Tag Archives: Leon Panetta

eyeless in benghazi

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Dave

It smells funny. Its not the sulphur in a Libya oil field, but more like rotting fish on the Delaware… There would ostensibly have been enough time. The so-called mob, after sacking the KFC franchise, apparently had enough casual spare … Continue reading →

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carnival barkers

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Dave

Just regular guys. Just hangin’ with the boys who have a little time on their hands on the weekend idling in Homs. Some have great senses of humor. You can sense the fiber of Mark Twain there mixed with O’Henry … Continue reading →

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obama: just waitin’ on a friend

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dave

So, in full non-compliance against the Peace Process Agreement, and most likely with the complicity of the Obama administration, the Egyptian Army entered the Sinai last month with armoured vehicles and tanks, in effect, doing what they wanted: a pretext … Continue reading →

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gas mask time: gimme shelter

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Dave

Gas mask time? Or time to put the political leaders into quarantine? The problem, and this is endemic to all democracies is the politicization of the Armed services. The military becomes subordinate to political considerations such as elections, timing, public … Continue reading →