The place where I work is very different from any other place that I have ever worked at before. As I have probably mentioned before (and I remind the S.O. every night), I am having a hard time adapting to its manners and customs. Although purportedly existing to support “the
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Once more into the breach dear friends!
It is October 25th. And you know what day that is right? Incidentally, from looking at the news-there are Turks involved in both wars that I note in my previous postings for this anniversary.
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The trouble with quoting history is that the idea presumes that you might actually have studied it-or worse yet-understand it in context. Neither of the those assumptions is a good bet when it comes to considering the current occupant of the Oval Office. During a speech to the Veterans of
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He really does-Iraq is about the Iraqis, and their failure to do anything for themselves. In the end it’s not the Democrats who are failing Iraq-it is the Iraqis not even living up to the incredibly low standards Arabs set for themselves. Help Wanted: Peacemaker By Thomas L. Friedman I
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Last night was Easter, but unless you have cable you would not know it from watching the TV over here. Only by watching American news did I know it was the holiest day of the Christian calendar. The TV watching was OK though because they ran the TV debut of
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Working over here in Korea has been smothering interesting to say the least. However, I am constantly reminded that not everywhere has the Cold War ended. I do all of my work each day in a place called the HTACC, which stands for Hardened Tactical Air Control Center. For anyone
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To get really depressed by. The following video discusses the explosion of knowledge and how the United States is ill equipped to deal with it. Set to the music from Last of the Mohicans, I guarantee you will feel like Chingachgook fighting Magua when its done. Tired. At least in
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Yea, Yea, I know Christmas is over and now its time to get back to the normal insanity. Enough of that “Peace on Earth” junk- its time to get back to attacking terrorism-in the name of the global democratic movement! Truth be told though, I just don’t feel like it.
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