tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post3948037881959774460..comments2024-03-28T21:41:52.558-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Bootlicking for Dollars: Israel’s US Sycophant, Marco RubioDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-5985491864580056972016-03-06T09:40:58.940-05:002016-03-06T09:40:58.940-05:00The 262nd squadron's work includes a study las...The 262nd squadron's work includes a study last year on the control system used by Snohomish County Public Utility District in Washington state, which helped the utility strengthen its security, and a 2010 case in which the U.S. Air Force briefly lost contact with 50 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.<br /><br />The 2010 assessment cost about $20,000, much less than the $150,000 that a private sector company would likely charge, said Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Borchers, deputy commander of the 252nd Cyber Operations Group, which oversees the 262nd squadron.<br /><br />Borchers said the squadron is the only National Guard group that currently assesses industrial control systems, but it is now looking to train others. It is also studying the security of big weapons programs, such as the B-52 bomber.<br /><br />Using National Guard units for such work made sense because it allowed the military to benefit from private sector cyber experts, Carter said.<br /><br />"It brings in the high-tech sector in a very direct way to the mission of protecting the country," he told reporters. "And we're absolutely going to do more of it."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/defense-secretary-national-guard-may-join-fight-against-isis_us_56dc286fe4b03a405678f0ea" rel="nofollow">Huffington Post</a>galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14440561583349660162016-03-06T09:39:16.973-05:002016-03-06T09:39:16.973-05:00Defense Secretary: National Guard May Join Fight A...<b>Defense Secretary: National Guard May Join Fight Against ISIS</b><br /><br />Ash Carter told reporters that the reserve force's cyber squadrons could play a larger role.<br /><br />U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard's cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of U.S. industrial infrastructure and could be asked to join the fight against Islamic State.<br /><br />The National Guard - a reserve military force that resides in the states but can be mobilized for national needs - is a key part of the military's larger effort to set up over 120 cyber squadrons to respond to cyber attacks and prevent them.<br /><br />One such unit, the 262nd squadron, is a 101-person team that includes employees of Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google. The unit is "famous throughout the country" for several high profile vulnerability assessments, Carter said at the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma, Washington late on Friday.<br /><br />He told reporters the squadron was not currently engaging in offensive cyber missions but could be in the future.<br /><br />"Units like this can also participate in offensive cyber operations of the kind that I have stressed we are conducting, and actually accelerating, in Iraq and Syria, to secure the prompt defeat of ISIL, which we need to do and will do," Carter said. "We're looking for ways to accelerate that, and cyber's one of them."galopn2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10149969176825932175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89158493106338720012016-03-06T08:34:24.914-05:002016-03-06T08:34:24.914-05:00Turkey’s biggest newspaper, Zaman, has published a...<b>Turkey’s biggest newspaper, Zaman, has published an edition carrying pro-government articles, two days after being taken over by authorities.</b><br /><br />On Friday, a court ruled that Zaman, previously linked to an opponent of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, should now be run by administrators.<br /><br />Its last edition under old ownership on Saturday said Turkey’s press had seen one of its "darkest days".<br /><br />Meanwhile, a newspaper set up by former Zaman staff was launched on Sunday.<br /><br />Police raided Zaman’s Istanbul offices late on Friday hours after a court ruling placed it under state control, but managers were still able to get Saturday's edition to print.<br /><br />No reason was given by the court for the decision.<br /><br />Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said the takeover was “legal, not political".<br /><br />"It is out of the question for either me or any of my colleagues to interfere in this process," he said in a television interview.<br />Water cannon and tear gas were used against some 500 Zaman supporters gathered in front of its headquarters on Saturday.<br />Zaman journalists who arrived to work on Saturday said their access to internal servers had been denied. Its editor-in-chief Abdulhamit Bilici and a leading columnist were also fired.<br />Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-13451416188912784492016-03-06T08:24:54.339-05:002016-03-06T08:24:54.339-05:00HOW SWEET
“Super Saturday” ended up being a Satur...HOW SWEET<br /><br /><i>“Super Saturday” ended up being a Saturday night massacre for Marco Rubio. The establishment’s landslide choice to win the GOP nomination no longer seems capable of even finishing in second place. If the Florida senator wants to salvage his political career, it is time that his quixotic quest for the White House comes to an end.<br /><br />After Iowa, Sen. Rubio promised his supporters he would rocket to the nomination on the strength of his 3-2-1 strategy. But one month later, he finished tonight’s contests 3-3-3-4. As Paul Begala said of Rubio, “Everybody likes him but the voters.”<br /><br />In Kansas, Rubio lost to Ted Cruz by 32 percent. In Kentucky, he trailed Donald Trump by 20 percent and by 30 percent in Louisiana. And in Maine, the “Future of the Republican Party” was trounced by almost 40 points.</i><br /><br />We always hear about how much ordinary US citizens love, adore and worship Israel. Well, they don’t. They are just afraid to state their feelings. <br /><br />Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79362185597990157252016-03-06T08:19:11.781-05:002016-03-06T08:19:11.781-05:00So, the little bootlicker lost.Too bad, he had suc...So, the little bootlicker lost.Too bad, he had such high dreams and promises for our vital, greatest and indispensable ally.<br /><br /><i>In a question-and-answer session following his 17-minute address, Rubio said he felt he had no choice but to start firing back at Trump.<br /><br />“Where I grew up, when someone keeps punching people in the face, eventually someone’s going to have to stand up and punch them back,” he said to cheers from the crowd.<br /><br />Trump has been savaged by Rubio and Cruz for past statements supporting abortion rights and government-sponsored health care — and for past political donations to Hillary Clinton, likely to be the Democratic presidential nominee.<br /><br />“If you had told me a year ago that the frontrunner at this stage of the Republican campaign would be a supporter of Planned Parenthood, who says he doesn’t stand with Israel, who has a long record of supporting government-sponsored health care, I would say on what planet would that be?” the senator said.</i><br /><br />Deuce ☂https://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-79024910137781089582016-03-06T06:28:47.784-05:002016-03-06T06:28:47.784-05:00Humble and Kind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a...Humble and Kind<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awzNHuGqoMcIdaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-14156634244391021482016-03-06T03:56:58.241-05:002016-03-06T03:56:58.241-05:00thinkingthinkingIdaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75971390569684793092016-03-06T03:55:49.040-05:002016-03-06T03:55:49.040-05:00I was think about you Doug when I put that up and ...I was think about you Doug when I put that up and nearly didn't.<br /><br />About losing loved ones.....I certainly agree.<br /><br />I'm starting to feel like the last one standing, and I don't like the lonely feeling of it...<br /><br />But I continue to preach the other side as well.<br /><br />Birth is a mystery.<br /><br />So is death.<br /><br />There is only life in the bucket, always something more....<br /><br />The high blue sunny plateau comes from Roethke.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-67054745615663287422016-03-06T03:46:41.105-05:002016-03-06T03:46:41.105-05:00The high sunny blue plateau was followed by a clif...The high sunny blue plateau was followed by a cliff, in my case.<br />Something about losing my wife, perhaps.<br />Not made better by also losing my sister, brother, cousin, and assorted other loved ones.<br />The worst thing about getting old isn't being old, it's about losing loved ones,Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-1726940112127504232016-03-06T03:26:23.867-05:002016-03-06T03:26:23.867-05:00Cheer up, geezers.....we got it the best.....
Ma...Cheer up, geezers.....we got it the best.....<br /><br /><br />March 5, 2016<br /><br />Is Age Linked to (Un)Happiness?<br />By Peter Warr<br /><br /><br />Editor's Note: This article was provided by The Conversation. The original is here.<br /><br />If it’s no fun getting old, then why do surveys of national well-being show that older people are happier than younger people?<br /><br />Recent research into happiness, questioning people about their lives as a whole, their jobs, family, social activities and other aspects, has started to reveal some intriguing patterns. New data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that older people tend to be happier rather than more miserable than younger people. But looking at ONS data in more depth reveals an even more interesting pattern.....<br /><br />http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2016/03/05/is_age_linked_to_unhappiness_109556.html<br /><br /><br />Take a look at that graph !<br /><br />Now the secret is we must hold it right there on that high sunny blue plateau, fellows....<br />Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-39263851562385776032016-03-06T02:53:11.158-05:002016-03-06T02:53:11.158-05:00I gave Mitt more leeway than many until now.
Now h...I gave Mitt more leeway than many until now.<br />Now he's worse than dead to me.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-15316801654531156702016-03-06T01:17:10.011-05:002016-03-06T01:17:10.011-05:00Judge Jeanine Pirro just tore Mitt Romney limb fro...Judge Jeanine Pirro just tore Mitt Romney limb from limb, blood gushing from his severed arm and leg joints, and ripped off his package as well, sarcasm dripping from her lovely fangs.<br /><br />I love that woman !Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12267309874325357852016-03-05T23:28:40.980-05:002016-03-05T23:28:40.980-05:00.
This is the guy you were going to put in charge....<br /><br />This is the guy you were going to put in charge of remedial spelling, Doug.<br /><br />You better hang on to the job yourself.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-54529632642870880172016-03-05T23:23:39.607-05:002016-03-05T23:23:39.607-05:00Good presser by The Donald.Good presser by The Donald.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59757340410101613472016-03-05T23:15:05.065-05:002016-03-05T23:15:05.065-05:00His pants are bulging.
Giving a pretty good press...His pants are bulging.<br /><br />Giving a pretty good press conference.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-35720590509483363672016-03-05T22:54:33.311-05:002016-03-05T22:54:33.311-05:00His hands are growing.His hands are growing.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81764810647842970742016-03-05T22:51:41.076-05:002016-03-05T22:51:41.076-05:00Thurm, Thurm! You Twit!Thurm, Thurm! You Twit!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-30164713723024114262016-03-05T22:34:20.711-05:002016-03-05T22:34:20.711-05:00Actually his lead is shrinking in Kentucky...Actually his lead is shrinking in Kentucky...Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-63493506824279196412016-03-05T22:31:12.135-05:002016-03-05T22:31:12.135-05:00Trump presser coming up !
He will crow like a roo...Trump presser coming up !<br /><br />He will crow like a rooster and blah blah blah.<br /><br />I'm getting tired of the man.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-45744054628633614582016-03-05T22:28:33.087-05:002016-03-05T22:28:33.087-05:00Quirk, still defending your idiotic correlation do...Quirk, still defending your idiotic correlation doesn't equal causation non sense as it applies to the collapse of Iraq ?<br /><br />All I can do is yet once again point you to Gary Kasparov and many other fine minds - how many time have I done this, sigh ! - with the expectation that it will move your needle not at all.<br /><br />A tired old noodle equals an unmoving needle, as has been said from the long ago.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-27217647510367635532016-03-05T22:22:08.367-05:002016-03-05T22:22:08.367-05:00Dead Beat Dad focuses what energy he has left into...Dead Beat Dad focuses what energy he has left into stalking, and creating super secret security projects, of which he is the lynchpin, in his mind.Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-59324188585010761462016-03-05T22:19:00.713-05:002016-03-05T22:19:00.713-05:00.
Simple minds require simple explanation.
And i....<br /><br />Simple minds require simple explanation.<br /><br />And if it supports the boy's confirmation bias, well, that's the cherry on the cake.<br /><br />.Quirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00272168240606512672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28751325133967722872016-03-05T22:17:21.114-05:002016-03-05T22:17:21.114-05:00Who is Nathan Thurn ?Who is Nathan Thurn ?Idaho Bobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85569757156498334172016-03-05T21:50:39.150-05:002016-03-05T21:50:39.150-05:00Me tooMe tooDougmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16376833358762656823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-66326704537496344342016-03-05T21:08:25.359-05:002016-03-05T21:08:25.359-05:00Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson tells US ...Robert "Draft Dodger" Peterson tells US that after the "surge" all was calm ....<br /><br />He fails to note that the 'bad guys' just scampered across the Syrian border, where they transformed themselves from "al-Qeada in Iraq" to ISIL and then the Islamic State.<br /><br />They were never defeated, the 'surge' was a dismal failure.<br />It was never supported by the "Purple Fingers of Freedom".<br /><br />And that is who constitutes the current government of Iraq, with or without US assistance.<br /><br />Jack Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342056653466462640noreply@blogger.com