Saturday, February 15, 2014

The Holiday Is "Washington's Birthday"

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Monday is not / not 'President's Day' It's my pet peeve. As we approach the Federal holiday that we...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

Please Don't Look At This Fortress Embassy In Guayaquil

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Photo from U.S. Consulate Guayaquil's website  The U.S. Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador, has moved to a new location ,...
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Who Cares About Flowers, Where Have All The Stalinists Gone?

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Tom Lehrer pays a richly deserved tribute to all those battlers against injustice who enter combat armed only with banjos and camouflaged ...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

If I Had A Hammer, It Would Look Cool Next To My Sickle

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Talking Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , that is Leni Riefenstahl never got the respect she deserved. The taint ...
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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Federal Offices In Washington DC Closed Due To Snow

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Today's major winter storm started very slowly, I must admit. But by now - almost noon - I see a steady flow of s...
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Monday, January 20, 2014

Kabul's Taverna du Liban Attack Was A Tripwire Crossed

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Outside the Taverna yesterday Last Friday's attack by the Taliban on a Kabul restaurant that catered to the internat...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

Today They Give Crystal, Back Then They Gave Weapons

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Czech protocol gifts used to be more hardcore A few more details have come out in the Czech press about the firearms ...
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