Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

Surviving a nuclear detonation

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Fun reading Back in the 1980s, I pondered the idea of – pretend you are a Soviet planner and have 1000 nuclear missiles to target at the United States. Think about where you would send them and how much you … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Global Instability, War and not War | 24 Comments

Today was Windows XP drop dead date; world to end

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Support for Windows XP ended today. Today, probably the biggest security flaw the Internet has ever had was made public. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2140920/heartbleed-bug-in-openssl-puts-encrypted-communications-at-risk.html The OpenSSL library had a “mistake” introduced in 2011 which could give a third party the ability to extract … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, Privacy | 49 Comments

Cumulus hires new national talk show host

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Mike Rogers is a Republican Congressman from Michigan. He is currently the Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, which oversees the NSA. He is also a former FBI agent. Washington Post I think a new name just popped on to … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Cumulus Media, Privacy, Syndicators, Westwood One | Leave a comment

Layoffs at Sikorsky

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Sikorsky Aircraft makes helicopters. Very Expensive Helicopters for folks who don’t look at the price tag – the US Government in particular. They were the major industrial employer still left in the area of Connecticut where I used to live. … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War in Europe, War in SW Asia / Middle East | 3 Comments

Your city needs a free MRAP

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Fred Stiening

There aren’t even 13,000 cities in the United States.

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, War and not War | 5 Comments

War for the Soul of Pacifica Radio

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Reason has a story from a former insider http://reason.com/blog/2014/03/19/another-war-breaks-out-in-the-pacifica-r If you don’t know who or what Pacifica is, it was started by folks who refused to fight in a World War II (aka Pacifists). Prior to Pearl Harbor, there was … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Free Speech, Radio Biz | 3 Comments

Crimea nationalizes Oil & Gas, Ukranian Navy, Railroads

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://en.itar-tass.com/economy/723249?utm_medium=rss20 I was looking to see the nature of the railroads in Ukraine. Railroad geeks like me know that Russia does not use standard gauge tracks. That makes commerce more problematic, but protects Russia from invasion by rail by other … Continue reading →

Posted in War in Europe | 10 Comments

A Ukranian Anecdote

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Fred Stiening

I’ve had a few conversations with my former coworker who lives in Skokie. His mother was a Russian Jew who fled Ukraine and came to America. He was born here shortly after the end of WW2. His family still owns … Continue reading →

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Russia TV: Russia could turn the US into radioactive ashes

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/russia-could-turn-us-into-radioactive-ashes-state-tv-anchor-says/496253.html Russia will announce sanctions tomorrow against US Senators. john McCain laughs. Putin moves his chess piece and Displays discovered check. Barack Obama challenges Putin to a game of HORSE on the White House basketball court. John Boehner challenges Putin … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, War and not War, War in Europe, War in the Americas | 29 Comments

Crimea votes to add Russia Ruble as 2nd official currency

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Fred Stiening

Since Ukraine is not part of the EU, it still maintains their own fiat currency. Expecting that Ukraine will impose economic sanctions on the autonomous Republic of Crimea, Russia is rolling in the ATM machines to handle the transition to … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War in Europe | 14 Comments