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As readers of my Old Jarhead Blog know, my personal reading
is focused on history, politics and economics, professional reading on
management and healthcare. But sometimes I need a break, and nothing is better
for that than one of Tom Kratman's military science fiction novels. Of course,
Kratman is not entirely a "break" from reading about politics or the
military, but he is enthralling. Carnifex
is a sequel to A Desert Called Peace"
and like all good sequels, it can stand on its own. But if you haven't read Desert, you'll be doing yourself a favor
if you read it first. Kratman is a retired Army LtCol, and one would expect his
mastery of the feel of close infantry combat to be good. But in this book, he
shows equal understanding of war at sea and in the air. His detailed plotting
and fully believable characters will hold you through this long novel, full of
the twists and turns of a global conflict on several fronts. It is the Earth
and all our problems, including the "War on Terror," set on a distant
planet, centuries in the future. But the "War on Terror" (or perhaps
better the "War against Salafist Jihadism") on Nova
Terra is being fought by some men who
are as ruthless as hard as the terrorists in defense of family and freedom,
despite the hand-wringing of the usual collection of progressives. This is the third
Kratman novel I've read. The first was Caliphate,
which I also recommend, about the war here after a terror nuke strike on the US . I have
others waiting for when the non-fiction pile shows a little light--or the brain
needs a change of pace. One is surprised that he can turn out novels so
rapidly, at such a high quality of writing. After reading his books, rich with
his philosophy of leadership, this old Marine would have been proud to sever
under Kratman's command. Whether I would have measured up to his standards is
another question, beyond knowing at this stage of my life. Lastly, the Author's
Afterword in Carnifex is a bonus, and
worth alone what you will pay for the book. Send it to your Congresscritter.
Ilana Mercer's Into the Cannibal's Pot: Lessons for America from Post-Apartheid South Africa
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/ilana_mercers_into_the_cannibals_pot_lessons_for_america_from_post-apartheid_south_africa.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/ilana_mercers_into_the_cannibals_pot_lessons_for_america_from_post-apartheid_south_africa.html
Excerpt: And the ugly fact is that whatever can be said of
apartheid, by virtually every measure -- especially rates of crime -- the new
South Africa is exponentially worst than the old. Doubtless, stripped of all of
the hideous details regarding the quality of life that serve to distinguish
post-apartheid South Africa from its counterpart of yesteryear -- astronomical
rates of crime, corrupt and incompetent government, etc.
-- Cannibal loses its identity as the work that it
is.
What 'These Hands'
Can Produce by William R. Mann
Excerpt: It will no longer do for apologist media
propagandists and pundits to claim that Mr. Obama is simply unschooled in the
tenets of free enterprise. Mr. Obama’s comments of recent months have
increasingly unmasked his agenda. It should be painfully clear to the casual
observer that Mr. Obama’s “Fundamental Transformation of America” is nothing
less than destroying the free enterprise system in America ,
redistributing income, installing a series of socialist labor fronts, and
creating a syndicalism dream that Mussolini could never have achieved in Italy .
The Commie's Commie. By Herbert E. Meyer
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_commies_commie.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/the_commies_commie.html
Excerpt: The Communist who's the subject of the stunning new
biography by Paul Kengor is Frank Marshall Davis. He's the black poet,
journalist, and activist whom the young Barack Obama hung out with as a
teenager in Hawaii, then wrote a weird, disturbingly affectionate poem about
entitled "Pop" while a student at Occidental College. He's the
man whom President Obama describes as his mentor in the latter's
autobiography, Dreams from My Father.
Excerpt: Americans may think they know what President Obama
would do if he wins four more years. But, in reality, they have no idea just
how radical and far-reaching his agenda would be. Obama himself has been clear
about using another term to “reform” our financial sector and ensure the
implementation of ObamaCare. (If the Kulaks don't go along with the people...
~Bob.)
The top 10 most shocking courses offered on college campuses.
By Christine Rousselle
Excerpt: Campus Reform has compiled a list of the top ten
most shocking courses being offered on college campuses. Here they are: (I got
this article from a friend of mine who is a psychologist in the military. He
recently had a First Lieutenant recently as a patient and reviewed his college
transcript. ALL courses like these - not kidding. Not a SINGLE math course,
"hard science" course, business course, critical thinking course or
anything. And I wonder how much that man or his parents paid for the
"education". But what is worse and not shown in this list of extreme
courses are the ones that don't sound too bad, but really are. I refer for
instance to History courses that have as their underlying principle that this
country was founded by nasty rich White men who started policies of
enslavement, land theft, exploitation, and genocide that are the basis of our
prosperity today. So that our modern history is one of imperialism, racism, and
terrorism. These courses are worse than the crazy ones, since they don't just
leave empty heads, but heads full of anti-American zeal. And we see the results
of such indoctrination all around us these days. --Del )
Worth Viewing: How To Stop a Massacre: Surveillance
Video Reveals Simple, Low-Cost Solution That Works Everywhere. By Mike Adams
Excerpt: The answer is
revealed in the stunning short video shown below. This remarkable solution:
(This really works. ~Bob.)
Olympics Kick Off
With Tribute to Socialized Medicine
http://godfatherpolitics.com/6350/olympics-kick-off-with-tribute-to-socialized-medicine/
Excerpt: God bless the Brits. Theirs was the country that gave birth to theUnited States .
http://godfatherpolitics.com/6350/olympics-kick-off-with-tribute-to-socialized-medicine/
Excerpt: God bless the Brits. Theirs was the country that gave birth to the
Excerpt: In fact, to the extent it addressed Ms. Abedin,
the letter sent
to the State Department’s inspector general by five House conservatives
actually understated the case. The letter averred that Abedin “has three family
members — her late father, her mother and her brother — connected to Muslim
Brotherhood operatives and/or organizations.” It turns out, however,
that Abedin herself is directly connected to Abdullah Omar Naseef, a major
Muslim Brotherhood figure involved in the financing of al-Qaeda.
The 1.5% Presidency:
Growth stumbles for the third time in this Less Than Great Recovery.
Excerpt: President Obama didn't comment on Friday's report
of declining growth in the second quarter, and that's no surprise. The
economic story of his Presidency is by now familiar: a plodding recovery that
has taken its third dip in three years and is barely raising incomes for most
Americans.
One of American's
foremost strategists says the era of liberal democracy is in jeopardy, and the
historical norm of dominance by great powers will return if the U.S.
Excerpt: And he is worried that Americans increasingly don't
understand how special the modern era has been or their own crucial role in
developing and securing it. To
some, the Obama's administration's desire to "lead from behind" and
seek United Nations approval for actions abroad represents an appropriate
retreat to a more humble American posture. Mr. Hill, by contrast, sees the
possible end of a great era of human rights and democracy promotion the likes
of which the planet has never seen.
Excerpt: A federal judge on Friday granted a temporary
injunction sought by Catholic owners of a Colorado heating-and-cooling company who had
objected to new federal requirements that they provide contraception coverage
in workers' health-insurance plans.
Contraceptive
Mandate Suffers Court Blow as Catholic Business Wins Crucial Court Case
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Hercules-contraceptive-court-insurance/2012/07/27/id/446844?s=al&promo_code=F97B-1
Excerpt: A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obama's new healthcare mandate that private employers provide employees with insurance coverage of birth control, a Colorado federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge John Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the government from the enforcing the contraception requirement against the religious owners of Hercules Industries Inc, a private manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Hercules-contraceptive-court-insurance/2012/07/27/id/446844?s=al&promo_code=F97B-1
Excerpt: A Colorado business owned by a Catholic family does not have to comply with President Barack Obama's new healthcare mandate that private employers provide employees with insurance coverage of birth control, a Colorado federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge John Kane in Denver temporarily blocked the government from the enforcing the contraception requirement against the religious owners of Hercules Industries Inc, a private manufacturer of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment.
Gun Control Misfires:
A Tale of Four Cities
Excerpt: New York Mayor and Soda Nazi Michael Bloomberg has
urged police officers to go on strike until all privately held handguns are
turned in, which sounds like an exceptionally good idea in New York, which has
been experiencing a summer rash of shootings. I’m sure the criminals could use
the stress reduction, and residents will feel much safer knowing they won’t
have to worry about shooting themselves in the foot while waiting for the
police to come deal with a robber in the living room. Gun control doesn’t work
for a lot of reasons that are clear to anybody who is susceptible to logic.
Letter: Koran says we
can't all just get along
http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=36&SubsectionID=73&ArticleID=109150 Excerpt:
When Muhammad took control of Mecca ,
he destroyed all of the idols except the stone deity, the Moon God, Allah. That
sacred black stone had presumably come down from heaven, perhaps it was a
meteorite. So, you see, Allah has no connection with the one true living God of
the Christians and Jews. How can we best define Islam? I do not believe it
qualifies as a religion. Dr. Robert Morey says it best: "Islam is the
deification of seventh-century Arabian culture" ("Islamic
Invasion," Harvest House Publishers, 1992).
Four Little Words:
Why the Obama campaign is suddenly so worried.
Excerpt: What's the difference between a calm and cool
Barack Obama, and a rattled and worried Barack Obama? Four words, it turns out.
"You didn't build that" is swelling to such heights that it has the
president somewhere unprecedented: on defense.
The Muslim
Brotherhood's American Defenders. By Caroline Glick
Excerpt: On Wednesday, John Brennan, US President Barack Obama's assistant for
homeland security and counterterrorism, made a quick trip to Israel to discuss Hezbollah's massacre of Israeli
tourists in Burgas , Bulgaria
Hopefully it was an instructive meeting for the senior US
official, although his Israeli interlocutors were undoubtedly dumbstruck by how
difficult it was to communicate with him. Unlike previous US counterterror officials, Brennan does not
share Israel 's
understanding of Middle Eastern terrorism.
Worth Reading
Excerpt: As I continue to read about the terrible tragedy in
Aurora, Colorado, I can’t help but think there’s some lessons from my time as a
Navy SEAL that I can pass on to the average citizen. I want to make sure that
the victims of the Aurora
do not suffer or die in vain. As a country, we need to learn from this tragedy,
raise awareness, and save lives in the future. So here goes…
The Biden family
business: Joe’s 1 percent kids. By Michelle Malkin
Excerpt: Vice President Joe Biden, America ’s textbook Beltway barnacle, still
labors under the illusion that he’s America ’s middle-class Everyman.
And now, he’s gone and dragged his adult children into the land of Democratic
make-believe. This is a BFD: a Biden Fabulist Dud. As usual with White House
class-warfare demagoguery, reality doesn’t fit the wealth-bashing narrative.
Obama Holds First
Cabinet Meeting Since January. By Daniel Halper
Excerpt: Today at the WH, Pres Obama convenes a Cabinet
meeting - 18th of his presidency, first one since Jan 31st. So it appears, like
the president's jobs council, his cabinet has been focusing on jobs. And, like
the jobs council, the president hasn't held a cabinet meeting in over the last
six months. (Must have rained out his tee time. ~Bob.)
Excerpt: A dozen passport officials have been suspended. An
aide said Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and President Asif Ali Zardari were
appalled after we exposed corrupt officials offering potential terrorists the
chance to sneak into Britain
with the Pakistan
Olympic squad. (And Romney was slammed for worrying how the Olympics would turn
out? ~Bob.)
Excerpt: "Forbidden to you are your mothers and
daughters, your sisters, your aunts paternal and maternal, your brother's
daughters, your sister's daughters, your mothers who have given suck to you,
your suckling sisters, your wives' mothers, your stepdaughters who are in your
care being born of your wives you have been in to -- but if you have not yet
been in to them it is no fault in you - and the spouses of your sons who are of
your loins, and that you should take to you two sisters together, unless it be
a thing of the past; God is All-forgiving, All-compassionate; and wedded
women, save what your right hands
own." (Qur'an 4:23-24)
Sri Lankan at Risk of
Being Beheaded for Praying to Buddha
Excerpt: A Sri Lankan youth employed as a domestic aid has
been arrested in Saudi
Arabia for praying to a statue of Lord
Buddha, which is considered an offence according to Islamic Sharia law.
Excerpt: The Lebanese judo team forced International Olympic
Committee officials to erect a barrier between themselves and the Israeli judo
squad, Friday afternoon in London ,
just hours before the Games’ opening ceremony, reports Israeli daily Yediot
Ahronot.
Excerpt: A woman was shot dead on July 20 by her brother, a
police constable, for not withdrawing a case registered against him in April. Tariq
Shah, their elder brother of the deceased, said Najma, 35, part of the Sharqpur Inter College
Churches Should Not
Be Built In Islamic Countries, Say Preachers
Excerpt: A group of Islamic preachers claimed that churches
should not be built in Islamic countries particularly in the Arabian Peninsula
following the issuance of an approval for constructing a church in Jleeb
Al-Shuyoukh, reports Al-Watan Arabic daily.
Barack Obama: The
Weakest President In History? By Anna Pukas (UK
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/235196/Barack-Obama-The-Weakest-President-in-history-Barack-Obama-The-Weakest-President-in-history-#ixzz1GxXXhARH
Excerpt: Obama’s campaign slogan was mesmerisingly simple and brimming with self-belief: “Yes we can.” His presidency, however, is turning out to be more about “no we won’t.”
Excerpt: Obama’s campaign slogan was mesmerisingly simple and brimming with self-belief: “Yes we can.” His presidency, however, is turning out to be more about “no we won’t.”
Sneaky Dems Attempt
Gun Control In CyberSecurity Bill
http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/07/sneaky-dems-attempt-gun-control-in-cyber-bill/
Excerpt: Democrat Senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines. May I ask what in the world high capacity gun magazines have to do with cybersecurity? I already know. They have nothing to do with it, but this is how our Congress works.
http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/07/sneaky-dems-attempt-gun-control-in-cyber-bill/
Excerpt: Democrat Senators have offered an amendment to the cybersecurity bill that would limit the purchase of high capacity gun magazines. May I ask what in the world high capacity gun magazines have to do with cybersecurity? I already know. They have nothing to do with it, but this is how our Congress works.
Excerpt: The United
States upended a major international treaty
negotiation, telling foreign delegates at the final session today that they
needed more time to consider the pact. Some diplomats said that Washington is seeking another six months, pushing off any
decision on the politically sensitive treaty until after the U.S.
2 Apaches Kill A
Platoon Of Taliban 2 Apaches Kill A Platoon Of Taliban
Excerpt:
It is Department of Energy policy to ignore the federal government’s own
criminal investigations into companies applying for taxpayer funding. The
admission came from a DOE official who testified at a congressional hearing
Thursday.
Worth Reading
Excerpt: A Freedom of Information Act request last week
showed that the Department of Justice dropped a sexual abuse civil rights
investigation the day after President Barack
Obama’s inauguration, citing “conflict of interest.” In 2009, Herman
Thomas, a black Democratic judge who had been elected numerous times in an Alabama county with
predominantly white and Republican population, saw what had been a promising
career come to an abrupt halt after he was indicted on charges of sodomy, kidnapping, sex
abuse, extortion, assault and ethics violations. According to the
indictment, Thomas was accused of sexually abusing male inmates in exchange for
leniency.
Record number of coal-fired
generators to shut down in 2012
Excerpt: Facing declining demand for electricity and stiff
federal environmental regulations, coal plant operators are planning to retire 175 coal-fired generators, or 8.5 percent of the
total coal-fired capacity in the United States , according to
an analysis by the Energy Information Administration (EIA). A record-high 57
generators will shut down in 2012, representing 9 gigawatts of electrical
capacity, according to EIA. In 2015, nearly 10 gigawatts of capacity from 61
coal-fired generators will be retired. (Not if B. Hussein is FIRED! Romney will
order his cleansed EPA to go full steam ahead on all sources of domestic energy
- especially coal. --DH)
Excerpt:
A man was apparently caught by a rival gang member who shot
him in the head as he tagged a wall on 22nd Place , just west of California Avenue
early Saturday morning, according to police. The man, one of at least six
people shot overnight, was in extremely critical condition when taken to Mount Sinai Hospital California Avenue .
An evidence technician recovered a can of black paint that fell under a car and
the smell of the paint lingered on the wall Saturday morning.
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