Wilfredo G. Villanueva
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Juana Pilipinas
Karl Garcia
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Irineo B. R. Salazar
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JoeAmTaiwan Runs Amok
Taiwan to me is like that guy in high school who is in your class but hangs out in a different crowd. This particular guy hangs out with the geeks, the nerds, the genius guys who take computers apart and put them back together again and they actually WORK. In other words, not bad guys, … Continue reading
The Chinese Puzzle
Hong Kong is different than it used to be. It is Chinese, not British. By my observation, the share of English-speaking workers has diminished markedly since the colony was handed back to China in 1997. It would have to be corroborated by others, but on my recent visit, my fourth, it also seems that Chinese … Continue reading
Loose Ends
Let us take a quick fly across the news and catch up on a few loose ends. Anteater Jacket 22,000 Pounds Is a Lot of Anteaters The Chinese poaching vessel that ran around on Tubbataha Reef near where the US minesweeper was recently extracted carried 11 tons of dead anteaters. Those Chinese, boy, they are … Continue reading
Defense III: "Who’s the Enemy Around Here, Anyway?"
Jack Ryan is famed author Tom Clancy’s CIA strategist who, via a series of spy and military adventures, becomes President of the United States. We herein take our best shot at emulating the young Ryan’s superior ability to digest chaos and mystery and come up with order. This installment of our Philippine Defense dialogue will … Continue reading
Blueprint for Philippine Defense?
Philippine and American Training Exercise The following news report appeared in Ariraing News last week. It is short and well worth reading. Commentary follows. _______________ S. Korea-U.S. Joint Forces Sign New Defense Plan Arirang News, March 25, 2013 Since North Korea’s torpedo attack on a South Korean warship and its shelling of a South … Continue reading
The Society of Honor by Joe America 