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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) →

Plan Mexico: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff)

[First published on L!, January 28, 2013] 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 … Continue reading Plan Mexico: Winning the Peace #1 (readers’ advisory: esoteric military stuff) →

Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior

Where to begin? It seems that war is just too big of a topic for Hollywood to handle in 90-110 minutes. Go figure. I know I can’t do it justice in 300-plus pages, either, but it will be more accurate than anything Hollywood can dish up. I suspect what people want from Hollywood is to … Continue reading Preface: LtCol S.x MacTemplar -Shadow Warrior →

Oppenheimer

I saw the movie last night. Here’s my impression: Too long. Despite the topic: boring, minute by minute. Please don’t tell me Robert Downey Jr really looks like that now. I don’t think it woulda made any bigger splash (pebble-sized ) than, say, Gowan and the Green Knight , except for the “Barbenheimer!” phenomenon: the … Continue reading Oppenheimer →

Legend of LicarayĂ©n and How Lake Llanquihue, Chile Came to Be

The legend of LicarayĂ©n, who gave his life to save his people from the incessant volcanic activities of Piri PillĂ©n, is one of the best-known stories of the Mapuche people in the Los Lagos Region. A long time ago the Huilliche people lived at the foot of the Piri PillĂ©n, (today the Osorno volcano). The … Continue reading Legend of LicarayĂ©n and How Lake Llanquihue, Chile Came to Be →