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the June ice report ER July 10, 2025 7:34 pm (Space/Science)

A Taste of Armageddon RobVG July 2, 2025 8:00 am (CurrentEvents)

Just for the record... ER June 22, 2025 8:59 am (CurrentEvents)

All Along the Watchtower ER July 1, 2025 9:13 pm (CurrentEvents)

Birthright Citizenship RobVG June 29, 2025 3:34 pm (CurrentEvents)

We've got company ER July 2, 2025 7:50 am (Space/Science)

To be blunt, NASA is now dead RL June 27, 2025 11:56 am (Space/Science)

NSIDC offline? ER June 12, 2025 12:19 pm (Space/Science)

Musk trashes his own AI after it chose a liberal worldview. RobVG June 23, 2025 9:56 am (CurrentEvents)

Psyche keeps its date with an asteroid BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 5:21 pm (Space/Science)

The Three Unknowns After the U.S. Strike on Iran BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:58 am (CurrentEvents)

There are only nine meals between mankind and anarchy. BuckGalaxy June 22, 2025 12:29 am (Flame)

Watching a "US-less" NATO in Libya... by mcfly May 11, 2011 5:05 am

You can't expect a committee to run a campaign, especially if you don't have much at stake in the outcome. ... by ER 2011-05-11 09:22:13
- They do have a stake in the outcome. A big one. They've just been under the U.S. military umbrella so ... by TB 2011-05-11 11:26:26
- I thought about that too. Having had enough of war is no sin, I'm sure. But so much talk came out ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 11:22:59
  - TB (above) is right, on both counts. The Euros need Libyan oil more than we do, and they are ... by ER 2011-05-11 13:34:41
    - "The Cold War is over, and if they want a NATO with us in it, they are going to have ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:00:47
- It's the end result of the welfare system. For decades the Europeans have been under the American defense umbrella. ... by Lee 2011-05-11 10:35:57

If we take away the $4 Billion... by Eri May 10, 2011 9:35 am

Why don't you look at the real cause for the increase in oil prices instead of the smoke politicians are ... by Lee 2011-05-10 10:34:12
- This does not help me make a decision. by Eri 2011-05-10 17:12:23
  - By the way, who's sponsoring the petition? by TB 2011-05-10 17:46:02
    - Sen. Claire McCaskill. And while she is a Democrat, she's moderate. She has to be in Missouri to ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:45:27
      - Thanks. I see that the legislation was being proposed today to come up for a vote next week. ... by TB 2011-05-10 21:53:06
        
        On that oil tax legislation, I think it's S.940, but Thomas doesn't have the text up yet. Again, this ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:26:47
  - The point is you're chasing a red herring. Or in modern cat language, you're running after a little red ... by TB 2011-05-10 17:25:11
    - We have to deal with what's before us. The issue of Government owned oil companies is more complex than ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:48:35
      - Careful. You're getting perilously close to a fundamental epiphany. :) by TB 2011-05-11 15:17:06
Oil prices oscillate up and down, and the party in power usually gets blamed by the opposition when they go ... by ER 2011-05-10 10:20:56
- "If you really need a villain, find out who was opposing energy conservation and alternative energy in the 70s. Even ... by TB 2011-05-10 11:55:21
  - Oh really... What killed any chances of a turn-around in our energy habits was Detroit, remember, that was the era of ... by ER 2011-05-10 13:37:24
    - When gas prices go up, people buy smaller cars. When they go down, not so much. This doesn't ... by TB 2011-05-10 14:07:15
      - The anti-nuke movement is now left and right, anyone who looks at Japan and says, "Damn! I don't want ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:51:14
        
        You noticed Japan's reactors have dropped out of the news? I'm still following the recovery of the nuclear systems. ... by TB 2011-05-11 14:46:16
      - TB, anyone who isn't in total agreement with you is a leftist. I have never heard you describe anyone or ... by ER 2011-05-10 18:24:40
Of course, the "subsidy" premise was a lie to begin with. The oil industry simply exploits tax laws and ... by TB 2011-05-10 09:59:46
- I demonize Big Oil along with Big Pharma and any other corporation that gets so big it no longer gives ... by Eri 2011-05-10 17:22:07
  - I use ATT for my land line, and that's about it. Mostly habit at this point. AT&T is ... by TB 2011-05-10 17:44:48
    - I had Cingular as my cell service and loved them. Guess who gulped them up? AT&T. ... by Eri 2011-05-10 21:54:03

I have no words... by Eri May 9, 2011 10:37 am

Don't let these idiots get to you. If Osama had been handed over to us by Pakistan, or anyone ... by ER 2011-05-09 11:06:54

Precious Metal Insanity by RobVG May 9, 2011 9:54 am

Shiney, for a base metal. Actually, I might like to have one just to have a whopping piece of ... by podrock 2011-05-09 14:31:12

Gee whillikers by Eri May 8, 2011 4:33 am

It is said when El Cid died he was dressed in full armor and strapped onto his horse to lead ... by ER 2011-05-08 05:21:43
- All quite logical. by Eri 2011-05-08 07:09:10
Or perhaps as a substitute for the bull at a bull fight. by Eri 2011-05-08 04:37:39

NRA's at it again by Eri May 7, 2011 12:19 pm

The government should have nothing to say about what kind of questions a pediatrician can ask their patient. Nothing. Now, ... by TB 2011-05-07 19:55:15
- Gore's running again as a Conservative this time? by Eri 2011-05-08 04:28:35
So the Rocky Raccoon/Bungalow Bill brigade is at it again? Yeah, I'm from Florida. I'm surrounded by these mental ... by ER 2011-05-07 14:00:49
- I pretty well agree with all you said. I don't own a gun and probably never will. I ... by Eri 2011-05-07 19:09:04

USA military operations by FrankC May 5, 2011 2:27 pm

Was EO iinvolved in the South African operations against the Cuban Army in Africa? by ER 2011-05-05 18:17:00
- Better info...EO was formed in1989 at the end of the Angolan/South Africa conflict. It was composed mainly of SA special ... by FrankC 2011-05-06 11:29:24
  - I'm not sure, but I believe by 89 the Cubans had left Africa. I've always been disturbed by the ... by ER 2011-05-07 04:08:28
- The problem with the likes of EO is, they fight for money. There is some indication they fought against the Cubans ... by FrankC 2011-05-05 18:37:02
  - The Cubans kicked butt in Africa, and sent the South Africans packing, but that was back in the 70s, ... by ER 2011-05-05 18:46:17
    - No shit. You oughta at least be able to pick a side for God's sake! by Eri 2011-05-05 21:14:41
      - Follow the money. It was like trying to make sense of the plot of Dune. The spice must flow. by ER 2011-05-06 05:33:05
        
        The Cubans' money came from the U.S.S.R., and in Africa, they went where they were told. It wasn't that ... by TB 2011-05-09 08:05:03
        
        That goes without saying. It was a proxy war between the US and the USSR. Both the Cubans and ... by ER 2011-05-09 09:01:57
        
        I read Dune and the 2nd one but quit after that. It's funny but the Dune books always horribly ... by Eri 2011-05-06 16:58:19
It's difficult to compare campaigns conducted decades apart, over time periods where there have been great technological changes. Still, ... by ER 2011-05-05 18:14:25
- I agree they were the best standing army in modern history. There were several factors that contributed. Training was certainly ... by FrankC 2011-05-06 14:34:44
- The reasons we won that war: 1 the Germans were stupid enough to attack Russia 2 they were morally bankrupt and financially ... by Eri 2011-05-05 21:20:01
  - In late '43, German general was entertaining a young woman. Trying to impress her, he took her to a meeting ... by mcfly 2011-05-11 04:34:30
I'll settle for victory by superior tech. by TB 2011-05-05 17:10:01
- Certainly, the point is, there was a general postwar feeling that US forces were so well trained they were virtually ... by FrankC 2011-05-05 18:44:37

Bin Laden's family says we captured him by Eri May 4, 2011 5:39 pm

It's not torture, Eri... It's "enhanced interrogation techniques". by ER 2011-05-05 04:55:09
- Does that mean I should return the rack I just mail-ordered? by Eri 2011-05-05 07:35:45
  - No, just trade it in for a waterboard. And welcome to the wonderful, wacky world of "Euphemism Management"! by ER 2011-05-05 08:39:08
    - OK, I'll keep it and just change its name. The Big Stretch perhaps. I could promote it in catalogs on-line. "Get ... by Eri 2011-05-06 03:39:55

Second "black box" found from Air France crash site by TB May 3, 2011 8:12 pm

How much you want to bet the tail feel off? n/t by RobVG 2011-05-03 20:35:30

So it is true! by Jeff-Wash May 3, 2011 6:54 pm

I don't see a name on this post. I didn't think it was possible to post without a name. by Eri 2011-05-03 19:04:47
- It's me! Jeff-Wash! My email hasn't changed. Info on me on the old site? Still the same. I'll get hold of Robert ... by Jeff-Wash 2011-05-03 19:18:52
  - Good to see you. I thought maybe we had ghosts. :-) by Eri 2011-05-03 21:54:13
  - Fixed it. by podrock 2011-05-03 19:25:52
  - I think I fixed it by going to "Profile," plugging your handle into the "nickname" box, and telling it to ... by TB 2011-05-03 19:24:12
    - That was close by podrock 2011-05-03 19:27:48
      - In THAT case, I'm twice happy to see him here. Or I'm glad to see him here twice or... Oh ... by Eri 2011-05-03 21:55:29
- I had to change an entry in my profile to get my name on the posts. Until then, it ... by TB 2011-05-03 19:14:35
  - Mine always showed. I guess I'm just a show-off. No wait. That makes me a show-on. ... by Eri 2011-05-03 21:57:30
- It must be the UFO-CIA. I also tried to edit one of my posts for a typo and I ... by ER 2011-05-03 19:12:24
  - not so strange. by podrock 2011-05-03 19:33:49
    - It does work. I've seen half-done posts this way. Very weird. It never occurred to me that while I'm ... by TB 2011-05-03 19:50:28
      - You would only do that in devil edit mode. ;) by Eri 2011-05-03 21:59:13
      - Yup. by podrock 2011-05-03 20:00:56
        
        Double shudder. Madness lies there. by Eri 2011-05-03 21:59:51
        
        God, the potential for secretly "gaslighting" people... Adding subtle typos, little bits here and there that would not be obvious screwups. ... by TB 2011-05-03 20:22:18
        
        Of course it would be wrong. Oh temptation. TB just took a turn to the Left. *JK* I would NEVER, ... by Eri 2011-05-03 22:03:06
        
        Biggest temptation for me? Fixing typos or bad links for other people. There's one that's bugging the hell ... by TB 2011-05-04 13:18:31
        
        TB...if it is a post of mine, you have my permission to fix it. I trust you. Just let me ... by Jody 2011-05-04 15:01:48
        
        If I had to let everybody no, it would be too much work. by TB 2011-05-04 20:39:53
        
        I know how you feel. Although I leave a wake of bad typos myself. by podrock 2011-05-04 13:58:09
        
        Do you have any idea how bad I want to add or delete something in this post of yours...huh?...do ya?..huh? ... by Jody 2011-05-03 20:27:50
        
        Can someone take Jody's powers away temporarily? I think she's gone round the looney bend. :) by Eri 2011-05-03 22:04:31
I don't think that is physically possible. You could build optics that accurate, but the atmosphere would not allow ... by ER 2011-05-03 19:01:23

Families who lost loves ones react to bin Laden's death by RobVG May 2, 2011 8:32 pm

Wow, congressman Peter King says by FrankC May 2, 2011 5:17 pm

A more nuanced look here. by TB 2011-05-03 10:35:41
Truth is truth. "Enhanced" interrogation techniques were used to get the identity of the courier. Evidently they've been ... by Lee 2011-05-02 22:19:34
I've seen sources that say that non-waterboard interrogation was used to get most of that information. by TB 2011-05-02 17:35:52
- I think it was Condoleeza Rice this morning who said that of all the prisoners at Guantanamo, water boarding was ... by Eri 2011-05-03 06:59:33
  - That information was released by the CIA back in 2008. The interrogations took place in 2002 and 2003, and ... by TB 2011-05-03 10:13:30
- Who knows, it just seemed odd that King seemed to be hailing it as a redemption of waterboarding by FrankC 2011-05-02 18:02:32
- I think it would be very dangerous to base a mission like this this on information provided by someone who ... by ER 2011-05-02 17:58:56
  - you wouldn't base the mission on information obtained that way but if you use the info as a starting point ... by FrankC 2011-05-02 18:12:10
    - There are always good reasons for our side to do it. But there are never any good reasons for ... by ER 2011-05-02 18:18:02
      - Their side used power drills, beheading and dismemberment, not wet washcloths. That's one thing to remember. Their motivations are to ... by TB 2011-05-02 20:11:34
        
        I knew it was only a matter of time before you homed in on the first little whisper of dissent. ... by ER 2011-05-03 05:22:30
        
        We "examined" the issue for many months. Nobody's going to "examine" it now because the right party is holding ... by TB 2011-05-03 07:02:57
        
        So it really IS all about the tax cuts? by ER 2011-05-03 07:27:49
        
        You brought them up, not me. by TB 2011-05-03 10:05:10
      - Thankfully, god is on our side by FrankC 2011-05-02 19:12:36

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