The threat from militant Islam is the most hideously difficult of the lot to counter.  It is formed from two parts, that swathe of the Muslim population throughout the world prepared to take up arms against the West via whatever terrorist organisation is to hand, and those rogue states which h...

Having listed, in my preceding post, who I think are the enemies of the West, by which I mean the USA (but as we in Britain ultimately depend  on the USA as our 'ally of last resort', then that includes us as well), I will try and put them into some sort of priority l...

I am obliged to The Coffee House for pointing me in the direction of this piece by Thomas E. Ricks in The Washington Post.   Usually we have to put up with the vagaries of the MSM but just occasionally one is lucky to have a glimpse of history, rather than reportage, before it is written...

War is hell ... unless you're getting twice the experience. This weekend, Call of Duty: World at War is once again rewarding players with double experience for all multiplayer modes. Not enough for you? World at War is also introducing two brand new game types into its playlist rotation: Team Tactic...

You know, I'm really getting tired of these countries who's leaders are scolding us for civilian deaths and wanting our military to kowtow to the dictates of their military. Their militarys which can't get it done for themselves. Whatever "it" is! The BBC reports Karzai anger at US strike deaths. So...

The Israelis are smart all right. The timing of their retaliation against the rocket lobbing of Hamas was designed to take place during the transition of power in the U.S. so no clear cut policy was in place. Even though Obama has stated time and again there is but one President at a time, it hardly...

The world is always troubled. So why have fighting in the Gaza Strip and troop moves in Pakistan dominated the news? How disobedient these heathens are, after the Pope just called for peace. The dead-quiet week between Christmas and New Year's is the perfect time to rattle sabers, knowing they will ...

With this weekend's The Day the Earth Stood Still , Hollywood continues its attempt to remake every remotely viable classic property it can get its hands on. (It also conjures up the perfect role for Keanu Reeves, but that's another post.) The science-fiction genre has been a particularly inviting t...

photo credit: mightyohm After my two week break away, I’m getting back into the swing of things podcast-wise. While this week’s Playlist Mix and Sound System Podcast have to yet hit the web, there’s already one new podcast you can grab for yourself - The Devious Theatre CompanyR...

So, tonight it'll be a week since I listed all the big dolls. I've had two little bites about one, but it was Ix and one wanted a split (two years old, not doing it) and the other wanted a long legged boy (which I don't understand; for me, it's the head I care about, I can fudge leg length). I'm not...