tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post9100422267790337624..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: The Hawk 'n' Dove (Democratic Party, Not The Capitol Hill Bar)TSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-4185029440035627962011-12-06T18:33:19.726-08:002011-12-06T18:33:19.726-08:00Cmon TSB! He's a "Pushtun Patriot"!
...Cmon TSB! He's a "Pushtun Patriot"!<br />And when Ron Paul wins there will be probably be a state dinner for him to celebrate the end of the war and his Nobel Peace Prize! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-56818583444807195832011-12-06T17:37:17.235-08:002011-12-06T17:37:17.235-08:00I don't understand why Karzai wants to hang on...I don't understand why Karzai wants to hang on as President of Afghanistan. What's the attraction? No matter how long he stays in power, he's still just the President of Afghanistan.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-90098661470758940582011-12-06T15:36:18.043-08:002011-12-06T15:36:18.043-08:00TSB: German Intelligence is "shocked" to...TSB: German Intelligence is "shocked" to find Karzai wants to do away with elections til 2024: not a peep from Hague, Clinton or Obama. Putin and Mayor Bloomberg applaud the move! gwb<br /><br />http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/revealed-karzais-secret-plans-to-cling-on-to-power-in-afghanistan-6272835.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-84598359580923785182011-12-06T07:04:04.943-08:002011-12-06T07:04:04.943-08:00I'm new to all of these characters TSB and he ...I'm new to all of these characters TSB and he does a great job of developing their relationships to events. That Clive guy reminds me of the Red Mafya..lowly clerk tries to kill himself x2, discovers extortion by bullet=take what you want, then when totally rich succeeds in blowing his brains out! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-52478892217148307812011-12-05T19:44:32.727-08:002011-12-05T19:44:32.727-08:00GWB,
I haven't read that one, but I wonder if...GWB,<br /><br />I haven't read that one, but I wonder if he goes into the strange relationship Nehru had with Mountbatten and Mountbatten's wife in the last days of the Empire?TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-17052956557769856562011-12-05T19:36:06.503-08:002011-12-05T19:36:06.503-08:00Federale,
I think almost all government agencies ...Federale,<br /><br />I think almost all government agencies and senior officials tolerated or ignored both domestic communists and the USSR in the 1930s and 40s. They didn't think they could explain to the average voter why we ought to turn a blind eye to espionage by our "wartime allies," but that was the sophisticated attitude. That didn't change until 1949 (the first Soviet nuke) and 1950 (the Korean War). <br /><br />The Truman Administration was massively embarrassed by how much had been ignored previously, and got politically defensive with McCarthyism. Truman had not been briefed on Venona even when he was President (!) and, if he had been, he might have decided differently about espionage investigations. <br /><br />It was a different time. The depression and the 1930s left such a deep impact that many Americans in the 1940s were actually convinced communism was the wave of the future. Even Whittaker Chambers thought that he was leaving the winning side of history for the losing side when he left the party and informed on his GRU espionage ring.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-3675257304044012662011-12-05T19:23:59.016-08:002011-12-05T19:23:59.016-08:00TSB: I hate to bring this up but it looks like we ...TSB: I hate to bring this up but it looks like we a new nominee for influence peddler of the year.. Newt,of course has the inside track but watch out for "THE COMEBACK KID! and his little buddy Tony Soprano! gwb<br />http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=47938Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-72577748490456230102011-12-05T15:54:11.681-08:002011-12-05T15:54:11.681-08:00TSB, I found the Churchill-Ghandi sample to be a r...TSB, I found the Churchill-Ghandi sample to be a really good read and also it's the one they have at the library! Thanks! Did you read that one? gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-37223802664165140522011-12-05T15:06:20.479-08:002011-12-05T15:06:20.479-08:00I think it started alot sooner, like when the Alge...I think it started alot sooner, like when the Alger Hiss wing of the Party decided that resisting Communism was an electorial issue, not an issue of principle.<br /><br />Johnson's involvement in Vietnam was only because of his fears of accusations of losing Vietnam, as Truman lost China.<br /><br />And remember that the Truman Admininstration deeped six the Amerasia criminal prosecution of State Department communists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-27445857250935050152011-12-04T13:06:59.473-08:002011-12-04T13:06:59.473-08:00GWB, on Arthur Herman, his first book - The Idea o...GWB, on Arthur Herman, his first book - The Idea of Decline in Western History - is one of the 4 or 5 core texts that make up my own worldview. He wrote it while teaching a seminar on political and literary Utopias in Western thought, which gave me a whole new way to think about culture.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-53447962897052155672011-12-04T10:35:42.344-08:002011-12-04T10:35:42.344-08:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-17...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_RQ-170_Sentinel<br /><br />Iran says they now have one of these. Same type used over Abbotabad, based in Kandahar. I wonder if they have figured out how to disable these puppies? They could probably pay Karzai off and truck it over to Pakistan.. or better just fly it to China! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-67667103911626790382011-12-04T09:12:56.816-08:002011-12-04T09:12:56.816-08:00TSB: I enjoyed reading about Herman Arthur and wil...TSB: I enjoyed reading about Herman Arthur and will look at the samples of his books on Ghandi, Decline and Scots. And were there any greater Dem Hawks than "Scoop"Jackson and "Maggi" Magnusen? gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-81343623140177657332011-12-03T19:58:07.268-08:002011-12-03T19:58:07.268-08:00TSB: Unfortunately Robert I Friedman died 2 yrs af...TSB: Unfortunately Robert I Friedman died 2 yrs after this great book came out. (natural causes though!) gwb<br /><br />http://www.villagevoice.com/2002-07-09/news/inconvenient-truth/1/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-31193393778844179942011-12-03T19:42:48.891-08:002011-12-03T19:42:48.891-08:00As usual TSB, you are way ahead of me with your To...As usual TSB, you are way ahead of me with your Tony Soprano stuff, but I have been reading an 11 yr old book to catch up!<br />http://www.amazon.com/Red-Mafiya-Russian-Invaded-America/dp/0316294748 Check out the book description to see what they had already accomplished! In 1997 they had a reg. wkly 767 flight (350) which carried up to $1 billion in fresh $100.00 bills to Russian banks. Nobody messes with these guys! They have those Cheetah's all over the US. Look how long it took make an arrest. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-47709852304836745382011-12-03T19:15:49.568-08:002011-12-03T19:15:49.568-08:00This was my favorite part: "Asked why the clu...This was my favorite part: "Asked why the clubs needed to bring strippers from overseas, Hayes said, “Based on what we’ve learned, they were particularly marketable.""<br /><br />Having spent some time in Eastern Europe and the Balkans, I fully agree that young Slavic women are particularly marketable. <br /><br />But this is old news. Tony Soprano had plenty of Russian strippers at the Bada-Bing.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-50565375220827028352011-12-03T18:10:20.400-08:002011-12-03T18:10:20.400-08:00TSB: Can you name the most powerful/feared "m...TSB: Can you name the most powerful/feared "mafia"? It is the key to why nothing can be done to stop the drug cartels/human slavery<br />etc. and why all that money returns thru the big banks is perfectly legal! gwb here is clue<br /><br />http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/feds-york-mafia-russian-mob-joined-lure-women-strippers-arranged-sham-marriages-article-1.984503Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-82014738603853787392011-12-03T14:48:19.352-08:002011-12-03T14:48:19.352-08:00Great post TSB! gwbGreat post TSB! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com