How Not to Win Wars

How not to win wars April 14, 2011 Ever wonder why the US military can’t win wars? Why a few ragtag guerillas could send it running out of S...

Looking back at this flu season

May is just around the corner, and that means the end to the “official” flu season in the United States. That doesn’t mean we’re all now saf...

Network Round Up

All leads courtesy of The Register. Do you ever wonder about internet based thingamabobs? I imagine you do, there are after all plenty to wo...

The Planet Strikes Back

A bit of Earth philosophy. The Planet Strikes Back 14 April 2011 by Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch In his 2010 book, Eaarth: Making a Life on...

Salmonella risk

Now is the time to remind people about the risk of Salmonella infection from handling live baby chicks, often purchased as Easter presents...

Why Fallout Reminisce With Retro Radiation

This post was intended purely as gallows humour, it still is for that matter, but I have included some information on blast shelters and pos...

Japanese PM Talks Bollocks - Criminaly Reckless: Video

Update: This is the latest from Arnie Gundesen, Fairewinds Associates, not a comprehensive report as usual but he does discuss a couple of t...

Criminality of War: a Tour De Force

Wow! What a seldom felt emotion that is these days, and never more so than where it concerns a piece of literature. Below is the finest, mos...

Don’t Spray Me Bro, I'm Only a Baby Squirrel

Not the home of the brave then? To Protect (from Dangerous Baby Squirrels) and Serve by Karen De Coster “Don’t spray me, bro!” probably won’...