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There are times I almost miss the cold war……… Now before you jump all over me about the evil empire, the brutal treatment of 300,000,000 human beings and the titanic waste of resources, used in bringing the world to the brink of nuclear war……..I know all that. That is why

Warning! Rambling post follows with my feelings expressed, some of which are not rational, possibly racist, and definitely not definitive by any means. This week marked a supposed “milestone” in the US war in Iraq. The 2000th American was killed in that Godforsaken country. And just as quickly, the milestone

Japanese/ US Base realignment that is. U.S. Marines in Japan to be slashed by halfWASHINGTON— Japan and the United States have agreed to reduce the number of U.S. Marine Corps troops in Okinawa Prefecture by about a half, visiting Defense Agency chief Yoshinori Ono told reporters Friday evening. As part

The Japan series that is. Last night the Chiba Marines beat the Hanshin Tigers . The Marines swept the Tigers in four games to claim their first championship in 31 years. Valentine says his club has what it takes to compete against either of this year’s World Series combatants, the

This is not a good sign, “Sir the only way you can upgrade is to try at the airport………”. Better stock up on 5 dollar bills so I can get the right amount of beer in me…… On the road again for a few days for meetings back in the

CDR Salamander has a post and a link up from a member of the group of Soldiers that were part of the Presidential Video Tele Conference the previous evening. The Soldier bashes the Main Stream Media for calling the event “staged“: It makes my stomach ache to think that we

Its October and we all know what that means: Cooler weather and the Tokyo Auto Show! I’ll be going this year and will provide you with a detailed play by play. The cool weather means you can see Fuji in the mornings though, and that is always a good thing:

Been a busy couple of days. As I had expected the first diversions of transportation have started in order to support Earthquake relief in Pakistan. While I understand the need, it could not have come at a worse possible time in terms of competing requirements. Earthquake relief will ( and

Today should have been a good day. And on the surface it was, even though the rain put a crimp on me playing golf again for the second time this holiday weekend. (Did get in 9 holes before the deluge started up again….but, I’ve played better…..). Took the S.O. to

Today should have been a good day. And on the surface it was, even though the rain put a crimp on me playing golf again for the second time this holiday weekend. (Did get in 9 holes before the deluge started up again….but, I’ve played better…..). Took the S.O. to