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POPSOne telling similarity between the the Wehrmacht and the US Military A very interesting insight into the how effective the US military is at doing the wrong thing, as Fabius Maximus says "From a larger perspective this article shows how the 21st century US military is locked into a historically common trap. No matter how good, it remains harnessed to US elites’ geopolitical thinking " poorly reasoned, emotional (ruled by hubris and fear). Our military apparatus consistently provides professional, smooth execution of bad strategy. We do the wrong thing, but brilliantly." Some clips below but follow the links for the full article.
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POPSEU citizens' initiative raises political and legal headaches The EU has opened the door to direct democracy to the citizens of member states but are making sure there are enough limits in place not to let them get out of control. Time will tell if this becomes what it should be for the citizens or a tool for interest groups.
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POPSUK is now spelt C-H-I-N-A The UK government is moving in leaps and bounds to becoming the most repressive state in Europe. Already they have the most comprehensive DNA database of citizens in the world (it has taken an EU court ruling to restrict the holding of innocent citizens DNA to 6 years) now they will be monitoring and storing every call, text, email and website a citizen visits. Sad times, shame this news did not come out of the 5th of November...
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POPSThe Enemy Within Comments on the attack at Fort Hood, is this an example of terrorism or an isolated case? Maybe the tipping point for something altogether more sinister should certain elements use it to their advantage.
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POPSGrading Obama "After U.S. President Barack Obama's first 100 days in office, Foreign Policy asked a group of experts to grade him on everything from North Korea to nukes. On the anniversary of his historic election, we've reprised the experiment -- and found out that the White House isn't doing so well." - FP
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POPS2010 Kawasaki Concours 14 First Ride "But the big story this year are those touring improvements. Are they enough to vault the Concours ahead of its class? Well, the Kawasaki has certainly gained ground on its competition. At $14,599 in base form and $15,299 for the ABS/TC version we sampled, it delivers a lot for the pricetag (A comparably equipped BMW K1300GT with heated grips and ASC (Anti Slip Control), for example, is well over $20K.) The new Connie is also possibly the best looking sport-tourer out there, available for 2010 in Candy Neptune Blue and Flat Super Black. One thing is certain, Kawasaki took a great bike, listened to its customers, and then made the bike even better. Sounds like a winning formula to us." ~Bart Madson
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POPSI am become Death, destroyer of worlds The story surrounding the end of the dinosaurs has become increasingly complicated as more evidence emerges. In nothing else, they seem to have suffered from some very bad luck.
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POPSBuell Back? With any luck we may see a return of Buell, but if not a H-D company then I am not sure how soon we will see access to the new company. Hopefully a deal will be struck for distribution purposes...I can only hope.
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POPSThe Iran Attack Plan Iran's acknowledgement that it is developing a second uranium-enrichment facility does little to dispel the view that the regime is developing a weapons program. Israel must consider not just whether to proceed with a strike against Iran"but how. By Anthony H. Cordesman
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POPSObama Rejects Afghanistan-Vietnam Comparison Obama does not believe that comparisons between Afghanistan and Vietnam are accurate, for his sake, I hope he is right. Meanwhile the recent move to increase tariffs of Chinese tire imports may lead to tit-for-tat from either side. Though finally Obama believes that there is no need for any further economic stimulus packages, the worst is over.
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POPSThe Taliban's Airforce The Taliban's air-force strikes another successful blow against the coalition forces in Afghanistan while their operations continue unhindered in Pakistan. Somehow coalition forces will have to think long and hard about defeating this new emerging threat.
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POPSPeak Water NASA satellites can now detect changes in large quantities of water due to the affect in has on gravity... so now we can see it disappearing due to poor agriculture practices
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POPSPelosi Sees Support Ebbing for Afghan War Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D., Calif.), co-chair of the 82-member Congressional Progressive Caucus, said her group is unified in wanting to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. "The Progressive Caucus is pretty much together on what is going on in Afghanistan, in being against escalating and in favor of bringing the troops home," Ms. Woolsey said in a recent interview. "We will have to stand up to our own president."
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POPSU.S. Says Iran Could Expedite Nuclear Bomb Israel consider diplomacy to be a futile exercise and expects the global community to stop Iran from creating a bomb. America is unsure as to why Iran is hesitating but is convinced they can now do it. Now could be a good time to start talking.
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POPSEvolution of the Species It has long been agreed that Africa was the sole cradle of human evolution. Then these bones were found in Georgia...
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POPSOld Enough To Choose (Are We Ever)? Funny that on one side of the planet China is attacked for saying how many can be born while in Europe (in some states) we can decide when we want to die...now in the name of 'social planning' states can rule you unfit to work not based on anything but your birthday...rant over ;-)
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POPSUN or HR? The United Nations must start to decide is it really all about the stability of States (as originally intended) or the protection of individuals (its new mandate). Within the vacuum of indecision we allow the power thirsty to thrive.
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