Seriously, Just How [Expletive Deleted] Up Is This?

How is this unimaginable travesty even remotely possible? It almost has to be some kind of perverted, totally unfunny practical joke. Iran wins seat on UN Commission on Status of Women Iran has won a four-year seat on the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, an influential body committed to promoting gender equality. [...]

Operation Frequent Wind

It was 35 years ago today . . . Operation Frequent Wind . . . as told by Chris Woods, Crew Chief of Swift 2-2. “Gentlemen, start your engines.” The laconic command copied from the Indianapolis 500 auto races, echoed from the 1MC, the public-address system of the U.S.S. Hancock. Moments later, the Commanding Officer [...]

The Afghanistan War Explained, A PowerPoint Too Far

“When we understand that slide, we’ll have won the war.” General Stanley McChrystal, the US and NATO force commander “PowerPoint makes us stupid.” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander Afghanistan Stability/COIN Dynamics Wow, what a way to fight a war, whatever happened to just going out and killing the [...]

Boring Iran Into Submission With Failed Empty Rhetoric

It’s deja vu over and over and over again, like approaching infifnity, we never seem to actually get there. Yawn, all the usual boring, milquetoast suspects. US working on ‘tough’ Iran sanctions US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Washington is holding talks with its partners to impose tough new sanctions on Iran over its [...]

Close Encounters Of The Unwelcome Kind

Stay Home ET. UK Scientist: Aliens May Pose Risks British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says aliens are out there, but it could be too dangerous for humans to interact with extraterrestrial life. Hawking claims in a new documentary that intelligent alien lifeforms almost certainly exist, but warns that communicating with them could be “too risky.” The [...]

Weekly Watch List

BIDU PCLN SIRO ATHR AAPL MELI ISRG WX SHOO BCSI TSL BRKR VRX NETL TPX CTSH GRA EL NUS ASIA AMED CPLA GES DSW XRTX CREE GMCR COH HLF CXO NNI Additions: ASIA COH CPLA GRA NNI NUS Subtractions: LINTA LVS Last week all the major indexes climbed higher. The S&P 500 moved up 2.1%, [...]

Misdirection, Always Watch What The Left Hand Is Doing

While everyone was busy watching the classified launch of the X-37B in Florida, the Air Force was up to even more classified hijinxs in Califiornia. New Minotaur rocket launches on suborbital flight A new Minotaur launch vehicle derived from retired missile parts successfully blasted off from the California coast Thursday, but officials lost contact with [...]

Two Down, One To Go

2nd Navy SEAL found not guilty in Iraq A military judge Friday found Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, one of three Navy SEALs accused in the alleged beating an Iraqi detainee, not guilty, a military spokesman said. Keefe was accused of dereliction of duty for not preventing abuse of a prisoner. The verdict comes a day [...]

Great Prophet 5, Can We Play Too?

Iran war games begin with new ‘ultra fast’ speed boats At the start of three days of war games in the Persian Gulf, Iran is trumpeting the launch of a new weapon: an “ultra-fast” watercraft. Iranian television Wednesday showed dozens of speedboats with flags flying as they raced across shimmering waters toward mock target ships, [...]

Who Does He See To Get His Reputation Back?

Navy SEAL not guilty of charges in Iraq The first of three Navy SEALs accused of mishandling a suspect in the high-profile killings of contractors in Iraq was found not guilty at a court-martial Thursday. A military jury cleared U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Julio Huertas of all charges, a military spokesman said. Huertas [...]