The Professor’s Notes

 The alert reader has no doubt heard and read stories about the US Air Force’s selection of the next air refueling aircraft, or “Tanker.”  In what to many was a surprise move, the Air Force selected the Northrup Grumman/AEDS (Airbus) proposal rather than the Boeing proposal.  And, not surprisingly, Boeing has objected to losing what [...]

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As faithful reader may recall, I have at times taken the time to point out the errors and downright mis-informing ways of our good friend over at “A Liberal Dose.” For examples, including his highly intelligent and intellectual comments, you can see my posts here, here, here and my favorite for his comments, here. [...]

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Yup. It’s official. If Congress doesn’t pass a spending bill that the President can sign, your US Air Force service members, and Department of the Air Force civilians, will have a cut in pay. This is required because the Air Force redirected their funds from their own accounts to those of their sister [...]

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My good sparring partner Fleshy posted 10 farcical reasons to vote for Republicans. I recommend you go read them from him.
I had to respond, since some of them are funny (but he actually believes them to be true) and some just factually, and historically, wrong.
My reply is listed below.
Let me cut to the bottom [...]

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Well, it’s happened. The US Army has preferred charges against “The Lieutenant.” The Lt (according to the Seattle Times) enlisted in June of 2003, to go to Officer Candidate School, receiving his commission following completion of that school. His enlistment, and subsequent commissioning, were all contemporary with the start of the war with [...]

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Today seemed like as good a day as any to write about something that has been slowly gnawing, nay, chewing at me, for a while. It seems appropriate today, on the 5th of July, the day following another successful return to flight for the Shuttle program.
Many (whom I now call “bashists”–those whose rage [...]

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I have finally found the video I had been seeking for so long. As the narrative with this video points out, so many of the conspiracy theorists about 9-11-01 point out that there was very little aircraft wreckage after the airliner hit the Pentagon. Well, those of us that have, for years, seen [...]

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Many of you, dear students, won’t know what MANPADS is, and that is quite understandable. It is defined as a “Man-portable Air Defense System.” That obviously includes such systems as Stinger missiles. Interestingly, we as a nation are now more concerned about them as an attack rather than a defense, system. [...]

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A Liberal Dose:
“Among the troops, a flood of desertions (thanks in no small part to the efforts of GI Rights Online) is indicative of the growing unpopularity of the occupation — fully 72% of American troops in Iraq support ending it this year.”
Here we go. “flood of desertions” this blogger claims. This particular [...]

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After reading the story about a sheriff shooting a USAF airman I can’t help but wonder if the anti-military, anti-government rhetoric of the radical, radio left, has had a deleterious effect on how the US Military is received-at home. Perhaps the Randi Rhodes Show, Morning Sedition, and the rest of that ilk, have succeeded [...]

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