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Another DHS Officer Harassed for Enforcing the Law

The following reflects the fact  that I was only one of probably hundreds of DHS officers or agents who try to conscientiously enforce the law and are punished for doing so: Julia Davis, a former Customs and Border Protections Officer, … Continue reading

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May Day Memories

Ah spring!  As the saying goes: April showers bring May flowers.  It always brings back  fond memories of sitting in a  truck with 150 other Marines holding bayonet-mounted M-14s between our knees outside the D.C. beltway May 1, 1971.  The Nixon administration … Continue reading

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Military’s Holocaust Hypocrisy

As a boy in the ’50s I watched “World At War” narrated by Walter Cronkite.  I was forever marked emotionally seeing the films of the liberated concentration camps.  As a teenaged military history buff I studied that war to understand … Continue reading

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Budget Cuts Effect on Military Readiness – Really?

Cheerleader Generals Reading “Military Update” by Tom Philpott (“Some relief, but commissaries may get cut”) is like listening to the home town cheerleader.  In the  ‘80s General Shachnow – a true soldiers’ general-  said “anything above the rank of major … Continue reading

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Forget the Zombies! Beware the Atomic Robots.

No one who knows me would be surprised to know I’m an “Old Spice” man (as opposed to a “Dapper Dan Man” – I don’t have a use for that).  I’ve been using Old Spice as long as I’ve been shaving – nigh … Continue reading

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The Great Lincoln – Kerry Debate

In case you missed it there was a debate about America as a symbol to the world between former president of the United States Abraham Lincoln and current Secretary of State John Kerry. Mr. Kerry:  ” I will make my argument … Continue reading

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“Ticking Time Bomb” Has A Pi Fuse

I watched the July 15, 2012 Fox News panel discussion on the Department of Defense’ release of their “investigation” into the cause of the massacre at Ft. Hood by Dr.(Major) Hassan.  I felt like screaming -again.  I knew from personal experience … Continue reading

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