Tag Archives: Military

Ineptitude or desensitization?

Posted on 21 December 2010 by dlhitzeman

Recent failed terrorist attacks (the latest apparently in Rome) seem to indicate a terrorist enemy in shambles, pressed hard on every side and scraping the bottom of the barrel when it comes to operatives capable of carrying out meaningful attacks, … Continue reading →

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McChrystal’s Box

Posted on 22 June 2010 by dlhitzeman

The Obama administration faces a crisis that has tested governments time and again: a general commanding a theater of operations who is not afraid to speak his mind or carve out his own direction. General Stanley McChrystal made his willingness … Continue reading →

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Dean Kamen rocks!

Posted on 10 April 2010 by dlhitzeman

Via BlackFive: The inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST, Dean Kamen, on the development of a robotic arm for the DoD for amputees. Amazing stuff. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Dean Kamen www.colbertnation.com Colbert … Continue reading →

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Fighting war in the public eye

Posted on 6 April 2010 by dlhitzeman

The recent release of a previously classified military video by the website WikiLeaks has once again reignited the firestorm over the nature of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A central thesis of the people who oppose the war(s) based … Continue reading →

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What good is war anyway?

Posted on 1 April 2010 by dlhitzeman

War is not the answer! –a popular bumper sticker “Violence has settled more issues in history than any other factor, and contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it … Continue reading →

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