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There's this strange sense in the zeitgeist that robotic warfare is somehow disreputable. If you read the news, hardly a day goes past without some deprecatory reference to the use of drones by the United States in its ongoing war against al-Qaeda and affiliated groups. The sense that there is something amiss with the deployment of drones in combat permeates popular media. Indeed, thinking off the top of my head, I can't think of a single example in recent popular culture where the deployment of a drone has been positively portrayed. I believe that this is madness -- the sort...

My apologies if this is particularly uncouth - but I figured that I would share with this community my brand-new novel about drone/robot/cyber warfare that went live on the Kindle Store yesterday: http://www.amazon.com/Robot-General-ebook/dp/B00DX35YIY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373907380&sr=1-1&keywords=Robot+General+Yoshida I've previously written a series of moderately popular books about a US-China Third World War as well as the first book in a series about a Second Civil War.

Getting hotter in Los Angeles, from the sound of it.

When I sat down to write a follow-up to my first series The Third World War: A Narrative History, I initially struggled for a topic. After writing a thousand-page epic story of armies of millions clashing across continents, almost any other subject seemed puny in comparison. I played with a concept called “The Tenth Crusade”, about an effort to carve out a Christian “homeland” in the Middle East but, after doing some research, that seemed to me to be a topic that could only genuinely be done justice after some years of research and some actual time spent in the...

Additionally, as some others have noted, this author hates Obama more than Rush Limbaugh. He makes Obama out to be such a ridiculous character who worked with the KGB in his youth! The weakest parts of the book are the author's feeble attempts to portray Obama as some communist spy or some rubbish. It's a shame when someone has an axe to grind that overwhelms everything else they have to say...and that is certainly the case with this book.

All over #OccupyOakland right now, not fully confirmed. Apparently attempting to block the road - angry driver hit the protestors.

Three months ago, in this space, I asked whether, if present trends were to continue, we could find ourselves embroiled in something like a Third World War. Working from that concept and the thoughtful remarks of a number of readers, I decided to delve into the question a little more deeply and, as a result, have produced a new e-book entitled The Blast of War: A Narrative History of the Third World War. The book, a "future history," lays out how the present situation -- if carried over into the future -- could lead us into catastrophe.

There's a new book out called The Blast of War. It's about a hypothetical future war and features, among other things, the impeachment of President Obama.

The other videos I've seen have made it hard to make out exactly what happened last night in DC. I had to download the video, zoom in, and then watch it again. So, I've tried to slow it down and pick the relevant part out for all of you.

You know, folks, by my count we could buy a controlling stake in the Journal -Register company for, oh, about $70,000. We could get the Sun Times Media Group - or at least half of the Class A shares - for about a million and a half bucks. Hell, why not? Is Rush reading? He's got cash. Let's buy up the old media, dump most of the staff and the unprofitable titles, and make a bundle in the process. Hell, we could have a few hundred newspapers for the cost of one Freepathon.

Merrick again... ..with a bit of insight immediately pertinent to the "Save JERICHO" campaign. I've been contacted by several learned individuals who strongly indicate that PHYSICALLY MAILED LETTERS ARE CONSIDERED IN A HIGHER REGARD THAN E-MAILS, ON-LINE PETITIONS, ETC. Electronic forms of communication are certainly noted, but might be perceived as too easy, too knee jerk. Physical letters...written, addressed, stamped, etc...are viewed as representing more sincerity, dedication, effort, and commitment. Physical letters also decrease the likelihood of the same person sending multiple messages (on-line, there would be issue of multiple screen names, and whatnot). To be fair, if a network...

Fiery anti-war statement goes unseen, unheard ASHLEY M. HEHER Associated Press CHICAGO — Malachi Ritscher envisioned his death as one full of purpose. He carefully planned the details, mailed a copy of his apartment key to a friend, created to-do lists for his family. On his website, the 52-year-old experimental musician who'd fought with depression even penned his obituary. At 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 3 — four days before an election caused a seismic shift in Washington politics — Mr. Ritscher, a frequent anti-war protester, stood by an off-ramp in downtown Chicago near a statue of a giant flame, set...

"Now, however, we look to the future. Had a little quote in the speech last night¹ from T.R. [Theodore Roosevelt] As you know, I kind of like to read books. I'm not educated, but I do read books and the T.R. quote was a pretty good one. Here is another one I found as I was reading -- my last night in the White House -- and this quote is about a young man. He was a young lawyer in New York. He'd married a beautiful girl, and they had a lovely daughter, and then suddenly she died, and this...

Ok, now we're getting accounts of Foley sending instant messages as far back as July-August of 1997. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714924/posts According to Wikipedia, AIM was only released in October of 1997. ICQ (the first instant-messaging cilent) was released in 1996 but, as I recall, didn't really take off right away... And, even if it did, how believable is it that a forty-something Congressman would have been an early adopter? Where would Foley have gotten their screen names from? ICQ had a search function but, so far as I know, AIM never did. These people need to be asked hard questions. To put...

I'm probably a little early, but I see on Fox that they're already showing the ritual votes of the leaders, etc.

The National Post is holding online voting to determine who Canada's Greatest Public Intellectual is. I strongly encourage all Canadian Freepers to cast a vote for Mark Steyn. Hopefully this isn't too much of a vanity. I think we all greatly admire Steyn here.

Here Are The Results of SurveyUSA Election Poll #7043 Geography Surveyed: California Data Collected: 09/30/2005 - 10/02/2005 Release Date: 10/03/2005 12:25 PM ET Sponsoring News Organizations: KABC-TV Los Angeles, KGTV-TV San Diego, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KXTV-TV Sacramento Analysis: In an election today, 10/3/05, 36 days to the 11/8/05 vote, California voters approve Proposition 73, Proposition 74, Proposition 75, Proposition 76 and Proposition 77, according to an exclusive SurveyUSA poll of 532 likely voters. Proposition 74, on teacher tenure, passes today by 11 points, 55% to 44%. Propositions 73, 75, 76, and 77 all pass by at least 20 points. Republicans...

TORONTO (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who deserted because he opposed the war in Iraq (news - web sites) will learn on Thursday whether he qualifies as a refugee in Canada, in a closely watched case that experts say has a slim chance of success. Jeremy Hinzman, 26, is the first of several U.S. deserters who have filed asylum claims in Canada to have a case heard before the Immigration and Refugee Board. The ruling will be delivered on Thursday afternoon by the board, which held a three-day hearing in December. "We're cautiously optimistic," Jeffry House, Hinzman's lawyer, said on...