Monday, 14 December 2009
News.......
Arghandab & The Battle for Kandahar by Michael Yon
A Memo To The Global Warming Cult
Why Britain faces a bleak future of food shortages
Capping Emissions, Trading On The Future
Taliban 'can be admired for religious conviction' says forces bishop
US special forces train Yemen army as Arab state becomes al-Qaeda 'reserve base'
Robert Mugabe threatens early end to Zimbabwe's coalition government
Iraq aims to displace Iran as second-largest oil exporter
Iran 'working on trigger for nuclear bomb'
Hugo Chavez plays Father Christmas with cut-price socialist toy fair
Netanyahu must decide whether to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities
and finally.....
Mall security staff will get police powers in Norwich
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Inflation. Bonds. Taxes.............from Rico
Ronnie Reagan said it best. Inflation is a hidden tax.
Bonds (USG debt) have lost investors 2.5% this year per the Merrill Lynch Treasury master Index. Do you wonder why (a) the USG is moving away from selling short-bonds to trying to sell long-bonds, or why (b) bond sales have become increasingly sloppy and weak as investors move away from the "safety" of US Bonds (USG debt)?
Fiat currencies. All of them. Want some? Having more of it as it becomes worth less, then worthless, hardly enthuses me. I think of it as losing money twice over: once as it devalues/debases, and a second time as inflation erodes it's purchasing power.
- Think Zimbabwe. Weimar.
You might pay a visit to the National Inflation Association at Inflation.us before it really arrives and bites hard.
BUSTED
North Korean Weapons Smuggling Aircraft Apprehended in Thailand, Crew Detained
Possible US involvement . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER
V-22 OSPREY FLYOVER
. . . at yesterdays Army-Navy game:
This one didn't make it over in the original mix, didn't make the earlier posting. -S.L.
Sunday, 13 December 2009
AMERICAs GAME
US PATRIOTs GAME
STORMBRINGER eyewitness account explores the meaning of the symbolic combat demonstrated at yesterday's 110th annual Army-Navy football game. 
AMERICAN TRAITORS
Young Americans, born and raised. Described by friends as "normal", "innocent, decent citizens", neighbors used terms like "good guy" and "friendly". Some were in college - above average students. Some had jobs. Some had Facebook pages filled with friends. Their families insist they never revealed a hint of extremism.
SitRep, and Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . STORMBRINGER
Blogger Rations...........
From left to right: Walnuts, Peanuts, Pistachios, Jelly Bellys, Twiglets, Jelly Babies, Licorice Allsorts, ANZAC cookies.
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The Sunday Best..........
Iraq: Projection and Analysis by DJ Elliott
UN Security Stops Journalist's Questions About ClimateGate
Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience
Once More from the Top, Barack!
Why Are Tiger’s Women Getting a Pass?
Rules Of Engagement Are A Dilemma For U.S. Troops
Berkeley Chancellor's Home Attacked by Torch-Bearing Mob: Governor Decries 'Terrorism'; Activists Pledge, 'Burn Every Rich Man’s House to the Ground'!
Think the Armed Forces Might Save the Republic? Think Twice
Christmas is cancelled
Town's last fisherman driven out of business by EU rules
Iranian scientist who vanished 'gave nuclear secrets' to UN inspectors sent to Qom site
Copenhagen climate summit descends into row as 350 protesters arrested
Augusto Pinochet's grandson runs in Chile's parliamentary elections
British Admiral: EU anti-piracy mission needs to be extended
Hundreds of bosses flee UK over 50% tax
Insurgent infiltrators terrorise Kabul's ruling class
Thais seize plane filled with weapons
Lessons in revolution, via YouTube
the Clarkypoos bit......
Sing about the fat man again and I’ll shoot Tiny Tim
and little Jimmy May
Come fly with me...
How to Sell Burgers..............
Burger King UK presents Singing in the shower
To Quote McDs 'I'm lovin it'!!
H/T JMH
Must Have Turkey Recipe..........
Ingredients:
1 whole turkey
1 large lemon, cut into halves
salt and pepper to taste
butter or olive oil, whichever you prefer
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Rub butter or oil over the skin of the turkey until it is completely coated.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and any other seasonings you prefer.
Take a knife and gently separate the skin from the breast meat;
Slide lemon halves under the skin with the peel side up, one on
each side. This way the juice from the lemon will release into the breasts.
Cover and bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove cover and continue
to roast until juices run clear, basting every 15-20 minutes.
If you've followed these steps correctly, your turkey should
look like the one in the picture.
Bon Appetit!
H/T Pete H
New Leader in PGA Money List.........
Elin Nordegren moved to the top of the money list on the PGA tour today after "beating" the world's #1 golfer.
The win came after the top golfer played several of the wrong holes and lost track of his score.
H/T Shelly
If Lawyers Wrote Christmas Stories
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS in Legalese
(Author unknown)
Whereas, on or about the night prior to Christmas, there did occur at a certain improved piece of real property (hereinafter "the House") a general lack of stirring by all creatures therein, including, but not limited to a mouse.
A variety of foot apparel, e.g., stocking, socks, etc., had been affixed by and around the chimney in said House in the hope and/or belief that St. Nick aka St. Nicholas aka Santa Claus (hereinafter "Claus") would arrive at sometime thereafter. The minor residents, i.e. the children, of the aforementioned House were located in their individual beds and were engaged in nocturnal hallucinations, i.e. dreams, wherein vision of confectionery treats, including, but not limited to, candies, nuts and/or sugar plums, did dance, cavort and otherwise appear in said dreams.
Whereupon the party of the first part (sometimes hereinafter referred to as ("I"), being the joint-owner in fee simple of the House with the party of the second part (hereinafter "Mamma"), and said Mamma had retired for a sustained period of sleep. (At such time, the parties were clad in various forms of headgear, e.g., kerchief and cap.
Suddenly, and without prior notice or warning, there did occur upon the unimproved real property adjacent and appurtenant to said House, i.e., the lawn, a certain disruption of unknown nature, cause and/or circumstance. The party of the first part did immediately rush to a window in the House to investigate the cause of such disturbance.
At that time, the party of the first part did observe, with some degree of wonder and/or disbelief, a miniature sleigh (hereinafter "the Vehicle") being pulled and/or drawn very rapidly through the air by approximately eight (8) reindeer. The driver of the Vehicle appeared to be and in fact was, the previously referenced Claus.
Said Claus was providing specific direction, instruction and guidance to the approximately eight (8) reindeer and specifically identified the animal co-conspirators by name: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner and Blitzen (hereinafter "the Deer"). (Upon information and belief, it is further asserted that an additional co- conspirator named "Rudolph" may have been involved.)
The party of the first part witnessed Claus, the Vehicle and the Deer intentionally and willfully trespass upon the roofs of several residences located adjacent to and in the vicinity of the House, and noted that the Vehicle was heavily laden with packages, toys and other items of unknown origin or nature. Suddenly, without prior invitation or permission, either express or implied, the Vehicle arrived at the House, and Claus entered said House via the chimney.
Said Claus was clad in a red fur suit, which was partially covered with residue from the chimney, and he carried a large sack containing a portion of the aforementioned packages, toys, and other unknown items. He was smoking what appeared to be tobacco in a small pipe in blatant violation of local ordinances and health regulations.
Claus did not speak, but immediately began to fill the stocking of the minor children, which hung adjacent to the chimney, with toys and other small gifts. (Said items did not, however, constitute "gifts" to said minor pursuant to the applicable provisions of the U.S. Tax Code.)
Upon completion of such task, Claus touched the side of his nose and flew, rose and/or ascended up the chimney of the House to the roof where the Vehicle and Deer waited and/or served as "lookouts." Claus immediately departed for an unknown destination.
However, prior to the departure of the Vehicle, Deer and Claus from said House, the party of the first part did hear Claus state and/or exclaim: "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!" Or words to that effect.
H/T Martin
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Supposedly true letters to Dear Abby:
Dear Abby,
A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid twenties. These two women go everywhere together, and I’ve never seen a man go into or leave their apartment. Do you think they could be Lebanese?
Dear Abby,
What can I do about all the Sex, Nudity, Fowl Language and Violence on my VCR?
Dear Abby,
I have a man I can’t trust. He cheats so much, I’m not even sure the baby I’m carrying is his.
Dear Abby,
I am a twenty-three year old liberated woman who has been on the pill for two years. It’s getting expensive and I think my boyfriend should share half the cost, but I don’t know him well enough to discuss money with him.
Dear Abby,
I’ve suspected that my husband has been fooling around, and when confronted with the evidence, he denied everything and said it would never happen again.
Dear Abby,
Our son writes that he is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised in a good Christian home turn against his own?
Dear Abby,
I joined the Navy to see the world. I’ve seen it. Now how do I get out?
Dear Abby,
My forty year old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50.00 an hour every week for two and a half years.He must be crazy.
Dear Abby,
I was married to Bill for three months and I didn’t know he drank until one night he came home sober.
Dear Abby,
My mother is mean and short tempered I think she is going through mental pause.
Dear Abby,
You told some woman whose husband had lost all interest in sex to send him to a doctor. Well, my husband lost all interest in sex and he is a doctor. Now what do I do?
H/T DML
Hopen-change and the S&P 500 plus gold..........from Rico
I think the S&P is overvalued by about 100%.
I also think the recession vs, depression debate is merely semantics, and a distraction from the redistribution of wealth from YOU to anybody else the Pelosi/Obama-Soetero gooverment chooses (think ACORN, victims, et al).
Change? Sure!!! We CAN become the 'next' Bangladesh, that socialist workers paradise!
Welcome to paradise and the green shoots of 'recovery' suckahs!!! Mugs!!!
Sell me your gold, OK?
Saturday, 12 December 2009
CALL IT WHAT IT IS - TERRORISM
Political correctness is what got our soldiers killed at Fort Hood.
LT. GEN. BOYKIN TELLS IT LIKE IT IS:
Before the attack nobody wanted to call Hasan out as a Muslim extremist - even though he was transmitting in all directions buzzwords and ideology sympathetic to the al Qaeda cause - and incredibly, even AFTER the attack they're STILL hesitant to call him out as a Muslim Terrorist.
- STORMBRINGER
S.L.
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Remember When??
Remember when Ronald Reagan was President and we had Bob Hope and Johnny Cash...?
Now Obama is President and we have no Hope or Cash!!!
H/T Martin
