How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries.
Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.
The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men.
Thousands become the brave and loyal soldiers of the Queen: all know how to die but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world.
Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome.
Sir Winston Churchill; (The River War, first edition,
Vol. II, pages 248-50)
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Federalist #30
If you have not read the Federalist Papers, I would encourage you to do so... I just ready Federalist #30 by Alexander Hamilton and was impressed with his foresight!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Book Review: “Beginning of the End” John Hagee
Well this is one of those that I would not have purchased at the book store. However it was in a grab box at the Laundromat; I picked it up a few months ago and was in need of something to read. Although published in 1996, it is very relevant to today’s global events. I am not much a bible and Jesus kind of guy however, yes this is me going out on a limb, the bible might be more then book of rules written to control the masses. I will have to let you read it and decide for yourself about the end of the world and the people who heard about it thought god. Ooh, way too deep for the Nutz!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Here is the Bakken!
Drill Baby drill!
"The Bakken and the Eagle Ford are each expected to ultimately produce 4 billion barrels of oil. That would make them the fifth- and sixth-biggest oil fields ever discovered in the United States. The top four are Prudhoe Bay in Alaska, Spraberry Trend in West Texas, the East Texas Oilfield and the Kuparuk Field in Alaska".
See my previous post about the Bakken!
Tuesday, February 08, 2011
Out of the box
Unfortunately, the people that control the defense dollars for the Navy, like their big gun ship of the line battle ship bosses before them will make the same mistake. In 20 years the future will be the small stealthy UAVs that can carry a $10,000 torpedo and cripple a flat top. All those carrier based drones X-47 and others will be out of play. Big Navy, think outside the box, think small, think lethal think VSTOL on a cruiser or destroyer! Tailhookers, your days are numbered!
Monday, February 07, 2011
Book Review: Vince Flynn Consent to Kill
In classic Mitch Rapp style, Vince Flynn creates another good one. A quick read, I can usually put away a couple of hundred pages in about two weeks. I would like to see a little more on the technical side and the inner working of the magic behind Mitch’s success in the field. Maybe Vince can do a little research and come up with a techno thriller.
Especially in TEXAS
At Texas Stadium they should have hired these young ladies to sing the National Anthem..
or my three year old... 1.5yrs at the time...
or my three year old... 1.5yrs at the time...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Where's the "Bakken"
Monday, January 31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Which way will you run?
From American Thinker:
By Russ Vaughn
January 10, 2011
Geraldo Rivera just interviewed an articulate and eloquent young man of but twenty-four years, Joe Zamudio, who was inside the Safeway to buy cigarettes when he heard the Pop! Pop! Pop! of gunfire outside. Zamudio, legally carrying a firearm himself, obviously a pistol, ran to the sound of the guns where others in the crowd were attempting to overpower the shooter. Zamudio, who appears to be a young man of some physical substance, assisted in that successful effort.
When asked by Geraldo if he thought of shooting the shooter, young Zamudio wisely replied that he did not feel that was the needed course of action since others were already involved in taking down the perpetrator. Zamudio specifically stated that he did not draw his weapon for fear of collateral damage to innocents in the chaotic situation. That is a particularly salient point that should be seized upon by those of us who advocate for the public's right to bear arms. The gun-hating left all too frequently tries to portray us as careless amateurs who have little regard for the consequences of our use of our weapons in a public setting. Their argument is that armed citizens will only contribute to the body count. Zamudio proved them wrong.
The second thought in my mind at this moment is the courage demonstrated by the people in the crowd who took this shooter down before he could commit more mayhem, Zamudio among them. Young Joe Zamudio didn't drop to the floor and seek safety when he heard those ominous Pop! Pop! Pops! which anyone familiar with firearms knows are out of place in a shopping mall parking lot. He ran to the sound of the guns. Without regard to his personal safety, he ran to the sound of the guns.
That points to a troubling question I think we all carry within us. Confronted with the scenario Zamudio faced, would we hit the floor seeking safety or would we have the courage to burst through those doors and face the devil? Geraldo correctly stated that such a decision is split-second and the decision one makes at that critical moment defines them forever. Joe Zamudio now knows the answer to that critical question about himself.
Most of us don't. We all like to think we would emulate Zamudio's courage and instincts, but would we really? As I just confessed to my wife, I don't know that critical truth about myself. I would hope that in similar circumstances, with my combat infantry experience, I would conduct myself with the courage and honor of young Zamudio and the others who took down this killer.
But like most of you I wonder...
Would I run to the sound of the guns?
By Russ Vaughn
January 10, 2011
Geraldo Rivera just interviewed an articulate and eloquent young man of but twenty-four years, Joe Zamudio, who was inside the Safeway to buy cigarettes when he heard the Pop! Pop! Pop! of gunfire outside. Zamudio, legally carrying a firearm himself, obviously a pistol, ran to the sound of the guns where others in the crowd were attempting to overpower the shooter. Zamudio, who appears to be a young man of some physical substance, assisted in that successful effort.
When asked by Geraldo if he thought of shooting the shooter, young Zamudio wisely replied that he did not feel that was the needed course of action since others were already involved in taking down the perpetrator. Zamudio specifically stated that he did not draw his weapon for fear of collateral damage to innocents in the chaotic situation. That is a particularly salient point that should be seized upon by those of us who advocate for the public's right to bear arms. The gun-hating left all too frequently tries to portray us as careless amateurs who have little regard for the consequences of our use of our weapons in a public setting. Their argument is that armed citizens will only contribute to the body count. Zamudio proved them wrong.
The second thought in my mind at this moment is the courage demonstrated by the people in the crowd who took this shooter down before he could commit more mayhem, Zamudio among them. Young Joe Zamudio didn't drop to the floor and seek safety when he heard those ominous Pop! Pop! Pops! which anyone familiar with firearms knows are out of place in a shopping mall parking lot. He ran to the sound of the guns. Without regard to his personal safety, he ran to the sound of the guns.
That points to a troubling question I think we all carry within us. Confronted with the scenario Zamudio faced, would we hit the floor seeking safety or would we have the courage to burst through those doors and face the devil? Geraldo correctly stated that such a decision is split-second and the decision one makes at that critical moment defines them forever. Joe Zamudio now knows the answer to that critical question about himself.
Most of us don't. We all like to think we would emulate Zamudio's courage and instincts, but would we really? As I just confessed to my wife, I don't know that critical truth about myself. I would hope that in similar circumstances, with my combat infantry experience, I would conduct myself with the courage and honor of young Zamudio and the others who took down this killer.
But like most of you I wonder...
Would I run to the sound of the guns?
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Book Review: “Ghost wars” The Secret history of the CIA, Afghanistan and Bin Laden, from the Soviet invasion to September 10, 2001. Steve Coll
This was one of those ones that I picked at for a while, 588 pages with nearly as many foot notes. A little dry unless you like geopolitics. I did find it timely and relevant to our current engagement with radical Islam. It sheds some light as to its genesis and maybe a way ahead if we choose to look back at our history. If this is a toilet reader for ya and you read like me it might take a year to digest!
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