So writes in Island Dweller: Your august majesty It’s still very early in the game for detailed analysis of the House Armed Services Committee information released yesterday, and I have not read the entire 450-page screed, rather only a synopsis … Continue reading →
For a while there, maybe as long as three weeks ago, some people were compiling lists of Obama-era scandals just to keep track of them. Indeed, it seemed every week another insulting or embarrassing leak was happening that showed what … Continue reading →
Yeah, it’s been a bad week for egotistical,hubristic dipsticks everywhere. And it’sabout darned time. ‘Puter’s been off the grid for the past few days, mostly because his work computer got infected with malware.* ‘Puter also learned that his office servers … Continue reading →
As you repeatedly hear, the President is sick and tired of people politicizing everything to make him look bad. On the Fast and Furious Scandal: The Department of Justice orders gun dealers in the Southwest to sell weapons to obviously … Continue reading →
At last we now know what happened on September 11, 2012, in Benghazi. Press secretary Jay Carney explained it like this, if we put his statements in chronological order. A demonstration gathered outside the embassy, that quickly became a terror … Continue reading →
In April 1980, President Carter had reached a point he could no longer tolerate—52 Americans were still being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. He ordered a rescue mission. Contrary to popular right-wing culture, Carter did not do this as an … Continue reading →
The following quote is pretty much the consensus of anybody who knows anything about the Benghazi scandal: We are witnessing the beginning of the end of the Obama administration, and the cause is Benghazi. One cannot underestimate the severity of … Continue reading →
Strange as it may seem, the Czar is inclined to agree today with both Libertarians and Democrats alike, and confess something that many Republican conservatives probably also feel. We need, for as long as possible, to stay the hell out … Continue reading →
The Island Dweller writes in with the following theory about Benghazi: Your gleaming magnificence: I am curious about something else that has been reported in the media, and no one seems to have explored it in depth. Ambassador Stevens and … Continue reading →
First-time writer, presumably long-time reader RStJ writes in with a disturbing notion: Good evening! I read the post with the mail from MC this evening, and also caught up and read the other posts about Benghazi. I have heard another … Continue reading →
MC writes in after a too-long absence: Dread, terrible, awful Czar, whose axe should be swung with even more frequency and force, I’d really like to go off on an hour rant in the wake of this story, but work … Continue reading →
Apparently there are still some investigative journalists out there. The Benghazi attack will not go away – and nor should it. The basic question that people should be asking is – given the mounting evidence that the Obama Administration completely … Continue reading →
Island Dweller sent two odd pieces of fragmented writing on onion skin. It indeed occurred to us to lay one on top of the other, whereupon not one but two messages came out: the first message contained all curved symbols, … Continue reading →
Island Dweller must be bored in the desert…or really likes our site, writes into GorT with the following: Dear brushed-stainless steel repository of technical sophistication: As a recently-retired Federal law enforcement professional who worked GWOT issues during my tenure I … Continue reading →
GorT was only able to watch a bit of the debate last night – soccer practices and homework help dominated the evening. However, I did see the portion of the debate when Kerry Ladka asked the question about who in … Continue reading →
Although the MSM has been covering it, and making it an upper-importance story, you still might have missed that yesterday Secretary of State Clinton took full responsibility for the failure of security at the Benghazi safe house. Not Egypt or … Continue reading →
We’re all familiar with how the Obama Administration blames everyone else and hasn’t really stepped up and taken responsibility. This is the differentiation that should be made and it’s a hard one in the political realm to do because it … Continue reading →
A lot of weird stuff is coming to light about the Benghazi attacks. By now, we have already established what happened, down to which room the Ambassador was hiding in, and how he was forced out with fire. This is … Continue reading →
Our readers are smart and probably don’t need the following lesson in connecting the dots but for those stumbling upon our site or just curious as to what is really happening out there versus what the media is spoon feeding … Continue reading →
Mr. Philippe Reines, who evidently has no idea how to manage himself, let alone the media. No, you didn’t elect him. The news about the Libyan attack keeps getting worse. The Czar was particularly troubled at an emerging story that … Continue reading →
Both liberals and conservatives need to get over themselves with the events of September 11, 2012, and focus on what actually happened. Not surprisingly, each needs to get over something different; even less surprisingly, the Czar has plenty of advice … Continue reading →
The President cannot claim any real superiority in foreign policy; as recent events show, foreign crises are irritating things that seem to serve no other purpose than to interrupt his fund raising. What the heck are Libya and Egypt thinking? … Continue reading →
We have been discussing Syria lately, and conservatives seem slightly divided on whether Senator McCain is right that American intervention is required, indeed imperative. The Mandarin says no, of course, and that McCain of all people should understand the importance … Continue reading →
Look, nobody knows how to transliterate Colonel القَذَّافِي since there are so many localized ways to do so; as a result, the Czar is leaving his name in the original Arabic. Even Wikipedia recommends you use the following helpful guide: … Continue reading →
In April, 1949, the fear that the Soviet Union could completely engulf the war-ruined Europe was so great that twelve countries came together effectively to unite their militaries in the event the USSR continued marching West. Over time, many other … Continue reading →
The Royal Surgeon writes in hypodermically (trust me, it didn’t work on me and Dat Ho ran screaming from the castle) to comment on this post: GorT, Lovely email on the discrepancies of the Obama Administration’s Middle East Foreign Policy. … Continue reading →
Speaker Boehner out maneuvered Rep. Kucinich (D-OH) this week in Congress. The topic: Libya and the U.S. involvement in the NATO action. Kucinich put forward H.Con.Res. 51 which invokes the withdrawal provision in the War Powers Resolution and pushes for … Continue reading →
So it seems Sarah Palin had another moment of refudiation, when she used the malapropism squirmish to describe our actions in Libya. Or rather, Obama’s reluctance to call it a war. Some accounts have it sounding like a deliberate play … Continue reading →
AP decided to fact check the key points made during the speech. Call the Czar surprised! Not just that AP fact checks, but that the President made some key points. He…uh…he didn’t do so well. Anyway, when you’ve lost AP, … Continue reading →
The Czar responds to the President’s speech, paragraph by paragraph. The President’s Address to the Nation on Libya As Prepared for Delivery— Good to note, because he is so likely to wing it off prompter. Good evening. Tonight, I’d like … Continue reading →
Over yonder on the Twitter tree, AgStateSense tweets: CZ: Re Bracket Obama, Eisenhower (I believe) once said that in battle, plans are useless. But planning is essential. For those of who do not do the tweet, allow us to translate … Continue reading →
I’m cleaning out teh Intrawebs and lo’ and behold I got a piece o’ mail from operative junior-grade crash test scientist, BG: Dear GorTechie: Regarding Rep. Edward Markey’s claim that we’re in Libya for the oil, perhaps he should follow … Continue reading →
Dear Czar, This is from Bloomberg News: President Barack Obama, speaking in Santiago, Chile, yesterday said the U.S. would hand off its leadership role “in a matter of days, not a matter of weeks.” “This command-and-control business is complicated, and … Continue reading →
Given the situation in Libya and the President’s decision to authorize missile strikes as part of the U.N. backed effort there, I find the reaction from those of the liberal ilk boggling. There’s a set of them that think this … Continue reading →
The always impressive Professor Mondo (whom the Czar reads every day) points us to this absolutely brillian juxtaposition by Sonic Charmer. Holy crap, is there a single thing there you can disagree with? Brilliant. Excerpt: This small, Oil-rich nation, which … Continue reading →
BG writes in with a handy tip for scrapbooking on a budget: Dread and Awful Czar – Here’s something, maybe. For the last couple of weeks, everyone’s been fuming about President Obama’s lack of action on the Libya front. He … Continue reading →
Well, bully for the United Nations. Upon learning that the Qaḏḏāfī (the Czar is beyond trying to transliterate his name) government was mowing down its civilians, they sat right down and wrote an angry letter to the editor. They will … Continue reading →
‘Puter thinks that the United States Marine Corps scout-snipers should take up Moammar Gadhafi on his declared wish to “die a martyr” in his country. ‘Puter is fairly certain that a Marine scout-sniper team anywhere within a full mile of … Continue reading →
See, Scotland? This is how you treat a convicted mass murder who is diagnosed with terminal cancer while serving his sentence. You let the evil piece of garbage die in prison, despite her pleas for a charitable early release. Not … Continue reading →
What a rare treat New York has enjoyed today. In addition to having Ahmadî-Nezhâd smearing his own feces on every clean surface he can find, Manhattan was happy to treat Mu‘ammar al-Qaḏāfī, who now now appears rather much like Carlos … Continue reading →
Scotland tends to think of itself as a near-independent country. It has its own government, flag, and bristles at the notion that it’s a hunk of land firmly incorporated into Great Britain, like Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Scotland is getting a … Continue reading →
‘Puter would like to extend his heartfelt thanks to the fine government of Scotland for releasing the life-sentenced Lockerbie bomber on compassionate grounds. You see, Abdel Baset al Megrahi has prostate cancer and is dying, so it is only just … Continue reading →
A commenter (dag, E.K.!) e-mails that we are too hard on President Obama and have whitewashed the enormities and foibles of President Bush. Our position: we started this blog after all the Bush controversies were long settled into obsessive partisan … Continue reading →
Abashed, your Volgi withdraws “Red” Ron, as ‘Puter had already covered the DOD. Instead, I’ll take as Secretary of State, that world-travelling leader who’s met with many heads of state, “Minister” Louie Farrakhan. He’s in Obama’s Rolodex, and by virtue … Continue reading →
Libya hasn’t changed. Qaddafi gave up his WMDs because he was scared and figured he was weak and next on our s*** list. And yet, we view their coming to the table as some sort of triumph of diplomacy. Wishful … Continue reading →
