Monthly Archives: October 2017

Ted Cruz on North Korea

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Ted Cruz has an editorial about North Korea in Sunday’s New York Times. On Oct. 31, the State Department faces a critical decision in our relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Iran-Russia-North Korea sanctions bill enacted in … Continue reading →

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Ted Cruz Debates Bernie Sanders

Posted on October 22, 2017 by Lawrence Person

One year too late, here’s the match-up many on the left and right wanted to see during the 2016 Presidential election: Ted Cruz vs. Bernie Sanders. They debated on CNN on Thursday. If (like me) you don’t have cable, here’s … Continue reading →

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Happy 111th Birthday to Veteran Richard Overton!

Posted on October 21, 2017 by Lawrence Person

BattleSwarmBlog would like to wish a happy (belated) 111th birthday to fellow Austinite Richard Overton, who, at the spry age of 111, is America’s oldest living veteran! Another point of congratulation: After 70 years in the same house in Austin, … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for October 20, 2017

Posted on October 20, 2017 by Lawrence Person

Enjoy another complimentary Friday LinkSwarm: The Imran Awan scandal could result in hundreds of federal charges. (Hat tip: Director Blue.) Remember Fusion GPS, the opposition research firm that came up with the ludicrously fake Trump Dossier? They were called to … Continue reading →

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Guns, Tyranny and Asymmetrical Warfare

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Lawrence Person

One Standard Anti-Second Amendment Talking Point is that the Second Amendment is outdated and can’t possibly provide a bulwark against tyranny, because no group of citizens armed merely with legal firearms could possibly stand up to the technological might of … Continue reading →

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Raqqa Liberated

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Lawrence Person

The onetime capital of the short-lived caliphate of the Islamic Republic of Iraq and Syria has been completely liberated by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces: A US-backed alliance of Syrian Kurdish and Arab fighters says it has taken full control … Continue reading →

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Clinton Corruption Update for October 17, 2017

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Lawrence Person

There’s a bushel of news on Hillary Clinton scandals, both old (uranium!) and new (Harvey Weinstein!): Remember the Russian uranium sale scandal? It’s back! Before the Obama administration approved a controversial deal in 2010 giving Moscow control of a large … Continue reading →

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Al Qaeda Affiliated Group Kills 276 in Somalia

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Lawrence Person

A truck bomb thought to be the work of the al Qaeda affiliated al-Shabaab terrorist group killed at least 276 people in Mogadishu, Somalia. Background on al-Shabaab: It emerged as the radical youth wing of Somalia’s now-defunct Union of Islamic … Continue reading →

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Debunking the No True Communism Fallacy

Posted on October 15, 2017 by Lawrence Person

In case you missed it, Jonah Goldberg did a really nice job dismantling the New York Times gauzy, nostalgic take on communism. It’s an incredibly useful debating tactic to say that every failed socialist country wasn’t really socialist because it … Continue reading →

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Raqqa’s Fall: “Hours or Days”

Posted on October 14, 2017 by Lawrence Person

“Islamic State is on the verge of defeat in Syria’s Raqqa and a deal has been reached to evacuate civilians and Islamic State fighters, but not foreign militants, the U.S-led coalition fighting ISIS said on Saturday.” Here’s the Syria LiveMap … Continue reading →

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