December 12th, 2006 by Alan
The Real Reason For The War In Iraq 
Most American politicians and many pundits now concede they were wrong to support Bush’s invasion of Iraq, stating that the administration lied to them about its justification. The Bush administration and it apologists gave reasons that included Saddam’s weapons of mass destruction, Saddam’s attempting to get around UN sanctions, the brutal nature of the Saddam Hussein dictatorship, and the desirability of creating an Arab democracy to serve as a beacon in the Middle East, the latter a more “politically correct” and polite version of imperial England’s cruder “white man’s burden” and the “blessings of western civilization.” Of course, none of these are the real reasons. This war is about control of energy resources and marketplaces. Here are my reasons for stating this.: Read the rest of this entry »
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October 31st, 2006 by Alan
Godly Men’s Conference. (Satire)
A participant (Wynne R) in the wonderful Castlecops forum provided this link to a story about an organization for Christian men only, as in no females allowed. The idea is that participating fellows can be real guys, let down their hair as far as their crewcuts allow, and level with each other without the sissifying influences of the distaff side of the human race. Guys can talk cars, rock-and-roll, barbecue, etc. Oh, and no preachers are allowed to talk, just the regular guys.
But I would really be afraid of attending that God-man thingy, and I am a big guy. Moreover, I would certainly would discourage my sons from going. There is too much risky behavior in such venues. It sounds like it may be a place where young guys could easily contract the dreaded medical condition called MBMAS (Male Brain Migration Arrest Syndrome). Read the rest of this entry »
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October 24th, 2006 by Alan
Legacy of Vietnam and Iraq Wars
Lately, pundits, politicians, and even President Bush have drawn parallels to the Vietnam war and the present war in Iraq. But there is another, not-talked-about parallel, and it is much more important. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 22nd, 2006 by Alan
Nuclear Arms Race and North Korea
According to this CBS news story, former South Korean president Kim Dae-jung is afraid the current UN-North Korea flap over nuclear arms will cause a military conflict. This is a real possibility. After much browbeating, arm-twisting, and probably not-so-subtle US threats of unilateral action, the UN unanimously approved a resolution to block military and luxury-item shipments in and out of North Korea, in effect making such shipments illegal.
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October 20th, 2006 by Alan
I originally wrote this in December of 2004. This is the first part
Dec, 26, 2004, reposted October 20, 2006
Dealing With Terrorism-What Is Terrorism-1
The USA has been in a war on terrorism now for several years. And yet, it appears that the USA does not have a legal definition for terrorism. As a consequence, people in the USA are not officially charged with terrorism but other crimes. There is quite an interesting breakdown of this oddity on a web page maintained by the North Carolina Wesleyan College (NCWC) here. Read the rest of this entry »
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October 20th, 2006 by Alan
I had mistakenly labeled this as part 1 previously. It is part 2
January, 4, 2005
Dealing With Terrorism-9/11 In America
Like most Americans, I’ll never forget September 11, 2001. I got up early in the morning to go to work and heard about the first plane crashing into the World Trade Center. I figured it was a freak accident. As I was getting ready for work, I had on my portable radio set, listening in fascinated horror when the second plane crashed into it. Of course, by then it was obvious this was a deliberate attack. I woke my British-born wife to tell her about it, and at first she thought I was making a bad joke.
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September 18th, 2006 by Alan
I originally posted this on the Cakewalk Forums, Coffeehouse Section back in 2004. During their normal housekeeping, they removed this posting. It got quite a few comments. I have edited it slightly. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 9th, 2006 by Alan
If you have been visiting, you may have noticed that the blog looks quite different. There is new software being used for this blog. I had cobbled together the previous blog, and it had gotten to be too cumbersome to maintain. Moreover, lots of spammers had joined up just to have another link. I will try to stay on top of that.
I hope to be adding back the old users bit by bit and restoring the old posts. Meanwhile, please understand that I reserve the right to remove any comments for any reason.
Regards,
Alan
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