Elements Of Power

Commentary and discussion on world events from the perspective that all goings-on can be related to one of the six elements of National Power: Military, Economic, Cultural, Demographic, Organizational, & Geographical. All Elements are interrelated and rarely can one be discussed without also discussing its impact on the others

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Molly Ivins is Dead

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It would be hypocritical of me to say anything kind about Molly Ivins now that she has passed away, and I would probably follow my Momma...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

John Boehner Likes to Sidestep

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John Boehner, on Hugh Hewitt last night, tried to tell us “ he did not have sex with that woma…“-- Oops!...I mean he tried to explain how ...
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Monday, January 29, 2007

Darth Biden

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" Failed Policy' Emboldens Enemy " …. "You don’t need to see his identification….. " "These aren’t the droids...
Sunday, January 21, 2007

Spanking the Leftist Psyche Boys

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Hat Tip: Dr. Helen The Iron Shrink tears apart the methodology used in the now-famous (or ‘infamous’ as I prefer) 2003 ‘study’: Political C...

Just goes to show you: "It's Always Something"

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Battle Cry: "Where the *&^@# did I put the installation disc ?!" (AKA: Backups only take you so far) I was going to mark m...
Tuesday, January 09, 2007

The 'Man' is Keepin' Us Down - NOT!

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Help! Help! I'm Being Repressed! M.Simon at "Power and Control" has an excellent account of a visit to a Netscape Blog and o...
Saturday, January 06, 2007

Force Reshaping: Mid-Career Gutting Behind Schedule

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Just got the word yesterday on how it goes with the AF's 'reshaping' scheme relative to the 'mid career' folks. I'll...
Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Status on AF Reshaping: Part 5

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I haven't dropped the ball: I'm taking some time here to wrap up my summary on the Air Force's 'Reshaping' B.S. effort. ...
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So Long Hippies (Just Not Soon Enough)

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The Hippie Effect: We're On the Cusp A couple of weeks ago Dan Riehl had an excellent post highlighting the AP’s blatant misrepresentat...
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Friday, December 29, 2006

Saddam's End: Feels About Right

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Saddam Hussein, by all accounts, is about to be hanged. While I can't imagine how this event plays out in the minds of the survivors of ...
Friday, December 15, 2006

Yesssssssss! The F-35 Flies

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Minutes ago, at exacty 1240hrs Central Time, the first F-35 took off from the runway at Carswell Joint Reserve Base with it's chase esco...
Thursday, December 14, 2006

C-SPAN Wants Even MORE Buffoonery?

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According to The Hill , C-SPAN is 'pressing' Rep. Nancy Pelosi to "increase transparency" by loosening the television rule...
Monday, December 11, 2006

Kofi: Despots' Fool, Terrorists' Tool

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Kofi is gone (finally!) A Fox News article on Kofi's farewell swipe at the US contained a pretty good summary on the man: "Kofi ...
Monday, December 04, 2006

Go Read "In From the Cold"

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For the life of me, I don't know why more people don't visit Former Spook at In From the Cold and do it more often. Or perhaps they ...
Saturday, December 02, 2006

Air Force 'Force Reshaping' Sales Pitch. Part 4

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For the story so far, see Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3 As mentioned earlier, Part 4 is where we will examine the part of the AF brief where t...
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I am a '3rd Generation Aerospace' Professional and a retired Air Force Senior NCO. I maintained and tested airborne precision guided weapons the first half of my Air Force career [including AIMVAL/ACEVAL, TASVAL79, AIM-9L FOT&E--IYAAYAS!] and flight tested RPVs, Drones and Cruise Missiles [XBQM-106A, Pave Tiger/Panther, CALCM, ACM and 'others'] the second half. Since my AF retirement I have worked on many aircraft, UAV and weapons programs. I have worked systems, flight, and laboratory test programs about half the time, and have worked R&M Engineering, Depot Operations, and Operations Analysis (Combat and Logistics) the other half, I am now the Lead Engineer xx x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx (doing 'stuff') on yet another major weapon systems program and still involved in a wide range of Aerospace Engineering and Military Operations Research activities for multiple programs.
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