tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193189217059796097.post7330501238743564878..comments2023-11-03T07:55:19.089-07:00Comments on Life, CRPS & Everything: Julian Assange and Swedish herrings (red)Isy Aweighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18244691824118041472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193189217059796097.post-61170386270637023182011-01-02T10:21:16.189-08:002011-01-02T10:21:16.189-08:00...and let the games begin?
China’s Naval Ambiti......and let the games begin?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/opinion/02sun2.html" rel="nofollow"><br /><b>China’s Naval Ambitions</b></a><br /><i>Beijing’s drive to extend its military and territorial reach is making America’s close allies in the region nervous and raising legitimate questions about American diplomacy and future military procurement. The commander of LaoziSailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940717978446578700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193189217059796097.post-38874608706338603002011-01-01T14:07:51.484-08:002011-01-01T14:07:51.484-08:00I will have to re-evaluate my thoughts regarding d...I will have to re-evaluate my thoughts regarding damage:<br /><br />"The real damage, sadly, is to the wider world. The US has lost credibitlity and leverage on the world stage to a degree unmatched by anything since the initial invasion of Iraq. That, folks, is the real tragedy: we have demonstrated that we are poisonous even to our most important friends."<br /><br />My view is LaoziSailorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11940717978446578700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7193189217059796097.post-61442757065920864002010-12-22T22:19:54.071-08:002010-12-22T22:19:54.071-08:00The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" garb...The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" garbage has finally been axed. That won't be implemented for some time, though. <br /><br />Keep in mind that those who Asked never did get court-martialed, but those who Told anything incriminating about themselves -- or who were under sufficient suspicion -- certainly were. (That disparity is also illogical, and technically illegal.)<br /><brIsy Aweighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18244691824118041472noreply@blogger.com