tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post116409778670401707..comments2024-03-28T03:47:46.544-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Putin Continues His Purge and Murderous Tactics.Deuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166968404156118572006-12-24T08:53:00.000-05:002006-12-24T08:53:00.000-05:00hello there! I bookmark your site, best greetings....hello there! <BR/>I bookmark your site, best greetings. <BR/>I like it a lot! Good work, keep it up. You have to look at this too. <BR/> <BR/>I know another good sites: <BR/><BR/>[url=http://debtconsolidation-spot.blogspot.com/]debt consolidation[/url] http://debtconsolidation-spot.blogspot.com/ debt consolidation<BR/> <BR/>See ya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1166809023180322322006-12-22T12:37:00.000-05:002006-12-22T12:37:00.000-05:00Hello Great site. Keep doing. Very much interesti...Hello <BR/>Great site. 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Sorry, but they're broken, and you just don't know it.<BR/><BR/>What can China do to secure their energy supplies if the ME, having achieved victory in North America and Europe(just throwing out as a WCS), decide that we, the Han, are their next targets?<BR/><BR/>Do you think China, even forty years later, will have the technology and force projection to mount military expeditions the likes of Gulf War 2, or even D-Day? When they can't even guarantee a successful invasion and pacification of Taiwan now?<BR/><BR/>I'm an anglophile, but also a Sinophile by blood, perhaps in even more fundamental aspects than you will ever be. Growing up in Singapore, surrounded by non-chinese, only made me that much aware of my own culture and my heritage. I fear for my culture and my people and our rich history.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I am fervently wishing the bloody PRC will stop playing the Great Game as though the US is an opponent and start acting more responsibly by exerting what little influence they have to curb islamic fanaticism, especially in the ME. Or at the very least, SHUT THE FUCK UP when the US is doing something beneficial to everybody in the long run!<BR/><BR/>I do hope Hu Dat was a parody and not serious. What a disgrace(like the dozens of chinese nationalists/budding imperialists on the net).The Wobbly Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09301556031735052090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164165803107548252006-11-21T22:23:00.000-05:002006-11-21T22:23:00.000-05:00Tranz wrote:And some of us don't "welcome our Demo...<B>Tranz</B> wrote:<BR/><BR/><I>And some of us don't "welcome our Democrat overlords" the least bit, while others only pretend not to, sometimes, every fourth comment, or so, in the company of conservatives.</I><BR/><BR/>You know, today I had a mammo and found out it's just a benign cyst, not cancer, so I'm feeling quite mellow today and I'm thinking I could reach out to my Elephant Bar buddies again and see what shakes, but with some folks it's just not happening.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164163980722303672006-11-21T21:53:00.000-05:002006-11-21T21:53:00.000-05:00doug said:However, the quote below from washtimes....<B>doug</B> said:<BR/><BR/><I>However, the quote below from washtimes.com shows that Bush caved in to Russia on his recent trip, giving them the WTO (trade) status they wanted, but getting nothing about Iran in exchange.</I><BR/><BR/>He practiced this trick with Congress first, giving them the earmarks and prescription drug benefit they wanted, and in return they table his social security reforms, judges, and tax breaks indefinitely.Teresitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528002521904908827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164155762604833592006-11-21T19:36:00.000-05:002006-11-21T19:36:00.000-05:00Well, there is always a little bit of Hope, in Cli...Well, there is always a little bit of Hope, in Clinton.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164155505327164282006-11-21T19:31:00.000-05:002006-11-21T19:31:00.000-05:00In Clinton, Montana (home to one of the most famou...In Clinton, Montana (home to one of the most famous Testicle Festivals) they feed over 2 1/2 tons of bull balls to over 15,000 visitors!Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164151224506779782006-11-21T18:20:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:20:00.000-05:00Yeah.REASONYeah.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.free-time.ru/znamen/StephanieSeymour/archive/StephanieSeymour03.jpg" REL="nofollow">REASON</A>Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164151041086356582006-11-21T18:17:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:17:00.000-05:00oopsoopsHabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164151000596618802006-11-21T18:16:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:16:00.000-05:00Go Big and Stay Long. BIG and LONGGo Big and Stay Long. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.repubblica.it/2003/e/gallerie/spettacoliecultura/jessica-simpson/esterne041955010404195753_big.jpg" REL="nofollow">BIG and LONG</A>Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164150779973911832006-11-21T18:12:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:12:00.000-05:00DR.watch your mailbox closely..someone may try to ...DR.<BR/>watch your mailbox closely..someone may try to slip you a Claxton Fruit Cake ...excellent by the way for long distance hiking..no kiddingHabuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164150692748812492006-11-21T18:11:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:11:00.000-05:00DR...you're getting out there where the Amen Corne...DR...you're getting out there where the Amen Corner gonna git ya..you cited a NAZI,A JEW HATER,A man that ran for president while owning a Mercedes Benz....<BR/><BR/>keep head down for incoming...as I've said before..he's right more than wrong on many many things.Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164150375448317172006-11-21T18:06:00.000-05:002006-11-21T18:06:00.000-05:00many of our fellow citizens are axing why we be wa...many of our fellow citizens are axing why we be wanting to do one ofa tree thangs<BR/>1. GO BIG<BR/>2. GO HARD<BR/>3. GO LONG<BR/>4. GO STONG<BR/>?<BR/>ENVELOPE PLEASE<BR/><A HREF="http://www.repubblica.it/2003/e/gallerie/spettacoliecultura/jessica-simpson/esterne041955010404195753_big.jpg" REL="nofollow">JUST DO IT</A>Habuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15883037170077821624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164148856970877062006-11-21T17:40:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:40:00.000-05:00Mr Newt cares about Health Care and better managed...Mr Newt cares about Health Care and better managed governmental services. According to "Fortune", which was posted at the CNN web site, so could be contaminated so beware!<BR/><BR/><I>While other potential competitors like Arizona Senator John McCain, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney build staff and hire consultants, Gingrich revealed to Fortune that he plans to create a draft-Newt "wave" by building grassroots support for his health care, national security and energy independence ideas - all of which he has been peddling to corporate audiences over the past six years. "Nice people," Gingrich says of his GOP competitors. "But we're not in the same business. They're running for president. I'm running to change the country." <BR/><BR/>In December, Gingrich will launch a 527 group, called "American Solutions for Winning the Future," that will enable him to raise and spend unlimited money on behalf of this effort. In January, he will conduct a strategy meeting with advisers. By next fall, he'll decide whether to make a bid official - a late start by any recent historical standard. <BR/><BR/>It's a strategy that would be considered far-fetched if this were any other candidate. But Gingrich has to be taken seriously. Polls place him third in the GOP presidential nomination race, behind Giuliani and McCain. And a recent internal GOP poll recently put him second, and ahead of McCain, "</I><BR/><A HREF="http://money.cnn.com/2006/11/20/magazines/fortune/newt.fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes" REL="nofollow">Gingrich '08:</A> <I>The stealth candidate<BR/>The controversial former House Speaker seems to throw his hat in the ring as a GOP presidential candidate, and promises that health care reform will be the big issue. An exclusive Fortune interview.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>If you get to the article, Mr Newts' office has a linked response to the claims.desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164148235803808342006-11-21T17:30:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:30:00.000-05:00What these strategic reviews also suggest is that ...<I>What these strategic reviews also suggest is that George Bush, the defiant leader atop the pile of rubble at the World Trade Center, George Bush "The Decider," George Bush the resolute war chief who will stay the course in Iraq if only Laura and Barney are still with him, has vacated the White House. <BR/><BR/>In his stead sits a president asking questions, seeking ideas, searching for answers. If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle? <BR/></I><BR/><A HREF="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/11/befuddled_superpower.html" REL="nofollow"> Pat Buchanan</A> "Befuddled Superpower"desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164148110709534522006-11-21T17:28:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:28:00.000-05:00I wonder, is Pat Buchanan on or off the approved r...I wonder, is Pat Buchanan on or off the approved reading list? An ally or an enemy, this week?<BR/><BR/>In any case Mr Buchanans' pen is still in gear.<BR/><BR/><I>".... State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told the Post the secretary has been "doing a lot of thinking" about Iraq over the last two months. <BR/><BR/>Thinking about what? Replied McCormack: <BR/><BR/>"The primary focus is on the State Department role in Iraq and are we pursuing the proper policies, are we asking the right questions, are we seeking the right objectives, are we using the right means to achieve these objectives, following the right strategy and tactics?" <BR/><BR/>Excuse me, but this sounds like some lost soul crying in a wilderness. Yet it is the voice of the foreign ministry of the world's last superpower in the fourth year of a war to decide the fate and future of the entire Middle East. <BR/>...<BR/>Whatever is said about Eisenhower and Nixon, both came in with clear ideas of how they intended to extricate us from unpopular wars. Both did so and won landslide re-elections. Both set out a clear goal, made the necessary military and diplomatic moves, and took the political heat. Apparently, our present war leaders, four years into the war, have no policy to win or end this war. <BR/><BR/>They are throwing up questions, asking advice, pleading for ideas, begging for answers. Even the U.S. joint chiefs of staff have joined in the hunt. <BR/><BR/>"One component of the larger (review) effort is likely to be a military review initiated in mid-September by Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff," writes Wright. "His assessment of anti-terrorism efforts, with a core focus on Iraq, includes 16 top commanders meeting daily to brainstorm on questions such as: 'Where are we going? What are we trying to do? Are we going to get there this way?'"<BR/><BR/>Is this not disconcerting? The most experienced warriors of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines are sitting around every day, asking one another: "Where are we going? What we are we trying to do?" <BR/><BR/>Can one imagine Douglas MacArthur, Chester Nimitz, "Bull" Halsey and Curtis LeMay sitting around day after day in Honolulu, asking each other: "Where are we going? What are we trying to do?" ..."</I><BR/><BR/>But Mr Buchanan is such a ...desert rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369546288659566961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164146730676007162006-11-21T17:05:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:05:00.000-05:00I would anticipate Buddy's response will be: 'that...I would anticipate Buddy's response will be: 'that is why we must force all nations to pool the oil in the open market'. Alas that is beyond the scope of our power and the Russians and others are resisting...Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164146425627307392006-11-21T17:00:00.000-05:002006-11-21T17:00:00.000-05:00Ash,To premptively address Bud's constant glowing ...Ash,<BR/>To premptively address Bud's constant glowing citations of growing GNP and etc:<BR/><BR/>"To rock the US colossus forcefully out of its position of global dominance and credibly threaten to inflict economic and geopolitical "catastrophe" on the West,<B> Russia and its strategic partners need not exceed, nor individually even remotely match, US economic, political or military strength in a conventional head-to-head contest of might</B>. <BR/><BR/>Instead, they need only to exert effectively their mounting energy-based strengths against US vulnerabilities in that same sphere, not in a conventional head-on confrontation but instead by going after the Achilles' heel by employing a clever asymmetrical end-run strategy around the US."<BR/><BR/>More like the sword of Damocles, I'd say.<BR/>"Not so rich as you think."Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164146234319816162006-11-21T16:57:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:57:00.000-05:00yes, they are all plants. they cannot reproduce, b...yes, they are all plants. they cannot reproduce, but they migrate down the rivers and into lake erie. The spend the summer north and deep, sometimes making huge runs in mid summer. That's all trolling though. A million boats with planer boards and drunks. Not my kind of fishing.<BR/><BR/>The river is fished two ways, maggots or spawn sacs under a float or resin minnow pattern flies with a sinking tip fly line.<BR/><BR/>As the winter closes in the steelies start munching on nymphs and sucker spawn, but right now its maggots and green minnows.skipsailinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15089466961991840840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164146051218189102006-11-21T16:54:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:54:00.000-05:00wu wei writes at BC:I have often thought about tha...wu wei writes at BC:<BR/>I have often thought about that, maybe Bush's reaction after the election is a Rove-ian trick, a clever stunt to get the Democrats and the enemy to reveal themselves.<BR/><BR/>However, the quote below from washtimes.com shows that Bush caved in to Russia on his recent trip, giving them the WTO (trade) status they wanted, but getting nothing about Iran in exchange. IOW, Russia will continue to block sanctions against Iran.<BR/><BR/>During a brief stop in Moscow and later in Hanoi, Mr. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin made more substantive progress on trade issues than on nonproliferation efforts. Russia's unwillingness to support sanctions against Iran has curtailed U.N. efforts against the rogue regime. Mr. Bush, equipped with an enticing carrot in the form of an agreement that would give Russia its coveted WTO membership, pressed the Russian president to support U.S. efforts against Iran. While important to the United States, the WTO agreement was even more valuable to Russia and an important bargaining chip. Mr. Bush, said Press Secretary Tony Snow, impressed upon Mr. Putin the need to send a "clear message that we're not only united, but serious." The agreement, signed Sunday, formalized U.S. consent to Russian entry into the WTO.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164145874315754182006-11-21T16:51:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:51:00.000-05:00aye, speaking of Russia, this should get Buddy all...aye, speaking of Russia, this should get Buddy all hot and bothered...<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Central_Asia/HK22Ag01.html" REL="nofollow">THE NEW WORLD OIL ORDER, Part 1<BR/>Russia attacks the West's Achilles' heel </A>Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232405130481114127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164145660317324402006-11-21T16:47:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:47:00.000-05:00Rebuilding in Iraq tops 4,000 projects "Not count...<A HREF="http://www.washtimes.com/national/20061120-123520-8853r.htm" REL="nofollow"> <STRONG>Rebuilding in Iraq tops 4,000 projects</STRONG> </A> <BR/><BR/>"<I>Not counting the deteriorating security situation, no facet of the Iraq war has received more negative press than the U.S.- and Iraqi-financed reconstruction. The Washington Times, along with other newspapers, has published a series of articles on setbacks and corruption. But, the Pentagon contends there is another storyline. <BR/> "It's quite a heroic story maligned often by the news media," Mr. Popps said during an interview in his E-Ring Pentagon office. A nearby multicolored map designates hundreds of projects started and completed, from Mosul to Basra. </I>"<BR/>---<BR/>So we keep transporting MSM in in hopes of getting the story out to no avail.<BR/>Meanwhile the Censorship continues with Michael Yon and Walt Gaya being refused entry!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164145489281840702006-11-21T16:44:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:44:00.000-05:00Hu cannot show off a handsome Photo in comment thr...Hu cannot show off a handsome Photo in comment threads so long as you are not in blogger beta.<BR/><BR/>Knocks in middle of night can solve, but America is scared of this 1-click expediting of governance. <BR/><BR/>I need to build more embassies, maybe in Montana. Create 1-knock network. Eventually I will find the Admin of this blog.Handsome Huhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594831190960253163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164145118465182642006-11-21T16:38:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:38:00.000-05:00Cheer up yankee doodles!I send all of you CDR of c...Cheer up yankee doodles!<BR/><BR/>I send all of you CDR of classic single! you choose:<BR/><BR/>-"Survive"<BR/>-"Final countdown"<BR/>-"Theme from Captain Planet"Handsome Huhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594831190960253163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1164144876487381752006-11-21T16:34:00.000-05:002006-11-21T16:34:00.000-05:00You Americans do worry great much. You should jus...You Americans do worry great much. You should just have vacation, take time off, goto Wal-Mart and shop for Christmas toys :-D<BR/><BR/>You have two great oceans and in between there is big fun for you. Uncle Sam is a great juggler but his spangled circus can triumphantly go to homecoming. Big fun! <BR/><BR/>China can save the day. America does have many of its own balls and pins to toss up in the air and catch and toss again; but China has made levers. Levers very simple machines. Simple but powerful. We can put whole parts of the globe in gear. Its ok, you just take rest from juggliing. Ok?Handsome Huhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594831190960253163noreply@blogger.com