Two Corrections…

A friend pointed out to me that “Myanmar” was actually introduced as a name by the military junta ruling Burma; the U. S. State Department (rightly) refuses to recognize their authority, or the new name. Also, my mother has asked that I point out that the reason I haven’t seen my copy of 300 since …

Barack Obama’s Speech

Not only did he make the mistake of stating that diplomacy with Iran was not diplomacy with terrorists, but he also restated this set of lies about John McCain’s position on diplomacy with Hamas. Of course, one of his aides on FOX news, while attempting to promote Obama as Change Incarnate, actually stated that an …

A Thought on BurMyanmar

Okay, obviously the real issues involved are the catastrophic tropical cylone, the related death toll, and the military junta’s opposition to foreign aid. But as I follow news coverage in my office, I can’t help but notice that every TV and internet outlet continues to refer to Myanmar as “Burma.” Seriously, they changed the name …

U. S. Marine Gets Four Years in Prison–For Kissing

The United States Marine Corps has sentenced SSgt Tyrone L. Hadnot to four years in prison for “abusive sexual misconduct” with a 14 year old girl. According to Hadnot’s statement, he held the girl in place and kissed her–and the girl herself is pressing no charges.But this was apparently enough to sentence SSgt Hadnot to …

FOX News says, "I am Iron Man"

The U. S. Army is in the testing phase of a new exoskeleton technology–probably inspired by movies like The Matrix Revolutions and Aliens. It looks really promising so far, but given the $26 million spent on R&D for the XM8–a project which was completely scrapped just prior to actual fielding–I’m not confident of seeing any …

Well, I Hope Everyone Is Ready for the Fallout

The polar bear has been officially listed as an endangedered species. This means that not only will we have a lot more trouble accessing oil deposits in Alaska, but we are now legislating based on global warming alarmism–rather than what is actually happening. That is, the polar bear isn’t actually endangered yet; it has been …