy to rehabilitate … Continue reading →

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Snowden’s Useful Idiot – Hentoff

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Mike

Dostoyevsky’s main character in The Idiot, “Myshkin,” appears so honest and sincere his fellow Russian characters believe him an idiot – and call him so in his presence. So shall I regarding Nat Hentoff’s disinformation campaign to legitimize Snowden’s betrayal … Continue reading →

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Congressman Barber’s Non-Transparency

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Mike

A recent On Your Mind complaint in the Sierra Vista (AZ) Herald newspaper regarding Congressman Ron Barber’s secret meeting with area Democrats questioned whether being excluded from the public/private meeting was a violation of First Amendment (free speech in particular) … Continue reading →

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Unbridled Capitalism

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Mike

The Pope’s recent speech in which he warned against “unbridled capitalism” caused quite a stir from both ends of a very polarized political spectrum. Any “unbridled” passion or act is bad – at least according to the only known perfect … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Third Term – A Legal Analysis

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Mike

I’ve had a distinct and foreboding impression that Barack Obama will manufacture some type of national or international crisis in order to justify serving a third term as president of the United States. I had the same distinct impression two months after … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough: Our Guerrilla War to Expose Fraud and Save Democracy

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Mike

This book is written by James O’Keefe, founder of Project Veritas. Remember the clandestine videos that exposed the corruption, violation of law and hidden eugenics of Planned Parenthood and their abortion policies? That was James. I gotta tell ya – I … Continue reading →

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Political Purge?….or RIF?

Posted on November 29, 2013 by Mike

The “sky is falling” reaction by the Right regarding an alleged Obama political purge of some 200 flag-ranked military officers just doesn’t hold water. This manufactured crisis looks like a shotgunned water bucket. It may be the first significant, flag-ranked … Continue reading →

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A Warning Voice From the Past

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Mike

Ezra Taft Benson was Secretary of Agriculture under President Eisenhower. He organized and led the largest humanitarian aid program in America’s –even the world’s – history delivering food, clothing and other necessities for survival to post-World War II Europe. Secretary … Continue reading →

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Veteran Disability Inflation

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Mike

The politically motivated, veteran disability inflation that began with the invention of Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder by Berkeley, California professors (Stolen Valor by BG Burkett) continues apace with the exponential proclivity for political pandering. The November 2, 2013 Military Update … Continue reading →

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Tax the Sun?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Mike

Re: Kevin Taylor’s 27 Oct letter in the Sierra Vista Herald regarding AZ Public Service’ attempt to tax the sun: The bad news is that global companies are investing heavily in controlling access to any natural resource. Jonah Goldberg’s Liberal Fascism … Continue reading →

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