tag:searchlightcrusade.net,2024:/mt//feed/realpolitik 2024-05-02T08:22:46Z Movable Type 4.21-en 16 1 16 tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2010://3.5033 2010-12-22T15:00:00Z 2010-12-22T15:04:27Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ It has become clear to me in the past few weeks that the United States is facing imminent financial failure. I have known since at least the early 80s that if something were not done, the bill would come due... tag:www.searchlightcrusade.net,2008://3.4216 2008-08-13T16:30:00Z 2008-08-13T16:22:11Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Rock. Earth. Gravity. Russian convoy heads into Georgia, violating truce A Russian military convoy thrust deep into Georgia on Wednesday and Georgian officials said Russian troops bombed and looted the crossroads city of Gori, violating a freshly brokered truce... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli//3.2654 2007-02-15T05:13:40Z 2007-09-24T01:38:58Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Bush: Iran supplying weapons in Iraq. Challenged on the accuracy of U.S. intelligence, President Bush said Wednesday there is no doubt the Iranian government is providing armor-piercing weapons to kill American soldiers in Iraq. But he backed away from claims... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli//3.2626 2007-01-27T09:24:20Z 2007-09-23T03:52:47Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Carnival of Investing ********** U.S. troops may protect selves from Iranians I wasn't aware that there was any doubt. If there was, shame on the entire chain of command, but particularly Mr. Bush. He spoke after The Washington Post reported... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2007:/~searchli//3.2618 2007-01-23T03:42:18Z 2007-09-23T03:39:48Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Carnival of Personal Finance Recommended: 1st million at 33 (thinking about money other than college in a 529), Ask Uncle Bill (how to get through college debt free - but speaking from experience, it is work!) Carnival of the Capitalists... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2532 2006-11-25T02:30:39Z 2007-09-22T03:34:25Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Classical Values has a post about, among other things, fake SWAT teams and the immunity of police and the insanity of disarming citizens. ********** Poisoned Spy Blames Putin for His Death The Health Protection Agency said the radioactive element polonium-210,... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2476 2006-10-21T04:26:51Z 2007-09-21T20:35:46Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ The stuff they're doing with CGI these days: Ford says he's fit to play Indiana Jones ********** Iranian leader threatens Israel's allies Ahmadinejad called the U.N. Security Council and all its decisions "illegitimate" and said the world body was... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2453 2006-10-07T03:26:16Z 2007-09-21T19:31:44Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ RINO Sightings ********** Waah, waah, waah! Foley says he was abused by a clergyman The appropriate thing to do is tell someone about it and get help, not turn around and victimize others. How long was this sicko a congress... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2398 2006-09-02T00:05:28Z 2007-09-20T02:29:09Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Iran leader vows never to give up nuclear program, accuses West of misrepresenting activities They've been enriching now for how long? How long did it take the US to enrich the atomic bomb in the first place? China and... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2384 2006-08-25T04:07:51Z 2007-09-20T02:11:45Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Israel adds third leg of strategic triad. Two nuclear launch capable submarines. It would deter anybody vaguely rational. Unfortunately, that doesn't describe the Iranian regime. Also, Iran has 1.6 million square kilometers of territory. (source) while Israel has 20,330 (source)... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2380 2006-08-23T02:26:32Z 2007-09-20T02:05:27Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Iran Ready for "serious" talks. It took them three months to say that? After three years of what the appeasement artists solemnly declared were serious talks? At least there is one rational voice on the issue: At U.N. headquarters in... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2294 2006-06-22T03:01:58Z 2007-09-16T23:06:16Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Carnival of Investing ********** On this day in history: Kofi Annan gets one right. It is an appropriate metaphor, as more and more countries move towards acquisition of nuclear weapons, the controls on them getting into the hands of terrorists... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2272 2006-06-06T02:05:19Z 2007-09-16T19:56:02Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Carnival of The Capitalists Recommended: Econbrowser (M3 vs M2), Jim Logan (billable hours versus solving the customer's problem), Paul's Tips (The easiest way to fool smart people), Free Money Finance (money handling), Casey Software (non-disclosure agreements) Carnival of Personal Finance... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2214 2006-04-22T20:55:07Z 2007-09-15T22:08:45Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Dr. Sanity has a wonderful article about the demand for an antiseptically perfect war, with no collateral damage, no casualties (certainly no bystanders), and everything wrapped up in a nice little package before the attention span of the american public,... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2006:/~searchli//3.2179 2006-03-24T03:41:27Z 2007-09-15T04:00:00Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ I'm a lot more concerned about U.S. Hiring Hong Kong Co. to Scan Nukes than I was about the Dubai Port deal. A company with connections to a rival power who wants to displace the US hired to undertake security... tag:gockel.hmdnsgroup.com,2005:/~searchli//3.1866 2005-08-04T03:37:30Z 2007-09-10T01:18:41Z Dan Melson http://www.searchlightcrusade.net/ Carnival of Liberty is up at Owlish Mutterings. ********** Oh-oh! Look out for interest rates to rise! Treasury bringing back thirty year bond. The ten year has been the index that mortgage people have gotten used to because it's been...