Jan 2 2010

Obama and Yemen (cont’d)

The White House spin on Yemen continues. Today, a “senior administration official” tells Mike Allen that the administration has been getting tough in Yemen for a year.
Throughout this year, the President has urged greater focus on and investment in the fight against al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and on support for the Government [...]

Nov 13 2009

"I Reject Your Reality…"

“…And substitute my own!”
So reads a t-shirt often worn by Adam Savage, one of the two original starts of the Discovery Channel’s series Mythbusters, which I have slavishly watched since the very first episode (I think that was the episode where they busted the myth of the rocket-propelled car launching into the air).
The tee commemorates [...]

Oct 6 2009

Obamunism: See No Wisdom, Hear No Wisdom, Speak No Wisdom

And in the meanwhile, the New York Times reports that Barack H. Obama (or one of his minions) has muzzled Gen. David Petraeus, who remains Commander of CENTCOM but appears unappetizing to the powers that be in the D. of C.:
General Petraeus’s aides now privately call him “Dave the Dull,” and say he has largely [...]