Church Goons Unleashed on Aquino

I thought about handing this blog to Maude so she could do a good job of ranting, but I decided instead on this more moderate presentation. You know, preferring to at least give the Church some love and kindness, rather than the brutal condemnation they deserve. So anyway, the priests, these whimpering softies who want … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Occupation: Tubbataha Truths

Tubbataha Reef to be renamed “Knee Jerk Reef” Well, the Philippine press is at it again, stoking fuel into the fires of the old circulation register by whipping up a pile of angst about the recent American occupation of a Philippine reef. This is aided and abetted by the Filipino commie leftist pinkos who are … Continue reading →

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The Philippines: A Return to Eden

The real tree of knowledge? I was described as a demagogue recently for defending, not the minesweeper that crashed into a cherished reef, but the notion that it is best to await for information before declaring people guilty of lawbreaking or arrogance. Well, I suppose my running to the defense of America is a function … Continue reading →

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America and the Philippines: Not Ready for War

Preface This discussion is predicated on a worst-case scenario, not a prediction. It considers that China is aggressively pursuing expansion into resource rich areas. The Philippines is a resource rich area and militarily weak. Filipinos have a love/hate relationship with America, the security backstop if the Philippines is attacked. Wars start when nation A provokes … Continue reading →

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Word Wars: Drone Blogging

I’d like to thank Angry Maude for taking up the cudgel the other day.[Cudgel:  (noun) a short, thick stick used as a weapon.] I told her to just relax, we’ve been writing too much about the elections and the campaigns haven’t really started yet. But she explained, which is a euphemism for shouting in my … Continue reading →

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