This Site Has Gone 10,000 Shades of Gray

It’s pretty hard to imagine someone reading this Web log who would be unaware of the significance of today’s date – it’s January 18, 2012.  This is the day that millions of Web sites across the world, including some, or perhaps all, of those on this site’s own blog roll, will go dark in protest… Continue reading This Site Has Gone 10,000 Shades of Gray

The ICE Men Bungleth Custody of Jakadrien Turner

Last night, Cerise and I dropped by the Round Robin Bar at the Willard Hotel to enjoy some of their exquisite cocktails before the theater.  After we had ordered, she surveyed the crowd, then leaned close, speaking softly. “See that fellow over there?” Cerise asked.  “The one drinking alone?  That’s Bletchley.  I know his wife. … Continue reading The ICE Men Bungleth Custody of Jakadrien Turner

Anonymous Reveals STRATFOR’S Deep Seated Insecurities

Being booked solid on Friday from seven-thirty a.m. through well past six in the evening, I felt perfectly justified in setting aside an hour and fifteen minutes for lunch.  But I had to cancel my reservation and send out instead, because Mooney from STRATFOR had spent most of Thursday afternoon and Friday morning pestering Gretchen… Continue reading Anonymous Reveals STRATFOR’S Deep Seated Insecurities

Spy vs Spy vs CIA Drone vs Iran

Across the street from the Verizon Center here in Washington DC is the national headquarters of the AARP.  In the basement of that building is a large, well-lighted parking garage with atypically high ceilings.  Unquestionably, if you’re going to have a clandestine rendezvous in a parking garage, it’s a very good choice. Thus, I was there… Continue reading Spy vs Spy vs CIA Drone vs Iran

Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart

Columbus Day is a federal holiday, and, in my humble opinion, no other day is more suitable.  After all, Columbus was dead wrong about the key assumption underlying his endeavours, that being the size of the earth.  Every educated person in Columbus’ day knew it was round, of course – that realization went back to… Continue reading Occupy Wall Street Gets Street Smart