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A Revolutionary Speech by the Secretary of Defense

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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking at West Point today…

In my opinion, any future Defense Secretary who advises the President to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should ‘have his head examined,’ as General MacArthur so delicately put it.”

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates wasn’t just cobbling together yet another version of the wishy-washy “Powell Doctrine” enunciated once upon a time by the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell, with all its easily miscontrued conditions: Is a vital national security interest threatened? Do we have a clear attainable objective?

Yes, of course the Vietcong, the Taliban, Saddam Hussein, penguins, liberals, and lolcats threaten vital national security interests!

This shit meant nothing, not even to the whore/general who dreamed it up and then turned into a cheerleader for invading Iraq, the Land of Imaginary Weapons of Mass Destruction!

But there isn’t nearly as much wiggle-room about a big American army in Asia!

Or Africa!

Or the Middle East!

“Don’t go there!”

And after enunciating the “Gates Doctrine,” Gates launched a full-tilt attack on the bureaucratic imbecility of the Pentagon!

To find inspiring work for its young officers after combat deployments, the Army must encourage unusual career detours, Mr. Gates said, endorsing graduate study, teaching or duty in a policy research institute, Congressional office or other branch of government. The defense secretary urged the cadets to master foreign languages and cultures.

Mr. Gates said his main worry was that the Army might not overcome institutional bias that favored traditional career paths. He urged the service to “break up the institutional concrete, its bureaucratic rigidity in its assignments and promotion processes, in order to retain, challenge, and inspire its best, brightest, and most-battled tested young officers to lead the service in the future.”

Master foreign languages and cultures!

War as a liberal art!

What next? A Department of Peace, and an honest citizen for President instead of a cowardly, sadistic thug like George W. Bush, or a sociopathic con-man like Barack Obama?

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Solidarity Saturday

Tomorrow, Saturday, starting at noon there will be solidarity rallies for Wisconson workers at every Statehouse in America as well as some other locations.  Moveon.org has this handy tool that will help you find one close to you.

If you happen to have a cheesehead it would certainly be appropriate and how many times can you say that?  Moveon suggests Badger colors (red and white) perhaps because red is a labor color, I don’t think Packer green and gold would be out of place either (they are unionized and currently in negotiations with management).

I do seriously encourage any who can to take the time and attend.  It is my hope that this will be as large as the demonstrations in favor of immigration and against the war in Iraq.

Thank you in advance.

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Below the fold a message from Bob Fertik of Democracy.com.

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New Zealand earthquake: ‘slim chance’ of further survivors



Emergency services continue earthquake rescue efforts but no survivors found in last 24 hours

Toby Manhire in Christchurch

The Guardian, Friday 25 February 2011


As the death toll from Tuesday’s earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, continues to rise, the authorities have admitted that the chances of finding further survivors are increasingly slim.

With 113 people confirmed dead, including two babies, and more than 200 people still missing, civil defence minister John Carter said: “We’re still hopeful, but it’s getting less and less likely.”

The bleak warning came as one of two Britons confirmed dead in the quake was named as Gregory Tobin, 25, a chef, from Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Tobin had been on a round-the-world trip and was believed to have been working temporarily at a garage in Christchurch. One tribute on his Facebook page read: “Such a nice guy and at such a young age.”

Is Barack Obama a Sociopathic Con-Man?

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Is Barack Obama a sociopathic con-man?

 

 

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Time for a break from poetry…in order to create some art.

Better Than You island doesn’t exist. And if it does it’s full of idiots, looking over their shoulder for the next idiot to arrive.

–David Whitehouse



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Supporting freedom overseas, but not at home

  The president supports a liberation movement overseas, one in which local labor unions played a key roll.

 Meanwhile, labor unions are being crushed here at home and Washington politicians are largely hostile to citizens standing up for their rights.

 As Ted Rall put it: If irony were money, we’d all be rich.

 Am I talking about Egypt and Wisconsin today? I could be, but I’m not.

Instead I’m talking about events that happened two and three decades ago.

Supporting freedom overseas, but not at home

  The president supports a liberation movement overseas, one in which local labors unions played a key roll.

 Meanwhile, labor unions are being crushed here at home and Washington politicians are largely hostile to citizens standing up for their rights.

 Am I talking about Egypt and Wisconsin today? I could be, but I’m not.

Instead I’m talking about events that happens two and three decades ago.

 The one certainty in American politics is that freedom overseas is generally supported, but rarely supported when it means the people the politicians actually represent.

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