Category: on human suffering

But Simon, why the border run to Burma? I thought you’d never ask.

Last Thursday I went to the immigration office in my adopted home town of Chiang Rai to make a 90-report as per Thai law. I presented my passport to the officer and looked away from him to organize some other documents (lease on my house, etc.) when the officer told me there was a problem. … Continue reading But Simon, why the border run to Burma? I thought you’d never ask. →

Winning the Peace (Ch. 3)

Past being prologue, it is not likely that either the Department of State or CIA is going to beat back the onslaught of Salafism. The intent here is to provide leadership with a notion of the type of Foreign Area Officer (FAO) required to develop and implement strategy. The current “strategy,” whatever it may be, … Continue reading Winning the Peace (Ch. 3) →

Winning the Peace (Ch. 2)

Anyone who believes that we are winning the so called “Global War on Terrorism” has not endured an airport screening lately. Winning the peace would mean that you could board a plane as stress free as you did before 9-11. No, what we see and feel in today’s America is not what peace looks like. … Continue reading Winning the Peace (Ch. 2) →

In Response to ET’s Question

First of all I need to tell you that although friendly intelligence agents* cannot seem to find me, there are indicators that unfriendly intel organizations are interested in reading and/ or manipulating my thinking on a range of topics. To that end I will be brief. What President Donaldus Trumpmaximus should do is send both … Continue reading In Response to ET’s Question →

Winning the Peace Ch. 1 (AKA: Not Nation-Building Ch. 96)

I’ve had opportunity to work overseas with many of Uncle Sam’s alphabet soup agencies (DEA, CIA, DOS, USAID, etc.) and have generally been underwhelmed by their lack of foreign language skills and understanding of the local culture. On the other hand they are filled with lot of really intelligent people with advanced degrees who speak … Continue reading Winning the Peace Ch. 1 (AKA: Not Nation-Building Ch. 96) →

Contest to Kill 100 People Using a Sword

On December 13, 1937 Nanking, China was captured by the Japanese Army. On their march from the sea to Nanking the Japanese left a scorched earth of raped and murdered civilians. Yet the true horror began on 13 December and Japan was never held accountable for reasons that I suspect were due to the emerging … Continue reading Contest to Kill 100 People Using a Sword →

Operation SEARCHLIGHT

https://dailyhistory.org/images/7/70/East_bengali_trying_to_rescue_woman.jpg Bengali rape victim The Pakistani soldiers sent to 'liberate' Bangladesh were under orders to purify the country by impregnating the Bengali women with "muslim fetuses." The woman in the photo may have been fortunate in that someone for some reason appears to be trying to save her. The Pakistan military set up 'rape camps' … Continue reading Operation SEARCHLIGHT →