tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post145216564804944369..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: Our Debt To The PennyTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-62633886228974688122011-08-01T09:50:39.247-07:002011-08-01T09:50:39.247-07:00Five hours? That city seems to be reverting to its...Five hours? That city seems to be reverting to its pre-Giuliani state of chaos.<br /><br />Buses can make pretty good VBIEDs. In Colombia, the headquarters of their FBI-equivalent agency was destroyed with a bus-borne IED. But a place like NYC is hopelessly vulnerable to VBIEDs of any kind, since you can't get a useful separation of vehicles from the built environment. The cops and feds have to bet they can detect a plot before it's launched; once a VBIED goes off, they're basically screwed.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-34486715903587560802011-08-01T08:12:37.345-07:002011-08-01T08:12:37.345-07:00http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-Transit-Bu...http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/NJ-Transit-Bus-Idles-for-5-Hours-With-Dead-Driver-126507048.html<br /><br />Speaking of security, since they don't seem to know where their buses are can you imagine how big of a bomb could be loaded on a bus? ... and driven anywhere in the Big Apple? Isn't there some kind of a tunnel?gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-22848507547083918882011-07-30T22:39:11.700-07:002011-07-30T22:39:11.700-07:00CIA Chief in Pakistan Exits; Led OBL Hunt Team (AB...CIA Chief in Pakistan Exits; Led OBL Hunt Team (ABC)<br /><br />TSB: This doesn't look good. He's leaving for "health reasons" which I suspect means to avoid lead poisoning. Hopefully Panetta and the rest of the lawyers will get this all worked out but I suspect they have some lawyers too who are upset about extra-judicial killings<br />after 7 years. gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-29770809268996676242011-07-30T07:42:45.719-07:002011-07-30T07:42:45.719-07:00Why not re-brand and privatize Justice Dept? The n...Why not re-brand and privatize Justice Dept? The new "Ministry" could be part of the Libyan Rebel deal in exchange for about $20 billion of Khaddafi cash! Call it "Cash for Klunkers II"! We need to get some Bernanke testimony on this by Tuesday night! Of course they would agree to buy some F-16's and French tanks on credit.This needs to be done "Fast and Furious"! Have a great weekend TSB! gwbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com