Month August 2007

Small groups seen as biggest threat

Small squads of disaffected men who radicalize one another are more dangerous, harder to detect than lone-wolf radicals, authorities say. Such self-radicalizing groups are difficult to spot and often have no overt ties with established extremist groups. This L.A. Times…

Countrywide CEO. Recession coming

And the “housing slump” will have been the trigger. This will impact everyone. Rich, poor, left or right. That’s why I’ve been blogging about it. The social, economic, and political repercussions of the coming recession will be felt for years.…

Brave face masks bold lie

Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis on the Fed lowering rates and opening the discount window. A well respected source whose opinion I respect offered this viewpoint anonymously: “Basically this is a PR move coordinated by Fed to hide the fact…

Traveling and the Net

Just got back from a week in L.A. We were there on businss, and it was odd being back to where I lived for so long before Sue and I moved to CT. We stayed at a friend’s house. Their…