tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post5155511571035698171..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: FEATURED QUESTION: Missile Strikes Against SyriaAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-13671144130618940612017-04-10T21:51:24.834-05:002017-04-10T21:51:24.834-05:00CI: "Thought Criminal" is chasing the li...CI: "Thought Criminal" is chasing the little goblins in his head. I've never called President Trump any of those things. He's a New York Democrat.<br /><br />I've already explained to him once that conservatives and libertarians are two distinct things... breath. wasted... bla bla bla Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77167233998563900182017-04-10T18:59:11.579-05:002017-04-10T18:59:11.579-05:00Who has ever called Trump a Libertarian??Who has <i>ever</i> called Trump a Libertarian??Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-32080714479366519492017-04-10T18:36:26.333-05:002017-04-10T18:36:26.333-05:00You're okay with Trump being labeled right-win...You're okay with Trump being labeled right-wing / conservative / libertarian as long as it serves to smear the right-wing / conservatives / libertarians. Congratulations. Shake up achieved. You get to commiserate with your fellow leftists.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-87892040465148715522017-04-10T05:16:03.996-05:002017-04-10T05:16:03.996-05:00SF,
Still and all, President Reagan was far better...SF,<br /><i>Still and all, President Reagan was far better than the alternative.</i><br /><br />The reason that I twice voted for him.<br /><br /><i>Candidate A slows down the train heading for the abyss, so I'll vote for him.</i><br /><br />And that is the sorry situation.<br /><br />And so often, we elect a Congress critter candidate that (1) is corrupted within shortly after arriving to Capitol Hill or (2) is rendered politically impotent because the good ol' boys hold sway.<br /><br />We seem to be having better success at the state level -- but not in the blue states. Here is Virginia, Northern Virginia rules because of the population. The rest of the state ain't happy with that situation.<br />Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-11760352961630980032017-04-09T19:40:17.847-05:002017-04-09T19:40:17.847-05:00AOW, Yes indeed, and thanks.
Still and all, Presi...AOW, Yes indeed, and thanks.<br /><br />Still and all, President Reagan was far better than the alternative. Imagine, that is our only consolation now. Candidate A slows down the train heading for the abyss, so I'll vote for him.<br /><br />Unfortunately, our electorate is still stuffed with ideological team sport true believers.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-86183331685124423282017-04-09T19:35:13.644-05:002017-04-09T19:35:13.644-05:00From PolitiFact (dated April 5, 2017, emphases min...<a href="http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/apr/05/revisiting-obama-track-record-syrias-chemical-weap/" rel="nofollow">From <i>PolitiFact</i></a> (dated April 5, 2017, emphases mine):<br /><br /><i>...The outcry leads us to revisit a 2014 claim from former Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry said in a television interview that in Syria, "we got 100 percent of the chemical weapons out."<br /><br />Syria had agreed in 2013 to an ambitious program to destroy its chemical stockpiles under international supervision, as part of a deal brokered by Russia. When Kerry spoke in July 2014, the process seemed far along. Based on reports from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons -- which later won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts -- we rated that claim Mostly True. There were caveats about incomplete information, but at the time, <b>international experts</b> said the claim largely held up.<br /><br />Given recent events, we have pulled that fact-check (you can read an archived version here) because we now have many unanswered questions.<br /><br />We don’t know key details about the reported chemical attack in Syria on April 4, 2017, but it raises two clear possibilities: Either Syria never fully complied with its 2013 promise to reveal all of its chemical weapons; or it did, but then converted otherwise non-lethal chemicals to military uses.<br /><br />One way or another, subsequent events have proved Kerry wrong.<br /><br /><b>In fact, international investigators concluded last year that the Syrian government had gamed the system....</b></i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48883171840447286302017-04-09T19:07:58.713-05:002017-04-09T19:07:58.713-05:00SF,
DemonCraps and the GOOP are swarms of ants fig...SF,<br /><i>DemonCraps and the GOOP are swarms of ants fighting over the same rotten log.</i><br /><br />I came to that conclusion decades ago and declared a boycott on following politics. Then along came 9/11, and I started paying attention to politics again. <br /><br />And yet again, I've came to the same conclusion about the fight <i>over the same rotten log</i>. And I smell the stink! <br /><br />Great metaphor of the ants attacking the log, SF!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-2834149685067683352017-04-09T15:54:39.065-05:002017-04-09T15:54:39.065-05:00Net Neutrality is a separate issue, but no, I don&...Net Neutrality is a separate issue, but no, I don't want my voip packet being treated the same as a packet returning the results of a google search.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-40373286166388630532017-04-09T15:48:32.672-05:002017-04-09T15:48:32.672-05:00Reagan grew government and doubled the national de...Reagan grew government and doubled the national debt.<br /><br />This is why I've kicked "conservatives" like you to the curb. You've lost your faculties for logic and reason.<br /><br />There is an arch-rivalry between Dems and Repukes... to see who can control the government and be in charge of blowing all the money and controlling the Police State Intelligence Apparatus and the War Porn Machine.<br /><br />DemonCraps and the GOOP are swarms of ants fighting over the same rotten log.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-26238661561891112432017-04-09T15:44:25.270-05:002017-04-09T15:44:25.270-05:00TC, I put up with you because you are funny, somet...TC, I put up with you because you are funny, sometimes intentionally. Go dig up where I ever called Trump right wing, conservative or libertarian. I don't even like the term "libertarian-conservative," because it is an oxymoron.<br /><br />So, blowhard, wipe the egg off your face and go find any quote from me that supports your idiotic allegation.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65380964889063263272017-04-09T15:31:54.867-05:002017-04-09T15:31:54.867-05:00Well, Reagan was a bit of a left-wing squish with ...Well, Reagan was a bit of a left-wing squish with all that "talk to Russia instead of nuking them" nonsense. But I don't think you'd get many people to agree he wasn't conservative. Most shocked would be the left if you tried to tell them their arch-rival ideology that they are always disparaging and campaigning against hasn't existed in a century.<br /><br />I think you're trying to slither out of skin that never fit you out of convenience. You're the ones that let people get away with calling Trump right-wing / conservative / libertarian.<br /><br />Shut up and eat your gruel.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-19050702666331249302017-04-09T15:22:37.982-05:002017-04-09T15:22:37.982-05:00Well, Reagan was a bit of a left-wing squish with ...Well, Reagan was a bit of a left-wing squish with all that "talk to Russia instead of nuking them" nonsense. But I don't think you'd get many people to agree he wasn't conservative. Most shocked would be the left if you tried to tell them their arch-rival ideology that they are always disparaging and campaigning against hasn't existed in a century.<br /><br />I think you're trying to slither out of skin that never fit you out of convenience. You're the ones that let people get away with calling Trump right-wing / conservative / libertarian.<br /><br />Shut up and eat your gruel.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89131923627463550062017-04-09T12:05:05.548-05:002017-04-09T12:05:05.548-05:00SF,
Conservatism hasn't been a functioning ide...SF,<br /><i>Conservatism hasn't been a functioning ideology or government philosophy here for over 100 years.</i><br /><br />That seems to be the sorry truth -- <i>functioning</i> being the key word.<br /><br />It seems to me that FDR pretty much killed off conservatism. Maybe I'm wrong....Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-41065265099838450552017-04-09T11:49:39.574-05:002017-04-09T11:49:39.574-05:00Pay attention. I never said I expected a "con...Pay attention. I never said I expected a "conservative" revolution. I did hope for some kind of DC Shakeup. <br /><br />Conservatism hasn't been a functioning ideology or government philosophy here for over 100 years. We have some fools in the District of Criminals calling themselves "conservatives" but governments and debts continue to grow.<br /><br />Wishing for the GOP to inject some conservatism into government?<br /><br />As they say, wish in one hand, crap in the other and see which one fills up faster.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25788295120660052412017-04-09T11:15:40.755-05:002017-04-09T11:15:40.755-05:00Flight 109! Charge the cockpit!
Suckers.Flight 109! Charge the cockpit!<br /><br />Suckers.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88877716346464962922017-04-09T11:11:39.644-05:002017-04-09T11:11:39.644-05:00You put a Republican label on a lifelong Democrat ...You put a Republican label on a lifelong Democrat and expected a conservative revolution.<br /><br />You're goddamn right I'm gonna make fun of you.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46754424577298404832017-04-09T10:57:30.275-05:002017-04-09T10:57:30.275-05:00Coupled with chokes and firewalls impeding access ...Coupled with chokes and firewalls impeding access to internet content. Do you read blogs you have to pay extra to access? Do you pay extra to write a blog? Do you want the government deciding if people should access your blog or if you can access others? Without net neutrality, suppose the government decides you shouldn't make phone calls to your family? (VoIP)(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30874847017163102282017-04-09T10:34:21.642-05:002017-04-09T10:34:21.642-05:00CI: As Thought Criminal already snidely pointed ou...CI: As Thought Criminal already snidely pointed out earlier, people like me were hopelessly naive thinking a President Trump could overcome the the neocons, the establishment, and our house of mirrors multi-tentacled globalist intelligence apparatus.<br /><br />Since the end of the Cold War, we have had in the White House, Democrat-Republican-Democrat-and now Republican again, but nothing has changed.<br /><br />The US is still the staggering, stupid giant on the world stage, crashing around, pissing everybody off, destroying whole nations and killing people on a shocking scale.<br /><br />Trump has not called for an Afghanistan exit. The War Department wants more troops for that doomed project.<br /><br />Outside of Kandahar I saw the wreckage of fighter jets with the Afghan national symbol on them. I guess I'm the only person with a sense of history and irony...<br /><br /><br />Well... This is why I try not to get too upset about it. I can rant and rave in forums like this and on facebook about one more endless, illegal war, but then I pick up my banjo and it all fades away.<br /><br />I picked up my guitar and joined friends to play at the brewery last night. Good crowd. Politics never came up one time...Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-65157764365707410702017-04-09T10:12:55.813-05:002017-04-09T10:12:55.813-05:00* - Selling your private information is not an inf...* - Selling your private information is not an infringement of free speech. It is a 4th Amendment violation.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-58946880983336585612017-04-09T09:46:06.310-05:002017-04-09T09:46:06.310-05:00Psssst... Google and other internet powerhouses a...Psssst... Google and other internet powerhouses already sell logs of your activity. They spy on your e-mail, too.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57581047216257057962017-04-09T09:25:19.122-05:002017-04-09T09:25:19.122-05:00CI,
We don't yet know if WWIII has started. T...CI,<br />We don't yet know if WWIII has started. Time will tell.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-83054175893182127042017-04-09T09:23:06.362-05:002017-04-09T09:23:06.362-05:00And here we were told that Trump wouldn't star...And here we were told that Trump wouldn't start WWIII....that it was just the ravings of wild eyed Leftists.....Constitutional Insurgenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03251746798758539951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72735870097156907002017-04-09T08:32:17.576-05:002017-04-09T08:32:17.576-05:00Waylon,
the mockingbird media already has "th...Waylon,<br /><i>the mockingbird media already has "the story" and they are continuing to carry it</i><br /><br />Every news network as far as I can tell.<br /><br />Good point about <i>the White Helmet brigade being on site for the bombing of the chemical factory</i>.<br /><br />This morning, I read this over at Rick Wells's site: <a href="http://rickwells.us/report-mcmaster-petraeus-planning-unilateral-war-syria-150000-us-troops/" rel="nofollow">Report McMaster, Petraeus Planning For Unilateral War With Syria – 150,000 US Troops</a>.<br /><br />And this morning, The Last English Prince posted <a href="https://thelastenglishprince.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/congratulations-you-have-twins/" rel="nofollow">Congratulations! You have twins!</a>, which reads as follows:<br /><br /><i>Any ground forces military action against Syria is military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.<br /><br />Syria serves as a convenient land bridge for black market armaments, land mass with IRG chain of command oversight, refuge for HizbAllah, and source of dabbling about with nuclear weapons acquisition.<br /><br />Seeking to “remove Assad” is like using a trowel to take down an oak tree. Iran is an oak.<br /><br />We will not be successful in this venture and Trump may end up with an undesirable twin meme of his own:<br /><br />LBJ had his Vietnam. Trump had his Syria. </i>Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-39976363829611853742017-04-09T08:29:23.907-05:002017-04-09T08:29:23.907-05:00Here's an interesting link from the Zero Hedge...Here's an interesting link from the Zero Hedge article above. This discusses the White Helmets, and their record.<br /><br /><a href="http://disobedientmedia.com/us-supported-syrian-white-helmets-involved-with-war-crimes-committed-by-rebel-groups/" rel="nofollow">"The Syrian White Helmets, or Syria Civil Defense Force are lauded by mainstream news sources for their humanitarian work during the Syrian Civil War. But research by Disobedient Media reveals that the White Helmets are an organization supported by the United States for the purpose of regime change in Syria. We have also directly tied this group to varying levels of involvement with war crimes committed by rebel groups in Syria as well as uncovered evidence of their potential involvement in an effort to intentionally use millions of residents in the besieged city of Aleppo as bargaining chips with the Syrian government.<br /><br />The White Helmets are described by media sources such as Time as being “ordinary Syrians” who simply wanted to band together and help mitigate the damage caused by Assad’s Syrian government forces.<br /><br />This could not be further from the truth. The Syrian White Helmets are an organization funded by the United States with the intention of using the group as part of America’s wider objective of forcing regime change in Syria.<br /><br />The Syrian Civil Defense Force is funded in part by United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Included here are two links showing contracts awarded by USAID to Chemonics International Inc. (DBA Chemonics). The first award was in the sum of $111.2 million and has a Period of Performance (POP) from January 2013 to June 2017. It states that the purpose of the award will be to use the funds for managing a “quick-response mechanism supporting activities that pursue a peaceful transition to a democratic and stable Syria.” The second was in the sum of $57.4 million and has a POP from August 2015 to August 2020. This award was designated to be used in the “Syria Regional Program II” which is a part of the Support Which Implements Fast Transitions IV (SWIFT IV) program."</a>Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5539520249781902802017-04-09T08:25:15.102-05:002017-04-09T08:25:15.102-05:00SF, I believe that the onus of ABSOLUTE proof lies...SF, I believe that the onus of ABSOLUTE proof lies with the United Staes when it commits an act of war against another country, such as this bombing of Syria.<br /><br />And no, I haven't seen this. It's not likely to be presented either, since the mockingbird media already has "the story" and they are continuing to carry it. Following the rules of propaganda of Goebbels and "the big lie", I suppose.<br /><br />With the White Helmet brigade being on site for the bombing of the chemical factory, to me, that's a little too convenient, and would not consistent absolute proof, since that group already has a previous track record in supplying "proof" against the Assad regime that has proven to be less than trustworthy.<br /><br />It's sickening to hear the unrelenting propaganda being transmitted out to the public to reenforce the official story line.Waylonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08533895509055020394noreply@blogger.com