The International Chamber of Commerce Commercial Criminal Service has a map depicting the reported piracy events around the world. The Gulf of Aden north of Somalia is a battleground. Somali pirates, organized into marauding gangs in fast moving boats, are seizing commerce vessels at sea. Once boarded, the pirates hold the ships and crews. In […]
Author Archives: Sluggo
Drinking the Witches Brew; Holding the Culprits Accountable and Bailing out the Financial Institutions
September 24, 2008 – 9:49 pm
Watching the turmoil our current world-wide financial crisis is causing, I hope all of you are as mad as I am. I place the blame on the US government. Now, the very people who caused this crisis are telling us we need to drink the Washington Witches Brew to save financial institutions. Are you kidding […]
The F-4J Gouge
September 13, 2008 – 12:31 pm
US Navy F-4J
The F-4J was the top of the line US Navy fighter in the late stages of the Vietnam war. We have all seen pictures of Randy Cunningham’s “Showtime 100” Phantom and read the stories about MiG kills over the Hanoi/Haiphong area.
We are all awaiting Eduard’s release of the Phantom Series in quarter scale […]
The Hurricane Season
September 13, 2008 – 11:16 am
All of us woke up this morning and probably turned on the television to see how Hurricane IKE has affected the Gulf Coast. I have experienced weather events like IKE while living in Okinawa. When we arrived in Okinawa in August of 1990, we were told the typhoon season would be “interesting”.
We had six typhoons […]
“Implement Wolfpack!” McCain/Palin and the Political Art of War
September 1, 2008 – 5:09 pm
The night before Desert Storm began, Lieutenant General Charles Horner sent out a simple coded message starting the air campaign; “Implement Wolfpack! Good luck and good hunting!” Listening to Senator John McCain announce his running mate last Friday, I realize the Senator from Arizona finally implemented Wolfpack, his political Art of War game plan is […]
