Category Archives: Foreign Policy

Mark Steyn on The Greek’s Welfare State Tragedy (And Our Own)

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’ve talked about the problems facing countries like Greece and Spain before. The problem with this Mark Steyn piece isn’t what to quote, but rather what not to quote. It’s filled with the usual Steyn pith, vigor, and remorseless demographic … Continue reading →

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Socialism Works Its Usual Magic In Spain

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Lawrence Person

You may have heard about how Greece is fuxored thanks to a combination of high taxes, stagnant economy, restrictive job rules, and widespread tax evasion. Indeed, the sins of the Greeks may be enough to bring the Euro crashing down. … Continue reading →

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El Paso vs. Juarez

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Lawrence Person

I’m not big on linking to The New York Times, and this is the sort of story that Dwight over at Whipped Cream Difficulties covers more than I, but this article reveals some pretty shocking details about the drug war … Continue reading →

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Assault Breacher Vehicle

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Lawrence Person

There was a Fark thread on the Assault Breacher Vehicle being used in Afghanistan, but the linked article failed to mention it was a modified M1 tank. (I’m guessing that the submunitions shown at 3:15 are smoke grenades.)

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Kabul Under Heavy Attack

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Lawrence Person

Stratfor is reporting that the Taliban have launched a major attack on downtown Kabul. I’m mentioning it here because it doesn’t seem to have received a lot of media attention. Yes, there is still a War on Terror/War on Islamofascism … Continue reading →

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North Koreans start to protest

Posted on December 10, 2009 by Lawrence Person

This is huge news. The indispensable Claudia Rosett has details: “The plan has entailed issuing new banknotes, lopping off two zeroes, so 1,000 won becomes 10. People were given just one week to swap old money for new, after which … Continue reading →

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Climategate Update

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Lots and lots of people have been going through the CRU material mentioned before. Here’s a rather extensive analysis by Marc Sheppard over at American Thinker as to why the “nothing to see here” line on the various hacks and … Continue reading →

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Obama, Afghanistan, and the Pakistani ISI

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Lawrence Person

George Friedman at Stratfor on Obama’s plans for Afghanistan and the parallels with Vietnam. He notes that US/ARVN forces were never defeated by the NVA, but that the NVA won because of their superior intelligence thanks to widespread penetration of … Continue reading →

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Half-Blind Squirrel Finds Acorn (not ACORN)

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Lawrence Person

I’ve often fantasized about being elected President. (I suspect I’m not alone among political pundits in this regard. But I have a cunning master plan. &#60strokes white cat&#62Soon, my precious, soon!&#60&#47strokes white cat&#62. One thing I’ve thought about is answering … Continue reading →

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Fun With Lawsuits

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Lawrence Person

Step 1. Journalist accuses National Iranian American Council (NIAC) of lobbying for the Iranian government (a no-no under federal law) Step 2. NAIC sues journalist. Step 3. Journalist files discovery motion against NAIC. Step 4. Discovered emails prove NAIC is … Continue reading →

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