Wednesday, 21 November 2012
A Thanksgiving story about living life!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
This is a Thanksgiving story that uses analogy to show us what is really important in life and what is simply filler!
Read it at The Political Commentator here.
Monkey business.......................from Rico
This was a bit of "monkey business" I think, especially in view of the 'now you see it, now you don't' erasure of the event from the charts hours later.
Flash crash or flash smash is the question.
- I can hear the Cartel saying it was just a "glitch"...but if it was WHY cover-up the tracks afterward?
Note the time.
- This happened in the very thinly-traded electronic market. An HFT algo ran the stops to trigger 'sell' algo's, triggering someone else's 'buy' algo's.
- Someone somewhere just 'lost' a lot of money, and someone somewhere just 'made' a lot of money. In plain sight, in the dead of night.
Coincidence or Plan B (try, try again)?
- The Bernank spoke that day, and the manipulators raided the PM's to no great success simultaneus with his speech.
- Many adults will NOT even bother to come to work today trading the markets having already started their holiday break yesterday, and those that do will put in a short trading day and be gone by or before noon.
Ann Barnhardt was correct to say "get out of the markets" and that anyone who didn't was on drugs or stupid.
- This is just one more example of the game being 'rigged' by the house, and any retail Muppets still playing in the casino are being steadily fleeced by the crooks.
My estimate of KRG/GoI fight.....................by DJ Elliott
Neither side is ready. What we are seeing is longterm prepatory moves vice short-term conflict moves.
1.While neither side is currently ready, IA has more resources in the long run than KRG. The IA has effective parity ATT with the planned RGBs.
2.As the FP takes over internal security in various locations, the IA will be freed up for deployment - this is the delay. FP is not expanding fast enough. This will eventually allow the IA to concentrate.
3.The IA needs to shift forces in the north that they cannot trust vs KRG to southern locations, while shifting forces the GoI can trust against the KRG to replace them.
4.The IA needs to train on new equipment. This is especially true of the 12th Div in Kirkuk - May be politically dependable but, too green and only recently equipped with some armor. Only the IA 9th Div is really ready - the rest are still shaking-down on new equipment and only started training in conventional combined arms during the last year.
5.The IA also need more training time on the new equipment and needs more heavy weapons. Primarily Artillery - vs the KRG, Artillery is the biggest shortage.
6.While the same can be said for the RGBs, they are actually matching training timelines with the IA - retraining/reorganizing as many RGBs as the IA in the same timeframe. Their problem is they have a lower final end-strength and less access to heavy weapons.
7.Additional time to fully set up sustainment is needed for the IA. KRG has the advantage here - interior lines. Without effective air strength - the IA has no way of neutralizing the KRGs advantage of interior lines.
8.Maliki is talking joint patrols in the disputed zone. Smart move. Looks like a compromise but, has the effect of pinning [corseting] the RGBs to an equal force of IA. In any KRG/GoI conflict, this would reduce the KRG flexabillity - thus allowing the IA to move additional forces in and defeat in detail. Also, it would draw most of the RGBs into more favorable terrain for the IA. Again, needs time to set up.
This is IA/GoI political and battlefield prep for the future - 1-2 years minimum.
Any fight before the IA is ready, could be very iffy for the GoI.
If the fight starts this year - the KRG has a good chance of winning against the IA.
The KRG's problem is Iran and Turkey...
Tel Aviv bus bombing: Because you cannot negotiate with terrorists!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
The bus bombing in Tel Aviv today drives home the point that you cannot negotiate with terrorists!
Read the article at The Political Commentator here.
News...........
Seventy-One Year Old Army Boxing Champ Floors Punk
CDR Salamander: The Strategic Shift You Have Yet to Feel
Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. November 20, 2012
Syrian jihadist groups reject rebel council, call for Islamic state
CBS: Intel office cut terror links from Rice briefing
Hamas Publicly Executes Six ‘Suspected Collaborators’ With Israel
Iraq puts Army on highest alert, mobilizes forces to disputed territories
Special Coverage on Stand-off between Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Region
Oh What a Tangled Web - What did Obama know and when did he know it? By Victor Davis Hanson
Benghazi, Gaza, and the Killers of CNN
BLACKFIVE: Legal rationale for Israeli self defense
States deciding what to do with their pieces of the energy pie
Theft of sacred rock drawings stuns California tribe, federal officials
U.S. to fund small, modular nuclear reactors
Operation Pillar of Defense (Day Seven)
Chart of the day: The freaky deaky red state/blue state traffic fatality comparison
THANKSGIVING Hope
Briton stars in Somali terror videos
'Terrorist' explosion on Tel Aviv bus wounds 10
Argentina: Kirchner's popularity in freefall amid new mass protest
Benghazi security chief assassinated
France ends combat operations in Afghanistan
Thirst for Revenge - Syrian Rebels Have Lost Their Innocence
Hamas Can Replenish Arsenal -- If Egypt Lets It
Is Obama Selling Out the King of Jordan to the Muslim Brotherhood?
Middle East Burning by Daniel Greenfield
Hamas militants may have received new weapons from Iran through Sudan
At least 25 injured, 5 seriously, in Tel Aviv bus bombing. Alert for more attacks
The Three Evil Pillars Of The Palestinian Jihadist War Strategy
Obama’s Top Ten Alternative Ways to Tax Rich People
A Hurricane of Global Warming Lies
Wen Jiabao adamant on South China Sea claim
Yet more (real) news
OWW: Thanks to the American Warriors!...from Mike Haltman at TPC
Nassau County Firefighters Operation Wounded Warrior raises money to purchase and provide some of the basic daily necessities to disabled military veterans at Walter Reed, Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune. Donate whatever you can to this great cause!
Read the article at The Political Commentator here and as we celebrate Thanksgiving remember those who have fought and given so much of themselves to protect our American way of life!
Hamas Kills 6 Suspected 'Spies': Corpse of Collaborator Tied to Back of Motorcycle and Dragged Through Gaza City
Report: "Gaza's Motorcycle Lynch Mob."
CAUTION: Graphic images and video at the link.
Hostess to Liquidate After Mediation Fails
Well, it's likely the company will sell off the Twinkie brand to regional concerns, so folks will still be able to get their hands on some treats --- if the freakin' union goons down destroy those follow-up bakeries too!
More here: "Hostess Unwinds Operations, Big Labor Costs 18,500 Workers Their Jobs."
The union thugs were getting $22 an hour, and the company was paying $100 million annually into the pension fund.
Don't believe the lying progressive freaks, who're blaming it on "Romney-style capitalism." Greedy thuggish big labor killed the Twinkie.
First Nations agree their leaders must do better..............from Mischa Popoff
My last column elicited a broad spectrum of responses. You’ll recall it was critical of NDP MP Romeo Saganash for attempting to board a plane while drunk, and also critical of top-notch First Nations leaders who remain trapped in the confines of their band offices.
An old friend was the first to contact me, accusing me of “borderline racism.” This was quite puzzling, especially when he informed me he was himself part First Nations. “Well that’s nice,” I said, “but who cares?”
The fact that my friend is himself part of the same race as Saganash is completely irrelevant. If what I had written was even remotely discriminatory against people based on race, any member of any race would be able to point it out with equal efficacy.
Instead there were positive responses, ironically enough, from members of Canada’s First Nations community. One member of the Westbank First Nations, who prefers to remain anonymous, said, “What a fine piece of journalism you wrote in The Daily Courier. That was by far one of the best I've read. It's very true, [but] people like to be liked and don't want to rock the boat. Please continue to write like that. Good for you on that!”
John Lagimodiere, the Métis editor of Eagle Feather News, also appreciated my candor and plans to run the piece. I can’t wait to hear what his readers think of my view of Saganash and my criticism of some of the best business leaders in the country who won’t run for provincial or federal office.
Indian Chiefs in Canada cover the gamut from highly skilled, competent and visionary, to totally incompetent and corrupt, with little in between. This is bad for Canada as a whole, but very bad for Canada’s First Nations people. And, judging by the two who wrote in support of my column, I’m not the only one to notice this dichotomy.
Then there were the editors of The Strand, Victoria University’s student newspaper. They wrote saying, “Please don't send us any more of your racist drivel, thanks.” It’s a complete shame to see how narrow-minded Canada’s next generation of intellectuals is shaping up to be. They clearly didn’t even read my column, or if they did, failed to comprehend it. And I’m not sure which is worse from an academic perspective.
As for my friend who’s part First Nations and thinks I’m at risk of crossing the line into racism, well, he will remain a friend, but with the following proviso: I’m not the one who’s bordering on racism; it is, potentially, you who is my friend.
The unwillingness on some people’s part to look at the Saganash case for what it is shows the greatest of disrespect to First Nations people. Saganash is an example of an incompetent First-Nations politician who either has to clean up his act or resign! But, sadly, the willingness of his boss, New Democrat Party leader Thomas Mulcair, to give him a free pass is a salient example of the soft racism that prevents many bright young First Nations people from taking leadership positions in Canada.
There’s nothing wrong with aspiring to a leadership position within a band office. But what good does that do anyone, regardless of their race, if that becomes an end in itself and all we see is someone like Saganash indulging himself, and getting away with it, outside the confines of this nation’s nanny reserve system?
I ended my last column saying “Canada's First Nations deserve better. So does the rest of Canada.” Saganash could still turn things around by coming clean and admitting his failings. We all have our problems. But the biggest problem is when we don’t own up to them, or recognize them in others because of their race. Then everyone suffers.
This Democracy
Mischa Popoff is a freelance political writer with a degree in history.
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
The Seven-Day War?...............from Dan Friedman
If, as reported, an Egyptian-brokered truce is in the works, then Israel will have again reverted to type and plucked defeat out of the jaws of victory. It’s the same hackneyed scenario we’ve seen since 1948. Israel has always let their mortal enemies live to fight another day. In Hollywood, as in the Middle East, this latest production is designed to set the stage for another sequel, and in turn, beefs-up the immensely profitable franchise known as the Arab-Israeli conflict – the longest running series since the 100 Years’ War.
In a perverse way, it makes one look forward to Iran’s announcement that they’ve finished work on a few H-bombs. That’s probably the one thing that will keep the Israeli “leadership” honest and end this charade once and for all. Or maybe not
Late News..............
Twinkie cliff avoided? Hostess and bakers agree to mediation
BLACKFIVE: Sequestration? Fiscal cliff? Either way, the military and veterans are going to "pay"
CBS: "Office of the DNI" cut al-Qaeda and terrorism references from Benghazi talking points
Proposed Bill to Change Provincial Borders Causes Fear of Ethnic Tensions
Rapid Fire Nov. 20, 2012: Honeywell Plans for Almost Full Sequester
Military spouses stay mum on the subject of infidelity
Iraq Seeks Up to 30 General Dynamics Stryker Vehicles
Iraqi forces head for Kirkuk to strengthen military deployment
Ban urged on killer robots
Iraq wants to return obligatory military service
The U.N. Tilt to Terrorists
FBI raids Detroit Public Library main offices
Iraqi PM Agrees to Form Joint Military Command with Kurds
Islamic hardliners announce fatwa on Malala Yousafzai
Administration unveils health care regulations
What Price Will Obama Make Israel Pay?
Senate bill rewrite lets feds read your e-mail without warrants
Hamas Says Ceasefire In Place, Israel Denies Hamas can't spell ceasefire
Mr. President: N. Korea is not Burma
Obama’s Top Ten Alternative Ways to Tax Rich People
The Three Evil Pillars Of The Palestinian Jihadist War Strategy
Perfidy: Meet The UnJews....................from Dan Friedman
Below is an email just received from an American residing in Israel. He served in the IDF, and his son is serving now. He is also a scientist who has worked with the Pentagon and numerous American defense contractors. I use him as a source because over years of correspondence he’s made the right call on the big things and the small.
If, as reported, an Egyptian-brokered truce is in the works, then Israel will have again reverted to type and plucked defeat out of the jaws of victory. It’s the same hackneyed scenario we’ve seen since 1948. Israel has always let their mortal enemies live to fight another day. In Hollywood, as in the Middle East, this latest production is designed to set the stage for another sequel, and in turn, beefs-up the immensely profitable franchise known as the Arab-Israeli conflict – the longest running series since the 100 Years’ War.
In a perverse way, it makes one look forward to Iran’s announcement that they’ve finished work on a few H-bombs. That’s probably the one thing that will keep the Israeli “leadership” honest and end this charade once and for all. Or maybe not.
Dan Friedman
NYC
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