Far East Cynic

Shalom odds and ends

Well I have finally gotten out from under the crush of work that always awaits you when you get back from two + weeks on the road. While I was in Israel I had meant to pass along some of my observations of the country and the things I saw

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April 1st doesn’t have quite the same meaning over here.

Thankfully. Of course, April 1st is always a good reason for some types of activities:

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A serious rant

Only one day left in the month to get in a post on March Madness. Not basketball, but the Madness known as Women's History month. Yes, Yes, that oh so special time of the year when we get to celebrate the history that women want us to know about, while white

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12-2-1

That's the win, loss, tie record of the US in its wars. More if you count the Indian Wars and the other smaller skirmishes over the two centuries of the country's existence. Stephen Walt has a great article up point out  again-how the US will ultimately end up the loser

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I’m still here.

You greasy bastards. In the middle of a long business trip, on a mission and a professional sojurn in the Holy Land. I've been from north to south-and since I would rather spend what little time I have watching girls and drinking beer, something has to give. Sorry. Israel is

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Same stuff, different day.

Paul Ryan is an evil man. That's right-evil-because he does not care about the plight of a long standing large group of Americans. But he wants to make the rich, richer. Douchebag. Paul Ryan proposes to solve the United States financial problems by putting the burden on the backs of

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Dear US Air Force

You block my site because it's "pornography". Clearly you have never seen real pornography.  

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Happy Saint Patrick’s day!

However, since I am starting a long road trip-I am at home tonight. But tomorrow is another story. And at the end of the evening-of course you need someone to drive home….er, drive you home. Half Japanese, half Irish!

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A red herring

There is a post up over at the USNI blog that really kind of made me angry. It's a good post, well written-but it's based on a flawed premise. Here I will set out to explain why. Ever since the Navy came out with its completely assinine policy about breathalyzers

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American Exceptionalism

The next time you hear some douchebag  a GOP Presidential candidate use that term, it might be wise to remember who invented it. And he did not mean it in a good way:   Rick Santorum and the rest of GOP presidential gang all have a man-crush. Considering he was

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