Category Archives: War and not War

To war or not to war – that is the question

President Obama to address nation

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Fred Stiening

President Obama hit the world stage in his speech in Egypt, theN encouraged the ouster of our friend Mubarak, the Dictator. The Arab Spring brought Democracy and free elections that created democratic Egypt, which immediately became clear would be dominated … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability, War and not War | 5 Comments

The other shoe just dropped

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

One of my predictions from 2009 just came true – it was one that made sense to delay to Obama’s second term. It was just on the news… The prediction was that Obama and Holder would open the gates of … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, War in the Americas | 6 Comments

Is the Chicago Murder Rate a problem?

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This article makes the case that Chicago’s murder rate only seems high if you look at raw numbers, but since Chicago has 2.7 million residents, the murder rate is actually pretty low, and much lower than it was in the … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Collapse of America, Gun ownership | 1 Comment

Britain prepares for war

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Who now? Spain of course. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23654590 It seems a bit silly – one call to the European Central Bank and Spain is toast.

Posted in Global Instability, War and not War | 3 Comments

Shoot / Don’t Shoot training

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Fred Stiening

The target here is a prostitute in Venice beach – while that’s interesting in its own, what I noticed more was the static image behind the Virta logo. Is there any doubt the country is militarizing the police force? Note … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty | 5 Comments

XKeyScore

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Fred Stiening

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/31/nsa-top-secret-program-online-data So, how does the NSA get data of everything you do on the web if it isn’t being handed over by your ISP? Is your ISP lying to you? Are they using weasel phrases like “except required by law”? … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Privacy | 2 Comments

Password Please

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Since the US House seems to have no problem with NSA building a database of every call detail made, it probably won’t be bothered by this either: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-57595529-38/feds-tell-web-firms-to-turn-over-user-account-passwords/

Posted in Individual Liberty, Privacy | 5 Comments

Democrat tries to shut down Public Radio

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Fred Stiening

FCC letter Bill Haas of Missouri thinks he was mistreated by the station run by the University of Missouri, so being a former Corporate lawyer with a Yale and Harvard education, he did what came naturally – he filed legal … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Free Speech, Radio Biz | 5 Comments

Illinois passes Concealed Carry

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Fred Stiening

This slipped by me – up until now, you could not carry a handgun in public in the State of Illinois (concealed or otherwise), which of course explains the 400+ murders by handgun last year in Chicago So Governor Quinn … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Gun ownership, Individual Liberty | 1 Comment

EAS to cell phones has arrived

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Fred Stiening

About a week ago, my old iPhone 3GS proudly notified me that my carrier settings had just been updated. This was a little odd since this phone has not had cell service for over a year – I just use … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Individual Liberty, Privacy | 10 Comments